List of United States senators from Kansas

Current delegation

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

#	Senator	Party	Dates in office	Electoral history	T	C	T	Electoral history	Dates in office	Party	Senator	#
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.						C	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.
Vacant			Jan 29, 1861 – Apr 4, 1861^[a]		1	36th	—		Jan 29, 1861 – Apr 4, 1861^[a]	Vacant
Vacant			Jan 29, 1861 – Apr 4, 1861^[a]			37th	1		Jan 29, 1861 – Apr 4, 1861^[a]	Vacant
1	James H. Lane	Republican^[2]	Apr 4, 1861 – Jul 11, 1866^[2]	Elected in 1861.^[2]		37th		Elected in 1861.	Apr 4, 1861 – Mar 3, 1873	Republican	Samuel C. Pomeroy	1
				Elected in 1861.^[2]		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.^[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
3	Alexander Caldwell	Republican^[5]	Mar 4, 1871 – Mar 24, 1873^[5]	Elected in 1871.^[5] Resigned in 1873.^[5]		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]
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
				Re-elected in 1888. Died.		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		Elected in 1930 to finish Curtis's term.
						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.		95th
				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		Elected in 1996 to finish Dole's term
						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
To be determined in the 2026 election.					29	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						C	Class 3

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 Byrd, p. 108.
^ ^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}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

External links

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.

[statehood-2] Kansas did not elect its senators until two months after statehood.

[1] Bump, Philip. "The partisan history of every U.S. Senate seat, in 1 awesome chart". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved September 13, 2020.

[L000061-3] United States Congress. "James Henry Lane (id: L000061)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress., Retrieved Jan 15, 2011

[R000445-4] United States Congress. "Edmund Gibson Ross (id: R000445)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress., Retrieved January 15, 2011

[FOOTNOTEByrd108-5] Byrd, p. 108.

[C000027-6] United States Congress. "Alexander Caldwell (id: C000027)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

[KS1883-7] 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.

[NYTKS-8] "Peffer's Successor Chosen". The New York Times. January 28, 1897. p. 1.

[9] "J.R. Burton the Choice in Kansas". The New York Times. January 23, 1901. p. 5.

[KS1903-10] 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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v t e United States senators from Kansas
Class 2	Lane Ross Caldwell Crozier Harvey Plumb Perkins Martin Baker Burton Benson Curtis Thompson Capper Schoeppel Pearson Kassebaum Roberts Marshall
Class 3	Pomeroy Ingalls Peffer Harris Long Bristow Curtis Allen McGill Reed Darby Carlson Dole Frahm Brownback Moran

v t e Kansas's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators	▌Jerry Moran (R) ▌Roger Marshall (R)
Representatives (ordered by district)	▌Tracey Mann (R) ▌Jake LaTurner (R) ▌Sharice Davids (D) ▌Ron Estes (R)

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