| South Dakota | Total Vote | Turnout '90-'86 | |||||||||||||
| Voters | Registered | President voters | |||||||||||||
| 1998 | 452,901 | 266,355 | 58.8109% | ||||||||||||
| 1994 | 431,873 | 311,613 | 72.1539% | ||||||||||||
| Change 90-94 | 21,028 | (45,258) | -13.3430% | ||||||||||||
| SD Senate 98 | Ron Schmidt (R) | Tom Daschle (D) | Byron Dale (L) | Senator 1998 | |||||||||||
| 95,431 | 162,884 | 3,796 | 266,355 | 262,111 | (4,244) | ||||||||||
| 36.4086% | 62.1431% | 1.4482% | Ind. total | 3,796 | |||||||||||
| SD Senate 90 | Pressler (R) | Muenster (D) | Sinclair (I) | Senator 1990 | 3,135 | ||||||||||
| 135,682 | 116,727 | 6,567 | 258,976 | ||||||||||||
| 52.3917% | 45.0725% | 2.5358% | Ind. total | 6,567 | |||||||||||
| Difference | (40,251) | 46,157 | |||||||||||||
| SD Governor 98 | Janklow (R) | Hunhoff (D) | Newland (L) | Wieczorek (I) | Governor 1998 | ||||||||||
| 166,621 | 85,473 | 4,389 | 3,704 | 266,355 | 260,187 | (6,168) | |||||||||
| 64.0389% | 32.8506% | 1.6869% | 1.4236% | Ind. total | 8,093 | ||||||||||
| SD Governor 94 | Janklow (R) | Abbott (D) | Barton (L) | Governor 1994 | (51,426) | ||||||||||
| 172,515 | 126,273 | 12,825 | 311,613 | ||||||||||||
| 55.3619% | 40.5224% | 4.1157% | Ind. total | 12,825 | |||||||||||
| Difference | (5,894) | (40,800) | (8,436) | ||||||||||||
| SD SoS 98 | Hazeltine (R) | Sharon Green (D) | Winter (L) | Sec of St 1998 | |||||||||||
| 174,353 | 70,082 | 11,116 | 255,551 | ||||||||||||
| 68.2263% | 27.4239% | 4.3498% | Ind. total | 11,116 | |||||||||||
| SD SoS 94 | Hazeltine (R) | Viken (D) | Sec of St 1994 | (49,364) | |||||||||||
| 186,280 | 118,635 | 0 | 304,915 | ||||||||||||
| 61.0924% | 38.9076% | 0.0000% | Ind. total | 0 | |||||||||||
| Difference | (11,927) | (48,553) | 11,116 | ||||||||||||
| SD AG 98 | Barnett (R) | No Democrat | Attorney G 1998 | ||||||||||||
| 223,471 | 0 | 223,471 | |||||||||||||
| 100.0000% | 0.0000% | Ind. total | 0 | ||||||||||||
| SD AG 94 | Barnett (R) | Turner (D) | Olson (L) | Attorney G 1994 | (84,795) | ||||||||||
| 192,147 | 106,709 | 9,410 | 308,266 | ||||||||||||
| 62.3316% | 34.6159% | 3.0526% | Ind. total | 9,410 | |||||||||||
| Difference | 31,324 | (106,709) | (9,410) | ||||||||||||
| SD Auditor 98 | Larson (R) | No Democrat | Auditor 1998 | ||||||||||||
| 216,230 | 0 | 216,230 | |||||||||||||
| 100.0000% | 0.0000% | Ind. total | 0 | ||||||||||||
| SD Auditor 94 | Larson (R) | Moser (D) | Auditor 1994 | (84,748) | |||||||||||
| 173,692 | 127,286 | 0 | 300,978 | ||||||||||||
| 57.7092% | 42.2908% | 0.0000% | Ind. total | 0 | |||||||||||
| Difference | 42,538 | (127,286) | (0) | ||||||||||||
| SD Treasurer 98 | Drewes (R) | Dick Butler (D) | Treasurer 1998 | ||||||||||||
| 109,518 | 142,915 | 252,433 | |||||||||||||
| 43.3850% | 56.6150% | Ind. total | 0 | ||||||||||||
| SD Treasurer 94 | Harding (R) | Butler (D) | Treasurer 1994 | (50,138) | |||||||||||
| 142,379 | 160,192 | 0 | 302,571 | ||||||||||||
| 47.0564% | 52.9436% | 0.0000% | Ind. total | 0 | |||||||||||
| Difference | (32,861) | (17,277) | (0) | ||||||||||||
| SD Comm. Sch98 | Ingalis (R) | Johnson (D) | Vandenburg (L) | Schools 98 | |||||||||||
| 106,905 | 133,384 | 11,799 | 252,088 | ||||||||||||
| 42.4078% | 52.9117% | 4.6805% | Ind. total | 11,799 | |||||||||||
| SD Comm. Sch94 | Riechers (R) | Johnson (D) | Schools 86 | (46,381) | |||||||||||
| 139,241 | 159,228 | 0 | 298,469 | ||||||||||||
| 46.6517% | 53.3483% | 0.0000% | Ind. total | 0 | |||||||||||
| Difference | (32,336) | (25,844) | 11,799 | ||||||||||||
| SD PUC | Fergel (R) | Jim Burg (D) | PUC 98 | ||||||||||||
| 88,389 | 163,098 | 0 | 251,487 | ||||||||||||
| 35.1465% | 64.8535% | 0.0000% | Ind. total | 0 | |||||||||||
| SD PUC 94 | Schoenfelder(R) | Allen (D) | Christin (L) | PubUtCom94 | (51,362) | ||||||||||
| 155,053 | 132,165 | 15,631 | 302,849 | ||||||||||||
| 51.1981% | 43.6406% | 5.1613% | Ind. total | 15,631 | |||||||||||
| Difference | (66,664) | 30,933 | (15,631) | ||||||||||||
| SD House 98 | Thune (R) | Jeff Moser (D) | House 98 | ||||||||||||
| 194,157 | 64,433 | 258,590 | |||||||||||||
| 0.75 | 0.25 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| SD House 94 | Berkhout (R) | Johnson (D) | Wieczorek (I) | House 94 | (47,332) | ||||||||||
| 112,054 | 183,036 | 10,832 | 305,922 | ||||||||||||
| 36.6283% | 59.8309% | 3.5408% | Ind. total | 10,832 | |||||||||||
| Difference | 82,103 | (118,603) | (10,832) | ||||||||||||
| Total South Dakota | SD House 98 | ||||||||||||||
| 1998 | 194,157 | 64,433 | SD House 94 | 258,590 | |||||||||||
| 1994 | 112,054 | 183,036 | 10,832 | 305,922 | (47,332) | ||||||||||
| 82,103 | (118,603) | (10,832) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| SD House | Republicans | Democrats | Unopposed Reps. | Unopposed Dems. | Total Unopposed | ||||||||||
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Questions | Yes | No | |||||||||||||
| SD Amend. A | Prohibit use of property taxes for schools. | 56,957 | 22.3174% | 198,256 | 255,213 | 0.11 | |||||||||
| SD Amend. E | Prohibit businesses from owning farmland. | 149,470 | 58.6727% | 105,282 | 254,752 | 0.22 | |||||||||
| SD Amend. H | 21 year old minimum age for all elected state offices. | 150,680 | 60.1483% | 99,834 | 250,514 | 0.33 | |||||||||
| SD Amend. B | Let joint legislative committee approve funding changes when leg. not meeting. | eting. | 81,976 | 33.0084% | 166,373 | 248,349 | 0.44 | ||||||||
| SD Amend. G | Allow state school fund to invest in stocks. | 96,975 | 39.1214% | 150,907 | 247,882 | 0.56 | |||||||||
| SD Amend. C | remove some "conflict of interest" restrictions on legislators. | 53,020 | 21.4041% | 194,689 | 247,709 | 0.67 | |||||||||
| SD Ref. Law 2 | Transfer unclaimed property office from treasurer to Revenue Secretary. | 71,379 | 28.9959% | 174,790 | 246,169 | 0.78 | |||||||||
| SD Amend. F | Permit several classes of agricultural property. | 92,447 | 37.6295% | 153,230 | 245,677 | 0.89 | |||||||||
| SD Amend. D | Allow combinations and jointly financed local government activities. | 121,880 | 49.9377% | 122,184 | 244,064 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| South Dakota | No. 1 issue in 1994, reauthorize state lottery. | 165,185 | 52.7975% | 147,680 | 312,865 | ||||||||||
| Legislature | Republicans | Democrats | Independents | Unopposed Reps. | Unopposed Dems. | Total Unopposed | |||||||||
| SD Senate 98 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 34.2857% | |||||||||
| SD Senate 94 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 22.8571% | ||||||||
| 3 | -2 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11.4286% | |||||||||
| SD House 98 | 51 | 19 | 21 | 6 | 27 | 38.5714% | |||||||||
| SD House 94 | 45 | 24 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 34.7826% | ||||||||
| 6 | -5 | -1 | 7 | -4 | 3 | 3.7888% |
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