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