List of United States senators from South Dakota
Appearance
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
Class 2Class 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 3Class 3 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1998, 2004, and 2010. The next election will be in 2016. | ||||||||||
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# | Senator | Party | Dates in office | Electoral history | T | T | Electoral history | Dates in office | Party | Senator | # | |
1 | Richard F. Pettigrew |
Republican | November 2, 1889 – March 4, 1901 |
Elected in 1889 | 1 | 51st | 1 | Elected in 1889. Lost re-election. |
November 2, 1889 – March 4, 1891 |
Republican | Gideon C. Moody |
1 |
52nd | 2 | Elected in 1890 | 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 in 1896. Died. | |||||||||
56th | ||||||||||||
2 | Robert J. Gamble |
Republican | March 4, 1901 – March 4, 1913 |
Elected in 1900 | 3 | 57th | Republican | |||||
July 1, 1901 – July 11, 1901 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to finish Kyle's term | July 11, 1901 – March 4, 1909 |
Republican | Alfred B. Kittredge |
3 | ||||||||
58th | 4 | Elected in 1902. Lost renomination. | ||||||||||
59th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1906. Lost renomination. |
4 | 60th | ||||||||||
61st | 5 | Elected in 1908. Lost renomination. |
March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1915 |
Republican | Coe I. Crawford |
4 | ||||||
62nd | ||||||||||||
3 | Thomas Sterling |
Republican | March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1925 |
Elected in 1912 | 5 | 63rd | ||||||
64th | 6 | Elected in 1914. Retired. |
March 4, 1915 – March 4, 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 4, 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 E. 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 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 | 23 | To be decided in the 2016 election. | ||||||||||
116th | ||||||||||||
To be decided in the 2020 election. | 23 | 117th | ||||||||||
# | Senator | Party | Years in office | Electoral history | T | C | T | Electoral history | Years in office | Party | Senator | # |
Class 2 | Class 3 |
Living former U.S. Senators from South Dakota
As of May 2015, there are four former Senators who are living, three from Class 2 and one from Class 3.
Senator | Term of office | Class | Date of birth (and age) |
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James Abourezk | 1973–1979 | 2 | February 24, 1931 |
Larry Pressler | 1979–1997 | 2 | March 29, 1942 |
Tom Daschle | 1987–2005 | 3 | December 9, 1947 |
Tim Johnson | 1997–2015 | 2 | December 28, 1946 |