2014 United States Senate election in South Dakota

2014 United States Senate election in South Dakota
	Rounds: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Weiland: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Pressler: 30–40%; Tie: 30–40% 40–50%
U.S. senator before election; Tim Johnson; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Mike Rounds; Republican

The 2014 United States Senate election in South Dakota took place on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of South Dakota, concurrently with the election of the Governor of South Dakota, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

Incumbent Democratic Senator Tim Johnson decided to retire instead of running for re-election to a fourth term in office. As a result, this was the first open seat election since 1978. With Mike Rounds' election, Republicans held both of South Dakota's Senate seats for the first time since 1987 and gave South Dakota an all-GOP congressional delegation for the first time since 1963.

Businessman Rick Weiland ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination, while the Republicans picked former Governor of South Dakota Mike Rounds. Also running were two independent candidates: former Republican U.S. Senator Larry Pressler, who served three terms in the Senate from 1979 to 1997, and former Republican state senator Gordon Howie.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Rick Weiland, businessman, former staffer for Tom Daschle, nominee for South Dakota's at-large congressional district (SD-AL) in 1996 and candidate for SD-AL in 2002^[1]^[2]

Withdrew

Kevin Artz, businessman^[2]^[3]^[4]
Henry Jo Sinkie, rancher and resort owner^[2]^[5]

Declined

Jason Frerichs, Minority Leader of the South Dakota Senate (running for re-election)^[6]^[7]
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, former U.S. Representative^[8]
Brendan Johnson, United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota and son of incumbent senator Tim Johnson^[9]
Tim Johnson, incumbent U.S. Senator^[10]
Pat O'Brien, author, television anchor and radio host^[11]
Ron J. Volesky, attorney and former state senator^[12]^[13]

Endorsements

Rick Weiland

Politicians

Kent Conrad, former U.S. Senator (D-ND)^[14]
Tom Daschle, former U.S. Senator (D-SD)^[15]
Byron Dorgan, former U.S. Senator (D-ND)^[14]
Tim Johnson, incumbent U.S. Senator (D-SD)^[14]
Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senator (D-MN)^[14]
Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator (D-MA)^[16]

Organizations

Council for a Livable World^[17]
Democracy for America^[18]
Great Plains Tribal Chairman's Association^[19]
United Steelworkers^[20]

Polling

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Brendan Johnson	Stephanie Herseth Sandlin	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[21]	March 18–19, 2013	390	± 5%	16%	68%	16%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Steve Jarding	Brendan Johnson	Rick Weiland	Undecided
Nielson Brothers Polling^[22]	October 2–6, 2013	282	± 5.84%	6.6%	30.7%	10.1%	52.7%

Results

Weiland faced no opposition in the Democratic primary.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Annette Bosworth, physician^[23]^[24]
Stace Nelson, state representative^[25]
Jason Ravnsborg, attorney^[26]
Larry Rhoden, Majority Whip of the South Dakota Senate^[27]
Mike Rounds, former Governor of South Dakota^[28]^[29]

Declined

Steve T. Kirby, former Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota and candidate for governor in 2002^[30]^[31]
William Napoli, former state senator^[32]
Kristi Noem, U.S. Representative^[33]
Mark Venner, former state representative^[34]

Endorsements

Stace Nelson

Blaine "Chip" Campbell, state representative^[35]
Gordon Howie, radio host, former State Senator and candidate for Governor in 2010^[35]
Dan Kaiser, state representative^[35]
Elizabeth May, state representative^[35]
Lance Russell, state representative^[35]

Larry Rhoden

Erick Erickson, conservative political commentator and editor-in-chief of RedState^[36]
RedState^[36]

Mike Rounds

Mike Huckabee, former Governor of Arkansas and candidate for President in 2008^[37]
John Thune, U.S. Senator (R-SD)^[38]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Annette Bosworth	Stace Nelson	Larry Rhoden	Mike Rounds	Undecided
Harper Polling^[39]	September 4–5, 2013	252	±6.17%	6%	8%	7%	58%	22%
Nielson Brothers Polling^[22]	October 2–6, 2013	410	± 4.84%	2.7%	10.4%	3.9%	46.1%	37%
Public Opinion Strategies^[40]	April 8–10, 2014	500	± 4.38%	8%	14%	7%	61%	9%

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Kristi Noem	Mike Rounds	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[21]	March 18–19, 2013	501	± 4.4%	39%	43%	17%

Results

Republican primary results^[41]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Rounds	41,377	55.54%
	Republican	Larry Rhoden	13,593	18.25%
	Republican	Stace Nelson	13,179	17.69%
	Republican	Annette Bosworth	4,283	5.75%
	Republican	Jason Ravnsborg	2,066	2.77%
Total votes			74,490	100.00%

Independents and third parties

Candidates

Declared

Gordon Howie (Independent), former Republican state senator and Republican candidate for Governor in 2010^[42]
Larry Pressler (Independent), former Republican U.S. Senator^[43]^[44]

Disqualified

Clayton Walker (Independent), small business consultant and Democratic candidate for state representative in 2010^[45]^[46]

Withdrew

Kurt Evans (Libertarian), teacher and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2002^[47]^[48]

General election

Campaign

Rounds was widely seen as the front runner throughout the campaign.^[49] However, he faced ongoing criticism on the election trail for his possible involvement with the State's ongoing EB-5 visa investigation, concerning the conflict of interest that Rounds' administration had when administering the EB-5 program. State officials misused funds to pay for their salaries, did not disclose that they owned companies which they gave contracts to, directed money towards companies that went bankrupt and arranged for loans from unknown sources from shell companies located in tax havens.^[50]^[51]^[52] In October 2014, Rounds admitted that he had approved a $1 million state loan to meat-packing company Northern Beef shortly after learning that Secretary of Tourism and State Development Richard Benda had agreed to join the company, with Benda then getting another $600,000 in loans that was ultimately used to pay his own salary.^[53]^[54] Benda committed suicide in October 2013, days before a possible indictment over embezzlement and grand theft charges.^[55]

Columnist Jonathan Ellis of the Argus Leader called Rounds' fundraising "anemic" compared to the amount of outside money coming into the state on Weiland's side, and criticized the entire Rounds campaign as "more suited for sheriff of Mayberry County than U.S. Senate."^[56]

Debates

Complete video of debate, October 29, 2014

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[57]	Lean R (flip)	November 3, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[58]	Likely R (flip)	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg Political Report^[59]	Likely R (flip)	November 3, 2014
Real Clear Politics^[60]	Likely R (flip)	November 3, 2014

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Rick Weiland (D)	Mike Rounds (R)	Larry Pressler (I)	Gordon Howie (I)	Other	Undecided
Nielson Brothers Polling^[61]	June 10–14, 2013	500	± 4.4%	27%	54%	—	—	—	19%
Harper Polling^[62]	September 4–5, 2013	517	± 4.31%	38%	52%	—	—	—	10%
Nielson Brothers Polling^[22]	October 2–6, 2013	818	± 3.43%	35%	50%	—	—	—	15%
Public Policy Polling^[63]	October 10–13, 2013	882	± 3.3%	34%	40%	—	—	11%^[64]	15%
Rasmussen Reports^[65]	February 25–26, 2014	500	± 4.5%	31%	51%	—	—	6%	11%
Public Policy Polling^^[66]	April 30 – May 1, 2014	745	± 3.6%	28%	38%	15%	4%	—	15%
SurveyUSA^[67]	May 6–10, 2014	504	± 4.5%	30%	44%	17%	3%	2%^[68]	5%
Rasmussen Reports^[65]	June 4–5, 2014	750	± 4%	29%	44%	18%	—	2%	7%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov^[69]	July 5–24, 2014	631	± 4.5%	34%	59%	—	—	3%	5%
Clarity Campaign Labs^^[70]	July 16–23, 2014	3,837	± 1.44%	24%	34%	10%	3%	—	29%
Nielson Brothers Polling^[71]	July 23–28, 2014	578	± 4.04%	30%	43%	14%	4%	—	9%
Public Opinion Strategies*^[72]	August 11–13, 2014	500	± 4.38%	24%	49%	15%	4%	—	7%
Public Policy Polling^^[73]	August 12–13, 2014	726	± 3.6%	31%	39%	16%	5%	—	9%
Public Policy Polling^^[74]	August 27–28, 2014	709	± 3.7%	33%	39%	17%	4%	—	7%
Public Policy Polling^^[74]	August 27–28, 2014	709	± 3.7%	42%	45%	—	—	—	13%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov^[75]	August 18 – September 2, 2014	526	± 6%	29%	43%	6%	—	1%	21%
SurveyUSA^[76]	September 3–7, 2014	510	± 4.4%	28%	39%	25%	3%	—	5%
SurveyUSA^[76]	September 3–7, 2014	510	± 4.4%	42%	44%	—	3%	—	11%
ccAdvertising^[77]	September 22–23, 2014	1,769	± ?	17%	39%	17%	—	—	27%
Public Opinion Strategies*^[78]	September 22–23, 2014	500	± 4.38%	23%	41%	19%	4%	—	12%
Nielson Brothers Polling^[79]	September 21–25, 2014	647	± 3.24%	26%	39%	24%	4%	—	7%
		636	± 3.27%	37.1%	45%	—	7%	—	10%
		623	± 3.3%	—	40%	39%	8%	—	13%
Public Policy Polling^^[80]	September 29–30, 2014	703	± 3.7%	28%	35%	24%	8%	—	5%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov^[81]	September 20 – October 1, 2014	382	± 7%	27%	42%	12%	—	1%	17%
SurveyUSA^[82]	October 1–5, 2014	616	± 4%	28%	35%	32%	3%	—	2%
				47%	47%	—	3%	—	3%
				—	39%	54%	3%	—	4%
Harper Polling^[83]	October 9–11, 2014	630	± 3.9%	33%	37%	23%	5%	—	2%
Public Opinion Strategies*^[84]	October 18–20, 2014	500	± 4.38%	24%	48%	16%	3%	—	9%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov^[81]	October 16–23, 2014	527	± 8%	25%	38%	17%	—	0%	21%
NBC News/Marist^[85]	October 19–23, 2014	730 LV	± 3.6%	29%	43%	16%	3%	<1%	7%
NBC News/Marist^[85]	October 19–23, 2014	990 RV	± 3.1%	28%	43%	16%	4%	<1%	9%
Mason-Dixon^[86]	October 20–23, 2014	800	± 3.5%	33%	42%	13%	2%	—	10%
SurveyUSA^[87]	October 21–26, 2014	611	± 4%	32%	43%	19%	2%	—	4%
Rasmussen Reports^[65]	October 22–26, 2014	908	± 3.5%	31%	45%	21%	—	—	3%
Monmouth University^[88]	October 24–27, 2014	429	± 4.7%	31%	45%	19%	1%	—	4%
Monmouth University^[88]	October 24–27, 2014	429	± 4.7%	40%	48%	—	1%	—	11%

Hypothetical polling

With Herseth Sandlin

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D)	Kristi Noem (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[21]	March 18–19, 2013	1,069	± 3%	48%	47%	—	5%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D)	Mike Rounds (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[21]	March 18–19, 2013	1,069	± 3%	44%	49%	—	7%

With B. Johnson

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Brendan Johnson (D)	Kristi Noem (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[21]	March 18–19, 2013	1,069	± 3%	37%	49%	—	14%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Brendan Johnson (D)	Mike Rounds (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[21]	March 18–19, 2013	1,069	± 3%	32%	53%	—	15%

With T. Johnson

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tim Johnson (D)	Kristi Noem (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[21]	March 18–19, 2013	1,069	± 3%	45%	49%	—	7%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tim Johnson (D)	Mike Rounds (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[21]	March 18–19, 2013	1,069	± 3%	41%	52%	—	7%

With Weiland

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Rick Weiland (D)	Annette Bosworth (R)	Other	Undecided
Harper Polling^[89]	September 4–5, 2013	517	± 4.31%	38%	36%	—	26%
Nielson Brothers Polling^[22]	October 2–6, 2013	815	± 3.43%	38%	33%	—	30%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Rick Weiland (D)	Stace Nelson (R)	Other	Undecided
Harper Polling^[90]	September 4–5, 2013	517	± 4.31%	38%	40%	—	22%
Nielson Brothers Polling^[22]	October 2–6, 2013	815	± 3.43%	36%	35%	—	30%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Rick Weiland (D)	Larry Rhoden (R)	Other	Undecided
Harper Polling^[91]	September 4–5, 2013	517	± 4.31%	35%	41%	—	23%
Nielson Brothers Polling^[22]	October 2–6, 2013	815	± 3.43%	37%	32%	—	31%

* Internal polling for the Mike Rounds campaign
^ Internal polling for the Rick Weiland campaign

Results

United States Senate election in South Dakota, 2014^[92]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike Rounds	140,741	50.37%	+12.86%
	Democratic	Rick Weiland	82,456	29.51%	−32.98%
	Independent	Larry Pressler	47,741	17.09%	N/A
	Independent	Gordon Howie	8,474	3.03%	N/A
Total votes			279,412	100.00%	N/A
	Republican gain from Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Beadle (Largest city: Huron)
Bon Homme (Largest city: Springfield)
Brown (Largest city: Aberdeen)
Brule (Largest city: Chamberlain)
Charles Mix (Largest city: Wagner)
Corson (Largest city: McLaughlin)
Deuel (Largest city: Clear Lake)
Grant (Largest city: Milbank)
Jerauld (Largest city: Wessington Springs)
Kingsbury (Largest city: De Smet)
Lake (Largest city: Madison)
Miner (Largest city: Howard)
Minnehaha (Largest city: Sioux Falls)
Moody (Largest city: Flandreau)
Sanborn (Largest city: Woonsocket)
Union (Largest city: Dakota Dunes)
Brookings (largest city: Brookings)
Aurora (largest city: Plankinton)
Bennett (largest city: Martin)
Butte (largest city: Belle Fourche)
Campbell (largest city: Herreid)
Clark (largest city: Clark)
Codington (largest city: Watertown)
Custer (largest city: Custer)
Davison (largest city: Mitchell)
Douglas (largest city: Armour)
Edmunds (largest city: Ipswich)
Fall River (largest city: Hot Springs)
Faulk (largest city: Faulkton)
Gregory (largest city: Gregory)
Hamlin (largest city: Estelline)
Hand (largest city: Miller)
Hanson (largest city: Alexandria)
Hughes (largest city: Pierre)
Hutchinson (largest city: Parkston)
Hyde (largest city: Highmore)
Jackson (largest city: Kadoka)
Lawrence (largest city: Spearfish)
Lincoln (largest city: Sioux Falls)
Lyman (largest city: Lower Brule)
McCook (largest city: Salem)
McPherson (largest city: Eureka)
Meade (largest city: Sturgis)
Pennington (largest city: Rapid City)
Potter (largest city: Gettysburg)
Spink (largest city: Redfield)
Stanley (largest city: Fort Pierre)
Sully (largest city: Onida)
Tripp (largest city: Winner)
Turner (largest city: Parker)
Walworth (largest city: Mobridge)
Yankton (largest city: Yankton)

Maps

Support for Howie by county:
  >10%
  7–8%
  6–7%
  5–6%
  4–5%
  3–4%
  2–3%
  1–2%
  <1%

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External links

Official campaign websites (Archived)

[1] "Update: Rick Weiland's Senate run draws support from Daschle, others". Argus Leader. May 8, 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}

[field-2] "Field for South Dakota US Senate seat set". CTPost. March 26, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2014.^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] Wynn, Kimberly (February 14, 2014). "Resident set to run for Democratic nomination for Senate". Aberdeen News. Retrieved March 21, 2014.

[4] "2nd Democrat Joins Senate Race". WNAX (AM). February 14, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014.

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