1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for South Dakota Legislative District 21
South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota
2 seats: Jean T. Beddow (D), Ed Olson (R) won.
2 seatsJean T. BeddowDemocrat · winner
31.9%4,992
Ed OlsonRepublican · winner
27.6%4,316
Dean E. WieczorekRepublican · incumbent
26.4%4,127
Scott PodhradskyDemocrat
14.1%2,199
15,634 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET