1982Final results
1982 election for South Dakota Legislative District 8
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Leland Kleinsasser (R) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Jack Jackson (D) by 14.9 points.
Leland KleinsasserRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.5%4,910
Jack JacksonDemocrat
42.5%3,636
8,546 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