1972Final results
1972 election for South Dakota Legislative District 16
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Frank Novotny (D) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Frank Kramar (R) by 26.5 points.
Frank NovotnyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.2%6,006
Frank KramarRepublican
36.8%3,492
9,498 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