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1974Final results

1974 election for South Dakota Legislative District 24

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Billie H. Sutton (D) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating John P. Flynn (R) by 11.2 points.

Billie H. SuttonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.6%4,188
John P. FlynnRepublican
44.4%3,347
7,535 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

EvenD+20.61976D+32.81978D+22.91980D+44.71982D+2.31988R+5.11990

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