List of United States senators from South Dakota

South Dakota was admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889 and elects U.S. senators to Class 2 and Class 3. Its current U.S. senators are Republicans John Thune (since 2005) and Mike Rounds (since 2015).

Current delegation

List of senators

Class 2

Class 2 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2002, 2008, 2014, and 2020. The next election will be in 2026.

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Class 3

Class 3 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1998, 2004, 2010, and 2016. The next election will be in 2022.

# Senator Party Dates in office Electoral history T T Electoral history Dates in office Party Senator #
1
Richard Pettigrew
Republican November 2, 1889 –
March 3, 1901
Elected in 1889. 1 51st 1 Elected in 1889.

Lost re-election.
November 2, 1889 –
March 3, 1891
Republican
Gideon C. Moody
1
52nd 2 Elected February 16, 1891.[1] March 4, 1891 –
July 1, 1901
Independent
James H. Kyle
2
53rd Populist
Re-elected in 1894.

Lost re-election.
2 54th
Silver
Republican
55th 3 Re-elected February 18, 1897.[2]

Died.
56th
2
Robert J. Gamble
Republican March 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1913
Elected January 22, 1901.[3] 3 57th Republican
  July 1, 1901 –
July 11, 1901
Vacant
Appointed to continue Kyle's term.

Elected January 20, 1903 to finish Kyle's term.[4]
July 11, 1901 –
March 3, 1909
Republican
Alfred Kittredge
3
58th 4 Elected to a full term January 21, 1903.[5]

Lost renomination.
59th
Re-elected January 22, 1907.

Lost renomination.
4 60th
61st 5 Elected January 19, 1909.

Lost renomination.
March 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1915
Republican
Coe I. Crawford
4
62nd
3
Thomas Sterling
Republican March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1925
Elected January 22, 1913. 5 63rd
64th 6 Elected in 1914.

Retired.
March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1921
Democratic
Edwin S. Johnson
5
65th
Re-elected in 1918.

Lost renomination.
6 66th
67th 7 Elected in 1920. March 4, 1921 –
December 20, 1936
Republican
Peter Norbeck
6
68th
4
William McMaster
Republican March 4, 1925 –
March 3, 1931
Elected in 1924.

Lost re-election.
7 69th
70th 8 Re-elected in 1926.
71st
5
William J. Bulow
Democratic March 4, 1931 –
January 3, 1943
Elected in 1930. 8 72nd
73rd 9 Re-elected in 1932.

Died.
74th
  December 20, 1936 –
December 29, 1936
Vacant
Appointed to continue Norbeck's term.

Lost election to finish Norbeck's term.
December 29, 1936 –
November 8, 1938
Democratic
Herbert Hitchcock
7
Re-elected in 1936.

Lost renomination.
9 75th
Elected to finish Norbeck's term.

Retired.
November 9, 1938 –
January 3, 1939
Republican
Gladys Pyle
8
76th 10 Elected in 1938. January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1951
Republican
John Gurney
9
77th
6
Harlan Bushfield
Republican January 3, 1943 –
September 27, 1948
Elected in 1942.

Died.
10 78th
79th 11 Re-elected in 1944.

Lost renomination.
80th
Vacant September 27, 1948 –
October 6, 1948
 
7
Vera Bushfield
Republican October 6, 1948 –
December 26, 1948
Appointed to finish her husband's term.

Resigned when successor appointed.
Vacant December 26, 1948 –
December 31, 1948
 
8
Karl E. Mundt
Republican December 31, 1948 –
January 3, 1973
Appointed to finish Bushfield's term, having been elected to the next term.
Elected in 1948 11 81st
82nd 12 Elected in 1950. January 3, 1951 –
June 22, 1962
Republican
Francis H. Case
10
83rd
Re-elected in 1954. 12 84th
85th 13 Re-elected in 1956.

Died.
86th
Re-elected in 1960. 13 87th
  June 22, 1962 –
July 9, 1962
Vacant
Appointed to finish Case's term.

Lost election to full term.
July 9, 1962 –
January 3, 1963
Republican
Joseph H. Bottum
11
88th 14 Elected in 1962. January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1981
Democratic
George McGovern
12
89th
Re-elected in 1966.

Retired.
14 90th
91st 15 Re-elected in 1968.
92nd
9
James Abourezk
Democratic January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1979
Elected in 1972.

Retired.
15 93rd
94th 16 Re-elected in 1974.

Lost re-election.
95th
10
Larry Pressler
Republican January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1997
Elected in 1978. 16 96th
97th 17 Elected in 1980.

Lost re-election.
January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1987
Republican
James Abdnor
13
98th
Re-elected in 1984. 17 99th
100th 18 Elected in 1986. January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 2005
Democratic
Tom Daschle
14
101st
Re-elected in 1990.

Lost re-election.
18 102nd
103rd 19 Re-elected in 1992.
104th
11
Tim Johnson
Democratic January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2015
Elected in 1996. 19 105th
106th 20 Re-elected in 1998.

Lost re-election.
107th
Re-elected in 2002. 20 108th
109th 21 Elected in 2004. January 3, 2005 –
Present
Republican
John Thune
15
110th
Re-elected in 2008.

Retired.
21 111th
112th 22 Re-elected in 2010.
113th
12
Mike Rounds
Republican January 3, 2015 –
Present
Elected in 2014. 22 114th
115th 23 Re-elected in 2016.
116th
Re-elected in 2020. 23 117th
118th 24 To be determined in the 2022 election.
119th
To be determined in the 2026 election. 24 120th
# Senator Party Years in office Electoral history T   T Electoral history Years in office Party Senator #
Class 2 Class 3

Living former senators

As of February 2021, there are four living former senators from South Dakota. The most recent senator to die was George McGovern (served 1963–1981) on October 21, 2012. The most recently serving senator to die was James Abdnor (served 1981–1987) on May 16, 2012.

Senator Term of office Date of birth (and age)
James Abourezk 1973–1979 (1931-02-24) February 24, 1931
Larry Pressler 1979–1997 (1942-03-29) March 29, 1942
Tom Daschle 1987–2005 (1947-12-09) December 9, 1947
Tim Johnson 1997–2015 (1946-12-28) December 28, 1946

See also

Notes

  1. "SENATOR JAMES H. KYLE". The New York Times. February 17, 1891. p. 5.
  2. "SENATOR KYLE RE-ELECTED". The New York Times. February 19, 1897. p. 3.
  3. "R.J. Gamble Succeeds Pettigrew". The New York Times. January 23, 1901. p. 5.
  4. Journal of the Senate of the South Dakota Legislature Commencing January 6, 1903, Eighth Session. Pierre, South Dakota. 1903. p. 298.
  5. Journal of the Senate of the South Dakota Legislature Commencing January 6, 1903, Eighth Session. Pierre, South Dakota. 1903. p. 299.
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