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      Home/Elections/1976/US House/South Dakota/SD-02
      1976·US House·South Dakota·District profile →

      South Dakota District 2 US House

      Winner
      REP
      James Abdnor
      69.9%99,601 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Grace Mickelson
      30.1%42,968 votes
      Margin
      R+39.7
      142,569 total votes
      2 candidates142,569 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      James AbdnorREP✓
      		REP99,60169.9%
      Grace MickelsonDEM
      		DEM42,96830.1%

      Seat History

      US House in South Dakota

      1980
      Clint RobertsREP
      R+16.8
      1978
      James AbdnorREP
      R+12.1
      View all US House history for South Dakota →

      Candidates

      James AbdnorREP
      Record3W-1L
      Avg MarginR+7.8
      Career1976-1986
      US Senate / US House
      Full profile →
      Grace MickelsonDEM
      Record2W-1L
      Avg MarginD+7.2
      Career1972-1976
      US House / State Senate
      Full profile →

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