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1988Final results

1988 election for South Dakota Legislative District 4

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Dorothy M. Kellogg (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Thomas E. Roby (R) by 5.4 points.

Dorothy M. KelloggDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.7%5,162
Thomas E. RobyRepublican
47.3%4,632
9,794 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

EvenR+3.81982R+3.11984D+6.11986D+5.41988D+7.81990R+11.11992

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