1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for South Dakota Legislative District 9
South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota
Donald Tracy (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating George Renning (R) by 6.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Donald TracyDemocrat · winner
53.1%1,588
George RenningRepublican · incumbent
46.9%1,405
2,993 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