1980Final results

1980 election for South Dakota Legislative District 16

Name: 1980 election for South Dakota Legislative District 16
Start: 1980-11-04
Location: South Dakota

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Carrol Allen (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Robert P. Monfore (R) by 8.6 points.

Carrol AllenDemocrat · winner · incumbent

54.3%4,826

45.7%4,062

8,888 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

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