1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for South Dakota Legislative District 11
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Sheldon R. Songstad (R) won with 13.2% of the vote, defeating Wendell Hanson (R) by 0.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Sheldon R. SongstadRepublican · winner · incumbent
13.2%25,565
Wendell HansonRepublican
12.6%24,516
Michael OconnorDemocrat · incumbent
12.0%23,245
David BillionDemocrat · incumbent
11.7%22,591
Henry J. Carlson Jr.Republican
11.6%22,538
Lloyd L. W. JonesRepublican
11.0%21,414
Elaine McCartDemocrat
9.4%18,133
Jerry MayerDemocrat · incumbent
9.3%18,086
Elizabeth ShrevesDemocrat
9.2%17,748
193,836 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET