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1984Final results

1984 election for South Dakota Legislative District 1

South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota

2 seats: Neil Gleason (D), Kent E. Frerichs (D) won.

2 seats
Neil GleasonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.7%5,160
Kent E. FrerichsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.0%4,853
Ruth E. NelsonRepublican
24.3%4,376
Paul MitchellRepublican
20.0%3,593
17,982 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+7.81978D+3.61980D+20.51982D+5.21984D+21.61986D+6.81988

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