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1986Final results

1986 election for South Dakota Legislative District 32

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Lyndell Petersen (R) won with 87.8% of the vote, defeating Blaine Robinson (Ind) by 75.6 points.

Lyndell PetersenRepublican · winner · incumbent
87.8%5,952
Blaine RobinsonIndependent
12.2%827
6,779 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

EvenR+13.91994R+29.61996R+38.71998R+27.72004D+5.02006R+3.42008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET