1974Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1974 election for South Dakota Legislative District 5
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Mary McClure (R) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Norbert J. Miles (D) by 1.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Mary McClureRepublican · winner
50.5%4,286
Norbert J. MilesDemocrat
49.5%4,201
8,487 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