2008Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for South Dakota Legislative District 27
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Jim Bradford (R) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Theresa Twobulls (D) by 4.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Jim BradfordRepublican · winner
52.1%3,427
Theresa TwobullsDemocrat · incumbent
47.9%3,155
6,582 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET