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U.S. Senate seat, South Dakota (class 2)

18 members have held this seat since Dec 2, 1889. Now: Mike Rounds R.

Holders
18
12 R · 5 D · 1 SR
Longest tenure
18 years
Karl Earl Mundt
Current
12 years
Mike Rounds, since Jan 6, 2015
history/seat/sd-sen-2Every holder, newest first
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1900192019401960198020002020Richard Franklin Pettigrew · 1889-12-02 – 1895-03-04 · RepublicanRichard Franklin Pettigrew · 1895-12-02 – 1901-03-04 · Silver RepublicanRobert Jackson Gamble · 1901-12-02 – 1907-03-04 · RepublicanRobert Jackson Gamble · 1907-12-02 – 1913-03-04 · RepublicanThomas Sterling · 1913-04-07 – 1919-03-04 · RepublicanThomas Sterling · 1919-05-19 – 1925-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Henry McMaster · 1925-12-07 – 1931-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam John Bulow · 1931-12-07 – 1943-01-04 · DemocratHarlan John Bushfield · 1943-01-06 – 1948-09-28 · RepublicanVera Cahalan Bushfield · 1948-10-06 – 1948-12-27 · RepublicanKarl Earl Mundt · 1948-12-31 – 1967-01-04 · RepublicanKarl Earl Mundt · 1967-01-10 – 1973-01-04 · RepublicanLarry Lee Pressler · 1979-01-15 – 1997-01-04 · RepublicanTim Johnson · 1997-01-07 – 2003-01-04 · DemocratTim Johnson · 2003-01-07 – 2009-01-04 · DemocratTim Johnson · 2009-01-06 – 2015-01-04 · DemocratMike Rounds · 2015-01-06 – present · RepublicanJames George Abourezk · 1973-01-03 – 1979-01-04 · Democrat
Mike Rounds R
Jan 6, 2015 – present · 12 years
Tim Johnson D
Jan 6, 2009 – Jan 4, 2015 · 6 years
Tim Johnson D
Jan 7, 2003 – Jan 4, 2009 · 6 years
Tim Johnson D
Jan 7, 1997 – Jan 4, 2003 · 6 years
Larry Lee Pressler R
Jan 15, 1979 – Jan 4, 1997 · 18 years
James George Abourezk D
Jan 3, 1973 – Jan 4, 1979 · 6 years
Karl Earl Mundt R
Jan 10, 1967 – Jan 4, 1973 · 6 years
Karl Earl Mundt R
Dec 31, 1948 – Jan 4, 1967 · 18 years
Vera Cahalan Bushfield R
Oct 6, 1948 – Dec 27, 1948 · 3 months
Harlan John Bushfield R
Jan 6, 1943 – Sep 28, 1948 · 5.7 years
William John Bulow D
Dec 7, 1931 – Jan 4, 1943 · 11 years
William Henry McMaster R
Dec 7, 1925 – Mar 4, 1931 · 5.2 years
Thomas Sterling R
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1925 · 5.8 years
Thomas Sterling R
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1919 · 5.9 years
Robert Jackson Gamble R
Dec 2, 1907 – Mar 4, 1913 · 5.3 years
Robert Jackson Gamble R
Dec 2, 1901 – Mar 4, 1907 · 5.3 years
Richard Franklin Pettigrew SR
Dec 2, 1895 – Mar 4, 1901 · 5.3 years
Richard Franklin Pettigrew R
Dec 2, 1889 – Mar 4, 1895 · 5.3 years

Dates are from the @unitedstates congress-legislators project. Consecutive terms of one person are merged.