Larry Pressler
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- March 29, 1942
- Current age
- 84
- Home state
- South Dakota
- Party
- Independent
- On the ballot
- 1974–2014
5-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Pressler947,238
Opponents780,956
7
Elections run
Between 1974 and 2014, Larry Pressler ran in 7 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 5 and losing 2. Pressler's biggest single-election total was 235,176 votes, in the 1984 U.S. Senate election in South Dakota. Pressler's closest win came in the 1974 U.S. House election in South Dakota's District 1, decided by 14,927 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in South Dakota, every U.S. House race in South Dakota's District 1, or all 2014 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has Larry Pressler received?
Larry Pressler has received 947,238 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–2.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | U.S. SenateSouth Dakota | Lost | 47,74117.09% | Mike Rounds Rick Weiland Gordon Howie |
| 1996 | U.S. SenateSouth Dakota | Lost | 157,95448.68% | Tim Johnson |
| 1990 | U.S. SenateSouth Dakota | Won | 135,68252.39% | Ted Muenster Dean L. Sinclair |
| 1984 | U.S. SenateSouth Dakota | Won | 235,17674.49% | George V Cunningham |
| 1978 | U.S. SenateSouth Dakota | Won | 170,83266.84% | Don Barnett |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseSouth Dakota | Won | 121,58779.78% | James V. Guffey Donald Stevens |
| 1974 | U.S. HouseSouth Dakota | Won | 78,26655.27% | Frank Denholm |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000513) and Wikidata (Q518447). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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