1942 South Dakota Senate election

1942 South Dakota Senate election

November 3, 1942
35 seats in the South Dakota Senate 18 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader D. J. Tiede — Party Republican Democratic Leader since 1941 Leader's seat 4th (Douglas–Hutchinson) Last election 31 4 Seats won 31 4 Seat change
Results by winning party      Republican hold      Democratic hold Multi-member districts:      Republican majority      Democratic majority
President pro tempore before election D. J. Tiede Republican Elected President pro tempore D. J. Tiede Republican

Elections to the South Dakota Senate were held on November 3, 1942, to elect 35 candidates to the Senate to serve a two-year term in the 28th South Dakota Legislature. Republicans won thirty-one seats, retaining their supermajority status in the chamber. Democrats won four seats. Republican Senator D. J. Tiede of Parkston (District 4, Douglas–Hutchinson) was re-elected President pro tempore of the Senate.

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