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2002Final results

2002 election for South Dakota Legislative District 34

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Royal McCracken (R) won with 72.0% of the vote, defeating Connie Rae Kandaras (D) by 44.0 points.

Royal McCrackenRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.0%7,285
28.0%2,830
10,115 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenR+2.51990R+7.51992R+53.52000R+44.02002R+40.62008R+30.42016

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET