1990Final results
1990 election for South Dakota Legislative District 18
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Elmer Bietz (R) won with 71.0% of the vote, defeating Randall L. Skorpik (D) by 42.0 points.
Elmer BietzRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.0%5,414
Randall L. SkorpikDemocrat
29.0%2,213
7,627 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