1984Final results

1984 election for South Dakota Legislative District 8

Name: 1984 election for South Dakota Legislative District 8
Start: 1984-11-06
Location: South Dakota

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Henry A. Poppen (R) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating Wendell Anderson (D) by 30.2 points.

Henry A. PoppenRepublican · winner · incumbent

65.1%6,844

34.9%3,671

10,515 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