1980Final results
1980 election for South Dakota Legislative District 1
South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota
2 seats: Kent E. Frerichs (D), Neil Gleason (D) won.
2 seatsKent E. FrerichsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.6%4,456
Neil GleasonDemocrat · winner
26.1%4,220
Emerald W. PetersRepublican
24.3%3,925
Wayne BuhlRepublican
22.0%3,549
16,150 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET