1976Final results
1976 election for South Dakota Legislative District 15
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Kenneth B. Jones (R) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Larry I. Rupiper (D) by 11.6 points.
Kenneth B. JonesRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.8%4,443
Larry I. RupiperDemocrat
44.2%3,516
7,959 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