The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of South Dakota: Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State Attorney General State Auditor State Treasurer Commissioner of School and Public Lands
The table also indicates the historical party composition in the: State Senate State House of Representatives State Public Utilities Commission State delegation to the U.S. Senate State delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives
For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's candidate received the state's electoral votes.
YearExecutive officesState LegislaturePub. Util. Comm.United States CongressElectoral votesGovernorLt. GovernorSec. of StateAtty. Gen.AuditorTreasurerComm. of LandsState SenateState HouseU.S. Senator (Class II)U.S. Senator (Class III)U.S. House1889Arthur C. Mellette James H. Fletcher Amund O. Ringsrud Robert Dollard L. C. Taylor Wilbur F. Smith Osner H. Parker 37R, 4D, 4I106R, 13D, 2Pop, 2I, 1Fus3NPRichard F. Pettigrew Gideon C. Moody 2R18901891George H. Hoffman W. W. Taylor Thomas H. Ruth 22R, 10I, 8D, 3Pop, 2?58D, 33I, 20R, 10Pop, 1FusJames H. Kyle 1892Harrison/Reid 1893Charles H. Sheldon Charles N. Herreid Thomas Thorson Coe I. Crawford J. E. Hipple 35R, 4D, 3I, 1Pop69R, 8I, 4D, 2PopJames H. Kyle 18941895Kirk G. Phillips John L. Lockhart 35R, 3D, 3Pop, 3Fus, 1I69R, 11Pop, 2D, 2I3R1896Richard F. Pettigrew 2 – Bryan/Sewall 2 – Bryan/Watson 1897Andrew E. Lee Daniel T. Hindman William H. Roddle Melvin Grigsby J. E. Mayhew 20R, 15Fus, 6Pop, 2D39R, 18Fus, 17Pop, 9D, 1I3Pop2Pop18981899Andrew E. Lee John T. Kean John L. Pyle James D. Reeves John Schamber David Eastman 31R, 6Fus, 4D, 4Pop61R, 15Fus, 9D, 2Pop2Pop, 1R2R1900McKinley/Roosevelt 1901James H. Kyle Charles N. Herreid George W. Snow O. C. Berg 41R, 2Fus, 1D, 1Pop79R, 7D, 1Fus2R, 1PopRobert J. Gamble Alfred B. Kittredge 1902Adolphus W. Burtt 1903Philo Hall J. F. Halladay C. B. Collins C. J. Bach 41R, 3D, 1Fus77R, 8D, 2Fus3R1904Roosevelt/Fairbanks 1905Samuel H. Elrod John E. McDougall David D. Wipf 42R, 2Pop, 1D86R, 2D, 1Fus19061907Coe I. Crawford Howard C. Shober S. Wesley Clark John Hirning C. H. Cassill O. C. Dokken 35R, 8D, 1Pop, 1Fus80R, 9D1908Taft/Sherman 1909Robert S. Vessey Samuel C. Polley George G. Johnson 38R, 6D, 1Pop92R, 9D, 1Pop, 1ICoe I. Crawford 19101911Frank M. Byrne Royal C. Johnson Henry B. Anderson F. F. Brinkler 32R, 11D, 1Pop, 1I97R, 5D, 1Pop, 1I1912Roosevelt/Johnson 1913Frank M. Byrne Edward Lincoln Abel Frank GalsnerA. W. Ewert 34R, 11D89R, 13D, 1IThomas Sterling 3R19141915Peter Norbeck Frank M. Rood Clarence C. Caldwell J. E. Handlin Fred Hepperle 84R, 19DEdwin S. Johnson 2R, 1D1916Hughes/Fairbanks 1917Peter Norbeck William H. McMaster G. H. Helgerson N. E. Knight 35R, 10D89R, 14D19181919C. A. Burkhart Byron S. Payne Jay Reeves 43R, 2D88R, 11D, 3I, 1?1920Harding/Coolidge 1921William H. McMaster Carl Gunderson W. S. O'Brein 44R, 1D95R, 4D, 4IPeter Norbeck 3R1922Clarence E. Coyne 1923Buell F. Jones Edward A. Jones 34R, 9D, 2I84R, 12D, 5I, 1Fus1924Coolidge/Dawes 1925Carl Gunderson Alva Clark Forney James L. Driscoll O. P. J. Englstorm 35R, 9D, 1FL85R, 15D, 2I, 1FusWilliam H. McMaster 19261927William J. Bulow Hyatt E. Covey Gladys Pyle A. J. Moodie 29R, 16D77R, 25D, 1?1928Hoover/Curtis 1929Clarence E. Coyne Merrell Q. Sharpe William M. Dunn 33R, 12D82R, 21DJohn T. Grigsby 19301931Warren Green Odell K. Whitney Elizabeth Coyne A. C. Goodhope 31R, 14D79R, 24DWilliam J. Bulow 1932Roosevelt/Garner 1933Tom Berry Hans Ustrud Myrtle Morrison D. Walter Conway George O'Neill Frank G. Stewart Ben Strool 30D, 15R69D, 34R2R, 1D2D19341935Robert Peterson 32D, 13R63D, 40R2D, 1R19361937Leslie Jensen Donald McMurchie Goldie Wells Clair Roddewig Raymond A. Kelly W. H. Hinselman 23R, 22D66R, 37D2R, 1DHerbert E. Hitchcock 1D, 1R1938Gladys Pyle 1939Harlan J. Bushfield Olive A. Ringsrud Leo A. Temmey W. W. Warner W. G. Douglas Earl A. Hammerquest 30R, 5D62R, 13D3RChan Gurney 2R1940Willkie/McNary 1941A. C. Miller 31R, 4D65R, 10D1942John N. Thompson 1943Merrell Q. Sharpe L. M. Larsen George T. Mickelson E. V. Youngquist John A. Lunden 69R, 6DHarlan J. Bushfield 1944Dewey/Bricker 1945Sioux K. Grigsby Steve E. Anderson Hazel Dean 35R72R, 3D19461947George T. Mickelson Annamae Riff Sigurd Anderson Clarence E. Buehler 71R, 4D1948Dewey/Warren Vera C. Bushfield 1949Rex Terry Bernard Linn 27R, 8D64R, 11DKarl Mundt 1950James O. Gilkerson 1951Sigurd Anderson Geraldine Ostroot Ralph A. Dunham Theodore Mehlaf 29R, 6D66R, 9DFrancis Case 1952Lawrence E. Mayes Eisenhower/Nixon 195335R73R, 2D19541955Joe Foss L. Roy Houck Phil Saunders Ed Elkins 29R, 6D57R, 18D1956Fay A. Allbee 1957Clara Halls 18R, 17D48R, 27D1D, 1R1958Oscar Brosz 1959Ralph Herseth John F. Lindley Selma Sandness Parnell J. Donahue Harriet Horning Al Hamre 20D, 15R43R, 32D1960Nixon/Lodge 1961Archie M. Gubbrud Joe Bottum Essie Wiedenman A. C. Miller Betty Lou Casey 23R, 12D57R, 18D2R1962vacantJoe Bottum 1963Nils Boe Frank Farrar Al Hamre Lloyd Jorgenson 26R, 9D58R, 17DGeorge McGovern 1964Johnson/Humphrey 1965Nils Boe Lem Overpeck Alma Larson 19R, 15D, 1I45R, 30D19661967Lloyd Jorgenson Al Hamre 29R, 6D64R, 11D1968Nixon/Agnew 1969Frank Farrar James Abdnor Gordon Mydland Alice Kundert Neal Strand 27R, 8D59R, 16D19701971Richard F. Kneip William Dougherty Ralph Ginn 24R, 11D45R, 30D2R, 1D2D19721973Lorna Herseth Kermit A. Sande David Volk George Kane 18D, 17R35R, 35D2D, 1RJames Abourezk 1D, 1R19741975Harvey Wollman Bill Janklow 19D, 16R37R, 33D3D2R1976Ford/Dole 197724R, 11D48R, 22D2D, 1R1978Harvey Wollman vacant1979Bill Janklow Lowell C. Hansen II Alice Kundert Mark V. Meierhenry Vern Larson John J. Gerken Larry Pressler 1D, 1R1980Reagan/Bush 198125R, 10D49R, 21D2R, 1DJames Abdnor 19821983F. Julian Cheney 26R, 9D52R, 18D2D, 1RTom Daschle 1984David Volk 1985 John J. Gerken 25R, 10D57R, 13D19861987George S. Mickelson Walter Dale Miller Joyce Hazeltine Roger Tellinghuisen Timothy Amdahl 24R, 11D48R, 22D3DTom Daschle Tim Johnson 1988Bush/Quayle 198920R, 15D46R, 24D2D, 1R19901991Mark Barnett G. Homer Harding Curt Johnson 18R, 17D45R, 25D1992Bush/Quayle 1993Walter Dale Miller Steve T. Kirby 20D, 15R41R, 29D19941995Bill Janklow Carole Hillard Dick Butler 19R, 16D45R, 24D, 1I1996Dole/Kemp 199722R, 13D47R, 23DTim Johnson John Thune 1998199952R, 18D2000Bush/Cheney 200124R, 11D50R, 20D20022003Mike Rounds Dennis Daugaard Chris Nelson Larry Long Rich Sattgast Vern Larson Bryce Healy 26R, 9D49R, 21D2R, 1DBill Janklow 2004Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 200525R, 10D51R, 19D3RJohn Thune 20062007Jarrod Johnson 20R, 15D50R, 20D2R, 1D2008McCain/Palin 200921R, 14D46R, 24D2010Marty Jackley 2011Dennis Daugaard Matt Michels Jason Gant Steve Barnett Rich Sattgast 30R, 5D50R, 19D, 1I3RKristi Noem 2012Romney/Ryan 2013Vern Larson 28R, 7D53R, 17D20142015Shantel Krebs Ryan Brunner 27R, 8D58R, 12DMike Rounds 2016Trump/Pence 201729R, 6D60R, 10D20182019Kristi Noem Larry Rhoden Steve Barnett Jason Ravnsborg Rich Sattgast Josh Haeder 30R, 5D59R, 11DDusty Johnson 2020Trump/Pence 202132R, 3D62R, 8D2022Jarrod Johnson Mark Vargo 2023Monae Johnson Marty Jackley Brock Greenfield 31R, 4D63R, 7D2024Trump/Vance 2025Larry Rhoden Tony Venhuizen 32R, 3D64R, 6D202665R, 5D
See also Politics in South Dakota Government of South Dakota
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