1976 general · November 2, 1976
1976 South Dakota State Senate election results, district by district
Every South Dakota State Senate district in the 1976 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 35 seats
After the electionD 11 · R 24
Races28
Changed party8
Unopposed7%2 races
Incumbents defeated11
Every district
D 8 · R 18 · Uncalled 2
| 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 State Senate
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