1992Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1992 election for South Dakota Legislative District 3
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Jim Lawler (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating William R. Taylor (R) by 12.1 points.
Jim LawlerDemocrat · winner
56.1%5,462
William R. TaylorRepublican · incumbent
43.9%4,282
9,744 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 1992
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET