List of United States senators from Idaho
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. William Borah was Idaho's longest-serving senator (1907–1940).
List of senators[edit]
Class 2 Class 2 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2002, 2008, 2014, and 2020. The next election will be in 2026. |
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Class 3 Class 3 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently 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 did not elect its senators for six months. | 1 | 51st | 1 | After joining the Union, Idaho did not 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 | |||
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 |
Silver Republican | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1907 |
Elected in 1901 as a Silver Republican, but changed party to Democratic.Lost re-election. | 3 | 57th | ||||||
Democratic | ||||||||||||
58th | 4 | Elected in 1903. | 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 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 in 1913 to finish Heyburn's term. | February 6, 1913 – January 13, 1918 |
Republican | ![]() James Brady |
6 | ||||||||
Re-elected in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 Governor of Idaho. | 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 | Re-elected in 2016. | ||||||||||
116th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 2020. | 23 | 117th | ||||||||||
118th | 24 | To be determined in the 2022 election. | ||||||||||
119th | ||||||||||||
To be determined in the 2026 election. | 24 | 120th | ||||||||||
# | Senator | Party | Years in office | Electoral history | T | T | Electoral history | Years in office | Party | Senator | # | |
Class 2 | Class 3 |
Living former senators[edit]
As of August 2022[update], there are three living former U.S. senators from Idaho. The most recent and most recently serving senator to die was Jim McClure (served 1973–1991) on February 26, 2011.
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 |
Superlatives[edit]
Longest service[edit]
Senator | First served | Last served | Length of service |
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William Borah | March 4, 1907 | January 19, 1940 | 32 years, 321 days (12,009 days) |
Frank Church | January 3, 1957 | January 3, 1981 | 24 years, 0 days (8,766 days) |
Mike Crapo | January 3, 1999 | Present | 23 years, 217 days (8,618 days) |
Larry Craig | January 3, 1991 | January 3, 2009 | 18 years, 0 days (6,575 days) |
James A. McClure | January 3, 1973 | January 3, 1991 | 18 years, 0 days (6,574 days) |
Shortest service[edit]
Senator | First served | Last served | Length of service |
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William J. McConnell | December 18, 1890 | March 3, 1891 | 2 months, 1 week and 6 days (75 days) |
Kirtland I. Perky | November 18, 1912 | February 5, 1913 | 2 months, 2 weeks and 4 days (79 days) |
Bert H. Miller | January 3, 1949 | October 8, 1949 | 9 months and 5 days (278 days) |
Charles C. Gossett | November 17, 1945 | November 6, 1946 | 11 months, 2 weeks and 6 days (354 days) |
John F. Nugent | January 22, 1918 | January 14, 1921 | 2 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 2 days (1,088 days) |
Youngest at beginning of service[edit]
Senator | Date of birth | First served | Age |
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Frank Church | July 25, 1924 | January 3, 1957 | 32 years, 5 months and 9 days |
David Worth Clark | April 2, 1902 | January 3, 1939 | 36 years, 9 months and 1 day |
Henry Heitfeld | January 12, 1859 | March 4, 1897 | 38 years, 1 month and 20 days |
Fred Dubois | May 29, 1851 | March 4, 1891 | 39 years, 9 months and 4 days |
Glen H. Taylor | April 12, 1904 | January 3, 1945 | 40 years, 8 months and 22 days |
Oldest at end of service[edit]
Senator | Date of birth | Last served | Age |
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Jim Risch | May 3, 1943 | Present | 79 years, 3 months and 5 days |
William Borah | June 29, 1865 | January 19, 1940 | 74 years, 6 months and 21 days |
Leonard B. Jordan | May 15, 1899 | January 3, 1973 | 73 years, 7 months and 19 days |
Bert H. Miller | December 15, 1876 | October 8, 1949 | 72 years, 9 months and 23 days |
John W. Thomas | January 4, 1874 | November 10, 1945 | 71 years, 10 months and 6 days |
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Tribune Almanac (1910), p. 271.
- ^ Byrd, p. 99.
References[edit]
- 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. ISBN 9780160632563 – via Google Books.
- Rhoades, Henry Eckford (1910). The Tribune Almanac and Political Register 1910. New York: The Tribune Association. pp. 271–272 – via Hathi Trust Digital Library.