1980Final results

1980 election for South Dakota Legislative District 23

Name: 1980 election for South Dakota Legislative District 23
Start: 1980-11-04
Location: South Dakota

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Marvis T. Hogen (R) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating William Decker (D) by 9.0 points.

Marvis T. HogenRepublican · winner · incumbent

54.5%3,998

45.5%3,339

7,337 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