2012Final results
2012 election for South Dakota Legislative District 7
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Larry Tidemann (R) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Pamela Merchant (D) by 7.0 points.
Larry TidemannRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.5%4,362
Pamela MerchantDemocrat
46.5%3,788
8,150 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