Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Preview Articles: South Dakota Congressional Seats

October 31, 2012

By Ballotpedia's Congressional team

South Dakota's Congressional Elections in 2012
U.S. Senate Election?	U.S. House seats	Possible competitive races?
No	1	0

PIERRE: South Dakota: South Dakota has one at-large district and the current incumbent Kristi Noem (R) is running for re-election. She was first elected into office in 2010 and faced no competition for the Republican primary which was held on June 5. Democratic nominee Matt Varilek defeated two opponents in the primary.

Currently, the Republican Party holds the one at-large U.S. House seat.

In South Dakota, the polls open at 7 AM and all locations close at 7 PM local time.

See also: State Poll Opening and Closing Times (2012)

Here is a complete list of U.S. House candidates appearing on the general election ballot in South Dakota:

District	General Election Candidates	Incumbent	2012 Winner	Partisan Switch?
At-large	Matt Varilek Kristi Noem	Kristi Noem	Pending	Pending

Members of the U.S. House from South Dakota -- Partisan Breakdown
Party		As of November 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	0	0
	Republican Party	1	1
Total		1	1

Articles

• 2012 competitiveness in South Dakota state legislative elections August 9
• 2012 elections review:Four State House incumbents defeated in South Dakota primaries June 6
• 2012 elections preview: South Dakota voters to select winners in congressional, state legislative primaries June 4

See also

• Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Preview Articles: South Dakota Legislature
• Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Preview Articles: Central Regional State Executive Officials
• United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota, 2012
• South Dakota elections, 2012
• National contested primary average during the 2012 U.S. congressional elections