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
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. |
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Class 3 Class 3 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1998, 2004, and 2010, and 2016. The next election will be in 2022. | ||||||||||
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# | Senator | Party | Years in office | Electoral history | T e r m |
T e r m |
Electoral history | Years in office | Party | Senator | # | |
1 | Richard F. Pettigrew |
Republican | November 2, 1889 – March 3, 1901 |
Elected in 1889 | 1 | 51st Congress | 1 | Elected in 1889. Lost re-election. |
November 2, 1889 – March 3, 1891 |
Republican | Gideon C. Moody |
1 |
52nd Congress | 2 | Elected February 16, 1891.[1] | March 4, 1891 – July 1, 1901 |
Independent | James H. Kyle |
2 | ||||||
53rd Congress | Populist | |||||||||||
Re-elected in 1894. Lost re-election. |
2 | 54th Congress | ||||||||||
Silver Republican |
55th Congress | 3 | Re-elected February 18, 1897.[2] Died. | |||||||||
56th Congress | ||||||||||||
2 | Robert J. Gamble |
Republican | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1913 |
Elected in 1900 | 3 | 57th Congress | Republican | |||||
July 1, 1901 – July 11, 1901 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Kyle's term. Elected January 20, 1903 to finish Kyle's term.[3] |
July 11, 1901 – March 3, 1909 |
Republican | Alfred B. Kittredge |
3 | ||||||||
58th Congress | 4 | Elected to a full term January 21, 1903.[4] Lost renomination. | ||||||||||
59th Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1906. Lost renomination. |
4 | 60th Congress | ||||||||||
61st Congress | 5 | Elected in 1908. Lost renomination. |
March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1915 |
Republican | Coe I. Crawford |
4 | ||||||
62nd Congress | ||||||||||||
3 | Thomas Sterling |
Republican | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1925 |
Elected in 1912 | 5 | 63rd Congress | ||||||
64th Congress | 6 | Elected in 1914. Retired. |
March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921 |
Democratic | Edwin S. Johnson |
5 | ||||||
65th Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1918. Lost renomination. |
6 | 66th Congress | ||||||||||
67th Congress | 7 | Elected in 1920 | March 4, 1921 – December 20, 1936 |
Republican | Peter Norbeck |
6 | ||||||
68th Congress | ||||||||||||
4 | William H. McMaster |
Republican | March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1931 |
Elected in 1924. Lost re-election. |
7 | 69th Congress | ||||||
70th Congress | 8 | Re-elected in 1926 | ||||||||||
71st Congress | ||||||||||||
5 | William J. Bulow |
Democratic | March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1943 |
Elected in 1930 | 8 | 72nd Congress | ||||||
73rd Congress | 9 | Re-elected in 1932. Died. | ||||||||||
74th Congress | ||||||||||||
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 Congress | ||||||||||
Elected to finish Norbeck's term. Retired. |
November 9, 1938 – January 3, 1939 |
Republican | Gladys Pyle |
8 | ||||||||
76th Congress | 10 | Elected in 1938 | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1951 |
Republican | John Chandler Gurney |
9 | ||||||
77th Congress | ||||||||||||
6 | Harlan J. Bushfield |
Republican | January 3, 1943 – September 27, 1948 |
Elected in 1942. Died. |
10 | 78th Congress | ||||||
79th Congress | 11 | Re-elected in 1944. Lost renomination. | ||||||||||
80th Congress | ||||||||||||
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 Congress | ||||||||||
82nd Congress | 12 | Elected in 1950 | January 3, 1951 – June 22, 1962 |
Republican | Francis H. Case |
10 | ||||||
83rd Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1954 | 12 | 84th Congress | ||||||||||
85th Congress | 13 | Re-elected in 1956. Died. | ||||||||||
86th Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1960 | 13 | 87th Congress | ||||||||||
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 Congress | 14 | Elected in 1962 | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1981 |
Democratic | George McGovern |
12 | ||||||
89th Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1966. Retired. |
14 | 90th Congress | ||||||||||
91st Congress | 15 | Re-elected in 1968 | ||||||||||
92nd Congress | ||||||||||||
9 | James Abourezk |
Democratic | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979 |
Elected in 1972. Retired. |
15 | 93rd Congress | ||||||
94th Congress | 16 | Re-elected in 1974. Lost re-election. | ||||||||||
95th Congress | ||||||||||||
10 | Larry Pressler |
Republican | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1997 |
Elected in 1978 | 16 | 96th Congress | ||||||
97th Congress | 17 | Elected in 1980. Lost re-election. |
January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1987 |
Republican | James Abdnor |
13 | ||||||
98th Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1984 | 17 | 99th Congress | ||||||||||
100th Congress | 18 | Elected in 1986 | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2005 |
Democratic | Tom Daschle |
14 | ||||||
101st Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1990. Lost re-election. |
18 | 102nd Congress | ||||||||||
103rd Congress | 19 | Re-elected in 1992 | ||||||||||
104th Congress | ||||||||||||
11 | Tim Johnson |
Democratic | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2015 |
Elected in 1996 | 19 | 105th Congress | ||||||
106th Congress | 20 | Re-elected in 1998. Lost re-election. | ||||||||||
107th Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 2002 | 20 | 108th Congress | ||||||||||
109th Congress | 21 | Elected in 2004 | January 3, 2005 – Present |
Republican | John Thune |
15 | ||||||
110th Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 2008. Retired. |
21 | 111th Congress | ||||||||||
112th Congress | 22 | Re-elected in 2010 | ||||||||||
113th Congress | ||||||||||||
12 | Mike Rounds |
Republican | January 3, 2015 – Present |
Elected in 2014 | 22 | 114th Congress | ||||||
115th Congress | 39 | Re-elected in 2016. | ||||||||||
116th Congress | ||||||||||||
To be determined in the 2020 election. | 23 | 117th Congress | ||||||||||
118th Congress | 24 | To be determined in the 2022 election. | ||||||||||
# | Senator | Party | Years in office | Electoral history | T e r m |
T e r m |
Electoral history | Years in office | Party | Senator | # | |
Class 2 | Class 3 |
Living former U.S. Senators from South Dakota
As of October 2016, 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) |
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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 |
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.
- ↑ Journal of the Senate of the South Dakota Legislature Commencing January 6, 1903, Eighth Session. Pierre, South Dakota. 1903. p. 298.
- ↑ Journal of the Senate of the South Dakota Legislature Commencing January 6, 1903, Eighth Session. Pierre, South Dakota. 1903. p. 299.
See also
- United States congressional delegations from South Dakota
- List of United States Representatives from South Dakota