List of United States senators from South Dakota


was admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889 and elects U.S. senators to Class 2 and Class 3. Its current U.S. senators are Republicans John Thune and Mike Rounds.

List of senators

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Living former senators

, there are four living former senators from South Dakota. The most recent senator to die was George McGovern on October 21, 2012. The most recently serving senator to die was James Abdnor on May 16, 2012.
SenatorTerm of officeDate of birth
James Abourezk1973–1979
Larry Pressler1979–1997
Tom Daschle1987–2005
Tim Johnson1997–2015