Predict the ranking of the South Dakotan candidates.

[solarstorm]

Replace the candidates in the correct order.

Rick Weiland (D)
Mike Rounds (R)
Larry Pressler (I)

[Maxwell]

Probably ends up -

36% Rounds
32% Weiland
27% Pressler
5% The Other Guy

[Lief 🗽]

Rounds 42%
Weiland 35%
Pressler 18%
Howie 5%

[solarstorm]

Do you both really think that Howie will get 5%? Isn't it rather unusual for such a close three-way race?

[Miles]

Rounds- 39%
Weiland- 36%
Pressler- 21%
Howe- 4%

I was gonna have Weiland's % lower but his last ad was good. Pressler's been having bad PR and is low on $, IIRC, so many Dems considering him could go home to Weiland.

[GaussLaw]

Rounds- 39%
Weiland- 36%
Pressler- 21%
Howe- 4%

I was gonna have Weiland's % lower but his last ad was good. Pressler's been herring bad PR and is low on $, IIRC, so many Dems considering him could go home to Weiland.

I have it about here too.  Rounds will get about 40% of the vote. 

Turns out Pressler ended up helping Rounds rather than hurting him.

[Maxwell]

Do you both really think that Howie will get 5%? Isn't it rather unusual for such a close three-way race?

There's a lot of conservative dissatisfaction with Rounds, so I think Howie is going to have a solid showing.

[solarstorm]

Fun fact: CNN doesn't even include Weiland in its election center anymore.
http://edition.cnn.com/election/2014/results/state/SD

[Lambsbread]

Rounds-Weiland-Pressler is the correct answer.

[solarstorm]

In the counties colored in dark green Pressler came second.
In the counties colored in bright green he came third.

Fun fact: In one county Weiland is only the fourth-placed finisher, i. e. last place.
Can you find it?

[Miles]

^ Harding.

[solarstorm]

^ Harding.

Was easy to find, wasn't it?

[Miles]

Yep.

[solarstorm]

I find it a bit surprising that Pressler didn't do better in the eastern parts of South Dakota; that's were his congressional district used to be.