South Dakota Total Vote Turnout '88-'84
Voters Registered President voters
1996 459,971 329,316 71.5949%
1992 448,292 336,254 75.0078%
Change 88-84 11,679 (6,938) -3.4129%
SD President 96 Dole (R) Clinton (D) Browne (Lib) Perot (Ref) Hagelin (NL) Phillips (Tax) President 96
150,518 139,300 1,470 31,219 331 914 323,752
46.4918% 43.0268% 0.4541% 9.6429% 0.1022% 0.2823% Ind. total 33,934
SD President 92 Bush (R) Clinton (D) Marrou (L) Perot (I) Hagelin (I) Fulani (I) President 92 (12,502)
136,718 124,888 814 73,295 429 110 336,254
40.6591% 37.1410% 0.2421% 21.7975% 0.1276% 0.0327% Ind. total 74,648
Difference 13,800 14,412 656 (42,076) (98) 804
SD Senate 96 Pressler (R) Johnson (D) Hercules (L) Hyde (I) SD Senate 96
157,924 166,515 0 0 324,439
48.6760% 51.3240% 0.0000% 0.0000% Ind. total 0
SD Senate 92 Haar (R) Daschle (D) Hercules (L) Hyde (I) SD Senate 92 (10,056)
108,733 217,095 4,353 4,314 334,495
32.5066% 64.9023% 1.3014% 1.2897% Ind. total 8,667
Difference 49,191 (50,580) (4,353) (4,314) 0 0
SD House 96 John Thune (R) Rick Weiland(D) Kurt Evans (I) Nelson (I) House 96
186,340 119,411 6,866 10,442 323,059
57.6799% 36.9626% 2.1253% 3.2322% 17,308
SD House 92 Timmer (R) Johnson (D) Newland (L) Wieczorek (I) Balakier (I) House 92 -9843
89,375 230,070 3,931 6,746 2,780 332,902
26.8472% 69.1104% 1.1808% 2.0264% 0.8351% Ind. total 13,457
Difference 96,965 (110,659) 2,935 3,696 (2,780)
Total South Dakota
1996 186,340 119,411 6,866 10,442
1992 89,375 230,070 3,931 6,746 2,780 SD House 92 SD House 96
96,965 (110,659) 2,935 3,696 (2,780) 332,902 323,059 -9843
SD House Republicans Democrats Unopposed Reps. Unopposed Dems. Total Unopposed
1996 1 0 0 0 0
1992 0 1 0 0 0
1 (1) 0 0 0
SD PUC 96 Letellier (R) Pam Nelson (D) James Christen (L) PubUtCom96
148,234 152,244 15,851 316,329
46.8607% 48.1284% 5.0109% 15,851
SD PUC 92 May (R) Burg (D) PubUtCom92 (5,373)
148,881 172,821 321,702
46.2792% 53.7208% Ind. total 0
Difference (647) (20,577)
Questions Yes No
SD Amendment B Two-thirds vote required to raise or levy taxes 229,410 74.1628% 79,923 309,333 0.33
SD Amendment A Invest permanent School fund in other than gov. bonds but not stocks. 191,747 62.9932% 112,646 304,393 0.67
SD Init. 1 Term limits support designation printed on ballot 205,712 67.5815% 98,679 304,391 1.00
South Dakota Repeal Video Lottery, #1 issue in 1992. [NO 62.93%] 329,905
Legislature Republicans Democrats Unopposed Reps. Unopposed Dems. Total Unopposed
SD Senate 96 22 13 5 2 7 20.0000%
SD Senate 92 15 20 2 3 5 14.2857%
7 -7 3 -1 2 5.7143%
SD House 96 46 24 8 2 10 14.2857%
SD House 92 41 29 8 7 15 21.4286%
5 -5 0 -5 -5 -7.1429%

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