List of United States senators from Idaho
Appearance
Below is a chronological listing of the United States Senators from Idaho. The state was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, and its U.S. Senators belong to Class 2 and Class 3. Idaho's current Senators are Republicans 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, 2010, and 2016. The next election will be in 2022. | ||||||||||
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# | Senator | Party | Dates in office | Electoral history | T | T | Electoral history | Dates in office | Party | Senator | # | |
Vacant | July 3, 1890 – December 18, 1890 |
After joining the Union, Idaho didn't elect its Senators for six months. | 1 | 51st | 1 | After joining the Union, Idaho didn't elect its Senators for six months. | July 3, 1890 – December 18, 1890 |
Vacant | ||||
1 | ![]() George Shoup |
Republican | December 18, 1890 – March 3, 1901 |
Elected in 1890. | Elected in 1890. Retired. |
December 18, 1890 – March 3, 1891 |
Republican | ![]() William McConnell |
1
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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 1897. Retired. |
March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903 |
Populist | ![]() Henry Heitfeld |
3 | ||||||
56th | ||||||||||||
2 | ![]() Fred Dubois |
Democratic | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1907 |
Elected January 16, 1901 as a Silver Republican, but changed party to Democratic. Lost re-election. |
3 | 57th | ||||||
58th | 4 | Elected January 13, 1903 | March 4, 1903 – October 17, 1912 |
Republican | ![]() Weldon Heyburn |
4 | ||||||
59th | ||||||||||||
3 | ![]() William Borah |
Republican | March 4, 1907 – January 19, 1940 |
Elected January 15, 1907 | 4 | 60th | ||||||
61st | 5 | Re-elected January 12, 1909.[1] 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 – February 6, 1913 |
Democratic | ![]() Kirtland Perky |
5 | ||||||||
Elected January 26, 1913 to finish Heyburn's term. | February 6, 1913 – January 13, 1918 |
Republican | ![]() James Brady |
6 | ||||||||
Re-elected January 14, 1913. | 5 | 63rd | ||||||||||
64th | 6 | Re-elected in 1914. Died. | ||||||||||
65th | ||||||||||||
January 13, 1918 – January 22, 1918 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Brady's term. Elected November 5, 1918 to finish 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 November 6, 1928 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 November 5, 1940 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 November 7, 1950 to finish Miller's term.[2] | ||||||||
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 November 6, 1962 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 | 39 | Re-elected in 2016. | ||||||||||
116th | ||||||||||||
To be determined in the 2020 election. | 23 | 117th | ||||||||||
118th | 24 | To be determined 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 senators
As of October 2018[update], there are three living former senators. The most recent senator to die was Jim McClure (1973–1991) on February 26, 2011, who is also the most recently serving Senator to die.
Senator | Term of office | Date of birth (and age) |
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Steve Symms | 1981–1993 | April 23, 1938 |
Larry Craig | 1991–2009 | July 20, 1945 |
Dirk Kempthorne | 1993–1999 | October 29, 1951 |
See also
Notes
- ^ Tribune Almanac (1910), p. 271.
- ^ Byrd, p. 99.
References
- Byrd, Robert C. (October 1, 1993). Wolff, Wendy (ed.). The Senate, 1789-1989: Historical Statistics, 1789-1992. United States Senate Historical Office (volume 4 Bicentennial ed.). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
- The Tribune Almanac and Political Register 1910. New York: The Tribune Association. 1910. pp. 271–272 – via Hathi Trust Digital Library.