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)
- Kristi Noem campaign website
- Matt Varilek campaign website
