1984Final results
1984 election for South Dakota Legislative District 11
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Sheldon R. Songstad (R) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating William J. Sandness (D) by 13.9 points.
Sheldon R. SongstadRepublican · winner
57.0%4,922
William J. SandnessDemocrat
43.0%3,717
8,639 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET