1984Final results
1984 election for South Dakota Legislative District 30
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
John D. Manke (R) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Violet Biever (D) by 27.5 points.
John D. MankeRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.8%5,505
Violet BieverDemocrat
28.3%2,790
Elmer E. FlattIndependent
15.9%1,570
9,865 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