1984Final results

1984 election for South Dakota Legislative District 31

Name: 1984 election for South Dakota Legislative District 31
Start: 1984-11-06
Location: South Dakota

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

James B. Dunn (R) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Bill Walsh (D) by 21.6 points.

James B. DunnRepublican · winner · incumbent

60.8%5,640

39.2%3,634

9,274 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

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