2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for South Dakota Legislative District 2
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Chuck Welke (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Arthur E. Fryslie (R) by 2.8 points.
Chuck WelkeDemocrat · winner
51.4%5,441
Arthur E. FryslieRepublican · incumbent
48.6%5,140
10,581 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