United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 2012

November 6, 2012



Nominee	Kristi Noem	Matt Varilek
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	207,640	153,789
Percentage	57.5%	42.5%

US Representative before election

Kristi Noem
Republican

Elected US Representative

Kristi Noem
Republican

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South Dakota's at-large congressional district

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 nomination

Candidates

Kristi Noem, incumbent U.S. Representative^[1]

Democratic nomination

Candidates

Jeff Barth, Minnehaha County Commissioner^[1]
Matt Varilek, staffer for Senator Tim Johnson^[2]

Declined

Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, former U.S. Representative^[3]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matt Varilek	21,759	71.92
	Democratic	Jeff Barth	8,494	28.08
Total votes			30,253	100

General election

Candidates

Kristi Noem (R), incumbent U.S. Representative
Matt Varilek (D), staffer for Senator Tim Johnson

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Kristi Noem (R)	Matt Varilek (D)	Undecided
Nielson Brothers Polling	August 29–September 6, 2012	509	± 4.34%	51%	42%	7%
Nielson Brothers Polling	July 19–23, 2012	541	± 4.21%	47%	46%	7%

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Kristi Noem (R)	Stephanie H. Sandlin (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	January 28–30, 2011	1,045	± 3.0%	45%	46%	—	8%

General Election Results

South Dakota's At-large congressional district election, 2012^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kristi Noem (Incumbent)	207,640	57.45
	Democratic	Matt Varilek	153,789	42.55
Total votes			361,429	100.00
	Republican hold

References

1 2 Luther, Megan (July 16, 2011). "Rep. Noem gears up for re-election campaign". Argus Leader. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
↑ Hayworth, Bret (December 2, 2011). "Politically Speaking: Varilek enters race for South Dakota congressional seat". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
↑ "Stephanie Herseth Sandlin officially announces she will not run for office in 2012". Argus Leader. January 21, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
↑ "Statewide Races". Secretary of State of South Dakota. June 25, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
↑ "Secretary of State — Statewide Races". South Dakota Secretary of State. Retrieved November 28, 2012.

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.org
Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation

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