1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for South Dakota Legislative District 27
South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota
2 seats: Robert J. Knutson (D), F. Julian Cheney (R) won.
2 seatsRobert J. KnutsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.3%11,107
F. Julian CheneyRepublican · winner · incumbent
9.0%10,795
Robert KellyDemocrat
8.9%10,635
Gene LebrunDemocrat · incumbent
8.8%10,533
James S. NelsonRepublican · incumbent
8.8%10,518
James HersrudDemocrat
8.4%10,085
James C. QuinnRepublican
8.2%9,823
George CrouchDemocrat · incumbent
8.1%9,736
Kathleen PerrigoDemocrat · incumbent
8.0%9,605
Robert HaskellRepublican
7.9%9,526
Gordon R. PedersonRepublican
7.9%9,436
Gary KizzierRepublican
6.8%8,206
120,005 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 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET