List of Governors of South Dakota USA – In this article, you will find all the Governors of South Dakota, the list of Governors of South Dakota, all the Governors of South Dakota with their tenure, political party.
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List of Governors of South Dakota USA (1889 – 2023)
| S.n. | Governor | Term | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur C. Mellette | 22 March 1889 – 3 January 1893 | Republican |
| 2 | Charles H. Sheldon | 3 January 1893 – 1 January 1897 | Republican |
| 3 | Andrew E. Lee | 1 January 1897 – 8 January 1901 | Populist |
| 4 | Charles N. Herreid | 8 January 1901 – 3 January 1905 | Republican |
| 5 | Samuel H. Elrod | 3 January 1905 – 8 January 1907 | Republican |
| 6 | Coe I. Crawford | 8 January 1907 – 5 January 1909 | Republican |
| 7 | Robert S. Vessey | 5 January 1909 – 7 January 1913 | Republican |
| 8 | Frank M. Byrne | 7 January 1913 – 2 January 1917 | Republican |
| 9 | Peter Norbeck | 2 January 1917 – 4 January 1921 | Republican |
| 10 | William H. McMaster | 4 January 1921 – 6 January 1925 | Republican |
| 11 | Carl Gunderson | 6 January 1925 – 4 January 1927 | Republican |
| 12 | William J. Bulow | 4 January 1927 – 6 January 1931 | Democratic |
| 13 | Warren Green | 6 January 1931 – 3 January 1933 | Republican |
| 14 | Tom Berry | 3 January 1933 – 5 January 1937 | Democratic |
| 15 | Leslie Jensen | 5 January 1937 – 3 January 1939 | Republican |
| 16 | Harlan J. Bushfield | 3 January 1939 – 5 January 1943 | Republican |
| 17 | Merrill Q. Sharpe | 5 January 1943 – 7 January 1947 | Republican |
| 18 | George T. Mickelson | 7 January 1947 – 2 January 1951 | Republican |
| 19 | Sigurd Anderson | 2 January 1951 – 4 January 1955 | Republican |
| 20 | Joe Foss | 4 January 1955 – 6 January 1959 | Republican |
| 21 | Ralph Herseth | 6 January 1959 – 3 January 1961 | Democratic |
| 22 | Archie M. Gubbrud | 3 January 1961 – 5 January 1965 | Republican |
| 23 | Nils Boe | 5 January 1965 – 7 January 1969 | Republican |
| 24 | Frank Farrar | 7 January 1969 – 5 January 1971 | Republican |
| 25 | Richard F. Kneip | 5 January 1971 – 24 July 1978 | Democratic |
| 26 | Harvey L. Wollman | 24 July 1978 – 1 January 1979 | Democratic |
| 27 | William J. Janklow | 1 January 1979 – 6 January 1987 | Republican |
| 28 | George S. Mickelson | 6 January 1987 – 19 April 1993 | Republican |
| 29 | Walter Dale Miller | 19 April 1993 – 7 January 1995 | Republican |
| 30 | William J. Janklow | 7 January 1995 – 7 January 2003 | Republican |
| 31 | M. Michael Rounds | 7 January 2003 – 8 January 2011 | Republican |
| 32 | Dennis Daugaard | 8 January 2011 – 5 January 2019 | Republican |
| 33 | Kristi Noem | 5 January 2019 – Incumbent | Republican |