1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1978 election for South Dakota Legislative District 11

Name: 1978 election for South Dakota Legislative District 11
Start: 1978-11-07
Location: South Dakota

South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota

2 seats: Bart Kull (R), Walt Bones Jr. (R) won.

2 seats

Bart KullRepublican · winner

6.7%20,763

Walt Bones Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent

5.9%18,494

David R. MunsonRepublican

5.9%18,378

Henry KnochenmusRepublican · incumbent

5.8%18,088

Hal WickRepublican · incumbent

5.7%17,663

Debra AndersonRepublican · incumbent

5.6%17,294

David J. StromDemocrat

5.2%16,042

Hemming OienRepublican

5.1%15,810

C. L. AndersonRepublican

4.9%15,310

Marion WoffordRepublican

4.9%15,236

Mary VanderlindeDemocrat

4.8%15,043

Loila HunkingDemocrat

4.8%14,958

M. ThurmanDemocrat

4.7%14,750

David R. NelsonDemocrat

4.7%14,540

John GridleyRepublican

4.6%14,429

Fredrick W. DevaneyDemocrat

4.4%13,774

George DegrootDemocrat

4.4%13,687

James K. BrownDemocrat

4.2%13,152

Danny P. MossDemocrat

4.0%12,389

Kelli Jo TraversDemocrat

3.6%11,328

311,128 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 1978

Races before and after

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

The candidates

Bart Kull (R)Walt Bones Jr. (R)David R. Munson (R)Henry Knochenmus (R)Hal Wick (R)Debra Anderson (R)David J. Strom (D)Hemming Oien (R)

Also on the ballot: C. L. Anderson (Republican), 4.9%; Marion Wofford (Republican), 4.9%; Mary Vanderlinde (Democrat), 4.8%; Loila Hunking (Democrat), 4.8%; M. Thurman (Democrat), 4.7%; David R. Nelson (Democrat), 4.7%; John Gridley (Republican), 4.6%; Fredrick W. Devaney (Democrat), 4.4%; George Degroot (Democrat), 4.4%; James K. Brown (Democrat), 4.2%; Danny P. Moss (Democrat), 4.0%; Kelli Jo Travers (Democrat), 3.6%