Political party strength in South Dakota
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Politics in the US state of South Dakota
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The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of South Dakota:
- Governor
- Lieutenant Governor
- Secretary of State
- Attorney General
- State Auditor
- State Treasurer
- Commissioner of School and Public Lands
The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:
- State Senate
- State House of Representatives
- 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.
| Year | Executive offices[1] | State Legislature | Pub. Util. Comm. | United States Congress | Electoral votes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governor | Lt. Governor | Sec. of State | Atty. Gen. | Auditor | Treasurer | Comm. of Lands | State Senate | State House | U.S. Senator (Class II) | U.S. Senator (Class III) | U.S. House | |||
| 1889 | Arthur C. Mellette (R)[a] | James H. Fletcher (R) | Amund O. Ringsrud (R) | Robert Dollard (R) | L. C. Taylor (R) | Wilbur F. Smith (R) | Osner H. Parker (R) | 37R, 4D, 4I | 106R, 13D, 2Pop, 2I, 1Fus | 3NP | Richard F. Pettigrew (R) | Gideon C. Moody (R) | 2R | |
| 1890 | ||||||||||||||
| 1891 | George H. Hoffman (R) | W. W. Taylor (R) | Thomas H. Ruth (R) | 22R, 10I, 8D, 3Pop, 2? | 58D, 33I, 20R, 10Pop, 1Fus[b] | James H. Kyle (I) | ||||||||
| 1892 | Harrison/ Reid (R) Red XN | |||||||||||||
| 1893 | Charles H. Sheldon (R) | Charles N. Herreid (R) | Thomas Thorson (R) | Coe I. Crawford (R) | J. E. Hipple (R) | 35R, 4D, 3I, 1Pop | 69R, 8I, 4D, 2Pop | James H. Kyle (Pop) | ||||||
| 1894 | ||||||||||||||
| 1895 | Kirk G. Phillips (R) | John L. Lockhart (R) | 35R, 3D, 3Pop, 3Fus, 1I | 69R, 11Pop, 2D, 2I | 3R | |||||||||
| 1896 | Richard F. Pettigrew (SvR) | 2 – Bryan/ Sewall (D/SvR) Red XN 2 – Bryan/ Watson (Pop) Red XN | ||||||||||||
| 1897 | Andrew E. Lee (Pop) | Daniel T. Hindman (R) | William H. Roddle (R) | Melvin Grigsby (Pop) | J. E. Mayhew (R) | 20R, 15Fus, 6Pop, 2D | 39R, 18Fus, 17Pop, 9D, 1I | 3Pop | 2Pop | |||||
| 1898 | ||||||||||||||
| 1899 | Andrew E. Lee (Fus)[c] | John T. Kean (R) | John L. Pyle (R)[d] | James D. Reeves (R) | John Schamber (R) | David Eastman (R) | 31R, 6Fus, 4D, 4Pop | 61R, 15Fus, 9D, 2Pop | 2Pop, 1R | 2R | ||||
| 1900 | McKinley/ Roosevelt (R) Green tickY | |||||||||||||
| 1901 | James H. Kyle (R)[d] | |||||||||||||
| Charles N. Herreid (R) | George W. Snow (R) | O. C. Berg (R) | 41R, 2Fus, 1D, 1Pop | 79R, 7D, 1Fus | 2R, 1Pop | Robert J. Gamble (R) | Alfred B. Kittredge (R) | |||||||
| 1902 | Adolphus W. Burtt (R) | |||||||||||||
| 1903 | Philo Hall (R) | J. F. Halladay (R) | C. B. Collins (R) | C. J. Bach (R) | 41R, 3D, 1Fus | 77R, 8D, 2Fus | 3R | |||||||
| 1904 | Roosevelt/ Fairbanks (R) Green tickY | |||||||||||||
| 1905 | Samuel H. Elrod (R) | John E. McDougall (R) | David D. Wipf (R) | 42R, 2Pop, 1D | 86R, 2D, 1Fus | |||||||||
| 1906 | ||||||||||||||
| 1907 | Coe I. Crawford (R) | Howard C. Shober (R) | S. Wesley Clark (R) | John Hirning (R) | C. H. Cassill (R) | O. C. Dokken (R) | 35R, 8D, 1Pop, 1Fus | 80R, 9D | ||||||
| 1908 | Taft/ Sherman (R) Green tickY | |||||||||||||
| 1909 | Robert S. Vessey (R) | Samuel C. Polley (R) | George G. Johnson (R) | 38R, 6D, 1Pop | 92R, 9D, 1Pop, 1I | Coe I. Crawford (R) | ||||||||
| 1910 | ||||||||||||||
| 1911 | Frank M. Byrne (R) | Royal C. Johnson (R) | Henry B. Anderson (R) | F. F. Brinkler (R) | 32R, 11D, 1Pop, 1I | 97R, 5D, 1Pop, 1I | ||||||||
| 1912 | Roosevelt/ Johnson (Prog) Red XN | |||||||||||||
| 1913 | Frank M. Byrne (R) | Edward Lincoln Abel (R) | Frank Galsner(R) | A. W. Ewert (R) | 34R, 11D | 89R, 13D, 1I | Thomas Sterling (R) | 3R | ||||||
| 1914 | ||||||||||||||
| 1915 | Peter Norbeck (R) | Frank M. Rood (R) | Clarence C. Caldwell (R) | J. E. Handlin (R) | Fred Hepperle (R) | 84R, 19D | Edwin S. Johnson (D) | 2R, 1D | ||||||
| 1916 | Hughes/ Fairbanks (R) Red XN | |||||||||||||
| 1917 | Peter Norbeck (R) | William H. McMaster (R) | G. H. Helgerson (R) | N. E. Knight (R) | 35R, 10D | 89R, 14D | ||||||||
| 1918 | ||||||||||||||
| 1919 | C. A. Burkhart (R)[d] | Byron S. Payne (R) | Jay Reeves (R) | 43R, 2D | 88R, 11D, 3I, 1? | |||||||||
| 1920 | Harding/ Coolidge (R) Green tickY | |||||||||||||
| 1921 | William H. McMaster (R) | Carl Gunderson (R) | W. S. O'Brein (R) | 44R, 1D | 95R, 4D, 4I | Peter Norbeck (R) | 3R | |||||||
| 1922 | Clarence E. Coyne (R) | |||||||||||||
| 1923 | Buell F. Jones (R) | Edward A. Jones (R) | 34R, 9D, 2I | 84R, 12D, 5I, 1Fus | ||||||||||
| 1924 | Coolidge/ Dawes (R) Green tickY | |||||||||||||
| 1925 | Carl Gunderson (R) | Alva Clark Forney (R) | James L. Driscoll (R) | O. P. J. Englstorm (R) | 35R, 9D, 1FL | 85R, 15D, 2I, 1Fus | William H. McMaster (R) | |||||||
| 1926 | ||||||||||||||
| 1927 | William J. Bulow (D) | Hyatt E. Covey (R) | Gladys Pyle (R) | A. J. Moodie (R) | 29R, 16D | 77R, 25D, 1? | ||||||||
| 1928 | Hoover/ Curtis (R) Green tickY | |||||||||||||
| 1929 | Clarence E. Coyne (R)[d] | Merrell Q. Sharpe (R) | William M. Dunn (R) | 33R, 12D | 82R, 21D | |||||||||
| John T. Grigsby (D)[e] | ||||||||||||||
| 1930 | ||||||||||||||
| 1931 | Warren Green (R) | Odell K. Whitney (R) | Elizabeth Coyne (R) | A. C. Goodhope (R) | 31R, 14D | 79R, 24D | William J. Bulow (D) | |||||||
| 1932 | Roosevelt/ Garner (D) Green tickY | |||||||||||||
| 1933 | Tom Berry (D) | Hans Ustrud (D) | Myrtle Morrison (D) | D. Walter Conway (D) | George O'Neill (D) | Frank G. Stewart (D) | Ben Strool (D) | 30D, 15R | 69D, 34R | 2R, 1D | 2D | |||
| 1934 | ||||||||||||||
| 1935 | Robert Peterson (D) | 32D, 13R | 63D, 40R | 2D, 1R | ||||||||||
| 1936 | ||||||||||||||
| 1937 | Leslie Jensen (R) | Donald McMurchie (R) | Goldie Wells (D) | Clair Roddewig (D) | Raymond A. Kelly (D) | W. H. Hinselman (D) | 23R, 22D | 66R, 37D | 2R, 1D | Herbert E. Hitchcock (D) | 1D, 1R | |||
| 1938 | Gladys Pyle (R) | |||||||||||||
| 1939 | Harlan J. Bushfield (R) | Olive A. Ringsrud (R) | Leo A. Temmey (R) | W. W. Warner (R) | W. G. Douglas (R) | Earl A. Hammerquest (R) | 30R, 5D | 62R, 13D | 3R | Chan Gurney (R) | 2R | |||
| 1940 | Willkie/ McNary (R) Red XN | |||||||||||||
| 1941 | A. C. Miller (R) | 31R, 4D | 65R, 10D | |||||||||||
| 1942 | John N. Thompson (R) | |||||||||||||
| 1943 | Merrell Q. Sharpe (R) | L. M. Larsen (R) | George T. Mickelson (R) | E. V. Youngquist (R)[d] | John A. Lunden (R) | 69R, 6D | Harlan J. Bushfield (R)[d] | |||||||
| 1944 | Dewey/ Bricker (R) Red XN | |||||||||||||
| 1945 | Sioux K. Grigsby (R) | Steve E. Anderson (R) | Hazel Dean (R) | 35R | 72R, 3D | |||||||||
| 1946 | ||||||||||||||
| 1947 | George T. Mickelson (R) | Annamae Riff (R) | Sigurd Anderson (R) | Clarence E. Buehler (R) | 71R, 4D | |||||||||
| 1948 | Dewey/ Warren (R) Red XN | |||||||||||||
| Vera C. Bushfield (R)[e] | ||||||||||||||
| 1949 | Rex Terry (R) | Bernard Linn (R) | 27R, 8D | 64R, 11D | Karl Mundt (R)[f] | |||||||||
| 1950 | James O. Gilkerson (R) | |||||||||||||
| 1951 | Sigurd Anderson (R) | Geraldine Ostroot (R) | Ralph A. Dunham (R) | Theodore Mehlaf (R) | 29R, 6D | 66R, 9D | Francis Case (R) | |||||||
| 1952 | Lawrence E. Mayes (R) | Eisenhower/ Nixon (R) Green tickY | ||||||||||||
| 1953 | 35R | 73R, 2D | ||||||||||||
| 1954 | ||||||||||||||
| 1955 | Joe Foss (R) | L. Roy Houck (R) | Phil Saunders (R) | Ed Elkins (R) | 29R, 6D | 57R, 18D | ||||||||
| 1956 | Fay A. Allbee (R) | |||||||||||||
| 1957 | Clara Halls (R) | 18R, 17D | 48R, 27D | 1D, 1R | ||||||||||
| 1958 | Oscar Brosz (R) | |||||||||||||
| 1959 | Ralph Herseth (D) | John F. Lindley (D) | Selma Sandness (D) | Parnell J. Donahue (D) | Harriet Horning (D) | Al Hamre (R) | 20D, 15R | 43R, 32D | ||||||
| 1960 | Nixon/ Lodge (R) Red XN | |||||||||||||
| 1961 | Archie M. Gubbrud (R) | Joe Bottum (R)[g] | Essie Wiedenman (R) | A. C. Miller (R) | Betty Lou Casey (R) | 23R, 12D | 57R, 18D | 2R | ||||||
| 1962 | ||||||||||||||
| vacant | Joe Bottum (R) | |||||||||||||
| 1963 | Nils Boe (R) | Frank Farrar (R) | Al Hamre (R) | Lloyd Jorgenson (R) | 26R, 9D | 58R, 17D | George McGovern (D) | |||||||
| 1964 | Johnson/ Humphrey (D) Green tickY | |||||||||||||
| 1965 | Nils Boe (R) | Lem Overpeck (R) | Alma Larson (R) | 19R, 15D, 1I | 45R, 30D | |||||||||
| 1966 | ||||||||||||||
| 1967 | Lloyd Jorgenson (R) | Al Hamre (R) | 29R, 6D | 64R, 11D | ||||||||||
| 1968 | Nixon/ Agnew (R) Green tickY | |||||||||||||
| 1969 | Frank Farrar (R) | James Abdnor (R) | Gordon Mydland (R) | Alice Kundert (R) | Neal Strand (R) | 27R, 8D | 59R, 16D | |||||||
| 1970 | ||||||||||||||
| 1971 | Richard F. Kneip (D)[h] | William Dougherty (D) | Ralph Ginn (R)[d] | 24R, 11D | 45R, 30D | 2R, 1D | 2D | |||||||
| 1972 | ||||||||||||||
| 1973 | Lorna Herseth (D) | Kermit A. Sande (D) | David Volk (R) | George Kane (D)[e] | 18D, 17R | 35R, 35D[i] | 2D, 1R | James Abourezk (D) | 1D, 1R | |||||
| 1974 | ||||||||||||||
| 1975 | Harvey Wollman (D)[j] | Bill Janklow (R) | 19D, 16R | 37R, 33D | 3D | 2R | ||||||||
| 1976 | Ford/ Dole (R) Red XN | |||||||||||||
| 1977 | 24R, 11D | 48R, 22D | 2D, 1R | |||||||||||
| 1978 | Harvey Wollman (D)[j] | vacant[j] | ||||||||||||
| 1979 | Bill Janklow (R) | Lowell C. Hansen II (R) | Alice Kundert (R) | Mark V. Meierhenry (R) | Vern Larson (R) | John J. Gerken (R) | Larry Pressler (R) | 1D, 1R | ||||||
| 1980 | Reagan/ Bush (R) Green tickY | |||||||||||||
| 1981 | 25R, 10D | 49R, 21D | 2R, 1D | James Abdnor (R) | ||||||||||
| 1982 | ||||||||||||||
| 1983 | F. Julian Cheney (R) | 26R, 9D | 52R, 18D | 2D, 1R | Tom Daschle (D) | |||||||||
| 1984 | David Volk (R) | |||||||||||||
| 1985 | John J. Gerken (R) | 25R, 10D | 57R, 13D | |||||||||||
| 1986 | ||||||||||||||
| 1987 | George S. Mickelson (R)[d] | Walter Dale Miller (R) | Joyce Hazeltine (R) | Roger Tellinghuisen (R) | Timothy Amdahl (R) | 24R, 11D | 48R, 22D | 3D | Tom Daschle (D) | Tim Johnson (D) | ||||
| 1988 | Bush/ Quayle (R) Green tickY | |||||||||||||
| 1989 | 20R, 15D | 46R, 24D | 2D, 1R | |||||||||||
| 1990 | ||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Mark Barnett (R) | G. Homer Harding (R) | Curt Johnson (D) | 18R, 17D | 45R, 25D | |||||||||
| 1992 | Bush/ Quayle (R) Red XN | |||||||||||||
| 1993 | Walter Dale Miller (R)[k] | Steve T. Kirby (R)[e] | 20D, 15R | 41R, 29D | ||||||||||
| 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Bill Janklow (R) | Carole Hillard (R) | Dick Butler (D) | 19R, 16D | 45R, 24D, 1I | |||||||||
| 1996 | Dole/ Kemp (R) Red XN | |||||||||||||
| 1997 | 22R, 13D | 47R, 23D | Tim Johnson (D) | John Thune (R) | ||||||||||
| 1998 | ||||||||||||||
| 1999 | 52R, 18D | |||||||||||||
| 2000 | Bush/ Cheney (R) Green tickY | |||||||||||||
| 2001 | 24R, 11D | 50R, 20D | ||||||||||||
| 2002 | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Mike Rounds (R) | Dennis Daugaard (R) | Chris Nelson (R) | Larry Long (R) | Rich Sattgast (R) | Vern Larson (R) | Bryce Healy (D) | 26R, 9D | 49R, 21D | 2R, 1D | Bill Janklow (R)[l] | |||
| 2004 | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D)[m] | |||||||||||||
| 2005 | 25R, 10D | 51R, 19D | 3R | John Thune (R) | ||||||||||
| 2006 | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Jarrod Johnson (R) | 20R, 15D | 50R, 20D | 2R, 1D | ||||||||||
| 2008 | McCain/ Palin (R) Red XN | |||||||||||||
| 2009 | 21R, 14D | 46R, 24D | ||||||||||||
| 2010 | Marty Jackley (R) | |||||||||||||
| 2011 | Dennis Daugaard (R) | Matt Michels (R) | Jason Gant (R) | Steve Barnett (R) | Rich Sattgast (R) | 30R, 5D[n] | 50R, 19D, 1I | 3R | Kristi Noem (R) | |||||
| 2012 | Romney/ Ryan (R) Red XN | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | Vern Larson (R) | 28R, 7D | 53R, 17D | |||||||||||
| 2014 | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Shantel Krebs (R) | Ryan Brunner (R)[o] | 27R, 8D | 58R, 12D | Mike Rounds (R) | |||||||||
| 2016 | Trump/ Pence (R) Green tickY | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | 29R, 6D | 60R, 10D | ||||||||||||
| 2018 | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Kristi Noem (R)[p] | Larry Rhoden (R) | Steve Barnett (R) | Jason Ravnsborg (R)[q] | Rich Sattgast (R) | Josh Haeder (R) | 30R, 5D | 59R, 11D | Dusty Johnson (R) | |||||
| 2020 | Trump/ Pence (R) Red XN | |||||||||||||
| 2021 | 32R, 3D | 62R, 8D | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | Jarrod Johnson (R)[e] | |||||||||||||
| Mark Vargo (R)[e] | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Monae Johnson (R) | Marty Jackley (R) | Brock Greenfield (R) | 31R, 4D | 63R, 7D | |||||||||
| 2024 | Trump/ Vance (R) Green tickY | |||||||||||||
| 2025 | Larry Rhoden (R)[k] | Tony Venhuizen (R)[e] | 32R, 3D | 64R, 6D | ||||||||||
- ^ Arthur C. Mellette had served as the final governor of Dakota Territory prior to his election as the first governor of the State of South Dakota.
- ^ A Independent Republican Speaker, Charles X. Seward, was elected with the support of Democrats, Independents, Populists, and members of the Farmers' Alliance who ran as Independents. This alliance, with the Farmers' Alliance and the Populists being predominant, ran and organized the chamber.[2]
- ^ Andrew E. Lee won re-election on the Fusion ticket in 1898. In 1898, the Fusion Party was a coalition of Democrats/
Populists; in 1900 it consisted of Democrats, Populists and Silver Republicans. - ^ a b c d e f g h Died in office.
- ^ a b c d e f g Appointed to fill a vacancy.
- ^ Appointed after having already been elected to a full term.
- ^ Resigned when appointed to a seat in the U.S. Senate.
- ^ Richard F. Kneip was the last South Dakota governor to serve a two-year term (1971-73 and 1973-75), and the first elected to a four-year term (in the 1974 election).
- ^ A Democrat, Gene N. LeBrun, was elected Speaker, and the Democrats organized and ran the House.[3]
- ^ a b c On July 24, 1978, Governor Kneip resigned to become United States Ambassador to Singapore. Lieutenant Governor Harvey L. Wollman succeeded to the office of governor on that date and served until January 1, 1979. The office of Lieutenant Governor remained vacant for the remainder of the term.
- ^ a b Assumed office following the death or resignation of predecessor.
- ^ Resigned.
- ^ First elected in special election.
- ^ Democratic Senator-elect Eldon Nygaard switched to the Republicans prior to the start of the legislative session.
- ^ Resigned to be a senior policy advisor in Governor Noem's office.
- ^ Resigned to become United States Secretary of Homeland Security
- ^ Jason Ravnsborg Impeached by the South Dakota House of Representatives on April 12, 2022, and suspended from his duties pending trial in the South Dakota Senate.
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ Legislative Manual – South Dakota (PDF). 2019.
- ^ Robinson, Doane (1904). History of South Dakota. B. F. Bowen. p. 343. ISBN 978-0-598-27657-5.
- ^ p. 110, 112