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1990Final results

1990 election for South Dakota Legislative District 13

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Richard Belatti (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Dennis Pierson (D) by 6.7 points.

Richard BelattiRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.4%4,546
46.6%3,973
8,519 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

EvenR+30.81984R+2.81986R+4.01988R+6.71990D+2.01992R+7.21994

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