1968Final results

1968 election for South Dakota Legislative District 1

Name: 1968 election for South Dakota Legislative District 1
Start: 1968-11-05
Location: South Dakota

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Arthur W. Jones (D) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Frank W. Whipple (R) by 4.7 points.

Arthur W. JonesDemocrat · winner · incumbent

52.4%4,269

47.6%3,884

8,153 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

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