1996Final results
1996 election for South Dakota Legislative District 4
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Harold Halverson (R) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Red Dawn Foster (D) by 18.2 points.
Harold HalversonRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.1%5,486
Red Dawn FosterDemocrat
40.9%3,797
9,283 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET