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1974Final results

1974 election for South Dakota Legislative District 8

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Jack Jackson (D) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Ivan Stommen (R) by 10.3 points.

Jack JacksonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.1%4,634
Ivan StommenRepublican
44.9%3,769
8,403 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

EvenD+10.31974R+4.11976D+4.71978R+10.81980R+14.91982R+30.21984

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