1978Final results

1978 election for South Dakota Legislative District 13

Name: 1978 election for South Dakota Legislative District 13
Start: 1978-11-07
Location: South Dakota

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Eugene R. Mahan (D) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating L. Bleeker (R) by 34.2 points.

Eugene R. MahanDemocrat · winner · incumbent

67.1%4,771

32.9%2,340

7,111 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

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