2008Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for South Dakota Legislative District 3
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Al Novstrup (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Alan C. Hoerth (D) by 9.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Al NovstrupRepublican · winner
55.0%5,872
Alan C. HoerthDemocrat · incumbent
45.0%4,811
10,683 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