Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota

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Template:Short description Template:Infobox political post The lieutenant governor of South Dakota is the second-ranking member of the executive branch of South Dakota state government and also serves as presiding officer of the South Dakota Senate. The lieutenant governor succeeds to the governorship if the office becomes vacant, and may also serve as acting governor if the governor is incapacitated or absent from the state.[1]

Since 1974, the lieutenant governor has been elected on a ticket with the governor. Seven lieutenant governors have gone on to be elected governor in their own right: Charles N. Herreid (1900 & 1902), Frank M. Byrne (1912 & 1914), Peter Norbeck (1916 & 1918), William H. McMaster (1920 & 1922), Carl Gunderson (1924), Nils Boe (1964 & 1966) and Dennis Daugaard (2010 & 2014). Three others succeeded to the office of governor: Harvey L. Wollman, Walter Dale Miller, and Larry Rhoden.

The current lieutenant governor is Tony Venhuizen, since 30 January 2025.

List of lieutenant governors

Parties
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No. Image Lt. Governor Party From To Governor(s) served under
1 James H. Fletcher Republican 1889 1891 Arthur C. Mellette
2 George H. Hoffman Republican 1891 1893 Arthur C. Mellette
3 File:Charles N. Herreid.jpg Charles N. Herreid Republican 1893 1897 Charles H. Sheldon
4 Daniel T. Hindman Republican 1897 1899 Andrew E. Lee
5 John T. Kean Republican 1899 1901 Andrew E. Lee
6 George W. Snow Republican 1901 1905 Charles N. Herreid
7 John E. McDougall Republican 1905 1907 Samuel H. Elrod
8 Howard C. Shober Republican 1907 1911 Coe I. Crawford
Robert S. Vessey
9 File:FrankMByrne.jpg Frank M. Byrne Republican 1911 1913 Robert S. Vessey
10 Edward Lincoln Abel Republican 1913 1915 Frank M. Byrne
11 File:PeterNorbeck R-SD.jpg Peter Norbeck Republican 1915 1917 Frank M. Byrne
12 File:McMASTER, WILLIAM N., SENATOR LCCN2016862204.jpg William H. McMaster Republican 1917 1921 Peter Norbeck
13 File:Gundersoncarl.jpg Carl Gunderson Republican 1921 1925 William H. McMaster
14 Alva Clark Forney Republican 1925 1927 Carl Gunderson
15 Hyatt E. Covey Republican 1927 1929 William J. Bulow
16 Clarence E. Coyne[2] Republican 1929 1929 William J. Bulow
17 John T. Grigsby Democratic 1929 1931 William J. Bulow
18 Odell K. Whitney Republican 1931 1933 Warren Green
19 File:Hans A. Ustrud.jpg Hans Ustrud Democratic 1933 1935 Tom Berry
20 Robert Peterson Democratic 1935 1937 Tom Berry
21 Donald McMurchie Republican 1937 1941 Leslie Jensen
Harlan J. Bushfield
22 Albert C. Miller Republican 1941 1945 Harlan J. Bushfield
Merrill Q. Sharpe
23 File:Sioux Grigsby.png Sioux K. Grigsby Republican 1945 1949 Merrill Q. Sharpe
George T. Mickelson
24 File:Rex Terry.png Rex A. Terry Republican 1949 1955 George T. Mickelson
Sigurd Anderson
25 L. Roy Houck Republican 1955 1959 Joe Foss
26 File:Lt Gov John Lindley.jpg John F. Lindley Democratic 1959 1961 Ralph Herseth
27 File:Bottum.jpg Joseph H. Bottum[3] Republican 1961 1962 Archie M. Gubbrud
28 File:Nils Boe.jpg Nils Boe Republican 1963 1965 Archie M. Gubbrud
29 Lem Overpeck Republican 1965 1969 Nils Boe
30 File:JamesAbdnor.jpg James Abdnor Republican 1969 1971 Frank Farrar
31 File:Bill Dougherty SD.png William Dougherty Democratic 1971 1975 Richard Kneip
32 File:Harvey Wollman.png Harvey L. Wollman[4] Democratic 1975 1978 Richard Kneip
33 Lowell C. Hansen II Republican 1979 1987 Bill Janklow
34 File:Walter Miller.png Walter Dale Miller[5] Republican 1987 1993 George S. Mickelson
35 Steve T. Kirby Republican 1993 1995 Walter Dale Miller
36 Carole Hillard Republican 1995 2003 Bill Janklow
37 File:Governor Dennis Daugaard (cropped).jpg Dennis Daugaard Republican 2003 2011 Mike Rounds
38 File:Matt Michels.jpg Matt Michels Republican 2011 2019 Dennis Daugaard
39 File:South Dakota Lt. Gov. Larry Rhoden (cropped2).jpg Larry Rhoden[6] Republican 2019 2025 Kristi Noem
40 Tony Venhuizen Republican 2025 Incumbent Larry Rhoden

See also

Notes

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  2. Clarence E. Coyne died on May 27, 1929, and John T. Grigsby was appointed to fill the vacancy.
  3. Joseph H. Bottum was appointed United States Senator on July 9, 1962. No appointment was made to fill the vacancy.
  4. Harvey L. Wollman succeeded to the office of governor on July 24, 1978 upon the resignation of Governor Richard F. Kneip. No appointment was made to fill the vacancy.
  5. Walter Dale Miller succeeded to the office of governor on April 19, 1993 after Governor George S. Mickelson was killed in a plane crash. Steve T. Kirby was appointed to fill the vacancy.
  6. Larry Rhoden succeeded to the office of governor on January 25, 2025 after Governor Kristi Noem resigned to become U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security. Tony Venhuizen was appointed to fill the vacancy.

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