1982Final results
1982 election for South Dakota Legislative District 11
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Alva W. Scarbrough (R) won with 10.9% of the vote, defeating Robert R. Giebink (R) by 0.0 points.
Alva W. ScarbroughRepublican · winner · incumbent
10.9%18,691
Robert R. GiebinkRepublican
10.9%18,613
Gary W. HansonRepublican
10.6%18,170
Henry J. Carlson Jr.Republican
10.5%18,022
Tom KruegerRepublican
10.3%17,698
Patrick L. OconnorDemocrat
10.2%17,498
Karen MuensterDemocrat
10.0%17,185
Pam NelsonDemocrat
9.7%16,604
Richard BarnesDemocrat
9.5%16,339
E. Patrick GribbinDemocrat
7.3%12,462
171,282 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