1972-11-07 Senatorial Election Results for South Dakota (Class 2)

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County	Turnout	James Abourezk (D)		Robert Hirsch (R)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Aurora	90%	1,561	66.4%	789	33.6%	0	0.0%	772	2,350
Beadle	72%	5,608	55.8%	4,441	44.2%	0	0.0%	1,167	10,049
Bennett	70%	713	55.5%	571	44.5%	0	0.0%	142	1,284
Bon Homme	77%	2,738	61.2%	1,733	38.8%	0	0.0%	1,005	4,471
Brookings	60%	5,719	58.2%	4,110	41.8%	0	0.0%	1,609	9,829
Brown	67%	9,730	58.5%	6,907	41.5%	0	0.0%	2,823	16,637
Brule	84%	2,026	65.7%	1,059	34.3%	0	0.0%	967	3,085
Buffalo	60%	327	66.2%	167	33.8%	0	0.0%	160	494
Butte	68%	1,800	50.3%	1,779	49.7%	0	0.0%	21	3,579
Campbell	79%	440	29.8%	1,037	70.2%	0	0.0%	-597	1,477
Charles Mix	76%	3,220	68.3%	1,492	31.7%	0	0.0%	1,728	4,712
Clark	82%	1,607	53.8%	1,380	46.2%	0	0.0%	227	2,987
Clay	56%	3,168	59.1%	2,192	40.9%	0	0.0%	976	5,360
Codington	75%	5,705	59.7%	3,844	40.3%	0	0.0%	1,861	9,549
Corson	62%	891	51.0%	856	49.0%	0	0.0%	35	1,747
Custer	70%	1,291	56.5%	992	43.5%	0	0.0%	299	2,283
Davison	72%	5,455	64.6%	2,984	35.4%	0	0.0%	2,471	8,439
Day	82%	3,014	64.4%	1,665	35.6%	0	0.0%	1,349	4,679
Deuel	73%	1,663	61.7%	1,034	38.3%	0	0.0%	629	2,697
Dewey	58%	911	54.3%	766	45.7%	0	0.0%	145	1,677
Douglas	81%	1,210	51.6%	1,135	48.4%	0	0.0%	75	2,345
Edmunds	90%	1,922	60.0%	1,279	40.0%	0	0.0%	643	3,201
Fall River	66%	1,755	50.6%	1,711	49.4%	0	0.0%	44	3,466
Faulk	80%	1,225	61.8%	758	38.2%	0	0.0%	467	1,983
Grant	77%	2,591	58.8%	1,815	41.2%	0	0.0%	776	4,406
Gregory	74%	2,023	62.7%	1,204	37.3%	0	0.0%	819	3,227
Haakon	81%	654	46.7%	745	53.3%	0	0.0%	-91	1,399
Hamlin	87%	1,585	53.4%	1,381	46.6%	0	0.0%	204	2,966
Hand	83%	1,704	54.4%	1,430	45.6%	0	0.0%	274	3,134
Hanson	83%	1,240	65.0%	668	35.0%	0	0.0%	572	1,908
Harding	75%	448	50.3%	442	49.7%	0	0.0%	6	890
Hughes	81%	2,913	46.6%	3,332	53.4%	0	0.0%	-419	6,245
Hutchinson	78%	2,933	54.3%	2,472	45.7%	0	0.0%	461	5,405
Hyde	85%	730	54.3%	615	45.7%	0	0.0%	115	1,345
Jackson	36%	405	47.4%	450	52.6%	0	0.0%	-45	855
Jerauld	84%	986	54.7%	816	45.3%	0	0.0%	170	1,802
Jones	88%	541	54.3%	455	45.7%	0	0.0%	86	996
Kingsbury	76%	1,977	50.1%	1,969	49.9%	0	0.0%	8	3,946
Lake	73%	3,404	59.5%	2,314	40.5%	0	0.0%	1,090	5,718
Lawrence	61%	3,805	52.3%	3,475	47.7%	0	0.0%	330	7,280
Lincoln	74%	3,112	53.6%	2,694	46.4%	0	0.0%	418	5,806
Lyman	80%	1,009	51.9%	934	48.1%	0	0.0%	75	1,943
Marshall	80%	1,836	59.4%	1,254	40.6%	0	0.0%	582	3,090
McCook	85%	2,313	58.9%	1,616	41.1%	0	0.0%	697	3,929
McPherson	76%	731	28.9%	1,801	71.1%	0	0.0%	-1,070	2,532
Meade	47%	2,914	56.7%	2,229	43.3%	0	0.0%	685	5,143
Mellette	76%	585	54.0%	498	46.0%	0	0.0%	87	1,083
Miner	82%	1,619	66.8%	805	33.2%	0	0.0%	814	2,424
Minnehaha	68%	25,198	56.7%	19,278	43.3%	0	0.0%	5,920	44,476
Moody	74%	2,186	61.8%	1,349	38.2%	0	0.0%	837	3,535
Pennington	56%	13,673	60.2%	9,045	39.8%	0	0.0%	4,628	22,718
Perkins	80%	1,233	47.8%	1,344	52.2%	0	0.0%	-111	2,577
Potter	81%	1,169	52.0%	1,077	48.0%	0	0.0%	92	2,246
Roberts	71%	3,325	64.9%	1,799	35.1%	0	0.0%	1,526	5,124
Sanborn	88%	1,310	61.3%	827	38.7%	0	0.0%	483	2,137
Shannon	37%	1,279	81.5%	291	18.5%	0	0.0%	988	1,570
Spink	70%	2,887	59.0%	2,003	41.0%	0	0.0%	884	4,890
Stanley	85%	739	57.4%	549	42.6%	0	0.0%	190	1,288
Sully	82%	630	52.9%	561	47.1%	0	0.0%	69	1,191
Todd	49%	1,194	68.9%	538	31.1%	0	0.0%	656	1,732
Tripp	81%	2,457	58.8%	1,720	41.2%	0	0.0%	737	4,177
Turner	73%	2,357	47.9%	2,565	52.1%	0	0.0%	-208	4,922
Union	74%	2,671	56.3%	2,074	43.7%	0	0.0%	597	4,745
Walworth	73%	1,659	44.7%	2,049	55.3%	0	0.0%	-390	3,708
Washabaugh	n/a	268	59.6%	182	40.4%	0	0.0%	86	450
Yankton	65%	4,241	51.8%	3,946	48.2%	0	0.0%	295	8,187
Ziebach	62%	540	62.7%	321	37.3%	0	0.0%	219	861
TOTAL	69%	174,773	57.0%	131,613	43.0%	0	0.0%	43,160	306,386
Total R vote: 131,613 (43.0%)      Total D vote: 174,773 (57.0%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent

1972 Senate class 2, Aurora County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	1,561	66.4%
Robert Hirsch (R)	789	33.6%
TOTAL	2,350
Turnout: 90%

1972 Senate class 2, Beadle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	5,608	55.8%
Robert Hirsch (R)	4,441	44.2%
TOTAL	10,049
Turnout: 72%

1972 Senate class 2, Bennett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	713	55.5%
Robert Hirsch (R)	571	44.5%
TOTAL	1,284
Turnout: 70%

1972 Senate class 2, Bon Homme County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	2,738	61.2%
Robert Hirsch (R)	1,733	38.8%
TOTAL	4,471
Turnout: 77%

1972 Senate class 2, Brookings County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	5,719	58.2%
Robert Hirsch (R)	4,110	41.8%
TOTAL	9,829
Turnout: 60%

1972 Senate class 2, Brown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	9,730	58.5%
Robert Hirsch (R)	6,907	41.5%
TOTAL	16,637
Turnout: 67%

1972 Senate class 2, Brule County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	2,026	65.7%
Robert Hirsch (R)	1,059	34.3%
TOTAL	3,085
Turnout: 84%

1972 Senate class 2, Buffalo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	327	66.2%
Robert Hirsch (R)	167	33.8%
TOTAL	494
Turnout: 60%

1972 Senate class 2, Butte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	1,800	50.3%
Robert Hirsch (R)	1,779	49.7%
TOTAL	3,579
Turnout: 68%

1972 Senate class 2, Campbell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	440	29.8%
Robert Hirsch (R)	1,037	70.2%
TOTAL	1,477
Turnout: 79%

1972 Senate class 2, Charles Mix County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	3,220	68.3%
Robert Hirsch (R)	1,492	31.7%
TOTAL	4,712
Turnout: 76%

1972 Senate class 2, Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	1,607	53.8%
Robert Hirsch (R)	1,380	46.2%
TOTAL	2,987
Turnout: 82%

1972 Senate class 2, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	3,168	59.1%
Robert Hirsch (R)	2,192	40.9%
TOTAL	5,360
Turnout: 56%

1972 Senate class 2, Codington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	5,705	59.7%
Robert Hirsch (R)	3,844	40.3%
TOTAL	9,549
Turnout: 75%

1972 Senate class 2, Corson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	891	51.0%
Robert Hirsch (R)	856	49.0%
TOTAL	1,747
Turnout: 62%

1972 Senate class 2, Custer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	1,291	56.5%
Robert Hirsch (R)	992	43.5%
TOTAL	2,283
Turnout: 70%

1972 Senate class 2, Davison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	5,455	64.6%
Robert Hirsch (R)	2,984	35.4%
TOTAL	8,439
Turnout: 72%

1972 Senate class 2, Day County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	3,014	64.4%
Robert Hirsch (R)	1,665	35.6%
TOTAL	4,679
Turnout: 82%

1972 Senate class 2, Deuel County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	1,663	61.7%
Robert Hirsch (R)	1,034	38.3%
TOTAL	2,697
Turnout: 73%

1972 Senate class 2, Dewey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	911	54.3%
Robert Hirsch (R)	766	45.7%
TOTAL	1,677
Turnout: 58%

1972 Senate class 2, Douglas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	1,210	51.6%
Robert Hirsch (R)	1,135	48.4%
TOTAL	2,345
Turnout: 81%

1972 Senate class 2, Edmunds County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	1,922	60.0%
Robert Hirsch (R)	1,279	40.0%
TOTAL	3,201
Turnout: 90%

1972 Senate class 2, Fall River County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	1,755	50.6%
Robert Hirsch (R)	1,711	49.4%
TOTAL	3,466
Turnout: 66%

1972 Senate class 2, Faulk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	1,225	61.8%
Robert Hirsch (R)	758	38.2%
TOTAL	1,983
Turnout: 80%

1972 Senate class 2, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	2,591	58.8%
Robert Hirsch (R)	1,815	41.2%
TOTAL	4,406
Turnout: 77%

1972 Senate class 2, Gregory County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	2,023	62.7%
Robert Hirsch (R)	1,204	37.3%
TOTAL	3,227
Turnout: 74%

1972 Senate class 2, Haakon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	654	46.7%
Robert Hirsch (R)	745	53.3%
TOTAL	1,399
Turnout: 81%

1972 Senate class 2, Hamlin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	1,585	53.4%
Robert Hirsch (R)	1,381	46.6%
TOTAL	2,966
Turnout: 87%

1972 Senate class 2, Hand County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	1,704	54.4%
Robert Hirsch (R)	1,430	45.6%
TOTAL	3,134
Turnout: 83%

1972 Senate class 2, Hanson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	1,240	65.0%
Robert Hirsch (R)	668	35.0%
TOTAL	1,908
Turnout: 83%

1972 Senate class 2, Harding County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	448	50.3%
Robert Hirsch (R)	442	49.7%
TOTAL	890
Turnout: 75%

1972 Senate class 2, Hughes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	2,913	46.6%
Robert Hirsch (R)	3,332	53.4%
TOTAL	6,245
Turnout: 81%

1972 Senate class 2, Hutchinson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	2,933	54.3%
Robert Hirsch (R)	2,472	45.7%
TOTAL	5,405
Turnout: 78%

1972 Senate class 2, Hyde County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	730	54.3%
Robert Hirsch (R)	615	45.7%
TOTAL	1,345
Turnout: 85%

1972 Senate class 2, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	405	47.4%
Robert Hirsch (R)	450	52.6%
TOTAL	855
Turnout: 36%

1972 Senate class 2, Jerauld County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	986	54.7%
Robert Hirsch (R)	816	45.3%
TOTAL	1,802
Turnout: 84%

1972 Senate class 2, Jones County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	541	54.3%
Robert Hirsch (R)	455	45.7%
TOTAL	996
Turnout: 88%

1972 Senate class 2, Kingsbury County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	1,977	50.1%
Robert Hirsch (R)	1,969	49.9%
TOTAL	3,946
Turnout: 76%

1972 Senate class 2, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	3,404	59.5%
Robert Hirsch (R)	2,314	40.5%
TOTAL	5,718
Turnout: 73%

1972 Senate class 2, Lawrence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	3,805	52.3%
Robert Hirsch (R)	3,475	47.7%
TOTAL	7,280
Turnout: 61%

1972 Senate class 2, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	3,112	53.6%
Robert Hirsch (R)	2,694	46.4%
TOTAL	5,806
Turnout: 74%

1972 Senate class 2, Lyman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	1,009	51.9%
Robert Hirsch (R)	934	48.1%
TOTAL	1,943
Turnout: 80%

1972 Senate class 2, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	1,836	59.4%
Robert Hirsch (R)	1,254	40.6%
TOTAL	3,090
Turnout: 80%

1972 Senate class 2, McCook County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	2,313	58.9%
Robert Hirsch (R)	1,616	41.1%
TOTAL	3,929
Turnout: 85%

1972 Senate class 2, McPherson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	731	28.9%
Robert Hirsch (R)	1,801	71.1%
TOTAL	2,532
Turnout: 76%

1972 Senate class 2, Meade County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	2,914	56.7%
Robert Hirsch (R)	2,229	43.3%
TOTAL	5,143
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Mellette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	585	54.0%
Robert Hirsch (R)	498	46.0%
TOTAL	1,083
Turnout: 76%

1972 Senate class 2, Miner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	1,619	66.8%
Robert Hirsch (R)	805	33.2%
TOTAL	2,424
Turnout: 82%

1972 Senate class 2, Minnehaha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	25,198	56.7%
Robert Hirsch (R)	19,278	43.3%
TOTAL	44,476
Turnout: 68%

1972 Senate class 2, Moody County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	2,186	61.8%
Robert Hirsch (R)	1,349	38.2%
TOTAL	3,535
Turnout: 74%

1972 Senate class 2, Pennington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	13,673	60.2%
Robert Hirsch (R)	9,045	39.8%
TOTAL	22,718
Turnout: 56%

1972 Senate class 2, Perkins County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	1,233	47.8%
Robert Hirsch (R)	1,344	52.2%
TOTAL	2,577
Turnout: 80%

1972 Senate class 2, Potter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	1,169	52.0%
Robert Hirsch (R)	1,077	48.0%
TOTAL	2,246
Turnout: 81%

1972 Senate class 2, Roberts County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	3,325	64.9%
Robert Hirsch (R)	1,799	35.1%
TOTAL	5,124
Turnout: 71%

1972 Senate class 2, Sanborn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	1,310	61.3%
Robert Hirsch (R)	827	38.7%
TOTAL	2,137
Turnout: 88%

1972 Senate class 2, Oglala Lakota County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	1,279	81.5%
Robert Hirsch (R)	291	18.5%
TOTAL	1,570
Turnout: 37%

1972 Senate class 2, Spink County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	2,887	59.0%
Robert Hirsch (R)	2,003	41.0%
TOTAL	4,890
Turnout: 70%

1972 Senate class 2, Stanley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	739	57.4%
Robert Hirsch (R)	549	42.6%
TOTAL	1,288
Turnout: 85%

1972 Senate class 2, Sully County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	630	52.9%
Robert Hirsch (R)	561	47.1%
TOTAL	1,191
Turnout: 82%

1972 Senate class 2, Todd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	1,194	68.9%
Robert Hirsch (R)	538	31.1%
TOTAL	1,732
Turnout: 49%

1972 Senate class 2, Tripp County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	2,457	58.8%
Robert Hirsch (R)	1,720	41.2%
TOTAL	4,177
Turnout: 81%

1972 Senate class 2, Turner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	2,357	47.9%
Robert Hirsch (R)	2,565	52.1%
TOTAL	4,922
Turnout: 73%

1972 Senate class 2, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	2,671	56.3%
Robert Hirsch (R)	2,074	43.7%
TOTAL	4,745
Turnout: 74%

1972 Senate class 2, Walworth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	1,659	44.7%
Robert Hirsch (R)	2,049	55.3%
TOTAL	3,708
Turnout: 73%

1972 Senate class 2, null
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	268	59.6%
Robert Hirsch (R)	182	40.4%
TOTAL	450
Turnout: n/a

1972 Senate class 2, Yankton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	4,241	51.8%
Robert Hirsch (R)	3,946	48.2%
TOTAL	8,187
Turnout: 65%

1972 Senate class 2, Ziebach County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Abourezk (D)	540	62.7%
Robert Hirsch (R)	321	37.3%
TOTAL	861
Turnout: 62%