List of Governors of South Dakota
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This is a list of Governors of South Dakota
Contributed by Barbara Ziegenmeyer
Photo from Kim Torp
Sam Albright - Provisional South Dakota 1859
Name Term Party Arthur C. Mellette March 22, 1889–January 3, 1893 Republican Charles H. Sheldon January 3, 1893–January 1, 1897 Republican Andrew E. Lee January 1, 1897–January 8, 1901 Populist Charles N. Herreid January 8, 1901–January 3, 1905 Republican Samuel H. Elrod January 3, 1905–January 8, 1907 Republican Coe I. Crawford January 8, 1907–January 5, 1909 Republican Robert S. Vessey January 5, 1909–January 7, 1913 Republican Frank M. Byrne January 7, 1913–January 2, 1917 Republican Peter Norbeck January 2, 1917–January 4, 1921 Republican William H. McMaster January 4, 1921–January 6, 1925 Republican Carl Gunderson January 6, 1925–January 4, 1927 Republican William J. Bulow January 4, 1927–January 6, 1931 Democratic Warren Green January 6, 1931–January 3, 1933 Republican Tom Berry January 3, 1933–January 5, 1937 Democratic Leslie Jensen January 5, 1937–January 3, 1939 Republican Harlan J. Bushfield January 3, 1939–January 5, 1943 Republican Merrill Q. Sharpe January 5, 1943–January 7, 1947 Republican George T. Mickelson January 7, 1947–January 2, 1951 Republican Sigurd Anderson January 2, 1951–January 4, 1955 Republican Joe Foss January 4, 1955–January 6, 1959 Republican Ralph Herseth January 6, 1959–January 3, 1961 Democratic Archie M. Gubbrud January 3, 1961–January 5, 1965 Republican Nils Boe January 5, 1965–January 7, 1969 Republican Frank Farrar January 7, 1969–January 5, 1971 Republican Richard F. Kneip January 5, 1971–July 24, 1978 Democratic Harvey L. Wollman July 24, 1978–January 1, 1979 Democratic William J. Janklow January 1, 1979–January 6, 1987 Republican George S. Mickelson January 6, 1987–April 19, 1993 Republican Walter Dale Miller April 19, 1993–January 7, 1995 Republican William J. Janklow January 5, 1995–January 7, 2003 Republican M. Michael Rounds January 7, 2003— Republican
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