2012Final results
2012 election for South Dakota Legislative District 25
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Tim Rave (R) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Dan Ahlers (D) by 2.5 points.
Tim RaveRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.2%5,629
Dan AhlersDemocrat
48.8%5,359
10,988 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