1994Final results
1994 election for South Dakota Legislative District 3
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
Jim Lawler (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Stephen H. Oakes (R) by 1.9 points.
Jim LawlerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.0%4,547
Stephen H. OakesRepublican
49.0%4,376
8,923 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 1994
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET