1998Final results
1998 election for South Dakota Legislative District 2
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
H. Paul Dennert (D) won with 69.0% of the vote, defeating Gerald Lux (R) by 37.9 points.
H. Paul DennertDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.0%5,594
Gerald LuxRepublican
31.0%2,519
8,113 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