Political party strength in South Dakota
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The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state
of South Dakota
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The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:
For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's candidate received the state's electoral votes.
The parties are as follows: (D), (I), (P), (R), and .
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
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- Governor
- Lieutenant GovernorLieutenant Governor of South DakotaThe Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota is the lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of South Dakota.He or she is the second-ranking member of the executive branch of South Dakota state government and also serves as presiding officer of the South Dakota Senate...
- Secretary of StateSecretary of State of South DakotaThe Secretary of State of South Dakota is an elected constitutional officer of the U.S. state of South Dakota.The current Secretary of State is Jason Gant.The Secretary of State's Office is composed of three divisions:...
- Attorney General
- State Auditor
- State Treasurer
- Commissioner of School and Public Lands
The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:
- State SenateSouth Dakota SenateThe Senate is the upper house of the South Dakota State Legislature. It is made up of 35 members, one representing each legislative district, and meets at the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre.-Composition:-Officers:-Members of the 86th Senate:...
- State House of RepresentativesSouth Dakota House of RepresentativesThe South Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Dakota State Legislature. It is made up of 70 members, two from each legislative district...
- 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.
The parties are as follows: (D), (I), (P), (R), and .
| Year | |Executive offices | |State Legislature South Dakota Legislature The South Dakota State Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of South Dakota. It is a bicameral legislative body, consisting of the South Dakota Senate, which has 35 members, and the South Dakota House of Representatives, which has 70 members... | |Pub. Util. Comm. | |United States Congress United States Congressional Delegations from South Dakota These are tables of congressional delegations from South Dakota to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:- House of Representatives :-Key:... | |Electoral College votes United States presidential election Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President... |
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| Governor | Lt. Governor Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota The Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota is the lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of South Dakota.He or she is the second-ranking member of the executive branch of South Dakota state government and also serves as presiding officer of the South Dakota Senate... | Sec. of State Secretary of State of South Dakota The Secretary of State of South Dakota is an elected constitutional officer of the U.S. state of South Dakota.The current Secretary of State is Jason Gant.The Secretary of State's Office is composed of three divisions:... | Atty. Gen. | Auditor | Treasurer | Comm. of Lands | State Senate South Dakota Senate The Senate is the upper house of the South Dakota State Legislature. It is made up of 35 members, one representing each legislative district, and meets at the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre.-Composition:-Officers:-Members of the 86th Senate:... | State House South Dakota House of Representatives The South Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Dakota State Legislature. It is made up of 70 members, two from each legislative district... | U.S. Senator (Class II) | U.S. Senator (Class III) | U.S. House | |||
| 1889 | Arthur C. Mellette Arthur C. Mellette Arthur Calvin Mellette was the last Governor of the Dakota Territory and was the first Governor of the State of South Dakota.-Biography:... (R) |
James H. Fletcher (R) | Amund O. Ringsrud (R) | Robert Dollard Robert Dollard Robert Dollard was the first attorney general of South Dakota. He was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, March 14, 1842, and died in 1912. He was a member of the Republican Party.... (R) |
L. C. Taylor (R) | W. W. Taylor (R) | Osner H. Parker (R) | 36R, 6D, 1P | Richard F. Pettigrew Richard F. Pettigrew Richard Franklin Pettigrew was an American lawyer, surveyor, and land developer. He represented the Dakota Territory in the U.S. Congress and, after the Dakotas were admitted as States, he was the first U.S. Senator from South Dakota.-Biography:Pettigrew was born in Ludlow, Windsor County,... (R) |
Gideon C. Moody Gideon C. Moody Gideon Curtis Moody was an American Senator from South Dakota.-Biography:Born in Cortland, New York, he attended the common schools and pursued an academic course. He studied law in Syracuse, New York and in 1852 moved to Indiana, gaining admission to the bar in 1853. He was appointed prosecuting... (R) |
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| 1891 | George H. Hoffman George H. Hoffman George Harrison Hoffman was the second Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota. He was a member of the Republican party.-External links:*... (R) |
Thomas H. Ruth (R) | 23R, 8D, 15 | James H. Kyle James H. Kyle James Henderson Kyle was an American politician. One of the most successful members of the Populist Party he served for 10 years as a member of the United States Senate from South Dakota from 1891 until his death.... (P) |
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| 1892 | Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd President of the United States . Harrison, a grandson of President William Henry Harrison, was born in North Bend, Ohio, and moved to Indianapolis, Indiana at age 21, eventually becoming a prominent politician there... and Whitelaw Reid Whitelaw Reid Whitelaw Reid was a U.S. politician and newspaper editor, as well as the author of a popular history of Ohio in the Civil War.-Early life:... (R) |
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| 1893 | Charles H. Sheldon Charles H. Sheldon Charles Henry Sheldon was the second Governor of South Dakota.-Biography:Charles Henry Sheldon was born in Lamoille County, Vermont, the third of four children of Gresham and Mary Sheldon. After the death of his father in 1844, Sheldon worked as a farm laborer from the ages of twelve to... (R) |
Charles N. Herreid Charles N. Herreid Charles Nelson Herreid was the fourth Governor of South Dakota.-Biography:Charles Herreid was born in Madison, Wisconsin. He attended Galesville University in Wisconsin from 1874 to 1878 and the University of Wisconsin from 1880 to 1882... (R) |
Thomas Thorson (R) | Coe I. Crawford Coe I. Crawford Coe Isaac Crawford was the sixth Governor of South Dakota in the United States.-Biography:He was born near Volney, in Allamakee County, Iowa. He attended the common schools and received additional instruction from a private tutor. In 1882, he graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in... (R) |
J. E. Hipple (R) | 35R, 4D, 5 | ||||||||
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| 1895 | K L. Philpps (R) | J.L. Lockhurt (R) | 36R, 4D, 4 | |||||||||||
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan William Jennings Bryan William Jennings Bryan was an American politician in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. He was a dominant force in the liberal wing of the Democratic Party, standing three times as its candidate for President of the United States... and Arthur Sewall Arthur Sewall Arthur Sewall was a U.S. Democratic politician from Maine most notable as William Jennings Bryan's first running mate in 1896. As the Populist Party nominee, Bryan had another running mate as well, Thomas E. Watson... (P) |
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| 1897 | Andrew E. Lee Andrew E. Lee Andrew Ericson Lee was an American politician who served as the third Governor of South Dakota.-Background:Lee was born near Bergen in Norway and at a young age moved with his parents to the United States. His parents were Eric Lee and Augusta Lee. He spent his childhood on a farm in Dane... (P) |
Daniel T. Hindman (R) | William H. Roddle (R) | Melvin Grigsby (R) | J. E. Mayhew (R) | 20R, 2D, 21 | James H. Kyle James H. Kyle James Henderson Kyle was an American politician. One of the most successful members of the Populist Party he served for 10 years as a member of the United States Senate from South Dakota from 1891 until his death.... (R) |
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| 1899 | Andrew E. Lee Andrew E. Lee Andrew Ericson Lee was an American politician who served as the third Governor of South Dakota.-Background:Lee was born near Bergen in Norway and at a young age moved with his parents to the United States. His parents were Eric Lee and Augusta Lee. He spent his childhood on a farm in Dane... (F) |
John T. Kean (R) | John L. Pyle (R) | J. D. Reeves (R) | John Schaber (R) | David Eastman (R) | 30R, 1D, 14 | |||||||
| 1900 | William McKinley William McKinley William McKinley, Jr. was the 25th President of the United States . He is best known for winning fiercely fought elections, while supporting the gold standard and high tariffs; he succeeded in forging a Republican coalition that for the most part dominated national politics until the 1930s... and Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity... (R) |
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| 1901 | Charles N. Herreid Charles N. Herreid Charles Nelson Herreid was the fourth Governor of South Dakota.-Biography:Charles Herreid was born in Madison, Wisconsin. He attended Galesville University in Wisconsin from 1874 to 1878 and the University of Wisconsin from 1880 to 1882... (R) |
George W. Snow (R) | O. C. Berg (R) | 39R, 1D, 5 | 79R, 5D, 3 | Robert J. Gamble Robert J. Gamble Robert Jackson Gamble was a U.S. Representative and Senator from South Dakota. He was the father of Ralph Abernethy Gamble and brother of John Rankin Gamble.... (R) |
Alfred B. Kittredge Alfred B. Kittredge Alfred Beard Kittredge was a United States Senator from South Dakota. Born in Nelson, New Hampshire, he attended the public schools and graduated from Yale College in 1882 and from the Yale Law School in 1885... (R) |
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| 1902 | A. W. Burtt (R) | |||||||||||||
| 1903 | Philo Hall Philo Hall Philo Hall was a member of the United States House of Representatives from South Dakota. He was born in Wilton Township, Waseca County, Minnesota. He attended the common schools and studied law, being admitted to the bar in 1887 and starting his practice in Brookings, Dakota Territory, in what... (R) |
J. F. Halladay (R) | C.W. Collins (R) | C.J. Bach (R) | 41R, 3D, 1 | 76R, 6D, 5 | ||||||||
| 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity... and Charles W. Fairbanks Charles W. Fairbanks Charles Warren Fairbanks was a Senator from Indiana and the 26th Vice President of the United States .... (R) |
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| 1905 | Samuel H. Elrod Samuel H. Elrod Samuel Harrison Elrod was the fifth Governor of South Dakota. Elrod, a Republican from Clark, South Dakota, served from 1905 to 1907.-Biography:... (R) |
John E. McDougall (R) | David D. Wipf (R) | 41R, 2D, 2 | 87R, 2D | |||||||||
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| 1907 | Coe I. Crawford Coe I. Crawford Coe Isaac Crawford was the sixth Governor of South Dakota in the United States.-Biography:He was born near Volney, in Allamakee County, Iowa. He attended the common schools and received additional instruction from a private tutor. In 1882, he graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in... (R) |
Howard C. Shober (R) | S. Wesley Clark S. Wesley Clark S. Wesley Clark was a politician in the State of South Dakota.-Biography:Clark was born Samuel Wesley Clark to Samuel Pliny and Elizabeth Dennison Clark on December 28, 1872 in Platteville, Wisconsin. In 1900, he would marry Daisy Labrie, who passed away in 1915. Later he would marry Essie Eggler... (R) |
John Hirning (R) | C. Cassill (R) | O. C. Dokken (R) | 38R, 7D | 80R, 9D | ||||||
| 1908 | William Howard Taft William Howard Taft William Howard Taft was the 27th President of the United States and later the tenth Chief Justice of the United States... and James S. Sherman James S. Sherman James Schoolcraft Sherman was a United States Representative from New York and the 27th Vice President of the United States . He was a member of the Baldwin, Hoar, and Sherman families.-Early life:... (R) |
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| 1909 | Robert S. Vessey Robert S. Vessey Robert Scadden Vessey was the seventh Governor of South Dakota. Vessey, a Republican from Wessington Springs, served from 1909 to 1913.-Biography:... (R) |
Samuel C. Polley (R) | G. Johnson (R) | 39R, 6D | 95R, 9D | Coe I. Crawford Coe I. Crawford Coe Isaac Crawford was the sixth Governor of South Dakota in the United States.-Biography:He was born near Volney, in Allamakee County, Iowa. He attended the common schools and received additional instruction from a private tutor. In 1882, he graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in... (R) |
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| 1911 | Frank M. Byrne Frank M. Byrne Frank M. Byrne was the eighth Governor of South Dakota.-Biography:Byrne was born near Volney, Allamakee County, Iowa to Irish immigrants, Michael and Delia Byrne. Byrne's formal education was limited to rural school; but, he frequently read books from his own large library... (R) |
Royal C. Johnson Royal C. Johnson Royal Cleaves Johnson was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from South Dakota and a highly decorated veteran of World War I. He was born in Cherokee, Iowa in 1882.... (R) |
H. B. Anderson (R) | F. F. Brinkler (R) | 33R, 11D, 1 | 99R, 4D, 1 | ||||||||
| 1912 | Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity... and Hiram Johnson Hiram Johnson Hiram Warren Johnson was a leading American progressive and later isolationist politician from California; he served as the 23rd Governor from 1911 to 1917, and as a United States Senator from 1917 to 1945.-Early life:... (P) |
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| 1913 | Frank M. Byrne Frank M. Byrne Frank M. Byrne was the eighth Governor of South Dakota.-Biography:Byrne was born near Volney, Allamakee County, Iowa to Irish immigrants, Michael and Delia Byrne. Byrne's formal education was limited to rural school; but, he frequently read books from his own large library... (R) |
Edward Lincoln Abel (R) | Frank Galsner(R) | A. W. Ewert (R) | 88R, 14D, 1 | Thomas Sterling Thomas Sterling Thomas Sterling was an American politician. A Republican, he served in the United States Senate from 1913 to 1925.-Early life:Sterling, , was born near Amanda, Ohio... (R) |
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| 1915 | Peter Norbeck Peter Norbeck Peter Norbeck served as the ninth Governor of South Dakota, and as a United States Senator. Norbeck was the first Governor of South Dakota to have been born within the borders of the state.-Biography:... (R) |
Frank M. Rood (R) | Clarence C. Caldwell (R) | J. E. Handlin (R) | Fred Hepperle (R) | 35R, 10D | 85R, 18D | Edwin S. Johnson Edwin S. Johnson Edwin Stockton Johnson was a United States Senator from South Dakota.Born near Spencer, Indiana, he moved with his parents to Osceola, Iowa, in 1857 and attended the public schools... (D) |
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| 1916 | Charles Evans Hughes Charles Evans Hughes Charles Evans Hughes, Sr. was an American statesman, lawyer and Republican politician from New York. He served as the 36th Governor of New York , Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States , United States Secretary of State , a judge on the Court of International Justice , and... and Charles W. Fairbanks Charles W. Fairbanks Charles Warren Fairbanks was a Senator from Indiana and the 26th Vice President of the United States .... (R) |
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| 1917 | Peter Norbeck Peter Norbeck Peter Norbeck served as the ninth Governor of South Dakota, and as a United States Senator. Norbeck was the first Governor of South Dakota to have been born within the borders of the state.-Biography:... (R) |
William H. McMaster William H. McMaster William Henry McMaster was the tenth Governor of South Dakota, serving from 1921 until 1925, and also a United States Senator from that state. He died at the age of 91 in 1968. He was a member of the Republican Party.... (R) |
Mr. Helgerson (R) | N. E. Knight (R) | 91R, 12D | |||||||||
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| 1919 | C. A. Burkhart | Byron S. Payne (R) | Jay Reeves (R) | 43R, 2D | 90R, 10D, 3 | |||||||||
| 1920 | Warren G. Harding Warren G. Harding Warren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th President of the United States . A Republican from Ohio, Harding was an influential self-made newspaper publisher. He served in the Ohio Senate , as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio and as a U.S. Senator... and Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States . A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state... (R) |
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| 1921 | William H. McMaster William H. McMaster William Henry McMaster was the tenth Governor of South Dakota, serving from 1921 until 1925, and also a United States Senator from that state. He died at the age of 91 in 1968. He was a member of the Republican Party.... (R) |
Carl Gunderson Carl Gunderson Carl Gunderson was the 11th Governor of South Dakota. Gunderson, a Republican from Mitchell, South Dakota, served from 1925 to 1927.-Background:... (R) |
W. S. O'Brein (R) | 44R, 1D | 94R, 4D, 5 | Peter Norbeck Peter Norbeck Peter Norbeck served as the ninth Governor of South Dakota, and as a United States Senator. Norbeck was the first Governor of South Dakota to have been born within the borders of the state.-Biography:... (R) |
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| 1922 | Clarence E. Coyne (R) | |||||||||||||
| 1923 | Buell F. Jones (R) | E. A. Jones (R) | 34R, 9D, 2 | 84R, 10D, 9 | ||||||||||
| 1924 | Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States . A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state... and Charles G. Dawes Charles G. Dawes Charles Gates Dawes was an American banker and politician who was the 30th Vice President of the United States . For his work on the Dawes Plan for World War I reparations he was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. He served in the First World War, was U.S... (R) |
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| 1925 | Carl Gunderson Carl Gunderson Carl Gunderson was the 11th Governor of South Dakota. Gunderson, a Republican from Mitchell, South Dakota, served from 1925 to 1927.-Background:... (R) |
Alva Clark Forney Alva Clark Forney A. Clark Forney was lieutenant governor of South Dakota from 1925 to 1927. He was a member of the Republican Party.-Biography:... (R) |
J. L. Driscoll (R) | O. J. Englstorm (R) | 34R, 10D, 1 | 85R, 11D, 7 | William H. McMaster William H. McMaster William Henry McMaster was the tenth Governor of South Dakota, serving from 1921 until 1925, and also a United States Senator from that state. He died at the age of 91 in 1968. He was a member of the Republican Party.... (R) |
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| 1927 | William J. Bulow William J. Bulow William John Bulow was an American politician and a lawyer. He was the first Democratic Governor of South Dakota, receiving the highest vote ever received by a Democratic candidate for governor up to that time,, and then went on to serve as a member of the United States Senate.-Biography:Bulow... (D) |
Hyatt E. Covey Hyatt E. Covey Hyatt E. Covey was lieutenant governor of South Dakota from 1927 to 1929. He was a member of the Republican Party and served with a Democratic Party governor. He was from Hamill, South Dakota.-Biography:... (R) |
Gladys Pyle Gladys Pyle Gladys Pyle was a South Dakota politician and the first woman elected to the United States Senate without having previously been appointed to her position; she was also the first female senator to serve as a Republican and the first female senator from South Dakota... (R) |
A. J. Moodie (R) | 35R, 10D | 29R, 16D | ||||||||
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st President of the United States . Hoover was originally a professional mining engineer and author. As the United States Secretary of Commerce in the 1920s under Presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge, he promoted partnerships between government and business... and Charles Curtis Charles Curtis Charles Curtis was a United States Representative, a longtime United States Senator from Kansas later chosen as Senate Majority Leader by his Republican colleagues, and the 31st Vice President of the United States... (R) |
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| 1929 | John T. Grigsby (D) | Merrill Q. Sharpe Merrill Q. Sharpe Merrell Quentin Sharpe was a Republican American politician from Kennebec, South Dakota.-Governor:Sharpe served as 17th Governor of South Dakota from 1943 to 1947.,... (R) |
William M. Dunn (R) | 33R, 12D | 83R, 20D | |||||||||
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| 1931 | Warren E. Green (R) | Odell K. Whitney (R) | Elizabeth Coyne (R) | A. C. Goodhope (R) | 31R, 14D | 79R, 24D | William J. Bulow William J. Bulow William John Bulow was an American politician and a lawyer. He was the first Democratic Governor of South Dakota, receiving the highest vote ever received by a Democratic candidate for governor up to that time,, and then went on to serve as a member of the United States Senate.-Biography:Bulow... (D) |
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| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war... and John Nance Garner John Nance Garner John Nance Garner, IV , was the 32nd Vice President of the United States and the 44th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives .- Early life and family :... (D) |
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| 1933 | Tom Berry Tom Berry For the professional baseball player, see Tom Berry Thomas Matthew Berry was the fourteenth Governor of South Dakota. Berry, a Democrat from Belvidere, South Dakota, served from 1933 to 1937... (D) |
Hans Ustrud (D) | Myrtle Morrison (D) | Walter Conway Walter Conway Walter Conway was the distinguished Secretary of the Tredegar Medical Aid Society in South Wales. This society contributed the model which established the British National Health Service.-Biography:... (D) |
George O'Neill George O'Neill George O’Neill was a Scottish-American soccer forward. He began his career in Scotland, playing with eight clubs over nine seasons before moving to the Philadelphia Atoms of the North American Soccer League. He retired from playing professionally in 1976. In 1973, he earned two caps with the U.S... (D) |
F. Stewart (D) | Ben Strool (D) | 16R, 29D | 33R, 70D | |||||
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| 1935 | Robert Peterson Robert Peterson Robert W. Peterson is a Canadian senator from Saskatchewan. He was appointed to the senate by Prime Minister Paul Martin on March 24, 2005. He represents the Liberal Party of Canada.... (D) |
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| 1937 | Leslie Jensen Leslie Jensen Leslie Jensen was an American politician. He served as the 15th Governor of South Dakota.-Background:... (R) |
Donald McMurchie (R) | Goldie Wells (D) | Clair Roddewig (D) | Raymond A. Kelly (D) | W.H. Hinselman (D) | 22R, 23D | 66R, 37D | Herbert E. Hitchcock Herbert E. Hitchcock Herbert Emery Hitchcock was a United States Senator from South Dakota.Born in Maquoketa, Iowa, he attended public schools in Iowa and San Jose, California, a business college at Davenport, Iowa, Iowa State College at Ames, and the University of Chicago Law School.He moved to Mitchell, South Dakota... (D) |
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| 1938 | Gladys Pyle Gladys Pyle Gladys Pyle was a South Dakota politician and the first woman elected to the United States Senate without having previously been appointed to her position; she was also the first female senator to serve as a Republican and the first female senator from South Dakota... (R) |
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| 1939 | Harlan J. Bushfield Harlan J. Bushfield Harlan John Bushfield was a politician from South Dakota. He was born in Atlantic, Iowa in 1882. He moved with his family to South Dakota in 1883, and attended the public schools in Miller, South Dakota. He graduated from Dakota Wesleyan University in 1901, and from the University of Minnesota Law... (R) |
Olive A. Ringsrud (R) | Leo A. Temmey (R) | W. W. Warner (R) | W. G. Douglas (R) | Earl Hammerquest (R) | 30R, 5D | 62R, 13D | John Chandler Gurney John Chandler Gurney John Chandler "Chan" Gurney was a U.S. Senator from South Dakota.Born in Yankton, South Dakota, Gurney attended the public schools. During World War I, he served as a sergeant in Company A, Thirty-Fourth Engineers, United States Army, with service overseas from 1918 to 1919... (R) |
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| 1940 | Wendell L. Willkie and Charles L. McNary Charles L. McNary Charles Linza McNary was a United States Republican politician from Oregon. He served in the Senate from 1917 to 1944, and was Senate Minority Leader from 1933 to 1944. In the Senate, McNary helped to pass legislation that led to the construction of Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River, and worked... (R) |
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| 1941 | A. C. Miller (R) | 31R, 4D | 65R, 10D | |||||||||||
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| 1943 | Merrell Q. Sharpe (R) | L. M. Larsen (R) | George T. Mickelson George T. Mickelson George Theodore Mickelson was the 18th Governor of South Dakota, and later a United States federal judge.-Background:... (R) |
31R, 4D | 69R, 6D | Harlan J. Bushfield Harlan J. Bushfield Harlan John Bushfield was a politician from South Dakota. He was born in Atlantic, Iowa in 1882. He moved with his family to South Dakota in 1883, and attended the public schools in Miller, South Dakota. He graduated from Dakota Wesleyan University in 1901, and from the University of Minnesota Law... (R) |
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| 1944 | Thomas E. Dewey and John W. Bricker John W. Bricker John William Bricker was a United States Senator and the 54th Governor of Ohio. A member of the Republican Party, he was the Republican nominee for Vice President in 1944.-Early life:... (R) |
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| 1945 | Sioux K. Grigsby (R) | Steve E. Anderson | 35R, 0D | 72R, 3D | ||||||||||
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| 1947 | George T. Mickelson George T. Mickelson George Theodore Mickelson was the 18th Governor of South Dakota, and later a United States federal judge.-Background:... (R) |
Annamae Riff (R) | Sigurd Anderson Sigurd Anderson Sigurd Anderson was the 19th Governor of South Dakota. Anderson, a Republican from Webster, South Dakota, served in that office from 1951 to 1955.-Background:... (R) |
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| 1948 | Thomas E. Dewey and Earl Warren Earl Warren Earl Warren was the 14th Chief Justice of the United States.He is known for the sweeping decisions of the Warren Court, which ended school segregation and transformed many areas of American law, especially regarding the rights of the accused, ending public-school-sponsored prayer, and requiring... (R) |
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| 1949 | Rex A. Terry (R) | C. Bucher(R) | Renard Linn (R) | 27R, 8D | 64R, 11D | Karl E. Mundt (R) | ||||||||
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| 1951 | Sigurd Anderson Sigurd Anderson Sigurd Anderson was the 19th Governor of South Dakota. Anderson, a Republican from Webster, South Dakota, served in that office from 1951 to 1955.-Background:... (R) |
Geraldine Ostroot (R) | Ralph A. Dunham (R) | T. Mehlaf (R) | 29R, 6D | 66R, 9D | Francis H. Case Francis H. Case Francis Higbee Case was an American journalist and politician who served for 25 years as a member of the United States Congress from South Dakota. He was a Republican.-Biography:... (R) |
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| 1952 | Lawrence E. Mayes | Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army... and Richard M. Nixon (R) |
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| 1955 | Joe Foss Joe Foss Joseph Jacob "Joe" Foss was the leading fighter ace of the United States Marine Corps during World War II and a 1943 recipient of the Medal of Honor, recognizing his role in the air combat during the Guadalcanal Campaign... (R) |
L. Roy Houck (R) | Phil Saunders (R) | Ed Elkins (R) | 29R, 6D | 57R, 18D | ||||||||
| 1956 | F. A. Allbee | |||||||||||||
| 1957 | Clara Halls (R) | 18R, 17D | 48R, 27D | |||||||||||
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| 1959 | Ralph E. Herseth (D) | John F. Lindley (D) | Selma Sandness (D) | Parnell J. Donahue (D) | Harriet Horning (D) | Al Hamre (R) | 15R, 20D | 43R, 32D | ||||||
| 1960 | Richard M. Nixon and Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. was a Republican United States Senator from Massachusetts and a U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, South Vietnam, West Germany, and the Holy See . He was the Republican nominee for Vice President in the 1960 Presidential election.-Early life:Lodge was born in Nahant,... (R) |
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| 1961 | Archie M. Gubbrud Archie M. Gubbrud Archie M. Gubbrud was the 22nd Governor of South Dakota.-Background:Archie M. Gubbrud was born in Norway Township in Lincoln County, South Dakota. He was one of four children born to Torval Marius and Ella Gubbrud... (R) |
Joseph H. Bottum Joseph H. Bottum Joseph Henry Bottum was a member of the United States Senate from South Dakota.He attended the public schools of Faulkton. He then went on to Yankton College and the University of South Dakota . He graduated from the law school of the University of South Dakota at Vermillion in 1927... (R) |
Essie Wiedenman (R) | A. C. Miller (R) | Betty Lou Casey | 23R, 12D | 57R, 18D | |||||||
| 1962 | Joseph H. Bottum Joseph H. Bottum Joseph Henry Bottum was a member of the United States Senate from South Dakota.He attended the public schools of Faulkton. He then went on to Yankton College and the University of South Dakota . He graduated from the law school of the University of South Dakota at Vermillion in 1927... (R) |
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| 1963 | Nils A. Boe (R) | Frank L. Farrar (R) | Al Hamre | 26R, 9D | 58R, 17D | George S. McGovern (D) | ||||||||
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States... and Hubert H. Humphrey (D) |
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| 1965 | Nils A. Boe (R) | Lem Overpeck Lem Overpeck Lem Overpeck was Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota from 1965 to 1969. He was a member of the Republican Party.-Biography:... (R) |
Alma Larson (R) | L. Jorgenson (R) | 18R, 16D, 1 | 45R, 30D | ||||||||
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| 1967 | Lloyd Jorgenson | 29R, 6D | 64R, 11D | |||||||||||
| 1968 | Richard M. Nixon and Spiro T. Agnew (R) | |||||||||||||
| 1969 | Frank L. Farrar (R) | James Abdnor James Abdnor James Abdnor is a Republican politician from the state of South Dakota.-Personal:He graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1945 where he became a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. He served in the United States Army during World War II and from 1957 to 1969 was a member of the South Dakota... (R) |
Gordon J. Mydland (R) | Alice Kundert (R) | Neal Strand (R) | 27R, 8D | 59R, 16D | |||||||
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| 1971 | Richard F. Kneip Richard F. Kneip Richard Francis "Dick" Kneip was the 25th Governor of the U.S. state of South Dakota from 1971 until 1978... (D) |
William Dougherty William Dougherty William "Bill" Dougherty was an American businessman, lobbyist, and Democratic politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota from 1971 to 1975.-Early career:... (D) |
Ralph Ginn (R) | 24R, 11D | 46R, 29D | |||||||||
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| 1973 | Lorna B. Herseth (D) | Kermit A. Sande (D) | David Volk (R) | George Kane (D) | 17R, 18D | 35R, 35D | James G. Abourezk (D) | |||||||
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| 1975 | Harvey L. Wollman Harvey L. Wollman Harvey Lowell Wollman was the 26th Governor of South Dakota. He was the first Lieutenant Governor in the history of South Dakota to move into the Governor's office. As of 2009, he is also the most recent Democrat to hold the title of South Dakota governor.Wollman was born in 1935 in Frankfort,... (D) |
William J. Janklow (R) | 16R, 19D | 37R, 33D | ||||||||||
| 1976 | Gerald R. Ford and Bob Dole Bob Dole Robert Joseph "Bob" Dole is an American attorney and politician. Dole represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996, was Gerald Ford's Vice Presidential running mate in the 1976 presidential election, and was Senate Majority Leader from 1985 to 1987 and in 1995 and 1996... (R) |
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| 1977 | 24R, 11D | 48R, 22D | ||||||||||||
| 1978 | Harvey L. Wollman Harvey L. Wollman Harvey Lowell Wollman was the 26th Governor of South Dakota. He was the first Lieutenant Governor in the history of South Dakota to move into the Governor's office. As of 2009, he is also the most recent Democrat to hold the title of South Dakota governor.Wollman was born in 1935 in Frankfort,... (D) |
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| 1979 | William J. Janklow (R) | Lowell C. Hansen II Lowell C. Hansen II Lowell C. Hansen II is an American politician from South Dakota. He is a member of the Republican Party.Hansen, from Sioux Falls, served as a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from 1973 to 1978, serving as Speaker of the House of that body from 1977 to 1978... (R) |
Alice Kundert (R) | Mark Meierhenry (R) | Vern Larson Vern Larson Vernon L. Larson is South Dakota State Treasurer. He was born October 25, 1948, at Vivian, South Dakota. He graduated from Vivian High School and received a degree from Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota in 1970.... (R) |
John J. Gerken (R) | Larry Pressler (R) | |||||||
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor.... and George H.W. Bush (R) |
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| 1981 | 25R, 10D | 49R, 21D | James Abdnor James Abdnor James Abdnor is a Republican politician from the state of South Dakota.-Personal:He graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1945 where he became a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. He served in the United States Army during World War II and from 1957 to 1969 was a member of the South Dakota... (R) |
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| 1983 | F. Julian Cheney (R) | 26R, 9D | 54R, 16D | Tom Daschle Tom Daschle Thomas Andrew "Tom" Daschle is a former U.S. Senator from South Dakota and former U.S. Senate Majority Leader. He is a member of the Democratic Party.... (D) |
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| 1984 | David Volk (R) | |||||||||||||
| 1985 | John J. Gerken (R) | 25R, 10D | 57R, 13D | |||||||||||
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| 1987 | George S. Mickelson George S. Mickelson George Speaker Mickelson was an American politician from the U.S. state of South Dakota. Mickelson, a Republican, served as the 28th Governor of South Dakota from January 6, 1987 until his death in a plane crash in 1993. His father, George T. Mickelson, was also a governor of South Dakota,... (R) |
Walter Dale Miller Walter Dale Miller Walter Dale "Walt" Miller is an American politician with the Republican Party. He served as 29th Governor of South Dakota from 1993 to 1995, having succeeded to office upon the death of George S... (R) |
Joyce Hazelton (R) | Roger Tellinghuisen (R) | Timothy Amdahl (R) | 24R, 11D | 48R, 22D | Tom Daschle Tom Daschle Thomas Andrew "Tom" Daschle is a former U.S. Senator from South Dakota and former U.S. Senate Majority Leader. He is a member of the Democratic Party.... (D) |
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| 1988 | George H.W. Bush and Dan Quayle Dan Quayle James Danforth "Dan" Quayle served as the 44th Vice President of the United States, serving with President George H. W. Bush . He served as a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Indiana.... (R) |
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| 1989 | 20R, 15D | 46R, 24D | ||||||||||||
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| 1991 | Mark Barnett (R) | G. Homer Harding (R) | Curt Johnson (D) | 18R, 17D | 45R, 25D | |||||||||
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| 1993 | Walter Dale Miller Walter Dale Miller Walter Dale "Walt" Miller is an American politician with the Republican Party. He served as 29th Governor of South Dakota from 1993 to 1995, having succeeded to office upon the death of George S... (R) |
Steve T. Kirby Steve T. Kirby Steve T. Kirby was the thirty-fifth Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota. He is a member of local, state, and national boards of directors.-Biography:... (R) |
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| 1995 | William J. Janklow (R) | Carole Hillard Carole Hillard Carole Hillard was the first woman to serve as Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota.-Personal:Hillard was born in Deadwood, South Dakota, August 14, 1936 to Edward Rykema and Vernell Peterson; she was one of three daughters born to them. She graduated from the University of Arizona in 1957 with an... (R) |
Dick Butler (D) | 19R, 16D | 46R, 24D | |||||||||
| 1996 | Bob Dole Bob Dole Robert Joseph "Bob" Dole is an American attorney and politician. Dole represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996, was Gerald Ford's Vice Presidential running mate in the 1976 presidential election, and was Senate Majority Leader from 1985 to 1987 and in 1995 and 1996... and Jack Kemp Jack Kemp Jack French Kemp was an American politician and a collegiate and professional football player. A Republican, he served as Housing Secretary in the administration of President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993, having previously served nine terms as a congressman for Western New York's 31st... (R) |
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| 1997 | 22R, 13D | 48R, 22D | Tim Johnson (D) | John Thune John Thune John Randolph Thune is the junior U.S. Senator from South Dakota and a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as a U.S. Representative for .-Early Life, Education:... (R) |
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| 1999 | 22R, 13D | 51R, 19D | ||||||||||||
| 2000 | George W. Bush George W. Bush George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000.... and Dick Cheney Dick Cheney Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney served as the 46th Vice President of the United States , under George W. Bush.... (R) |
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| 2001 | 24R, 11D | 50R, 20D | ||||||||||||
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| 2003 | Mike Rounds Mike Rounds Marion Michael "Mike" Rounds is an American politician. Rounds served as the 31st Governor of South Dakota. Rounds was first inaugurated on January 7, 2003, having been elected on November 5, 2002, and was re-elected on November 7, 2006... (R) |
Dennis Daugaard (R) | Chris Nelson Chris Nelson Chris Nelson is the former Secretary of State of South Dakota. A Republican, he was a candidate to become U.S. Representative from South Dakota's At-large congressional district in 2010. Nelson lost to Kristi Noem in the Republican primary.... (R) |
Larry Long Larry Long Larry Long is a judge and the former Attorney General of the state of South Dakota, United States. He was first elected in 2002 and left office in 2009 to accept an appointment by Gov... (R) |
Rich Sattgast (R) | Vern Larson (R) | Bryce Healy (D) | 26R, 9D | 49R, 21D | William J. Janklow (R) | ||||
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| 2005 | 25R, 10D | 51R, 19D | John R. Thune (R) | |||||||||||
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| 2007 | Jarrod Johnson (R) | 20R, 15D | 50R, 20D | 2R, 1D | ||||||||||
| 2008 | John McCain John McCain John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election.... and Sarah Palin Sarah Palin Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was... (R) |
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| 2009 | 20R, 14D, 1I | 46R, 24D | ||||||||||||
| 2010 | Marty Jackley (R) | |||||||||||||
| 2011 | Dennis Daugaard (R) | Matthew Michels (R) | Jason Gant Jason Gant Jason M. Gant is currently the Secretary of State of South Dakota. A member of the Republican, he formerly represented the 11th district in the South Dakota Senate since 2004... (R) |
Steve Barnett Steve Barnett Jerry Stephen Barnett is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Oregon and was drafted in the second round of the 1963 NFL Draft... (R) |
Rich Sattgast (R) | 30R, 5D | 50R, 19D, 1I | Kristi Noem Kristi Noem Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem is the U.S. Representative for , serving since January 2011. She is a member of the Republican Party and has been elected to the Republican Leadership for the 112th Congress as one of its two freshman representatives... (R) |
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| Year | Governor | Lt. Governor Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota The Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota is the lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of South Dakota.He or she is the second-ranking member of the executive branch of South Dakota state government and also serves as presiding officer of the South Dakota Senate... | Sec. of State Secretary of State of South Dakota The Secretary of State of South Dakota is an elected constitutional officer of the U.S. state of South Dakota.The current Secretary of State is Jason Gant.The Secretary of State's Office is composed of three divisions:... | Atty. Gen. | Auditor | Treasurer | Comm. of Lands | State Senate South Dakota Senate The Senate is the upper house of the South Dakota State Legislature. It is made up of 35 members, one representing each legislative district, and meets at the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre.-Composition:-Officers:-Members of the 86th Senate:... | State House South Dakota House of Representatives The South Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Dakota State Legislature. It is made up of 70 members, two from each legislative district... | |Pub. Util. Comm. | U.S. Senator (Class II) | U.S. Senator (Class III) | U.S. House | |Electoral College votes United States presidential election Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President... |
| Executive offices | |State Legislature South Dakota Legislature The South Dakota State Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of South Dakota. It is a bicameral legislative body, consisting of the South Dakota Senate, which has 35 members, and the South Dakota House of Representatives, which has 70 members... | |United States Congress United States Congressional Delegations from South Dakota These are tables of congressional delegations from South Dakota to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:- House of Representatives :-Key:... |
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See also
- Politics in South Dakota
- Government of South DakotaGovernment of South DakotaThis article is about the government and politics of the U.S. state of South Dakota-Law and government:Like that of other US states, the structure of the government of South Dakota is based on that of the federal government, with three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial...