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2012 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota

The 2012 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the single U.S. Representative from South Dakota's At-large congressional district, comprising the entire state of South Dakota. The election coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Kristi Noem, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Matt Varilek, staffer for Senator Tim Johnson

Eliminated in primary

Jeff Barth, Minnehaha County Commissioner

Declined

Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, former U.S. Representative

Primary results

General election

Polling

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Beadle (Largest city: Huron)
Bon Homme (Largest city: Springfield)
Brule (Largest city: Chamberlain)
Corson (Largest city: McLaughlin)
Deuel (Largest city: Clear Lake)
Grant (Largest city: Milbank)
Jerauld (Largest city: Wessington Springs)
Kingsbury (Largest city: De Smet)
Lake (Largest city: Madison)
Miner (Largest city: Howard)
Minnehaha (Largest city: Sioux Falls)
Moody (Largest city: Flandreau)
Sanborn (Largest city: Woonsocket)
Brookings (largest city: Brookings)
Aurora (largest city: Plankinton)
Bennett (largest city: Martin)
Clark (largest city: Clark)
Spink (largest city: Redfield)
Mellette (Largest city: White River)

References

External links

Elections from the South Dakota Secretary of State
United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota, 2012 at Ballotpedia
South Dakota - At-Large from OurCampaigns.com
Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets
Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation

Official campaign websites (Archived)