1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for South Dakota Legislative District 12
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Roger McKellips (D) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Harold Anderson (R) by 11.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Roger McKellipsDemocrat · winner
55.6%5,386
Harold AndersonRepublican · incumbent
44.4%4,307
9,693 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