1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for South Dakota Legislative District 28
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
John R. Riedy (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Alfred J. Burke (R) by 0.9 points.
John R. RiedyDemocrat · winner
50.5%4,393
Alfred J. BurkeRepublican · incumbent
49.5%4,313
8,706 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