Kari Shanard-Koenders
Won the 2026 race for South Dakota Legislative District 12.
- Last margin
- +1.7
- Won 2026
- Elections
- 1
- 2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Every race Shanard-Koenders has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Shanard-Koenders won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Dakota State Senate, District 12 | General | Won | Joe Zweifel (D) | 50.8% | R+1.7 | $1.2K | R+5.3 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: South Dakota Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Money
Shanard-Koenders’s campaign fundraising.
- Raised, 2025–26
- $1.2K
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State filings through May 15, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 2:15 AM ET
What’s next
From campaign filings, not from public statements.
| Kari for District 12 State | Active |
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State filings through May 15, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 2:15 AM ET
Who Shanard-Koenders has run against
- Joe Zweifel (D) · 2026 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: South Dakota Secretary of State (unofficial)
The seat
- South Dakota Legislative District 12 · lean R+4.7 · 6th most Democratic of 32
Source: 99chambers: presidential results on current lines (MEDSL precinct returns)