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Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...
was admitted to the
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on March 4, 1791. From the 1850s until well into the 20th century, Vermont was always represented by members of the
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. Its current
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s are Democrat Patrick Leahy and Independent
Bernie Sanders Bernard Sanders (born September8, 1941) is an American politician who has served as the junior United States senator from Vermont since 2007. He was the U.S. representative for the state's at-large congressional district from 1991 to 2007 ...
. Leahy is the only
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ever elected to the Senate from Vermont, making Vermont the state with the longest current split senate delegation as well as the longest split delegation in history at 46 years currently, though both Independents,
Jim Jeffords James Merrill Jeffords (May 11, 1934 â€“ August 18, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. senator from Vermont. Sworn into the Senate in 1989, he served as a Republican until 2001, when he left the party to become ...
and Sanders, have caucused with the Senate Democrats since 2001. Vermont holds the distinction of being the only state to simultaneously have a split delegation and have both senators be a member of the same caucus. Having been in office since 1975, Leahy is currently the most senior incumbent Senator, and is the last one to have served during the presidency of
Gerald Ford Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. ( ; born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He was the only president never to have been elected ...
. Vermont is the only state that has never sent a woman to Congress.


List of senators

, - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 4, 1791 –
Oct 17, 1791 , Vermont elected its senators several months after statehood. , rowspan=6 , 1 , rowspan=2 , rowspan=3 , 1 , Vermont elected its senators several months after statehood. , nowrap , Mar 4, 1791 –
Oct 17, 1791 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 1 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Moses Robinson , rowspan=2 , Anti-
Admin. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Oct 17, 1791 –
Oct 15, 1796 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1791.Resigned. , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1791.Lost re-election. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Oct 17, 1791 –
Mar 3, 1795 , rowspan=2 , Anti-
Admin. , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Stephen R. Bradley Stephen Row Bradley (February 20, 1754 â€“ December 9, 1830) was an American lawyer, judge and politician. He served as a United States Senator from the state of Vermont and as the President pro tempore of the United States Senate during th ...
! rowspan=2 , 1 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=3 , rowspan=6 , 2 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1794. , rowspan=7 nowrap , Mar 4, 1795 –
Sep 1, 1801 , rowspan=7 ,
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, rowspan=7 align=right ,
Elijah Paine Elijah Paine (January 21, 1757 – April 28, 1842) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Vermont, a United States senator from Vermont and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont. Education ...
! rowspan=7 , 2 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Oct 15, 1796 –
Oct 18, 1796 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 2 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Isaac Tichenor , rowspan=2 ,
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, rowspan=2 nowrap , Oct 18, 1796 –
Oct 17, 1797 , Elected in 1796 to finish Robinson's term. , - style="height:2em" , Elected in 1796 to full term.Resigned to become Governor of Vermont. , rowspan=6 , 2 , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 3 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
Nathaniel Chipman Nathaniel Chipman (November 15, 1752February 13, 1843) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Vermont and Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court. A Yale College graduate and Continental Army veteran of the ...
, rowspan=5 ,
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, rowspan=5 nowrap , Oct 17, 1797 –
Mar 3, 1803 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1797 to finish Tichenor's term.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=5 , 3 , Re-elected in 1800.Resigned. , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Sep 1, 1801 –
Oct 15, 1801 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Paine's term. , rowspan=8 nowrap , Oct 15, 1801 –
Mar 3, 1813 , rowspan=8 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=8 align=right ,
Stephen R. Bradley Stephen Row Bradley (February 20, 1754 â€“ December 9, 1830) was an American lawyer, judge and politician. He served as a United States Senator from the state of Vermont and as the President pro tempore of the United States Senate during th ...
! rowspan=8 , 3 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 4 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Israel Smith Israel Smith (April 4, 1759 – December 2, 1810) was an American lawyer and politician. He held a wide variety of positions in the state of Vermont, including as a member of the United States House of Representatives, a member of the United Sta ...
, rowspan=3 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1803 –
Oct 1, 1807 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1802.Resigned. , rowspan=5 , 3 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=5 , 4 , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1806.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Oct 1, 1807 –
Oct 10, 1807 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=4 , 5 , rowspan=4 align=left , Jonathan Robinson , rowspan=4 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=4 nowrap , Oct 10, 1807 –
Mar 3, 1815 , Elected to finish Smith's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1808.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 4 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 5 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1812.Resigned. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1813 –
Nov 3, 1817 , rowspan=3 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Dudley Chase Dudley Chase (December 30, 1771February 23, 1846) was a U.S. Senator from Vermont who served from 1813 to 1817 and again from 1825 to 1831. He was born in Cornish, New Hampshire. Career After graduating from Dartmouth College in 1791, he st ...
! rowspan=3 , 4 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 6 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
Isaac Tichenor , rowspan=6 ,
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, rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1815 –
Mar 3, 1821 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1814.Retired. , rowspan=6 , 5 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , - style="height:2em" , Elected to finish Chase's term.Resigned to serve as collector of customs for the district of Vermont. , nowrap , Nov 4, 1817 –
Jan 8, 1818 , , Democratic-
Republican , align=right ,
James Fisk ! 5 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Jan 8, 1818 –
Oct 20, 1818 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Elected to finish Fisk's term. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Oct 20, 1818 –
Mar 3, 1825 , rowspan=4 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=4 align=right ,
William A. Palmer William Adams Palmer (September 12, 1781December 3, 1860) was an American lawyer and politician. A prominent of the Anti-Masonic Party in the 1830s, he was most notable for his service as a US Senator from Vermont (1818–1825) and the 13th gover ...
! rowspan=4 , 6 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 6 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1818 to the following term.Retired. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 7 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
Horatio Seymour Horatio Seymour (May 31, 1810February 12, 1886) was an American politician. He served as Governor of New York from 1853 to 1854 and from 1863 to 1864. He was the Democratic Party nominee for president in the 1868 United States presidential elec ...
, rowspan=2 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1821 –
Mar 3, 1833 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1821. , rowspan=3 , 6 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , National
Republican , , rowspan=3 , 7 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1825.Declined to run for reelection. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1825 –
Mar 3, 1831 , rowspan=3 , National
Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Dudley Chase Dudley Chase (December 30, 1771February 23, 1846) was a U.S. Senator from Vermont who served from 1813 to 1817 and again from 1825 to 1831. He was born in Cornish, New Hampshire. Career After graduating from Dartmouth College in 1791, he st ...
! rowspan=3 , 7 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1827.Retired to run for Governor of Vermont; , rowspan=3 , 7 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 8 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1831. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1831 –
Apr 11, 1842 , rowspan=3 , National
Republican , rowspan=6 align=right ,
Samuel Prentiss Samuel Prentiss (March 31, 1782January 15, 1857) was an associate justice and chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, a United States senator from Vermont and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Distric ...
! rowspan=6 , 8 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 8 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Benjamin Swift , rowspan=2 , National
Republican , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1833 –
Mar 3, 1839 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1833.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 8 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , Whig , , rowspan=5 , 9 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1837.Resigned. , rowspan=3 , Whig , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=8 , 9 , rowspan=8 align=left ,
Samuel S. Phelps Samuel Shethar Phelps (May 13, 1793March 25, 1855) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a United States senator from Vermont, and a member of the Whig Party. Biography Phelps was born in Litchfield, Connecticut, to John Phelps (1756â ...
, rowspan=8 , Whig , rowspan=8 nowrap , Mar 4, 1839 –
Mar 3, 1851 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1839. , rowspan=5 , 9 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Apr 11, 1842 –
Apr 23, 1842 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Prentiss's term. Elected in 1842 to finish Prentiss's term.Retired. , nowrap , Apr 23, 1842 –
Mar 3, 1843 , , Whig , align=right ,
Samuel C. Crafts ! 9 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 10 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1843. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1843 –
Jan 14, 1853 , rowspan=5 , Whig , rowspan=5 align=right ,
William Upham William Upham (August 5, 1792January 14, 1853) was an American attorney and politician from Montpelier, Vermont. He was most notable for his service as a United States senator from Vermont. A native of Leicester, Massachusetts, Upham was rai ...
! rowspan=5 , 10 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1845.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 10 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=7 , 11 , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1848.Died. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=14 , 10 , rowspan=14 align=left ,
Solomon Foot Solomon Foot (November 19, 1802March 28, 1866) was an American politician and attorney. He held numerous offices during his career, including Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives, State's Attorney for Rutland County, member of the Un ...
, rowspan=6 , Whig , rowspan=14 nowrap , Mar 4, 1851 –
Mar 28, 1866 , rowspan=7 , Elected in 1850. , rowspan=7 , 11 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Jan 14, 1853 –
Jan 17, 1853 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue Upham's term.Lost entitlement to sit. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Jan 17, 1853 –
Mar 16, 1854 , rowspan=2 , Whig , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Samuel S. Phelps Samuel Shethar Phelps (May 13, 1793March 25, 1855) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a United States senator from Vermont, and a member of the Whig Party. Biography Phelps was born in Litchfield, Connecticut, to John Phelps (1756â ...
! rowspan=2 , 11 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Mar 16, 1854 –
Oct 14, 1854 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Elected to finish Upham's term.Retired. , nowrap , Oct 14, 1854 –
Mar 3, 1855 , ,
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, align=right ,
Lawrence Brainerd Lawrence Brainerd (March 16, 1794May 9, 1870) was an American businessman, abolitionist and United States Senator from Vermont. A longtime anti-slavery activist, after leaving the Jacksonian democracy, Jacksonians in the 1830s, Brainerd was act ...
! 12 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=8 , Republican , , rowspan=3 , 12 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1855. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1855 –
Nov 9, 1865 , rowspan=6 , Republican , rowspan=6 align=right ,
Jacob Collamer Jacob Collamer (January 8, 1791 – November 9, 1865) was an American politician from Vermont. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives, as Postmaster General in the cabinet of President Zachary Taylor, and as a U.S. Senator. Born in Tr ...
! rowspan=6 , 13 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1856. , rowspan=3 , 12 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=7 , 13 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1861.Died. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 1862.Died. , rowspan=7 , 13 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Nov 9, 1865 –
Nov 21, 1865 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Appointed to continue Collamer's term. Elected in 1866 to finish Collamer's term.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Nov 21, 1865 –
Mar 3, 1867 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Luke P. Poland Luke Potter Poland (November 1, 1815 – July 2, 1887) was a United States senator and Representative from Vermont. Biography Poland was born in Westford son of Luther and Nancy Potter Poland. He attended the common schools and Jericho Academy ...
! rowspan=3 , 14 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 28, 1866 –
Apr 3, 1866 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=14 , 11 , rowspan=14 align=left ,
George F. Edmunds George Franklin Edmunds (February 1, 1828February 27, 1919) was a Republican U.S. Senator from Vermont. Before entering the U.S. Senate, he served in a number of high-profile positions, including Speaker of the Vermont House of Representative ...
, rowspan=14 , Republican , rowspan=14 nowrap , Apr 3, 1866 –
Nov 1, 1891 , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue Foot's term. Elected in 1866 to finish Foot's term. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 14 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1866. , rowspan=17 nowrap , Mar 4, 1867 –
Dec 28, 1898 , rowspan=17 , Republican , rowspan=17 align=right ,
Justin S. Morrill Justin Smith Morrill (April 14, 1810December 28, 1898) was an American politician and entrepreneur who represented Vermont in the United States House of Representatives (1855–1867) and United States Senate (1867–1898). He is most widely remem ...
! rowspan=17 , 15 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1868. , rowspan=3 , 14 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 15 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1872. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1874. , rowspan=3 , 15 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 16 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1878. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1880. , rowspan=3 , 16 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 17 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1884. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1886.Resigned to start a law practice. , rowspan=4 , 17 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , rowspan=4 , 18 , rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 1890. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=12 , 12 , rowspan=12 align=left ,
Redfield Proctor , rowspan=12 , Republican , rowspan=12 nowrap , Nov 2, 1891 –
Mar 4, 1908 , Appointed to continue Edmunds's term. Elected in 1892 to finish Edmunds's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1892. , rowspan=5 , 18 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=6 , 19 , Re-elected in 1896.Died. , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Dec 28, 1898 –
Jan 11, 1899 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue Morrill's term.Retired when successor elected. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Jan 11, 1899 –
Oct 18, 1900 , rowspan=2 , Republican , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Jonathan Ross Jonathan Stephen Ross (born 17 November 1960) is an English broadcaster, film critic, comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He presented the BBC One chat show ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross'' during the 2000s, hosted his own radio show on ...
! rowspan=2 , 16 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 1898. , rowspan=4 , 19 , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Morrill's term. , rowspan=16 nowrap , Oct 18, 1900 –
Jul 12, 1923 , rowspan=16 , Republican , rowspan=16 align=right ,
William P. Dillingham William Paul Dillingham (December 12, 1843July 12, 1923) was an American attorney and politician from the state of Vermont. A United States Republican Party, Republican and the son of Congressman and Governor Paul Dillingham, William P. Dillingha ...
! rowspan=16 , 17 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 20 , rowspan=6 , Re-elected in 1902. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1904.Died. , rowspan=6 , 20 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , - , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 4, 1908 –
Mar 24, 1908 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! 13 , align=left ,
John W. Stewart , , Republican , nowrap , Mar 24, 1908 –
Oct 21, 1908 , Appointed to continue Proctor's term.Retired. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=8 , 14 , rowspan=8 align=left ,
Carroll S. Page Carroll Smalley Page (January 10, 1843December 3, 1925) was an American businessman and politician. He served as the 43rd governor of Vermont and a United States senator. A native of Westfield, Vermont, Page was the son of a successful farme ...
, rowspan=8 , Republican , rowspan=8 nowrap , Oct 21, 1908 –
Mar 3, 1923 , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Proctor's term. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 21 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1908. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1910. , rowspan=3 , 21 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 22 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1914. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1916.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 22 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 23 , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1920.Died. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 15 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
Frank L. Greene Frank Lester Greene (February 10, 1870December 17, 1930) was a Vermont newspaper editor and militia officer. He is most notable for his service as a United States Representative and United States Senate, Senator. A native of St. Albans (town), ...
, rowspan=6 , Republican , rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1923 –
Dec 17, 1930 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1922. , rowspan=5 , 23 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Jul 12, 1923 –
Nov 7, 1923 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Dillingham's term. , rowspan=9 nowrap , Nov 7, 1923 –
Oct 6, 1933 , rowspan=9 , Republican , rowspan=9 align=right ,
Porter H. Dale Porter Hinman Dale (March 1, 1867October 6, 1933) was a member of both the United States House of Representatives and later the United States Senate from Vermont. Early life and career The son of Lieutenant Governor George N. Dale and Helen (Hi ...
! rowspan=9 , 18 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 24 , rowspan=6 , Re-elected in 1926. , - style="height:2em" , Re-elected in 1928.Died. , rowspan=8 , 24 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Dec 17, 1930 –
Dec 23, 1930 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 16 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Frank C. Partridge , rowspan=2 , Republican , rowspan=2 nowrap , Dec 23, 1930 –
Mar 31, 1931 , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue Greene's term.Lost nomination to finish Greene's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=12 , 17 , rowspan=12 align=left ,
Warren Austin Warren Robinson Austin (November 12, 1877 – December 25, 1962) was an American politician and diplomat who served as United States Senator from Vermont and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. A native of Highgate Center, Vermont, Austin was ...
, rowspan=12 , Republican , rowspan=12 nowrap , Apr 1, 1931 –
Aug 2, 1946 , rowspan=4 , Elected to finish Greene's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=5 , 25 , Re-elected in 1932.Died. , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Oct 6, 1933 –
Nov 21, 1933 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Appointed to continue Dale's term. Elected in 1934 to finish Dale's term. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Nov 21, 1933 –
Jun 20, 1940 , rowspan=4 , Republican , rowspan=4 align=right ,
Ernest W. Gibson ! rowspan=4 , 19 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1934. , rowspan=5 , 25 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=5 , 26 , Re-elected in 1938.Died. , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Jun 20, 1940 –
Jun 24, 1940 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue his father's term.Retired. , nowrap , Jun 24, 1940 –
Jan 3, 1941 , , Republican , align=right ,
Ernest W. Gibson Jr. Ernest William Gibson Jr. (March 6, 1901 – November 4, 1969) was an American attorney, politician, and judge. He served briefly as an appointed United States Senator, as the 67th governor of Vermont, and as a federal judge. Born in Brattlebo ...
! 20 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1940.Resigned to become
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, rowspan=5 , 26 , , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1940 to finish Gibson's term.Didn't take seat until Jan 10, 1941, in order to remain Governor of Vermont. , rowspan=21 nowrap , Jan 3, 1941 –
Jan 3, 1975 , rowspan=21 , Republican , rowspan=21 align=right ,
George Aiken George David Aiken (August 20, 1892November 19, 1984) was an American politician and horticulturist. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 64th governor of Vermont (1937–1941) before serving in the United States Senate for 34 years, ...
! rowspan=21 , 21 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=5 , 27 , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1944. , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Aug 2, 1946 –
Nov 1, 1946 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=7 , 18 , rowspan=7 align=left ,
Ralph Flanders , rowspan=7 , Republican , rowspan=7 nowrap , Nov 1, 1946 –
Jan 3, 1959 , Appointed to finish Austin's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1946. , rowspan=3 , 27 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 28 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1950. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1952.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 28 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 29 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1956. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=7 , 19 , rowspan=7 align=left ,
Winston L. Prouty Winston Lewis Prouty (September 1, 1906September 10, 1971) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a United States Senator from Vermont from 1959 until his death. He was previously a member of the United State ...
, rowspan=7 , Republican , rowspan=7 nowrap , Jan 3, 1959 –
Sep 10, 1971 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1958. , rowspan=3 , 29 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 30 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1962. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1964. , rowspan=3 , 30 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 31 , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1968.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , Re-elected in 1970.Died. , rowspan=5 , 31 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Sep 10, 1971 –
Sep 16, 1971 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=9 , 20 , rowspan=9 align=left ,
Robert Stafford Robert Theodore Stafford (August 8, 1913 – December 23, 2006) was an American politician from Vermont. In his lengthy political career, he served as the 71st governor of Vermont, a United States representative, and a U.S. Senator. A Republic ...
, rowspan=9 , Republican , rowspan=9 nowrap , Sep 16, 1971 –
Jan 3, 1989 , rowspan=3 , Appointed to continue Prouty's term. Elected in 1972 to finish Prouty's term. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 32 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1974. , rowspan=25 nowrap , Jan 3, 1975 –
present , rowspan=25 , Democratic , rowspan=25 align=right ,
Patrick Leahy ! rowspan=25 , 22 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1976. , rowspan=3 , 32 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 33 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1980. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1982.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 33 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 34 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1986. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=10 , 21 , rowspan=10 align=left ,
Jim Jeffords James Merrill Jeffords (May 11, 1934 â€“ August 18, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. senator from Vermont. Sworn into the Senate in 1989, he served as a Republican until 2001, when he left the party to become ...
, rowspan=7 , Republican , rowspan=10 nowrap , Jan 3, 1989 –
Jan 3, 2007 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1988. , rowspan=3 , 34 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 35 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1992. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1994. , rowspan=3 , 35 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=4 , 36 , rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 1998. , - style="height:3em" , rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 2000.Changed parties Jun 6, 2001.Retired. , rowspan=4 , 36 , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 ,
Independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s * Independ ...
, - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 37 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2004. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=9 , 22 , rowspan=9 align=left ,
Bernie Sanders Bernard Sanders (born September8, 1941) is an American politician who has served as the junior United States senator from Vermont since 2007. He was the U.S. representative for the state's at-large congressional district from 1991 to 2007 ...
, rowspan=9 ,
Independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s * Independ ...
, rowspan=9 nowrap , Jan 3, 2007 –
present , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2006. , rowspan=3 , 37 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 38 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2010. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2012. , rowspan=3 , 38 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 39 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2016. Retiring at the end of the term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2018. , rowspan=3 , 39 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3, 40 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2022. , rowspan=3 , ''Taking office Jan 3, 2023'' , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Peter Welch Peter Francis Welch (born May 2, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician who is a United States senator-elect from Vermont, and the current U.S. representative for since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, he has been a major figure in ...
! rowspan=3 , 23 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 colspan=5 , To be determined in the 2024 election. , rowspan=3, 40 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , 41 , colspan=5 , To be determined in the 2028 election.


Living former senators

, there are no living former U.S. senators from Vermont. The last living former senator and the most recently serving was
Jim Jeffords James Merrill Jeffords (May 11, 1934 â€“ August 18, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. senator from Vermont. Sworn into the Senate in 1989, he served as a Republican until 2001, when he left the party to become ...
(served 1989–2007), who died August 18, 2014.


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See also

* List of United States representatives from Vermont *
United States congressional delegations from Vermont These are tables of congressional delegations from Vermont to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Until 2022, Vermont was the only state in the United States that had never sent a woman to Congress when Becca Bali ...
*
Elections in Vermont Elections in Vermont are authorized under Chapter II of the Vermont State Constitution, articles 43–49, which establishes elections for the state level officers, cabinet, and legislature. Articles 50–53 establish the election of county-level ...


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