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1982Final results

1982 election for South Dakota Legislative District 24

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Doris Miner (D) won with 72.3% of the vote, defeating Florence Cole (R) by 44.7 points.

Doris MinerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.3%6,419
Florence ColeRepublican
27.7%2,454
8,873 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+20.61976D+32.81978D+22.91980D+44.71982D+2.31988R+5.11990

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