1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for South Dakota Legislative District 27
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Charles E. Donnelly Jr. (D) won with 17.6% of the vote, defeating Grace Mickelson (D) by 0.2 points.
Charles E. Donnelly Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
17.6%10,913
Grace MickelsonDemocrat
17.4%10,767
Homer KandarasDemocrat · incumbent
17.1%10,581
Milo RypkemaRepublican
16.2%10,042
Don HamRepublican
16.2%10,035
Harold ShunkRepublican
15.5%9,579
61,917 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