2000Final results
2000 election for South Dakota Legislative District 34
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Royal McCracken (R) won with 76.7% of the vote, defeating Gary Loudner (D) by 53.5 points.
Royal McCrackenRepublican · winner
76.7%7,901
Gary LoudnerDemocrat
23.3%2,394
10,295 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET