PRESSLER, LARRY
I Β· senate Β· bioguide P000513
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- FEC candidate id
S8SD00024- Internal id
f01823a1-cea9-48d1-85fc-3632dd4c2832- Status
- open seat
Who this candidate represents (statewide)
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), South Dakota. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 907,428 |
| People | Median age | 38 |
| Income | Median household income | $75,081 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $40,550 |
| Income | In poverty | 11.9% |
| Income | Unemployed | 2.9% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.449 |
| Race | White alone | 80.7% |
| Race | Black alone | 2.3% |
| Race | Asian alone | 1.4% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 4.8% |
| Race | Two or more races | 6.5% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 4.0% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 92.9% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 2.6% |
| Education | High school or higher | 60.9% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 31.9% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 10.0% |
| Household | Family households | 61.3% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.39 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 32.0% |
| Housing | Median home value | $257,400 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $946 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 66.9% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 3.9% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.3% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 10.5% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 7.9% |
| Health | With a disability | 12.5% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 89.6% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 7.4% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 77.0% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.5% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 9.7% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $1,215 | $20,062 | $1,885 | $0 | $200 |
| 2014 | $718,717 | $697,985 | $20,732 | $250,000 | $229,452 |
| 1998 | $16,623 | $115,539 | $0 | $0 | $3,335 |
| 1996 | $4,091,490 | $4,468,434 | $98,915 | $0 | $2,417,386 |
| 1994 | $415,574 | $333,125 | $475,859 | $0 | $212,506 |
| 1992 | $173,563 | $336,739 | $393,410 | $0 | $47,199 |
| 1990 | $1,982,702 | $1,664,341 | $556,585 | $0 | $876,549 |
| 1988 | $302,331 | $294,175 | $238,225 | $0 | $155,292 |
| 1986 | $83,185 | $178,334 | $230,291 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $1,249,604 | $938,709 | $325,441 | $0 | $597,047 |
| 1982 | $143,658 | $130,570 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $57,757 | $96,765 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1978 general senate Β· SD-S β won
- 1984 general senate Β· SD-S β won
- 1984 general senate Β· SD-S β won
- 1990 general senate Β· SD-S β won
- 1990 general senate Β· SD-S β won
- 1990 general senate Β· SD-S β won
- 1996 general senate Β· SD-S β lost_general
- 1996 general senate Β· SD-S β won
- 1996 general senate Β· SD-S β lost_general
- 1996 general senate Β· SD-S β won
- 1996 general senate Β· SD-S β lost_general
- 2014 general senate Β· SD-S β lost_general
- 2014 general senate Β· SD-S β lost_general
- 2014 general senate Β· SD-S β lost_general
- 2014 general senate Β· SD-S β lost_general
Committees
- FORMER STAFFERS OF LARRY PRESSLER β independent Β· type U
- FRIENDS OF LARRY PRESSLER β principal Β· type S
- PRESSLER FOR SENATE β principal Β· type S
- REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL INNER CIRCLE 1990 β joint_fundraising Β· type Y
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
- sponsor Β· 1996-03-27 β S 1647 β A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide that forest management activities shall be subject to initial judicial review only in the United States district court for the district in which the affected land is located, and for other purposes.
- sponsor Β· 1995-10-12 β S 1318 β Amtrak and Local Rail Revitalization Act of 1995
- sponsor Β· 1994-05-03 β S 2068 β Lewis and Clark Rural Water System Act of 1994
- sponsor Β· 1989-11-20 β S 1943 β Continental Scientific Drilling Program Act of 1990
- sponsor Β· 1989-10-17 β S 1765 β Mid-Dakota Rural Water System Act of 1989
- sponsor Β· 1987-01-06 β S 52 β Continental Scientific Drilling and Exploration Act
- cosponsor β S 1431 β A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Lake Andes-Wagner Unit and the Marty II Unit, South Dakota Pumping Division, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, South Dakota.
- cosponsor β S 164 β A bill to authorize the adjustment of the boundaries of the South Dakota portion of the Sioux Ranger District of Custer National Forest, and for other purposes.
- cosponsor β S 1770 β A bill to convey certain surplus real property located in the Black Hills National Forest to the Black Hills Workshop and Training Center, and for other purposes.
- cosponsor β S 236 β A bill to increase Federal payments to units of general local government for entitlement lands, and for other purposes.
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 8.1%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| open seat | -5.0% |
| senate race | -2.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.