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1974Final results

1974 election for South Dakota Legislative District 6

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

John Bibby (R) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Roger Prunty (D) by 18.9 points.

John BibbyRepublican · winner
59.4%4,252
Roger PruntyDemocrat
40.6%2,903
7,155 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

EvenR+3.41972R+18.91974R+24.51976R+18.01982R+15.01986R+20.51988

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