1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for South Dakota Legislative District 14
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Linda L. Stensland (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Randy Austad (R) by 0.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Linda L. StenslandDemocrat · winner
50.2%4,614
Randy AustadRepublican · incumbent
49.8%4,577
9,191 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