1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1974 election for South Dakota Legislative District 2

Name: 1974 election for South Dakota Legislative District 2
Start: 1974-11-04
Location: South Dakota

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Frances S. Lamont (R) won with 28.7% of the vote, defeating E. C. Pieplow (R) by 3.5 points.

Frances S. LamontRepublican · winner

28.7%8,469

E. C. PieplowRepublican · incumbent

25.2%7,444

24.4%7,215

21.7%6,400

29,528 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

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET