2012Final results
2012 election for South Dakota Legislative District 5
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Ried Holien (R) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Jeff Dunn (D) by 21.1 points.
Ried HolienRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.5%5,900
Jeff DunnDemocrat
39.5%3,846
9,746 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