1984 Sioux Falls mayoral election

1984 Sioux Falls mayoral election
April 10, 1984
April 24, 1984
 
Candidate Joe Cooper Jack White
First round 4,899
23.14% 		4,960
23.42%
Runoff 11,770
52.98% 		10,445
47.02%
 
Candidate Don Kuck Neal Hines
First round 4,672
22.06% 		4,613
21.79%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated
Mayor before election

Rick Knobe
Nonpartisan

Elected mayor

Joe Cooper
Nonpartisan

The 1984 Sioux Falls mayoral election took place on April 24, 1984, following a primary election on April 10, 1984. Incumbent Mayor Rick Knobe declined to run for re-election to a third term. Seven candidates ran to succeed him, producing a close primary election. Real estate agent Jack White and news anchor Joe Cooper placed first and second in the primary with 23 percent of the vote each, while insurance agent Don Kuck and businessman Neal Hines narrowly placed third and fourth with 22 percent each. In the general election, Cooper narrowly defeated White, 53-47 percent.

In 1985, voters ratified a change to the system of government, which cut Cooper's term from five years to two, forcing an early election in 1986.

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