List of United States senators from Kansas

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Roberts
Senator Pat Roberts
(R)
Moran
Senator Jerry Moran
(R)
Kansas's current U.S. Senators

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, which is the longest streak of having Republican senators in the nation.

List of Senators

Class 2

Class 2 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that were elected in the first elections of 1861. The seat in recent years have been contested in 1996, 2002, 2008, and 2014. The next election will be in 2020.

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Class 3

Class 3 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that were elected in the first elections of 1861. The seat in recent years have been contested in 1998, 2004, 2010, and 2016. The next election will be in 2022.

# Senator Party Dates in office Electoral history T T Electoral history Dates in office Party Senator #
Vacant January 29, 1861 –
April 4, 1861 		Kansas did not elect its Senators until two months after statehood. 1 36th — Kansas did not elect its Senators until two months after statehood. January 29, 1861 –
April 4, 1861 		Vacant
37th 1
1
James H. Lane 		Republican[1] April 4, 1861 –
July 11, 1866[1] 		Elected in 1861.[1] Elected in 1861. April 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1873 		Republican
Samuel C. Pomeroy 		1
38th
Re-elected in 1865.[1]

Died.[1] 		2 39th
Vacant July 11, 1866 –
July 25, 1866 		 
2
Edmund G. Ross 		Republican[2] July 25, 1866 –
March 3, 1871[2] 		Appointed to continue Lane's term.[2]

Elected January 23, 1867 to finish Lane's term.[3]

Lost re-election.[2]
40th 2 Re-elected in 1867.

Lost re-election.
41st
3
Alexander Caldwell 		Republican[4] March 4, 1871 –
March 24, 1873[4] 		Elected in 1871.[4]

Resigned in 1873.[4] 		3 42nd
43rd 3 Elected in 1873. March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1891 		Republican
John James Ingalls 		2
Vacant March 24, 1873 –
November 24, 1873 		 
4
Robert Crozier 		Republican November 24, 1873 –
February 2, 1874 		Appointed to continue Caldwell's term.

Retired when successor elected.
5
James M. Harvey 		Republican February 2, 1874 –
March 3, 1877 		Elected in 1874 to finish Caldwell's term.

[data missing]
44th
6
Preston B. Plumb 		Republican March 4, 1877 –
December 20, 1891 		Elected in 1877. 4 45th
46th 4 Re-elected in 1879.
47th
Re-elected January 24, 1883.[5] 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. 		March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1897 		Populist
William A. Peffer 		3
Vacant December 20, 1891 –
January 1, 1892 		 
7
Bishop W. Perkins 		Republican January 1, 1892 –
March 4, 1893 		Appointed to continue Plumb's term.

Retired when successor qualified
8
John Martin 		Democratic March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1895 		Elected January 25, 1893 to finish Plumb's term, but didn't qualify until March 4, 1893.

[data missing] 		53rd
9
Lucien Baker 		Republican March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1901 		Elected in January 1895.

Lost renomination. 		7 54th
55th 7 Elected January 27, 1897.[6]

Lost re-election. 		March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1903 		Populist
William A. Harris 		4
56th
10
Joseph R. Burton 		Republican March 4, 1901 –
June 4, 1906 		Elected January 22, 1901.[7]

Resigned when convicted of bribery. 		8 57th
58th 8 Elected January 28, 1903.[8]

Lost renomination. 		March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1909 		Republican
Chester I. Long 		5
59th
Vacant June 4, 1906 –
June 11, 1906 		 
11
Alfred W. Benson 		Republican June 11, 1906 –
January 22, 1907 		Appointed to continue Burton's term.

Lost election to finish Burton's term.
12
Charles Curtis 		Republican January 22, 1907 –
March 3, 1913 		Elected January 22, 1907 to finish Burton's term.
Elected January 22, 1907 to the next term.

Lost re-election. 		9 60th
61st 9 Elected January 26, 1909.

Lost renomination. 		March 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1915 		Republican
Joseph L. Bristow 		6
62nd
13
William H. Thompson 		Democratic March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1919 		Elected January 28, 1913.

Lost re-election. 		10 63rd
64th 10 Elected in 1914. March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1929 		Republican
Charles Curtis 		7
65th
14
Arthur Capper 		Republican March 4, 1919 –
January 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   March 3, 1929 –
April 1, 1929 		Vacant
Appointed to continue Curtis's term.

Lost election to finish Curtis's term. 		April 1, 1929 –
November 30, 1930 		Republican
Henry Justin Allen 		8
Elected November 4, 1930 to finish Curtis's term. December 1, 1930 –
January 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. January 3, 1939 –
November 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 F. Schoeppel 		Republican January 3, 1949 –
January 21, 1962 		Elected in 1948. 16 81st
  November 8, 1949 –
December 2, 1949 		Vacant
Appointed to continue Reed's term.

Retired when successor elected. 		December 2, 1949 –
November 28, 1950 		Republican
Harry Darby 		11
Elected in 1950 to finish Reed's term. November 29, 1950 –
January 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 January 21, 1962 –
January 31, 1962 		 
16
James B. Pearson 		Republican January 31, 1962 –
December 23, 1978 		Appointed to continue Schoeppel's term.

Elected November 6, 1962 to finish Schoeppel's term.[3]
88th 18 Re-elected in 1962.

Retired
89th
Re-elected in 1966. 19 90th
91st 19 Elected in 1968. January 3, 1969 –
June 11, 1996 		Republican
Bob Dole 		13
92nd
Re-elected in 1972.

Retired and resigned early to allow successor gain seniority. 		20 93rd
94th 20 Re-elected in 1974.
95th
17
Nancy Kassebaum 		Republican December 23, 1978 –
January 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
  June 11, 1996 –
June 11, 1996 		Vacant
Appointed to continue Dole's term.

Lost nomination to finish Dole's term. 		June 11, 1996 –
November 6, 1996 		Republican
Sheila Frahm 		14
Elected in 1996 to finish Dole's term November 7, 1996 –
January 3, 2011 		Republican
Sam Brownback 		15
18
Pat Roberts 		Republican January 3, 1997 –
Present 		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. January 3, 2011 –
Present 		Republican
Jerry Moran 		16


113th
Re-elected in 2014. 27 114th
115th 27 Re-elected in 2016.
116th
To be decided in the 2020 election. 28 117th
118th 28 To be decided in the 2022 election.
# Senator Party Years in office Electoral history T C T Electoral history Years in office Party Senator #
Class 2 Class 3

Living former U.S. Senators from Kansas

As of October 2016, there are four living former U.S. Senators from Kansas, one from Class 2 and three from Class 3. The most recent senator to die was James B. Pearson of Class 2 (1962-1978) on January 13, 2009. The most recent Class 3 senator to die was Frank Carlson (1950-1969) on May 30, 1987.

Senator Term of office Class Date of birth (and age)
Bob Dole 1969–1996 3 (1923-07-22) July 22, 1923 (age 100)
Nancy Kassebaum 1978–1997 2 (1932-07-29) July 29, 1932 (age 91)
Sheila Frahm 1996 3 (1945-03-22) March 22, 1945 (age 79)
Sam Brownback 1996–2011 3 (1956-09-12) September 12, 1956 (age 67)

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e United States Congress. "James Henry Lane (id: L000061)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress., Retrieved January 15, 2011
  2. ^ a b c d United States Congress. "Edmund Gibson Ross (id: R000445)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress., Retrieved January 15, 2011
  3. ^ a b Byrd, p. 108.
  4. ^ a b c d United States Congress. "Alexander Caldwell (id: C000027)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Peffer's Successor Chosen". The New York Times. January 28, 1897. p. 1.
  7. ^ "J.R. Burton the Choice in Kansas". The New York Times. January 23, 1901. p. 5.
  8. ^ Proceedings of the House of Representatives of the State of Kansas. Thirteenth Biennial Session, Topka, January 13 to March 13, 1903. Topeka, Kansas. 1903. p. 303-306.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

References

See also

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