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). Karl E. Mundt is South Dakota's longest-serving senator (1948–1973).

Current delegation
Thune
John Thune (R)
Rounds
Mike Rounds (R)

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 2004, 2010, 2016, and 2022. The next election will be in 2028.

# Senator Party Dates in office Electoral history T T Electoral history Dates in office Party Senator #
1
Richard Pettigrew		 Republican Nov 2, 1889 –
Mar 3, 1901		 Elected in 1889. 1 51st 1 Elected in 1889.
Lost re-election.		 Nov 2, 1889 –
Mar 3, 1891		 Republican
Gideon C. Moody		 1
52nd 2 Elected in 1891.[1] Mar 4, 1891 –
Jul 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 1897.[2]
Died.
56th
2
Robert J. Gamble		 Republican Mar 4, 1901 –
Mar 3, 1913		 Elected in 1901.[3] 3 57th Republican
  Jul 1, 1901 –
Jul 11, 1901		 Vacant
Appointed to continue Kyle's term.
Elected in 1903 to finish Kyle's term.[4]		 Jul 11, 1901 –
Mar 3, 1909		 Republican
Alfred B. Kittredge		 3
58th 4 Elected to a full term in 1903.[5]
Lost renomination.
59th
Re-elected in 1907.
Lost renomination.		 4 60th
61st 5 Elected in 1909.
Lost renomination.		 Mar 4, 1909 –
Mar 3, 1915		 Republican
Coe Crawford		 4
62nd
3
Thomas Sterling		 Republican Mar 4, 1913 –
Mar 3, 1925		 Elected in 1913. 5 63rd
64th 6 Elected in 1914.
Retired.		 Mar 4, 1915 –
Mar 3, 1921		 Democratic
Edwin S. Johnson		 5
65th
Re-elected in 1918.
Lost renomination.		 6 66th
67th 7 Elected in 1920. Mar 4, 1921 –
Dec 20, 1936		 Republican
Peter Norbeck		 6
68th
4
William McMaster		 Republican Mar 4, 1925 –
Mar 3, 1931		 Elected in 1924.
Lost re-election.		 7 69th
70th 8 Re-elected in 1926.
71st
5
William J. Bulow		 Democratic Mar 4, 1931 –
Jan 3, 1943		 Elected in 1930. 8 72nd
73rd 9 Re-elected in 1932.
Died.
74th
  Dec 20, 1936 –
Dec 29, 1936		 Vacant
Appointed to continue Norbeck's term.
Lost nomination to finish Norbeck's term.		 Dec 29, 1936 –
Nov 8, 1938		 Democratic
Herbert Hitchcock		 7
Re-elected in 1936.
Lost renomination.		 9 75th
Elected to finish Norbeck's term.
Retired.		 Nov 9, 1938 –
Jan 3, 1939		 Republican
Gladys Pyle		 8
76th 10 Elected in 1938. Jan 3, 1939 –
Jan 3, 1951		 Republican
Chan Gurney		 9
77th
6
Harlan J. Bushfield		 Republican Jan 3, 1943 –
Sep 27, 1948		 Elected in 1942.
Died.		 10 78th
79th 11 Re-elected in 1944.
Lost renomination.
80th
Vacant Sep 27, 1948 –
Oct 6, 1948		  
7
Vera C. Bushfield		 Republican Oct 6, 1948 –
Dec 26, 1948		 Appointed to finish her husband's term.
Resigned when successor appointed.
Vacant Dec 26, 1948 –
Dec 31, 1948		  
8
Karl Mundt		 Republican Dec 31, 1948 –
Jan 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. Jan 3, 1951 –
Jun 22, 1962		 Republican
Francis Case		 10
83rd
Re-elected in 1954. 12 84th
85th 13 Re-elected in 1956.
Died.
86th
Re-elected in 1960. 13 87th
  Jun 22, 1962 –
Jul 9, 1962		 Vacant
Appointed to finish Case's term.
Lost election to full term.		 Jul 9, 1962 –
Jan 3, 1963		 Republican
Joe Bottum		 11
88th 14 Elected in 1962. Jan 3, 1963 –
Jan 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 Jan 3, 1973 –
Jan 3, 1979		 Elected in 1972.
Retired.		 15 93rd
94th 16 Re-elected in 1974.
Lost re-election.
95th
10
Larry Pressler		 Republican Jan 3, 1979 –
Jan 3, 1997		 Elected in 1978. 16 96th
97th 17 Elected in 1980.
Lost re-election.		 Jan 3, 1981 –
Jan 3, 1987		 Republican
James Abdnor		 13
98th
Re-elected in 1984. 17 99th
100th 18 Elected in 1986. Jan 3, 1987 –
Jan 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 Jan 3, 1997 –
Jan 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. Jan 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 Jan 3, 2015 –
present		 Elected in 2014. 22 114th
115th 23 Re-elected in 2016.
116th
Re-elected in 2020. 23 117th
118th 24 Re-elected in 2022.
119th
To be determined in the 2026 election. 24 120th
121st 25 To be determined in the 2028 election.
# Senator Party Years in office Electoral history T C T Electoral history Years in office Party Senator #
Class 2 Class 3

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.{{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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