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1992Final results

1992 election for South Dakota Legislative District 13

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Dennis Pierson (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Kermit Staggers (R) by 2.0 points.

Dennis PiersonDemocrat · winner
51.0%5,011
Kermit StaggersRepublican
49.0%4,814
9,825 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+2.81986R+4.01988R+6.71990D+2.01992R+7.21994R+9.51996

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