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1978 South Dakota U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1978 South Dakota U.S. House District 2 Election?

James Abdnor won the 1978 South Dakota U.S. House District 2 Election. James Abdnor received 70,780 popular votes (56.04%). The main challenger was Bob Samuelson (43.96%).

See the full head-to-head between Abdnor and Samuelson

Abdnor +12.1 pts · won by 15,264 votes
James AbdnorRepublicanWINNER56.04%
70,780 votes
Bob SamuelsonDemocratic43.96%
55,516 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.