1988Final results
1988 election for South Dakota Legislative District 6
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Harold Halverson (R) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Murrel R. Johnson (D) by 20.5 points.
Harold HalversonRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.2%5,204
Murrel R. JohnsonDemocrat
39.8%3,434
8,638 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET