Members of the South Dakota State Senate
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State Senator
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s who served in the South Dakota Senate from statehood
U.S. state
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 in 1889 until the present.
Key to Party Colors for the South Dakota Senate
Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
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Fusion
Fusion Party
Fusion Party is a term that may have a variety of meanings in the political history of the United States.The Fusion Party was the original name of the Republican Party in the state of Ohio. In 1854, anti-slavery parties were forming in many northern states in opposition to the Kansas Nebraska Act...

Independent
Independent (politician)
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Non-Partisan Populist
Populist Party (United States)
The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891. It was most important in 1892-96, then rapidly faded away...

Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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Members of the South Dakota State Senate (1889–1939)

45 senators
State Senator
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 elected from 41 districts. Senators were elected from single-member districts, with five counties each electing two at-large
At-Large
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 senators. The number of senators was reduced to 43 senators from 1893 to 1899. A 42nd District was added in 1909.
Multi-member at-large districts
District Seats Years County
9th 2 1889–1909 Minnehaha
Minnehaha County, South Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 148,281 people, 57,996 households, and 37,581 families residing in the county. The population density was 183 people per square mile . There were 60,237 housing units at an average density of 74 per square mile...

10th 2 1909–1939
30th 2 1889–1893 Spink
Spink County, South Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,454 people, 2,847 households, and 1,933 families residing in the county. The population density was 5 people per square mile . There were 3,352 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile...

32nd 2 1899–1909 Day
Day County, South Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,267 people, 2,586 households, and 1,688 families residing in the county. The population density was 6 people per square mile . There were 3,618 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile...

33rd 2 1909–1939 Brown
35th 2 1909–1939
38th 2 1889–1893; 1899–1909 Lawrence
Lawrence County, South Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 21,802 people, 8,881 households, and 5,559 families residing in the county. The population density was 27 people per square mile . There were 10,427 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...

39th 2 1909–1939
Senate Session District Senate Session
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Martin E. Conlan
Martin E. Conlan was a Democratic state legislator in South Dakota. He lived in Alexandria, South Dakota, Hanson County, South Dakota for most of his life, but he was born in Raymond, Wisconsin, of Irish ancestry. He was educated in the public schools, and made his way to Dakota Territory in 1880...

George A. Johnston W. M. Smith Joseph M. Greene Lauritz Hasvold H. P. Smith Stiles H. Bronson (Populist
Populist Party (United States)
The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891. It was most important in 1892-96, then rapidly faded away...

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H. C. Warner S. F. Huntley Granville J. Coller Irving R. Spooner John Cain George R. Mason Coe Isaac Crawford L. C. Leppelman C. R. Wescott Ole H. Ford William R. Thomas Carl G. Sherwood Thomas Sterling
Thomas Sterling
Thomas Sterling was an American politician. A Republican, he served in the United States Senate from 1913 to 1925.-Early life:Sterling, , was born near Amanda, Ohio...

Harry F. Hunter John S. Proctor John Norton Leander C. Dennis George W. Miller Richard Williams Frank M. Byrne
Frank M. Byrne
Frank M. Byrne was the eighth Governor of South Dakota.-Biography:Byrne was born near Volney, Allamakee County, Iowa to Irish immigrants, Michael and Delia Byrne. Byrne's formal education was limited to rural school; but, he frequently read books from his own large library...

Frank M. Hopkins George Harrison Hoffman Charles S. Parsons Frank J. Washabaugh Alfred Walstein Bangs Edward S. Galvin Alexander S. Stewart 1st
1889-1890
2nd
1891
Truman M. Stewart Peter Byrne W. F. Dunham Albert L. Peterman Jacob Schnaidt, Sr. John Stewart Bean Lasse Bothun Mathew White P. F. Wickhem Harrison C. Preston John L. Heintz Lawrence H. Willrodt Daniel K. Mathews (Populist
Populist Party (United States)
The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891. It was most important in 1892-96, then rapidly faded away...

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Robert C. Zimmermann I. L. Burch J. N. Smith Henry Ingram Stearns J.C. Crawford Americus B. Melville William S. Major (Populist
Populist Party (United States)
The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891. It was most important in 1892-96, then rapidly faded away...

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Frank Drew William Austin David S. Greene Robert Dixon (Populist
Populist Party (United States)
The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891. It was most important in 1892-96, then rapidly faded away...

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Mark Wentworth Sheafe, Sr. J. I. Carrier William Bird Frank J. Cory Z. D. Scott Duncan McFarlane James Henderson Kyle Burroughs Abbott Daniel T. Hindman R. W. Maxwell Edward G. Kennedy Joseph H. Horton William S. O'Brien
William S. O'Brien
William S. O'Brien was an American businessman who formed a business partnership with fellow Irishmen James Graham Fair, James C. Flood, and John William Mackay, the Consolidated Virginia Mining Company...

David H. Clark
John T. Potter Isaacher Scholfield 2nd
1891
3rd
1893
Louis Napoleon Crill Carl Gunderson
Carl Gunderson
Carl Gunderson was the 11th Governor of South Dakota. Gunderson, a Republican from Mitchell, South Dakota, served from 1925 to 1927.-Background:...

Walter Atwood Burleigh Robert Dollard
Robert Dollard
Robert Dollard was the first attorney general of South Dakota. He was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, March 14, 1842, and died in 1912. He was a member of the Republican Party....

Edgar Dean Isom H. Newby John Schamber Benjamin Franklin Fulwider Charles L. Brockway James Hart Charles E. Johnson Martin E. Conlan
Martin E. Conlan
Martin E. Conlan was a Democratic state legislator in South Dakota. He lived in Alexandria, South Dakota, Hanson County, South Dakota for most of his life, but he was born in Raymond, Wisconsin, of Irish ancestry. He was educated in the public schools, and made his way to Dakota Territory in 1880...

Charles F. Raymond A. M. Andrews Lewis A. Foote Thomas Fountain John J. Fitzgerald John P. Ryan James Platt Willis James R. Milliken John C. Allison Albert W. Burtt Henry R. Horner John E. Lawrence Joseph Hebal Knudt G. Springen Joseph C. Miller David Olney Bennett William Bird Nicholas I. Lowthian A. C. Roberts Francis D. Adams Samuel A. Kennedy Peter Berkman Wesley F. Cattron William Edwards Ellery Channing Chilcott Sol Star
Sol Star
Solomon "Sol" Star was an early resident of the town of Deadwood, South Dakota.Star was born in Austria-Hungary to Jewish parents. When he was ten years of age, his family moved to Ohio. When he grew older he moved to Helena, Montana, where he served as territorial auditor and personal secretary...

Dwight B. Ingram James E. Newland
James E. Newland
James E. Newland was a USA Republican politician. He served as a member of the South Dakota State Senate in 1893.- References :*...

William J. Thornby 3rd
1893
4th
1895
John E. Sinclair Ole Oleson, Jr. (Populist
Populist Party (United States)
The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891. It was most important in 1892-96, then rapidly faded away...

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George Washington Kingsbury James H. Stephens Bernard C. Jacobs Thomas C. Elce Edwin S. Johnson
Edwin S. Johnson
Edwin Stockton Johnson was a United States Senator from South Dakota.Born near Spencer, Indiana, he moved with his parents to Osceola, Iowa, in 1857 and attended the public schools...

Frank L. Boyce
Edley J. Elliott Andrew H. Betts George A. Schlund (Fusion
Fusion Party
Fusion Party is a term that may have a variety of meanings in the political history of the United States.The Fusion Party was the original name of the Republican Party in the state of Ohio. In 1854, anti-slavery parties were forming in many northern states in opposition to the Kansas Nebraska Act...

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Ole Halverson Storla Charles A. Chamberlin John A. Johnson L. W. Aldrich A. P. Doran (Populist
Populist Party (United States)
The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891. It was most important in 1892-96, then rapidly faded away...

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C. C. Wright (Populist
Populist Party (United States)
The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891. It was most important in 1892-96, then rapidly faded away...

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Edward H. Aplin John W. Schult Cassius C. Bennett Edwin D. Wheelock William D. Craig John F. Kelley Frank G. Brooberg Charles Allen Howard Henry Roberts Pease Darius S. Smith James R. Howell Edward G. Kennedy William G. Rice Levi McGee James Monroe Priest Stephen Eugene Wilson 4th
1895
5th
1897
Louis Napoleon Crill Carl Gunderson
Carl Gunderson
Carl Gunderson was the 11th Governor of South Dakota. Gunderson, a Republican from Mitchell, South Dakota, served from 1925 to 1927.-Background:...

Frank D. Wyman Walter H. Wilkinson A. A. Powers E. T. Sweet Willis A. Prather Cornelius Solomon Palmer (Fusion
Fusion Party
Fusion Party is a term that may have a variety of meanings in the political history of the United States.The Fusion Party was the original name of the Republican Party in the state of Ohio. In 1854, anti-slavery parties were forming in many northern states in opposition to the Kansas Nebraska Act...

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Lasse Bothun David C. Morgan (Fusion
Fusion Party
Fusion Party is a term that may have a variety of meanings in the political history of the United States.The Fusion Party was the original name of the Republican Party in the state of Ohio. In 1854, anti-slavery parties were forming in many northern states in opposition to the Kansas Nebraska Act...

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Elsworth E. King (Fusion
Fusion Party
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Volkit S. Cook (Fusion
Fusion Party
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John S. Stewart (Populist
Populist Party (United States)
The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891. It was most important in 1892-96, then rapidly faded away...

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Rufus Whealy (Populist
Populist Party (United States)
The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891. It was most important in 1892-96, then rapidly faded away...

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Michael E. Hart (Fusion
Fusion Party
Fusion Party is a term that may have a variety of meanings in the political history of the United States.The Fusion Party was the original name of the Republican Party in the state of Ohio. In 1854, anti-slavery parties were forming in many northern states in opposition to the Kansas Nebraska Act...

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D. W. Jackson Seth T. Winslow Jefferson Sickler (Fusion
Fusion Party
Fusion Party is a term that may have a variety of meanings in the political history of the United States.The Fusion Party was the original name of the Republican Party in the state of Ohio. In 1854, anti-slavery parties were forming in many northern states in opposition to the Kansas Nebraska Act...

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Dudley David Irwin A. Keith (Fusion
Fusion Party
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Henry C. Hinckley (Fusion
Fusion Party
Fusion Party is a term that may have a variety of meanings in the political history of the United States.The Fusion Party was the original name of the Republican Party in the state of Ohio. In 1854, anti-slavery parties were forming in many northern states in opposition to the Kansas Nebraska Act...

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William S. Major (Populist
Populist Party (United States)
The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891. It was most important in 1892-96, then rapidly faded away...

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Henry R. Horner Denton B. Thayer Millard F. Greeley Lyman Rufus Burlingame George W. Case James A. Grant (Fusion
Fusion Party
Fusion Party is a term that may have a variety of meanings in the political history of the United States.The Fusion Party was the original name of the Republican Party in the state of Ohio. In 1854, anti-slavery parties were forming in many northern states in opposition to the Kansas Nebraska Act...

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Thomas L. Bouck (Fusion
Fusion Party
Fusion Party is a term that may have a variety of meanings in the political history of the United States.The Fusion Party was the original name of the Republican Party in the state of Ohio. In 1854, anti-slavery parties were forming in many northern states in opposition to the Kansas Nebraska Act...

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Joseph T. Goodwin (Populist
Populist Party (United States)
The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891. It was most important in 1892-96, then rapidly faded away...

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Frank W. Webb (Populist
Populist Party (United States)
The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891. It was most important in 1892-96, then rapidly faded away...

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John C. Kindschy (Populist
Populist Party (United States)
The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891. It was most important in 1892-96, then rapidly faded away...

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James Ross John F. Whitlock Edward James McGlenn (Fusion
Fusion Party
Fusion Party is a term that may have a variety of meanings in the political history of the United States.The Fusion Party was the original name of the Republican Party in the state of Ohio. In 1854, anti-slavery parties were forming in many northern states in opposition to the Kansas Nebraska Act...

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Ira A. Hatch John B. Fairbank (Fusion
Fusion Party
Fusion Party is a term that may have a variety of meanings in the political history of the United States.The Fusion Party was the original name of the Republican Party in the state of Ohio. In 1854, anti-slavery parties were forming in many northern states in opposition to the Kansas Nebraska Act...

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Joseph Peter Buck (Fusion
Fusion Party
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William Bradley Andrew Jackson Kellar (Fusion
Fusion Party
Fusion Party is a term that may have a variety of meanings in the political history of the United States.The Fusion Party was the original name of the Republican Party in the state of Ohio. In 1854, anti-slavery parties were forming in many northern states in opposition to the Kansas Nebraska Act...

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5th
1897
6th
1899
William John Bulow Edward G. Edgerton George W. Snow Peder Anthon Overseth Lawton Willard Cooke Julius William Ulmer James Gurnal Jones (Populist
Populist Party (United States)
The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891. It was most important in 1892-96, then rapidly faded away...

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Albert Harvey Stites Levi Stone Tyler (Fusion
Fusion Party
Fusion Party is a term that may have a variety of meanings in the political history of the United States.The Fusion Party was the original name of the Republican Party in the state of Ohio. In 1854, anti-slavery parties were forming in many northern states in opposition to the Kansas Nebraska Act...

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William Hoese, Jr. Victor K. Stillwell George A. Johnston Solomon W. Pease (Fusion
Fusion Party
Fusion Party is a term that may have a variety of meanings in the political history of the United States.The Fusion Party was the original name of the Republican Party in the state of Ohio. In 1854, anti-slavery parties were forming in many northern states in opposition to the Kansas Nebraska Act...

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Jesse Hiatt (Fusion
Fusion Party
Fusion Party is a term that may have a variety of meanings in the political history of the United States.The Fusion Party was the original name of the Republican Party in the state of Ohio. In 1854, anti-slavery parties were forming in many northern states in opposition to the Kansas Nebraska Act...

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Edward Jordan
Edward Jordan
Edward Jordan was an Irish rebel, fisherman and pirate in Nova Scotia. He was typical of the violent but short-lived pirates in the 19th century following the end of "Golden Age of Piracy" in the 18th century. Born in County Carlow, Ireland, he took part in the Irish rebellions of 1797-98 but...

 (Populist
Populist Party (United States)
The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891. It was most important in 1892-96, then rapidly faded away...

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John J. Fitzgerald
John J. Fitzgerald
John Joseph Fitzgerald was a United States Representative from New York.-Biography:Born in Brooklyn, he attended the public schools, La Salle Military Academy , and graduated from Manhattan College in 1891...

Ellis M. Smith Louis N. Loomis Charles L. Wohlheter (Fusion
Fusion Party
Fusion Party is a term that may have a variety of meanings in the political history of the United States.The Fusion Party was the original name of the Republican Party in the state of Ohio. In 1854, anti-slavery parties were forming in many northern states in opposition to the Kansas Nebraska Act...

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Thomas Reed Edwin H. Vance John M. King (Populist
Populist Party (United States)
The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891. It was most important in 1892-96, then rapidly faded away...

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Robert W. Stewart James "Scotty" Philip William Rohweder Alef O. Arneson (Populist
Populist Party (United States)
The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891. It was most important in 1892-96, then rapidly faded away...

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John Baptist Hanten Cornelius Wallis Gregory Edward C. Toy (Populist
Populist Party (United States)
The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891. It was most important in 1892-96, then rapidly faded away...

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Richard Williams E. P. Ashford James Marshall Lawson Theodore A. Gunnarson Joseph H. Bottum
Joseph H. Bottum
Joseph Henry Bottum was a member of the United States Senate from South Dakota.He attended the public schools of Faulkton. He then went on to Yankton College and the University of South Dakota . He graduated from the law school of the University of South Dakota at Vermillion in 1927...

H. G. Boyland Fred W. Schamber William S. O'Brien
William S. O'Brien
William S. O'Brien was an American businessman who formed a business partnership with fellow Irishmen James Graham Fair, James C. Flood, and John William Mackay, the Consolidated Virginia Mining Company...

Henry T. Cooper Edmund Smith
Edmund Smith
Edmund Smith , born Edmund Neale, was a minor English poet in the early 18th century. He is little read today but Samuel Johnson included him in his Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets in 1781.-Biography:...

Samuel S. Littlefield Willis E. Benedict 6th
1899
7th
1901
Frank M. Gilmore Joseph Leach William H. Stoddard E. T. Sweet Homer W. Johnson (Fusion
Fusion Party
Fusion Party is a term that may have a variety of meanings in the political history of the United States.The Fusion Party was the original name of the Republican Party in the state of Ohio. In 1854, anti-slavery parties were forming in many northern states in opposition to the Kansas Nebraska Act...

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Carl John Johnson Henry Van Woert Joseph H. Close John Wilkes
John Wilkes
John Wilkes was an English radical, journalist and politician.He was first elected Member of Parliament in 1757. In the Middlesex election dispute, he fought for the right of voters—rather than the House of Commons—to determine their representatives...

 (Fusion
Fusion Party
Fusion Party is a term that may have a variety of meanings in the political history of the United States.The Fusion Party was the original name of the Republican Party in the state of Ohio. In 1854, anti-slavery parties were forming in many northern states in opposition to the Kansas Nebraska Act...

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George H. Few John H. Williamson L. J. Martin (Populist
Populist Party (United States)
The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891. It was most important in 1892-96, then rapidly faded away...

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Alfred B. Rowley Philo Hall
Philo Hall
Philo Hall was a member of the United States House of Representatives from South Dakota. He was born in Wilton Township, Waseca County, Minnesota. He attended the common schools and studied law, being admitted to the bar in 1887 and starting his practice in Brookings, Dakota Territory, in what...

Henry Mauch Winfield Scott Bell Fred S. Rowe John T. Newby Andrew Nels Johnson Charles H. Englesby Orator Henry LaCraft Pierce Cahill Ross E. Parks James Marshall Lawson Frank E. Campbell John H. Lewis John F. Whitlock A. F. LeClaire Wilbur F. Varnum Llewellyn P. Jenkins Henry T. Cooper George P. Bennett Peter Edwards
Peter Edwards
Peter Philip Edwards FRS is a British scientist. He won the 2003 Hughes Medal of the Royal Society "for his distinguished work as a solid state chemist...

John L. Burke 7th
1901
8th
1903
August Frieberg Jason Elihu Payne Charles Hall Dillon
Charles Hall Dillon
Charles Hall Dillon was a member of the United States House of Representatives from South Dakota . He later served on the South Dakota Supreme Court...

James P. Cooley Martin E. Rudolph
Julius William Ulmer Edgar Burr Northrup Henry Robertons Edward Lincoln Abel Henry J. Boehmer O. L. Branson W. L. Montgomery J. W. Seney Thomas W. Lane Martin N. Trygstad Adam Royhl Fred M. Wilcox Frank E. Saltmarsh Cassius C. Bennett Douglas F. Carlin C. A. Neill R. H. McCaughey
Edwin R. Thompson John Edmund McDougall William Koepsel Clement F. Porter Joseph H. Bottum
Joseph H. Bottum
Joseph Henry Bottum was a member of the United States Senate from South Dakota.He attended the public schools of Faulkton. He then went on to Yankton College and the University of South Dakota . He graduated from the law school of the University of South Dakota at Vermillion in 1927...

H. G. Boyland John Stoller James C. Moody John F. Schrader Henry E. Perkins 8th
1903
9th
1905
James H. Stephens Charles H. Cassill John Doering Edwin Morgan Edward E. Wagner Willis C. Cook
Willis C. Cook
Willis C. Cook was a United States diplomat and a politician in the State of South Dakota.-Biography:Cook was born Willis Clifford Cook on October 5, 1874 to Alfred and Sarah Cook in Gratiot, Wisconsin. In 1899 he married Mary Butler Miller. He died in 1942....

Oliver P. Cordill (Populist
Populist Party (United States)
The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891. It was most important in 1892-96, then rapidly faded away...

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George Rice John Larkins L. E. McQuillan George H. Bonney Robert S. Vessey
Robert S. Vessey
Robert Scadden Vessey was the seventh Governor of South Dakota. Vessey, a Republican from Wessington Springs, served from 1909 to 1913.-Biography:...

C. T. Doughty George Smith Hutchinson Howard C. Shober Warren Young
Warren Young
Warren Howard Young is a retired Canadian Professional Hockey Left Winger who played seven seasons in the National Hockey League for the Minnesota North Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings....

Andrew B. Anderson (Populist
Populist Party (United States)
The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891. It was most important in 1892-96, then rapidly faded away...

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Clarence E. Hayward C. S. Amsden Edward C. Toy (Populist
Populist Party (United States)
The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891. It was most important in 1892-96, then rapidly faded away...

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Richard Williams Lewis S. Hougen John F. Whitlock Mahlon T. Lightner Charles D. Blanchard Ernest May Henry T. Cooper Myron Willsie Samuel G. Mortimer William F. Hanley 9th
1905
10th
1907
James T. Scroggs Orville W. Thompson James P. Cooley John G. Laxson James S. Thomson Irving T. Lothrop John A. Egge John Henry Mundt James Smith Jacob Schiltz J. M. Erion John Smith James F. Goodsell E. F. Krueger H. H. Welch Robert E. Dowdell John C. Jenkins (Populist
Populist Party (United States)
The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891. It was most important in 1892-96, then rapidly faded away...

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Jacob Johnson Michael L. Tobin J. T. McCullen Ivan Wilbur Goodner William E. Sweeney F. H. Greene Warren Green
Warren Green
Warren Everett Green was the thirteenth Governor of South Dakota. Green, a Republican from Hazel, South Dakota, served from 1931 to 1933.-Biography:...

Charles H. Englesby Wallace M. Danforth David Robertson George W. Merry Samuel A. Bell William Carpenter Isaac Lincoln John R. Weaver Frank M. Byrne
Frank M. Byrne
Frank M. Byrne was the eighth Governor of South Dakota.-Biography:Byrne was born near Volney, Allamakee County, Iowa to Irish immigrants, Michael and Delia Byrne. Byrne's formal education was limited to rural school; but, he frequently read books from his own large library...

Eugene Overholser Fred Hepperle Henry E. Perkins William B. Dudley 10th
1907
11th
1909
E. D. Hawkins John E. Holleman Charles H. Andrews William H. Shaw Frank S. Strohbehn Alvin M. Shaw Charles P. Bates Gilbert Thoreson
William Hoese Charles A. Laurson Herbert Emery Hitchcock Oliver D. Anderson A. Williamson C. H. Jordan Adrian Nyquist James F. Goodsell John A. Johnson R. H. Williams Adolph W. Ewert
Adolph W. Ewert
-Biography:Ewert was born on June 18, 1865 to Edward and Mina Ewert in La Crosse County, Wisconsin. On September 30, 1890 he married Carrie E. Dutcher. He was Baptist.-Career:...

Adolph W. Ewert
Adolph W. Ewert
-Biography:Ewert was born on June 18, 1865 to Edward and Mina Ewert in La Crosse County, Wisconsin. On September 30, 1890 he married Carrie E. Dutcher. He was Baptist.-Career:...

Andrew J. Lockhart Alef O. Arneson (Populist
Populist Party (United States)
The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891. It was most important in 1892-96, then rapidly faded away...

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Charles X. Seward Peter Norbeck
Peter Norbeck
Peter Norbeck served as the ninth Governor of South Dakota, and as a United States Senator. Norbeck was the first Governor of South Dakota to have been born within the borders of the state.-Biography:...

C. S. Amsden Earl V. Bobb Samuel A. Bell Silas S. Yeager John R. Weaver Ira O. Curtiss Frank M. Byrne
Frank M. Byrne
Frank M. Byrne was the eighth Governor of South Dakota.-Biography:Byrne was born near Volney, Allamakee County, Iowa to Irish immigrants, Michael and Delia Byrne. Byrne's formal education was limited to rural school; but, he frequently read books from his own large library...

B. F. Puckett Theo Wosnuk Donald A. McPherson Ernest May (politician)Ernest May Joseph Hare Oliver O. Stokes L. E. Highley 11th
1909
12th
1911
John Morrissey Andrew S. Anderson Alfred Lee Wyman
Alfred Lee Wyman
Alfred Lee Wyman was a United States federal judge.Born in Yankton, South Dakota, Wyman read law in 1896 to enter the Bar, and was in private practice in Yankton intermittently from 1896 until 1929. He was a State's attorney of Yankton County from 1905 to 1908 and again from 1915 to 1918. He was...

James P. Cooley W. C. Gemmill Lewis L. Fleeger John H. Mettler B. F. Morgan Bayard T. Boylan John E. Pearson James W. Cone
Wellington J. Maytum George Duncan Harry S. Hedrick George Amasa Perley| E. C. Miller| William F. Brennan George W. Wright C. M. Carroll John J. Dalton John G. Bartine Henry Wiersbeck James D. McKenney Anton H. Dahl John H. Brooks Ross E. Parks I. W. A. Collins George W. Ryan Andrew Williams Harry Gandy
Harry Gandy
Harry Luther Gandy was an American politician and former U.S. Representative from South Dakota.-Early life:He was born in Churubusco, Indiana, where he attended Smith Township public schools in Whitley County, Indiana...

Henry E. Perkins Dennis Henault 12th
1911
13th
1913
William H. McMaster
William H. McMaster
William Henry McMaster was the tenth Governor of South Dakota, serving from 1921 until 1925, and also a United States Senator from that state. He died at the age of 91 in 1968. He was a member of the Republican Party....

Jesse David Hicks Eric H. Odland Andreas A. Wipf Frank J. Fenzl Henry Howe
Henry Howe
Henry Howe was an author who wrote histories of several states in the United States. His most celebrated work is the three volume Historical Collections of Ohio....

Ellis M. Smith Gustav H. Helgerson Ray J. Murphy John G. Bartine Thomas L. White Ernest O. Patterson Robert E. Dailey Basil B. Bowell David Paterson E. A. Morrison J. L. Brown Thomas James Law Hans Martin Finnerud Thomas H. Bickel Andrew Marvick Donald C. McLean C. A. Russell Edwin Jones Mather John F. Whitlock John W. Harris J. H. Fischer Alex Arthur Moodie Moritz Adelbert Lange John D. Hale John F. Parks 13th
1913
14th
1915
E. W. Ericson Theodore Berndt Albert Joseph Kuhns John Wallace Peckham Weldon F. Brooks John E. Morris John E. Pearson Thomas McKinnon Walter E. Van Demark
Charles A. Laurson Clyde S. Bobb John C. Stoner Alfred Zoske Jacob E. Ziebach O. J. Lundly Hans Urdahl O. S. Hagen Glen M. Waters Louis L. Stephens William H. Frost William H. McClintock Winfred E. Whittemore Mark Wentworth Sheafe, Jr. Charles Edward Stutenroth David L. Printup Isaac Lincoln John L. Browne M. Plin Beebe George Brooke Howell Robert C. Hayes Frederick Bailey Stiles Frederick E. Walker 14th
1915
15th
1917
Carl Gunderson
Carl Gunderson
Carl Gunderson was the 11th Governor of South Dakota. Gunderson, a Republican from Mitchell, South Dakota, served from 1925 to 1927.-Background:...

Thomas J. Frick James H. Stephens Edwin Peck Wanzer Andrew L. Berg John E. Pearson Frank D. Peckham Robert E. Dowdell Charles Boreson Gideon G. Glendinning John M. Johnson Henry P. Will Sigel D. Sharp Martin G. Carlisle Charles A. Alseth William Washington Howes
William Washington Howes
William Washington Howes served under Franklin Delano Roosevelt as Second and First Assistant Postmaster General from 1933 to 1940. Howes brought airmail service to the Midwest. The W W Howes Municipal Airport was named in his honor. It is located in Huron, South Dakota. William Washington Howes...

Grailey H. Jaynes John Carlyle Southwick George Lindland R. W. Labrie Carl J. Mohn Jay Edward Reeves A. M. Moore F. J. Milliman John Rossow Theorus R. Stoner David R. Evans W. F. Haafke David Anderson 15th
1917
16th
1919
William Oscar Knight Carl G. Kjeldseth Robert Otto Schaber P. P. Kleinsasser John B. Tripp George Johnathan Danforth B. F. Myers M. D. Eide Frank A. Finch Henry P. Will Harold Gunvordahl Allen L. Horsfall Hans Urdahl Martin G. Carlisle Charles A. Alseth Edgar James Miller Charles W. Gardner Grailey H. Jaynes Edgar Watwood John M. Johnson Hyatt E. Covey
Hyatt E. Covey
Hyatt E. Covey was lieutenant governor of South Dakota from 1927 to 1929. He was a member of the Republican Party and served with a Democratic Party governor. He was from Hamill, South Dakota.-Biography:...

Arthur W. Bartels James Montgomery Johnston Ole Peter John Engstrom William Garner Waddel William M. Scott John F. Comstock John Joseph Hepperle J. C. Milne George P. Bennett Charles Ham Percy H. Helm 16th
1919
17th
1921
James A. Wagner Joseph Swenson Jacob W. Eggers F. E. Van Zee Andrew L. Berg George O. Sletten F. W. Schultz John A. Lunden Irving R. Crawford Harry Thomas Kenney J. D. Morrison Arthur L. Freelove Arthur L. Sherin A. Loomis George F. Anderson John J Mertens John A. Koch F. W. Schirber Frank R. Cock Carroll D. Erskine William A. Guilfoyle 17th
1921
18th
1923
John B. Johnson John Frieberg Charles B. Freney Carl F. Tank Alan Bogue, Jr. William Bartling Lewis John Larson
Harry Franklin Brownell Eric J. Ellefson Wellington J. Maytum Frank Hoy
Frank Hoy
Frances "Frank" Patrick Hoy was a Scottish professional wrestler who wrestled variously as Wild Angus, Angus Campbell, Black Angus Campbell or Rasputin...

Lauritz Miller Ellsworth E. Dye Edward Henry Everson Lewis Benson L. G. Atherton Frank R. Fisher Glenn W. Martens Charles W. Robertson Edgar C. Hall Warren Green
Warren Green
Warren Everett Green was the thirteenth Governor of South Dakota. Green, a Republican from Hazel, South Dakota, served from 1931 to 1933.-Biography:...

Henry Adam Wagner Elmer William Anderson Stephen Henderson Otto L. Kaas Jacob O. Wickre George Brooke Howell Dwight Campbell W. K. Bishop Alex Arthur Moodie William Robert Woods 18th
1923
19th
1925
Charles J. Gunderson John R. Kirk Verne C. Kennedy Warren Dimock Frank Joseph Rubertus Theodore Mead Bailey Jacob B. Severson Fred Litz Robert E. Dowdell Daniel Reese Perkins John Quinn Anderson Peter H. Schultz
Peter H. Schultz
Peter H. Schultz is Professor of Geological Sciences at Brown University specializing in the study of planetary geology, impact cratering on the Earth and other objects in the Solar System, and volcanic modifications of planetary surfaces...

Dick Haney David A. Erwin Clinton J. Crandall, Jr. Odell K. Whitney Chauncey T. Bates William F. Bruell F. Emmett Sayer A. T. H. Bosland Hugh Agor Frank Cundill S. J. Hagg Edward C. Slocum Leonard M. Simons Isaac H. Chase Leonard W. March 19th
1925
20th
1927
Ole Lawrence Andrew B. Gunderson Henry Brown Jesse David Hicks Robert "Verne" Rayburn Charles S. McDonald A. N. Brudvig Wellington J. Maytum Herbert S. Barnard Joe Atkins
Joe Atkins
Joe Atkins is a Minnesota attorney and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing District 39B, which includes portions of Dakota County in the southeastern Twin Cities metropolitan area. First elected in 2002, he is currently in his fourth term, and chairs the House Commerce...

Edward Prchal Gregory F. Meyers Ira F. Blewitt Carl O. Trygstad Carl Emil Loriks James McNamara Jorgen J. Boe Frank T. Fetzner Peter Sorenson George H. Taecker George C. Berry Fred A. Reinecke O. K. Sather William L. Buttz Theodore J. P. Giedt Joseph L. Robbins Stephen E. Ainslie 20th
1927
21st
1929
C. N. McCollum Andrew Stenson Bogue John Chris Graber Francis W. Jones Ralph Winfield Parliman, Sr. William Cornwall Nisbet William Wallace Moyes
W. A. Anderson Henry Emery Hitchcock George O. Sletten William Sinkular Hugh H. Stokes W. H. Farmer J. L. Barber S. D. Disrud William C. Hermann Charles Lee Hyde Carl Otto Johnson Robert Hunter Harold W. King Mancel W. Peterson I. J. McGinity A. F. Miles Martin Ingval Larsen
John A. Boland George McFarland
George McFarland
George Robert Phillips "Spanky" McFarland was an American actor most famous for his appearances as a child in the Our Gang series of short-subject comedies of the 1930s and 1940s...

L. E. Highley 21st
1929
22nd
1931
James Fedderson Wilfred L. Chaussee Henry K. Warren James Kirk, Jr. Charles Herbert Fitch John J. Wipf Walter H. Frei Richard A. Bielski Claus F. Eggers Lawrence G. France Robert E. Dowdell J. S. Harkness William R. Gardner Herman C. Halvorson Carl Emil Loriks Earl P. Flowers
E. G. Wilkinson J. B. Hartz Benjamin U. Hestad Warren Welch L. J. Odland Maurice Carpenter George C. Ernst J. P. Shirk Theodore J. P. Giedt 22nd
1931
23rd
1933
Samuel G. Gilliland Albert O. Helvig Roy B. Nelson Franklin Issenhuth Gus F. Buche Amund P. Amundson Roy D. Burns Louverne Joseph Ballou Earl Milham Mumford James Edwin Williams
Earl R. Slifer Herman D. Eilers Hans Urdahl James M. Magness Edwin DeLos Sutton Ralph V. Milstead Erwin Blum C. M. Barton Edward H. Baldwin F. G. Haven Christ Christian Fred Evander Otto L. Kaas Nathaniel Nickisch Edward C. Slocum John A. Bertolero Cabell Hale William A. Nevin 23rd
1933
24th
1935
Edward Schneider (politician) Joseph G. Vaith William F. D. Ackerman Frank R. Schroder Hans Hanson John H. Hammer George Abild E. W. Goldman Carl O. Trygstad L. A. Johnson Carl H. Weir Elmer A. Beck Mike Feeney
Ole T. Olson Stephen Henderson W. E. Bush Charles A. McMurray Dwight Casner 24th
1935
25th
1937
Frank M. Olds Clarence H. Johnson M. V. Olsen David J. Tiede Ralph N. James John S. Conover Albert R. Risty Blaine Simons Archie Willis Odell Fred L. Ferguson Marion Barrett Jacob E. Ziebach George M. Bradshaw O. H. Hove Carl A. Stensland John Thomas Holst C. J. Wilson James B. Painter Alfred Olson Henry W. Seide August Dahme Frank J. McHugh K. J. Morgan Paul O. Kretschmar Kenneth C. Kellar Jessie E. Sanders
Harry Blair R. A. Hummel 25th
1937
Senate Session 1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th 8th|10th 11th12th13th14th15th16th 17th18th19th20th21st22nd 23rd24th25th26th27th28th 29th32nd|35th36th37th 38thSenate Session
District

Members of the South Dakota State Senate (1939–1967)

35 senators
State Senator
A state senator is a member of a state's Senate, the upper house in the bicameral legislature of 49 U.S. states, or a legislator in Nebraska's one house State Legislature.There are typically fewer state senators than there are members of a state's lower house...

 elected from 33 districts. Three counties each elected two at-large
At-Large
At-large is a designation for representative members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent the whole membership of the body , rather than a subset of that membership...

 senators.
Multi-member at-large districts
District Seats Years County
7th 2 1939–1967 Minnehaha
Minnehaha County, South Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 148,281 people, 57,996 households, and 37,581 families residing in the county. The population density was 183 people per square mile . There were 60,237 housing units at an average density of 74 per square mile...

22nd 2 1939–1961 Brown
28th 2 1963–1967 Pennington
Pennington County, South Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 88,565 people, 34,641 households, and 23,278 families residing in the county. The population density was 32 people per square mile . There were 37,249 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...

Senate Session District Senate Session
1st2nd 3rd4th5th6th|22nd 23rd24th25th26th 27thFrank Nash
Frank Nash
Frank Nash has been called “the most successful bank robber in U.S. history,” but he is most noted for his violent death in what has become known as the Kansas City Massacre...

David J. Tiede John J. Gering Clarence H. Johnson Albert R. Risty Sioux Kingsbury Grigsby Archie Willis Odell Andrew Ellwein Leo D. Heck Fred L. Ferguson Carl A. Stensland Arthur S. Mitchell L. A. Johnson
Carl H. Weir Elmer A. Beck Elmer C. Graves Ed T. Elkins Henry W. Seide E. L. Stavig M. H. Monson Frank J. McHugh August Dahme Chester E. Solomonson K. J. Morgan George M. Bradshaw E. E. Morford John E. Mueller, Jr. Charles S. Reed
C. J. Wilson Ellis Yarnal Berry
Ellis Yarnal Berry
Ellis Yarnall Berry was an attorney, newspaper publisher and politician, elected to the United States House of Representatives.-Early life and education:...

Leonard M. Simons Marion Barrett Kenneth C. Kellar 26th
1939
27th
1941
Irwin R. Erickson Martin V. Olsen Adolph Nelson John Buehler Henry J. Oster Arthur N. Hanson O. J. Tommeraason Harold Orrin Lovre Elmer G. Knight Oral Burwain Light George C. Ernst Paul O. Kretschmar William J. Jacobs R. D. Albaugh William A. Nevin Rex Terry W. F. Thomas Alfred D. Roesler 27th
1941
28th
1943
Donald W. Beaty Merton E. Neubauer
Peter Gudahl Frank L. Messner Harry W. Nelson Emil Sonnenfeld Chris Dam Matt Stephenson
Matt Stephenson
Matt Stephenson is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Texas Stars in the American Hockey League.-External links:...

V. D. Tidball
28th
1943
29th
1945
Robert Otto Schaber W.T. Knudtson Rexord M. Sheild M. E. Helgerson Ernest H. Wood Jerry Henry Lammers Harold Golseth John Longstaff
Otto B. Linstad Arthur L. Coleman Bernard E. Berg Melvin A. Nelson Elmer R. Judy Chester E. Solomonson Ernest H. Noteboom George W. Tubbs 29th
1945
30th
1947
W. H. Baggs William A. Poelstra William Schenk Lafe A. Lunder Art B. Anderson L. C. Helgerson Charles R. Hatch D.H. Brewster Irwin J. Bibby H. R. Costain Oral Burwain Light J. G. Barger O. B. Just Julius Thoene C. F. Manson
O. J. Fett L. M. Larson 30th
1947
31st
1949
C. O. Peterson Joe E. Lehmann Joseph Conrad Jensen Arthur feeney Charles Bruett Henry J. Oster Donald J. Stransky Edwin Severine Johnson Harold C. Ristow Fred R. Winans Elmer G. Knight Peter J. Weckman George C. Ernst Abraham Pred Raymond Hieb L. R. "Roy" Houck Thomas A. Laprath Alex Olson Francis E. Manning Boyd Stewart Leedom Edwin G. Roller Emory A. Booth 31st
1949
32nd
1951
Art B. Anderson Frank A. Ferguson Ray E. Barnett Richard M. Pease Jewett J. Johnson Arthur W. Jones Ralph Herseth
Ralph Herseth
Ralph E. Herseth was the 21st Governor of South Dakota from January 6, 1959 to January 3, 1961.-Background:Herseth was born in Houghton, South Dakota. to Lars Herseth and Oline Afseth Herseth. He graduated from Columbia High School, in Brown County, South Dakota. He attended Northern State...

Chester E. Solomonson
L.E. Goodwin John T. Vucurevich Carman H. Sutley Scott C. Hatch Earl V. Morrill 32nd
1951
33rd
1953
Chester W. Stewart David L. Wickens Rexford M. Sheild Damon Clark L. W. Barns LeRoy F. Ericsson Harold Golseth Lee Warne Bernard E. Berg Oral Burwain Light Archie A. Bolduan Carl Wolter Foster C. Shankland John E. Mueller, Jr. 33rd
1953
34th
1955
Joe E. Lehmann
Marvin T. Gilbertson Hilbert David Bogue Henry J. Oster Donald J. Stransky
Millard G. Scott Roy O. Hurlbert Vince E. Halverson Henry I. Knudsen Arthur W. Jones Ralph Herseth
Ralph Herseth
Ralph E. Herseth was the 21st Governor of South Dakota from January 6, 1959 to January 3, 1961.-Background:Herseth was born in Houghton, South Dakota. to Lars Herseth and Oline Afseth Herseth. He graduated from Columbia High School, in Brown County, South Dakota. He attended Northern State...

Raymond Hieb L. A. Melby Louell Louis Lillibridge James Ramey Fred J. Hunter L. A. Johnson L. M. Larson 34th
1955
35th
1957
Robert William Hirsch C. T. 'Corney' DeNeui Hugh M. Robinson A.G. Sievers Hagen Kelsey
O.J. Tommeraason C. E. Anderson Walter K. Johnson Carroll Fullerton
Herbert A. Heidepriem Lloyd M. Riddle C. L. Chase Harry Christians Robert A. Johnson Edward H. Downs John Riedlinger, Jr. Fred E. Bartels Thomas A. Laprath Francis E. Manning E. C. "Ping" Murray James Abdnor
James Abdnor
James Abdnor is a Republican politician from the state of South Dakota.-Personal:He graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1945 where he became a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. He served in the United States Army during World War II and from 1957 to 1969 was a member of the South Dakota...

F.B. "Bob" Roberts
J. F. "Fritz" Kammerer 35th
1957
36th
1959
Herman Jacobs James M. Lloyd
James M. Lloyd
James M. Lloyd was a United States Republican politician from South Dakota.A native of Yankton, South Dakota, he served as a delegate to the 1940 Republican National Convention and 1944 Republican National Convention....

Lloyd Schrag Walter Vincent Nordstrom Ernie M. Fredrickson Burdette Shelden Morgan Tollefson Archie R. Moore Olin Marion Matkins 36th
1959
37th
1961
Wilbur Foss
Charles Bruett Lars Gjesdal
William R. Arneson Ray E. Barnett Fred H. Haufschild Frank L. Hafner
Louis A. Pottratz Lawrence E. Kayl Arthur E. Engelbrecht Andrew Stoebner Lloyd E. Blomstrom John E. Mueller, Jr. George B. McFarland 37th
1961
38th-39th
1963-64
John T. Sanger Rayburn R. Rueb
Neal A. Strand Ed C. Sorensen Herbert A. Willoughby
Gordon Mydland George Blue Joel "Joe" Leathers Edward H. Downs Herbert A. Heidepriem Hoadley Dean E. C. "Ping" Murray Clarence E. "Swede" Boehrs Lem Overpeck
Lem Overpeck
Lem Overpeck was Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota from 1965 to 1969. He was a member of the Republican Party.-Biography:...

Dale A. Davis 38th-39th
1963-64
40th-41st
1965-66
John F. Murphy Dan Stuelpnagel Frank Novotny Richard F. Kneip
Richard F. Kneip
Richard Francis "Dick" Kneip was the 25th Governor of the U.S. state of South Dakota from 1971 until 1978...

Ed Herbst Merwyn H. Walter Robert Dailey, Jr. Oscar L. Anderson Fawn Pashby Wilmont M. "Bill" Uecker G. Robert Bartron Louis L. "Roy" Johnson Allen R. Sperry Ervin E. Dupper H. Ivan Nelson Richard W. Hodson Carl E. Boe Frank E. Henderson Harold D. Buckingham Alfred J. Burke N. F. "Red Lyon" 40th-41st
1965-66
Senate Session 1st2nd 3rd4th5th6th|22nd 23rd24th25th26th 27thSenate Session
District

Members of the South Dakota State Senate (1967-Present)

35 senators
State Senator
A state senator is a member of a state's Senate, the upper house in the bicameral legislature of 49 U.S. states, or a legislator in Nebraska's one house State Legislature.There are typically fewer state senators than there are members of a state's lower house...

 elected from 35 single-member districts. From 1967 to 1973, there were only 29 districts, with three counties each electing more than one at-large
At-Large
At-large is a designation for representative members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent the whole membership of the body , rather than a subset of that membership...

 member. District 29 was eliminated from 1973 to 1985, when it became District 11's fifth at-large seat. In 1985, all remaining multi-member districts were eliminated, establishing the current 35 single-member districts.
Multi-member at-large districts
District Seats Years County
2nd 2 1967–1985 Brown
11th 4 1967–1973 Minnehaha
Minnehaha County, South Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 148,281 people, 57,996 households, and 37,581 families residing in the county. The population density was 183 people per square mile . There were 60,237 housing units at an average density of 74 per square mile...

5 1973–1985
28th 3 1967–1973 Pennington
Pennington County, South Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 88,565 people, 34,641 households, and 23,278 families residing in the county. The population density was 32 people per square mile . There were 37,249 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...

27th 3 1973–1985
Senate Session District Senate Session
1st11th 12th13th14th15th 16th17th18th19th 20th21st22nd23rd 24th25th26th 27th G. Robert Bartron John B. Foster Gordon J. Mydland Henry A. Poppen Leland L. Steele Richard Francis Kneip Norval Gullickson Art B. Anderson Walter Vincent Nordstrom
Frank Gibbs Holger Anderson Neal A Strand Lloyd Schrag Robert William Hirsch
Alvin J. "Hap" Rhian Frank Novotny F. Wayne Unzicker Harold B. Willrodt Herbert A. Heidepriem George W. Fillbach Ervin E. Dupper William Lane Grams Carl Theodore Fischer James Abdnor
James Abdnor
James Abdnor is a Republican politician from the state of South Dakota.-Personal:He graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1945 where he became a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. He served in the United States Army during World War II and from 1957 to 1969 was a member of the South Dakota...

R. C. "Randy" Stenson Clell D. Elwood
Alfred D. Roesler Carl T. Burgess Arthur L. Jones Bill Hustead Alfred J. Burke Districts 30-35 re-established in 1985 42nd-43rd
1967-68
44th-45th
1969-70
Allen Sperry Wilmont M. "Bill" Uecker Paul E. Brown Henry T. Quinn
Wendell Eugene Leafstedt William R. Ripp
A. A. "Joe" Quintal Harvey L. Wollman
Harvey L. Wollman
Harvey Lowell Wollman was the 26th Governor of South Dakota. He was the first Lieutenant Governor in the history of South Dakota to move into the Governor's office. As of 2009, he is also the most recent Democrat to hold the title of South Dakota governor.Wollman was born in 1935 in Frankfort,...

A. W. Spiry Robert H. Burns Kenneth A. Trask
Joe R. Dunmire Frank E. Henderson Kenneth L. Roberts 44th-45th
1969-70
46th-47th
1971-72
Curtis Jones Thomas J. Green Rodney M. Hall Harold D. Schreier Oscar Austad Thomas P. Mills Robert T. Collingwood Don A. Bierle Robert "Bob" Miller Eldon L. Smith
G. Homer Harding John P. "Pat" Flynn Franklin Jay Wallahan
Charles E. Donnelly, Jr. Homer Kandaras 46th-47th
1971-72
Jacob Kunstle
Grace Mickelson
48th-49th
1973-74
Arlo Leddy Jacob J. Krull, Jr. Harvey L. Wollman
Harvey L. Wollman
Harvey Lowell Wollman was the 26th Governor of South Dakota. He was the first Lieutenant Governor in the history of South Dakota to move into the Governor's office. As of 2009, he is also the most recent Democrat to hold the title of South Dakota governor.Wollman was born in 1935 in Frankfort,...

Jack Jackson Jerome "Jerry" Mayer Holger Anderson Michael J. O'Connor
Harold Anderson Eugene R. Mahan Theodore Lerew A. W. Spiry William Lane Grams G. Homer Harding Clint Roberts
Clint Roberts
Clint Ronald Roberts is a politician from the state of South Dakota. He was born in Presho, South Dakota and attended Black Hills State College from 1952 to 1953. He was a member of the South Dakota Senate from 1972 to 1978. In 1980 he was elected to the House of Representatives as a Republican....

Billie H. Sutton Kenneth A. Trask James B. Dunn Grace Mickelson Charles E. Donnelly, Jr. Homer Kandaras John R. Riedy District 29 eliminated from 1973 to 1985 48th-49th
1973-74
50th-51st
1975-76
Frances S. Lamont Mary A. McClure
John E. Bibby Sheldon R. Sonstad Marilynn Kelm
David H. Billion Kenneth B. Jones Jess Tjeerdsma
George H. Shanard Philip Testerman LeRoy G. Hoffman Charles E. Flyte Robert W. Kelly
50th-51st
1975-76
Elaine L. McCart
52nd-53rd
1977-78
Robert K. Williams
Harold W. Halverson Theodore I. Spaulding Milton E. Nelson Henry Carlson, Jr. Wendell H. Hanson Roger D. McKellips Robert Hoffman Lyndell Hans Petersen Donald Frankenfeld Franklin Owen Simpson Eldon S. Jensen 52nd-53rd
1977-78
Jerome "Jerry" Mayer
Robert "Bob" Lyons
54th-55th
1979-80
Paul S. Tschetter Arnold E. Amundson Alva W. Scarbrough Richard D. Flynn Richard O. Gregerson Harold Anderson Donald C. Peterson Carrol V. "Red" Allen James L. Stoick Mavis T. Hogen Doris P. Miner Marshall J. Truax Carl Ham 54th-55th
1979-80
56th-57th
1981-82
Leland Kleinsasser Clyde E. Streff Wallace B. Hanson Walter I. Bones Wendell H. Hanson Michael J. O'Connor Roger D. McKellips Robert N. Duxbury Robert Lloyd Samuelson Jack Manke John L. Brown 56th-57th
1981-82
58th-59th
1983-84
Thomas E. Roby Walter C. "Walt" Conahan Walter I. Bones Gary W. Hanson Henry Carlson, Jr. Tom Krueger Robert R. Giebink Tim Johnson Elmer A. Bietz Clyde E. Streff G. Homer Harding Richard W. Waddell Thomas E. Shortbull 58th-59th
1983-84
60th-61st
1985-86
Frances S. Lamont David S. Laustsen
Harold W. Halverson Walter C. "Walt" Conahan Henry A. Poppen Sheldon R. Sonstad Keith Paisley Gary W. Hanson Tom Krueger Karen Muenster Roger D. McKellips Tim Johnson Elmer A. Bietz Donald C. Peterson Leonard E. Andera George H. Shanard Jim Burg Leland Paul Kleinsasser G. Homer Harding James L. Stoick Bruce L. Walker Richard W. Waddell Thomas E. Shortbull Doris P. Miner Jack Manke
James B. Dunn Lyndell Petersen Ed Glassgow Carl Ham John L. Brown 60th-61st
1985-86
62nd-63rd
1987-88
Paul N. Symens William R. Taylor
Dorothy M. Kellogg Randall J. Austad Ronald Chicoine Carrol V. "Red" Allen Clyde E. Streff James W. Emery
Michael G. Diedrich 62nd-63rd
1987-88
64th-65th
1989-90
Lars Herseth Scott N. Heidepriem
Mary Kathryn Wagner Pam Nelson Richard Belatti Charlie Flowers
Charlie Flowers
Charlie Flowers is a retired American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997. He played professionally for the American Football League's Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers and New York Titans....

Jacqueline A. Kelley Gary D. Nelson Judy Olson William J. Johnson
William J. Johnson
William J. Johnson was a New York State businessman and politician.-Early life and entry into politics:...

64th-65th
1989-90
66th-67th
1991-92
Roberta A. Rasmussen Gerald F. Lange Linda L. Stensland Eleanor Saukerson JoAnn Morford Mike Rounds
Mike Rounds
Marion Michael "Mike" Rounds is an American politician. Rounds served as the 31st Governor of South Dakota. Rounds was first inaugurated on January 7, 2003, having been elected on November 5, 2002, and was re-elected on November 7, 2006...

Carol Maicki Roger A. Porch Paul Valandra Bob Haskell 66th-67th
1991-92
68th-69th
1993-94
James F. "Jim" Lawler Harold W. Halverson Dale L. Howlett Randall Davis Frederick Richard B. Negstad
Gerald F. Lange Mark E. Rogen Chet Jones Dennis Pierson Rebecca Dunn Roberta A. Rasmussen Bernie Hunhoff Frank Kloucek
Frank Kloucek
Frank J. Kloucek is a Democratic member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, he previously served in the South Dakota Senate, representing the 19th district from 2002 to 2010...

Mel Olson Charlie Flowers
Charlie Flowers
Charlie Flowers is a retired American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997. He played professionally for the American Football League's Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers and New York Titans....

Darrell Bender Eleanor Saukerson Roger A. Porch Paul Valandra William J. Johnson
William J. Johnson
William J. Johnson was a New York State businessman and politician.-Early life and entry into politics:...

Leslie J. Kleven
Michael Gordon Diedrich Lyndell Petersen Jerry J. Shoener Sharon V. Green 68th-69th
1993-94
70th-71st
1995-96
Lee Schoenbeck Jim D. Thompson
Kermit Staggers
Barbara Everist Donn C. Larson James K. Hutmacher Mitchell C. LaFleur Fred Whiting Alan Aker 70th-71st
1995-96
72nd-73rd
1997-98
Paul N. Symens H. Paul Dennert Arnold M. Brown
Dennis Daugaard Dave Munson
Dave Munson
David R. "Dave" Munson was the mayor of the city of Sioux Falls, South Dakota from 2002 until 2010.Dave Munson was born in Sioux Falls in April 1942. He obtained his B.A. degree from Sioux Falls College and M.A. degree from Augustana College. For eight and a half years, he taught school. From...


Dick Hainje
Kenneth D. Albers John J. Reedy Robert Drake Robert Benson Marguerite Kleven
Drue J. Vitter Arlene H. Ham 72nd-73rd
1997-98
74th-75th
1999-2000
Donald "Don" Brosz
Gary A. Moore Robert M. Duxbury Eric H. Bogue Cheryl Madden 74th-75th
1999-2000
76th-77th
2001-02
Elmer Diedtrich Larry Diedrich
Brock L. Greenfield Dan Sutton
Dan Sutton
Daniel D. "Dan" Sutton is a Democratic member of the South Dakota Senate, representing the 8th district since 2001. He is currently Minority Whip. Earlier he was a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from 1999 through 2000.-External links:...


Rebekah A. Cradduck
John R. McIntyre Dick M. Kelly
Gil Koetzle
Gil Koetzle
Gilbert "Gil" Koetzle is a Democratic member of the South Dakota Senate, representing the 15th district since 1992.-External links:* official SD Senate website* profile*Follow the Money - Gil Koetzle** campaign contributions...

J.E. "Jim" Putnam Ed Olson Ron J. Volesky
Ron J. Volesky
Ron J. Volesky is an American lawyer, who served 16 years in the South Dakota Senate, first as a member of the Republican Party before switching to the Democratic Party.- Personal life :Volesky lives in Huron, S.D...

Patricia de Hueck John Koskan Richard "Dick" Hagen
Jerry Apa Royal "Mac" McCracken 76th-77th
2001-02
78th-79th
2003-04
Duane O. Sutton Lee Schoenbeck Tom Dempster Gene G. Abdallah
Mike Jaspers
William F. Earley Dave Knudson (politician) Frank J. Kloucek Sam Nachtigal Jay Duenwald Clarence L. Kooistra Michael LaPointe
J. P. Duniphan
William Napoli
William Napoli
William M. "Bill" Napoli is a Republican state Senator in the South Dakota State Legislature, representing the 35th State Senate district.On March 20, 2008, Napoli announced he will not seek reelection and instead will retire from politics....

78th-79th
2003-04
80th-81st
2005-06
Gary D. Hanson
Gary Hanson
Gary D. Hanson is a Democratic member of the South Dakota Senate, representing the 1st district since 2004. Previously he was a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from 1998 through 2004.-External links:* official SD Senate website...

Jim Hundstad
Jim Hundstad
James E. "Jim" Hundstad is a Democratic member of the South Dakota Senate, representing the 2nd district since 2004. Previously he was a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from 2000 through 2004.-External links:...

Jim Peterson Orville B. Smidt Jason M. Gant Mike Broderick
Mike Broderick
Mike B. Broderick, Jr. was a member of the South Dakota State Senate, representing district 16.Broderick is from Canton, South Dakota. He was appointed to the South Dakota State House of Representatives in 1993 fill the vacancy left by Michael O'Connor. Broderick remained in the state House of...

Ben Nesselhuf
Ben Nesselhuf
Benjamin J. 'BJ, Ben' Nesselhuf is a Democratic member of the South Dakota Senate, representing the 17th district since 2004. Previously he was a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from 2000 through 2004...

Julie Bartling
Julie Bartling
Julie A. Bartling is a Democratic member of the South Dakota Senate, representing the 26th district since 2004. Previously she was a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from 2000 through 2004.-External links:* official SD Senate website...

Tom Hansen Bob Gray Theresa Two Bulls
Theresa Two Bulls
Theresa B. "Huck" Two Bulls is an attorney, prosecutor and politician in the United States and the Oglala Sioux Tribe. In 2004 she was elected as Democratic member of the South Dakota Senate, representing the 27th district, the first American Indian woman to be elected to the state legislature. ...

Kenneth McNenny Jim Lintz Stan Adelstein
80th-81st
2005-06
82nd-83rd
2007-08
Alan C. Hoerth Nancy Turbak Berry
Nancy Turbak Berry
Nancy J. Turbak Berry is a Democratic member of the South Dakota Senate, representing the 5th district since 2006.-External links:* official SD Senate website* profile*Follow the Money - Nancy Turbak Berry** campaign contributions...

Sandy Jerstad
Sandy Jerstad
Sandra Isabelle "Sandy" Jerstad is a Democratic member of the South Dakota Senate, representing the 12th district since 2006. Senator Jerstad sought reelection in 2010 but was defeated in the general election by Republican Mark Johnston....

Scott N. Heidepriem
Kenneth D. Albers Jean Hunhoff Cooper Garnos Arlen "Arnie" Hauge Julie Bartling
Julie Bartling
Julie A. Bartling is a Democratic member of the South Dakota Senate, representing the 26th district since 2004. Previously she was a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from 2000 through 2004.-External links:* official SD Senate website...

Ryan Maher
Ryan Maher
Ryan M. Maher is a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate, representing the 28th district since 2006.-External links:* official SD Senate website* profile*Follow the Money - Ryan M Maher** campaign contributions...

Tom Katus
Tom Katus
Thomas M. "Tom" Katus is a former Democratic member of the South Dakota Senate, representing the 32nd district during the 2006 and 2007 legislative sessions.Katus was defeated for re-election in 2008...

Dennis Schmidt
Dennis Schmidt
Dennis Schmidt is an American science fiction and fantasy author publishing from 1978 to 1990. Common threads in his books are religion, discipline and mystical enemies...

82nd-83rd
2007-08
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