2016Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2016 election for South Dakota Legislative District 8
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Jordan Youngberg (R) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Scott Parsley (D) by 0.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Jordan YoungbergRepublican · winner
50.4%5,869
Scott ParsleyDemocrat · incumbent
49.6%5,775
The same year, the district voted R+38.6 for president; this race was R+0.8.11,644 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET