2010Final results
2010 election for South Dakota Legislative District 3
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Al Novstrup (R) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Alan C. Hoerth (D) by 19.9 points.
Al NovstrupRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.9%5,281
Alan C. HoerthDemocrat
40.1%3,531
8,812 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