List of United States senators from Vermont
Appearance
Vermont was admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791. Its current United States Senators are Democrat Patrick Leahy and Independent Bernie Sanders. Leahy is the only Democrat ever elected to the Senate from Vermont, and has held his seat since 1975.
List of Senators
Class 1Class 1 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1994, 2000, 2006, and 2012. The next election will be in 2018. | C | Class 3Class 3 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently 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 | ![]() Moses Robinson |
Anti- Administration |
October 17, 1791 – October 15, 1796 |
Elected in 1791. Resigned. |
1 | 2nd | 1 | Elected in 1791. Lost re-election. |
October 17, 1791 – March 3, 1795 |
Anti- Administration |
![]() Stephen R. Bradley |
1 |
3rd | ||||||||||||
Democratic- Republican |
4th | 2 | Elected in 1795. | March 4, 1795 – September 1, 1801 |
Federalist | ![]() Elijah Paine |
2 | |||||
Vacant | October 15, 1796 – October 18, 1796 |
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2 | ![]() Isaac Tichenor |
Federalist | October 18, 1796 – October 17, 1797 |
Elected in 1796 to finish Robinson's term. | ||||||||
Elected in 1796 to full term. Resigned to become Governor of Vermont. |
2 | 5th | ||||||||||
3 | Nathaniel Chipman | Federalist | October 17, 1797 – March 3, 1803 |
Elected in 1797 to finish Tichenor's term. Lost re-election. | ||||||||
6th | ||||||||||||
7th | 3 | Re-elected in 1800. Resigned. | ||||||||||
September 1, 1801 – October 15, 1801 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Elected to finish Paine's term. | October 15, 1801 – March 3, 1813 |
Democratic- Republican |
![]() Stephen R. Bradley |
3 | ||||||||
4 | ![]() Israel Smith |
Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1803 – October 1, 1807 |
Elected in 1803. Resigned |
3 | 8th | ||||||
9th | ||||||||||||
10th | 4 | Re-elected in 1807. Retired. | ||||||||||
Vacant | October 1, 1807 – October 10, 1807 |
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5 | Jonathan Robinson | Democratic- Republican |
October 10, 1807 – March 3, 1815 |
Elected to finish Smith's term. | ||||||||
Re-elected in 1809 Retired |
4 | 11th | ||||||||||
12th | ||||||||||||
13th | 5 | Elected in 1813. Resigned. |
March 4, 1813 – November 3, 1817 |
Democratic- Republican |
Dudley Chase | 4 | ||||||
6 | ![]() Isaac Tichenor |
Federalist | March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1821 |
Elected in 1814. [data missing] |
5 | 14th | ||||||
15th | ||||||||||||
Elected to finish Chase's term. Resigned. |
November 4, 1817 – January 8, 1818 |
Democratic- Republican |
![]() James Fisk |
5 | ||||||||
January 8, 1818 – October 20, 1818 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Elected in 1818 to finish Fisk's term. | October 20, 1818 – March 3, 1825 |
Democratic- Republican |
![]() William A. Palmer |
6 | ||||||||
16th | 6 | Elected in 1818 also to the following term. Retired. | ||||||||||
7 | ![]() Horatio Seymour |
Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1833 |
Elected in 1821. | 6 | 17th | ||||||
Adams-Clay Democratic- Republican |
18th | Adams-Clay Democratic- Republican | ||||||||||
Anti- Jacksonian |
19th | 7 | Elected in 1825. [data missing] |
March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1831 |
Anti- Jacksonian |
Dudley Chase | 7 | |||||
Adams | Re-elected in 1827. Retired to run for Governor of Vermont |
7 | 20th | Adams | ||||||||
Anti- Jacksonian |
21st | Anti- Jacksonian | ||||||||||
22nd | 8 | Elected in 1831. | March 4, 1831 – April 11, 1842 |
Anti- Jacksonian |
![]() Samuel Prentiss |
8 | ||||||
8 | ![]() Benjamin Swift |
Anti- Jacksonian |
March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1839 |
Elected in 1833. Retired |
8 | 23rd | ||||||
24th | ||||||||||||
Whig | 25th | 9 | Re-elected in 1837. Resigned. |
Whig | ||||||||
9 | ![]() Samuel S. Phelps |
Whig | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1851 |
Elected in 1839. | 9 | 26th | ||||||
27th | ||||||||||||
April 11, 1842 – April 23, 1842 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Prentiss's term. Elected October 26, 1842 to finish Prentiss's term. Retired. |
April 23, 1842 – March 3, 1843 |
Whig | ![]() Samuel C. Crafts |
9 | ||||||||
28th | 10 | Elected in 1843. | March 4, 1843 – January 14, 1853 |
Whig | ![]() William Upham |
10 | ||||||
Re-elected in 1845. [data missing] |
10 | 29th | ||||||||||
30th | ||||||||||||
31st | 11 | Re-elected in 1848. Died. | ||||||||||
10 | ![]() Solomon Foot |
Whig | March 4, 1851 – March 28, 1866 |
Elected in 1850. | 11 | 32nd | ||||||
January 14, 1853 – January 17, 1853 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Upham's term. Lost entitlement to sit.[1] |
January 17, 1853 – March 16, 1854 |
Whig | ![]() Samuel S. Phelps |
11 | ||||||||
33rd | ||||||||||||
March 16, 1854 – October 14, 1854 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Elected to finish Upham's term. Retired. |
October 14, 1854 – March 3, 1855 |
Free Soil | ![]() Lawrence Brainerd |
12 | ||||||||
Republican | 34th | 12 | Elected in 1855. | March 4, 1855 – November 9, 1865 |
Republican | ![]() Jacob Collamer |
13 | |||||
Re-elected in 1856. | 12 | 35th | ||||||||||
36th | ||||||||||||
37th | 13 | Re-elected in 1861. Died. | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 1862. Died |
13 | 38th | ||||||||||
39th | ||||||||||||
November 9, 1865 – November 21, 1865 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Collamer's term. Elected October 24, 1866 to finish Collamer's term.[2] Lost re-election. |
November 21, 1865 – March 3, 1867 |
Republican | ![]() Luke P. Poland |
14 | ||||||||
Vacant | March 28, 1866 – April 3, 1866 |
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11 | ![]() George F. Edmunds |
Republican | April 3, 1866 – November 1, 1891 |
Appointed to continue Foot's term. Elected October 24, 1866 to finish Foot's term.[2] | ||||||||
40th | 14 | Elected in 1866. | March 4, 1867 – December 28, 1898 |
Republican | ![]() Justin S. Morrill |
15 | ||||||
Re-elected in 1868. | 14 | 41st | ||||||||||
42nd | ||||||||||||
43rd | 15 | Re-elected in 1872. | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 1874. | 15 | 44th | ||||||||||
45th | ||||||||||||
46th | 16 | Re-elected in 1878. | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 1880. | 16 | 47th | ||||||||||
48th | ||||||||||||
49th | 17 | Re-elected in 1884. | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 1886. Resigned to start a law practice. |
17 | 50th | ||||||||||
51st | ||||||||||||
52nd | 18 | Re-elected in 1890. | ||||||||||
12 | ![]() Redfield Proctor |
Republican | November 2, 1891 – March 3, 1908 |
Appointed to continue Edmund's term. Elected to finish Edmund's term. | ||||||||
Re-elected in 1893. | 18 | 53rd | ||||||||||
54th | ||||||||||||
55th | 19 | Re-elected in 1896. Died. | ||||||||||
December 28, 1898 – January 11, 1899 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Morrill's term. Retired when successor elected. |
January 11, 1899 – October 18, 1900 |
Republican | ![]() Jonathan Ross |
16 | ||||||||
Re-elected in 1899. | 19 | 56th | ||||||||||
Elected to finish Morrill's term. | October 18, 1900 – July 23, 1923 |
Republican | ![]() William P. Dillingham |
17 | ||||||||
57th | ||||||||||||
58th | 20 | Re-elected in 1903. | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 1905. Died |
20 | 59th | ||||||||||
60th | ||||||||||||
Vacant | March 4, 1908 – March 24, 1908 |
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13 | ![]() John W. Stewart |
Republican | March 24, 1908 – October 21, 1908 |
Appointed to continue Protor's term. Retired. | ||||||||
14 | ![]() Carroll S. Page |
Republican | October 21, 1908 – March 3, 1923 |
Elected to finish Stewart's term. | ||||||||
61st | 21 | Re-elected in 1909. | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 1911. | 21 | 62nd | ||||||||||
63rd | ||||||||||||
64th | 22 | Re-elected in 1914. | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 1916. Retired |
22 | 65th | ||||||||||
66th | ||||||||||||
67th | 23 | Re-elected in 1920. Died. | ||||||||||
15 | ![]() Frank L. Greene |
Republican | March 4, 1923 – December 17, 1930 |
Elected in 1922. | 23 | 68th | ||||||
July 23, 1923 – November 7, 1923 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Elected to finish Dillingham's term. | November 7, 1923 – October 6, 1933 |
Republican | ![]() Porter H. Dale |
18 | ||||||||
69th | ||||||||||||
70th | 24 | Re-elected in 1926. | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 1928. Died |
24 | 71st | ||||||||||
Vacant | December 17, 1930 – December 23, 1930 |
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16 | ![]() Frank C. Partridge |
Republican | December 23, 1930 – March 31, 1931 |
Appointed to continue Greene's term. Lost nomination to finish Greene's term. | ||||||||
72nd | ||||||||||||
17 | ![]() Warren Austin |
Republican | April 1, 1931 – August 2, 1946 |
Elected to finish Greene's term. | ||||||||
73rd | 25 | Re-elected in 1932. Died. | ||||||||||
October 6, 1933 – November 21, 1933 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Dale's term. Elected to finish Dale's term. |
November 21, 1933 – June 20, 1940 |
Republican | ![]() Ernest W. Gibson |
19 | ||||||||
Re-elected in 1934. | 25 | 74th | ||||||||||
75th | ||||||||||||
76th | 26 | Re-elected in 1938. Died. | ||||||||||
June 20, 1940 – June 24, 1940 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue his father's term. Retired. |
June 24, 1940 – November 5, 1940 |
Republican | ![]() Ernest W. Gibson, Jr. |
20 | ||||||||
November 5, 1940 – January 10, 1941 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Re-elected in 1940. Resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations |
26 | 77th | ||||||||||
Elected to finish Gibson's term, but took office late to finish Gubernatorial term. | January 10, 1941 – January 3, 1975 |
Republican | ![]() George Aiken |
21 | ||||||||
78th | ||||||||||||
79th | 27 | Re-elected in 1944. | ||||||||||
Vacant | August 2, 1946 – November 1, 1946 |
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18 | ![]() Ralph Flanders |
Republican | November 1, 1946 – January 3, 1959 |
Appointed to finish Austin's term. | ||||||||
Elected in 1946. | 27 | 80th | ||||||||||
81st | ||||||||||||
82nd | 28 | Re-elected in 1950. | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 1952. Retired. |
28 | 83rd | ||||||||||
84th | ||||||||||||
85th | 29 | Re-elected in 1956. | ||||||||||
19 | ![]() Winston L. Prouty |
Republican | January 3, 1959 – September 10, 1971 |
Elected in 1958. | 29 | 86th | ||||||
87th | ||||||||||||
88th | 30 | Re-elected in 1962. | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 1964. | 30 | 89th | ||||||||||
90th | ||||||||||||
91st | 31 | Re-elected in 1968. Retired. | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 1970. Died |
31 | 92nd | ||||||||||
Vacant | September 10, 1971 – September 16, 1971 |
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20 | ![]() Robert Stafford |
Republican | September 16, 1971 – January 3, 1989 |
Appointed to continue Prouty's term. Elected to finish Prouty's term. | ||||||||
93rd | ||||||||||||
94th | 32 | Elected in 1974. | January 3, 1975 – present |
Democratic | ![]() Patrick Leahy |
22 | ||||||
Re-elected in 1976. | 32 | 95th | ||||||||||
96th | ||||||||||||
97th | 33 | Re-elected in 1980. | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 1982. Retired |
33 | 98th | ||||||||||
99th | ||||||||||||
100th | 34 | Re-elected in 1986. | ||||||||||
21 | ![]() Jim Jeffords |
Republican | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 2007 |
Elected in 1988. | 34 | 101st | ||||||
102nd | ||||||||||||
103rd | 35 | Re-elected in 1992. | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 1994. | 35 | 104th | ||||||||||
105th | ||||||||||||
106th | 36 | Re-elected in 1998. | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 2000. Retired. |
36 | 107th | ||||||||||
Independent | ||||||||||||
108th | ||||||||||||
109th | 37 | Re-elected in 2004. | ||||||||||
22 | ![]() Bernie Sanders |
Independent[3] | January 3, 2007 – present |
Elected in 2006. | 37 | 110th | ||||||
111th | ||||||||||||
112th | 38 | Re-elected in 2010. | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 2012. | 38 | 113th | ||||||||||
114th | ||||||||||||
115th | 39 | To be determined in the 2016 election. | ||||||||||
To be determined in the 2018 election. | 39 | 116th | ||||||||||
117th | ||||||||||||
# | Senator | Party | Years in office | Electoral history | T | C | T | Electoral history | Years in office | Party | Senator | # |
Class 1 | Class 3 |
Living former Senators
There are no living former Senators. The last living former U.S. Senator from Vermont was Jim Jeffords, who died August 18, 2014.
See also
- List of United States Representatives from Vermont
- United States congressional delegations from Vermont
Notes
- ^ Samuel S. Phelps was appointed by the governor during a recess of the state legislature, and the legislature later convened and adjourned a session without electing a senator to replace fill the vacancy. The Senate ruled that Phelps had lost his entitlement to sit when the legislature adjourned. See The Constitution in Congress.
- ^ a b Byrd, Robert C.; Wolff, Wendy (October 1, 1993). "The Senate, 1789-1989: Historical Statistics, 1789-1992" (volume 4 Bicentennial ed.). U.S. Government Printing Office.
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: CS1 maint: year (link), page176 - ^ The United States Senate website includes pages that refer to Bernie Sanders as an Independent (see search results for "Sanders (I-VT)" at www.senate.gov) as well as pages that refer to him as a Democrat, however the pages referring to him as a "Democrat" are dated before 2015 (possibly in error or in reference to his caucusing with the Democrats, not his later-declared party affiliation). (See search results for "Sanders (D-VT)" at www.senate.gov.) Although he is running as a Democrat in the presidential election, he has not changed his party affiliation on his own Senate webpages. (See http://www.sanders.senate.gov.)