1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1984 election for South Dakota Legislative District 13
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Gary W. Hanson (R) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Robert Sivertson (D) by 30.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Gary W. HansonRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.4%6,258
Robert SivertsonDemocrat
34.6%3,310
9,568 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