1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for South Dakota Legislative District 11

Name: 1982 election for South Dakota Legislative District 11
Start: 1982-11-02
Location: South Dakota

South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota

2 seats: Keith Paisley (R), Shirley Halleen (D) won.

2 seats

Keith PaisleyRepublican · winner · incumbent

6.1%20,354

Shirley HalleenDemocrat · winner · incumbent

6.1%20,349

Debra AndersonRepublican · incumbent

6.1%20,230

David R. MunsonRepublican · incumbent

6.0%20,069

Janice NicolayRepublican

5.6%18,664

Hemming OienRepublican · incumbent

5.3%17,735

Jean E. EidyRepublican

5.3%17,631

David J. StromDemocrat · incumbent

5.3%17,544

Marion WoffordRepublican · incumbent

5.1%17,015

John TimmerRepublican · incumbent

5.0%16,733

Deborah OvendenDemocrat

5.0%16,590

Gene JohnsonRepublican

4.7%15,604

C. L. AndersonRepublican

4.7%15,533

Jeff NelsonDemocrat

4.6%15,109

Wally G. MyersDemocrat

4.5%14,849

Rae E. UnzickerDemocrat

4.3%14,422

Earl McCartDemocrat

4.3%14,333

Kim StevensDemocrat

4.1%13,469

Fredrick W. DevaneyDemocrat

4.0%13,164

David PalmerDemocrat

3.8%12,496

331,893 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 1982

Races before and after

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

The candidates

Keith Paisley (R)Shirley Halleen (D)Debra Anderson (R)David R. Munson (R)Janice Nicolay (R)Hemming Oien (R)Jean E. Eidy (R)David J. Strom (D)Marion Wofford (R)John Timmer (R)Deborah Ovenden (D)

Also on the ballot: Gene Johnson (Republican), 4.7%; C. L. Anderson (Republican), 4.7%; Jeff Nelson (Democrat), 4.6%; Wally G. Myers (Democrat), 4.5%; Rae E. Unzicker (Democrat), 4.3%; Earl McCart (Democrat), 4.3%; Kim Stevens (Democrat), 4.1%; Fredrick W. Devaney (Democrat), 4.0%; David Palmer (Democrat), 3.8%