List of United States senators from Kansas

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Current delegation
Roger Marshall

(R)

This is a list of United States senators from Kansas.

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

2026
.

C

Class 3

2028
.

# 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.
Elected in 1867 to finish Lane's term.[4]
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.[4]
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
.
# Senator Party Years in office Electoral history T C T Electoral history Years in office Party Senator #
Class 2 Class 3

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Kansas did not elect its senators until two months after statehood.

References

  1. ISSN 0190-8286
    . Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e United States Congress. "James Henry Lane (id: L000061)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress., Retrieved Jan 15, 2011
  3. ^ a b c d United States Congress. "Edmund Gibson Ross (id: R000445)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress., Retrieved January 15, 2011
  4. ^ a b Byrd, p. 108.
  5. ^ a b c d United States Congress. "Alexander Caldwell (id: C000027)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  6. ISBN 9780722249055
    .
  7. ^ "Peffer's Successor Chosen". The New York Times. January 28, 1897. p. 1.
  8. ^ "J.R. Burton the Choice in Kansas". The New York Times. January 23, 1901. p. 5.
  9. ^ 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}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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