List of members of the South Dakota Senate
These tables are historical listings of state senators who served in the South Dakota Senate from statehood in 1889 until the present.
| Democratic | Fusion | Independent | Non-Partisan | Populist | Republican |
Members of the South Dakota State Senate (1889–1939)
45 senators elected from 41 districts. Senators were elected from single-member districts, with five counties each electing two at-large senators. The number of senators was reduced to 43 senators from 1893 to 1899. A 42nd District was added in 1909.
| District | Seats | Years | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9th | 2 | 1889–1909 | Minnehaha |
| 10th | 2 | 1909–1939 | |
| 30th | 2 | 1889–1893 | Spink |
| 32nd | 2 | 1899–1909 | Day |
| 33rd | 2 | 1909–1939 | Brown |
| 35th | 2 | 1909–1939 | |
| 38th | 2 | 1889–1893; 1899–1909 | Lawrence |
| 39th | 2 | 1909–1939 |
Members of the South Dakota State Senate (1939–1967)
35 senators elected from 33 districts. Three counties each elected two at-large senators.
| District | Seats | Years | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | 2 | 1939–1967 | Minnehaha |
| 22nd | 2 | 1939–1961 | Brown |
| 28th | 2 | 1963–1967 | Pennington |
Members of the South Dakota State Senate (1967-Present)
35 senators elected from 35 single-member districts. From 1967 to 1973, there were only 29 districts, with three counties each electing more than one at-large member. District 29 was eliminated from 1973 to 1985, when it became District 11's fifth at-large seat. In 1985, all remaining multi-member districts were eliminated, establishing the current 35 single-member districts.
| District | Seats | Years | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 2 | 1967–1985 | Brown |
| 11th | 4 | 1967–1973 | Minnehaha |
| 5 | 1973–1985 | ||
| 28th | 3 | 1967–1973 | Pennington |
| 27th | 3 | 1973–1985 |
References
- ^ David H. Clark. Died in office March 7, 1891
- ^ Frank L. Boyce. Died in office December 19, 1896.
- ^ Martin E. Rudolph. Died in office March 28, 1903.
- ^ R. H. McCaughey. Died in office July 16, 1906.
- ^ Gilbert Thoreson. Died in office May 8, 1910
- ^ James W. Cone. Died in office October 10, 1913
- ^ Walter E. Van Demark. Died in office January 12, 1916.
- ^ Lewis John Larson. Died in office July 18, 1933
- ^ William Wallace Moyes. Died in office in 1930.
- ^ Martin Ingval Larsen. Died in office September 24, 1930.
- ^ Earl P. Flowers. Died in office August 23, 1934.
- ^ James Edwin Williams was elected to the Senate in 1933, but was unable to serve due to illness.
- ^ Mike Feeney. Died in office February 19, 1937.
- ^ Jessie E. Sanders. First woman elected to the South Dakota Senate.
- ^ L. A. Johnson. Resigned in 1957.
- ^ Charles S. Reed. Died in office February 9, 1947
- ^ Merton E. Neubauer. Died in office August 15, 1946.
- ^ V. D. Tidball. Died in office in 1946.
- ^ John Longstaff. Died in office June 3, 1946.
- ^ C. F. Manson. Elected to the Senate in 1947, but unable to serve due to illness.
- ^ Chester E. Solomonson. Died in office r 1952.
- ^ Joe E. Lehmann. Elected to the Senate in 1961, but failed to qualify. Wilbur Foss appointed to fill the vacancy.
- ^ Donald J. Stransky. Resigned in 1961.
- ^ Hagen Kelsey. Resigned in 1963.
- ^ Carroll Fullerton. Died in office October 1, 1961.
- ^ F.B. "Bob" Roberts. Appointed January 7, 1957 to fill the vacancy of L. A. Johnson.
- ^ Wilbur Foss. Appointed January 23, 1961 to fill the vacancy of Joe E. Lehmann. Served during the 38th Session of the Senate, and resigned in 1963.
- ^ Lars Gjesdal. Appointed July 12, 1961 to fill the vacancy of Donald J. Stransky.
- ^ Frank L. Hafner. Appointed November 6, 1961 to fill the vacancy of Carroll Fullerton.
- ^ Rayburn R. Rueb. Appointed September 24, 1963 to fill the vacancy of Wilbur Foss. Served during the 39th Session of the Senate.
- ^ Herbert A. Willoughby. Appointed July 13, 1963 to fill the vacancy of Hagen Kelsey.
- ^ Walter Vincent Nordstrom. Died in office May 29, 1967.
- ^ Robert William Hirsch. Resigned December 1969.
- ^ Clell D. Elwood. Resigned March 1967. Kenneth A. Trask was appointed to serve during the 43rd Session.
- ^ Henry T. Quinn. Appointed August 1, 1967 to fill the vacancy of Walter Vincent Nordstrom.
- ^ William R. Ripp. Appointed December 11, 1969 to fill the vacancy of Robert William Hirsch.
- ^ Kenneth A. Trask. Appointed March 23, 1967 to fill vacancy of Clell Elwood.
- ^ Eldon L. Smith. Died in office. Killed in the Rapid City flood of June 9, 1972.
- ^ Franklin Jay Wallahan. Resigned the summer of 1972.
- ^ Jacob Kunstle. Appointed July 18, 1972 to fill the vacancy of Eldon L. Smith.
- ^ Grace Mickelson. Appointed August 25, 1972 to fill the vacancy of Franklin Wallahan.
- ^ Michael J. O'Connor. Resigned April 1977.
- ^ This individual is the grandfather of Billie H Sutton, legislator starting in 2011
- ^ Mary A. McClure. Resigned April 10, 1989 to become Special Assistant for Intergovernmental Affairs for President George H. W. Bush.
- ^ Marilynn Kelm. Resigned November 1975.
- ^ Jess Tjeerdsma. Died in office August 20, 1977.
- ^ Robert W. Kelly. Resigned in 1976. Harold Mortimer-(D) was appointed for the remainder of the 51st Session.
- ^ Elaine L. McCart. Appointed November 19, 1975 to fill the vacancy of Marilynn Kelm.
- ^ Robert K. Williams. Resigned November 15, 1983. E. C. Pieplow, who served from 1967 to 1976, was appointed November 28, 1983 to fill the vacancy for the 59th Session.
- ^ Jerome "Jerry" Mayer. Appointed May 13, 1977 to fill the vacancy of Michael J. O'Connor.
- ^ Robert "Bob" Lyons. Appointed October 7, 1977 to fill the vacancy of Jess Tjeerdsma.
- ^ David S. Laustsen. Resigned August 11, 1987.
- ^ Jack Manke. Died in office August 12, 1985.
- ^ William R. Taylor. Appointed August 11, 1987 to fill the vacancy of David S. Laustsen.
- ^ James W. Emery. Appointed December 18, 1985 to fill the vacancy of Jack Manke.
- ^ Scott N. Heidepriem. Appointed April 27, 1989 to fill the vacancy of Mary A. McClure.
- ^ Richard B. Negstad. Died in office January 11, 1997.
- ^ Leslie J. Kleven. Died in office April 19, 1995.
- ^ Jim D. Thompson. Served during the 70th, 71st, and 72nd Sessions. Resigned December 31, 1997.
- ^ Kermit Staggers. Served during the 70th through 76th Sessions. Resigned May 20, 2002.
- ^ Arnold M. Brown. Appointed January 22, 1997 to fill the vacancy of Richard B. Negstad.
- ^ Dave Munson. Served during the 72nd through 76th Sessions. Resigned May 12, 2002.
- ^ Dick Hainje. Resigned November 12, 2001. Appointed by President George W. Bush as Regional Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for Region VII.
- ^ Marguerite Kleven. Appointed June 9, 1995 to fill the vacancy of her husband Leslie J. Kleven.
- ^ Donald "Don" Brosz. Appointed January 1, 1998 to fill the vacancy of Jim D. Thompson.
- ^ Larry Diedrich. Resigned January 26, 2004 to run for the U.S. House of Representatives. Al Kurtenbach-(R) was appointed January 27, 2004 for the remainder of the 79th Session.
- ^ Dan Sutton. Resigned November 14, 2006. Re-elected to the 82nd and 83rd Sessions November 7, 2006.
- ^ Rebekah A. Cradduck. Appointed December 4, 2001 to fill the vacancy of Dick Hainje.
- ^ Dick M. Kelly. Appointed July 1, 2002 to fill the vacancy of Kermit Staggers.
- ^ Richard E. "Dick" Hagen. Died in office September 22, 2002. Elected to the Senate posthumously.
- ^ Gene G. Abdallah. Appointed July 1, 2002 to fill the vacancy of Dave Munson.
- ^ Mike Jaspers. Appointed January 7, 2003 to fill the vacancy of Mitch Richter, who was elected in 2003 but never served.
- ^ Michael LaPointe. Appointed January 7, 2003 to fill the vacancy of Dick Hagen.
- ^ J. P. Duniphan. Defeated in 2006 Republican Primary by Dennis Schmidt-(R).
- ^ Stan Adelstein. Defeated in 2006 Republican Primary by Elli Schwiesow-(R).
- ^ Scott N. Heidepriem. Previously served 1990–1992 as a Republican from the 5th District.
- ^ Switched from the Democratic to the Republican Party in 2008. Switched back in 2010.
- ^ Appointed by Governor Dennis Daugaard to replace Cooper Garnos after 2011 session.
- ^ Appointed by Governor Dennis Daugaard to replace Russel Olson after 2013 session.
- ^ Appointed by Governor Dennis Daugaard to replace J. Mark Johnston after 2013 session.
- ^ Appointed by Governator Dennis Daugaard to replace Stan Adelstein after 2013 session.
Sources
- South Dakota Secretary of State – 2005 South Dakota Legislative Manual
- South Dakota Secretary of State – Past Elections
- South Dakota Legislature – Legislator Historical Listing
