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1982Final results

1982 election for South Dakota Legislative District 10

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Wallace B. Hanson (R) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Kenneth Dailey (D) by 20.0 points.

Wallace B. HansonRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.0%5,336
40.0%3,559
8,895 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

EvenD+24.31976D+10.61978R+13.51980R+20.01982R+13.71984R+8.31988

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