2014Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2014 election for South Dakota Legislative District 8
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Scott Parsley (D) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Chuck Jones (R) by 4.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Scott ParsleyDemocrat · winner
52.0%4,542
Chuck JonesRepublican
48.0%4,188
8,730 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 2014
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET