1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for South Dakota Legislative District 25
South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota
Simon Chance (R) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating John A. Engel (D) by 1.9 points.
Simon ChanceRepublican · winner
51.0%2,205
John A. EngelDemocrat · incumbent
49.0%2,122
4,327 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET