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2012Final results

2012 election for South Dakota Legislative District 21

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Billie H. Sutton (D) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating John S. Meyer (R) by 18.9 points.

Billie H. SuttonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.5%5,723
John S. MeyerRepublican
40.5%3,902
9,625 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

EvenR+16.52006R+45.92008R+43.22010D+18.92012R+9.92018R+58.42020

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