List of people executed in South Dakota

The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of South Dakota since 1976. Capital punishment was reinstated in South Dakota in 1979 following the U.S. Supreme Court decision of Gregg v. Georgia. The method of execution was changed from electrocution to lethal injection in 1984. Since 1979, a total of 5 people have been executed, all by lethal injection. With the exception of Charles Rhines, all of them had waived their appeals.

List of people executed in South Dakota since 1976 Name Race Age Sex Date of execution County Method Victim(s) Governor 1 White 25 M July 11, 2007 LawrenceLethal injection Chester Allan Poage Mike Rounds 2 White 50 M October 15, 2012 Minnehaha Correctional Officer Ronald JohnsonDennis Daugaard 3 White 60 M October 30, 2012 Lincoln Becky O'Connell 4 White 56 M October 29, 2018 Minnehaha Correctional Officer Ronald Johnson 5 White 63 M November 4, 2019 Pennington Donnivan Schaeffer Kristi Noem

Demographics Race White 5 100% Age 20–29 1 20% 30–39 0 0% 40–49 0 0% 50–59 2 40% 60–69 2 40% Sex Male 5 100% Date of execution 1976–1979 0 0% 1980–1989 0 0% 1990–1999 0 0% 2000–2009 1 20% 2010–2019 4 80% 2020–2029 0 0% Method Lethal injection 5 100% Governor (Party) Richard F. Kneip (D) 0 0% Harvey Wollman (D) 0 0% Bill Janklow (R) 0 0% George S. Mickelson (R) 0 0% Walter Dale Miller (R) 0 0% Mike Rounds (R) 1 20% Dennis Daugaard (R) 3 60% Kristi Noem (R) 1 20% Larry Rhoden (R) 0 0% Total 5 100%

See also Capital punishment in South Dakota Capital punishment in the United States List of people executed in South Dakota (pre-1972)

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