1982Final results

1982 election for South Dakota Legislative District 19

Name: 1982 election for South Dakota Legislative District 19
Start: 1982-11-02
Location: South Dakota

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

G. Homer Harding (R) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Lyle Wendell (D) by 23.0 points.

G. Homer HardingRepublican · winner · incumbent

61.5%5,652

38.5%3,535

9,187 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