1982Final results
1982 election for South Dakota Legislative District 23
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Thomas Shortbull (D) won with 71.4% of the vote, defeating Francis G. Whitebird (R) by 42.9 points.
Thomas ShortbullDemocrat · winner
71.4%2,339
Francis G. WhitebirdRepublican
28.6%935
3,274 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