List of United States representatives from South Dakota explained

The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of South Dakota. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States congressional delegations from South Dakota. The list of names should be complete (as of January 3, 2019), but other data may be incomplete. It includes members who have represented only the state both past and present, as the Dakota Territory encompassed in addition North Dakota, and parts of present-day Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho.

Current member

As of January 3, 2019

List of members

MemberPartydata-sort-type=date YearsDistrictNotes
align=left James AbdnorRepublicandata-sort-value="January 3, 1973" January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1981Elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
align=left James AbourezkDemocraticdata-sort-value="January 3, 1971" January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973Elected in 1970.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
align=left E. Y. BerryRepublicandata-sort-value="January 3, 1951" January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1971Elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Retired.
Charles H. BurkeRepublicandata-sort-value="March 4, 1899" March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1907data-sort-value=0 Elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Lost renomination to Hall.
data-sort-value="March 4, 1909" March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913Elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910
Redistricted to the .
data-sort-value="March 4, 1913" March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1912
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
align=left Francis CaseRepublicandata-sort-value="January 3, 1937" January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1951Elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
align=left Charles A. ChristophersonRepublicandata-sort-value="March 4, 1919" March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933Elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Lost re-election to Hildebrandt.
Tom DaschleDemocraticdata-sort-value="January 3, 1979" January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983Elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Redistricted to the .
data-sort-value="January 3, 1983" January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1987data-sort-value=0 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
align=left Frank E. DenholmDemocraticdata-sort-value="January 3, 1971" January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1975Elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Lost re-election to Pressler.
align=left Charles H. DillonRepublicandata-sort-value="March 4, 1913" March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919Elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Lost renomination to Christopherson.
align=left John Rankin GambleRepublicandata-sort-value="March 4, 1891" March 4, 1891 - August 14, 1891data-sort-value=0 Elected in 1890.
Died.
Robert J. GambleRepublicandata-sort-value="March 4, 1895" March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897Elected in 1894.
Lost re-election to Knowles.
data-sort-value="March 4, 1899" March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901Elected in 1898.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
align=left Harry L. GandyDemocraticdata-sort-value="March 4, 1915" March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Lost re-election to Williamson.
align=left Oscar S. GiffordRepublicandata-sort-value="November 2, 1889" November 2, 1889 – March 3, 1891data-sort-value=0 Elected in 1889.
Lost renomination to J.R. Gamble.
align=left Philo HallRepublicandata-sort-value="March 4, 1907" March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909data-sort-value=0 Elected in 1906.
Lost renomination to Burke.
align=left Stephanie Herseth SandlinDemocraticdata-sort-value="January 3, 2004" June 3, 2004 – January 3, 2011data-sort-value=0 Elected to finish Janklow's term.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Lost re-election to Noem.
align=left Fred H. HildebrandtDemocraticdata-sort-value="March 4, 1933" March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
align=left Bill JanklowRepublicandata-sort-value="January 3, 2003" January 3, 2003 – January 20, 2004data-sort-value=0 Elected in 2002.
Resigned when convicted of vehicular manslaughter.
align=left Dusty JohnsonRepublicandata-sort-value="January 3, 2019" January 3, 2019 – presentdata-sort-value=0 Elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
align=left Royal C. JohnsonRepublicandata-sort-value="March 4, 1915" March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1933Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Lost re-election to Werner.
align=left Tim JohnsonDemocraticdata-sort-value="January 3, 1987" January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1997data-sort-value=0 Elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
align=left John L. JolleyRepublicandata-sort-value="December 7, 1891" December 7, 1891 – March 3, 1893data-sort-value=0 Elected to finish John Rankin Gamble's term.
Retired.
align=left John Edward KelleyPopulistdata-sort-value="March 4, 1897" March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899data-sort-value=0 Elected in 1896.
Lost re-election to Burke.
align=left Freeman T. KnowlesPopulistdata-sort-value="January 4, 1897" March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899data-sort-value=0 Elected in 1896.
Lost re-election to R.J. Gamble.
align=left Harold O. LovreRepublicandata-sort-value="January 3, 1949" January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1957Elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Lost re-election to McGovern.
align=left William V. LucasRepublicandata-sort-value="March 4, 1893" March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895data-sort-value=0 Elected in 1892.
Lost renomination to R.J. Gamble.
Eben MartinRepublicandata-sort-value="March 4, 1901" March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1907Elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
data-sort-value="June 26, 1908" June 26, 1908 – March 3, 1913Elected to finish Parker's term.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Redistricted to the .
data-sort-value="March 4, 1913" March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1912.
Retired.
align=left George McGovernDemocraticdata-sort-value="January 3, 1957" January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1961Elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
align=left Karl E. MundtRepublicandata-sort-value="January 3, 1939" January 3, 1939 – December 30, 1948Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Retired to run for U.S. senator and then resigned when appointed to the seat.
align=left Kristi NoemRepublicandata-sort-value="January 3, 2011" January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2019data-sort-value=0 January 3, 2019 Elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Retired to run for Governor of South Dakota.
align=left William H. ParkerRepublicandata-sort-value="March 4, 1907" March 4, 1907 – June 26, 1908data-sort-value=0 Elected in 1906.
Died.
align=left John PicklerRepublicandata-sort-value="November 2, 1889" November 2, 1889 – March 3, 1897data-sort-value=0 Elected in 1889.
Re-elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Retired.
align=left Larry PresslerRepublicandata-sort-value="January 3, 1975" January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1979Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
align=left Ben ReifelRepublicandata-sort-value="January 3, 1961" January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1971Elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Retired.
align=left Clint RobertsRepublicandata-sort-value="January 3, 1981" January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983Elected in 1980.
Redistricted to the and lost re-election to Daschle.
align=left John ThuneRepublicandata-sort-value="January 3, 1997" January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003data-sort-value=0 Elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
align=left Theodore B. WernerDemocraticdata-sort-value="March 4, 1933" March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Lost re-election to Case.
align=left William WilliamsonRepublicandata-sort-value="March 4, 1921" March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1933Elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the and lost renomination to Johnson.

See also