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1994Final results

1994 election for South Dakota Legislative District 27

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Paul Valandra (D) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating Audrey L. Cordry (R) by 31.1 points.

Paul ValandraDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.5%1,956
34.5%1,028
2,984 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 1994

Races before and after

EvenD+8.11986R+18.11990D+59.71992D+31.11994D+56.11996D+35.81998

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