1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for South Dakota Legislative District 5
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Mary McClure (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Robert N. Duxbury (D) by 7.3 points.
Mary McClureRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.7%5,245
Robert N. DuxburyDemocrat · incumbent
46.3%4,527
9,772 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