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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

EvenD+19.01984R+10.01990D+14.51992D+5.21994D+23.61996D+30.51998

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