1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for South Dakota Legislative District 6
South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota
2 seats: Mary K. Wagner (Ind), Sheldon Cotton (R) won.
2 seatsMary K. WagnerIndependent · winner
26.9%4,517
Sheldon CottonRepublican · winner
26.6%4,468
Robert V. BurnsDemocrat
23.9%4,004
Wayne HauschildDemocrat · incumbent
22.6%3,784
16,773 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