1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1986 election for South Dakota Legislative District 22
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Clyde E. Streff (R) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Gene Hartsough (D) by 20.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Clyde E. StreffRepublican · winner
60.4%5,594
Gene HartsoughDemocrat
39.6%3,666
9,260 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