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