1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1984 election for South Dakota Legislative District 21
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
George Shanard (R) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Glen L. Youngstrom (D) by 11.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
George ShanardRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.8%4,903
Glen L. YoungstromDemocrat
44.2%3,889
8,792 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