1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for South Dakota Legislative District 25
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Charles Flyte (D) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Kenneth A. Trask (R) by 1.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Charles FlyteDemocrat · winner
50.9%3,182
Kenneth A. TraskRepublican · incumbent
49.1%3,066
6,248 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