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	Years in office	Electoral history	T e r m	C o n g r e s s	T e r m	Electoral history	Years 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 o n g r e s s	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.
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					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 Congress			December 29, 1936 – November 8, 1938		Herbert E. Hitchcock	7
					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
To be determined in the 2020 election.					23	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)
James Abourezk	1973–1979	2	(1931-02-24) February 24, 1931
Larry Pressler	1979–1997	2	(1942-03-29) March 29, 1942
Tom Daschle	1987–2005	3	(1947-12-09) December 9, 1947
Tim Johnson	1997–2015	2	(1946-12-28) 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.

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List of United States Senators from South Dakota

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Living former U.S. Senators from South Dakota

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