1992Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1992 election for South Dakota Legislative District 8

Name: 1992 election for South Dakota Legislative District 8
Start: 1992-11-03
Location: South Dakota

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Gerald F. Lange (D) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating Richard Belatti (R) by 19.1 points.

Gerald F. LangeDemocrat · winner · incumbent

59.5%5,568

Richard BelattiRepublican · incumbent

40.5%3,786

9,354 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 1992

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