CalledUnofficial results
South Dakota Legislative District 34
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Taffy Howard won re-election by 4.6 points over Michael Calabrese.
Taffy HowardRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.3%4,943
Michael CalabreseDemocrat
47.7%4,508
9,451 votes
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:22 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Michael CalabreseTaffy Howard
$10K
Raised by the campaign
$50.9K
$7K
Spent by the campaign
$57.3K
$4.9K
Cash on hand
$10.8K
Campaign money: South Dakota Secretary of State, through Oct 20, 2026.
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State campaign filingsUpdated Oct 20, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Michael Calabrese
- 3%
- Taffy Howard
- 97%
- Projected margin
- R+14.1