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2012Final results

2012 election for South Dakota Legislative District 20

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Mike Vehle (R) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Quinten L. Burg (D) by 14.0 points.

Mike VehleRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.0%5,734
43.0%4,323
10,057 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+30.51998R+33.92008R+35.12010R+14.02012R+29.32016R+45.02018

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