1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for South Dakota Legislative District 12
South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota
James W. Kesling (R) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Roger R. Moore (D) by 1.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
James W. KeslingRepublican · winner
50.6%1,634
Roger R. MooreDemocrat · incumbent
49.4%1,598
3,232 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 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET