1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for South Dakota Legislative District 9
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Milton E. Nelson (R) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Rodney Hall (D) by 6.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Milton E. NelsonRepublican · winner
53.3%4,834
Rodney HallDemocrat · incumbent
46.7%4,234
9,068 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET