1968Final results
1968 election for South Dakota Legislative District 9
South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota
George Renning (R) won with 73.0% of the vote, defeating Barbara Authier (Ind) by 46.1 points.
George RenningRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.0%2,302
Barbara AuthierIndependent
27.0%850
3,152 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