List of United States Senators from Kentucky

This is a complete list of United States Senators from Kentucky. Its senators belong to Classes 2 and 3. Kentucky is currently represented in the U.S. Senate by Republicans Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul.

Class 2

#	Senator	Party	Years	Term	Electoral history
1	John Brown	Anti- Administration	June 18, 1792 – March 4, 1805	1	Elected in 1792
		Anti- Administration		2	Re-elected in 1793
		Democratic- Republican		2	Re-elected in 1793
		Democratic- Republican		3	Re-elected in 1799
2	Buckner Thruston	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1805 – December 18, 1809	4	Elected in 1805 Resigned to become judge of the U.S. Circuit Court
Vacant			December 18, 1809 – January 10, 1810
3	Henry Clay	Democratic- Republican	January 10, 1810 – March 4, 1811		Appointed to finish Thruston's term Retired
4	George M. Bibb	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1811 – August 23, 1814	5	Elected in 1811 Resigned to return to private practice
Vacant			August 23, 1814 – August 30, 1814
5	George Walker	Democratic- Republican	August 30, 1814 – December 16, 1814		Appointed to continue Bibb's term Successor qualified
6	William T. Barry	Democratic- Republican	December 16, 1814 – May 1, 1816		Elected to finish Bibb's term Resigned to become judge of the Kentucky Circuit Court
Vacant			May 1, 1816 – November 3, 1816
7	Martin D. Hardin	Federalist	November 3, 1816 – March 4, 1817		Appointed to continue Barry's term Elected to finish Barry's term
8	John J. Crittenden	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819	6	Elected in 1817 Resigned to return to private practice
Vacant			March 3, 1819 – December 10, 1819
9	Richard M. Johnson	Democratic- Republican	December 10, 1819 – March 4, 1829		Elected to finish Crittenden's term
		Jackson Democratic-Republican		7	Elected to full term in 1823 Lost re-election
		Jacksonian		7	Elected to full term in 1823 Lost re-election
10	George M. Bibb	Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1835	8	Elected in 1829
11	John J. Crittenden	Whig	March 4, 1835 – March 4, 1841	9	Elected in 1835 Retired
12	James T. Morehead	Whig	March 4, 1841 – March 4, 1847	10	Elected in 1841
13	Joseph R. Underwood	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 4, 1853	11	Elected in 1847 Retired
14	John B. Thompson	Know Nothing	March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1859	12	Elected in 1853
15	Lazarus W. Powell	Democratic	March 4, 1859 – March 4, 1865	13	Elected in 1858
16	James Guthrie	Democratic	March 4, 1865 – February 7, 1868	14	Elected in 1865 Resigned due to ill health
Vacant			February 7, 1868 – February 19, 1868
17	Thomas C. McCreery	Democratic	February 19, 1868 – March 4, 1871		Elected to finish Guthrie's term Lost re-election
18	John W. Stevenson	Democratic	March 4, 1871 – March 4, 1877	15	Elected in 1871 Retired
19	James B. Beck	Democratic	March 4, 1877 – May 3, 1890	16	Elected in 1876
				17	Re-elected in 1882
				18	Re-elected in 1888 Died
Vacant			May 3, 1890 – May 26, 1890
20	John G. Carlisle	Democratic	May 26, 1890 – February 4, 1893		Elected to finish Beck's term Resigned
Vacant			February 4, 1893 – February 15, 1893
21	William Lindsay	Democratic	February 15, 1893 – March 4, 1901		Elected to finish Carlisle's term
21	William Lindsay	Democratic	February 15, 1893 – March 4, 1901	19	Elected to full term in 1894 Retired
22	Joseph Blackburn	Democratic	March 4, 1901 – March 4, 1907	20	Elected in 1900 Lost re-election
23	Thomas H. Paynter	Democratic	March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1913	21	Elected in 1906 Retired
24	Ollie M. James	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – August 28, 1918	22	Elected in 1912 Died
Vacant			August 28, 1918 – September 7, 1918
25	George B. Martin	Democratic	September 7, 1918 – March 4, 1919		Appointed to finish James's term Retired
Vacant			March 4, 1919 – May 19, 1919	23
26	Augustus Stanley	Democratic	May 19, 1919 – March 4, 1925	23	Elected in 1918, but did not start term until resigning as Governor Lost re-election
27	Fred M. Sackett	Republican	March 4, 1925 – January 9, 1930	24	Elected in 1924 Resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to Germany
Vacant			January 9, 1930 – January 11, 1930
28	John M. Robsion	Republican	January 11, 1930 – November 30, 1930		Appointed to continue Sackett's term Lost election to finish Sackett's term
29	Ben M. Williamson	Democratic	December 1, 1930 – March 4, 1931		Elected to finish Sackett's term Retired
30	Marvel M. Logan	Democratic	March 4, 1931 – October 3, 1939	25	Elected in 1930
30	Marvel M. Logan	Democratic	March 4, 1931 – October 3, 1939	26	Re-elected in 1936 Died
Vacant			October 3, 1939 – October 10, 1939
31	Happy Chandler	Democratic	October 10, 1939 – November 1, 1945		Appointed to continue Logan's term Elected to finish Logan's term
31	Happy Chandler	Democratic	October 10, 1939 – November 1, 1945	27	Elected to full term in 1942 Resigned to become Commissioner of Major League Baseball
Vacant			November 1, 1945 – November 19, 1945
32	William A. Stanfill	Republican	November 19, 1945 – November 5, 1946		Appointed to continue Chandler's term Retired
33	John Sherman Cooper	Republican	November 6, 1946 – January 3, 1949		Elected to finsish Chandler's term Lost re-election
34	Virgil Chapman	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – March 8, 1951	28	Elected in 1948 Died
Vacant			March 8, 1951 – March 19, 1951
35	Thomas R. Underwood	Democratic	March 19, 1951 – November 4, 1952		Appointed to continue Chapman's term Lost election to finish Chapman's term
36	John Sherman Cooper	Republican	November 5, 1952 – January 3, 1955		Elected to finish Chapman's term Lost election to full term
37	Alben W. Barkley	Democratic	January 3, 1955 – April 30, 1956	29	Elected in 1954 Died
Vacant			April 30, 1956 – June 21, 1956
38	Robert Humphreys	Democratic	June 21, 1956 – November 6, 1956		Appointed to continue Barkley's term Retired
39	John Sherman Cooper	Republican	November 7, 1956 – January 3, 1973		Elected to finish Barkley's term
				30	Elected to full term in 1960
				31	Re-elected in 1966 Retired
40	Walter Huddleston	Democratic	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1985	32	Elected in 1972
40	Walter Huddleston	Democratic	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1985	33	Re-elected in 1978 Lost re-election
41	Mitch McConnell	Republican	January 3, 1985 – Present	34	Elected in 1984
				35	Re-elected in 1990
				36	Re-elected in 1996
				37	Re-elected in 2002
				38	Re-elected in 2008
				39	Re-elected in 2014
#	Senator	Party	Years	Term	Electoral history

Class 3

#	Senator	Party	Years	Term	Electoral history
1	John Edwards	Anti-Administration	June 18, 1792 – March 4, 1795	1	Elected in 1792
2	Humphrey Marshall	Federalist	March 4, 1795 – March 4, 1801	2	Elected in 1794 Lost re-election
3	John Breckinridge	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1801 – August 7, 1805	3	Elected in 1801 Resigned to become U.S. Attorney General
Vacant			August 7, 1805 – November 8, 1805
4	John Adair	Democratic-Republican	November 8, 1805 – November 18, 1806		Elected to finish Breckinridge's term Resigned because of participation in the Burr Conspiracy, having lost election to full term
5	Henry Clay	Democratic-Republican	November 19, 1806 – March 4, 1807		Elected to finish Adair's term, despite being younger than the constitutional age limit
6	John Pope	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1807 – March 4, 1813	4	Elected in 1807
7	Jesse Bledsoe	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1813 – December 24, 1814	5	Elected in 1813 Resigned
Vacant			December 24, 1814 – February 2, 1815
8	Isham Talbot	Democratic-Republican	February 2, 1815 – March 4, 1819		Elected to finish Bledsoe's term
9	William Logan	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1819 – May 28, 1820	6	Elected in 1819 Resigned to run for Governor
Vacant			May 28, 1820 – October 19, 1820
10	Isham Talbot	Democratic-Republican	October 19, 1820– March 4, 1825		Elected to finish Logan's term
10	Isham Talbot	National Republican	October 19, 1820– March 4, 1825		Elected to finish Logan's term
11	John Rowan	Democratic	March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1831	7	Elected in 1825
Vacant			March 4, 1831 – November 10, 1831	8
12	Henry Clay	National Republican	November 10, 1831– March 31, 1842	8	Elected late in 1831
12	Henry Clay	Whig	November 10, 1831– March 31, 1842	9	Re-elected in 1836 Resigned
13	John J. Crittenden	Whig	March 31, 1842– June 12, 1848	10	Elected to finish Clay's term
13	John J. Crittenden	Whig	March 31, 1842– June 12, 1848	11	Elected to full term in 1843 Resigned to become Governor of Kentucky
14	Thomas Metcalfe	Whig	June 23, 1848 – March 4, 1849	11	Appointed to continue Crittenden's term Elected to finish Crittenden's term
15	Henry Clay	Whig	March 4, 1849 – June 24, 1852	12	Elected in 1849 Died
Vacant			June 24, 1852 – July 6, 1852
16	David Meriwether	Democratic	July 6, 1852 – August 31, 1852		Appointed to continue Clay's term Retired
17	Archibald Dixon	Whig	September 1, 1852 – March 4, 1855		Elected to finish Clay's term Retired
18	John J. Crittenden	Whig	March 4, 1855– March 4, 1861	13	Elected in 1855 Retired
18	John J. Crittenden	Know Nothing	March 4, 1855– March 4, 1861	13	Elected in 1855 Retired
19	John C. Breckinridge	Democratic	March 4, 1861 – December 4, 1861	14	Elected in 1861 Expelled for supporting the Confederacy
Vacant			December 4, 1861 – December 10, 1861
20	Garrett Davis	Unionist	December 10, 1861 – September 22, 1872		Elected to finish Breckinridge's term
20	Garrett Davis	Unionist	December 10, 1861 – September 22, 1872	15	Re-elected in 1867 Died
Vacant			September 22, 1872 – September 27, 1872
21	Willis B. Machen	Democratic	September 27, 1872 – March 4, 1873		Appointed to continue Davis's term Elected to finish Davis's term
22	Thomas C. McCreery	Democratic	March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1879	16	Elected in 1872 Retired
23	John Stuart Williams	Democratic	March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1885	17	Elected in 1879 Lost re-election
24	Joseph C. S. Blackburn	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1897	18	Elected in 1885
24	Joseph C. S. Blackburn	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1897	19	Re-elected in 1891 Lost re-election
25	William J. Deboe	Republican	March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1903	20	Elected in 1897 Retired
26	James B. McCreary	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1909	21	Elected in 1903 Lost re-election
27	William O. Bradley	Republican	March 4, 1909 – May 23, 1914	22	Elected in 1908 Died
Vacant			May 23, 1914 – June 16, 1914
28	Johnson N. Camden	Democratic	June 16, 1914 – March 4, 1915		Appointed to continue Bradley's term Elected to finish Bradley's term Retired
29	John C. W. Beckham	Democratic	March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1921	23	Elected in 1914 Lost re-election
30	Richard P. Ernst	Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 4, 1927	24	Elected in 1920 Lost re-election
31	Alben W. Barkley	Democratic	March 4, 1927 – January 19, 1949	25	Elected in 1926
				26	Re-elected in 1932
				27	Re-elected in 1938
				28	Re-elected in 1944 Resigned to become U.S. Vice President
32	Garrett L. Withers	Democratic	January 20, 1949 – November 26, 1950		Appointed to continue Barkley's term Retired when successor qualified
33	Earle C. Clements	Democratic	November 27, 1950 – January 3, 1957		Elected to finish Barkley's term, having been elected to the next term
33	Earle C. Clements	Democratic	November 27, 1950 – January 3, 1957	29	Elected to full term in 1950 Lost re-election
34	Thruston Morton	Republican	January 3, 1957 – December 16, 1968	30	Elected in 1956
34	Thruston Morton	Republican	January 3, 1957 – December 16, 1968	31	Re-elected in 1962 Retired, and resigned early to give successor preferential seniority
35	Marlow Cook	Republican	December 17, 1968 – December 27, 1974	31	Appointed to finish Morton's term, having already been elected to the next term
35	Marlow Cook	Republican	December 17, 1968 – December 27, 1974	32	Elected in 1968 Lost re-election, and resigned early to give successor preferential seniority
36	Wendell H. Ford	Democratic	December 28, 1974 – January 3, 1999	32	Appointed to finish Cook's term, having already been elected to the next term
				33	Elected in 1974
				34	Re-elected in 1980
				35	Re-elected in 1986
				36	Re-elected in 1992 Retired
37	Jim Bunning	Republican	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2011	37	Elected in 1998
37	Jim Bunning	Republican	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2011	38	Re-elected in 2004 Retired
38	Rand Paul	Republican	January 3, 2011 – Present	39	Elected in 2010
#	Senator	Party	Years	Term	Electoral history

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