1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for South Dakota Legislative District 31
South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota
Dave Macfarlane (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating George Liljedahl (D) by 0.7 points.
Dave MacfarlaneRepublican · winner
50.3%1,840
George LiljedahlDemocrat · incumbent
49.7%1,815
3,655 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