South Dakota's 3rd legislative district

South Dakota's 3rd
State Senate district
South Dakota's 3rd; State Senate district
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Last updated November 13, 2023

South Dakota's 3rd legislative district is one of 35 districts in the South Dakota Legislature. Each district is represented by 1 senator and 2 representatives. In the Senate, it has been represented by Republican Al Novstrup since 2017. In the House, it has been represented by Brandei Schaefbauer since 2023 and Carl E. Perry since 2019.^[1]

Geography

The district is located in northeastern South Dakota, in Brown County. The district is based in Aberdeen.^[2]

Recent election results

South Dakota legislators are elected to two-year terms, with each permitted to serve a maximum of four consecutive two-year terms.^[3] Elections are held every even-numbered year.

State senate elections

Year	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	General election	Primary elections
2022	Al Novstrup	Republican	2008	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Al Novstrup (Republican) 100%	Republican: ▌Y Al Novstrup (inc.) 59.5% ▌ Rachel Dix 40.5%
2020	Al Novstrup	Republican	2008	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Al Novstrup (Republican) 100%
2018	Al Novstrup	Republican	2008	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Al Novstrup (Republican) 58.5% ▌ Cory Heidelberger (Democratic) 41.5%
2016	David Novstrup	Republican	2014	Incumbent retired. Republican hold.	▌Y Al Novstrup (Republican) 61.2% ▌ Cory Heidelberger (Democratic) 38.8%
2014	Al Novstrup	Republican	2008	Incumbent retired. Republican hold.	▌Y David Novstrup (Republican) 53.1% ▌ Mark Remily (Democratic) 46.9%	Democratic: ▌YMark Remily 51.0% ▌ Angela Schultz 49.0%
2012	Al Novstrup	Republican	2008	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Al Novstrup (Republican) 53.6% ▌ H. Paul Dennert (Democratic) 46.4%

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References

↑ "Al Novstrup". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
↑ "LRC Maps". sdlegislature.gov. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
↑ "Article III, § 6 of the South Dakota Constitution" (PDF). sdlegislature.gov. Retrieved October 21, 2023.

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[1] "Al Novstrup". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 21, 2023.

[2] "LRC Maps". sdlegislature.gov. Retrieved October 21, 2023.

[3] "Article III, § 6 of the South Dakota Constitution" (PDF). sdlegislature.gov. Retrieved October 21, 2023.

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v t e Members of the South Dakota Senate
South Dakota Legislature (2023–present) President of the Senate Larry Rhoden (R) President pro tempore Lee Schoenbeck (R) Majority Leader Casey Crabtree (R) Minority Leader Reynold Nesiba (D)
▌ Michael Rohl (R) ▌ Steve Kolbeck (R) ▌ Al Novstrup (R) ▌ John Wiik (R) ▌ Lee Schoenbeck (R) ▌ Herman Otten (R) ▌ Tim Reed (R) ▌ Casey Crabtree (R) ▌ Brent "B.R." Hoffman (R) ▌ Liz Larson (D) ▌ Jim Stalzer (R) ▌ Arch Beal (R) ▌ Jack Kolbeck (R) ▌ Larry Zikmund (R) ▌ Reynold Nesiba (D) ▌ Jim Bolin (R) ▌ Sydney Davis (R) ▌ Jean Hunhoff (R) ▌ Kyle Schoenfish (R) ▌ Joshua Klumb (R) ▌ Erin Tobin (R) ▌ David Wheeler (R) ▌ Bryan Breitling (R) ▌ Jim Mehlhaff (R) ▌ Tom Pischke (R) ▌ Shawn Bordeaux (D) ▌ Red Dawn Foster (D) ▌ Ryan Maher (R) ▌ Dean Wink (R) ▌ Julie Frye-Mueller (R) ▌ Randy Deibert (R) ▌ Helene Duhamel (R) ▌ David Johnson (R) ▌ Michael Diedrich (R) ▌Vacant
▌ Republican (30) ▌ Democratic (4) ▌Vacant (1) South Dakota Legislature South Dakota House of Representatives South Dakota Senate

v t e Members of the South Dakota House of Representatives
South Dakota Legislature (2023–present) Speaker of the House Hugh Bartels (R-5) Speaker pro tempore Mike Stevens (R-18) Majority Leader Will Mortenson (R-24) Minority Leader Oren Lesmeister (D-28)
1. ▌ Joe Donnell (R) ⎣ ▌ Tamara St. John (R) 2. ▌ David Kull (R) ⎣ ▌ John Sjaarda (R) 3. ▌ Brandei Schaefbauer (R) ⎣ ▌ Carl E. Perry (R) 4. ▌ Stephanie Sauder (R) ⎣ ▌ Fred Deutsch (R) 5. ▌ Hugh Bartels (R) ⎣ ▌ Byron Callies (R) 6. ▌ Aaron Aylward (R) ⎣ ▌ Ernie Otten (R) 7. ▌ Mellissa Heermann(R) ⎣ ▌ Roger DeGroot (R) 8. ▌ John Mills (R) ⎣ ▌ Tim Reisch (R) 9. ▌ Bethany Soye (R) ⎣ ▌ Kenneth Teunissen (R) 10. ▌ Erin Healy (D) ⎣ ▌ Kameron Nelson (D) 11. ▌ Brian Mulder (R) ⎣ ▌ Chris Karr (R) 12. ▌ Amber Arlint (R) ⎣ ▌ Greg Jamison (R) 13. ▌ Sue Peterson (R) ⎣ ▌ Tony Venhuizen (R) 14. ▌ Taylor Rehfeldt (R) ⎣ ▌ Tyler Tordsen (R) 15. ▌ Kadyn Wittman (D) ⎣ ▌ Linda Duba (D) 16. ▌ Karla Lems (R) ⎣ ▌ Kevin D. Jensen (R) 17. ▌ William Shorma (R) ⎣ ▌ Chris Kassin] (R) 18. ▌ Mike Stevens (R) ⎣ ▌ Julie Auch (R) 19. ▌ Drew Peterson (R) ⎣ ▌ Jessica Bahmuller (R) 20. ▌ Lance Koth (R) ⎣ ▌ Ben Krohmer (R) 21. ▌ Rocky Blare (R) ⎣ ▌ Marty Overweg (R) 22. ▌ Roger D. Chase (R) ⎣ ▌ Lynn Schneider (R) 23. ▌ James D. Wangsness (R) ⎣ ▌ Scott Moore (R) 24. ▌ Will Mortenson (R) ⎣ ▌ Mike Weisgram (R) 25. ▌ Randy Gross (R) ⎣ ▌ Jon Hansen (R) 26A. ▌ Eric Emery (D) 26B. ▌ Rebecca Reimer (R) 27. ▌ Liz Marty May (R) ⎣ ▌ Peri Pourier (D) 28A. ▌ Oren Lesmeister (D) 28B. ▌ Neil Pinnow (R) 29. ▌ Gary Cammack (R) ⎣ ▌ Kirk Chaffee (R) 30. ▌ Trish Ladner (R) ⎣ ▌ Dennis Krull (R) 31. ▌ Mary Fitzgerald (R) ⎣ ▌ Scott Odenbach (R) 32. ▌ Becky Drury (R) ⎣ ▌ Steve Duffy (R) 33. ▌ Curt Massie (R) ⎣ ▌ Phil Jensen (R) 34. ▌ Mike Derby (R) ⎣ ▌ Jess Olson (R) 35. ▌ Tina Mulally (R) ⎣ ▌ Tony Randolph (R)
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v t e Legislative districts of South Dakota
List of South Dakota legislative districts Each district elects one Senator and two members of the House. 33 districts elect their House members at-large, and districts 26 and 28 are split into 2 sub-districts.
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26A/B 27th 28A/B 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th