1974 general · November 4, 1974
1974 South Dakota State Senate election results, district by district
Every South Dakota State Senate district in the 1974 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 35 seats
After the electionD 19 · R 16
Races28
Changed party5
Unopposed7%2 races
Incumbents defeated5
Every district
D 14 · R 14
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-1 | Curtis Jones (D) | 34.3 | |
| LD-2 | Frances S. Lamont (R) | 3.5 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-3 | Arlo Leddy (D) | 2.8 | |
| LD-4 | Jake Krull (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-5 | Mary McClure (R) | 1.0 | Flipped |
| LD-6 | John Bibby (R) | 18.9 | |
| LD-7 | Henry A. Poppen (R) | 26.6 | |
| LD-8 | Jack Jackson (D) | 10.3 | |
| LD-9 | Rodney Hall (D) | 1.4 | |
| LD-10 | Harold Schreier (D) | 26.1 | |
| LD-11 | Michael Oconnor (D) | 2.0 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-12 | Harold Anderson (R) | 4.7 | |
| LD-13 | Eugene R. Mahan (D) | 36.4 | |
| LD-14 | William R. Ripp (R) | 19.0 | |
| LD-15 | Kenneth B. Jones (R) | 17.4 | Flipped |
| LD-16 | Jess Tjeerdsma (R) | 2.7 | Flipped |
| LD-17 | George Shanard (R) | 2.3 | |
| LD-18 | Philip Testerman (D) | 1.3 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-19 | Theodore Lerew (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-20 | Leroy G. Hoffman (R) | 33.2 | |
| LD-21 | William L. Grams (R) | 9.6 | |
| LD-22 | G. Homer Harding (R) | 39.9 | |
| LD-23 | Clint Roberts (R) | 22.5 | |
| LD-24 | Billie H. Sutton (D) | 11.2 | |
| LD-25 | Charles Flyte (D) | 1.9 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-26 | James B. Dunn (R) | 17.5 | |
| LD-27 | Grace Mickelson (D) | 1.0 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-28 | John R. Riedy (D) | 16.3 |
South Dakota State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner