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1974Final results

1974 election for South Dakota Legislative District 3

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Arlo Leddy (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Harold Halverson (R) by 2.8 points.

Arlo LeddyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.4%4,188
48.6%3,960
8,148 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+10.91972D+2.81974R+3.71976R+9.31978R+16.11982D+15.01984

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