List of United States senators from Idaho
Appearance
This is a list of United States Senators from Idaho. Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, and its senators belong to Class 2 and Class 3. Idaho's current Senators are Mike Crapo and Jim Risch.
List of Senators
Class 2Class 1 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that were elected for three U.S. Congresses in the first elections of 1890, and then the seat was contested every three Congresses (six years) thereafter. The seat in recent years have been contested in 1996, 2002, 2008, and 2014. The next election will be in 2020. | C | Class 3Class 3 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that were elected for one United States Congress in the first elections of 1890, and then the seat was contested every three Congresses (six years) thereafter. The seat in recent years have been contested in 1998, 2004, and 2010. The next election will be in 2016. | ||||||||||
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# | Senator | Party | Dates in office | Electoral history | T | T | Electoral history | Dates in office | Party | Senator | # | |
1 | George Shoup |
Republican | December 18, 1890 – March 3, 1901 |
Elected in 1890. | 1 | 51st | 1 | Elected in 1890. Retired. |
December 18, 1890 – March 3, 1891 |
Republican | William McConnell |
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52nd | 2 | Elected in 1890. Lost re-election as a Silver Republican. |
March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1897 |
Republican | Fred Dubois |
2 | ||||||
53rd | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1895. Lost re-election. |
2 | 54th | ||||||||||
55th | 3 | Elected in 1896. Retired. |
March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903 |
Populist | Henry Heitfeld |
3 | ||||||
56th | ||||||||||||
2 | Fred Dubois |
Democratic | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1907 |
Elected in 1900 as a Silver Republican, but changed party to Democratic. Lost re-election. |
3 | 57th | ||||||
58th | 4 | Elected in 1902 | March 4, 1903 – October 17, 1912 |
Republican | Weldon Heyburn |
4 | ||||||
59th | ||||||||||||
3 | William Borah |
Republican | March 4, 1907 – January 19, 1940 |
Elected in 1907 | 4 | 60th | ||||||
61st | 5 | Re-elected in 1908. Died. | ||||||||||
62nd | ||||||||||||
October 17, 1912 – November 18, 1912 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Heyburn's term. Lost election to finish Heyburn's term. |
November 18, 1912 – January 24, 1913 |
Democratic | Kirtland Perky |
5 | ||||||||
Elected to finish Heyburn's term | January 24, 1913 – January 13, 1918 |
Republican | James Brady |
6 | ||||||||
Re-elected in 1912 | 5 | 63rd | ||||||||||
64th | 6 | Re-elected in 1914. Died. | ||||||||||
65th | ||||||||||||
January 13, 1918 – January 22, 1918 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Brady's term. Resigned to become a Federal Trade Commissioner, having lost election to a full term. |
January 22, 1918 – January 14, 1921 |
Democratic | John Nugent |
7 | ||||||||
Re-elected in 1918 | 6 | 66th | ||||||||||
Appointed to finish Nugent's term, having been elected to the next term. | January 15, 1921 – June 24, 1928 |
Republican | Frank Gooding |
8 | ||||||||
67th | 7 | Elected to full term in 1920. | ||||||||||
68th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1924. | 7 | 69th | ||||||||||
70th | 8 | Re-elected in 1926. Died. | ||||||||||
June 24, 1928 – June 30, 1928 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Gooding's term. Elected to finish Gooding's term. Lost re-election. |
June 30, 1928 – March 3, 1933 |
Republican | John W. Thomas |
9 | ||||||||
71st | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1930. | 8 | 72nd | ||||||||||
73rd | 9 | Elected in 1932. Lost renomination. |
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 |
Democratic | James Pope |
10 | ||||||
74th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1936. Died. |
9 | 75th | ||||||||||
76th | 10 | Elected in 1938. Lost renomination. |
January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1945 |
Democratic | D. Worth Clark |
11 | ||||||
Vacant | January 19, 1940 – January 27, 1940 |
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4 | John W. Thomas |
Republican | January 27, 1940 – November 10, 1945 |
Appointed to continue Borah's term. Elected to finish Borah's term. | ||||||||
77th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1942. Died. |
10 | 78th | ||||||||||
79th | 11 | Elected in 1944. Lost renomination. |
January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1951 |
Democratic | Glen H. Taylor |
12 | ||||||
Vacant | November 10, 1945 – November 17, 1945 |
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5 | Charles C. Gossett |
Democratic | November 17, 1945 – November 5, 1946 |
Appointed to continue Thomas's term. Lost nomination to finish Thomas's term. | ||||||||
6 | Henry Dworshak |
Republican | November 6, 1946 – January 3, 1949 |
Elected to finish Thomas's term. Lost re-election. | ||||||||
80th | ||||||||||||
7 | Bert H. Miller |
Democratic | January 3, 1949 – October 8, 1949 |
Elected in 1948. Died. |
11 | 81st | ||||||
Vacant | October 8, 1949 – October 14, 1949 |
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8 | Henry Dworshak |
Republican | October 14, 1949 – July 23, 1962 |
Appointed to continue Miller's term. Elected to finish Miller's term. | ||||||||
82nd | 12 | Elected in 1950. Lost re-election. |
January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1957 |
Republican | Herman Welker |
13 | ||||||
83rd | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1954 | 12 | 84th | ||||||||||
85th | 13 | Elected in 1956. | January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1981 |
Democratic | Frank Church |
14 | ||||||
86th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1960. Died. |
13 | 87th | ||||||||||
Vacant | July 23, 1962 – August 6, 1962 |
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9 | Len Jordan |
Republican | August 6, 1962 – January 3, 1973 |
Appointed to continue Dworshak's term. Elected to finish Dworshak's term. | ||||||||
88th | 14 | Re-elected in 1962. | ||||||||||
89th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1966. Retired. |
14 | 90th | ||||||||||
91st | 15 | Re-elected in 1968. | ||||||||||
92nd | ||||||||||||
10 | Jim McClure |
Republican | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1991 |
Elected in 1972. | 15 | 93rd | ||||||
94th | 16 | Re-elected in 1974. Lost re-election. | ||||||||||
95th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1978. | 16 | 96th | ||||||||||
97th | 17 | Elected in 1980. | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1993 |
Republican | Steve Symms |
15 | ||||||
98th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1984. Retired. |
17 | 99th | ||||||||||
100th | 18 | Re-elected in 1986. Retired. | ||||||||||
101st | ||||||||||||
11 | Larry Craig |
Republican | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2009 |
Elected in 1990. | 18 | 102nd | ||||||
103rd | 19 | Elected in 1992. Retired to run for Idaho Governor. |
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999 |
Republican | Dirk Kempthorne |
16 | ||||||
104th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1996. | 19 | 105th | ||||||||||
106th | 20 | Elected in 1998. | January 3, 1999 – Present |
Republican | Mike Crapo |
17 | ||||||
107th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 2002. Retired. |
20 | 108th | ||||||||||
109th | 21 | Re-elected in 2004. | ||||||||||
110th | ||||||||||||
12 | Jim Risch |
Republican | January 3, 2009 – Present |
Elected in 2008. | 21 | 111th | ||||||
112th | 22 | Re-elected in 2010. | ||||||||||
113th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 2014. | 22 | 114th | ||||||||||
115th | 23 | To be determined in the 2016 election. | ||||||||||
116th | ||||||||||||
To be determined in the 2020 election. | 23 | 117th | ||||||||||
# | 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 Idaho
As of April 2015[update], there are three living former U.S. Senators, one from Class 2 and two from Class 3.
Senator | Term of office | Class | Date of birth (and age) |
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Steve Symms | 1981–1993 | 3 | April 23, 1938 |
Larry Craig | 1991–2009 | 2 | July 20, 1945 |
Dirk Kempthorne | 1993–1999 | 3 | October 29, 1951 |