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2012Final results

2012 election for South Dakota Legislative District 33

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Phil Jensen (R) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Matt McGrath (Ind) by 14.8 points.

Phil JensenRepublican · winner
57.4%5,722
Matt McGrathIndependent
42.6%4,245
9,967 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+36.52002R+33.52004R+9.82006R+17.32008R+29.32014R+23.22016

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