1972Final results
1972 election for South Dakota Legislative District 1
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Curtis Jones (D) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Eugene Cornelius (R) by 23.5 points.
Curtis JonesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.7%5,508
Eugene CorneliusRepublican
38.3%3,414
8,922 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