1998Final results
1998 election for South Dakota Legislative District 1
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Paul Symens (D) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating Dean Nelson (R) by 33.9 points.
Paul SymensDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.0%5,279
Dean NelsonRepublican
33.0%2,605
7,884 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET