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Kansas Kansas () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its Capital city, capital is Topeka, Kansas, Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita, Kansas, Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebras ...
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 Gerald Wesley Moran ( ; born May 29, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician who is the senior United States senator from Kansas, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he was chair of the National Republican Senator ...
and Roger Marshall. 29 of Kansas's senators have been Republicans, three have been Democrats, and two have been Populists. 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.


List of senators

, - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 colspan=3 , Vacant , rowspan=2 , Jan 29, 1861 –
Apr 4, 1861 , rowspan=2 , , rowspan=4 , 1 , , — , rowspan=2 , , rowspan=2 , Jan 29, 1861 –
Apr 4, 1861 , rowspan=2 colspan=3 , Vacant , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , rowspan=6 , 1 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 1 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
James H. Lane , rowspan=3 , Republican, Retrieved Jan 15, 2011 , rowspan=3 nowrap , Apr 4, 1861 –
Jul 11, 1866 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1861. , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1861. , rowspan=8 nowrap , Apr 4, 1861 –
Mar 3, 1873 , rowspan=8 , Republican , rowspan=8 align=right ,
Samuel C. Pomeroy Samuel Clarke Pomeroy (January 3, 1816 – August 27, 1891) was a United States senator from Kansas in the mid-19th century. He served in the United States Senate during the American Civil War. Pomeroy also served in the Massachusetts House of ...
! rowspan=8 , 1 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , Re-elected in 1865.Died. , rowspan=5 , 2 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Jul 11, 1866 –
Jul 25, 1866 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 2 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Edmund Ross , rowspan=3 , Republican, Retrieved January 15, 2011 , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jul 25, 1866 –
Mar 3, 1871 , rowspan=3 , Appointed to continue Lane's term. Elected in 1867 to finish Lane's term.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 2 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1867.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 3 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Alexander Caldwell , rowspan=2 , Republican , rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 4, 1871 –
Mar 24, 1873 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1871.Resigned in 1873. , rowspan=6 , 3 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , rowspan=6 , 3 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1873. , rowspan=12 nowrap , Mar 4, 1873 –
Mar 3, 1891 , rowspan=12 , Republican , rowspan=12 align=right ,
John James Ingalls John James Ingalls (December 29, 1833August 16, 1900) was an American Republican politician who served as a United States senator from Kansas. Ingalls is credited with suggesting the state motto and designing the state seal. Life and career Joh ...
! rowspan=12 , 2 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 24, 1873 –
Nov 24, 1873 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! 4 , align=left ,
Robert Crozier Robert Crozier (October 13, 1827October 2, 1895) was an attorney, judge and politician from Kansas. A Republican, he was most notable for his service as Chief Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court (1864–1867) and United States Senator from Ka ...
, , Republican , nowrap , Nov 24, 1873 –
Feb 2, 1874 , Appointed to continue Caldwell's term.Retired when successor elected. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 5 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
James Harvey , rowspan=2 , Republican , rowspan=2 nowrap , Feb 2, 1874 –
Mar 3, 1877 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1874 to finish Caldwell's term. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=8 , 6 , rowspan=8 align=left ,
Preston B. Plumb Preston Bierce Plumb (October 12, 1837December 20, 1891) was a United States senator from Kansas, as well as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Born in Delaware County, Ohio, at 9 his family removed to Marys ...
, rowspan=8 , Republican , rowspan=8 nowrap , Mar 4, 1877 –
Dec 20, 1891 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1877. , rowspan=3 , 4 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 4 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1879. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1883. , rowspan=3 , 5 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 5 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1885.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1888.Died. , rowspan=5 , 6 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=5 , 6 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1891.Lost re-election. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1891 –
Mar 3, 1897 , rowspan=5 ,
Populist Populism refers to a range of political stances that emphasize the idea of "the people" and often juxtapose this group against " the elite". It is frequently associated with anti-establishment and anti-political sentiment. The term develop ...
, rowspan=5 align=right ,
William A. Peffer ! rowspan=5 , 3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Dec 20, 1891 –
Jan 1, 1892 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! 7 , align=left ,
Bishop Perkins , , Republican , nowrap , Jan 1, 1892 –
Mar 4, 1893 , Appointed to continue Plumb's term.Retired when successor qualified. , - style="height:2em" ! 8 , align=left ,
John Martin , , Democratic , nowrap , Mar 4, 1893 –
Mar 3, 1895 , Elected in 1893 to finish Plumb's term. , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 9 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Lucien Baker , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1895 –
Mar 3, 1901 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1895.Lost renomination. , rowspan=3 , 7 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 7 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1897.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1897 –
Mar 3, 1903 , rowspan=3 ,
Populist Populism refers to a range of political stances that emphasize the idea of "the people" and often juxtapose this group against " the elite". It is frequently associated with anti-establishment and anti-political sentiment. The term develop ...
, rowspan=3 align=right ,
William Harris ! rowspan=3 , 4 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 10 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Joseph Burton , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1901 –
Jun 4, 1906 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1901.Resigned when convicted of bribery. , rowspan=6 , 8 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 8 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1903.Lost renomination. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1903 –
Mar 3, 1909 , rowspan=6 , Republican , rowspan=6 align=right ,
Chester I. Long Chester Isaiah Long (October 12, 1860July 1, 1934) 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 ...
! rowspan=6 , 5 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Jun 4, 1906 –
Jun 11, 1906 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! 11 , align=left ,
Alfred Benson , , Republican , nowrap , Jun 11, 1906 –
Jan 22, 1907 , Appointed to continue Burton's term.Lost election to finish Burton's term. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=4 , 12 , rowspan=4 align=left ,
Charles Curtis Charles Curtis (January 25, 1860 – February 8, 1936) was an American attorney and Republican politician from Kansas who served as the 31st vice president of the United States from 1929 to 1933 under Herbert Hoover. He had served as the Sena ...
, rowspan=4 , Republican , rowspan=4 nowrap , Jan 22, 1907 –
Mar 3, 1913 , Elected in 1907 to finish Burton's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1907 to the next term.Lost renomination. , rowspan=3 , 9 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 9 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1909.Lost renomination. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1909 –
Mar 3, 1915 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Joseph Bristow ! rowspan=3 , 6 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 13 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
William H. Thompson , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1913 –
Mar 3, 1919 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1913.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 10 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 10 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1914. , rowspan=7 nowrap , Mar 4, 1915 –
Mar 3, 1929 , rowspan=7 , Republican , rowspan=7 align=right ,
Charles Curtis Charles Curtis (January 25, 1860 – February 8, 1936) was an American attorney and Republican politician from Kansas who served as the 31st vice president of the United States from 1929 to 1933 under Herbert Hoover. He had served as the Sena ...
! rowspan=7 , 7 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=17 , 14 , rowspan=17 align=left ,
Arthur Capper Arthur Capper (July 14, 1865 – December 19, 1951) was an American politician from Kansas. He was the 20th governor of Kansas (the first born in the state) from 1915 to 1919 and a United States senator from 1919 to 1949. He also owned a radi ...
, rowspan=17 , Republican , rowspan=17 nowrap , Mar 4, 1919 –
Jan 3, 1949 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1918. , rowspan=3 , 11 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 11 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1920. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1924. , rowspan=5 , 12 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 12 , Re-elected in 1926.Resigned to become U.S. Vice President. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 ,   , nowrap , Mar 3, 1929 –
Apr 1, 1929 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Curtis's term.Lost election to finish Curtis's term. , nowrap , Apr 1, 1929 –
Nov 30, 1930 , , Republican , align=right ,
Henry Allen ! 8 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1930 to finish Curtis's term. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Dec 1, 1930 –
Jan 3, 1939 , rowspan=5 , Democratic , rowspan=5 align=right ,
George McGill George S. McGill (February 12, 1879May 14, 1963) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Kansas from 1930 to 1939. He was a member of the Democratic Party. , McGill was the most recent Democrat to represent Kansas ...
! rowspan=5 , 9 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1930. , rowspan=3 , 13 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 13 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1932.
Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1936. , rowspan=3 , 14 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 14 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1938. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Jan 3, 1939 –
Nov 8, 1949 , rowspan=6 , Republican , rowspan=6 align=right ,
Clyde M. Reed Clyde Martin Reed (October 19, 1871 – November 8, 1949) was an American politician from Kansas who served as both the 24th Governor of Kansas and U.S. Senator from that state. Biography Born in Champaign County, Illinois, Reed moved to Kansa ...
! rowspan=6 , 10 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1942.Retired , rowspan=3 , 15 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 15 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1944.Died. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=10 , 15 , rowspan=10 align=left ,
Andrew F. Schoeppel , rowspan=10 , Republican , rowspan=10 nowrap , Jan 3, 1949 –
Jan 21, 1962 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1948. , rowspan=6 , 16 , rowspan=4 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Nov 8, 1949 –
Dec 2, 1949 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Reed's term.Retired when successor elected. , nowrap , Dec 2, 1949 –
Nov 28, 1950 , , Republican , align=right ,
Harry Darby ! 11 , - style="height:2em" , Elected in 1950 to finish Reed's term. , rowspan=12 nowrap , Nov 29, 1950 –
Jan 3, 1969 , rowspan=12 , Republican , rowspan=12 align=right ,
Frank Carlson ! rowspan=12 , 12 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 16 , rowspan=3 , Elected to full term in 1950. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1954. , rowspan=3 , 17 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 17 , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1956. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , Re-elected in 1960.Died. , rowspan=5 , 18 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Jan 21, 1962 –
Jan 31, 1962 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=9 , 16 , rowspan=9 align=left ,
James B. Pearson , rowspan=9 , Republican , rowspan=9 nowrap , Jan 31, 1962 –
Dec 23, 1978 , rowspan=3 , Appointed to continue Schoeppel's term. Elected in 1962 to finish Schoeppel's term. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 18 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1962.Retired , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1966. , rowspan=3 , 19 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 19 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1968. , rowspan=15 nowrap , Jan 3, 1969 –
June 11, 1996 , rowspan=15 , Republican , rowspan=15 align=right ,
Bob Dole Robert Joseph Dole (July 22, 1923 – December 5, 2021) was an American politician and attorney who represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996. He was the Republican Leader of the Senate during the final 11 years of his t ...
! rowspan=15 , 13 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1972.Retired and resigned early to allow successor gain seniority. , rowspan=4 , 20 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=4 , 20 , rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 1974. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=12 , 17 , rowspan=12 align=left ,
Nancy Kassebaum , rowspan=12 , Republican , rowspan=12 nowrap , Dec 23, 1978 –
Jan 3, 1997 , Appointed to finish Pearson's term, having already been elected to the next term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1978. , rowspan=3 , 21 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 21 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1980. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1984. , rowspan=3 , 22 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 22 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1986. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1990.Retired. , rowspan=5 , 23 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 23 , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1992.Resigned to campaign for U.S. President. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Dole's term.Lost nomination to finish Dole's term. , nowrap , Jun 11, 1996 –
Nov 7, 1996 , , Republican , align=right ,
Sheila Frahm ! 14 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1996 to finish Dole's term , rowspan=8 nowrap , Nov 7, 1996 –
Jan 3, 2011 , rowspan=8 , Republican , rowspan=8 align=right ,
Sam Brownback Samuel Dale Brownback (born September 12, 1956) is an American attorney, politician, diplomat, and member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party who served as the United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Fr ...
! rowspan=8 , 15 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=12 , 18 , rowspan=12 align=left ,
Pat Roberts Charles Patrick Roberts (born April 20, 1936) is a retired American politician and journalist who served as a United States senator from Kansas from 1997 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Roberts served 8 terms in the U.S. House of Rep ...
, rowspan=12 , Republican , rowspan=12 nowrap , Jan 3, 1997 –
Jan 3, 2021 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1996. , rowspan=3 , 24 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 24 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1998. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2002. , rowspan=3 , 25 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 25 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2004.Retired to run for Governor of Kansas. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2008. , rowspan=3 , 26 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 26 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2010. , rowspan=9 nowrap , Jan 3, 2011 –
Present , rowspan=9 , Republican , rowspan=9 align=right ,
Jerry Moran Gerald Wesley Moran ( ; born May 29, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician who is the senior United States senator from Kansas, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he was chair of the National Republican Senator ...
! rowspan=9 , 16 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2014.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 27 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 27 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2016. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 19 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Roger Marshall , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 2021 –
Present , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2020. , rowspan=3 , 28 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3, 28 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2022. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 colspan=5 , To be determined in the 2026 election. , rowspan=2, 29 , , - style="height:2em" , , 29 , colspan=5 , To be determined in the 2028 election.


See also

* List of United States representatives from Kansas *
United States congressional delegations from Kansas Since Kansas became a U.S. state in 1861, it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years, and members of the House to two-year term ...
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Elections in Kansas The number of elections in Kansas varies by year. Kansas has a gubernatorial election every four years. Members of the state's United States congressional delegation run for election or re-election at the times set out in the United States Cons ...


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* {{U.S. congressional delegations +United States Senators
Kansas Kansas () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its Capital city, capital is Topeka, Kansas, Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita, Kansas, Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebras ...