2014Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2014 election for South Dakota Legislative District 17
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Arthur Rusch (R) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Michelle Maloney (D) by 16.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Arthur RuschRepublican · winner
58.1%3,873
Michelle MaloneyDemocrat
41.9%2,798
6,671 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 2014
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET