1976Final results

1976 election for South Dakota Legislative District 5

Name: 1976 election for South Dakota Legislative District 5
Start: 1976-11-02
Location: South Dakota

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Mary McClure (R) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Arthur Fischbach (D) by 22.4 points.

Mary McClureRepublican · winner · incumbent

61.2%5,419

38.8%3,433

8,852 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