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1970Final results

1970 election for South Dakota Legislative District 17

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

A. A. Quintal (R) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating C. J. Grond (D) by 17.6 points.

A. A. QuintalRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.8%3,962
C. J. GrondDemocrat
41.2%2,776
6,738 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+10.51972R+2.31974R+4.01976R+26.71978R+28.71982D+29.21986

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