South Dakota's 2nd congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in South Dakota's 2nd congressional district, 1976 to 1980: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

South Dakota's 2nd congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
1980	Clint Ronald Roberts	Republican	58.4%	16.8
1978	Ellis James Abdnor	Republican	56.0%	12.1
1976	Ellis James Abdnor	Republican	69.9%	39.7

1980

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Clint Ronald Roberts Won	REP	88,991	58.38%
Kenneth D. Stofferahn	DEM	63,447	41.62%
Total		152,438

1978

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ellis James Abdnor Won	REP	70,780	56.04%
Robert Samuelson	DEM	55,516	43.96%
Total		126,296

1976

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ellis James Abdnor Won	REP	99,601	69.86%
Grace Mickelson	DEM	42,968	30.14%
Total		142,569

Questions and answers

Who won the last election in South Dakota's 2nd congressional district?

Clint Ronald Roberts won in 1980 by 16.8 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.