1994Final results
1994 election for South Dakota Legislative District 12
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Keith Paisley (R) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating John Claussen (D) by 20.3 points.
Keith PaisleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.1%5,201
John ClaussenDemocrat
39.9%3,448
8,649 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET