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2012Final results

2012 election for South Dakota Legislative District 15

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Angie Buhl (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Kathy Miles (Ind) by 9.5 points.

Angie BuhlDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.8%2,973
Kathy MilesIndependent
45.2%2,455
5,428 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

EvenD+30.62000D+22.22004D+24.12006D+30.22008D+9.52020D+5.52022

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