1974Final results

1974 election for South Dakota Legislative District 21

Name: 1974 election for South Dakota Legislative District 21
Start: 1974-11-04
Location: South Dakota

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

William L. Grams (R) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Earl E. McPherson (D) by 9.6 points.

William L. GramsRepublican · winner · incumbent

54.8%3,069

45.2%2,529

5,598 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