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U.S. Senate seat, South Dakota (class 3)

21 members have held this seat since Dec 2, 1889. Now: John Thune R.

Holders
21
14 R · 6 D · 1 P
Longest tenure
22 years
John Thune
Current
22 years
John Thune, since Jan 4, 2005
history/seat/sd-sen-3Every holder, newest first
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1900192019401960198020002020Gideon Curtis Moody · 1889-12-02 – 1891-03-04 · RepublicanJames Henderson Kyle · 1891-12-07 – 1897-03-04 · PopulistJames Henderson Kyle · 1897-03-15 – 1901-07-02 · RepublicanAlfred Beard Kittredge · 1901-12-02 – 1903-03-04 · RepublicanAlfred Beard Kittredge · 1903-11-09 – 1909-03-04 · RepublicanCoe Isaac Crawford · 1909-03-15 – 1915-03-04 · RepublicanEdwin Stockton Johnson · 1915-12-06 – 1921-03-04 · DemocratPeter Norbeck · 1921-04-11 – 1927-03-05 · RepublicanPeter Norbeck · 1927-12-05 – 1933-03-04 · RepublicanPeter Norbeck · 1933-03-09 – 1936-12-21 · RepublicanHerbert Emery Hitchcock · 1936-12-29 – 1938-11-09 · DemocratGladys Pyle · 1938-11-09 – 1939-01-04 · RepublicanFrancis Higbee Case · 1951-01-03 – 1962-06-23 · RepublicanJoseph H. Bottum · 1962-07-09 – 1963-01-04 · RepublicanGeorge Stanley McGovern · 1963-01-09 – 1975-01-04 · DemocratGeorge Stanley McGovern · 1975-01-14 – 1981-01-04 · DemocratJames Abdnor · 1981-01-05 – 1987-01-04 · RepublicanThomas A. Daschle · 1987-01-06 – 1999-01-04 · DemocratThomas A. Daschle · 1999-01-06 – 2005-01-04 · DemocratJohn Thune · 2005-01-04 – present · RepublicanJohn Chandler Gurney · 1939-01-03 – 1951-01-04 · Republican
John Thune R
Jan 4, 2005 – present · 22 years
Thomas A. Daschle D
Jan 6, 1999 – Jan 4, 2005 · 6 years
Thomas A. Daschle D
Jan 6, 1987 – Jan 4, 1999 · 12 years
James Abdnor R
Jan 5, 1981 – Jan 4, 1987 · 6 years
George Stanley McGovern D
Jan 14, 1975 – Jan 4, 1981 · 6 years
George Stanley McGovern D
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1975 · 12 years
Joseph H. Bottum R
Jul 9, 1962 – Jan 4, 1963 · 6 months
Francis Higbee Case R
Jan 3, 1951 – Jun 23, 1962 · 11 years
John Chandler Gurney R
Jan 3, 1939 – Jan 4, 1951 · 12 years
Gladys Pyle R
Nov 9, 1938 – Jan 4, 1939 · 2 months
Herbert Emery Hitchcock D
Dec 29, 1936 – Nov 9, 1938 · 22 months
Peter Norbeck R
Mar 9, 1933 – Dec 21, 1936 · 3.8 years
Peter Norbeck R
Dec 5, 1927 – Mar 4, 1933 · 5.2 years
Peter Norbeck R
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 5, 1927 · 5.9 years
Edwin Stockton Johnson D
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1921 · 5.2 years
Coe Isaac Crawford R
Mar 15, 1909 – Mar 4, 1915 · 6 years
Alfred Beard Kittredge R
Nov 9, 1903 – Mar 4, 1909 · 5.3 years
Alfred Beard Kittredge R
Dec 2, 1901 – Mar 4, 1903 · 15 months
James Henderson Kyle R
Mar 15, 1897 – Jul 2, 1901 · 4.3 years
James Henderson Kyle P
Dec 7, 1891 – Mar 4, 1897 · 5.2 years
Gideon Curtis Moody R
Dec 2, 1889 – Mar 4, 1891 · 15 months

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