Women in the SD State Legislature

The first woman to serve in the South Dakota State Legislature was Gladys Pyle, who was elected to the State House of Representatives from Huron in 1922. The 2024 election brought female representation to an all-time high, as 39 of the 105 legislators will be women. Below is a chart showing female senators and representatives by year, followed by a graph:

Session	Senate	House	Total
1923		1	1
1925		4	4
1927		1	1
1929			0
1931			0
1933		1	1
1935			0
1937	1		1
1939		1	1
1941			0
1943			0
1945			0
1947			0
1949			0
1951		1	1
1953		3	3
1955		2	2
1957		1	1
1959		2	2
1961		3	3
1963		2	2
1964		2	2
1965		3	3
1966		3	3
1967		2	2
1968		2	2
1969		2	2
1970		2	2
1971		3	3
1972		3	3
1973	1	4	5
1974	1	4	5
1975	5	7	12
1976	5	7	12
1977	2	8	10
1978	2	8	10
1979	3	6	9
1980	3	6	9
1981	3	8	11
1982	3	8	11
1983	3	12	15
1984	3	12	15
1985	4	11	15
1986	4	11	15
1987	5	16	21
1988	5	17	22
1989	8	13	21
1990	7	13	20
1991	11	15	26
1992	11	15	26
1993	7	14	21
1994	7	14	21
1995	5	14	19
1996	6	14	20
1997	5	13	18
1998	5	13	18
1999	5	9	14
2000	5	10	15
2001	5	11	16
2002	6	11	17
2003	4	13	17
2004	4	13	17
2005	3	14	17
2006	3	14	17
2007	5	13	18
2008	5	13	18
2009	7	13	20
2010	7	14	21
2011	7	14	21
2012	7	14	21
2013	6	18	24
2014	6	18	24
2015	7	15	22
2016	7	15	22
2017	5	16	21
2018	5	16	21
2019	6	19	25
2020	7	19	26
2021	9	21	30
2022	9	21	30
2023	8	23	31
2024	7	23	30
2025	12	27	39