List of United States Representatives from South Dakota

South Dakota was admitted as the 40th state to the United States of America on November 2, 1889. As of 2011, a total of 36 individuals have represented South Dakota in the U.S. House.

The current members of the U.S. House from South Dakota are:

• Kristi L. Noem  

Historical representatives

The following individuals were elected to the U.S. House from South Dakota.

• 1800s
• 1900s
• 2000s

Historical Representation to the US House by Party in the 1800s from South Dakota
Party	Total
Populist	2
Republican	7
Total Representatives	9

Representatives to the U.S. House in South Dakota in the 1800s

Representative	Years Served	Party
John Rankin Gamble	1891	Republican
Oscar S. Gifford	1889–1891	Republican
John A. Pickler	1889–1897	Republican
John L. Jolley	1891–1893	Republican
William V. Lucas	1893–1895	Republican
Robert J. Gamble	1895–1897	Republican
John Edward Kelley	1897–1899	Populist
Freeman T. Knowles	1897–1899	Populist
Charles H. Burke	1899–1907, 1909-1915	Republican

Historical Representation to the US House by Party in the 1900s from South Dakota
Party	Total
Democratic	8
Republican	16
Total Representatives	24

Representatives to the U.S. House in South Dakota in the 1900s

Representative	Years Served	Party
Eben W. Martin	1901–1915	Republican
William H. Parker	1907–1908	Republican
Philo Hall	1907–1909	Republican
Charles H. Dillon	1913–1919	Republican
Harry L. Gandy	1915–1921	Democratic
Royal C. Johnson	1915–1933	Republican
Charles A. Christopherson	1919–1933	Republican
William Williamson	1921–1933	Republican
Theodore B. Werner	1933–1937	Democratic
Fred H. Hildebrandt	1933–1939	Democratic
Francis Case	1937–1951	Republican
Karl E. Mundt	1939–1948	Republican
Harold O. Lovre	1949–1957	Republican
E. Y. Berry	1951–1971	Republican
George McGovern	1957–1961	Democratic
Ben Reifel	1961–1971	Republican
James Abourezk	1971–1973	Democratic
Frank E. Denholm	1971–1975	Democratic
James Abdnor	1973–1981	Republican
Larry Pressler	1975–1979	Republican
Tom Daschle	1979–1987	Democratic
Clint Roberts	1981–1983	Republican
Tim Johnson	1987–1997	Democratic
John R. Thune	1997–2003	Republican

Historical Representation to the US House by Party in the 2000s from South Dakota
Party	Total
Democratic	1
Republican	2
Total Representatives	3

Representatives to the U.S. House in South Dakota 2000s

Representative	Years Served	Party
Bill Janklow	2003–2004	Republican
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin	2004–2011	Democratic
Kristi Noem	2011-present	Republican

External links

• US House Historical representation by state

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List of United States Representatives from South Dakota

See also

• U.S. House
• List of United States Senators from South Dakota