List of members of the South Dakota Senate


These tables are historical listings of state senators who served in the South Dakota Senate from statehood in 1889 until the present.
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Members of the South Dakota State Senate (1889–1939)

45 senators elected from 41 districts. Senators were elected from single-member districts, with five counties each electing two at-large senators. The number of senators was reduced to 43 senators from 1893 to 1899. A 42nd District was added in 1909.
DistrictSeatsYearsCounty
9th21889–1909Minnehaha
10th21909–1939Minnehaha
30th21889–1893Spink
32nd21899–1909Day
33rd21909–1939Brown
35th21909–1939Brown
38th21889–1893; 1899–1909Lawrence
39th21909–1939Lawrence

Members of the South Dakota State Senate (1939–1967)

35 senators elected from 33 districts. Three counties each elected two at-large senators.
DistrictSeatsYearsCounty
7th21939–1967Minnehaha
22nd21939–1961Brown
28th21963–1967Pennington

Members of the South Dakota State Senate (1967-Present)

35 senators elected from 35 single-member districts. From 1967 to 1973, there were only 29 districts, with three counties each electing more than one at-large member. District 29 was eliminated from 1973 to 1985, when it became District 11's fifth at-large seat. In 1985, all remaining multi-member districts were eliminated, establishing the current 35 single-member districts.
DistrictSeatsYearsCounty
2nd21967–1985Brown
11th41967–1973Minnehaha
11th51973–1985Minnehaha
28th31967–1973Pennington
27th31973–1985Pennington

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