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1992Final results

1992 election for South Dakota Legislative District 11

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Pam Nelson (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Stephen Gaylord (R) by 15.5 points.

Pam NelsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.8%5,509
Stephen GaylordRepublican
42.2%4,030
9,539 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

EvenR+5.21986D+12.91988D+20.81990D+15.51992D+8.11994R+28.21996

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