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2012Final results

2012 election for South Dakota Legislative District 10

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Shantel Krebs (R) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Paul A. Thompson (D) by 22.1 points.

Shantel KrebsRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.0%5,807
39.0%3,705
9,512 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+14.32006R+34.82008R+30.02010R+22.12012R+25.92014R+19.92016

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