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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
. 29 of Kansas's senators have been Republicans, 3 have been
. Kansas last elected a Democrat in 1932; since then all its senators have been Republicans. Notable Kansan senators include
| # |
Senator |
Party |
Years |
Term |
Electoral history |
| 1 |
 James H. Lane |
RepublicanThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
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April 4, 1861 –
July 11, 1866 |
1 |
Elected in 1861 |
| 2 |
Re-elected in 1865
Died |
| Vacant |
July 11, 1866 –
July 25, 1866 |
| 2 |
 Edmund G. RossEdmund Gibson Ross was a politician who represented the state of Kansas after the American Civil War and was later governor of the New Mexico Territory. His vote against convicting of President Andrew Johnson of "high crimes and misdemeanors" allowed Johnson to stay in office by the margin of one...
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RepublicanThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
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July 25, 1866 –
March 3, 1871 |
Appointed to continue Lane's term
Elected to finish Lane's term
Lost re-election |
| 3 |
Alexander Caldwell Alexander Caldwell was a U.S. Senator from Kansas. Born at Drakes Ferry, Pennsylvania, he attended public schools, and enlisted in 1847 as a private in the Mexican-American War...
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RepublicanThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
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March 4, 1871 –
March 24, 1873 |
3 |
Elected in 1871
Resigned in 1873 |
| Vacant |
March 24, 1873 –
November 24, 1873 |
| 4 |
Robert Crozier Robert Crozier was a United States Senator from Kansas.Born in Cadiz, Ohio, he attended the public schools and an academy. He studied law in Carrollton, Ohio and was admitted to the bar in 1848...
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RepublicanThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
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November 24, 1873 –
February 8, 1874 |
Appointed to continue Caldwell's term
Retired when successor elected |
| 5 |
 James M. HarveyJames Madison Harvey was a United States Senator from Kansas and fifth Governor of Kansas.-Biography:...
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RepublicanThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
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February 8, 1874 –
March 4, 1877 |
Elected to finish Caldwell's term
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| 6 |
 Preston B. Plumb |
RepublicanThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
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March 4, 1877 –
December 20, 1891 |
4 |
Elected in 1877 |
| 5 |
Re-elected in 1883 |
| 6 |
Re-elected in 1888 The United States Senate election of 1888 was an election which, coinciding with Benjamin Harrison's victory over incumbent President Grover Cleveland, had the Republican Party gain twelve seats in the United States Senate, mostly from newly-admitted States....
Died |
| Vacant |
December 20, 1891 –
January 1, 1892 |
| 7 |
Bishop W. Perkins Bishop Walden Perkins was a United States Representative and Senator from Kansas. Born in Rochester, Ohio, he attended the common schools and Knox College . He prospected for gold through California and New Mexico from 1860 to 1862 and served four years in the Union Army during the Civil War as...
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RepublicanThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
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January 1, 1892 –
March 4, 1893 |
Appointed to continue Plumb's term
Retired when successor qualified |
| 8 |
John Martin |
Democratic The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
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March 4, 1893 –
March 4, 1895 |
Elected to finish Plumb's term
|
| 9 |
Lucien Baker Lucien Baker was a United States Senator from Kansas.Baker was born near Cleveland, Ohio and moved with his parents to Morenci, Michigan...
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RepublicanThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
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March 4, 1895 –
March 4, 1901 |
7 |
Elected in 1894
Lost renomination |
| 10 |
 Joseph R. BurtonJoseph Ralph Burton was a lawyer and United States Senator from the state of Kansas.- Early life :Burton was born and reared on his father's farm near Mitchell, Indiana. His father, Allen C. Burton, was descended from English ancestors, who came to America to escape the reign of Cromwell in the...
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RepublicanThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
|
March 4, 1901 –
June 4, 1906 |
8 |
Elected in 1900 The United States Senate election of 1900 was an election which had the Republican Party gain three seats in the United States Senate, and which corresponded with President William McKinley's landslide re-election....
Resigned when convicted of Bribery |
| Vacant |
June 4, 1906 –
June 11, 1906 |
| 11 |
 Alfred W. BensonAlfred Washburn Benson was a United States Senator from Kansas.Born in Poland, Chautauqua County, New York, he moved to Jamestown, New York in 1860, and attended Jamestown and Randolph Academies...
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RepublicanThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
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June 11, 1906 –
January 23, 1907 |
Appointed to continue Burton's term
Lost election to finish Burton's term |
| 12 |
 Charles CurtisCharles Curtis was a United States Representative, a longtime United States Senator from Kansas later chosen as Senate Majority Leader by his Republican colleagues, and the 31st Vice President of the United States...
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RepublicanThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
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January 29, 1907 –
March 4, 1913 |
Elected to finish Burton's term |
| 9 |
Re-elected in 1906 The United States Senate election of 1906 was an election which had the Republican Party gain three seats in the United States Senate, expanding their majority to almost twice that of the opposing Democratic Party....
Lost re-election |
| 13 |
 William H. ThompsonWilliam Howard Thompson was a United States Senator from Kansas.Born in Crawfordsville, Indiana, he moved with his parents to Nemaha County, Kansas in 1880, where attended the public schools and graduated from the Seneca Normal School in 1886. He graduated from the Lawrence Business College in 1891...
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Democratic The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
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March 4, 1913 –
March 4, 1919 |
10 |
Elected in 1912
Lost re-election |
| 14 |
Arthur CapperArthur Capper was an American politician from Kansas. He was the 20th Governor of Kansas from 1915 to 1919 and a United States Senator from 1919 to 1949....
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RepublicanThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
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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. SchoeppelAndrew Frank Schoeppel was an American politician and a member of the Republican Party. He was the 29th Governor of Kansas from 1943 to 1947 and a U.S. Senator from 1949 until his death...
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RepublicanThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
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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 |
.jpg) James B. PearsonJames Blackwood Pearson was a United States Senator from Kansas from 1962 to 1979.-Biography:Pearson was born in 1920 in Nashville, Tennessee, the son of a Methodist minister. With his parents, he moved to Virginia in 1934 and attended public school. He went on to attend college at Duke University...
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RepublicanThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
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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 |
RepublicanThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
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December 23, 1978 –
January 3, 1997 |
Appointed to finish Pearson's term,
having already been elected to the next term |
| 22 |
Elected in 1978The United States Senate election of 1978 in the middle of Democratic President Jimmy Carter's term. The Democrats lost a net of three seats to the Republicans, leaving the balance of the chamber 58-41 in favor of the Democrats....
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| 23 |
Re-elected in 1984The 1984 elections to the United States Senate coincided with the landslide re-election of President Ronald Reagan in the 1984 presidential election...
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| 24 |
Re-elected in 1990Elections to one-third of the seats in the United States Senate were held on Tuesday, November 6, 1990. The Democratic Party increased its majority with a net gain of one seat from the Republicans. This was in keeping with the trend that the party of the President often loses seats in a midterm...
Retired |
| 18 |
 Pat RobertsCharles Patrick "Pat" Roberts is the senior United States Senator from Kansas. A member of the Republican Party, he has served since 1997...
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RepublicanThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
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January 3, 1997 –
Present |
25 |
Elected in 1996The 1996 elections to the United States Senate coincided with the 1996 presidential election, in which Democrats Bill Clinton and Al Gore were reelected President and Vice President of the United States, respectively....
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| 26 |
Re-elected in 2002 The 2002 United States Senate election in Kansas was held on November 4, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Pat Roberts won re-election to a second term easily because no Democrat filed to run.-Results:-Results:...
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| 27 |
Re-elected in 2008The 2008 United States Senate election in Kansas was held on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Pat Roberts won re-election to a third term.-Background:The state of Kansas has not elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1932...
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| # |
Senator |
Party |
Years |
Term |
Electoral history |
| # |
Senator |
Party |
Years |
Term |
Electoral history |
| 1 |
Samuel C. Pomeroy Samuel Clarke Pomeroy was an American Republican Senator from Kansas in the mid-19th century, serving in the United States Senate during the American Civil War. Pomeroy served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives...
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RepublicanThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
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April 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1873 |
1 |
Elected in 1861
Lost re-election |
| 2 |
 John James IngallsJohn James Ingalls was an American politician.John James Ingalls was born in Middleton, Massachusetts, on December 29, 1833. He graduated from Williams College in 1855. Foreshadowing his later reputation as a wit, his graduation thesis, entitled Mummy Life, was a satire of college life. He studied...
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RepublicanThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
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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. PefferWilliam Alfred Peffer was a United States Senator from Kansas, notable for being the first of six Populists elected to the United States Senate. In the Senate he was recognizable by his enormous flowing beard...
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Populist The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891. It was most important in 1892-96, then rapidly faded away...
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March 4, 1891 –
March 4, 1897 |
5 |
Elected in 1891
Lost re-election |
| 4 |
 William A. HarrisWilliam Alexander Harris was a United States Representative and Senator from Kansas.-Early life and education:...
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Populist The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891. It was most important in 1892-96, then rapidly faded away...
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March 4, 1897 –
March 4, 1903 |
6 |
Elected in 1897
Lost re-election |
| 5 |
Chester I. Long Chester Isaiah Long was a United States Representative and Senator from Kansas. Born in Greenwood Township, Pennsylvania, he moved with his parents to Daviess County, Missouri, in 1865 and to Paola, Kansas, in 1879. He attended the country schools and graduated from the normal school at Paola in...
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RepublicanThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
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March 4, 1903 –
March 4, 1909 |
7 |
Elected in 1902 The United States Senate election of 1902 was an election which had the Republican Party and the Democratic Party each gain one seat in the United States Senate....
Lost renomination |
| 6 |
Joseph L. Bristow Joseph Little Bristow was an American Republican politician from Kansas.Born outside Hazel Green, Kentucky, he moved to Kansas when he was twelve. He graduated from Baker University when he was 25....
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RepublicanThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
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March 4, 1909 –
March 4, 1915 |
8 |
Elected in 1908 Some states elected their Senators directly even before passage of the 17th Amendment in 1913. Oregon pioneered direct election and experimented with different measures over several years until it succeeded in 1907. Soon after, Nebraska followed suit and laid the foundation for other states to...
Lost renomination |
| 7 |
Charles CurtisCharles Curtis was a United States Representative, a longtime United States Senator from Kansas later chosen as Senate Majority Leader by his Republican colleagues, and the 31st Vice President of the United States...
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RepublicanThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
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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 PresidentThe Vice President of the United States is the holder of a public office created by the United States Constitution. The Vice President, together with the President of the United States, is indirectly elected by the people, through the Electoral College, to a four-year term...
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| Vacant |
March 3, 1929 –
April 1, 1929 |
| 8 |
Henry Justin Allen Henry Justin Allen was the 21st Governor of Kansas and U.S. Senator from Kansas .Allen was born in Warren County, Pennsylvania to John and Rebecca Elizabeth Allen...
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RepublicanThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
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April 1, 1929 –
November 30, 1930 |
Appointed to continue Curtis's term
Lost election to finish Curtis's term |
| 9 |
George McGill George S. McGill was an American politician from Kansas.Born in Lucas County, Iowa, he moved with his parents to Kansas when he was 5. He graduated from Central Normal College in Great Bend, Kansas at the turn of the century and was admitted to the state bar two years later...
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Democratic The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
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December 1, 1930 –
January 3, 1939 |
Elected to finish Curtis's term |
| 12 |
Re-elected in 1932
Lost re-election |
| 10 |
 Clyde M. ReedClyde Martin Reed was an American politician from Kansas who served as both the 24th Governor of Kansas and U.S. Senator from that state....
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RepublicanThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
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January 3, 1939 –
November 8, 1949 |
13 |
Elected in 1938 |
| 14 |
Re-elected in 1944
Died |
| Vacant |
November 8, 1949 –
December 2, 1949 |
| 11 |
Harry Darby Harry Darby was an American politician from Kansas.Born in Kansas City, Kansas, he graduated from the University of Illinois, and served in the United States Army during the World War I, rising to the rank of captain...
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RepublicanThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
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December 2, 1949 –
November 28, 1950 |
Appointed to continue Reed's term
Retired when successor elected |
| 12 |
.jpg) Frank CarlsonFrank Carlson was an American politician who served as the 30th Governor of Kansas and United States Representative and United States Senator from Kansas.-Biography:...
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RepublicanThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
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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 DoleRobert Joseph "Bob" Dole is an American attorney and politician. Dole represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996, was Gerald Ford's Vice Presidential running mate in the 1976 presidential election, and was Senate Majority Leader from 1985 to 1987 and in 1995 and 1996...
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RepublicanThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
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January 3, 1969 –
June 11, 1996 |
18 |
Elected in 1968 |
| 19 |
Re-elected in 1974 |
| 20 |
Re-elected in 1980The 1980 U.S. Senate elections coincided with Ronald Reagan's election to the Presidency. Reagan's large margin of victory over incumbent Jimmy Carter pulled in many Democratic voters and gave a huge boost to Republican senate candidates....
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| 21 |
Re-elected in 1986The U.S. Senate election, 1986 was an election for the United States Senate in the middle of Ronald Reagan's second presidential term. As in most midterm elections, the opposition Democratic Party held the usual advantage...
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| 22 |
Re-elected in 1992The 1992 United States Senate election was an election for the United States Senate in which the victory of Bill Clinton in the presidential election was not accompanied by major Democratic gains in the Senate....
Resigned to campaign for U.S. PresidentThe President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
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| 14 |
Sheila Frahm Sheila Sloan Frahm served in the U.S. Senate as a Republican from Kansas for a brief period in 1996.Frahm was born in Colby, Kansas...
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RepublicanThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
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June 11, 1996 –
November 6, 1996 |
Appointed to continue Dole's term
Lost nomination to finish Dole's term |
| 15 |
 Sam BrownbackSamuel Dale "Sam" Brownback is the 46th and current Governor of Kansas. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Senator from Kansas from 1996 to 2011, and as a U.S. Representative for Kansas's 2nd congressional district from 1995 to 1996...
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RepublicanThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
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November 7, 1996 –
January 3, 2011 |
Elected to finish Dole's term |
| 23 |
Re-elected in 1998 The 1998 United States Senate election in Kansas was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Sam Brownback won re-election to his first full term.-Results:-Results:-Candidates:*Sam Brownback , incumbent U.S. Senator...
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| 24 |
Re-elected in 2004 The 2004 United States Senate election in Kansas was held November 2, 2004. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Sam Brownback won re-election to a second term.-Results:...
Retired to run for Governor of KansasThe Governor of the State of Kansas is the head of state for the State of Kansas, United States. Under the Kansas Constitution, the Governor is also the head of government, serving as the chief executive of the Kansas executive branch, of the government of Kansas. The Governor is the...
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| 16 |
Jerry Moran Jerry Moran is the junior U.S. Senator from Kansas and a member of the Republican Party. Previously, he served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing ....
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RepublicanThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
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January 3, 2011 –
Present |
25 |
Elected in 2010 |
| # |
Senator |
Party |
Years |
Term |
Electoral history |