1980 general · November 4, 1980
1980 South Dakota House of Representatives election results, district by district
Every South Dakota House of Representatives district in the 1980 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 70 seats
After the electionD 21 · R 48 · 1 other
Races28
Changed party0
Unopposed18%5 races
Incumbents defeated7
Every district
D 19 · R 38 · Other 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-1 | Kent E. Frerichs · Neil Gleason (D) | 1.8 | |
| LD-2 | Joseph Barnett · Royal J. Wood · R. Lars Herseth · David S. Lausten (REP) | 1.2 | |
| LD-3 | Robert Weber · T. Loren Christianson (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-4 | Doris Kumm · Dorothy M. Kellogg (REP) | 0.6 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-5 | Maurice A. Olson · Willis Danekas (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-6 | Mary K. Wagner · Sheldon Cotton (IND) | 2.8 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-7 | Dean Anderson · Gene Warkenthien (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-8 | Robert Eichman · Ron J. Volesky (R) | 5.6 | |
| LD-9 | John V. Terveen · Malcolm C. McKillop (R) | 1.5 | |
| LD-10 | Jerome B. Lammers · Andrew Wiese (REP) | 7.2 | |
| LD-11 | Debra Anderson · David R. Munson (R) | 0.1 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-12 | Marvin Skie · Howard Kennedy (R) | 8.0 | |
| LD-13 | Tim Johnson · Roland Chicoine (D) | 0.1 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-14 | D. B. Clements · Tarrel R. Miller (R) | 20.4 | |
| LD-15 | Francis R. Thieman · Frank J. Brady (REP) | 8.6 | |
| LD-16 | Albert Kocer · Roland Vangerpen (DEM) | 0.1 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-17 | Dennis Pierson · Dean E. Wieczorek (DEM) | 2.3 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-18 | James A. Burg · Harold D. Koch (DEM) | 0.1 | |
| LD-19 | Gene Robbennolt · Andy J. Barondeau (D) | 0.6 | |
| LD-20 | Eugene H. Wiest · Walter L. Zabel (R) | 17.9 | |
| LD-21 | George E. Blair · Walter D. Miller (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-22 | J. F. Forney · Benny J. Gross (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-23 | Glenn Freeman · Eugene Christensen (R) | 2.7 | |
| LD-24 | Harold Sieh · William F. Cerny (REP) | 1.6 | |
| LD-25 | Joel Richenbach · Violet Biever (REP) | 3.0 | |
| LD-26 | Kay S. Jorgensen · Reed C. Richards (REP) | 1.9 | |
| LD-27 | Don Ham · Gordon R. Pederson (R) | 0.6 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-28 | G. F. Mortimer · N. F. Lyon (R) | 8.7 |
South Dakota House of Representatives
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner