South Dakota State Senate District 34
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Taffy Howard Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Taffy Howard (R) 60.2, Kehala Two Bulls (D) 39.8
- Last election
- Taffy Howard (Republican) won by 20.4 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
Side by side
Left column: CalabreseRight column: Howard
- Races
- None listed
- Won 1 of 1
- Years since first win
- Not available
- 2
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Candidates on the ballot
- Michael CalabreseDemocratic
- Taffy HowardIncumbentRepublican
Some names come from filing lists and may not be on the ballot.
Source: vip.sdsos.gov, dated Oct 28
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Official results for South Dakota
History (21 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 12,602
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
South Dakota Senate District 34, 1984 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanTaffy HowardWon Republican 7,58660.2% DemocraticKehala Two Bulls Democratic 5,01639.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,505
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
South Dakota Senate District 34, 1984 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMichael DiedrichWon(incumbent) Republican 7,505100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,549
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
South Dakota Senate District 34, 1984 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMichael G. DiedrichWon Republican 8,07964.4% DemocraticGeorge Nelson Democratic 4,47035.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,101
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
South Dakota Senate District 34, 1984 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJeff PartridgeWon(incumbent) Republican 6,33262.7% DemocraticZach Vanwyk Democratic 3,76937.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,181
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
South Dakota Senate District 34, 1984 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJeffrey D. PartridgeWon Republican 7,29265.2% DemocraticJay C. Shultz Democratic 3,88934.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,776
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
South Dakota Senate District 34, 1984 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCraig TieszenWon(incumbent) Republican 6,776100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,283
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
South Dakota Senate District 34, 1984 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCraig TieszenWon(incumbent) Republican 8,283100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,136
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
South Dakota Senate District 34, 1984 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCraig TieszenWon(incumbent) Republican 7,136100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,259
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
South Dakota Senate District 34, 1984 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCraig TieszenWon Republican 7,91470.3% DemocraticGary L. Hargens Democratic 3,34529.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,872
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
South Dakota Senate District 34, 1984 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRoyal McCrackenWon(incumbent) Republican 6,872100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,885
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
South Dakota Senate District 34, 1984 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRoyal McCrackenWon(incumbent) Republican 7,885100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,115
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
South Dakota Senate District 34, 1984 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRoyal McCrackenWon(incumbent) Republican 7,28572.0% DemocraticConnie Rae Kandaras Democratic 2,83028.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,295
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
South Dakota Senate District 34, 1984 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRoyal McCrackenWon Republican 7,90176.8% DemocraticGary Loudner Democratic 2,39423.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,769
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
South Dakota Senate District 34, 1984 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJerry J. ShoenerWon(incumbent) Republican 6,769100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,550
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
South Dakota Senate District 34, 1984 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJerry J. ShoenerWon(incumbent) Republican 8,550100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,151
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
South Dakota Senate District 34, 1984 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJerry J. ShoenerWon(incumbent) Republican 8,151100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,077
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
South Dakota Senate District 34, 1984 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJerry J. ShoenerWon Republican 5,95353.7% DemocraticJudith R. Olson(incumbent) Democratic 5,12446.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,552
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
South Dakota Senate District 34, 1984 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBob HaskellWon Republican 2,84651.3% DemocraticScott D. McGregor Democratic 2,70648.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,899
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
South Dakota Senate District 34, 1984 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMichael G. DiedrichWon(incumbent) Republican 4,59058.1% DemocraticScott D. McGregor Democratic 3,30941.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 3,855
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
South Dakota Senate District 34, 1984 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMichael G. DiedrichWon Republican 3,855100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,339
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1984 to 1991)
South Dakota Senate District 34, 1984 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanCarl HamWon(incumbent) Republican 4,77665.1% DemocraticMarion K. Zenker Democratic 2,56334.9%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1984 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). South Dakota State Senate District 34, election results 1984 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/sd/senate/34. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:sd/sldu:34
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026