1994Final results
1994 election for South Dakota Legislative District 20
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Mel Olson (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Louis A. Sebert (R) by 5.2 points.
Mel OlsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.6%4,935
Louis A. SebertRepublican
47.4%4,446
9,381 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