2012Final results
2012 election for South Dakota Legislative District 3
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Al Novstrup (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating H. Paul Dennert (D) by 7.1 points.
Al NovstrupRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.6%5,553
H. Paul DennertDemocrat
46.4%4,815
10,368 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