1976Final results

1976 election for South Dakota Legislative District 16

Name: 1976 election for South Dakota Legislative District 16
Start: 1976-11-02
Location: South Dakota

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Jess Tjeerdsma (R) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Carrol Allen (D) by 6.0 points.

Jess TjeerdsmaRepublican · winner · incumbent

53.0%4,601

47.0%4,079

8,680 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

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