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1982 South Dakota U.S. House At-large Election

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Who won the 1982 South Dakota U.S. House At-large Election?

Thomas A. Daschle won the 1982 South Dakota U.S. House At-large Election. Thomas A. Daschle received 142,122 popular votes (51.56%). The main challenger was Clint Roberts (48.44%).

See the full head-to-head between Daschle and Roberts

Daschle +3.1 pts · won by 8,592 votes
Thomas A. DaschleDemocraticWINNER51.56%
142,122 votes
Clint RobertsRepublican48.44%
133,530 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.