1938 South Dakota Senate election

none 1938 United States Senate elections in South Dakota June 2026 1938 South Dakota Senate election President pro tempore legislative no South Dakota outgoing members elected members November 8, 1938 1940 South Dakota Senate election 1940 35 seats in the South Dakota Senate 18 1936 South Dakota Senate election 1936 L. M. Simons(retired as leader) 31st (Butte–Harding) 1937 South Dakota Republican Party 23 30 7 99,730Results Vote totals from multi-county districts only — South Dakota Democratic Party 22 5 17 78,639Results 340px #F48882 Republican hold #CA0120 Republican gain#92C5DE Democratic hold #0671B0 Democratic gainMulti-member districts:#F48882 Republican majority #92C5DE Democratic majority Results by winning party 340px Republican: #ed8783 50–60% #e55651 60–70%Democratic: #8da9e2 50–60% Results by winning party vote share (multi-county districts only) 340px Republican: #ed8783 50–60% #e55651 60–70% #d02923 70–80% #b00600 80–90%Democratic: #8da9e2 50–60% Tie: #c88fe4 50% Results by county (multi-county districts only) L. M. Simons South Dakota Republican Party A. W. Odell South Dakota Republican Party Elections to the South Dakota Senate were held on November 8, 1938, to elect 35 candidates to the Senate to serve a two-year term in the 26th South Dakota Legislature. This was the first general election to take place under the new apportionment plan passed by the legislature in 1937, which reduced the number of districts from forty-two to thirty-three, and reduced the number of senators from forty-five to thirty-five.South Dakota Manual 1937 1937 South Dakota Bureau of Public Printing Pierre, South Dakota https://sdsdl-montage.auto-graphics.com/#/item-details/entities_1412 266 28 March 2026 Republicans won thirty seats, an increase of seven from the twenty-three they won at the 1934 general election, but the Democrats only won five, a loss of seventeen from 1934, giving the Republicans a supermajority in the chamber.494–505 Republican Senator A. W. Odell of Montrose was elected President pro tempore of the Senate.South Dakota Manual 1939 1939 South Dakota Bureau of Public Printing Pierre, South Dakota https://sdsdl-montage.auto-graphics.com/#/item-details/entities_1423 28 March 2026260 This election took place alongside races for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, governor, state house, and numerous other state and local elections. See also List of South Dakota state legislatures Notes References Senate Category:South Dakota Senate elections South Dakota Senate