Larry Pressler
Larry Pressler was a 2014 independent candidate seeking election to the U.S. Senate from South Dakota. Larry Pressler lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Biography
Pressler earned a J.D. in 1971 from Harvard Law School, a master's in public administration in 1966 from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, an Oxford Diploma in public and social administration as a Rhodes Scholar from Oxford University in 1964 and a B.A. in government from the University of South Dakota in 1964.
Pressler was a lieutenant in the U.S. Army and served two tours of combat duty in Vietnam. He was a member of the United States Congress representing South Dakota as Republican from 1975-1997. He served in the House from 1975-1979 and in the Senate from 1979-1997.[1]
Issues
2016 presidential endorsement
✓ Pressler endorsed Hillary Clinton for the 2016 presidential general election.[2]
- See also: Endorsements for Hillary Clinton
Elections
2014
Pressler ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, representing South Dakota.[3] Larry Pressler lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Mike Rounds |
50.4% | 140,741 | |
| Democratic | Rick Weiland | 29.5% | 82,456 | |
| Independent | Larry Pressler | 17.1% | 47,741 | |
| Independent | Gordon Howie | 3% | 8,474 | |
| Total Votes | 279,412 | |||
| Source: South Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
Endorsements
Pressler was endorsed by the following:
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Polls
| Rounds v. Weiland v. Pressler v. Howie | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Mike Rounds | Rick Weiland | Larry Pressler | Gordon Howie | Undecided | Margin of Error | Sample Size | ||||||||||||
| Monmouth University Poll Oct. 24-27, 2014 | 45% | 31% | 19% | 1% | 4% | +/-4.7 | 429 | ||||||||||||
| NBC News/Marist Poll Oct. 24, 2014 | 43% | 29% | 16% | 3% | 9% | +/-3.6 | 730 | ||||||||||||
| Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Oct. 20-23, 2014 | 42% | 33% | 13% | 2% | 10% | +/-3.5 | 800 | ||||||||||||
| Harper Polling Oct. 18-20, 2014 | 48% | 24% | 24% | 3% | 12% | +/-4.38 | 500 | ||||||||||||
| Harper Polling Oct. 9-11, 2014 | 37% | 33% | 23% | 5% | 2% | +/-3.9 | 630 | ||||||||||||
| Survey USA Oct. 1-4, 2014 | 35% | 28% | 32% | 3% | 2% | +/-4 | 616 | ||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling Sept. 29-30, 2014 | 35% | 28% | 24% | 8% | 5% | +/-3.7 | 703 | ||||||||||||
| NBP/NPN Sept. 21-25, 2014 | 39% | 26% | 24% | 4% | 7% | +/-3.24 | 647 | ||||||||||||
| Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rounds v. Weiland v. Pressler v. Howie v. Walker | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Mike Rounds | Rick Weiland | Larry Pressler | Gordon Howie | Clayton Walker | Undecided | Margin of Error | Sample Size | |||||||||||
| Survey USA May 6- May 10, 2014 | 44% | 30% | 17% | 3% | 2% | 5% | +/-4.5 | 504 | |||||||||||
| Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rounds v. Weiland v. Pressler v. Howie | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Mike Rounds | Rick Weiland | Larry Pressler | Gordon Howie | Margin of Error | Sample Size | |||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling April 30- May 1, 2014 | 38% | 28% | 15% | 4% | +/-3.6 | 745 | |||||||||||||
| Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Rounds vs. Rick Weiland | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Mike Rounds | Rick Weiland | Someone else | Undecided | Margin of Error | Sample Size | |||||||||||||
| Rasmussen Reports (February 25-26, 2014) | 51% | 31% | 6% | 11% | +/-4.5 | 500 | |||||||||||||
| Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org | |||||||||||||||||||
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Personal
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Pressler and his wife, Harriet, have one daughter, Laura, and four grandchildren.[1]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Senator Larry Pressler, "Home," accessed May 28, 2014
- ↑ The Hill, "Former GOP senator endorses Clinton after Orlando shooting," June 13, 2016
- ↑ Rapid City Journal, "Larry Pressler urges voters to reject 'poisonous' two-party system," accessed December 31, 2013
- ↑ Centrist Project, "Featured Candidates," accessed July 9. 2014
- ↑ Pressler for Senate, "FBI Agent in Charge of Largest Congressional Sting Endorses Senator Pressler: The One Man Who Couldn't be Bought," accessed October 21, 2014
