1972Final results

1972 election for South Dakota Legislative District 24

Name: 1972 election for South Dakota Legislative District 24
Start: 1972-11-07
Location: South Dakota

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Billie H. Sutton (D) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Howard Peterson (R) by 11.5 points.

Billie H. SuttonDemocrat · winner

55.8%4,613

44.2%3,659

8,272 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