1976 general · November 2, 1976
1976 South Dakota election results
Every race on South Dakota's ballot in the 1976 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races59
Changed party8
Unopposed3%2 races
Incumbents defeated16
President
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | Gerald Ford (R) | 1.5 |
U.S. House
R 2
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Larry Pressler (R) | 60.4 | |
| SD-2 | James Abdnor (R) | 39.7 |
South Dakota State Senate
D 8 · R 18 · Uncalled 2 · 8 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-1 | Curtis Jones (D) | 30.8 | |
| LD-2 | Frances S. Lamont (R) | 6.6 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-3 | Harold Halverson (R) | 3.7 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-4 | Jake Krull (D) | 30.2 | |
| LD-5 | Mary McClure (R) | 22.4 | |
| LD-6 | John Bibby (R) | 24.5 | |
| LD-7 | Henry A. Poppen (R) | 21.0 | |
| LD-8 | Theodore I. Spaulding (R) | 4.1 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-9 | Milton E. Nelson (R) | 6.6 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-10 | Harold Schreier (D) | 24.3 | |
| LD-11 | Sheldon R. Songstad (R) | 0.5 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-12 | Roger McKellips (D) | 11.1 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-13 | Eugene R. Mahan (D) | 24.7 | |
| LD-14 | No winner recorded | Unopposed | Incumbent lost |
| LD-15 | Kenneth B. Jones (R) | 11.6 | |
| LD-16 | Jess Tjeerdsma (R) | 6.0 | |
| LD-17 | George Shanard (R) | 4.0 | |
| LD-18 | Philip Testerman (D) | 4.9 | |
| LD-19 | Robert Hoffman (R) | 6.4 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-20 | No winner recorded | Unopposed | Incumbent lost |
| LD-21 | William L. Grams (R) | 7.9 | |
| LD-22 | G. Homer Harding (R) | 37.6 | |
| LD-23 | Clint Roberts (R) | 29.8 | |
| LD-24 | Billie H. Sutton (D) | 20.6 | |
| LD-25 | Charles Flyte (D) | 3.5 | |
| LD-26 | James B. Dunn (R) | 28.0 | |
| LD-27 | Lyndell Petersen (R) | 0.1 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-28 | Eldon S. Jensen (R) | 0.9 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
South Dakota House of Representatives
D 20 · R 38
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-1 | Bertrum E. Ellingson · Kent E. Frerichs (D) | 3.4 | |
| LD-2 | Joseph Barnett · R. Lars Herseth · Royal J. Wood · David S. Lausten (REP) | 1.2 | |
| LD-3 | Robert Weber · T. Loren Christianson (R) | 0.6 | |
| LD-4 | Gary Drake · James Endres (D) | 0.4 | |
| LD-5 | Maurice A. Olson · Willis Danekas (D) | 9.1 | |
| LD-6 | George S. Mickelson · Wayne Hauschild (REP) | 0.4 | |
| LD-7 | Gene Warkenthien · Milton Lakness (R) | 9.6 | |
| LD-8 | Kenneth Kauth · Robert Eichman (DEM) | 1.1 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-9 | Rodney E. Gutzler · Duaine Swenson (REP) | 0.3 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-10 | Jerome B. Lammers · Andrew Wiese (REP) | 4.6 | |
| LD-11 | Lowell C. Hansen · Walt Bones Jr. (R) | 0.4 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-12 | O. L. Anderson · Marvin Skie (R) | 9.1 | |
| LD-13 | Mary B. Edelen · Michael Curran (REP) | 2.4 | |
| LD-14 | Otto Stern · D. B. Clements (R) | 6.3 | |
| LD-15 | Jerome Radack · Donald C. Peterson (DEM) | 1.0 | |
| LD-16 | Albert Kocer · Ralph Nachtigal (D) | 1.6 | |
| LD-17 | Dorothy Nepstad · Dave V. Andersen (R) | 2.1 | |
| LD-18 | Ronald K. Miller · James A. Burg (REP) | 3.4 | |
| LD-19 | Gene Robbennolt · Wayne Peterson (DEM) | 0.1 | |
| LD-20 | James Stoick · Eugene H. Wiest (R) | 15.2 | |
| LD-21 | Walter D. Miller · Leslie J. Kleven (R) | 16.6 | |
| LD-22 | Benny J. Gross · Neil Clarke (R) | 4.5 | |
| LD-23 | Guy Edwards · Marvis T. Hogen (R) | 8.4 | |
| LD-24 | Harold Sieh · Doris Miner (REP) | 0.5 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-25 | Joel Richenbach · Violet Biever (REP) | 1.7 | |
| LD-26 | Beverly Halling · John J. Gerken (R) | 3.7 | |
| LD-27 | Carl Ham · Don Ham (R) | 0.1 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-28 | Harold Millett · G. F. Mortimer (R) | 12.1 |
South Dakota
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab