List of members of the South Dakota Senate

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These tables are historical listings of state senators who served in the South Dakota Senate from statehood in 1889 until the present.

Key to party colors for the South Dakota Senate
Democratic Fusion Independent Non-Partisan Populist Republican

Members of the South Dakota State Senate (1889–1939)[]

45 senators elected from 41 districts. Senators were elected from single-member districts, with five counties each electing two at-large 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
10th 2 1909–1939
30th 2 1889–1893 Spink
32nd 2 1899–1909 Day
33rd 2 1909–1939 Brown
35th 2 1909–1939
38th 2 1889–1893; 1899–1909 Lawrence
39th 2 1909–1939
Senate Session District Senate Session
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th 36th 37th 38th 39th 40th 41st 42nd
1st
1889–1890 		Edward Charles Ericson John Lawlor Jolley Levi B. French George W. Snow Vale P. Thielmanm Alfred Beard Kittredge Martin E. Conlan Stiles H. Bronson (Populist) Coe Isaac Crawford L. C. Leppelman Carl G. Sherwood Thomas Sterling Frank M. Byrne George Harrison Hoffman Frank J. Washabaugh 1st
1889–1890
2nd
1891 		(Populist) I. L. Burch (Populist) (Populist) Z. D. Scott James Henderson Kyle Burroughs Abbott Daniel T. Hindman
[1] 		2nd
1891
3rd
1893 		Carl Gunderson Walter Atwood Burleigh Robert Dollard Martin E. Conlan Joseph C. Miller Sol Star James E. Newland 3rd
1893
4th
1895 		(Populist) Edwin S. Johnson
[2] 		(Fusion) (Populist) (Populist) Henry Roberts Pease Darius S. Smith 4th
1895
5th
1897 		Carl Gunderson (Fusion) (Fusion) (Fusion) (Fusion) (Populist) (Populist) (Fusion) (Fusion) (Fusion) (Fusion) (Populist) (Fusion) (Fusion) (Populist) (Populist) (Populist) (Fusion) (Fusion) (Fusion) (Fusion) 5th
1897
6th
1899 		William John Bulow George W. Snow (Populist) (Fusion) (Fusion) (Fusion) (Populist) (Fusion) (Populist) James "Scotty" Philip (Populist) (Populist) James Marshall Lawson Joseph H. Bottum Willis E. Benedict 6th
1899
7th
1901 		(Fusion) (Fusion) (Populist) Philo Hall Orator Henry LaCraft Pierce Cahill James Marshall Lawson 7th
1901
8th
1903 		Charles Hall Dillon
[3] 		Edward Lincoln Abel Fred M. Wilcox R. H. McCaughey
[4] 		William Koepsel Joseph H. Bottum 8th
1903
9th
1905 		Willis C. Cook (Populist) Robert S. Vessey Howard C. Shober (Populist) C. S. Amsden (Populist) 9th
1905
10th
1907 		(Populist) Warren Green Frank M. Byrne 10th
1907
11th
1909
[5] 		Herbert Emery Hitchcock Adolph W. Ewert Adolph W. Ewert (Populist) Peter Norbeck C. S. Amsden Frank M. Byrne 11th
1909
12th
1911 		Alfred Lee Wyman B. F. Morgan
[6] 		| | Harry Gandy 12th
1911
13th
1913 		William H. McMaster 13th
1913
14th
1915 		E. W. Ericson
[7] 		14th
1915
15th
1917 		Carl Gunderson William Washington Howes 15th
1917
16th
1919 		George Jonathan Danforth Hyatt E. Covey William Garner Waddel 16th
1919
17th
1921 		John J Mertens 17th
1921
18th
1923 		John B. Johnson
[8] 		Warren Green Dwight Campbell 18th
1923
19th
1925 		Odell K. Whitney 19th
1925
20th
1927 		Emil Loriks 20th
1927
21st
1929 		C. N. McCollum
[9]
[10] 		21st
1929
22nd
1931
[11] 		22nd
1931
23rd
1933
[12] 		23rd
1933
24th
1935
[13] 		24th
1935
25th
1937
[14] 		25th
1937
Senate Session 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th 36th 37th 38th 39th 40th 41st 42nd Senate Session
District

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

35 senators elected from 33 districts. Three counties each elected two at-large senators.

Multi-member at-large districts
District Seats Years County
7th 2 1939–1967 Minnehaha
22nd 2 1939–1961 Brown
28th 2 1963–1967 Pennington
Senate Session District Senate Session
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd
26th
1939 		Sioux K. Grigsby
[15]
[16] 		Ellis Yarnal Berry 26th
1939
27th
1941 		Harold Orrin Lovre Rex Terry 27th
1941
28th
1943
[17]
[18] 		28th
1943
29th
1945
[19] 		29th
1945
30th
1947 		William Schenk
[20] 		30th
1947
31st
1949 		31st
1949
32nd
1951 		Ralph Herseth
[21] 		32nd
1951
33rd
1953 		David L. Wickens 33rd
1953
34th
1955
[22]
[23] 		Ralph Herseth 34th
1955
35th
1957
[24]
[25] 		Robert A. Johnson James Abdnor
[26] 		35th
1957
36th
1959 		James M. Lloyd 36th
1959
37th
1961 		Wilbur Foss
[27]
[28]
[29] 		37th
1961
38th-39th
1963–64
[30]
[31] 		Gordon Mydland Lem Overpeck 38th-39th
1963–64
40th-41st
1965–66 		John F. Murphy Richard F. Kneip Ervin E. Dupper 40th-41st
1965–66
Senate Session 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd Senate Session
District

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

35 senators 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 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
5 1973–1985
28th 3 1967–1973 Pennington
27th 3 1973–1985
Senate Session District Senate Session
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th
42nd-43rd
1967–68 		Gordon J. Mydland Richard Francis Kneip
[32]
[33] 		Ervin E. Dupper James Abdnor Clell D. Elwood
[34] 		Arthur L. Jones Districts 30-35 re-established in 1985 42nd-43rd
1967–68
44th-45th
1969–70
[35]
[36] 		Harvey L. Wollman
[37] 		44th-45th
1969–70
46th-47th
1971–72
[38] 		G. Homer Harding
[39] 		Homer Kandaras 46th-47th
1971–72

[40] 		Grace Mickelson
[41]
48th-49th
1973–74 		Jacob J. Krull, Jr. Harvey L. Wollman Michael J. O'Connor
[42] 		G. Homer Harding Clint Roberts [43] James B. Dunn Grace Mickelson Homer Kandaras District 29 eliminated from 1973 to 1985 48th-49th
1973–74
50th-51st
1975–76 		Mary A. McClure
[44] 		Sheldon R. Sonstad
[45]
[46] 		Philip Testerman
[47] 		50th-51st
1975–76
Elaine L. McCart
[48]
52nd-53rd
1977–78
[49] 		Roger D. McKellips Lyndell Hans Petersen Donald Frankenfeld 52nd-53rd
1977–78

[50]
[51]
54th-55th
1979–80 		James L. Stoick Doris P. Miner 54th-55th
1979–80
56th-57th
1981–82 		Leland Kleinsasser Michael J. O'Connor Roger D. McKellips Robert N. Duxbury Jack Manke 56th-57th
1981–82
58th-59th
1983–84 		Walter C. "Walt" Conahan Gary W. Hanson Robert R. Giebink Tim Johnson G. Homer Harding Richard W. Waddell Thomas E. Shortbull 58th-59th
1983–84
60th-61st
1985–86
[52] 		Walter C. "Walt" Conahan Sheldon R. Sonstad Gary W. Hanson Roger D. McKellips Tim Johnson Leonard E. Andera G. Homer Harding James L. Stoick Richard W. Waddell Thomas E. Shortbull Doris P. Miner Jack Manke
[53] 		James B. Dunn Lyndell Petersen Ed Glassgow 60th-61st
1985–86
62nd-63rd
1987–88 		Paul N. Symens
[54] 		Dorothy M. Kellogg Roland A. Chicoine James W. Emery
[55] 		62nd-63rd
1987–88
64th-65th
1989–90 		Lars Herseth Scott N. Heidepriem
[56] 		Pam Nelson Charlie Flowers 64th-65th
1989–90
66th-67th
1991–92 		Gerald F. Lange Eleanor Saukerson Mike Rounds Paul Valandra 66th-67th
1991–92
68th-69th
1993–94 		James F. "Jim" Lawler
[57] 		Gerald F. Lange Bernie Hunhoff Frank Kloucek Charlie Flowers Eleanor Saukerson Paul Valandra
[58] 		Lyndell Petersen Jerry J. Shoener 68th-69th
1993–94
70th-71st
1995–96 		Lee Schoenbeck
[59] 		Kermit Staggers
[60] 		Jim Hutmacher Fred Whiting 70th-71st
1995–96
72nd-73rd
1997–98 		Paul N. Symens H. Paul Dennert Arnold M. Brown
[61] 		Dennis Daugaard Dave Munson
[62]
[63] 		Kenneth D. Albers John J. Reedy Marguerite Kleven
[64] 		Drue J. Vitter Arlene H. Ham 72nd-73rd
1997–98
74th-75th
1999–2000
[65] 		74th-75th
1999–2000
76th-77th
2001–02 		Elmer Diedtrich
[66] 		Dan Sutton
[67]
[68] 		Dick M. Kelly
[69] 		Gil Koetzle J.E. "Jim" Putnam Ron J. Volesky
[70] 		Jerry Apa Royal "Mac" McCracken 76th-77th
2001–02
78th-79th
2003–04 		Lee Schoenbeck Tom Dempster Gene G. Abdallah
[71]
[72] 		William F. Earley Dave Knudson Frank Kloucek Clarence L. Kooistra
[73] 		J. P. Duniphan
[74] 		William Napoli 78th-79th
2003–04
80th-81st
2005–06 		Gary D. Hanson Jim Hundstad Jim Peterson Jason M. Gant Mike Broderick Ben Nesselhuf Julie Bartling Tom Hansen Bob Gray Theresa Two Bulls Kenneth McNenny Jim Lintz Stan Adelstein
[75] 		80th-81st
2005–06
82nd-83rd
2007–08 		Nancy Turbak Berry Sandy Jerstad Scott N. Heidepriem
[76] 		Kenneth D. Albers Jean Hunhoff Cooper Garnos Arlen "Arnie" Hauge Julie Bartling Ryan Maher Tom Katus 82nd-83rd
2007–08
84th-85th
2009-2010 		Al Novstrup Art Fryslie Kathy Miles Margaret Gillespie Mike Vehle Corey Brown Dan Ahlers Jim Bradford[77] Larry Rhoden Gordon Howie Stan Adelstein Craig Tieszen 84th-85thth
2009-2010
86th-87th
2011-2012 		Jason Frerichs Tim Begalka Ried Holien Larry Tidemann Deb Peters Shantel Krebs Todd Schlekeway J. Mark Johnston Phyllis Heineman Joni Cutler Angie Buhl-O'Donnell Dan Lederman Eldon Nygaard J.E. "Jim" Putnam Kent Juhnke[78] Billie Sutton Bruce Rampelberg 86th-87th
2011-2012
88th-89th
2013-2014 		Chuck Welke Ernie Otten Chuck Jones[79] David Omdahl Blake Curd[80] Deb Soholt Tom Jones Bill Van Gerpen Billie Sutton Jim White Jeff Monroe Larry Lucas Bob Ewing [81] Phil Jensen Mark Kirkeby 88th-89th
2013-2014
90th-91st
2015-2016 		Brock Greenfield David Novstrup Jim Peterson Ernie Otten Scott Parsley Jenna Haggar Arthur Rusch Bernie Hunhoff Troy Heinert Betty Olson Gary Cammack 90th-91st
2015-2016
Senate Session 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th Senate Session
District

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ . Died in office March 7, 1891
  2. ^ . Died in office December 19, 1896.
  3. ^ . Died in office March 28, 1903.
  4. ^ R. H. McCaughey. Died in office July 16, 1906.
  5. ^ . Died in office May 8, 1910
  6. ^ . Died in office October 10, 1913
  7. ^ . Died in office January 12, 1916.
  8. ^ . Died in office July 18, 1933
  9. ^ . Died in office in 1930.
  10. ^ . Died in office September 24, 1930.
  11. ^ . Died in office August 23, 1934.
  12. ^ was elected to the Senate in 1933, but was unable to serve due to illness.
  13. ^ . Died in office February 19, 1937.
  14. ^ . First woman elected to the South Dakota Senate.
  15. ^ . Resigned in 1957.
  16. ^ . Died in office February 9, 1947
  17. ^ . Died in office August 15, 1946.
  18. ^ . Died in office in 1946.
  19. ^ . Died in office June 3, 1946.
  20. ^ . Elected to the Senate in 1947, but unable to serve due to illness.
  21. ^ . Died in office r 1952.
  22. ^ . Elected to the Senate in 1961, but failed to qualify. Wilbur Foss appointed to fill the vacancy.
  23. ^ . Resigned in 1961.
  24. ^ . Resigned in 1963.
  25. ^ . Died in office October 1, 1961.
  26. ^ . Appointed January 7, 1957 to fill the vacancy of .
  27. ^ Wilbur Foss. Appointed January 23, 1961 to fill the vacancy of . Served during the 38th Session of the Senate, and resigned in 1963.
  28. ^ . Appointed July 12, 1961 to fill the vacancy of .
  29. ^ . Appointed November 6, 1961 to fill the vacancy of .
  30. ^ . Appointed September 24, 1963 to fill the vacancy of Wilbur Foss. Served during the 39th Session of the Senate.
  31. ^ . Appointed July 13, 1963 to fill the vacancy of .
  32. ^ . Died in office May 29, 1967.
  33. ^ . Resigned December 1969.
  34. ^ Clell D. Elwood. Resigned March 1967. was appointed to serve during the 43rd Session.
  35. ^ . Appointed August 1, 1967 to fill the vacancy of .
  36. ^ . Appointed December 11, 1969 to fill the vacancy of .
  37. ^ . Appointed March 23, 1967 to fill vacancy of Clell Elwood.
  38. ^ . Died in office. Killed in the Rapid City flood of June 9, 1972.
  39. ^ . Resigned the summer of 1972.
  40. ^ . Appointed July 18, 1972 to fill the vacancy of .
  41. ^ Grace Mickelson. Appointed August 25, 1972 to fill the vacancy of .
  42. ^ Michael J. O'Connor. Resigned April 1977.
  43. ^ This individual is the grandfather of Billie H Sutton, legislator starting in 2011
  44. ^ Mary A. McClure. Resigned April 10, 1989 to become Special Assistant for Intergovernmental Affairs for President George H. W. Bush.
  45. ^ . Resigned November 1975.
  46. ^ . Died in office August 20, 1977.
  47. ^ . Resigned in 1976. -(D) was appointed for the remainder of the 51st Session.
  48. ^ Elaine L. McCart. Appointed November 19, 1975 to fill the vacancy of .
  49. ^ . Resigned November 15, 1983. , who served from 1967 to 1976, was appointed November 28, 1983 to fill the vacancy for the 59th Session.
  50. ^ . Appointed May 13, 1977 to fill the vacancy of Michael J. O'Connor.
  51. ^ . Appointed October 7, 1977 to fill the vacancy of .
  52. ^ . Resigned August 11, 1987.
  53. ^ Jack Manke. Died in office August 12, 1985.
  54. ^ . Appointed August 11, 1987 to fill the vacancy of David S. Laustsen.
  55. ^ James W. Emery. Appointed December 18, 1985 to fill the vacancy of Jack Manke.
  56. ^ Scott N. Heidepriem. Appointed April 27, 1989 to fill the vacancy of Mary A. McClure.
  57. ^ . Died in office January 11, 1997.
  58. ^ . Died in office April 19, 1995.
  59. ^ . Served during the 70th, 71st, and 72nd Sessions. Resigned December 31, 1997.
  60. ^ Kermit Staggers. Served during the 70th through 76th Sessions. Resigned May 20, 2002.
  61. ^ Arnold M. Brown. Appointed January 22, 1997 to fill the vacancy of .
  62. ^ Dave Munson. Served during the 72nd through 76th Sessions. Resigned May 12, 2002.
  63. ^ . Resigned November 12, 2001. Appointed by President George W. Bush as Regional Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for Region VII.
  64. ^ Marguerite Kleven. Appointed June 9, 1995 to fill the vacancy of her husband .
  65. ^ . Appointed January 1, 1998 to fill the vacancy of .
  66. ^ . Resigned January 26, 2004 to run for the U.S. House of Representatives. Al Kurtenbach-(R) was appointed January 27, 2004 for the remainder of the 79th Session.
  67. ^ Dan Sutton. Resigned November 14, 2006. Re-elected to the 82nd and 83rd Sessions November 7, 2006.
  68. ^ . Appointed December 4, 2001 to fill the vacancy of .
  69. ^ Dick M. Kelly. Appointed July 1, 2002 to fill the vacancy of Kermit Staggers.
  70. ^ . Died in office September 22, 2002. Elected to the Senate posthumously.
  71. ^ Gene G. Abdallah. Appointed July 1, 2002 to fill the vacancy of Dave Munson.
  72. ^ . Appointed January 7, 2003 to fill the vacancy of Mitch Richter, who was elected in 2003 but never served.
  73. ^ . Appointed January 7, 2003 to fill the vacancy of .
  74. ^ J. P. Duniphan. Defeated in 2006 Republican Primary by -(R).
  75. ^ Stan Adelstein. Defeated in 2006 Republican Primary by -(R).
  76. ^ Scott N. Heidepriem. Previously served 1990–1992 as a Republican from the 5th District.
  77. ^ Switched from the Democratic to the Republican Party in 2008. Switched back in 2010.
  78. ^ Appointed by Governor Dennis Daugaard to replace Cooper Garnos after 2011 session.
  79. ^ Appointed by Governor Dennis Daugaard to replace Russel Olson after 2013 session.
  80. ^ Appointed by Governor Dennis Daugaard to replace J. Mark Johnston after 2013 session.
  81. ^ Appointed by Governator Dennis Daugaard to replace Stan Adelstein after 2013 session.

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