List of United States senators from Kansas

This is a list of United States senators from Kansas.

# Senator Party Years Notes/Other offices Term Electoral history
1 James H. Lane Republican April 4, 1861 –
July 11, 1866 		Lieutenant Governor of Indiana
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana 		1 Elected in 1861
2 Re-elected in 1865

Died
Vacant July 11, 1866 –
July 25, 1866
2 Edmund G. Ross Republican July 25, 1866 –
March 4, 1871 		Governors of New Mexico Territory Appointed to continue Lane's term
Elected to finish Lane's term

Lost re-election
3 Alexander Caldwell Republican March 4, 1871 –
March 24, 1873 		3 Elected in 1871

Resigned, ahead of a movement to expel him for bribery and corruption
Vacant March 24, 1873 –
November 24, 1873
4 Robert Crozier Republican November 24, 1873 –
February 8, 1874 		Chief Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court Appointed to continue Caldwell's term

Retired when successor elected
5 James M. Harvey Republican February 8, 1874 –
March 4, 1877 		Governor of Kansas Elected to finish Caldwell's term, who resigned in disgrace (see above)

6 Preston B. Plumb Republican March 4, 1877 –
December 20, 1891 		Speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives 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 		Member of the U.S. House of Representatives Appointed to continue Plumb's term

Retired when successor qualified
8 John Martin Democratic March 4, 1893 –
March 4, 1895 		Clerk of the Kansas Supreme Court Elected to finish Plumb's term, who died (see above)

9 Lucien Baker Republican March 4, 1895 –
March 4, 1901 		State Senator 7 Elected in 1894

Lost renomination
10 Joseph R. Burton Republican March 4, 1901 –
June 4, 1906 		World's Columbian Exposition Commissioner
Convicted of bribe taking 		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 		Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court Appointed to continue Burton's term
Lost election to finish Burton's term
12 Charles Curtis Republican January 29, 1907 –
March 4, 1913 		Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
President pro tempore[1]
Also served in Kansas's class 3 seat
Majority Whip
Majority Leader
Vice President of the United States 		Elected to finish Burton's term
9 Elected to full term 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 		Governor of Kansas 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 		Governor of Kansas 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 Elected to full term 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 		Appointed to finish Pearson's term,
having already been elected to the next term
22 Elected to full term in 1978
23 Re-elected in 1984
24 Re-elected in 1990

Retired
18 Pat Roberts Republican January 3, 1997 –
 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives 25 Elected in 1996
26 Re-elected in 2002
27 Re-elected in 2008
# Senator Party Years Notes/Other offices Term Electoral history

Class 3

# Senator Party Years Notes/Other offices 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 		President pro tempore 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 		Member of the U.S. House of Representatives 6 Elected in 1897

Lost re-election
5 Chester I. Long Republican March 4, 1903 –
March 4, 1909 		Member of the U.S. House of Representatives 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 		Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
Also served in Kansas's class 2 seat
President pro tempore[1]
Majority Whip
Majority Leader
Vice President of the United States 		9 Elected in 1914
10 Re-elected in 1920
11 Reelected 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 		Governor of Kansas Appointed to continue Curtis's term

Lost election to finish Curtis's term
9 George McGill Democratic December 1, 1930 –
January 3, 1939 		Last Democratic Senator from Kansas Elected to finish Curtis's term
12 Elected to full term in 1932
Lost re-election
10 Clyde M. Reed Republican January 3, 1939 –
November 8, 1949 		Governor of Kansas 13 Elected in 1938
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 		Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
Governor of Kansas 		Elected to finish Reed's term and to the next term
15 Elected to full term in 1950
16 Re-elected in 1956
17 Re-elected in 1962

Retired
13 Bob Dole Republican January 3, 1969 –
June 11, 1996 		Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
RNC Chairman (1971–1972)
Republican nominee for Vice President
(1976)
Republican Leader
Republican nominee for President
(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 		Lieutenant Governor of Kansas Appointed to continue Dole's term

Lost nomination to finish Dole's term
15 Sam Brownback Republican November 7, 1996 –
January 3, 2011 		Member of the U.S. House of Representatives Elected to finish Dole's term
23 Elected to full term in 1998
24 Re-elected in 2004

elected Governor of Kansas
16 Jerry Moran Republican January 3, 2011 –
Present 		Member of the U.S. House of Representatives 25 Elected in 2010
# Senator Party Years Notes/Other offices Term Electoral history

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Charles Curtis served as President pro tempore on a rotating basis with Augustus O. Bacon, Jacob H. Gallinger, Frank B. Brandegee, Henry Cabot Lodge.