Rick Weiland, U.S. Senate candidate

Rick Weiland

U.S. Senate candidate
Born
July 26, 1958
Current age
68
Home state
South Dakota
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1996–2014
Career timeline
0-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Weiland202,003
Opponents400,612
2
Elections run

Between 1996 and 2014, Rick Weiland ran in 2 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), losing all 2. Weiland's biggest single-election total was 119,547 votes, in the 1996 U.S. House election in South Dakota's at-large district.

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How many votes has Rick Weiland received?

Rick Weiland has received 202,003 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

Rick Weiland’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2014U.S. SenateSouth DakotaLost82,45629.51%Mike Rounds
Larry Pressler

Gordon Howie
1996U.S. HouseSouth DakotaLost119,54736.99%John R. Thune
Stacey L. Nelson

Kurt Evans
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q16192985). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Rick Weiland: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/rick-weiland. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.