1978Final results

1978 election for South Dakota Legislative District 7

Name: 1978 election for South Dakota Legislative District 7
Start: 1978-11-07
Location: South Dakota

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Henry A. Poppen (R) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating Clarence Hohm (D) by 28.7 points.

Henry A. PoppenRepublican · winner · incumbent

64.4%5,237

35.6%2,901

8,138 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