1982Final results

1982 election for South Dakota Legislative District 16

Name: 1982 election for South Dakota Legislative District 16
Start: 1982-11-02
Location: South Dakota

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Carrol Allen (D) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Oscar Olsen (R) by 20.7 points.

Carrol AllenDemocrat · winner · incumbent

60.3%5,528

39.7%3,634

9,162 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

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