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1994 election for South Dakota Legislative District 10

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Chet Jones (Ind) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Steven Haugaard (R) by 12.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Chet JonesIndependent · winner · incumbent
56.0%5,251
Steven HaugaardRepublican
44.0%4,123
9,374 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 1994

Races before and after

EvenR+13.71984R+8.31988D+5.01990D+21.11992R+9.61996R+15.11998

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