2012Final results
2012 election for South Dakota Legislative District 17
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Tom Jones (D) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating John S. Chicoine (R) by 4.9 points.
Tom JonesDemocrat · winner
52.4%4,754
John S. ChicoineRepublican
47.6%4,311
9,065 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