2010Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2010 election for South Dakota Legislative District 27
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Jim Bradford (D) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Eugene D. Christensen (R) by 26.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jim BradfordDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.0%3,402
Eugene D. ChristensenRepublican
37.0%1,998
5,400 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET