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1968Final results

1968 election for South Dakota Legislative District 17

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

A. A. Quintal (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Francis L. Homan (D) by 16.0 points.

A. A. QuintalRepublican · winner
58.0%4,378
42.0%3,170
7,548 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+10.51972R+2.31974R+4.01976R+26.71978R+28.71982D+29.21986

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