2014Final results
2014 election for South Dakota Legislative District 28
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Betty Olson (R) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Oren L. Lesmeister (D) by 9.3 points.
Betty OlsonRepublican · winner
54.6%3,997
Oren L. LesmeisterDemocrat
45.4%3,317
7,314 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 2014
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET