1984Final results
1984 election for South Dakota Legislative District 34
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Carl Ham (R) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating Marion K. Zenker (D) by 30.2 points.
Carl HamRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.1%4,776
Marion K. ZenkerDemocrat
34.9%2,563
7,339 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET