1992Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1992 election for South Dakota Legislative District 19
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Frank Kloucek (D) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Elmer Bietz (R) by 16.2 points.
Frank KloucekDemocrat · winner
58.1%5,516
Elmer BietzRepublican · incumbent
41.9%3,975
9,491 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