1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for South Dakota Legislative District 4
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Jake Krull (D) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Thomas Green (R) by 18.2 points.
Jake KrullDemocrat · winner
59.1%5,640
Thomas GreenRepublican · incumbent
40.9%3,902
9,542 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