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1976Final results

1976 election for South Dakota Legislative District 4

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Jake Krull (D) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating Joe E. Demmers (R) by 30.2 points.

Jake KrullDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.1%5,745
Joe E. DemmersRepublican
34.9%3,082
8,827 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+12.31978D+9.21980R+3.81982R+3.11984D+6.11986D+5.41988

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