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1992Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1992 election for South Dakota Legislative District 34

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Jerry J. Shoener (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Judith R. Olson (D) by 7.5 points.

Jerry J. ShoenerRepublican · winner
53.7%5,953
Judith R. OlsonDemocrat · incumbent
46.3%5,124
11,077 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+2.51990R+7.51992R+53.52000R+44.02002R+40.62008R+30.42016

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