1990Final results
1990 election for South Dakota Legislative District 11
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Pam Nelson (D) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Lorin D. Pankratz (R) by 20.8 points.
Pam NelsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.4%5,212
Lorin D. PankratzRepublican
39.6%3,418
8,630 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 1990
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET