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1992Final results

1992 election for South Dakota Legislative District 5

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Dale Howlett (D) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating Burdette C. Solum (R) by 0.0 points.

Dale HowlettDemocrat · winner
50.0%4,648
50.0%4,645
9,293 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+28.21986R+7.81988R+22.31990Even1992R+9.11994R+17.21996

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