1986Final results
1986 election for South Dakota Legislative District 23
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Leland Kleinsasser (R) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Curtis Johnson (D) by 8.1 points.
Leland KleinsasserRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.1%4,671
Curtis JohnsonDemocrat
45.9%3,969
8,640 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