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2012 South Dakota U.S. House At-large Election

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Who won the 2012 South Dakota U.S. House At-large Election?

Kristi Noem won the 2012 South Dakota U.S. House At-large Election. Kristi Noem received 207,640 popular votes (57.45%). The main challenger was Matt Varilek (42.55%).

See the full head-to-head between Noem and Varilek

Noem +14.9 pts · won by 53,851 votes
Kristi NoemRepublicanWINNER57.45%
207,640 votes
Matt VarilekDemocratic42.55%
153,789 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.