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1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1980 election for South Dakota Legislative District 13

South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota

2 seats: Tim Johnson (D), Roland Chicoine (D) won.

2 seats
Tim JohnsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
30.0%5,325
Roland ChicoineDemocrat · winner
27.9%4,955
Mary B. EdelenRepublican · incumbent
27.9%4,946
14.1%2,508
17,734 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

EvenR+13.71974R+6.81976R+0.91978D+0.11980R+0.61982R+21.41984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET