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1978-11-07 U.S. House Election Results for South Dakota (District 02)

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Election Year:
Election Type:
Runoff Election: No Yes
State:
Congressional District:
(House elections)


Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



 
County James Abdnor*
(R)
Bob Samuelson
(D)
Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 70,78056.0% 55,51644.0% 00.0% 15,264 126,296
Total R vote: 70,780 (56.0%)      Total D vote: 55,516 (44.0%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $160,804 $329,425
Total Receipts: $0 $0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/house/SD/02/1978

Campaign finance data for this election**:

James Abdnor*
Total Disbursements: $160,804

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/house/SD/02/1978

Bob Samuelson
Total Disbursements: $329,425

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %

No Republican primary



Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Bob Samuelson 16,861 52.9%
2   William Walsh 8,075 25.3%
3   Charles Bellman 6,954 21.8%
TOTAL VOTES 31,890