1998Final results
1998 election for South Dakota Legislative District 11
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Dick Hainje (R) won with 70.2% of the vote, defeating Donald J. Rose (D) by 40.5 points.
Dick HainjeRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.2%5,022
Donald J. RoseDemocrat
29.8%2,128
7,150 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