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[edit] List of South Dakota Governors

Number of Governors of South Dakota by party affiliation
Party	Governors
Republican	25
Democratic	5
Populist	1

#	Name	Term	Party	Life	City elected from	Notes
1	Arthur C. Mellette	March 22, 1889–January 3, 1893	Republican	1842–1896	Watertown	^[1]
2	Charles H. Sheldon	January 3, 1893–January 1, 1897	Republican	1840–1898	Pierpont
3	Andrew E. Lee	January 1, 1897–January 8, 1901	Populist	1847–1934	Vermillion
4	Charles N. Herreid	January 8, 1901–January 3, 1905	Republican	1857–1928	Eureka
5	Samuel H. Elrod	January 3, 1905–January 8, 1907	Republican	1856–1935	Clark
6	Coe I. Crawford	January 8, 1907–January 5, 1909	Republican	1858–1944	Huron
7	Robert S. Vessey	January 5, 1909–January 7, 1913	Republican	1858–1929	Wessington Springs
8	Frank M. Byrne	January 7, 1913–January 2, 1917	Republican	1858–1927	Faulkton
9	Peter Norbeck	January 2, 1917–January 4, 1921	Republican	1870–1936	Redfield
10	William H. McMaster	January 4, 1921–January 6, 1925	Republican	1877–1968	Yankton
11	Carl Gunderson	January 6, 1925–January 4, 1927	Republican	1864–1933	Mitchell
12	William J. Bulow	January 4, 1927–January 6, 1931	Democratic	1869–1960	Beresford
13	Warren Green	January 6, 1931–January 3, 1933	Republican	1870–1945	Hazel
14	Tom Berry	January 3, 1933–January 5, 1937	Democratic	1879–1951	Belvidere
15	Leslie Jensen	January 5, 1937–January 3, 1939	Republican	1892–1964	Hot Springs
16	Harlan J. Bushfield	January 3, 1939–January 5, 1943	Republican	1882–1948	Miller
17	Merrill Q. Sharpe	January 5, 1943–January 7, 1947	Republican	1883–1962	Kennebec
18	George T. Mickelson	January 7, 1947–January 2, 1951	Republican	1903–1965	Selby
19	Sigurd Anderson	January 2, 1951–January 4, 1955	Republican	1904–1990	Webster
20	Joe Foss	January 4, 1955–January 6, 1959	Republican	1915–2003	Sioux Falls
21	Ralph Herseth	January 6, 1959–January 3, 1961	Democratic	1909–1969	Houghton
22	Archie M. Gubbrud	January 3, 1961–January 5, 1965	Republican	1910–1987	Alcester
23	Nils Boe	January 5, 1965–January 7, 1969	Republican	1913–1992	Sioux Falls
24	Frank Farrar	January 7, 1969–January 5, 1971	Republican	1929—	Britton
25	Richard F. Kneip	January 5, 1971–July 24, 1978	Democratic	1933–1987	Salem	^[2]
26	Harvey L. Wollman	July 24, 1978–January 1, 1979	Democratic	1935—	Hitchcock
27	William J. Janklow	January 1, 1979–January 6, 1987	Republican	1939—	Flandreau
28	George S. Mickelson	January 6, 1987–April 19, 1993	Republican	1941–1993	Brookings	^[3]
29	Walter Dale Miller	April 19, 1993–January 7, 1995	Republican	1925—	New Underwood
30	William J. Janklow	January 5, 1995–January 7, 2003	Republican	1939—	Brandon
31	M. Michael Rounds	January 7, 2003—	Republican	1954—	Pierre

[edit] Other high offices held

This is a table of congressional seats, other federal offices, and other governorships held by governors. All representatives and senators mentioned represented South Dakota except where noted. * denotes those offices which the governor resigned to take.

Name	Gubernatorial term	U.S. Congress		Other offices held
Name	Gubernatorial term	House	Senate	Other offices held
Coe I. Crawford	1907-1909		S
Peter Norbeck	1917-1921		S
William H. McMaster	1921-1925		S
William J. Bulow	1927-1931		S
Harlan J. Bushfield	1939-1943		S
Richard F. Kneip	1971-1978			United States Ambassador to Singapore*
Bill Janklow	1979-1987; 1995-2003	H

[edit] Living former governors

As of September 2009^[update], four former governors were alive, the oldest being Walter Dale Miller (1993–1995, born 1925). The most recent governor to die was Joe Foss (1955–1959), on January 1, 2003. The most recently-serving governor to die was George S. Mickelson (1987–1993), who died in office on April 19, 1993.

Name	Gubernatorial term	Date of birth
Frank Farrar	1969-1971	April 2, 1929
Harvey L. Wollman	1978–1979	May 14, 1935
Bill Janklow	1979-1987; 1995–2003	September 13, 1939
Walter Dale Miller	1993–1995	October 5, 1925

[edit] Notes

^ Mellette was the final governor of the Dakota Territory prior to his election as the first Governor of South Dakota.
^ Kneip resigned to become Ambassador to Singapore on July 24, 1978; he was succeeded by Harvey L. Wollman.
^ Mickelson was killed in a plane crash on April 19, 1993; he was succeeded by Walter Dale Miller.

[edit] See also

[0] Mellette was the final governor of the Dakota Territory prior to his election as the first Governor of South Dakota.

[1] Kneip resigned to become Ambassador to Singapore on July 24, 1978; he was succeeded by Harvey L. Wollman.

[2] Mickelson was killed in a plane crash on April 19, 1993; he was succeeded by Walter Dale Miller.

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Contents

[edit] List of South Dakota Governors

[edit] Other high offices held

[edit] Living former governors

[edit] Notes

[edit] See also