2012Final results
2012 election for South Dakota Legislative District 8
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Russell Olson (R) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Charles J. Johnson (D) by 26.7 points.
Russell OlsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.4%7,072
Charles J. JohnsonDemocrat
36.6%4,089
11,161 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET