1978 general · November 7, 1978
1978 South Dakota House of Representatives election results, district by district
Every South Dakota House of Representatives district in the 1978 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 70 seats
After the electionD 22 · R 48
Races28
Changed party0
Unopposed7%2 races
Incumbents defeated8
Every district
D 21 · R 33 · Uncalled 4
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-1 | Bertrum E. Ellingson · Kent E. Frerichs (D) | 4.8 | |
| LD-2 | Joseph Barnett · R. Lars Herseth · Royal J. Wood · David S. Lausten (REP) | 2.2 | |
| LD-3 | Robert Weber · T. Loren Christianson (R) | 15.1 | |
| LD-4 | James Endres · Doris Kumm (DEM) | 1.0 | |
| LD-5 | Maurice A. Olson · Willis Danekas (D) | 7.6 | |
| LD-6 | George S. Mickelson · Wayne Hauschild (REP) | 1.7 | |
| LD-7 | Gene Warkenthien · Milton Lakness (R) | 9.8 | |
| LD-8 | Robert Eichman · Leland Kleinsasser (R) | 2.7 | |
| LD-9 | Clyde E. Streff · John V. Terveen (R) | 0.2 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-10 | Jerome B. Lammers · Andrew Wiese (REP) | 5.9 | |
| LD-11 | Bart Kull · Walt Bones Jr. (R) | 0.0 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-12 | Marvin Skie · O. L. Anderson (R) | 9.2 | |
| LD-13 | Tim Johnson · Mary B. Edelen (DEM) | 0.5 | |
| LD-14 | No winner recorded | Unopposed | Incumbent lost |
| LD-15 | Francis R. Thieman · Frank J. Brady (REP) | 0.5 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-16 | Albert Kocer · Ralph Nachtigal (D) | 14.7 | |
| LD-17 | Dennis Pierson · Dale Anderson (DEM) | 0.6 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-18 | James A. Burg · Ronald K. Miller (DEM) | 2.7 | |
| LD-19 | Gene Robbennolt · Andy J. Barondeau (D) | 4.3 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-20 | No winner recorded | Unopposed | Incumbent lost |
| LD-21 | Walter D. Miller · George E. Blair (R) | 12.1 | |
| LD-22 | Benny J. Gross · Neil Clarke (R) | 10.2 | |
| LD-23 | Glenn Freeman · William Decker (REP) | 0.5 | |
| LD-24 | Harold Sieh · William F. Cerny (REP) | 0.3 | |
| LD-25 | Violet Biever · Joel Richenbach (DEM) | 5.1 | |
| LD-26 | Kay S. Jorgensen · Reed C. Richards (REP) | 3.2 | |
| LD-27 | Don Ham · Gordon R. Pederson (R) | 0.3 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-28 | John L. Brown · G. F. Mortimer (R) | 9.6 |
South Dakota House of Representatives
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner