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 Pat Roberts and Jerry Moran. 29 of Kansas's senators have been Republicans, 3 have been Democrats, and 2 have been Populists. Kansas last elected a Democrat in 1932; since then all its senators have been Republicans. Notable Kansan senators include Bob Dole and Nancy Kassebaum.

1 Class 2
2 Class 3
3 Notes
4 See also

Class 2

#	Senator	Party	Years	Term	Electoral history
1	James H. Lane	Republican^[1]	April 4, 1861 – July 11, 1866^[1]	1	Elected in 1861^[1]
1	James H. Lane	Republican^[1]	April 4, 1861 – July 11, 1866^[1]	2	Re-elected in 1865^[1] Died^[1]
Vacant			July 11, 1866 – July 25, 1866
2	Edmund G. Ross	Republican^[2]	July 25, 1866 – March 3, 1871^[2]		Appointed to continue Lane's term^[2] Elected to finish Lane's term Lost re-election^[2]
3	Alexander Caldwell	Republican^[3]	March 4, 1871 – March 24, 1873^[3]	3	Elected in 1871^[3] Resigned in 1873^[3]
Vacant			March 24, 1873 – November 24, 1873
4	Robert Crozier	Republican	November 24, 1873 – February 8, 1874		Appointed to continue Caldwell's term Retired when successor elected
5	James M. Harvey	Republican	February 8, 1874 – March 4, 1877		Elected to finish Caldwell's term
6	Preston B. Plumb	Republican	March 4, 1877 – December 20, 1891	4	Elected in 1877
				5	Re-elected in 1883
				6	Re-elected in 1888 Died
Vacant			December 20, 1891 – January 1, 1892
7	Bishop W. Perkins	Republican	January 1, 1892 – March 4, 1893		Appointed to continue Plumb's term Retired when successor qualified
8	John Martin	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1895		Elected to finish Plumb's term
9	Lucien Baker	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1901	7	Elected in 1894 Lost renomination
10	Joseph R. Burton	Republican	March 4, 1901 – June 4, 1906	8	Elected in 1900 Resigned when convicted of Bribery
Vacant			June 4, 1906 – June 11, 1906
11	Alfred W. Benson	Republican	June 11, 1906 – January 23, 1907		Appointed to continue Burton's term Lost election to finish Burton's term
12	Charles Curtis	Republican	January 29, 1907 – March 4, 1913		Elected to finish Burton's term
12	Charles Curtis	Republican	January 29, 1907 – March 4, 1913	9	Re-elected in 1906 Lost re-election
13	William H. Thompson	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1919	10	Elected in 1912 Lost re-election
14	Arthur Capper	Republican	March 4, 1919 – January 3, 1949	12	Elected in 1918
				13	Re-elected in 1924
				14	Re-elected in 1930
				15	Re-elected in 1936
				16	Re-elected in 1942 Retired
15	Andrew F. Schoeppel	Republican	January 3, 1949 – January 21, 1962	17	Elected in 1948
				18	Re-elected in 1954
				19	Re-elected in 1960 Died
Vacant			January 21, 1962 – January 31, 1962
16	James B. Pearson	Republican	January 31, 1962 – December 23, 1978		Appointed to continue Schoeppel's term Elected to finish Schoeppel's term
				20	Re-elected in 1966
				21	Re-elected in 1972 Retired and resigned early to allow successor gain seniority
17	Nancy Kassebaum	Republican	December 23, 1978 – January 3, 1997	21	Appointed to finish Pearson's term, having already been elected to the next term
				22	Elected in 1978
				23	Re-elected in 1984
				24	Re-elected in 1990 Retired
18	Pat Roberts	Republican	January 3, 1997 – Present	25	Elected in 1996
				26	Re-elected in 2002
				27	Re-elected in 2008
				28	Re-elected in 2014
#	Senator	Party	Years	Term	Electoral history

Class 3

#	Senator	Party	Years	Term	Electoral history
1	Samuel C. Pomeroy	Republican	April 4, 1861 – March 3, 1873	1	Elected in 1861 Lost re-election
2	John James Ingalls	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1891	2	Elected in 1873
				3	Re-elected in 1879
				4	Re-elected in 1885 Lost re-election
3	William A. Peffer	Populist	March 4, 1891 – March 4, 1897	5	Elected in 1891 Lost re-election
4	William A. Harris	Populist	March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1903	6	Elected in 1897 Lost re-election
5	Chester I. Long	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1909	7	Elected in 1902 Lost renomination
6	Joseph L. Bristow	Republican	March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1915	8	Elected in 1908 Lost renomination
7	Charles Curtis	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1929	9	Elected in 1914
				10	Re-elected in 1920
				11	Re-elected in 1926 Resigned to become U.S. Vice President
Vacant			March 3, 1929 – April 1, 1929
8	Henry Justin Allen	Republican	April 1, 1929 – November 30, 1930		Appointed to continue Curtis's term Lost election to finish Curtis's term
9	George McGill	Democratic	December 1, 1930 – January 3, 1939		Elected to finish Curtis's term
9	George McGill	Democratic	December 1, 1930 – January 3, 1939	12	Re-elected in 1932 Lost re-election
10	Clyde M. Reed	Republican	January 3, 1939 – November 8, 1949	13	Elected in 1938
10	Clyde M. Reed	Republican	January 3, 1939 – November 8, 1949	14	Re-elected in 1944 Died
Vacant			November 8, 1949 – December 2, 1949
11	Harry Darby	Republican	December 2, 1949 – November 28, 1950		Appointed to continue Reed's term Retired when successor elected
12	Frank Carlson	Republican	November 29, 1950 – January 3, 1969		Elected to finish Reed's term and to the next term
				15	Re-elected in 1950
				16	Re-elected in 1956
				17	Re-elected in 1962 Retired
13	Bob Dole	Republican	January 3, 1969 – June 11, 1996	18	Elected in 1968
				19	Re-elected in 1974
				20	Re-elected in 1980
				21	Re-elected in 1986
				22	Re-elected in 1992 Resigned to campaign for U.S. President
14	Sheila Frahm	Republican	June 11, 1996 – November 6, 1996		Appointed to continue Dole's term Lost nomination to finish Dole's term
15	Sam Brownback	Republican	November 7, 1996 – January 3, 2011		Elected to finish Dole's term
				23	Re-elected in 1998
				24	Re-elected in 2004 Retired to run for Governor of Kansas
16	Jerry Moran	Republican	January 3, 2011 – Present	25	Elected in 2010
#	Senator	Party	Years	Term	Electoral history

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e
- James Henry Lane at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on January 15, 2011
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d
- ROSS, Edmund Gibson, (1826 - 1907) at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on January 15, 2011
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d
- CALDWELL, Alexander, (1830 - 1917) at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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