1994Final results

1994 election for South Dakota Legislative District 17

Name: 1994 election for South Dakota Legislative District 17
Start: 1994-11-08
Location: South Dakota

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Roberta A. Rasmussen (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Joe Eckert (R) by 0.4 points.

Roberta A. RasmussenDemocrat · winner · incumbent

50.2%4,072

49.8%4,042

8,114 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

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