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1982Final results

1982 election for South Dakota Legislative District 13

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Tim Johnson (D) won with 72.3% of the vote, defeating Archie Teigen (R) by 44.7 points.

Tim JohnsonDemocrat · winner
72.3%4,504
Archie TeigenRepublican
27.7%1,723
6,227 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+34.41980D+44.71982R+30.81984R+2.81986R+4.01988R+6.71990

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