2012 general · November 6, 2012
2012 South Dakota election results
Every race on South Dakota's ballot in the 2012 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races74
Changed party0
Unopposed31%23 races
Incumbents defeated2
President
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | Mitt Romney (R) | 18.0 |
U.S. House
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-AL | Kristi L. Noem (R) | 14.9 |
South Dakota State Senate
D 7 · R 28
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-1 | Jason Frerichs (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-2 | Chuck Welke (D) | 2.8 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-3 | Al Novstrup (R) | 7.1 | |
| LD-4 | Tim Begalka (R) | 21.9 | |
| LD-5 | Ried Holien (R) | 21.1 | |
| LD-6 | Ernie Otten (R) | 30.9 | |
| LD-7 | Larry Tidemann (R) | 7.0 | |
| LD-8 | Russell Olson (R) | 26.7 | |
| LD-9 | Deb Peters (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-10 | Shantel Krebs (R) | 22.1 | |
| LD-11 | David M. Omdahl (R) | 13.5 | |
| LD-12 | Mark Johnston (R) | 12.5 | |
| LD-13 | Phyllis M. Heineman (R) | 20.2 | |
| LD-14 | Deb Soholt (R) | 11.0 | |
| LD-15 | Angie Buhl (D) | 9.5 | |
| LD-16 | Dan Lederman (R) | 20.1 | |
| LD-17 | Tom Jones (D) | 4.9 | |
| LD-18 | Jean Hunhoff (R) | 30.3 | |
| LD-19 | Billy L. Vangerpen (R) | 20.1 | |
| LD-20 | Mike Vehle (R) | 14.0 | |
| LD-21 | Billie H. Sutton (D) | 18.9 | |
| LD-22 | Jim White (R) | 8.8 | |
| LD-23 | Corey Brown (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-24 | Jeff Monroe (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-25 | Tim Rave (R) | 2.5 | |
| LD-26 | Larry Lucas (D) | 6.0 | |
| LD-27 | Jim Bradford (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-28 | Ryan M. Maher (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-29 | Larry Rhoden (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-30 | Bruce Rampelberg (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-31 | Bob Ewing (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-32 | Stanford M. Adelstein (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-33 | Phil Jensen (R) | 14.8 | |
| LD-34 | Craig Tieszen (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-35 | Mark Kirkeby (R) | Unopposed |
South Dakota House of Representatives
D 17 · R 53
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-1 | Susan Wismer · Dennis A. Feickert (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-2 | Brock L. Greenfield · Burton Tulson (R) | 7.6 | |
| LD-3 | David Novstrup · Daniel Kaiser (R) | 3.6 | |
| LD-4 | Kathy Tyler · Jim Peterson (D) | 1.7 | |
| LD-5 | Melissa Magstadt · Roger Solum (R) | 18.9 | |
| LD-6 | Herman Otten · Isaac Latterell (R) | 13.4 | |
| LD-7 | Scott Munsterman · Spencer Hawley (REP) | 11.7 | |
| LD-8 | Scott Parsley · Leslie Heinemann (DEM) | 3.3 | |
| LD-9 | Steve Hickey · Paula Hawks (REP) | 0.5 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-10 | Jenna Haggar · Don Haggar (R) | 3.9 | |
| LD-11 | Christine M. Erickson · Jim Stalzer (R) | 5.4 | |
| LD-12 | Hal Wick · Manny Steele (R) | 3.6 | |
| LD-13 | G. Mark Mickelson · Steve Westra (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-14 | Anne C. Hajek · Marc S. Feinstein (REP) | 0.7 | |
| LD-15 | Karen Soli · Patrick A. Kirschman (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-16 | Jim Bolin · Patty Miller (R) | 0.7 | |
| LD-17 | Nancy Rasmussen · Ray Ring (REP) | 1.5 | |
| LD-18 | Bernie Hunhoff · Mike Stevens (DEM) | 4.2 | |
| LD-19 | Stace Nelson · Kyle Schoenfish (R) | 16.5 | |
| LD-20 | Lance Carson · Tona Rozum (R) | 7.4 | |
| LD-21 | Julie Bartling · Lee Qualm (DEM) | 1.5 | |
| LD-22 | Peggy Gibson · Dick Werner (DEM) | 1.6 | |
| LD-23 | Charles B. Hoffman · Justin R. Cronin (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-24 | Tim Rounds · Mary Duvall (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-25 | Jon Hansen · Scott W. Ecklund (R) | 11.0 | |
| LD-26A | Troy Heinert (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-26B | James Schaefer (R) | 17.8 | |
| LD-27 | Kevin Killer · Liz May (DEM) | 17.6 | |
| LD-28A | Dean Schrempp (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-28B | Betty Olson (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-29 | Gary Cammack · Dean Wink (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-30 | Mike Verchio · Lance Russell (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-31 | Fred W. Romkema · Timothy R. Johns (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-32 | Kristin A. Conzet · Brian Gosch (R) | 4.8 | |
| LD-33 | Jacqueline Sly · Scott W. Craig (R) | 10.5 | |
| LD-34 | David Lust · Dan Dryden (R) | 17.6 | |
| LD-35 | Don Kopp · Blaine Campbell (R) | 6.8 |
South Dakota
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab