1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for South Dakota Legislative District 27
South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota
2 seats: Don Ham (R), Knute Knudson (R) won.
2 seatsDon HamRepublican · winner · incumbent
12.0%12,425
Knute KnudsonRepublican · winner
11.5%11,908
Alyce McKayRepublican
11.3%11,697
Don CarlsonRepublican · incumbent
10.7%11,063
Ed GlassgowRepublican
10.1%10,424
Al ScovelRepublican
9.5%9,842
Alonzo PaigeDemocrat
7.6%7,826
Marion K. ZenkerDemocrat
7.5%7,746
James VanloanDemocrat
6.1%6,309
Mike RichardsonDemocrat
6.0%6,218
Archie HaaseDemocrat
5.9%6,104
Donald L. WarrenDemocrat
1.9%2,000
103,562 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET