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1992Final results

1992 election for South Dakota Legislative District 1

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Paul Symens (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Lee Schoenbeck (R) by 3.3 points.

Paul SymensDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.6%4,823
Lee SchoenbeckRepublican
48.4%4,516
9,339 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 1992

Races before and after

EvenD+34.31974D+30.81976D+34.61986D+3.31992R+0.11994D+1.61996

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