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2012Final results

2012 election for South Dakota Legislative District 3

South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota

2 seats: David Novstrup (R), Daniel Kaiser (R) won.

2 seats
David NovstrupRepublican · winner · incumbent
31.2%5,843
Daniel KaiserRepublican · winner
27.8%5,201
24.2%4,529
16.8%3,148
18,721 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

EvenR+4.02006R+9.02008D+2.12010R+6.92012R+4.32014R+29.82016

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET