1988Final results

1988 election for South Dakota Legislative District 8

Name: 1988 election for South Dakota Legislative District 8
Start: 1988-11-08
Location: South Dakota

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Henry A. Poppen (R) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Ron Larsen (D) by 29.2 points.

Henry A. PoppenRepublican · winner · incumbent

64.6%6,336

35.4%3,471

9,807 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 1988

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