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1976Final results

1976 election for South Dakota Legislative District 23

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Clint Roberts (R) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Larry C. Kehn (D) by 29.8 points.

Clint RobertsRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.9%4,251
35.1%2,301
6,552 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

EvenR+9.21972R+22.51974R+29.81976R+9.01980D+42.91982R+18.31984

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