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2000Final results

2000 election for South Dakota Legislative District 27

South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota

2 seats: Paul Valandra (D), Jim Bradford (D) won.

2 seats
Paul ValandraDemocrat · winner
35.8%1,479
Jim BradfordDemocrat · winner
29.6%1,223
22.3%921
12.3%509
4,132 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 2000

Races before and after

EvenD+41.41992D+40.21994D+30.71996D+41.22000D+61.72002D+42.92004

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