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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

EvenR+12.31972D+1.91974D+3.51976D+6.01978R+10.21980R+28.71982

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