1976Final results
1976 election for South Dakota Legislative District 17
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
George Shanard (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating John H. Oster (D) by 4.0 points.
George ShanardRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.0%4,655
John H. OsterDemocrat
48.0%4,294
8,949 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