1974Final results
1974 election for South Dakota Legislative District 17
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
George Shanard (R) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Leroy S. Lassegard (D) by 2.3 points.
George ShanardRepublican · winner
51.2%4,195
Leroy S. LassegardDemocrat
48.8%4,006
8,201 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET