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1988 election for South Dakota Legislative District 24

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Jacquie Kelley (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating G. Homer Harding (R) by 2.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Jacquie KelleyDemocrat · winner
51.2%5,304
G. Homer HardingRepublican · incumbent
48.8%5,063
10,367 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1988

Races before and after

EvenD+32.81978D+22.91980D+44.71982D+2.31988R+5.11990R+19.91992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET