S.no. |
Governor |
Term start |
Term end |
Party |
Place |
1 |
Arthur C. Mellette |
22 March 1889 |
3 January 1893 |
Republican |
Henry County, Indiana |
2 |
Charles H. Sheldon |
3 January 1893 |
1 January 1897 |
Republican |
Johnson, Vermont |
3 |
Andrew E. Lee |
1 January 1897 |
8 January 1901 |
Populist |
Bergen in Norway |
4 |
Charles N. Herreid |
8 January 1901 |
3 January 1905 |
Republican |
Madison, Wisconsin |
5 |
Samuel H. Elrod |
3 January 1905 |
8 January 1907 |
Republican |
Coatesville, Indiana |
6 |
Coe I. Crawford |
8 January 1907 |
5 January 1909 |
Republican |
Allamakee County, Iowa |
7 |
Robert S. Vessey |
5 January 1909 |
7 January 1913 |
Republican |
Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
8 |
Frank M. Byrne |
7 January 1913 |
2 January 1917 |
Republican |
Volney, Allamakee County, Iowa |
9 |
Peter Norbeck |
2 January 1917 |
4 January 1921 |
Republican |
Clay County, South Dakota |
10 |
William H. McMaster |
4 January 1921 |
6 January 1925 |
Republican |
Monona County, Iowa |
11 |
Carl Gunderson |
6 January 1925 |
4 January 1927 |
Republican |
Clay County, Dakota Territory |
12 |
William J. Bulow |
4 January 1927 |
6 January 1931 |
Democratic |
Moscow, Ohio |
13 |
Warren Green |
6 January 1931 |
3 January 1933 |
Republican |
Jackson County, Wisconsin |
14 |
Tom Berry |
3 January 1933 |
5 January 1937 |
Democratic |
Paddock, Nebraska |
15 |
Leslie Jensen |
5 January 1937 |
3 January 1939 |
Republican |
Hot Springs, South Dakota |
16 |
Harlan J. Bushfield |
3 January 1939 |
5 January 1943 |
Republican |
Atlantic, Iowa |
17 |
Merrill Q. Sharpe |
5 January 1943 |
7 January 1947 |
Republican |
Marysville, Kansas |
18 |
George T. Mickelson |
7 January 1947 |
2 January 1951 |
Republican |
Selby in Walworth County, South Dakota |
19 |
Sigurd Anderson |
2 January 1951 |
4 January 1955 |
Republican |
near Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway |
20 |
Joe Foss |
4 January 1955 |
6 January 1959 |
Republican |
Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
21 |
Ralph Herseth |
6 January 1959 |
3 January 1961 |
Democratic |
Houghton, South Dakota |
22 |
Archie M. Gubbrud |
3 January 1961 |
5 January 1965 |
Republican |
Lincoln County, South Dakota |
23 |
Nils Boe |
5 January 1965 |
7 January 1969 |
Republican |
Baltic in Minnehaha County, South Dakota |
24 |
Frank Farrar |
7 January 1969 |
5 January 1971 |
Republican |
Britton, South Dakota |
25 |
Richard F. Kneip |
5 January 1971 |
24 July 1978 |
Democratic |
Tyler, Minnesota |
26 |
Harvey L. Wollman |
24 July 1978 |
1 January 1979 |
Democratic |
Frankfort, South Dakota |
27 |
William J. Janklow |
1 January 1979 |
6 January 1987 |
Republican |
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
28 |
George S. Mickelson |
6 January 1987 |
19 April 1993 |
Republican |
Mobridge, South Dakota |
29 |
Walter Dale Miller |
19 April 1993 |
7 January 1995 |
Republican |
Meade County, South Dakota. |
30 |
William J. Janklow |
7 January 1995 |
7 January 2003 |
Republican |
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
31 |
M. Michael Rounds |
7 January 2003 |
8 January 2011 |
Republican |
Huron, South Dakota, U.S. |
32 |
Dennis Daugaard |
8 January 2011 |
5 January 2019 |
Republican |
Garretson, South Dakota, U.S. |
33 |
Kristi Noem |
5 January 2019 |
Incumbent |
Republican |
Watertown, South Dakota, United States |