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2012Final results

2012 election for South Dakota Legislative District 18

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Jean Hunhoff (R) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating David Allen (D) by 30.3 points.

Jean HunhoffRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.1%6,317
David AllenDemocrat
34.9%3,382
9,699 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+22.22004R+9.22006R+33.92008R+30.32012D+11.62014D+5.32018

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