List of United States Senators from Kansas
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This is a list of United States Senators from Kansas. Kansas was admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, and its senators belong to Class 2 and Class 3. Kansas's current senators are Republicans Pat Roberts and Jerry Moran. 29 of Kansas's senators have been Republicans, 3 have been Democrats, and 2 have been Populists. Kansas last elected a Democrat in 1932; since then all its senators have been Republicans. Notable Kansan senators include Bob Dole and Nancy Kassebaum.
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[edit] Class 2
# | Senator | Party | Years | Term | Electoral history |
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1 | James H. Lane | Republican[1] | April 4, 1861 – July 11, 1866[1] |
1 | Elected in 1861[1] |
2 | Re-elected in 1865[1] Died[1] |
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Vacant | July 11, 1866 – July 25, 1866 |
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2 | Edmund G. Ross | Republican[2] | July 25, 1866 – March 3, 1871[2] |
Appointed to continue Lane's term[2] Elected to finish Lane's term Lost re-election[2] |
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3 | Alexander Caldwell | Republican[3] | March 4, 1871 – March 24, 1873[3] |
3 | Elected in 1871[3] Resigned in 1873[3] |
Vacant | March 24, 1873 – November 24, 1873 |
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4 | Robert Crozier | Republican | November 24, 1873 – February 8, 1874 |
Appointed to continue Caldwell's term Retired when successor elected |
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5 | James M. Harvey | Republican | February 8, 1874 – March 4, 1877 |
Elected to finish Caldwell's term [Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
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6 | Preston B. Plumb | Republican | March 4, 1877 – December 20, 1891 |
4 | Elected in 1877 |
5 | Re-elected in 1883 | ||||
6 | Re-elected in 1888 Died |
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Vacant | December 20, 1891 – January 1, 1892 |
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7 | Bishop W. Perkins | Republican | January 1, 1892 – March 4, 1893 |
Appointed to continue Plumb's term Retired when successor qualified |
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8 | John Martin | Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1895 |
Elected to finish Plumb's term [Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
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9 | Lucien Baker | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1901 |
7 | Elected in 1894 Lost renomination |
10 | Joseph R. Burton | Republican | March 4, 1901 – June 4, 1906 |
8 | Elected in 1900 Resigned when convicted of Bribery |
Vacant | June 4, 1906 – June 11, 1906 |
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11 | Alfred W. Benson | Republican | June 11, 1906 – January 23, 1907 |
Appointed to continue Burton's term Lost election to finish Burton's term |
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12 | Charles Curtis | Republican | January 29, 1907 – March 4, 1913 |
Elected to finish Burton's term | |
9 | Re-elected in 1906 Lost re-election |
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13 | William H. Thompson | Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1919 |
10 | Elected in 1912 Lost re-election |
14 | Arthur Capper | Republican | March 4, 1919 – January 3, 1949 |
12 | Elected in 1918 |
13 | Re-elected in 1924 | ||||
14 | Re-elected in 1930 | ||||
15 | Re-elected in 1936 | ||||
16 | Re-elected in 1942 Retired |
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15 | Andrew F. Schoeppel | Republican | January 3, 1949 – January 21, 1962 |
17 | Elected in 1948 |
18 | Re-elected in 1954 | ||||
19 | Re-elected in 1960 Died |
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Vacant | January 21, 1962 – January 31, 1962 |
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16 | James B. Pearson | Republican | January 31, 1962 – December 23, 1978 |
Appointed to continue Schoeppel's term Elected to finish Schoeppel's term |
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20 | Re-elected in 1966 | ||||
21 | Re-elected in 1972 Retired and resigned early to allow successor gain seniority |
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17 | Nancy Kassebaum | Republican | December 23, 1978 – January 3, 1997 |
Appointed to finish Pearson's term, having already been elected to the next term |
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22 | Elected in 1978 | ||||
23 | Re-elected in 1984 | ||||
24 | Re-elected in 1990 Retired |
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18 | Pat Roberts | Republican | January 3, 1997 – Present |
25 | Elected in 1996 |
26 | Re-elected in 2002 | ||||
27 | Re-elected in 2008 | ||||
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[edit] Class 3
# | Senator | Party | Years | Term | Electoral history |
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1 | Samuel C. Pomeroy | Republican | April 4, 1861 – March 3, 1873 |
1 | Elected in 1861 Lost re-election |
2 | John James Ingalls | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1891 |
2 | Elected in 1873 |
3 | Re-elected in 1879 | ||||
4 | Re-elected in 1885 Lost re-election |
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3 | William A. Peffer | Populist | March 4, 1891 – March 4, 1897 |
5 | Elected in 1891 Lost re-election |
4 | William A. Harris | Populist | March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1903 |
6 | Elected in 1897 Lost re-election |
5 | Chester I. Long | Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1909 |
7 | Elected in 1902 Lost renomination |
6 | Joseph L. Bristow | Republican | March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1915 |
8 | Elected in 1908 Lost renomination |
7 | Charles Curtis | Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1929 |
9 | Elected in 1914 |
10 | Re-elected in 1920 | ||||
11 | Re-elected in 1926 Resigned to become U.S. Vice President |
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Vacant | March 3, 1929 – April 1, 1929 |
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8 | Henry Justin Allen | Republican | April 1, 1929 – November 30, 1930 |
Appointed to continue Curtis's term Lost election to finish Curtis's term |
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9 | George McGill | Democratic | December 1, 1930 – January 3, 1939 |
Elected to finish Curtis's term | |
12 | Re-elected in 1932 Lost re-election |
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10 | Clyde M. Reed | Republican | January 3, 1939 – November 8, 1949 |
13 | Elected in 1938 |
14 | Re-elected in 1944 Died |
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Vacant | November 8, 1949 – December 2, 1949 |
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11 | Harry Darby | Republican | December 2, 1949 – November 28, 1950 |
Appointed to continue Reed's term Retired when successor elected |
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12 | Frank Carlson | Republican | November 29, 1950 – January 3, 1969 |
Elected to finish Reed's term and to the next term | |
15 | Re-elected in 1950 | ||||
16 | Re-elected in 1956 | ||||
17 | Re-elected in 1962 Retired |
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13 | Bob Dole | Republican | January 3, 1969 – June 11, 1996 |
18 | Elected in 1968 |
19 | Re-elected in 1974 | ||||
20 | Re-elected in 1980 | ||||
21 | Re-elected in 1986 | ||||
22 | Re-elected in 1992 Resigned to campaign for U.S. President |
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14 | Sheila Frahm | Republican | June 11, 1996 – November 6, 1996 |
Appointed to continue Dole's term Lost nomination to finish Dole's term |
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15 | Sam Brownback | Republican | November 7, 1996 – January 3, 2011 |
Elected to finish Dole's term | |
23 | Re-elected in 1998 | ||||
24 | Re-elected in 2004 Retired to run for Governor of Kansas |
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16 | Jerry Moran | Republican | January 3, 2011 – Present |
25 | Elected in 2010 |
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[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d e
- James Henry Lane at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on January 15, 2011
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- ROSS, Edmund Gibson, (1826 - 1907) at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on January 15, 2011
- ^ a b c d
[edit] See also
- List of United States Representatives from Kansas
- United States congressional delegations from Kansas
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