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2012Final results

2012 election for South Dakota Legislative District 4

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Tim Begalka (R) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Steve Street (D) by 21.9 points.

Tim BegalkaRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.0%6,603
Steve StreetDemocrat
39.0%4,227
10,830 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+21.42004D+5.32006R+22.02010R+21.92012R+20.82016R+29.72018

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