1984Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for South Dakota Legislative District 26
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Bruce J. Walker (R) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Bob Samuelson (D) by 10.6 points.
Bruce J. WalkerRepublican · winner
55.3%4,360
Bob SamuelsonDemocrat · incumbent
44.7%3,525
7,885 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