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United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota, 2012
 South Dakota's 2012 elections: • U.S. House • Other executive offices • State Senate • State House • Ballot measures |
See the full article here: South Dakota's at-large congressional district elections, 2012
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Incumbent Kristi Noem won the election.[1]
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Primary: South Dakota has a closed primary system, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members. South Dakota also scheduled a June 26 primary runoff.
Voter registration: Voters had to register to vote in the primary by May 21. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 22.[2]
- See also: South Dakota elections, 2012
Incumbent: The incumbent heading into the election was Kristi Noem (R), who was first elected in 2010.
South Dakota has a single at-large congressional district, which is made up of the entire state.
Heading into the November 6 election, the Republican Party held the one Congressional seat from South Dakota.
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| Democratic Party | 0 | 0 | |
| Republican Party | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 | |
The Center for Voting and Democracy (Fairvote) did not make a projection about who would win this seat.[3]
Primary competitiveness
South Dakota tied with Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oregon, Delaware, and West Virginia for having the 22nd most competitive congressional primaries in 2012, with 50% of major party primaries having been contested (1 out of 2). The national average was 54.31%.
South Dakota's one U.S. House incumbent sought re-election in 2012. She did not face a challenger in the primary. Nationwide, 200 out of the 386 incumbents seeking re-election faced a primary challenger (51.81%).
Margin of victory for winners
There was a total of 1 seat up for election in 2012 in South Dakota. The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the top-two vote getters. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100%.
| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
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| South Dakota, At-Large, District | Kristi Noem |
14.9% | 361,429 | Matt Varilek |
General election candidates
| District | General Election Candidates | Incumbent | 2012 Winner | Partisan Switch? |
| At-large |  Matt Varilek Kristi Noem |
Kristi Noem | Kristi Noem |
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Candidates
Note: Election results were added on election night as races were called. Vote totals will be added when official election results are certified. For more information about Ballotpedia's election coverage plan, click here. If you find any errors in this list, please email: Geoff Pallay.
General election candidates
June 5, 2012 primary results
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References
- ↑ Politico "2012 Election Map, South Dakota"
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State "Registration & Voting," Accessed July 27, 2012
- ↑ "2011 Redistricting and 2012 Elections in South Dakota," September 2012
- ↑ Rapid City Journal "Matt Varilek, Johnson staffer, enters U.S. House race," December 3, 2011
- ↑ Sioux City Journal "Politically Speaking: Varilek enters race for South Dakota congressional seat," December 2, 2011
- ↑ Rapid City Journal "Noem challenger Strong fails to get enough signatures to be on ballot," March 27, 2012
- ↑ The Daily Republic "http://www.mitchellrepublic.com/event/article/id/61859/," February 3, 2012
