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1976Final results

1976 election for South Dakota Legislative District 13

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Eugene R. Mahan (D) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Milton Ustad (R) by 24.7 points.

Eugene R. MahanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.3%4,998
Milton UstadRepublican
37.7%3,020
8,018 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

EvenD+34.41980D+44.71982R+30.81984R+2.81986R+4.01988R+6.71990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET