1980Final results
1980 election for South Dakota Legislative District 28
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
John L. Brown (R) won with 66.8% of the vote, defeating Raymond R. Williams (D) by 33.7 points.
John L. BrownRepublican · winner
66.8%6,060
Raymond R. WilliamsDemocrat
33.2%3,008
9,068 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