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1998Final results

1998 election for South Dakota Legislative District 4

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Harold Halverson (R) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Eugene Schulte (D) by 34.2 points.

Harold HalversonRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.8%4,939
30.6%2,331
Bert OlsonIndependent
4.6%354
7,624 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

EvenR+11.11992R+13.41994R+18.21996R+34.21998R+36.52002D+21.42004

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

The candidates

Harold Halverson (R)Eugene Schulte (D)

Also on the ballot: Bert Olson (Independent), 4.6%