1982 general · November 2, 1982
1982 South Dakota State Senate election results, district by district
Every South Dakota State Senate district in the 1982 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 35 seats
After the electionD 9 · R 26
Races28
Changed party0
Unopposed18%5 races
Incumbents defeated4
Every district
D 8 · R 20
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-1 | Curtis Jones (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-2 | Frances S. Lamont (R) | 7.8 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-3 | Harold Halverson (R) | 16.1 | |
| LD-4 | Thomas E. Roby (R) | 3.8 | |
| LD-5 | Mary McClure (R) | 7.3 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-6 | Walter C. Conahan (R) | 18.0 | |
| LD-7 | Henry A. Poppen (R) | 20.8 | |
| LD-8 | Leland Kleinsasser (R) | 14.9 | |
| LD-9 | Walt Bones Jr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-10 | Wallace B. Hanson (R) | 20.0 | |
| LD-11 | Alva W. Scarbrough (R) | 0.0 | |
| LD-12 | Roger McKellips (D) | 25.3 | |
| LD-13 | Tim Johnson (D) | 44.7 | |
| LD-14 | Elmer Bietz (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-15 | Donald C. Peterson (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-16 | Carrol Allen (D) | 20.7 | |
| LD-17 | George Shanard (R) | 28.7 | |
| LD-18 | Clyde E. Streff (R) | 9.5 | |
| LD-19 | G. Homer Harding (R) | 23.0 | |
| LD-20 | James Stoick (R) | 32.2 | |
| LD-21 | Bob Samuelson (D) | 15.0 | |
| LD-22 | Dick Waddell (D) | 2.1 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-23 | Thomas Shortbull (D) | 42.9 | |
| LD-24 | Doris Miner (D) | 44.7 | |
| LD-25 | John D. Manke (R) | 28.7 | |
| LD-26 | James B. Dunn (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-27 | Donald L. Frankenfeld (R) | 0.0 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-28 | John L. Brown (R) | 38.0 |
South Dakota State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner