1970Final results
1970 election for South Dakota Legislative District 6
South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota
Ira Elwood (D) won with 78.5% of the vote, defeating Lloyd Eaglebull (Ind) by 57.1 points.
Ira ElwoodDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.5%930
Lloyd EaglebullIndependent
21.5%254
1,184 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