1980Final results
1980 election for South Dakota Legislative District 2
South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota
4 seats: Joseph Barnett (R), Royal J. Wood (R), R. Lars Herseth (D), David S. Lausten (D) won.
4 seatsJoseph BarnettRepublican · winner · incumbent
16.6%11,316
Royal J. WoodRepublican · winner · incumbent
16.2%11,041
R. Lars HersethDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.0%10,231
David S. LaustenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.7%9,359
Don SchaunamanDemocrat
12.5%8,548
Bruce HartDemocrat
10.2%6,952
Robert E. SchuelkeRepublican
9.0%6,119
Robert S. BurrellRepublican
7.0%4,796
68,362 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