1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for South Dakota Legislative District 2
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Frances S. Lamont (R) won with 35.7% of the vote, defeating Robert K. Williams (D) by 7.8 points.
Frances S. LamontRepublican · winner · incumbent
35.7%9,710
Robert K. WilliamsDemocrat · incumbent
27.9%7,587
Wayne A. PalmerRepublican
22.6%6,160
Joseph George RimlingerDemocrat
13.9%3,779
27,236 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