1990Final results
1990 election for South Dakota Legislative District 28
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Paul Valandra (D) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Wesley Elwood (Ind) by 28.4 points.
Paul ValandraDemocrat · winner
52.4%1,483
Wesley ElwoodIndependent
24.1%681
Lester EmeryRepublican
23.5%664
2,828 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