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1992Final results

1992 election for South Dakota Legislative District 17

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Roberta A. Rasmussen (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Verna Holter (R) by 7.2 points.

Roberta A. RasmussenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.6%4,760
Verna HolterRepublican
46.4%4,120
8,880 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+26.71978R+28.71982D+29.21986D+7.21992D+0.41994D+1.51998

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