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1980Final results

1980 election for South Dakota Legislative District 18

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Robert N. Duxbury (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Robert C. Krog (R) by 3.0 points.

Robert N. DuxburyDemocrat · winner
51.5%4,536
Robert C. KrogRepublican
48.5%4,268
8,804 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

EvenD+1.31974D+4.91976D+14.21978D+3.01980R+9.51982R+42.01990

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