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1990Final results

1990 election for South Dakota Legislative District 23

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Charles E. Flowers (D) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Lyle B. Rowen (R) by 8.8 points.

Charles E. FlowersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.4%4,164
Lyle B. RowenRepublican
45.6%3,489
7,653 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+18.31984R+8.11986D+0.81988D+8.81990R+17.41992R+37.71994

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