1996Final results

1996 election for South Dakota Legislative District 27

Name: 1996 election for South Dakota Legislative District 27
Start: 1996-11-05
Location: South Dakota

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Paul Valandra (D) won with 78.1% of the vote, defeating Larry Wright (R) by 56.1 points.

Paul ValandraDemocrat · winner · incumbent

78.1%3,620

21.9%1,017

4,637 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 1996

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