2010Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2010 election for South Dakota Legislative District 8
South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota
2 seats: Mitch Fargen (D), Patricia K. Stricherz (R) won.
2 seatsMitch FargenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
34.3%5,133
Patricia K. StricherzRepublican · winner
23.7%3,559
Gerald F. LangeDemocrat · incumbent
22.9%3,435
Jason Lee BjorklundIndependent
19.1%2,859
14,986 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET