1986Final results
1986 election for South Dakota Legislative District 17
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Roland Chicoine (D) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating James A. Johnson (R) by 29.2 points.
Roland ChicoineDemocrat · winner
64.6%4,394
James A. JohnsonRepublican
35.4%2,406
6,800 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