South Dakota's 2nd congressional district

South Dakota's 2nd congressional district is an obsolete district. It was created after the 1910 census and abolished after the 1980 census. Members were elected at-large until the formation of individual districts after the 1910 Census. From 1913 until 1933, the 2nd District covered much of northeastern South Dakota, including the cities of Aberdeen, Brookings, Huron, and Watertown.^[1] When South Dakota's 3rd congressional district was eliminated after the 1930 Census, the 2nd District was relocated to cover all of the counties in South Dakota west of the Missouri River.^[2] Population changes eventually moved the district's boundaries further east. During the 97th Congress, it covered all but the 21 easternmost counties in the state.^[3]

List of representatives

Congress	Representative	Party	Years of Service	District Home	Notes
District created		March 4, 1913
63rd	Charles H. Burke	Republican	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	Pierre	Redistricted from the At-large district in 1912. Retired to run for U.S. Senate
64th	Royal C. Johnson	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1933	Highmore	Lost re-election.
65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
73rd	Theodore B. Werner	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937	Rapid City	Lost re-election.
74th
75th	Francis H. Case	Republican	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1951	Custer	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
76th
77th
78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd	E. Y. Berry	Republican	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1971	McLaughlin	Retired.
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd	James Abourezk	Democratic	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973	Rapid City	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
93rd	James Abdnor	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1981	Kennebec	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
94th
95th
96th
97th	Clint Roberts	Republican	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983	Presho	Redistricted to the at large seat and lost re-election.
District eliminated		January 3, 1983

References

1. Official Congressional Directory, 63rd Congress (1913) through 72nd Congress (1931)
2. Official Congressional Directory, 73rd Congress (1933)
3. Official Congressional Directory, 9th Congress (1981)

• 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