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