1982Final results
1982 election for South Dakota Legislative District 28
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
John L. Brown (R) won with 69.0% of the vote, defeating Cleo M. Catchpole (D) by 38.0 points.
John L. BrownRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.0%5,314
Cleo M. CatchpoleDemocrat
31.0%2,389
7,703 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