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