1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1988 election for South Dakota Legislative District 3
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
William R. Taylor (R) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Dale L. Chell (D) by 2.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
William R. TaylorRepublican · winner
51.3%4,344
Dale L. ChellDemocrat
48.7%4,125
8,469 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET