RepublicanNot in office · last served 1992Last on a ballot: Nov 1990

Don Ham

Don Ham ran in 9 elections between 1972 and 1990, winning 8. Served in the South Dakota House of Representatives (District 27 and District 34).

Career

Offices held, and every time Ham was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Margin: how far Ham finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin
1990	South Dakota House of Representatives, District 34	General	Won	Rexford A. Hagg (R), Donovin Sprague (D)	34.3%	D+1.5
1988	South Dakota House of Representatives, District 34	General	Won	Rexford A. Hagg (R), Betty Sever (D), Stewart Steele (D)	28.2%	R+2.4
1986	South Dakota House of Representatives, District 34	General	Won	Knute Knudson (R)	50.6%	R+1.2
1984	South Dakota House of Representatives, District 34	General	Won	Knute Knudson (R)	50%	Even
1982	South Dakota House of Representatives, District 27	General	Won	Knute Knudson (R), Alyce McKay (R), Don Carlson (R)	12%	R+0.5
1980	South Dakota House of Representatives, District 27	General	Won	Gordon R. Pederson (R), Don Carlson (R), F. Julian Cheney (R)	12.1%	R+0.7
1978	South Dakota House of Representatives, District 27	General	Won	Gordon R. Pederson (R), F. Julian Cheney (R), Don Carlson (R)	11.2%	R+0.8
1976	South Dakota House of Representatives, District 27	General	Won	Carl Ham (R), F. Julian Cheney (R), Gordon R. Pederson (R)	10%	D+0.1
1972	South Dakota State Senate, District 27	General	Lost	Charles E. Donnelly Jr. (D), Grace Mickelson (D), Homer Kandaras (D)	16.2%	D+1.4