1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for South Dakota Legislative District 2
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
E. C. Pieplow (R) won with 26.7% of the vote, defeating Allen Sperry (D) by 0.1 points.
E. C. PieplowRepublican · winner · incumbent
26.7%8,667
Allen SperryDemocrat · incumbent
26.5%8,625
David SmithDemocrat
25.1%8,156
Frank M. DixonRepublican
21.7%7,054
32,502 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