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Al Novstrup
Republican Party
South Dakota House of Representatives District 3
Tenure
2025 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
1
Prior offices:
South Dakota State Senate District 3
Years in office: 2017 - 2025
Successor: Carl Perry (R)
Years in office: 2009 - 2015
South Dakota House of Representatives District 3
Years in office: 2015 - 2017
Successor: Drew Dennert (R)
Years in office: 2003 - 2009
Compensation
Base salary
$16,348/year
Per diem
$178/day for legislators who reside more than 50 miles away from the Capitol.
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Education
Bachelor's
South Dakota State University, 1977
Personal
Religion
Christian: Methodist
Profession
Manager/Owner, Thunder Road Family Fun Park
Contact
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Al Novstrup (Republican Party) is a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 3. He assumed office on January 14, 2025. His current term ends on January 12, 2027.

Novstrup (Republican Party) ran for election to the South Dakota House of Representatives to represent District 3. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Novstrup earned his B.S. from South Dakota State University in 1977.

Novstrup worked as a farm worker on a family farm from 1967 to 1972. He then worked as a construction worker for Cenex/Farmers Union from 1969 to 1972. After earning his degree, Novstrup worked as a teacher for Granite Falls High School from 1977 to 1980. He then worked as manager and owner of Computer Specialists from 1982 to 2001. He has worked as manager and owner of Thunder Road Family Fun Park since 1994.

Nostrup is the father of David Novstrup, who also represented District 3 of the state Senate and state House.

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Novstrup was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Novstrup was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Novstrup was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Novstrup was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

South Dakota committee assignments, 2017
• Commerce and Energy
• Legislative Procedure
• Retirement Laws, Vice chair
• State Affairs
• Joint Legislative Procedure

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Novstrup served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Novstrup served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Novstrup served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Novstrup served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 3 (2 seats)

Incumbent Brandei Schaefbauer and Al Novstrup defeated Erin Rudner in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 3 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brandei Schaefbauer
Brandei Schaefbauer (R)
 
37.1
 
6,049
✔
Image of Al Novstrup
Al Novstrup (R)
 
35.2
 
5,738
Image of Erin Rudner
Erin Rudner (D)
 
27.7
 
4,515

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 16,302
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Erin Rudner advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 3.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Brandei Schaefbauer and Al Novstrup advanced from the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 3.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Novstrup in this election.

Pledges

Novstrup signed the following pledges.

  • U.S. Term Limits

2022

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for South Dakota State Senate District 3

Incumbent Al Novstrup won election in the general election for South Dakota State Senate District 3 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Al Novstrup
Al Novstrup (R)
 
100.0
 
5,698

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,698
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 3

Incumbent Al Novstrup defeated Rachel Dix in the Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 3 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Al Novstrup
Al Novstrup
 
59.5
 
1,794
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Rachel Dix
 
40.5
 
1,222

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,016
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2020

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for South Dakota State Senate District 3

Incumbent Al Novstrup won election in the general election for South Dakota State Senate District 3 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Al Novstrup
Al Novstrup (R)
 
100.0
 
7,496

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 7,496
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Josh Halsey advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota State Senate District 3.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Al Novstrup advanced from the Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 3.

2018

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for South Dakota State Senate District 3

Incumbent Al Novstrup defeated Cory Heidelberger in the general election for South Dakota State Senate District 3 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Al Novstrup
Al Novstrup (R)
 
58.5
 
5,338
Image of Cory Heidelberger
Cory Heidelberger (D)
 
41.5
 
3,787

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 9,125
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for South Dakota State Senate District 3

Cory Heidelberger advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota State Senate District 3 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
✔
Image of Cory Heidelberger
Cory Heidelberger

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 3

Incumbent Al Novstrup advanced from the Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 3 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
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Image of Al Novstrup
Al Novstrup

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2016

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the South Dakota State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 29, 2016. Incumbent David Novstrup (R) did not seek re-election.

Al Novstrup defeated Cory Heidelberger in the South Dakota State Senate District 3 general election.[1][2]

South Dakota State Senate, District 3 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Al Novstrup 61.22% 6,364
     Democratic Cory Heidelberger 38.78% 4,031
Total Votes 10,395
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State


Cory Heidelberger ran unopposed in the South Dakota State Senate District 3 Democratic primary.[3][4]

South Dakota State Senate, District 3 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Cory Heidelberger  (unopposed)


Al Novstrup ran unopposed in the South Dakota State Senate District 3 Republican primary.[3][4]

South Dakota State Senate, District 3 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Al Novstrup  (unopposed)

2014

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the South Dakota House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 25, 2014. Burt Elliott and Pat Hale were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Daniel Kaiser and Al Novstrup were unopposed in the Republican primary. Kaiser and Novstrup defeated Hale and Elliott in the general election.[5][6][7]

South Dakota House of Representatives, District 3, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAl Novstrup 28.4% 3,931
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Kaiser Incumbent 26.8% 3,709
     Democratic Burt Elliott 24.6% 3,404
     Democratic Pat Hale 20.1% 2,778
Total Votes 13,822
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State

2012

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2012

Novstrup won re-election in the 2012 election for South Dakota State Senate District 3. Novstrup ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 5 and defeated H. Paul Dennert (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8]

South Dakota State Senate, District 3, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAl Novstrup Incumbent 53.6% 5,553
     Democratic H. Paul Dennert 46.4% 4,815
Total Votes 10,368

2010

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2010

Novstrup ran for re-election to the 3rd District seat in 2010. Al Novstrup ran for the seat on the Republican ticket and defeated Democrat Alan Hoerth. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.

South Dakota State Senate, District 3 (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Al Novstrup (R) 5,281 59.93%
Alan Hoerth (D) 3,531 40.07%

2008

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2008

On Nov. 4, 2008, Novstrup won election to the 3rd District Seat in the South Dakota State Senate, defeating opponent Alan Hoerth (D).[9]

Novstrup raised $40,171 for his campaign while Hoerth raised $24,557.[10]

South Dakota State Senate, District 3 (2008)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Al Novstrup (R) 5,872 54.97%
Alan C. Hoerth (D) 4,811 45.03%

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Al Novstrup did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Al Novstrup did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.

Al Novstrup campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024South Dakota House of Representatives District 3Won general$13,183 $0
2022South Dakota State Senate District 3Won general$20,020 $0
2020South Dakota State Senate District 3Won general$7,150 N/A**
2018South Dakota State Senate District 3Won general$16,220 N/A**
2016South Dakota State Senate, District 3Won $38,457 N/A**
2014South Dakota House of Representatives, District 3Won $1,400 N/A**
2012South Dakota State Senate, District 3Won $30,123 N/A**
2010South Dakota State Senate, District 3Won $10,799 N/A**
2008South Dakota State Senate, District 3Won $40,171 N/A**
2006South Dakota House of Representatives, District 3Won $6,274 N/A**
2004South Dakota House of Representatives, District 3Won $6,090 N/A**
2002South Dakota House of Representatives, District 3Won $9,170 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Personal

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Novstrup and his wife, Kathy, have two children.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed August 21, 2016
    2. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Official Results State Canvas," accessed May 2, 2017
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed December 18, 2015
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "State primary results," accessed June 7, 2016
    5. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Current Candidates for Primary Election," May 2, 2014
    6. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Primary Election - Official Results," accessed June 4, 2014
    7. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Official General Election Results - November 4, 2014," accessed November 12, 2014
    8. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Official election results for 2012," accessed March 11, 2014
    9. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2008 Election Results, South Dakota Senate, District 3," accessed March 11, 2014
    10. ↑ Follow the Money, "District 3 South Dakota Senate Spending, 2008," accessed March 11, 2014

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    Preceded by
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    2025-Present    		 Succeeded by
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    Preceded by
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    2017-2025    		 Succeeded by
    Carl Perry (R)
    Preceded by
    -     		South Dakota House of Representatives District 3
    2015-2017    		 Succeeded by
    Drew Dennert (R)
    Preceded by
    -     		South Dakota State Senate District 3
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    Preceded by
    -     		South Dakota House of Representatives District 3
    2003-2009    		 Succeeded by
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