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1994Final results

1994 election for South Dakota Legislative District 16

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Donn C. Larson (D) won with 46.3% of the vote, defeating Jean Layton (R) by 8.7 points.

Donn C. LarsonDemocrat · winner
46.3%4,343
Jean LaytonRepublican
37.6%3,528
Richard W. SteneIndependent
16.0%1,500
9,371 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+26.91988D+26.11990D+13.71992D+8.71994R+6.61996R+15.72000

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