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1992Final results

1992 election for South Dakota Legislative District 28

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

William J. Johnson (R) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Dick Waddell (D) by 11.5 points.

William J. JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.8%4,197
Dick WaddellDemocrat
44.2%3,330
7,527 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+38.01982D+24.71988D+29.01990R+11.51992R+38.51994R+12.41998

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