1978Final results
1978 election for South Dakota Legislative District 24
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Doris Miner (D) won with 66.4% of the vote, defeating Clellan L. Bechtold (R) by 32.8 points.
Doris MinerDemocrat · winner
66.4%5,316
Clellan L. BechtoldRepublican
33.6%2,692
8,008 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