2008Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2008 election for South Dakota Legislative District 8
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Russell Olson (R) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Scott Parsley (D) by 10.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Russell OlsonRepublican · winner
55.3%5,804
Scott ParsleyDemocrat
44.7%4,690
10,494 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET