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List of United States senators from Kansas

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Current delegation
Moran
Senator Jerry Moran
(R)
Marshall
Senator Roger Marshall
(R)

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 Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall. 29 of Kansas's senators have been Republicans, three have been Democrats, and two have been Populists. Arthur Capper was the state's longest serving senator, served from 1919 to 1949.

Kansas last elected a Democratic senator in 1932, and both seats have been occupied by Republicans since 1939, the longest current streak of one party controlling both of a state's Senate seats. Its class 2 seat has been occupied consecutively by Republicans since 1919, the longest current streak for a single seat in the country.[1]

List of senators

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Class 2
Class 2 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2002, 2008, 2014, and 2020. The next election will be in 2026.
C Class 3
Class 3 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2004, 2010, 2016, and 2022. The next election will be in 2028.
# Senator Party Dates in office Electoral history T T Electoral history Dates in office Party Senator #
Vacant Jan 29, 1861 –
Apr 4, 1861[a]
1 36th Jan 29, 1861 –
Apr 4, 1861[a]
Vacant
37th 1
1
James H. Lane
Republican[2] Apr 4, 1861 –
Jul 11, 1866[2]
Elected in 1861.[2] Elected in 1861. Apr 4, 1861 –
Mar 3, 1873
Republican
Samuel C. Pomeroy
1
38th
Re-elected in 1865.[2]
Died.[2]
2 39th
Vacant Jul 11, 1866 –
Jul 25, 1866
 
2
Edmund Ross
Republican[3] Jul 25, 1866 –
Mar 3, 1871[3]
Appointed to continue Lane's term.[3]
Elected in 1867 to finish Lane's term.[4]
Lost re-election.[3]
40th 2 Re-elected in 1867.
Lost re-election.
41st
3
Alexander Caldwell
Republican[5] Mar 4, 1871 –
Mar 24, 1873[5]
Elected in 1871.[5]
Resigned in 1873.[5]
3 42nd
43rd 3 Elected in 1873. Mar 4, 1873 –
Mar 3, 1891
Republican
John J. Ingalls
2
Vacant Mar 24, 1873 –
Nov 24, 1873
 
4
Robert Crozier
Republican Nov 24, 1873 –
Feb 2, 1874
Appointed to continue Caldwell's term.
Retired when successor elected.
5
James Harvey
Republican Feb 2, 1874 –
Mar 3, 1877
Elected in 1874 to finish Caldwell's term.
[data missing]
44th
6
Preston B. Plumb
Republican Mar 4, 1877 –
Dec 20, 1891
Elected in 1877. 4 45th
46th 4 Re-elected in 1879.
47th
Re-elected in 1883.[6] 5 48th
49th 5 Re-elected in 1885.
Lost re-election.
50th
Re-elected in 1888.
Died.
6 51st
52nd 6 Elected in 1891.
Lost re-election.
Mar 4, 1891 –
Mar 3, 1897
Populist
William A. Peffer
3
Vacant Dec 20, 1891 –
Jan 1, 1892
 
7
Bishop Perkins
Republican Jan 1, 1892 –
Mar 4, 1893
Appointed to continue Plumb's term.
Retired when successor qualified.
8
John Martin
Democratic Mar 4, 1893 –
Mar 3, 1895
Elected in 1893 to finish Plumb's term.
[data missing]
53rd
9
Lucien Baker
Republican Mar 4, 1895 –
Mar 3, 1901
Elected in 1895.
Lost renomination.
7 54th
55th 7 Elected in 1897.[7]
Lost re-election.
Mar 4, 1897 –
Mar 3, 1903
Populist
William Harris
4
56th
10
Joseph Burton
Republican Mar 4, 1901 –
Jun 4, 1906
Elected in 1901.[8]
Resigned when convicted of bribery.
8 57th
58th 8 Elected in 1903.[9]
Lost renomination.
Mar 4, 1903 –
Mar 3, 1909
Republican
Chester I. Long
5
59th
Vacant Jun 4, 1906 –
Jun 11, 1906
 
11
Alfred Benson
Republican Jun 11, 1906 –
Jan 22, 1907
Appointed to continue Burton's term.
Lost election to finish Burton's term.
12
Charles Curtis
Republican Jan 22, 1907 –
Mar 3, 1913
Elected in 1907 to finish Burton's term.
Elected in 1907 to the next term.
Lost renomination.
9 60th
61st 9 Elected in 1909.
Lost renomination.
Mar 4, 1909 –
Mar 3, 1915
Republican
Joseph Bristow
6
62nd
13
William H. Thompson
Democratic Mar 4, 1913 –
Mar 3, 1919
Elected in 1913.
Lost re-election.
10 63rd
64th 10 Elected in 1914. Mar 4, 1915 –
Mar 3, 1929
Republican
Charles Curtis
7
65th
14
Arthur Capper
Republican Mar 4, 1919 –
Jan 3, 1949
Elected in 1918. 11 66th
67th 11 Re-elected in 1920.
68th
Re-elected in 1924. 12 69th
70th 12 Re-elected in 1926.
Resigned to become U.S. Vice President.
71st   Mar 3, 1929 –
Apr 1, 1929
Vacant
Appointed to continue Curtis's term.
Lost election to finish Curtis's term.
Apr 1, 1929 –
Nov 30, 1930
Republican
Henry J. Allen
8
Elected in 1930 to finish Curtis's term. Dec 1, 1930 –
Jan 3, 1939
Democratic
George McGill
9
Re-elected in 1930. 13 72nd
73rd 13 Re-elected in 1932.
Lost re-election.
74th
Re-elected in 1936. 14 75th
76th 14 Elected in 1938. Jan 3, 1939 –
Nov 8, 1949
Republican
Clyde M. Reed
10
77th
Re-elected in 1942.
Retired
15 78th
79th 15 Re-elected in 1944.
Died.
80th
15
Andrew Schoeppel
Republican Jan 3, 1949 –
Jan 21, 1962
Elected in 1948. 16 81st
  Nov 8, 1949 –
Dec 2, 1949
Vacant
Appointed to continue Reed's term.
Retired when successor elected.
Dec 2, 1949 –
Nov 28, 1950
Republican
Harry Darby
11
Elected in 1950 to finish Reed's term. Nov 29, 1950 –
Jan 3, 1969
Republican
Frank Carlson
12
82nd 16 Elected to full term in 1950.
83rd
Re-elected in 1954. 17 84th
85th 17 Re-elected in 1956.
86th
Re-elected in 1960.
Died.
18 87th
Vacant Jan 21, 1962 –
Jan 31, 1962
 
16
James B. Pearson
Republican Jan 31, 1962 –
Dec 23, 1978
Appointed to continue Schoeppel's term.
Elected in 1962 to finish Schoeppel's term.[4]
88th 18 Re-elected in 1962.
Retired
89th
Re-elected in 1966. 19 90th
91st 19 Elected in 1968. Jan 3, 1969 –
June 11, 1996
Republican
Bob Dole
13
92nd
Re-elected in 1972.
Retired and resigned early to allow successor to gain seniority.
20 93rd
94th 20 Re-elected in 1974.
95th
17
Nancy Kassebaum
Republican Dec 23, 1978 –
Jan 3, 1997
Appointed to finish Pearson's term, having already been elected to the next term.
Elected in 1978. 21 96th
97th 21 Re-elected in 1980.
98th
Re-elected in 1984. 22 99th
100th 22 Re-elected in 1986.
101st
Re-elected in 1990.
Retired.
23 102nd
103rd 23 Re-elected in 1992.
Resigned to campaign for U.S. President.
104th
Appointed to continue Dole's term.
Lost nomination to finish Dole's term.
Jun 11, 1996 –
Nov 7, 1996
Republican
Sheila Frahm
14
Elected in 1996 to finish Dole's term Nov 7, 1996 –
Jan 3, 2011
Republican
Sam Brownback
15
18
Pat Roberts
Republican Jan 3, 1997 –
Jan 3, 2021
Elected in 1996. 24 105th
106th 24 Re-elected in 1998.
107th
Re-elected in 2002. 25 108th
109th 25 Re-elected in 2004.
Retired to run for Governor of Kansas.
110th
Re-elected in 2008. 26 111th
112th 26 Elected in 2010. Jan 3, 2011 –
present
Republican
Jerry Moran
16
113th
Re-elected in 2014.
Retired.
27 114th
115th 27 Re-elected in 2016.
116th
19
Roger Marshall
Republican Jan 3, 2021 –
present
Elected in 2020. 28 117th
118th 28 Re-elected in 2022.
119th
To be determined in the 2026 election. 29 120th
121st 29 To be determined in the 2028 election.
# Senator Party Years in office Electoral history T C T Electoral history Years in office Party Senator #
Class 2 Class 3

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Kansas did not elect its senators until two months after statehood.

References

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  1. ^ Bump, Philip. "The partisan history of every U.S. Senate seat, in 1 awesome chart". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e United States Congress. "James Henry Lane (id: L000061)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress., Retrieved Jan 15, 2011
  3. ^ a b c d United States Congress. "Edmund Gibson Ross (id: R000445)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress., Retrieved January 15, 2011
  4. ^ a b Byrd, p. 108.
  5. ^ a b c d United States Congress. "Alexander Caldwell (id: C000027)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  6. ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. ... Kansas: Standard Publishing Company. p. 757. ISBN 9780722249055.
  7. ^ "Peffer's Successor Chosen". The New York Times. January 28, 1897. p. 1.
  8. ^ "J.R. Burton the Choice in Kansas". The New York Times. January 23, 1901. p. 5.
  9. ^ Proceedings of the House of Representatives of the State of Kansas. Thirteenth Biennial Session, Topka, Jan 13 to Mar 13, 1903. Topeka, Kansas. 1903. pp. 303–306.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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