Poll Watch: SurveyUSA South Dakota 2014 Senatorial Survey

SurveyUSA South Dakota 2014 Senate Poll

• Mike Rounds (R) 43% {35%} [39%] (44%)
• Rick Weiland (D) 32% {28%} [28%] (30%)
• Larry Pressler (I) 19% {32%} [25%] (17%)
• Gordon Howie (I) 2% {3%} [3%] (3%)
• Undecided 4% {2%} [5%] (5%)

Survey of 611 likely voters was conducted October 21-26, 2014.  The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted October 1-5, 2014 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted September 3-7, 2014 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted May 6-10, 2014 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: SurveyUSA South Dakota 2014 Senatorial Survey

SurveyUSA South Dakota 2014 Senate Poll

• Mike Rounds (R) 35% [39%] (44%)
• Larry Pressler (I) 32% [25%] (17%)
• Rick Weiland (D) 28% [28%] (30%)
• Gordon Howie (I) 3% [3%] (3%)
• Undecided 2% [5%] (5%)

Survey of 616 likely voters was conducted October 1-5, 2014.  The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted September 3-7, 2014 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted May 6-10, 2014 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: SurveyUSA South Dakota 2014 Senatorial Survey

SurveyUSA South Dakota 2014 Senate Poll

• Mike Rounds (R) 39% (44%)
• Rick Weiland (D) 28% (30%)
• Larry Pressler (I) 25% (17%)
• Gordon Howie (I) 3% (3%)
• Undecided 5% (5%)

Survey of 510 likely voters was conducted September 3-7, 2014.  The margin of error is +/- 4.4 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted May 6-10, 2014 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers: 

If Independent Larry Pressler wasn't on the ballot, of the people who would have voted for him, numbers show more than half would vote for Weiland.

That means, if Pressler weren't in the race, SurveyUSA shows it would essentially be a toss-up.

Rounds would have 44% of the vote against Weiland's 42%.