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1974Final results

1974 election for South Dakota Legislative District 20

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Leroy G. Hoffman (R) won with 66.6% of the vote, defeating Leslie Heisler (D) by 33.2 points.

Leroy G. HoffmanRepublican · winner
66.6%5,763
33.4%2,887
8,650 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

EvenR+37.61972R+33.21974R+32.21982D+19.01984R+10.01990D+14.51992

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