The Political Graveyard: South Dakota: U.S. Representatives

South Dakota: U.S. Representatives

U.S. Representatives from South Dakota, 1889-2006 (May be incomplete!)

At-Large: Oscar S. Gifford 1889-91 John A. Pickler 1889-97 John Rankin Gamble 1891 John L. Jolley 1891-93 William V. Lucas 1893-95 Robert J. Gamble 1895-97 John Edward Kelley 1897-99 Freeman Tulley Knowles 1897-99 Charles H. Burke 1899-1907 Robert J. Gamble 1899-1901 Eben W. Martin 1901-07 Philo Hall 1907-09 William H. Parker 1907-08 Eben W. Martin 1908 Charles H. Burke 1909-13 Eben W. Martin 1909-13 Thomas A. Daschle 1983-87 Tim Johnson 1987-97 John R. Thune 1997-2003 William J. Janklow 2003-04 Stephanie Herseth 2004-
1st District: Charles H. Dillon 1913-19 Charles A. Christopherson 1919-33 Fred H. Hildebrandt 1933-39 Karl E. Mundt 1939-48 Harold O. Lovre 1949-57 George McGovern 1957-61 Ben Reifel 1961-71 Frank E. Denholm 1971-75 Larry Pressler 1975-79 Thomas A. Daschle 1979-83
2nd District: Charles H. Burke 1913-15 Royal C. Johnson 1915-33 Theodore B. Werner 1933-37 Francis Case 1937-51 E. Y. Berry 1951-71 James Abourezk 1971-73 James Abdnor 1973-81 Clint Ronald Roberts 1981-83
3rd District: Eben W. Martin 1913-15 Harry L. Gandy 1915-21 William Williamson 1921-33

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1891 Aug 14: John Rankin Gamble, died in office.

1908 Jun 26: William H. Parker, died in office.

1918: James W. McCarter (Dem), defeated.

1920 Nov 2: Charles A. Christopherson (Rep), elected; Engebret J. Holter (Nonpartisan), defeated; Ralph E. Johnson (Dem), defeated.

1922 Nov 7: Charles A. Christopherson (Rep), elected; John Stedronsky (Dem), defeated; G. L. Hasvold (Nonpartisan), defeated.

1924 Nov 4: Charles A. Christopherson (Rep), elected; Warren E. Beck (Dem), defeated; William Bartling, defeated; William T. Jones, defeated.

1920 Nov 2: Royal C. Johnson (Rep), elected; Frank Whalen (Nonpartisan), defeated; Lewis W. Bicknell (Dem), defeated.

1922 Nov 7: Royal C. Johnson (Rep), elected; Andrew F. Lockhart (Nonpartisan), defeated; Emmett C. Ryan (Dem), defeated.

1924 Nov 4: Royal C. Johnson (Rep), elected; Walter P. Wohlheter (Farmer-Labor), defeated; Fred H. Hildebrandt, defeated; Jack P. Reinhard (Dem), defeated.

1920 Nov 2: William Williamson (Rep), elected; Harry L. Gandy (Dem), defeated; O. E. Farnam (Nonpartisan), defeated.

1922 Nov 7: William Williamson (Rep), elected; George Philip (Dem), defeated; George H. Smith (Nonpartisan), defeated.

1924 Nov 4: William Williamson (Rep), elected; John R. Russell (Dem), defeated; Arthur W. Atwood, defeated; George H. Randall, defeated; Charles Ash Bates, defeated.

1932: William Williamson, defeated.

1946 Nov 5: Karl E. Mundt (Rep), elected; Merton B. Tice (Dem), defeated. Francis Case (Rep), elected; John P. Reinhard (Dem), defeated.

1964 Nov 3: Ben Reifel (Rep), elected; George May (Dem), defeated.

1966 Nov 8: Ben Reifel (Rep), elected; Francis Richter (Dem), defeated.

1964 Nov 3: E. Y. Berry (Rep), elected; Byron T. Brown (Dem), defeated.

1966 Nov 8: E. Y. Berry (Rep), elected; Jack P. Allman (Dem), defeated.

1972: John Clifford Vickerman (Rep), defeated.

1970 Nov 3: Frank E. Denholm (Dem), elected; Dexter H. Gunderson (Rep), defeated. James Abourezk (Dem), elected; Fred D. Brady (Rep), defeated.

1986 Nov 4: Tim Johnson (Dem), elected; Dale Bell (Rep), defeated.

1988 Nov 8: Tim Johnson (Dem), elected; David Volk (Rep), defeated.

1990 Nov 6: Tim Johnson (Dem), elected; Don Frankenfeld (Rep), defeated.

1992 Nov 3: Tim Johnson (Dem), elected; John Timmer (Rep), defeated; Ronald Wieczorek (Ind), defeated; Robert J. Newland (Libertarian), defeated; Ann Balakier (Ind), defeated.

1994 Nov 8: Tim Johnson (Dem), elected; Jan Berkhout (Rep), defeated; Ronald Wieczorek (Ind), defeated.

1996 Nov 5: John R. Thune (Rep), elected; Rick Weiland (Dem), defeated; Stacey L. Nelson (Ind), defeated; Kurt Evans (Ind), defeated.

1998 Nov 3: John R. Thune (Rep), elected; Jeff Moser (Dem), defeated.

2000 Nov 7: John R. Thune (Rep), elected; Curt Hohn (Dem), defeated; Brian Lerohl (Libertarian), defeated.

2002: Stephanie Herseth (Dem), defeated.

2002 Nov 5: William J. Janklow (Rep), elected.

2004 Jan 20: William J. Janklow, resigned.

2004 Jun 1: Stephanie Herseth (Dem), elected.

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