1980Final results

1980 election for South Dakota Legislative District 26

Name: 1980 election for South Dakota Legislative District 26
Start: 1980-11-04
Location: South Dakota

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

James B. Dunn (R) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating James Hersrud (D) by 24.8 points.

James B. DunnRepublican · winner · incumbent

62.4%6,231

37.6%3,754

9,985 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