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2002Final results

2002 election for South Dakota Legislative District 27

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Richard Hagen (D) won with 81.4% of the vote, defeating Larry Wright (R) by 62.8 points.

Richard HagenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.4%4,504
Larry WrightRepublican
18.6%1,030
5,534 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenD+56.11996D+35.81998D+53.62000D+62.82002D+37.92004D+7.52006

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