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2000Final results

2000 election for South Dakota Legislative District 27

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Richard Hagen (D) won with 76.8% of the vote, defeating Larry Wright (R) by 53.6 points.

Richard HagenDemocrat · winner
76.8%2,883
Larry WrightRepublican
23.2%870
3,753 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+31.11994D+56.11996D+35.81998D+53.62000D+62.82002D+37.92004

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