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1976Final results

1976 election for South Dakota Legislative District 24

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Billie H. Sutton (D) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Warren E. Sealey (R) by 20.6 points.

Billie H. SuttonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.3%4,710
39.7%3,099
7,809 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+20.61976D+32.81978D+22.91980D+44.71982D+2.31988R+5.11990

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