1984Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1984 election for South Dakota Legislative District 27
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Dick Waddell (D) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Carl E. Remmers (R) by 11.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Dick WaddellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.6%4,424
Carl E. RemmersRepublican
44.4%3,527
7,951 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 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET