2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2010 election for South Dakota Legislative District 25
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Tim Rave (R) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Dan Ahlers (D) by 3.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Tim RaveRepublican · winner
51.7%5,128
Dan AhlersDemocrat · incumbent
48.3%4,788
9,916 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