1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1984 election for South Dakota Legislative District 12
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Keith Paisley (R) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Leroy J. Day (D) by 28.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Keith PaisleyRepublican · winner
64.2%5,580
Leroy J. DayDemocrat
35.8%3,111
8,691 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