List of United States representatives from South Dakota

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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

List of members

Member Party Years District Notes
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
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
.
Harry L. Gandy
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
.
Bill Janklow Republican January 3, 2003 – January 20, 2004 At-large
vehicular manslaughter
.
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
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
Populist March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 At-large
Elected in 1896
.
Lost re-election to R.J. Gamble.
Harold O. Lovre
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
.
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
.


Karl E. Mundt
Republican January 3, 1939 – December 30, 1948 1st
Re-elected in 1946.
Retired to run for U.S. senator
and then resigned when appointed to the seat.
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.
Redistricted to the at-large district
and lost re-election to Daschle.
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
Republican March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1933 3rd
Re-elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the 2nd district
and lost renomination to Johnson.

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