1976 general · November 2, 1976
1976 South Dakota House of Representatives election results, district by district
Every South Dakota House of Representatives district in the 1976 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 70 seats
After the electionD 22 · R 48
Races28
Changed party0
Unopposed0%0 races
Incumbents defeated5
Every district
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 House of Representatives
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