1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1994 election for South Dakota Legislative District 5

Name: 1994 election for South Dakota Legislative District 5
Start: 1994-11-08
Location: South Dakota

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Jim D. Thompson (R) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Dale Howlett (D) by 9.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Jim D. ThompsonRepublican · winner

54.5%4,921

Dale HowlettDemocrat · incumbent

45.5%4,101

9,022 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