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1994Final results

1994 election for South Dakota Legislative District 9

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Mark E. Rogen (D) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Ronald A. Hefty (R) by 13.6 points.

Mark E. RogenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.8%4,944
Ronald A. HeftyRepublican
43.2%3,760
8,704 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+2.91988D+8.61990D+11.11992D+13.61994R+18.31996R+24.81998

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