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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/South Dakota/SD-02
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      South Dakota District 2 US House

      Winner
      REP
      James Abdnor
      56.0%70,780 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Robert Samuelson
      44.0%55,516 votes
      Margin
      R+12.1
      126,296 total votes
      2 candidates126,296 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      James AbdnorREP✓
      		REP70,78056.0%
      Robert SamuelsonDEM
      		DEM55,51644.0%

      Seat History

      US House in South Dakota

      1980
      Clint RobertsREP
      R+16.8
      1976
      James AbdnorREP
      R+39.7
      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 →
      Robert SamuelsonDEM
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1978-1978
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in South Dakota, 1978

      US Senate1 contest →Governor1 contest →
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