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South Dakota's at-large congressional district

South Dakota's at-large congressional district
Representative	Dusty Johnson R–Mitchell
Area	75,885 sq mi (196,540 km2)
Distribution	55.8% urban 44.2% rural
Population (2022)	909,824[1]
Median household income	$69,728[1]
Ethnicity	79.6% White 8.4% Native American 4.4% Hispanic 3.9% Two or more races 2.0% Black 1.5% Asian 0.3% other
Cook PVI	R+16[2]

South Dakota's at-large congressional district is the sole congressional district for the state of South Dakota. Based on area, it is the fourth largest congressional district in the nation.

The district is currently represented by Dusty Johnson.

History[edit]

The district was created when South Dakota achieved statehood on November 2, 1889, electing two members. Following the 1910 United States census a third seat was gained, with the legislature drawing three separate districts. The third district was eliminated after the 1930 census. As a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census, the second seat was eliminated, creating a single at-large district. Since 1983, South Dakota has retained a single congressional district.

Voter registration[edit]

Statewide election results[edit]

Election history[edit]

2004 special[edit]

Incumbent U.S. Representative Bill Janklow resigned the seat on January 20, 2004, after he was convicted of second-degree manslaughter, triggering a special election. Democrat Stephanie Herseth was selected as the Democratic nominee for this special election and she defeated Republican Larry Diedrich with 51 percent of the vote in a close-fought election on June 1, 2004. Herseth's victory briefly gave the state its first all-Democratic congressional delegation since 1937.

2004 general[edit]

In the November general election, Herseth was elected to a full term with 53.4 percent of the vote, an increase of a few percentage points compared with the even closer June special elections. Herseth's vote margin in June was about 3,000 votes, but by November it had grown to over 29,000.

Herseth thereby became the first woman in state history to win a full term in the U.S. Congress.

Both elections were hard-fought and close compared to many House races in the rest of the United States, and the special election was watched closely by a national audience. The general election was also viewed as one of the most competitive in the country, but was overshadowed in the state by the highly competitive U.S. Senate race between Democrat Tom Daschle and Republican John Thune, which Thune narrowly won.

2006[edit]

2008[edit]

2010[edit]

2012[edit]

2014[edit]

2016[edit]

2018[edit]

2020[edit]

2022[edit]

List of members representing the district[edit]

1889–1913: two seats[edit]

Two seats were created in 1889.

Years	Cong ress		Seat A				Seat B
			Representative	Party	Electoral history		Representative	Party	Electoral history
November 2, 1889 – March 3, 1891	51st		John Pickler (Faulkton)	Republican	Elected in 1889. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Retired.		Oscar S. Gifford (Canton)	Republican	Elected in 1889. Lost renomination.
March 4, 1891 – August 14, 1891	52nd						John Rankin Gamble (Yankton)	Republican	Elected in 1890. Died.
August 14, 1891 – December 7, 1891							Vacant
December 7, 1891 – March 3, 1893							John L. Jolley (Vermillion)	Republican	Elected to finish Gamble's term. Retired.
March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895	53rd						William V. Lucas (Hot Springs)	Republican	Elected in 1892. Lost renomination.
March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	54th						Robert J. Gamble (Yankton)	Republican	Elected in 1894. Lost re-election.
March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899	55th		John Edward Kelley (Flandreau)	Populist	Elected in 1896. Lost re-election.		Freeman Knowles (Deadwood)	Populist	Elected in 1896. Lost re-election.
March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901	56th		Charles H. Burke (Pierre)	Republican	Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Lost renomination.		Robert J. Gamble (Yankton)	Republican	Elected in 1898. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1907	57th 58th 59th						Eben Martin (Deadwood)	Republican	Elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
March 4, 1907 – June 26, 1908	60th		Philo Hall (Brookings)	Republican	Elected in 1906. Lost renomination.		William H. Parker (Deadwood)	Republican	Elected in 1906. Died.
June 26, 1908 – November 3, 1908							Vacant
November 3, 1908 – March 3, 1909							Eben Martin (Deadwood)	Republican	Elected to finish Parker's term. Also elected to next full term. Re-elected in 1910. Redistricted to the 3rd district.
March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913	61st 62nd		Charles H. Burke (Pierre)	Republican	Elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Redistricted to the 2nd district.

In 1913, the two at-large seats were replaced by three districts. There were no at-large seats, therefore, until 1983.

1983–present: one seat[edit]

By 1983, the remaining two district seats were reduced to one at-large seat.

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
Tom Daschle (Aberdeen)	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1987	97th 98th 99th	Redistricted from the 1st district. and re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Tim Johnson (Vermillion)	Democratic	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1997	100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th	Elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
John Thune (Pierre)	Republican	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003	105th 106th 107th	Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Bill Janklow (Brandon)	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 20, 2004	108th	Elected in 2002. Resigned when convicted of vehicular manslaughter.
Vacant		January 20, 2004 – June 3, 2004
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (Brookings)	Democratic	June 3, 2004 – January 3, 2011	108th 109th 110th 111th	Elected to finish Janklow's term. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Lost re-election.
Kristi Noem (Castlewood)	Republican	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2019	112th 113th 114th 115th	Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Retired to run for Governor of South Dakota.
Dusty Johnson (Mitchell)	Republican	January 3, 2019 – present	116th 117th 118th	Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022.

References[edit]

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links[edit]

• 2004 campaign finance data

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