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1990Final results

1990 election for South Dakota Legislative District 15

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Karen Muenster (D) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Mary Nustad (R) by 21.0 points.

Karen MuensterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.5%3,190
Mary NustadRepublican
39.5%2,083
5,273 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+20.11978R+30.21980D+13.31984D+21.01990D+26.01994D+31.91996

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