1986Final results
1986 election for South Dakota Legislative District 21
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
George Shanard (R) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Sylvester Walz (D) by 29.9 points.
George ShanardRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.9%5,217
Sylvester WalzDemocrat
35.1%2,816
8,033 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