Senate Elections 2014 | US Senate Elections | South Dakota Races
2014 South Dakota U.S. Senate Election Results
Mike Rounds
Percent: 50.37%
Votes: 140,741
Rick Weiland
Percent: 29.51%
Votes: 82,456
Race Summary
In the 2014 South Dakota U.S. Senate Election, Republican Mike Rounds received 50.37% of the vote, while Democrat Rick Weiland received 29.51% and Independent Larry Pressler earned 17.09%. Rounds’s margin of 20 percentage points over Weiland secured a comfortable Republican victory in a rare three-way Senate race.
Full Results
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 50.37%
Votes: 140,741
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 29.51%
Votes: 82,456
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 17.09%
Votes: 47,741
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 3.03%
Votes: 8,474
Total votes: 279,412
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Results by County
Aurora County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 41.59%
Votes: 480
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 30.76%
Votes: 355
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 22.44%
Votes: 259
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 5.20%
Votes: 60
Total votes: 1,154
Brookings County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 45.46%
Votes: 4,226
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 34.37%
Votes: 3,195
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 17.88%
Votes: 1,662
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 2.29%
Votes: 213
Total votes: 9,296
Butte County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 59.45%
Votes: 1,910
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 16.78%
Votes: 539
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 17.80%
Votes: 572
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 5.98%
Votes: 192
Total votes: 3,213
Clay County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 37.76%
Votes: 1,433
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 44.51%
Votes: 1,689
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 16.21%
Votes: 615
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 1.53%
Votes: 58
Total votes: 3,795
Davison County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 50.94%
Votes: 3,097
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 26.02%
Votes: 1,582
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 20.18%
Votes: 1,227
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 2.86%
Votes: 174
Total votes: 6,080
Douglas County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 65.99%
Votes: 877
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 15.43%
Votes: 205
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 14.07%
Votes: 187
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 4.51%
Votes: 60
Total votes: 1,329
Grant County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 48.23%
Votes: 1,405
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 30.45%
Votes: 887
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 18.33%
Votes: 534
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 2.99%
Votes: 87
Total votes: 2,913
Hand County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 57.64%
Votes: 864
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 22.75%
Votes: 341
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 16.01%
Votes: 240
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 3.60%
Votes: 54
Total votes: 1,499
Hutchinson County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 58.91%
Votes: 1,640
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 20.65%
Votes: 575
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 17.74%
Votes: 494
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 2.69%
Votes: 75
Total votes: 2,784
Jones County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 63.07%
Votes: 292
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 14.25%
Votes: 66
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 15.55%
Votes: 72
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 7.13%
Votes: 33
Total votes: 463
Lincoln County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 55.07%
Votes: 9,353
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 24.83%
Votes: 4,218
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 17.69%
Votes: 3,005
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 2.41%
Votes: 409
Total votes: 16,985
McPherson County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 65.66%
Votes: 677
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 16.78%
Votes: 173
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 14.94%
Votes: 154
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 2.62%
Votes: 27
Total votes: 1,031
Minnehaha County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 47.15%
Votes: 25,771
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 32.45%
Votes: 17,739
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 18.09%
Votes: 9,886
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 2.32%
Votes: 1,266
Total votes: 54,662
Potter County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 65.06%
Votes: 758
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 18.11%
Votes: 211
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 14.94%
Votes: 174
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 1.89%
Votes: 22
Total votes: 1,165
Spink County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 45.26%
Votes: 1,151
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 32.76%
Votes: 833
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 19.31%
Votes: 491
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 2.67%
Votes: 68
Total votes: 2,543
Tripp County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 60.34%
Votes: 1,328
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 22.99%
Votes: 506
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 13.63%
Votes: 300
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 3.04%
Votes: 67
Total votes: 2,201
Yankton County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 47.34%
Votes: 3,663
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 32.27%
Votes: 2,497
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 17.30%
Votes: 1,339
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 3.09%
Votes: 239
Total votes: 7,738
Beadle County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 53.39%
Votes: 3,018
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 28.69%
Votes: 1,622
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 14.33%
Votes: 810
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 3.59%
Votes: 203
Total votes: 5,653
Brown County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 44.62%
Votes: 5,382
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 33.35%
Votes: 4,023
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 20.04%
Votes: 2,417
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 1.99%
Votes: 240
Total votes: 12,062
Campbell County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 65.61%
Votes: 414
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 18.23%
Votes: 115
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 12.52%
Votes: 79
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 3.65%
Votes: 23
Total votes: 631
Codington County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 50.23%
Votes: 4,605
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 28.06%
Votes: 2,572
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 19.32%
Votes: 1,771
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 2.39%
Votes: 219
Total votes: 9,167
Day County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 35.96%
Votes: 868
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 40.97%
Votes: 989
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 20.42%
Votes: 493
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 2.65%
Votes: 64
Total votes: 2,414
Edmunds County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 54.49%
Votes: 947
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 24.28%
Votes: 422
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 18.76%
Votes: 326
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 2.47%
Votes: 43
Total votes: 1,738
Gregory County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 54.49%
Votes: 996
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 26.42%
Votes: 483
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 15.54%
Votes: 284
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 3.56%
Votes: 65
Total votes: 1,828
Hanson County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 55.74%
Votes: 752
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 27.06%
Votes: 365
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 12.23%
Votes: 165
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 4.97%
Votes: 67
Total votes: 1,349
Hyde County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 63.47%
Votes: 384
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 21.16%
Votes: 128
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 11.90%
Votes: 72
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 3.47%
Votes: 21
Total votes: 605
Kingsbury County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 48.12%
Votes: 1,026
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 31.38%
Votes: 669
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 17.64%
Votes: 376
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 2.86%
Votes: 61
Total votes: 2,132
Lyman County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 50.77%
Votes: 630
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 29.09%
Votes: 361
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 15.63%
Votes: 194
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 4.51%
Votes: 56
Total votes: 1,241
Meade County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 58.62%
Votes: 4,910
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 18.68%
Votes: 1,565
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 17.38%
Votes: 1,456
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 5.31%
Votes: 445
Total votes: 8,376
Moody County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 43.94%
Votes: 1,062
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 34.46%
Votes: 833
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 18.49%
Votes: 447
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 3.10%
Votes: 75
Total votes: 2,417
Roberts County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 40.91%
Votes: 1,326
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 42.49%
Votes: 1,377
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 14.32%
Votes: 464
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 2.28%
Votes: 74
Total votes: 3,241
Stanley County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 62.01%
Votes: 803
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 22.32%
Votes: 289
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 13.67%
Votes: 177
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 2.01%
Votes: 26
Total votes: 1,295
Turner County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 51.44%
Votes: 1,701
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 25.82%
Votes: 854
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 18.66%
Votes: 617
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 4.08%
Votes: 135
Total votes: 3,307
Ziebach County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 34.81%
Votes: 220
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 46.36%
Votes: 293
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 14.24%
Votes: 90
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 4.59%
Votes: 29
Total votes: 632
Bennett County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 47.85%
Votes: 445
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 36.67%
Votes: 341
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 11.83%
Votes: 110
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 3.66%
Votes: 34
Total votes: 930
Brule County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 50.31%
Votes: 889
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 25.52%
Votes: 451
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 19.58%
Votes: 346
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 4.58%
Votes: 81
Total votes: 1,767
Charles Mix County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 47.16%
Votes: 1,511
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 34.68%
Votes: 1,111
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 15.54%
Votes: 498
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 2.62%
Votes: 84
Total votes: 3,204
Corson County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 43.09%
Votes: 399
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 39.74%
Votes: 368
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 11.77%
Votes: 109
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 5.40%
Votes: 50
Total votes: 926
Deuel County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 47.37%
Votes: 847
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 29.64%
Votes: 530
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 19.07%
Votes: 341
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 3.91%
Votes: 70
Total votes: 1,788
Fall River County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 54.02%
Votes: 1,587
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 22.94%
Votes: 674
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 17.36%
Votes: 510
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 5.68%
Votes: 167
Total votes: 2,938
Haakon County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 65.24%
Votes: 563
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 11.12%
Votes: 96
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 17.50%
Votes: 151
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 6.14%
Votes: 53
Total votes: 863
Harding County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 62.04%
Votes: 371
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 7.69%
Votes: 46
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 20.23%
Votes: 121
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 10.03%
Votes: 60
Total votes: 598
Jackson County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 51.36%
Votes: 472
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 29.27%
Votes: 269
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 14.47%
Votes: 133
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 4.90%
Votes: 45
Total votes: 919
Lake County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 46.60%
Votes: 2,283
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 38.01%
Votes: 1,862
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 13.00%
Votes: 637
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 2.39%
Votes: 117
Total votes: 4,899
Marshall County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 39.00%
Votes: 684
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 39.51%
Votes: 693
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 20.52%
Votes: 360
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 0.97%
Votes: 17
Total votes: 1,754
Mellette County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 36.73%
Votes: 252
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 44.46%
Votes: 305
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 14.29%
Votes: 98
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 4.52%
Votes: 31
Total votes: 686
Pennington County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 55.79%
Votes: 18,812
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 24.45%
Votes: 8,244
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 16.13%
Votes: 5,439
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 3.63%
Votes: 1,223
Total votes: 33,718
Sanborn County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 46.67%
Votes: 407
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 24.20%
Votes: 211
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 24.43%
Votes: 213
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 4.70%
Votes: 41
Total votes: 872
Sully County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 65.11%
Votes: 446
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 16.79%
Votes: 115
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 14.89%
Votes: 102
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 3.21%
Votes: 22
Total votes: 685
Union County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 61.34%
Votes: 3,150
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 24.69%
Votes: 1,268
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 11.37%
Votes: 584
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 2.59%
Votes: 133
Total votes: 5,135
Bon Homme County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 47.57%
Votes: 1,157
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 32.28%
Votes: 785
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 16.78%
Votes: 408
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 3.37%
Votes: 82
Total votes: 2,432
Buffalo County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 22.58%
Votes: 105
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 62.80%
Votes: 292
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 12.04%
Votes: 56
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 2.58%
Votes: 12
Total votes: 465
Clark County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 47.55%
Votes: 737
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 25.42%
Votes: 394
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 23.29%
Votes: 361
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 3.74%
Votes: 58
Total votes: 1,550
Custer County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 56.44%
Votes: 2,107
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 23.01%
Votes: 859
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 16.50%
Votes: 616
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 4.05%
Votes: 151
Total votes: 3,733
Dewey County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 30.75%
Votes: 457
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 53.03%
Votes: 788
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 14.00%
Votes: 208
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 2.22%
Votes: 33
Total votes: 1,486
Faulk County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 56.95%
Votes: 508
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 20.18%
Votes: 180
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 19.62%
Votes: 175
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 3.25%
Votes: 29
Total votes: 892
Hamlin County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 53.07%
Votes: 1,191
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 24.55%
Votes: 551
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 17.42%
Votes: 391
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 4.95%
Votes: 111
Total votes: 2,244
Hughes County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 60.39%
Votes: 4,197
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 22.63%
Votes: 1,573
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 15.22%
Votes: 1,058
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 1.76%
Votes: 122
Total votes: 6,950
Jerauld County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 42.67%
Votes: 361
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 34.52%
Votes: 292
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 19.74%
Votes: 167
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 3.07%
Votes: 26
Total votes: 846
Lawrence County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 53.50%
Votes: 4,793
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 25.25%
Votes: 2,262
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 17.66%
Votes: 1,582
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 3.59%
Votes: 322
Total votes: 8,959
McCook County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 48.38%
Votes: 998
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 27.19%
Votes: 561
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 20.26%
Votes: 418
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 4.17%
Votes: 86
Total votes: 2,063
Miner County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 45.81%
Votes: 405
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 33.48%
Votes: 296
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 17.08%
Votes: 151
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 3.62%
Votes: 32
Total votes: 884
Perkins County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 58.97%
Votes: 792
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 18.02%
Votes: 242
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 15.49%
Votes: 208
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 7.52%
Votes: 101
Total votes: 1,343
Shannon County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 8.09%
Votes: 226
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 81.47%
Votes: 2,277
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 9.02%
Votes: 252
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 1.43%
Votes: 40
Total votes: 2,795
Todd County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 18.37%
Votes: 407
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 69.00%
Votes: 1,529
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 10.74%
Votes: 238
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 1.90%
Votes: 42
Total votes: 2,216
Walworth County
Mike Rounds (REP)
Percent: 62.75%
Votes: 1,213
Rick Weiland (DEM)
Percent: 21.73%
Votes: 420
Larry Pressler (IND)
Percent: 12.98%
Votes: 251
Gordon Howie (IND)
Percent: 2.53%
Votes: 49
Total votes: 1,933