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1984 election for South Dakota Legislative District 20

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Leonard E. Andera (D) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating Duane A. Strand (R) by 19.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Leonard E. AnderaDemocrat · winner
59.5%5,622
Duane A. StrandRepublican
40.5%3,826
9,448 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

EvenR+37.61972R+33.21974R+32.21982D+19.01984R+10.01990D+14.51992

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