1922 South Dakota Senate election

1922 South Dakota Senate election

November 7, 1922
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 Nonpartisan League Leader since 1915 — — Leader's seat 31st (Grant Co.) — — Seats before 42 1 2 Seats after 34 9 2 Seat change 8 8
Results by party      Republican hold      Democratic gain      Democratic hold      Nonpartisan League hold Multi-member districts:      Republican majority      Even split
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 7, 1922, to elect 45 candidates to the Senate to serve a two-year term in the 18th South Dakota Legislature. Republicans retained their supermajority status in the chamber, holding 34 of the 45 Senate seats in the 18th Legislature, though they lost eight seats to the Democrats.^{[1]: 494–509} C. S. Amsden of Grant County was re-elected President pro tempore of the Senate.^[1]: 204

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

See also

• List of South Dakota state legislatures

References