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1974Final results

1974 election for South Dakota Legislative District 9

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Rodney Hall (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Robert Kostboth (R) by 1.4 points.

Rodney HallDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.7%4,576
Robert KostbothRepublican
49.3%4,451
9,027 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+1.41974R+6.61976R+15.91978R+22.51980R+2.91988D+8.61990

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