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State of South Dakota
Governors
List of South Dakota State Governors
| Name | Held Office | Political Party |
| Arthur C. Mellette | Mar 22, 1889
Jan 3, 1893 | Republican |
| Charles H. Sheldon | Jan 3, 1893
Jan 1, 1897 | Republican |
| Andrew E. Lee | Jan 1, 1897
Jan 8, 1901 | Populist |
| Charles N. Herreid | Jan 8, 1901
Jan 3, 1905 | Republican |
| Samuel H. Elrod | Jan 3, 1905
Jan 8, 1907 | Republican |
| Coe I. Crawford | Jan 8, 1907
Jan 5, 1909 | Republican |
| Robert S. Vessey | Jan 5, 1909
Jan 7, 1913 | Republican |
| Frank M. Byrne | Jan 7, 1913
Jan 2, 1917 | Republican |
| Peter Norbeck | Jan 2, 1917
Jan 4, 1921 | Republican |
| William H. McMaster | Jan 4, 1921
Jan 6, 1925 | Republican |
| Carl Gunderson | Jan 6, 1925
Jan 4, 1927 | Republican |
| William J. Bulow | Jan 4, 1927
Jan 6, 1931 | Democratic |
| Warren Green | Jan 6, 1931
Jan 3, 1933 | Republican |
| Tom Berry | Jan 3, 1933
Jan 5, 1937 | Democratic |
| Leslie Jensen | Jan 5, 1937
Jan 3, 1939 | Republican |
| Harlan J. Bushfield | Jan 3, 1939
Jan 5, 1943 | Republican |
| Merrill Q. Sharpe | Jan 5, 1943
Jan 7, 1947 | Republican |
| George T. Mickelson | Jan 7, 1947
Jan 2, 1951 | Republican |
| Sigurd Anderson | Jan 2, 1951
Jan 4, 1955 | Republican |
| Joe Foss | Jan 4, 1955
Jan 6, 1959 | Republican |
| Ralph Herseth | Jan 6, 1959
Jan 3, 1961 | Democratic |
| Archie M. Gubbrud | Jan 3, 1961
Jan 5, 1965 | Republican |
| Nils Boe | Jan 5, 1965
Jan 7, 1969 | Republican |
| Frank Farrar | Jan 7, 1969
Jan 5, 1971 | Republican |
| Richard F. Kneip | Jan 5, 1971
Jul 24, 1978 | Democratic |
| Harvey L. Wollman | Jul 24, 1978
Jan 1, 1979 | Democratic |
| William J. Janklow | Jan 5, 1995
Jan 7, 2003 | Republican |
| George S. Mickelson | Jan 6, 1987
Apr 19, 1993 | Republican |
| Walter Dale Miller | Apr 19, 1993
Jan 7, 1995 | Republican |
| M. Michael Rounds | Jan 7, 2003
Jan 8, 2011 | Republican |
| Dennis Daugaard | Jan 8, 2011
Incumbent | Republican |
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