1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for South Dakota Legislative District 27
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Grace Mickelson (D) won with 19.4% of the vote, defeating Homer Kandaras (D) by 1.0 points.
Grace MickelsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
19.4%10,280
Homer KandarasDemocrat · incumbent
18.5%9,756
Robert KellyDemocrat
17.2%9,090
F. Julian CheneyRepublican
16.8%8,893
Martin F. CollinsRepublican
14.2%7,495
Verne ThorstensonRepublican
13.9%7,353
52,867 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