1970Final results
1970 election for South Dakota Legislative District 1
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Curtis Jones (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating I. I. Kuske (R) by 9.3 points.
Curtis JonesDemocrat · winner
54.6%3,759
I. I. KuskeRepublican
45.4%3,120
6,879 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