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1994Final results

1994 election for South Dakota Legislative District 11

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Pam Nelson (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Bill Hassler (R) by 8.1 points.

Pam NelsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.0%4,902
Bill HasslerRepublican
46.0%4,170
9,072 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

EvenD+12.91988D+20.81990D+15.51992D+8.11994R+28.21996R+40.51998

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