South Dakota was admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, and elects senators to Class II and Class III. Its current senators are Tim Johnson and John Thune. [edit] Class II | Senator | Party | Took office | Left office | Reason | Other offices/Notes | | Richard F. Pettigrew |  | Republican | November 2, 1889 | March 4, 1901 | Lost re-election | Dakota Territory Delegate (1881–1883) | | Robert J. Gamble |  | Republican | March 4, 1901 | March 4, 1913 | Lost renomination | U.S. Representative (1895–1897; 1899–1901) | | Thomas Sterling |  | Republican | March 4, 1913 | March 4, 1925 | Lost renomination | | | William H. McMaster |  | Republican | March 4, 1925 | March 4, 1931 | Lost re-election | Governor of South Dakota (1921–1924)
Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota (1917–1921) | | William J. Bulow |  | Democratic | March 4, 1931 | January 3, 1943 | Lost renomination | Governor of South Dakota (1927–1931) | | Harlan J. Bushfield |  | Republican | January 3, 1943 | September 27, 1948 | Died | Governor of South Dakota (1939–1943) | | Vera C. Bushfield |  | Republican | October 6, 1948 | December 26, 1948 | Resigned | Widow of Harlan Bushfield | | Karl E. Mundt |  | Republican | December 31, 1948 | January 3, 1973 | Retired | U.S. Representative (1939–1948) | | James Abourezk |  | Democratic | January 3, 1973 | January 3, 1979 | Retired | U.S. Representative (1971–1973) | | Larry Pressler |  | Republican | January 3, 1979 | January 3, 1997 | Lost re-election | U.S. Representative (1975–1979) | | Tim Johnson |  | Democratic | January 3, 1997 | Present | Incumbent | U.S. Representative (1987–1997) | [edit] Class III | Senator | Party | Took office | Left office | Reason | Other offices/Notes | | Gideon C. Moody |  | Republican | November 2, 1889 | March 4, 1891 | Lost re-election | Speaker of the Dakota Territory House of Representatives (1868–1869; 1874–1875)
Justice of the Dakota Territory Supreme Court (1878–1883) | | James H. Kyle |  | Populist | March 4, 1891 | July 1, 1901 | Died | | | Republican | | Alfred B. Kittredge |  | Republican | July 11, 1901 | March 4, 1909 | Lost renomination | | | Coe I. Crawford |  | Republican | March 4, 1909 | March 4, 1915 | Lost renomination | Governor of South Dakota (1907–1909)
Attorney General of South Dakota (1892–1896) | | Edwin S. Johnson |  | Democratic | March 4, 1915 | March 4, 1921 | Retired | | | Peter Norbeck |  | Republican | March 4, 1921 | December 20, 1936 | Died | Governor of South Dakota (1917–1921)
Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota (1915–1917) | | Herbert E. Hitchcock |  | Democratic | December 29, 1936 | November 8, 1938 | Lost special election | | | Gladys Pyle |  | Republican | November 9, 1938 | January 3, 1939 | Retired | South Dakota Secretary of State (1927–1931) | | John Chandler Gurney |  | Republican | January 3, 1939 | January 3, 1951 | Lost renomination | | | Francis H. Case |  | Republican | January 3, 1951 | June 22, 1962 | Died | U.S. Representative (1937–1951) | | Joseph H. Bottum |  | Republican | July 9, 1962 | January 3, 1963 | Lost special election | Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota (1960–1962) | | George S. McGovern |  | Democratic | January 3, 1963 | January 3, 1981 | Lost re-election | Democratic nominee for President (1972)
U.S. Representative (1957–1961) | | James Abdnor |  | Republican | January 3, 1981 | January 3, 1987 | Lost re-election | Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota (1973–1981) | | Tom Daschle |  | Democratic | January 3, 1987 | January 3, 2005 | Lost re-election | Senate Democratic Leader (1995–2003)
U.S. Representative (1979–1987) | | John Thune |  | Republican | January 3, 2005 | Present | Incumbent | U.S. Representative (1997–2003) | [edit] See also
| United States Senators from South Dakota | | | Class 2 | |  | | | Class 3 | | | |
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