Larry Long

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Larry Long

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Prior offices

South Dakota 2nd Judicial Circuit

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Education

Bachelor's

South Dakota State University, 1969

Law

University of South Dakota School of Law, 1972

Lawrence E. Long was the presiding judge of the Second Judicial Circuit of South Dakota. He was appointed by Governor Mike Rounds in 2009. Long was one of 11 candidates recommended to the governor by the South Dakota Judicial Qualifications Commission. He was re-elected in 2014. Long retired in September 2018.

Long previously served as South Dakota Attorney General from 2003 through 2009.

Elections

2014

See also: South Dakota judicial elections, 2014
Long ran for re-election to the Second Judicial Circuit.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.  

2006

• 2006 Race for Attorney General - Republican Primary
  • Larry Long ran unopposed

On November 7, 2006, Larry Long won re-election to the office of South Dakota Attorney General. He defeated Ron Volesky (D) and Randy Ristesund (L) in the general election.

South Dakota Attorney General, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Larry Long Incumbent	64.7%	207,079
	Democratic	Ron Volesky	32.6%	104,267
	Libertarian	Randy Ristesund	2.8%	8,904
Total Votes				320,250
Election results via South Dakota Secretary of State.

2002

• 2002 Race for Attorney General - Republican Primary
  • Larry Long ran unopposed

On November 5, 2002, Larry Long won election to the office of South Dakota Attorney General. He defeated Ron Volesky (D) and Bob Newland (L) in the general election.

South Dakota Attorney General, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Larry Long	53.5%	174,513
	Democratic	Ron Volesky	42.8%	139,451
	Libertarian	Bob Newland	3.7%	12,131
Total Votes				326,095
Election results via South Dakota Secretary of State.

Campaign contributions

2006 Race for Attorney General - Campaign Contributions
Total Raised		$257,901
Total Raised by Primary Opponent		N/A
Total Raised by Gen. Election Opponent		$10,110
Top 5 Contributors		South Dakota Republican Party $56,550 (21.93% of Total)
		Republican State Leadership Committee $25,000 (9.69%)
		Qwest Communications $3,000 (3.1%)
		Glaxosmithkline $2,500 (0.97%)
		Mark Barnett $2,000 (0.78%)
Individuals v. Institutions		$129,271 (50.1%)
		$17,500 (6.8%)
In v. Outside State		$226,201 (86.4%)
		$34,700 (13.2%)

Education

Long received his undergraduate degree from South Dakota State University in 1969 and his J.D. degree from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 1972.

Career

Long was elected attorney general of South Dakota in 2002, and re-elected in 2006. Prior to that, he served as chief deputy attorney general from 1991 to 2002.

See also

• South Dakota judicial elections, 2014
• South Dakota judicial elections
• Second Judicial Circuit

External links

• South Dakota Secretary of State, "Current candidates for primary election - 6/3/2014," updated May 6, 2014, accessed May 8, 2014pg. 61
• South Dakota Unified Judicial System, "Judge Larry Long appointed as presiding judge of the Second Judicial Circuit," August 28, 2012
• Argus Leader, "Long gets judge job" July 31, 2009
• Official bio

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Mark Barnett (R)	South Dakota Attorney General 2003-2009	Succeeded by Marty J. Jackley