1972Final results
1972 election for South Dakota Legislative District 2
South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota
4 seats: Joseph Barnett (R), Bernie Kopecky (D), Royal J. Wood (R), Richard Kolker (R) won.
4 seatsJoseph BarnettRepublican · winner · incumbent
15.8%10,235
Bernie KopeckyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.1%9,771
Royal J. WoodRepublican · winner · incumbent
14.5%9,357
Richard KolkerRepublican · winner
12.1%7,796
Robert J. HansonDemocrat
10.9%7,063
Duane RiedelRepublican
10.7%6,911
Leroy WiitalaDemocrat
10.5%6,813
Peter J. ButtaroDemocrat
10.4%6,700
64,646 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 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET