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1968Final results

1968 election for South Dakota Legislative District 28

South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota

John Murphy (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Lincoln Twedt (R) by 1.3 points.

John MurphyDemocrat · winner
50.7%2,152
Lincoln TwedtRepublican
49.3%2,096
4,248 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

EvenR+14.91972R+12.91974R+19.91976R+18.81978R+15.81980R+9.51982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET