1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for South Dakota Legislative District 27
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Donald L. Frankenfeld (R) won with 29.6% of the vote, defeating Lyndell Petersen (R) by 0.0 points.
Donald L. FrankenfeldRepublican · winner · incumbent
29.6%14,486
Lyndell PetersenRepublican · incumbent
29.6%14,470
Carl HamRepublican · incumbent
27.9%13,632
Bob McBrideDemocrat
12.9%6,281
48,869 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