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2012Final results

2012 election for South Dakota Legislative District 19

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Billy L. Vangerpen (R) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Frank Kloucek (D) by 20.1 points.

Billy L. VangerpenRepublican · winner
60.0%7,024
40.0%4,677
11,701 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+11.42006D+24.02008R+14.92010R+20.12012R+56.42016R+48.12018

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