1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1970 election for South Dakota Legislative District 16
South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota
Philip Testerman (D) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Freddie Schmidt (R) by 18.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Philip TestermanDemocrat · winner
59.2%2,338
Freddie SchmidtRepublican
40.8%1,610
3,948 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