List of United States senators from Kansas
This is a list of United States senators from Kansas . Kansas was admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, and its senators belong to class 2 and class 3 . Kansas's current senators are Republicans Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall . 29 of Kansas's senators have been Republicans , three have been Democrats , and two have been Populists . Arthur Capper was the state's longest serving senator, served from 1919 to 1949.
Kansas last elected a Democratic senator in 1932, and both seats have been occupied by Republicans since 1939, the longest current streak of one party controlling both of a state's Senate seats. Its class 2 seat has been occupied consecutively by Republicans since 1919, the longest current streak for a single seat in the country.[1]
List of senators
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 2004 , 2010 , 2016 , and 2022 . The next election will be in 2028 .
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Senator
Party
Dates in office
Electoral history
T
T
Electoral history
Dates in office
Party
Senator
#
Vacant
Jan 29, 1861 – Apr 4, 1861[a]
1
36th
—
Jan 29, 1861 – Apr 4, 1861[a]
Vacant
37th
1
1
James H. Lane
Republican [2]
Apr 4, 1861 – Jul 11, 1866[2]
Elected in 1861 .[2]
Elected in 1861 .
Apr 4, 1861 – Mar 3, 1873
Republican
Samuel C. Pomeroy
1
38th
Re-elected in 1865 .[2]
Died.[2]
2
39th
Vacant
Jul 11, 1866 – Jul 25, 1866
2
Edmund Ross
Republican [3]
Jul 25, 1866 – Mar 3, 1871[3]
Appointed to continue Lane's term.[3]
Elected in 1867 to finish Lane's term .
Lost re-election.[3]
40th
2
Re-elected in 1867 .
Lost re-election.
41st
3
Alexander Caldwell
Republican [5]
Mar 4, 1871 – Mar 24, 1873[5]
Elected in 1871 .[5]
Resigned in 1873.[5]
3
42nd
43rd
3
Elected in 1873 .
Mar 4, 1873 – Mar 3, 1891
Republican
John J. Ingalls
2
Vacant
Mar 24, 1873 – Nov 24, 1873
4
Robert Crozier
Republican
Nov 24, 1873 – Feb 2, 1874
Appointed to continue Caldwell's term.
Retired when successor elected.
5
James Harvey
Republican
Feb 2, 1874 – Mar 3, 1877
Elected in 1874 to finish Caldwell's term .
[data missing ]
44th
6
Preston B. Plumb
Republican
Mar 4, 1877 – Dec 20, 1891
Elected in 1877 .
4
45th
46th
4
Re-elected in 1879 .
47th
Re-elected in 1883 .[6]
5
48th
49th
5
Re-elected in 1885 .
Lost re-election.
50th
Re-elected in 1888 .
Died.
6
51st
52nd
6
Elected in 1891 .
Lost re-election.
Mar 4, 1891 – Mar 3, 1897
Populist
William A. Peffer
3
Vacant
Dec 20, 1891 – Jan 1, 1892
7
Bishop Perkins
Republican
Jan 1, 1892 – Mar 4, 1893
Appointed to continue Plumb's term.
Retired when successor qualified.
8
John Martin
Democratic
Mar 4, 1893 – Mar 3, 1895
Elected in 1893 to finish Plumb's term .
[data missing ]
53rd
9
Lucien Baker
Republican
Mar 4, 1895 – Mar 3, 1901
Elected in 1895 .
Lost renomination.
7
54th
55th
7
Elected in 1897 .[7]
Lost re-election.
Mar 4, 1897 – Mar 3, 1903
Populist
William Harris
4
56th
10
Joseph Burton
Republican
Mar 4, 1901 – Jun 4, 1906
Elected in 1901 .[8]
Resigned when convicted of bribery.
8
57th
58th
8
Elected in 1903 .[9]
Lost renomination.
Mar 4, 1903 – Mar 3, 1909
Republican
Chester I. Long
5
59th
Vacant
Jun 4, 1906 – Jun 11, 1906
11
Alfred Benson
Republican
Jun 11, 1906 – Jan 22, 1907
Appointed to continue Burton's term.
Lost election to finish Burton's term.
12
Charles Curtis
Republican
Jan 22, 1907 – Mar 3, 1913
Elected in 1907 to finish Burton's term .
Elected in 1907 to the next term .
Lost renomination.
9
60th
61st
9
Elected in 1909 .
Lost renomination.
Mar 4, 1909 – Mar 3, 1915
Republican
Joseph Bristow
6
62nd
13
William H. Thompson
Democratic
Mar 4, 1913 – Mar 3, 1919
Elected in 1913 .
Lost re-election.
10
63rd
64th
10
Elected in 1914 .
Mar 4, 1915 – Mar 3, 1929
Republican
Charles Curtis
7
65th
14
Arthur Capper
Republican
Mar 4, 1919 – Jan 3, 1949
Elected in 1918 .
11
66th
67th
11
Re-elected in 1920 .
68th
Re-elected in 1924 .
12
69th
70th
12
Re-elected in 1926 .
Resigned to become U.S. Vice President.
71st
Mar 3, 1929 – Apr 1, 1929
Vacant
Appointed to continue Curtis's term.
Lost election to finish Curtis's term.
Apr 1, 1929 – Nov 30, 1930
Republican
Henry J. Allen
8
Elected in 1930 to finish Curtis's term .
Dec 1, 1930 – Jan 3, 1939
Democratic
George McGill
9
Re-elected in 1930 .
13
72nd
73rd
13
Re-elected in 1932 . Lost re-election.
74th
Re-elected in 1936 .
14
75th
76th
14
Elected in 1938 .
Jan 3, 1939 – Nov 8, 1949
Republican
Clyde M. Reed
10
77th
Re-elected in 1942 .
Retired
15
78th
79th
15
Re-elected in 1944 .
Died.
80th
15
Andrew Schoeppel
Republican
Jan 3, 1949 – Jan 21, 1962
Elected in 1948 .
16
81st
Nov 8, 1949 – Dec 2, 1949
Vacant
Appointed to continue Reed's term.
Retired when successor elected.
Dec 2, 1949 – Nov 28, 1950
Republican
Harry Darby
11
Elected in 1950 to finish Reed's term .
Nov 29, 1950 – Jan 3, 1969
Republican
Frank Carlson
12
82nd
16
Elected to full term in 1950 .
83rd
Re-elected in 1954 .
17
84th
85th
17
Re-elected in 1956 .
86th
Re-elected in 1960 .
Died.
18
87th
Vacant
Jan 21, 1962 – Jan 31, 1962
16
James B. Pearson
Republican
Jan 31, 1962 – Dec 23, 1978
Appointed to continue Schoeppel's term.
Elected in 1962 to finish Schoeppel's term .
88th
18
Re-elected in 1962 .
Retired
89th
Re-elected in 1966 .
19
90th
91st
19
Elected in 1968 .
Jan 3, 1969 – June 11, 1996
Republican
Bob Dole
13
92nd
Re-elected in 1972 .
Retired and resigned early to allow successor to gain seniority.
20
93rd
94th
20
Re-elected in 1974 .
95th
17
Nancy Kassebaum
Republican
Dec 23, 1978 – Jan 3, 1997
Appointed to finish Pearson's term, having already been elected to the next term.
Elected in 1978 .
21
96th
97th
21
Re-elected in 1980 .
98th
Re-elected in 1984 .
22
99th
100th
22
Re-elected in 1986 .
101st
Re-elected in 1990 .
Retired.
23
102nd
103rd
23
Re-elected in 1992 .
Resigned to campaign for U.S. President .
104th
Appointed to continue Dole's term.
Lost nomination to finish Dole's term.
Jun 11, 1996 – Nov 7, 1996
Republican
Sheila Frahm
14
Elected in 1996 to finish Dole's term
Nov 7, 1996 – Jan 3, 2011
Republican
Sam Brownback
15
18
Pat Roberts
Republican
Jan 3, 1997 – Jan 3, 2021
Elected in 1996 .
24
105th
106th
24
Re-elected in 1998 .
107th
Re-elected in 2002 .
25
108th
109th
25
Re-elected in 2004 .
Retired to run for Governor of Kansas .
110th
Re-elected in 2008 .
26
111th
112th
26
Elected in 2010 .
Jan 3, 2011 – present
Republican
Jerry Moran
16
113th
Re-elected in 2014 .
Retired.
27
114th
115th
27
Re-elected in 2016 .
116th
19
Roger Marshall
Republican
Jan 3, 2021 – present
Elected in 2020 .
28
117th
118th
28
Re-elected in 2022 .
119th
To be determined in the 2026 election .
29
120th
121st
29
To be determined in the 2028 election .
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Senator
Party
Years in office
Electoral history
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C
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Electoral history
Years in office
Party
Senator
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Class 2
Class 3
See also
Notes
^ a b Kansas did not elect its senators until two months after statehood.
References
^ Bump, Philip. "The partisan history of every U.S. Senate seat, in 1 awesome chart" . Washington Post . ISSN 0190-8286 . Retrieved September 13, 2020 .
^ a b c d e United States Congress. "James Henry Lane (id: L000061)" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . , Retrieved Jan 15, 2011
^ a b c d United States Congress. "Edmund Gibson Ross (id: R000445)" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . , Retrieved January 15, 2011
^ a b c d United States Congress. "Alexander Caldwell (id: C000027)" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. ... Kansas: Standard Publishing Company. p. 757. ISBN 9780722249055 .
^ "Peffer's Successor Chosen" . The New York Times . January 28, 1897. p. 1.
^ "J.R. Burton the Choice in Kansas" . The New York Times . January 23, 1901. p. 5.
^ Proceedings of the House of Representatives of the State of Kansas. Thirteenth Biennial Session, Topka, Jan 13 to Mar 13, 1903 . Topeka, Kansas . 1903. pp. 303–306.{{cite book }}
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