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1924 South Dakota Senate election

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1924 South Dakota Senate election

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November 4, 1924
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45 seats in the South Dakota Senate
23 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader C. S. Amsden — —
Party Republican Democratic Farmer–Labor
Leader since 1915 — —
Leader's seat 31st (Grant Co.) — —
Last election 34 9 0
Seats after 34 9 1[a]
Seat change Steady Steady Increase 1

Results by party
     Republican gain      Republican hold
     Democratic gain      Democratic hold
     Farmer–Labor hold
     Unknown, member did not serve
Multi-member districts:
     Republican majority

President pro tempore before election

C. S. Amsden
Republican

Elected President pro tempore

C. S. Amsden
Republican

Elections to the South Dakota Senate were held on November 4, 1924, to elect 45 candidates to the Senate to serve a two-year term in the 19th South Dakota Legislature. Republicans retained their supermajority status in the chamber, holding 34 of the 45 Senate seats in the 19th Legislature, a net change of zero from the 1922 general election.[1]: 271–286  C. S. Amsden of Grant County was re-elected President pro tempore of the Senate.[1]: 88 

This election took place alongside races for U.S. President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, governor, state house, and numerous other state and local elections.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Senator Stephen Henderson was elected to the previous Senate as a Nonpartisan Leaguer.

References

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  1. 1 2 South Dakota Manual 1925. Pierre, South Dakota: South Dakota Bureau of Public Printing. 1925. Retrieved 26 March 2026.