1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for South Dakota Legislative District 22
South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota
Harvey Christensen (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Bryan Baughman (R) by 4.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Harvey ChristensenDemocrat · winner
52.2%2,048
Bryan BaughmanRepublican · incumbent
47.8%1,874
3,922 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