List of United States senators who switched parties
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This list includes United States Senators who switched parties while serving in the Senate.
List[edit]
19th century[edit]
Senator | State | Date | Congress | Old party | New party | Notes |
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James H. Kyle | South Dakota | 1891 | 52nd | Independent | Populist | |
William M. Stewart | Nevada | 1893 | 53rd | Republican | Silver Republican |
The Silver Republicans' seniority and committee assignments were not affected by their having left the party.[1] |
John P. Jones | Nevada | September 4, 1894 | Republican | Silver Republican | ||
Henry M. Teller | Colorado | June 17, 1896 | 54th | Republican | Silver Republican | |
Lee Mantle | Montana | Republican | Silver Republican | |||
Richard F. Pettigrew | South Dakota | Republican | Silver Republican | |||
Frank J. Cannon | Utah | Republican | Silver Republican | |||
Fred Dubois | Idaho | 1896 | Republican | Silver Republican | ||
James H. Kyle | South Dakota | 1897 | 55th | Populist | Republican | |
William Morris Stewart | Nevada | December 4, 1899 | 56th | Silver Republican |
Republican |
20th century[edit]
21st century[edit]
Senator | State | Date | Congress | Old party | New party | Notes |
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Jim Jeffords | Vermont | June 6, 2001 | 107th | Republican | Independent | Caucused with the Democrats |
Joe Lieberman | Connecticut | 2006 | 110th | Democratic | Independent- Democrat |
Caucused with the Democrats. Lieberman was re-elected on the Connecticut for Lieberman ticket, however he did not ever formally join that political party. |
Arlen Specter[2] | Pennsylvania | April 28, 2009 | 111th | Republican | Democratic |
See also[edit]
- Party switching in the United States
- List of United States Representatives who switched parties
- Party switching
- Crossing the floor
References[edit]
- ^ "Senators Who Changed Parties During Senate Service (Since 1890)". United States Senate.
- ^ "Longtime GOP Sen. Arlen Specter becomes Democrat". CNN. April 28, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-28.