1970Final results

1970 election for South Dakota Legislative District 38

South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota

2 seats: Woodrow Kermit Hawley (D), Harold Halverson (R) won.

2 seats
Woodrow Kermit HawleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
38.2%3,531
Harold HalversonRepublican · winner
32.0%2,954
Loren OlsonDemocrat
29.8%2,755
9,240 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

EvenD+2.61968R+3.51970

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