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1994Final results

1994 election for South Dakota Legislative District 30

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

James W. Emery (R) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Duane J. Lammers (D) by 5.0 points.

James W. EmeryRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.5%5,461
47.5%4,940
10,401 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

EvenR+14.51992R+5.01994R+4.81996R+44.42004R+22.82006R+29.22008

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