United States congressional delegations from South Dakota

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List of U.S. congressional delegations from South Dakota

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The state of South Dakota has been represented in the United States Congress by congressional delegations since it was admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889. South Dakota is currently represented by one member in the United States House of Representatives and two members in the United States Senate.

United States Senate[edit | edit source]

South Dakota is represented in the Senate by two senators. Senators serve six-year terms, with elections staggered so that approximately one-third of the Senate is up for election every two years.

Current Senators[edit | edit source]

John Thune (Republican), serving since 2005
Mike Rounds (Republican), serving since 2015

Historical Senators[edit | edit source]

South Dakota has had a total of 26 senators since its admission to the Union. Notable past senators include:

Richard F. Pettigrew (Republican), served from 1889 to 1901
George McGovern (Democrat), served from 1963 to 1981
Tom Daschle (Democrat), served from 1987 to 2005

United States House of Representatives[edit | edit source]

South Dakota is represented by one at-large representative in the House of Representatives. The state had two representatives until 1983, when it was reduced to one due to population changes reflected in the United States Census.

Current Representative[edit | edit source]

Dusty Johnson (Republican), serving since 2019

Historical Representatives[edit | edit source]

South Dakota has had a total of 33 representatives since its admission to the Union. Notable past representatives include:

William J. Bulow (Democrat), served from 1929 to 1931
Ben Reifel (Republican), served from 1961 to 1971
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (Democrat), served from 2004 to 2011

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