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1970Final results

1970 election for South Dakota Legislative District 32

South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota

Duaine Swenson (D) won with 62.8% of the vote, defeating Richard Parsons (R) by 25.5 points.

Duaine SwensonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.8%2,113
Richard ParsonsRepublican
37.2%1,254
3,367 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

EvenR+48.11984R+19.11988R+21.61990R+3.81992R+25.51994D+11.11998

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