List of United States representatives from South Dakota
The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of South Dakota. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States congressional delegations from South Dakota. The list of names should be complete (as of January 3, 2019), but other data may be incomplete. It includes members who have represented only the state both past and present, as the Dakota Territory encompassed in addition North Dakota, and parts of present-day Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho.
Current member
- South Dakota's at-large district: Dusty Johnson (R) (since 2019)
List of members
Member | Party | Years | District | Notes |
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James Abdnor | Republican | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1981 | 2nd | Re-elected in 1978. .
Retired to run for U.S. senator |
James Abourezk | Democratic | January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973 | 2nd | Elected in 1970. .
Retired to run for U.S. senator |
E. Y. Berry | Republican | January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1971 | 2nd | Re-elected in 1968 .Retired. |
Charles H. Burke | Republican | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1907 | At-large | Re-elected in 1904 .Lost renomination to Hall. |
March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913 | At-large | Re-elected in 1910 .
Redistricted to the 1st district | ||
March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | 2nd | Redistricted from the re-elected in 1912 .
Retired to run for U.S. senator | ||
Francis Case | Republican | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1951 | 2nd | Re-elected in 1948. .
Retired to run for U.S. senator |
Charles A. Christopherson | Republican | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933 | 1st | Re-elected in 1930 .Lost re-election to Hildebrandt. |
Tom Daschle | Democratic | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983 | 1st | Re-elected in 1980. .
Redistricted to the at-large district |
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1987 | At-large | Redistricted from the Re-elected in 1984. .
Retired to run for U.S. Senator | ||
Frank E. Denholm | Democratic | January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1975 | 1st | Re-elected in 1972 .Lost re-election to Pressler. |
Charles H. Dillon
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Republican | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919 | 1st | Re-elected in 1916 .Lost renomination to Christopherson. |
John Rankin Gamble | Republican | March 4, 1891 - August 14, 1891 | At-large | Elected in 1890 .Died. |
Robert J. Gamble | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 | At-large | Elected in 1894 .Lost re-election to Knowles. |
March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 | run for U.S. senator .
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Harry L. Gandy
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Democratic | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921 | 3rd | Re-elected in 1918 .Lost re-election to Williamson. |
Oscar S. Gifford | Republican | November 2, 1889 – March 3, 1891 | At-large | Elected in 1889 .Lost renomination to J.R. Gamble. |
Philo Hall | Republican | March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909 | At-large | Elected in 1906 .Lost renomination to Burke. |
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Democratic | June 3, 2004 – January 3, 2011 | At-large | Elected to finish Janklow's term. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Lost re-election to Noem. |
Fred H. Hildebrandt | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 | 1st | run for U.S. senator .
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Bill Janklow | Republican | January 3, 2003 – January 20, 2004 | At-large | vehicular manslaughter .
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Dusty Johnson | Republican | January 3, 2019 – present | At-large | Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. |
Royal C. Johnson | Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1933 | 2nd | Re-elected in 1930 .Lost re-election to Werner. |
Tim Johnson
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Democratic | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1997 | At-large | Re-elected in 1994. .
Retired to run for U.S. Senator |
John L. Jolley | Republican | December 7, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | At-large | Elected to finish John Rankin Gamble's term .Retired. |
John Edward Kelley | Populist | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 | At-large | Elected in 1896 .Lost re-election to Burke. |
Freeman T. Knowles
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Populist | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 | At-large | Elected in 1896 .Lost re-election to R.J. Gamble. |
Harold O. Lovre
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Republican | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1957 | 1st | Re-elected in 1954 .Lost re-election to McGovern. |
William V. Lucas | Republican | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | At-large | Elected in 1892 .Lost renomination to R.J. Gamble. |
Eben Martin | Republican | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1907 | At-large | run for U.S. Senator .
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June 26, 1908 – March 3, 1913 | Re-elected in 1910. .
Redistricted to the 3rd district | |||
March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | 3rd | Redistricted from the re-elected in 1912 .Retired. | ||
George McGovern | Democratic | January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1961 | 1st | Re-elected in 1958. .
Retired to run for U.S. senator
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Karl E. Mundt
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Republican | January 3, 1939 – December 30, 1948 | 1st | Re-elected in 1946. and then resigned when appointed to the seat.
Retired to run for U.S. senator |
Kristi Noem | Republican | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2019 | At-large | Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Retired to run for Governor of South Dakota. |
William H. Parker | Republican | March 4, 1907 – June 26, 1908 | At-large | Elected in 1906 .Died. |
John Pickler | Republican | November 2, 1889 – March 3, 1897 | At-large | Re-elected in 1894 .Retired. |
Larry Pressler | Republican | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1979 | 1st | Re-elected in 1976. .
Retired to run for U.S. senator |
Ben Reifel | Republican | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1971 | 1st | Re-elected in 1968 .Retired. |
Clint Roberts | Republican | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 | 2nd | Elected in 1980. and lost re-election to Daschle.
Redistricted to the at-large district |
John Thune | Republican | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003 | At-large | Re-elected in 2000. .
Retired to run for U.S. Senator |
Theodore B. Werner | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937 | 2nd | Re-elected in 1934 .Lost re-election to Case. |
William Williamson
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Republican | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1933 | 3rd | Re-elected in 1930. and lost renomination to Johnson.
Redistricted to the 2nd district |
See also
- List of United States senators from South Dakota
- United States congressional delegations from South Dakota
- South Dakota's congressional districts