List of Governors of South Dakota
Governors of South Dakota
Political party Republican (27) Populist (1) Democratic (5)

List of Governors of South Dakota

Section Title: Governors of South Dakota
Table Section Text: Political party Republican (27) Populist (1) Democratic (5)

#	Governor (birth and death)	Took office	Left office	Party	City elected from	Lieutenant Governor	Notes

1	-	Arthur C. Mellette (1842–1896)	March 22, 1889	January 3, 1893	Republican	Watertown	James H. Fletcher George H. Hoffman

2	-	Charles H. Sheldon (1840–1898)	January 3, 1893	January 1, 1897	Republican	Pierpont	Charles N. Herreid

3	-	Andrew E. Lee (1847–1934)	January 1, 1897	January 8, 1901	Populist	Vermillion	Daniel T. Hindman John T. Kean

4	-	Charles N. Herreid (1857–1928)	January 8, 1901	January 3, 1905	Republican	Eureka	George W. Snow

5	-	Samuel H. Elrod (1856–1935)	January 3, 1905	January 8, 1907	Republican	Clark	John E. McDougall

6	-	Coe I. Crawford (1858–1944)	January 8, 1907	January 5, 1909	Republican	Huron	Howard C. Shober

7	-	Robert S. Vessey (1858–1929)	January 5, 1909	January 7, 1913	Republican	Wessington Springs	Howard C. Shober Frank M. Byrne

8	-	Frank M. Byrne (1858–1927)	January 7, 1913	January 2, 1917	Republican	Faulkton	Edward Lincoln Abel Peter Norbeck

9	-	Peter Norbeck (1870–1936)	January 2, 1917	January 4, 1921	Republican	Redfield	William H. McMaster

10	-	William H. McMaster (1877–1968)	January 4, 1921	January 6, 1925	Republican	Yankton	Carl Gunderson

11	-	Carl Gunderson (1864–1933)	January 6, 1925	January 4, 1927	Republican	Mitchell	Alva Clark Forney

12	-	William J. Bulow (1869–1960)	January 4, 1927	January 6, 1931	Democratic	Beresford	Hyatt E. Covey (Republican) Clarence E. Coyne (Republican) John T. Grigsby (Democratic)

13	-	Warren Green (1869–1945)	January 6, 1931	January 3, 1933	Republican	Hazel	Odell K. Whitney

14	-	Tom Berry (1879–1951)	January 3, 1933	January 5, 1937	Democratic	Belvidere	Hans Ustrud Robert Peterson

15	-	Leslie Jensen (1892–1964)	January 5, 1937	January 3, 1939	Republican	Hot Springs	Donald McMurchie

16	-	Harlan J. Bushfield (1882–1948)	January 3, 1939	January 5, 1943	Republican	Miller	Donald McMurchie A. C. Miller

17	-	Merrell Q. Sharpe (1888–1962)	January 5, 1943	January 7, 1947	Republican	Kennebec	A. C. Miller Sioux K. Grigsby

18	-	George T. Mickelson (1903–1965)	January 7, 1947	January 2, 1951	Republican	Selby	Sioux K. Grigsby Rex A. Terry

19	-	Sigurd Anderson (1904–1990)	January 2, 1951	January 4, 1955	Republican	Webster	Rex A. Terry

20	-	Joe Foss (1915–2003)	January 4, 1955	January 6, 1959	Republican	Sioux Falls	L. Roy Houck

21	-	Ralph Herseth (1909–1969)	January 6, 1959	January 3, 1961	Democratic	Houghton	John F. Lindley

22	-	Archie M. Gubbrud (1910–1987)	January 3, 1961	January 5, 1965	Republican	Alcester	Joseph H. Bottum Nils Boe

23	-	Nils Boe (1913–1992)	January 5, 1965	January 7, 1969	Republican	Sioux Falls	Lem Overpeck

24	-	Frank Farrar (b. 1929)	January 7, 1969	January 5, 1971	Republican	Britton	James Abdnor

25	-	Dick Kneip (1933–1987)	January 5, 1971	July 24, 1978	Democratic	Salem	William Dougherty Harvey L. Wollman

26	-	Harvey L. Wollman (b. 1935)	July 24, 1978	January 1, 1979	Democratic	Hitchcock	Vacant

27	-	Bill Janklow (1939–2012)	January 1, 1979	January 6, 1987	Republican	Flandreau	Lowell C. Hansen II

28	George S. Mickelson.jpeg	George S. Mickelson (1941–1993)	January 6, 1987	April 19, 1993	Republican	Brookings	Walter Dale Miller

29	-	Walter Dale Miller (1925–2015)	April 19, 1993	January 7, 1995	Republican	New Underwood	Steve T. Kirby

30	-	Bill Janklow (1939–2012)	January 7, 1995	January 7, 2003	Republican	Brandon	Carole Hillard

31	Mike Rounds official photo.JPG	Mike Rounds (b. 1954)	January 7, 2003	January 8, 2011	Republican	Pierre	Dennis Daugaard

32	-	Dennis Daugaard (b. 1953)	January 8, 2011	January 5, 2019	Republican	Garretson	Matt Michels

33	-	Kristi Noem (b. 1971)	January 5, 2019	Incumbent	Republican	Castlewood	Larry Rhoden

Sentence(s)

Ralph Herseth (1909 – 1969) was the 21st Governor of South Dakota from January 6, 1959 to January 3, 1961.
Ralph E. Herseth (1909 – 1969) was the 21st Governor of South Dakota from January 6, 1959 to January 3, 1961.
Ralph Herseth was the 21st Governor of South Dakota from January 6, 1959 to January 3, 1961.

final_sentence: Ralph Herseth (1909 – 1969) was the 21st Governor of South Dakota from January 6, 1959 to January 3, 1961.
final_sentence: Ralph E. Herseth (1909 – 1969) was the 21st Governor of South Dakota from January 6, 1959 to January 3, 1961.
final_sentence: Ralph Herseth was the 21st Governor of South Dakota from January 6, 1959 to January 3, 1961.