2002Final results
2002 election for Colorado Senate District 3
Colorado State Senate · Colorado
Abel J. Tapia (D) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Joyce R. Lawrence (R) by 27.1 points.
Abel J. TapiaDemocrat · winner
62.5%26,118
Joyce R. LawrenceRepublican
35.4%14,792
Joseph TownerLibertarian
2.2%910
41,820 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET