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List of Governors of South Dakota

by Vishul Malik

Know about all the Governors of South Dakota. The list of Governors of South Dakota shows all the Governors of South Dakota from beginning to present with their tenure and their respective political party.


List of Governors of South Dakota
S.no. Governor Term start Term end Party Place
1 Arthur C. Mellette 22 March 1889 3 January 1893 Republican Henry County, Indiana
2 Charles H. Sheldon 3 January 1893 1 January 1897 Republican Johnson, Vermont
3 Andrew E. Lee 1 January 1897 8 January 1901 Populist Bergen in Norway
4 Charles N. Herreid 8 January 1901 3 January 1905 Republican Madison, Wisconsin
5 Samuel H. Elrod 3 January 1905 8 January 1907 Republican Coatesville, Indiana
6 Coe I. Crawford 8 January 1907 5 January 1909 Republican Allamakee County, Iowa
7 Robert S. Vessey 5 January 1909 7 January 1913 Republican Oshkosh, Wisconsin
8 Frank M. Byrne 7 January 1913 2 January 1917 Republican Volney, Allamakee County, Iowa
9 Peter Norbeck 2 January 1917 4 January 1921 Republican Clay County, South Dakota
10 William H. McMaster 4 January 1921 6 January 1925 Republican Monona County, Iowa
11 Carl Gunderson 6 January 1925 4 January 1927 Republican Clay County, Dakota Territory
12 William J. Bulow 4 January 1927 6 January 1931 Democratic Moscow, Ohio
13 Warren Green 6 January 1931 3 January 1933 Republican Jackson County, Wisconsin
14 Tom Berry 3 January 1933 5 January 1937 Democratic Paddock, Nebraska
15 Leslie Jensen 5 January 1937 3 January 1939 Republican Hot Springs, South Dakota
16 Harlan J. Bushfield 3 January 1939 5 January 1943 Republican Atlantic, Iowa
17 Merrill Q. Sharpe 5 January 1943 7 January 1947 Republican Marysville, Kansas
18 George T. Mickelson 7 January 1947 2 January 1951 Republican Selby in Walworth County, South Dakota
19 Sigurd Anderson 2 January 1951 4 January 1955 Republican near Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway
20 Joe Foss 4 January 1955 6 January 1959 Republican Sioux Falls, South Dakota
21 Ralph Herseth 6 January 1959 3 January 1961 Democratic Houghton, South Dakota
22 Archie M. Gubbrud 3 January 1961 5 January 1965 Republican Lincoln County, South Dakota
23 Nils Boe 5 January 1965 7 January 1969 Republican Baltic in Minnehaha County, South Dakota
24 Frank Farrar 7 January 1969 5 January 1971 Republican Britton, South Dakota
25 Richard F. Kneip 5 January 1971 24 July 1978 Democratic Tyler, Minnesota
26 Harvey L. Wollman 24 July 1978 1 January 1979 Democratic Frankfort, South Dakota
27 William J. Janklow 1 January 1979 6 January 1987 Republican Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
28 George S. Mickelson 6 January 1987 19 April 1993 Republican Mobridge, South Dakota
29 Walter Dale Miller 19 April 1993 7 January 1995 Republican Meade County, South Dakota.
30 William J. Janklow 7 January 1995 7 January 2003 Republican Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
31 M. Michael Rounds 7 January 2003 8 January 2011 Republican Huron, South Dakota, U.S.
32 Dennis Daugaard 8 January 2011 5 January 2019 Republican Garretson, South Dakota, U.S.
33 Kristi Noem 5 January 2019 Incumbent Republican Watertown, South Dakota, United States

 

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