1976Final results

1976 election for South Dakota Legislative District 7

Name: 1976 election for South Dakota Legislative District 7
Start: 1976-11-02
Location: South Dakota

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Henry A. Poppen (R) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Joann Kothe (D) by 21.0 points.

Henry A. PoppenRepublican · winner · incumbent

60.5%5,451

39.5%3,560

9,011 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