2012Final results
2012 election for South Dakota Legislative District 26B
South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota
James Schaefer (R) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Maynard J. Konechne (D) by 17.8 points.
James SchaeferRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.9%2,981
Maynard J. KonechneDemocrat
41.1%2,078
5,059 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET