1994 general · November 8, 1994

1994 South Dakota State Senate election results, district by district

Every South Dakota State Senate district in the 1994 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.

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Seats after the election

Republicans controlled the chamber · 35 seats

After the electionD 15 · R 19 · 1 other
Races35
Changed party7
Unopposed20%7 races
Incumbents defeated5

Every district

D 15 · R 19 · Other 1

RaceWinnerWon byNotes
LD-1Lee Schoenbeck (R)0.1FlippedIncumbent lost
LD-2R. Lars Herseth (D)Unopposed
LD-3Jim Lawler (D)1.9
LD-4Harold Halverson (R)13.4
LD-5Jim D. Thompson (R)9.1FlippedIncumbent lost
LD-6Randy Frederick (R)43.4
LD-7Richard B. Negstad (R)Unopposed
LD-8Gerald F. Lange (D)19.0
LD-9Mark E. Rogen (D)13.6
LD-10Chet Jones (IND)12.0Flipped
LD-11Pam Nelson (D)8.1
LD-12Keith Paisley (R)20.3
LD-13Kermit Staggers (R)7.2FlippedIncumbent lost
LD-14Barbara Everist (R)44.7Flipped
LD-15Rebecca Dunn (D)26.0
LD-16Donn C. Larson (D)8.7
LD-17Roberta A. Rasmussen (D)0.4
LD-18Bernie Hunhoff (D)Unopposed
LD-19Frank Kloucek (D)29.5
LD-20Mel Olson (D)5.2
LD-21Charles E. Flowers (D)20.8
LD-22Joann Morfordburg (D)Unopposed
LD-23Darrell Bender (R)37.7
LD-24Mike Rounds (R)54.7
LD-25James K. Hutmacher (D)3.9FlippedIncumbent lost
LD-26Roger Porch (R)Unopposed
LD-27Paul Valandra (D)31.1
LD-28William J. Johnson (R)38.5
LD-29Les Kleven (R)31.8
LD-30James W. Emery (R)5.0
LD-31James B. Dunn (R)Unopposed
LD-32Mitchell C. Lafleur (R)13.9
LD-33Fred C. Whiting (R)24.4
LD-34Jerry J. Shoener (R)Unopposed
LD-35Alan D. Aker (R)16.0FlippedIncumbent lost

South Dakota State Senate

Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner