1972Final results
1972 election for South Dakota Legislative District 9
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Rodney Hall (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Herbert Willoughby (R) by 8.3 points.
Rodney HallDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.2%5,545
Herbert WilloughbyRepublican
45.8%4,691
10,236 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