List of governors of South Dakota

The Governor of South Dakota is the chief executive of the U.S. state of South Dakota. The current Governor is Republican Kristi Noem, serving since 2019.

Governors of South Dakota

 Political party

+ Governors of the State of South DakotaGovernorTerm in officePartyElectionLt. Governor175px Arthur C. Mellette–January 3, 1893Republican1889 1890275pxCharles H. SheldonSouth Dakota Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 3rd sess., 28, accessed July 4, 2023–January 5, 1897Republican18921894375pxAndrew E. LeeSouth Dakota Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 5th sess., 3, accessed July 4, 2023–January 8, 1901Populist18961898475pxCharles N. Herreid–January 3, 1905Republican19001902575pxSamuel H. ElrodSouth Dakota Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 9th sess., 21, accessed July 4, 2023–January 8, 1907Republican1904675pxCoe I. Crawford–January 5, 1909Republican1906775pxRobert S. Vessey–January 7, 1913Republican19081910875pxFrank M. Byrne–January 2, 1917Republican19121914975pxPeter Norbeck–January 4, 1921Republican191619181075pxWilliam H. McMaster–January 6, 1925Republican192019221175pxCarl Gunderson–January 3, 1927Republican19241275pxWilliam J. Bulow–January 6, 1931Democratic192619281375pxWarren Green–January 3, 1933Republican19301475pxTom Berry–January 5, 1937Democratic193219341575pxLeslie Jensen–January 3, 1939Republican19361675pxHarlan J. Bushfield–January 5, 1943Republican193819401775pxMerrell Q. SharpeSouth Dakota Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 28th sess., 16, accessed July 4, 2023–January 7, 1947Republican194219441875pxGeorge T. MickelsonSouth Dakota Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 30th sess., 8, accessed July 5, 2023–January 2, 1951Republican194619481975pxSigurd AndersonSouth Dakota Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 32nd sess., 7, accessed July 5, 2023–January 4, 1955Republican195019522075pxJoe FossSouth Dakota Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 34th sess., 8, accessed July 5, 2023–January 6, 1959Republican195419562175pxRalph Herseth–January 3, 1961Democratic19582275pxArchie M. GubbrudSouth Dakota Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 37th sess., 11, accessed July 5, 2023–January 5, 1965Republican196019622375pxNils BoeSouth Dakota Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 40th sess., 4, accessed July 5, 2023–January 7, 1969Republican196419662475pxFrank FarrarSouth Dakota Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 44th sess., 4, accessed July 5, 2023–January 5, 1971Republican19682575pxRichard F. KneipSouth Dakota Legislature. Journal of the Senate. 46th sess., 4, accessed July 5, 2023–July 24, 1978Democratic1970197219742675pxHarvey Wollman–January 1, 1979DemocraticVacant2775pxBill Janklow–January 10, 1987Republican197819822875pxGeorge S. Mickelson–April 19, 1993Republican198619902975pxWalter Dale Miller–January 7, 1995Republican3075pxBill Janklow–January 7, 2003Republican199419983175pxMike Rounds–January 8, 2011Republican200220063275pxDennis Daugaard–January 5, 2019Republican201020143375pxKristi Noem–January 25, 2025Republican201820223475pxLarry Rhoden–IncumbentRepublicanVacant

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