1986Final results
1986 election for South Dakota Legislative District 11
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Sheldon R. Songstad (R) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Patricia Pilcher (D) by 5.2 points.
Sheldon R. SongstadRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.6%4,532
Patricia PilcherDemocrat
47.4%4,087
8,619 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