1992Final results
1992 election for South Dakota Legislative District 12
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Keith Paisley (R) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating John Claussen (D) by 2.9 points.
Keith PaisleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.4%5,210
John ClaussenDemocrat
48.6%4,917
10,127 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