Herbert Emery Hitchcock (August 22, 1867 – February 17, 1958) was a United States senator from South Dakota.

[1][2][3] On December 29, 1936, Hitchcock was appointed to the United States Senate as a Democrat to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Peter Norbeck.

He campaigned in 1938 as the incumbent for the Democratic nomination to fill the seat for a full term, but was defeated by former Governor Tom Berry in the primary election who went on to be defeated by Republican Chan Gurney in the general election.

In 1940 he was selected as one of South Dakota's Democratic presidential electors, but the state was won by Republican Wendell Willkie.

[4] He resumed the practice of law until his death in Mitchell, South Dakota, on February 17, 1958, and was interred at Graceland Cemetery.