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United States congressional delegations from South Dakota

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This page displays the historical members of U.S. Congress from South Dakota.

Current members

U.S. Senate

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

U.S. House

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

Historical members

List of United States Senators from South Dakota

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

Class 2

  • Republican Party Richard F. Pettigrew, serving from 1889-1901
  • Republican Party Robert J. Gamble, serving from 1901-1913
  • Republican Party Thomas Sterling, serving from 1913-1925
  • Republican Party William H. McMaster, serving from 1925-1931
  • Democratic Party (United States) William J. Bulow, serving from 1931-1943
  • Republican Party Harlan J. Bushfield, serving from 1943-1948
  • Republican Party Vera C. Bushfield, serving from 1948-1948
  • Republican Party Karl E. Mundt, serving from 1948-1973
  • Democratic Party (United States) James G. Abourezk, serving from 1973-1979
  • Republican Party Larry L. Pressler, serving from 1979-1997
  • Democratic Party (United States) Tim Johnson, serving from 1997-Present


Class 3

  • Republican Party Gideon C. Moody, serving from 1889-1891
  • Republican Party James H. Kyle, serving from 1891-1901
  • Republican Party Alfred B. Kittredge, serving from 1901-1909
  • Republican Party Coe I. Crawford, serving from 1909-1915
  • Democratic Party (United States) Edwin S. Johnson, serving from 1915-1921
  • Republican Party Peter Norbeck, serving from 1921-1936
  • Democratic Party (United States) Herbert E. Hitchcock, serving from 1936-1938
  • Republican Party Gladys Pyle, serving from 1938-1939
  • Republican Party J. Chandler (Chan) Gurney, serving from 1939-1951
  • Republican Party Francis H. Case, serving from 1951-1962
  • Republican Party Joseph H. Bottum, serving from 1962-1963
  • Democratic Party (United States) George S. McGovern, serving from 1963-1981
  • Republican Party James Abdnor, serving from 1981-1987
  • Democratic Party (United States) Thomas A. Daschle, serving from 1987-2005
  • Republican Party John Thune, serving from 2005-Present

List of United States Representatives from South Dakota

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

  • Republican Party John Rankin Gamble, serving in 1891
  • Republican Party Oscar S. Gifford, serving from 1889–1891
  • Republican Party John A. Pickler, serving from 1889–1897
  • Republican Party John L. Jolley, serving from 1891–1893
  • Republican Party William V. Lucas, serving from 1893–1895
  • Republican Party Robert J. Gamble, serving from 1895–1897
  • John Edward Kelley (Populist), serving from 1897–1899
  • Freeman T. Knowles (Populist), serving from 1897–1899
  • Republican Party Charles H. Burke, serving from 1899–1907, 1909-1915
  • Republican Party Eben W. Martin, serving from 1901–1915
  • Republican Party William H. Parker, serving from 1907–1908
  • Republican Party Philo Hall 1907–1909, serving from
  • Republican Party Charles H. Dillon, serving from 1913–1919
  • Democratic Party (United States) Harry L. Gandy, serving from 1915–1921
  • Republican Party Royal C. Johnson, serving from 1915–1933
  • Republican Party Charles A. Christopherson, serving from 1919–1933
  • Republican Party William Williamson, serving from 1921–1933
  • Democratic Party (United States) Theodore B. Werner, serving from 1933–1937
  • Democratic Party (United States) Fred H. Hildebrandt, serving from 1933–1939
  • Republican Party Francis Case, serving from 1937–1951
  • Republican Party Karl E. Mundt, serving from 1939–1948
  • Republican Party Harold O. Lovre, serving from 1949–1957
  • Republican Party E. Y. Berry, serving from 1951–1971
  • Democratic Party (United States) George McGovern, serving from 1957–1961
  • Republican Party Ben Reifel, serving from 1961–1971
  • Democratic Party (United States) James Abourezk, serving from 1971–1973
  • Democratic Party (United States) Frank E. Denholm, serving from 1971–1975
  • Republican Party James Abdnor, serving from 1973–1981
  • Republican Party Larry Pressler, serving from 1975–1979
  • Democratic Party (United States) Tom Daschle, serving from 1979–1987
  • Republican Party Clint Roberts, serving from 1981–1983
  • Democratic Party (United States) Tim Johnson, serving from 1987–1997
  • Republican Party John R. Thune, serving from 1997–2003
  • Republican Party Bill Janklow, serving from 2003–2004
  • Democratic Party (United States) Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, serving from 2004–2011
  • Republican Party Kristi Noem, serving from 2011-present


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