1974Final results
1974 election for South Dakota Legislative District 7
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Henry A. Poppen (R) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Paul O. Pietila (D) by 26.6 points.
Henry A. PoppenRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.3%5,614
Paul O. PietilaDemocrat
36.7%3,257
8,871 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