List of United States Senators From South Dakota - Class 2

Class 2

# Senator Party Years Congress Term Electoral history
1 Richard F. Pettigrew Republican November 2, 1889 –
March 4, 1901
51 1 Elected in 1889
52
53
54 2 Re-elected in 1894

Lost re-election
Silver
Republican
54
55
56
2 Robert J. Gamble Republican March 4, 1901 –
March 4, 1913
57 3 Elected in 1900
58
59
60 4 Re-elected in 1906

Lost renomination
61
62
3 Thomas Sterling Republican March 4, 1913 –
March 4, 1925
63 5 Elected in 1912
64
65
66 6 Re-elected in 1918

Lost renomination
67
68
4 William H. McMaster Republican March 4, 1925 –
March 4, 1931
69 7 Elected in 1924

Lost re-election
70
71
5 William J. Bulow Democratic March 4, 1931 –
January 3, 1943
72 8 Elected in 1930
73
74
75 9 Re-elected in 1936

Lost renomination
76
77
6 Harlan J. Bushfield Republican January 3, 1943 –
September 27, 1948
78 10 Elected in 1942

Died
79
80
Vacant September 27, 1948 –
October 6, 1948
7 Vera C. Bushfield Republican October 6, 1948 –
December 26, 1948
Appointed to finish Bushfield's term

Resigned when successor elected
Vacant December 26, 1948 –
December 31, 1948
8 Karl E. Mundt Republican December 31, 1948 –
January 3, 1973
80
Appointed to finish Bushfield's term,
having been elected to the next term
81 11 Elected in 1948
82
83
84 12 Re-elected in 1954
85
86
87 13 Re-elected in 1960
88
89
90 14 Re-elected in 1966

Retired
91
92
9 James Abourezk Democratic January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1979
93 15 Elected in 1972

Retired
94
95
10 Larry Pressler Republican January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1997
96 16 Elected in 1978
97
98
99 17 Re-elected in 1984
100
101
102 18 Re-elected in 1990

Lost re-election
103
104
11 Tim Johnson Democratic January 3, 1997 –
Present
105 19 Elected in 1996
106
107
108 20 Re-elected in 2002
109
110
111 21 Re-elected in 2008
112
113

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