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 Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall. 29 of Kansas's senators have been Republicans, three have been Democrats, and two have been Populists.

Current delegation
Senator Jerry Moran
(R)
Senator Roger Marshall
(R)

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

Class 2 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that were elected in the first elections of 1861. The seat in recent years has been contested in 2002, 2008, 2014 and 2020. The next election will be in 2026.

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Class 3

Class 3 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that were elected in the first elections of 1861. The seat in recent years has been contested in 1998, 2004, 2010, and 2016. The next election will be in 2022.

# Senator Party Dates in office Electoral history T T Electoral history Dates in office Party Senator #
Vacant January 29, 1861 –
April 4, 1861
Kansas did not elect its Senators until two months after statehood. 1 36th Kansas did not elect its Senators until two months after statehood. January 29, 1861 –
April 4, 1861
Vacant
37th 1
1
James H. Lane
Republican[2] April 4, 1861 –
July 11, 1866[2]
Elected in 1861.[2] Elected in 1861. April 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1873
Republican
Samuel C. Pomeroy
1
38th
Re-elected in 1865.[2]

Died.[2]
2 39th
Vacant July 11, 1866 –
July 25, 1866
 
2
Edmund G. Ross
Republican[3] July 25, 1866 –
March 3, 1871[3]
Appointed to continue Lane's term.[3]

Elected January 23, 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] March 4, 1871 –
March 24, 1873[5]
Elected in 1871.[5]

Resigned in 1873.[5]
3 42nd
43rd 3 Elected in 1873. March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1891
Republican
John James Ingalls
2
Vacant March 24, 1873 –
November 24, 1873
 
4
Robert Crozier
Republican November 24, 1873 –
February 2, 1874
Appointed to continue Caldwell's term.

Retired when successor elected.
5
James M. Harvey
Republican February 2, 1874 –
March 3, 1877
Elected in 1874 to finish Caldwell's term.

[data unknown/missing]
44th
6
Preston B. Plumb
Republican March 4, 1877 –
December 20, 1891
Elected in 1877. 4 45th
46th 4 Re-elected in 1879.
47th
Re-elected January 24, 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.
March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1897
Populist
William A. Peffer
3
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 3, 1895
Elected January 25, 1893 to finish Plumb's term, but didn't qualify until March 4, 1893.

[data unknown/missing]
53rd
9
Lucien Baker
Republican March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1901
Elected in January 1895.

Lost renomination.
7 54th
55th 7 Elected January 27, 1897.[7]

Lost re-election.
March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1903
Populist
William A. Harris
4
56th
10
Joseph R. Burton
Republican March 4, 1901 –
June 4, 1906
Elected January 22, 1901.[8]

Resigned when convicted of bribery.
8 57th
58th 8 Elected January 28, 1903.[9]

Lost renomination.
March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1909
Republican
Chester I. Long
5
59th
Vacant June 4, 1906 –
June 11, 1906
 
11
Alfred W. Benson
Republican June 11, 1906 –
January 22, 1907
Appointed to continue Burton's term.

Lost election to finish Burton's term.
12
Charles Curtis
Republican January 22, 1907 –
March 3, 1913
Elected January 22, 1907 to finish Burton's term.
Elected January 22, 1907 to the next term.

Lost renomination.
9 60th
61st 9 Elected January 26, 1909.

Lost renomination.
March 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1915
Republican
Joseph L. Bristow
6
62nd
13
William H. Thompson
Democratic March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1919
Elected January 28, 1913.

Lost re-election.
10 63rd
64th 10 Elected in 1914. March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1929
Republican
Charles Curtis
7
65th
14
Arthur Capper
Republican March 4, 1919 –
January 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   March 3, 1929 –
April 1, 1929
Vacant
Appointed to continue Curtis's term.

Lost election to finish Curtis's term.
April 1, 1929 –
November 30, 1930
Republican
Henry Justin Allen
8
Elected November 4, 1930 to finish Curtis's term. December 1, 1930 –
January 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. January 3, 1939 –
November 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 F. Schoeppel
Republican January 3, 1949 –
January 21, 1962
Elected in 1948. 16 81st
  November 8, 1949 –
December 2, 1949
Vacant
Appointed to continue Reed's term.

Retired when successor elected.
December 2, 1949 –
November 28, 1950
Republican
Harry Darby
11
Elected in 1950 to finish Reed's term. November 29, 1950 –
January 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 January 21, 1962 –
January 31, 1962
 
16
James B. Pearson
Republican January 31, 1962 –
December 23, 1978
Appointed to continue Schoeppel's term.

Elected November 6, 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. January 3, 1969 –
June 11, 1996
Republican
Bob Dole
13
92nd
Re-elected in 1972.

Retired and resigned early to allow successor gain seniority.
20 93rd
94th 20 Re-elected in 1974.
95th
17
Nancy Kassebaum
Republican December 23, 1978 –
January 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.
June 11, 1996 –
November 6, 1996
Republican
Sheila Frahm
14
Elected in 1996 to finish Dole's term November 7, 1996 –
January 3, 2011
Republican
Sam Brownback
15
18
Pat Roberts
Republican January 3, 1997 –
January 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. January 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 January 3, 2021 –
Present
Elected in 2020. 28 117th
118th 28 To be decided in the 2022 election.
119th
To be determined in the 2026 election. 29 120th
# Senator Party Years in office Electoral history T   T Electoral history Years in office Party Senator #
Class 2 Class 3

Living former senators

As of February 2021, there are five living former U.S. senators from Kansas. The most recent and most recently serving senator to die was James B. Pearson (served 1962–1978) on January 13, 2009.

Senator Term of office Date of birth (and age)
Bob Dole 1969–1996 (1923-07-22) July 22, 1923
Nancy Kassebaum 1978–1997 (1932-07-29) July 29, 1932
Sheila Frahm 1996 (1945-03-22) March 22, 1945
Sam Brownback 1996–2011 (1956-09-12) September 12, 1956
Pat Roberts 1997–2021 (1936-04-20) April 20, 1936

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