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1990Final results

1990 election for South Dakota Legislative District 2

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

R. Lars Herseth (D) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Frances S. Lamont (R) by 30.8 points.

R. Lars HersethDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.4%4,797
34.6%2,540
7,337 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+27.81984R+6.91986D+16.31988D+30.81990D+18.01996D+37.91998

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