1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for South Dakota Legislative District 2
South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota
4 seats: Joseph Barnett (R), Royal J. Wood (R), Bernie Kopecky (D), R. Lars Herseth (D) won.
4 seatsJoseph BarnettRepublican · winner · incumbent
16.0%9,302
Royal J. WoodRepublican · winner · incumbent
15.3%8,850
Bernie KopeckyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.8%8,577
R. Lars HersethDemocrat · winner
13.2%7,654
Richard KolkerRepublican · incumbent
12.8%7,423
Leroy WiitalaDemocrat
10.6%6,155
Ted M. CotmanDemocrat
9.2%5,329
Mary W. FulkerRepublican
8.1%4,702
57,992 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET