2008Final results
2008 election for South Dakota Legislative District 12
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Sandy Jerstad (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Hal Wick (R) by 5.2 points.
Sandy JerstadDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.6%7,233
Hal WickRepublican
47.4%6,513
13,746 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