1972Final results

1972 election for South Dakota Legislative District 20

Name: 1972 election for South Dakota Legislative District 20
Start: 1972-11-07
Location: South Dakota

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

A. W. Spiry (R) won with 68.8% of the vote, defeating Tony Welder (D) by 37.6 points.

A. W. SpiryRepublican · winner · incumbent

68.8%6,349

31.2%2,882

9,231 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

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET