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2014Final results

2014 election for South Dakota Legislative District 25

South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota

Tim Rave (R) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating Bill Laird (D) by 36.1 points.

Tim RaveRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.1%5,492
Bill LairdDemocrat
31.9%2,577
8,069 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 2014

Races before and after

EvenD+17.02008R+3.42010R+2.52012R+36.12014R+25.62016R+45.42024

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET