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1992Final results

1992 election for South Dakota Legislative District 27

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Paul Valandra (D) won with 79.8% of the vote, defeating Noah J. Face (R) by 59.7 points.

Paul ValandraDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.8%2,754
Noah J. FaceRepublican
20.2%695
3,449 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 1992

Races before and after

EvenD+11.31984D+8.11986R+18.11990D+59.71992D+31.11994D+56.11996

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET