2014Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2014 election for U.S. Senate in South Dakota
U.S. Senate · South Dakota
Mike Rounds (R) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Rick Weiland (D) by 20.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Mike RoundsRepublican · winner
50.4%140,741
Rick WeilandDemocrat
29.5%82,456
Larry PresslerIndependent
17.1%47,741
Gordon HowieIndependent
3.0%8,474
279,412 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2014
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Rick WeilandMike Rounds
$2.4M
Raised by the campaign
$5M
$2.4M
Spent by the campaign
$5.2M
$12.3K
Cash on hand
$119.4K
Other candidates' campaigns: Larry Pressler $718.7K · Gordon Howie $61.5K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2014.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2014
The candidates
Mike Rounds (R)Rick Weiland (D)Larry Pressler (I)
Also on the ballot: Gordon Howie (Independent), 3.0%