1988Final results
1988 election for South Dakota Legislative District 5
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Mary McClure (R) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating E. Wayne Carr (D) by 7.8 points.
Mary McClureRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.9%5,011
E. Wayne CarrDemocrat
46.1%4,284
9,295 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET