List of United States senators from South Dakota

South Dakota was admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, and elects senators to Class 2 and Class 3. Its current senators are Republicans John Thune and Mike Rounds.

List of Senators

#	Senator	Party	Dates in office	Electoral history	T	C	T	Electoral history	Dates in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 2 Class 2 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1996, 2002, 2008, and 2014. The next election will be in 2020.						C	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.
1	Richard F. 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.
		Silver Republican				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 B. 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 H. 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		Re-elected in 1932. Died.
									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 E. Hitchcock	7
				Re-elected in 1936. Lost renomination.	9	75th			December 29, 1936 – November 8, 1938	Democratic	Herbert E. Hitchcock	7
						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 Chandler Gurney	9
						77th
6	Harlan J. 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 C. 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	39	Re-elected in 2016.
						116th
To be determined in the 2020 election.					23	117th
To be determined in the 2020 election.					23	118th	24	To be determined in the 2022 election.
#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T	C	T	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 2						C	Class 3

Living former U.S. Senators from South Dakota

As of October 2016^[update], there are four former Senators who are living, three from Class 2 and one from Class 3. The most recent senator to die was George McGovern of Class 3 (1963-1981) on October 21, 2012. The most recent Class 2 senator to die was Vera C. Bushfield (1948) on April 16, 1976. The most recently serving Class 3 senator to die was James Abdnor (1981-1987) on May 16, 2012. The most recently serving Class 2 senator to die was Karl E. Mundt (1948-1973) on August 16, 1974.

Senator	Term of office	Class	Date of birth (and age)
James Abourezk	1973–1979	2	(1931-02-24) February 24, 1931 (age 93)
Larry Pressler	1979–1997	2	(1942-03-29) March 29, 1942 (age 82)
Tom Daschle	1987–2005	3	(1947-12-09) December 9, 1947 (age 76)
Tim Johnson	1997–2015	2	(1946-12-28) December 28, 1946 (age 77)

Notes

^ "SENATOR JAMES H. KYLE". The New York Times. February 17, 1891. p. 5.
^ "SENATOR KYLE RE-ELECTED". The New York Times. February 19, 1897. p. 3.
^ "R.J. Gamble Succeeds Pettigrew". The New York Times. January 23, 1901. p. 5.
^ Journal of the Senate of the South Dakota Legislature Commencing January 6, 1903, Eighth Session. Pierre, South Dakota. 1903. p. 298.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Journal of the Senate of the South Dakota Legislature Commencing January 6, 1903, Eighth Session. Pierre, South Dakota. 1903. p. 299.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[NYTSD1891-1] "SENATOR JAMES H. KYLE". The New York Times. February 17, 1891. p. 5.

[NYTSD1897-2] "SENATOR KYLE RE-ELECTED". The New York Times. February 19, 1897. p. 3.

[NYT1901-3] "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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[5] Journal of the Senate of the South Dakota Legislature Commencing January 6, 1903, Eighth Session. Pierre, South Dakota. 1903. p. 299.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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