List of United States Senators from Idaho
This is a list of United States Senators from Idaho. Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, and its senators belong to Class 2 and Class 3. Idaho's current Senators are Mike Crapo and Jim Risch.
List of Senators
Class 2 Class 1 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that were elected for three U.S. Congresses in the first elections of 1890, and then the seat was contested every three Congresses (six years) thereafter. The seat in recent years have been contested in 1996, 2002, 2008, and 2014. The next election will be in 2020. |
C o n g r e s s |
Class 3 Class 3 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that were elected for one United States Congress in the first elections of 1890, and then the seat was contested every three Congresses (six years) thereafter. The seat in recent years have been contested in 1998, 2004, and 2010, and 2016. The next election will be in 2022. | ||||||||||
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# | Senator | Party | Years in office | Electoral history | T e r m |
T e r m |
Electoral history | Years in office | Party | Senator | # | |
Vacant | July 3, 1890 – December 18, 1890 |
After joining the Union, Idaho didn't elect its Senators for six months. | 1 | 51st Congress | 1 | After joining the Union, Idaho didn't elect its Senators for six months. | July 3, 1890 – December 18, 1890 |
Vacant | ||||
1 | George Shoup |
Republican | December 18, 1890 – March 3, 1901 |
Elected in 1890. | Elected in 1890. Retired. |
December 18, 1890 – March 3, 1891 |
Republican | William McConnell |
1 | |||
52nd Congress | 2 | Elected in 1890. Lost re-election as a Silver Republican. |
March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1897 |
Republican | Fred Dubois |
2 | ||||||
53rd Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1895. Lost re-election. |
2 | 54th Congress | ||||||||||
55th Congress | 3 | Elected in 1897. Retired. |
March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903 |
Populist | Henry Heitfeld |
3 | ||||||
56th Congress | ||||||||||||
2 | Fred Dubois |
Democratic | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1907 |
Elected January 16, 1901 as a Silver Republican, but changed party to Democratic. Lost re-election. |
3 | 57th Congress | ||||||
58th Congress | 4 | Elected January 13, 1903 | March 4, 1903 – October 17, 1912 |
Republican | Weldon Heyburn |
4 | ||||||
59th Congress | ||||||||||||
3 | William Borah |
Republican | March 4, 1907 – January 19, 1940 |
Elected in 1907 | 4 | 60th Congress | ||||||
61st Congress | 5 | Re-elected in 1908. Died. | ||||||||||
62nd Congress | ||||||||||||
October 17, 1912 – November 18, 1912 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Heyburn's term. Lost election to finish Heyburn's term. |
November 18, 1912 – January 24, 1913 |
Democratic | Kirtland Perky |
5 | ||||||||
Elected to finish Heyburn's term | January 24, 1913 – January 13, 1918 |
Republican | James Brady |
6 | ||||||||
Re-elected in 1912 | 5 | 63rd Congress | ||||||||||
64th Congress | 6 | Re-elected in 1914. Died. | ||||||||||
65th Congress | ||||||||||||
January 13, 1918 – January 22, 1918 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Brady's term. Resigned to become a Federal Trade Commissioner, having lost election to a full term. |
January 22, 1918 – January 14, 1921 |
Democratic | John Nugent |
7 | ||||||||
Re-elected in 1918 | 6 | 66th Congress | ||||||||||
Appointed to finish Nugent's term, having been elected to the next term. | January 15, 1921 – June 24, 1928 |
Republican | Frank Gooding |
8 | ||||||||
67th Congress | 7 | Elected to full term in 1920. | ||||||||||
68th Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1924. | 7 | 69th Congress | ||||||||||
70th Congress | 8 | Re-elected in 1926. Died. | ||||||||||
June 24, 1928 – June 30, 1928 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Gooding's term. Elected to finish Gooding's term. Lost re-election. |
June 30, 1928 – March 3, 1933 |
Republican | John W. Thomas |
9 | ||||||||
71st Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1930. | 8 | 72nd Congress | ||||||||||
73rd Congress | 9 | Elected in 1932. Lost renomination. |
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 |
Democratic | James Pope |
10 | ||||||
74th Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1936. Died. |
9 | 75th Congress | ||||||||||
76th Congress | 10 | Elected in 1938. Lost renomination. |
January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1945 |
Democratic | D. Worth Clark |
11 | ||||||
Vacant | January 19, 1940 – January 27, 1940 |
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4 | John W. Thomas |
Republican | January 27, 1940 – November 10, 1945 |
Appointed to continue Borah's term. Elected November 5, 1940 to finish Borah's term. | ||||||||
77th Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1942. Died. |
10 | 78th Congress | ||||||||||
79th Congress | 11 | Elected in 1944. Lost renomination. |
January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1951 |
Democratic | Glen H. Taylor |
12 | ||||||
Vacant | November 10, 1945 – November 17, 1945 |
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5 | Charles C. Gossett |
Democratic | November 17, 1945 – November 5, 1946 |
Appointed to continue Thomas's term. Lost nomination to finish Thomas's term. | ||||||||
6 | Henry Dworshak |
Republican | November 6, 1946 – January 3, 1949 |
Elected to finish Thomas's term. Lost re-election. | ||||||||
80th Congress | ||||||||||||
7 | Bert H. Miller |
Democratic | January 3, 1949 – October 8, 1949 |
Elected in 1948. Died. |
11 | 81st Congress | ||||||
Vacant | October 8, 1949 – October 14, 1949 |
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8 | Henry Dworshak |
Republican | October 14, 1949 – July 23, 1962 |
Appointed to continue Miller's term. Elected to November 7, 1950 to finish Miller's term.[1] | ||||||||
82nd Congress | 12 | Elected in 1950. Lost re-election. |
January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1957 |
Republican | Herman Welker |
13 | ||||||
83rd Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1954 | 12 | 84th Congress | ||||||||||
85th Congress | 13 | Elected in 1956. | January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1981 |
Democratic | Frank Church |
14 | ||||||
86th Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1960. Died. |
13 | 87th Congress | ||||||||||
Vacant | July 23, 1962 – August 6, 1962 |
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9 | Len Jordan |
Republican | August 6, 1962 – January 3, 1973 |
Appointed to continue Dworshak's term. Elected to finish Dworshak's term. | ||||||||
88th Congress | 14 | Re-elected in 1962. | ||||||||||
89th Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1966. Retired. |
14 | 90th Congress | ||||||||||
91st Congress | 15 | Re-elected in 1968. | ||||||||||
92nd Congress | ||||||||||||
10 | Jim McClure |
Republican | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1991 |
Elected in 1972. | 15 | 93rd Congress | ||||||
94th Congress | 16 | Re-elected in 1974. Lost re-election. | ||||||||||
95th Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1978. | 16 | 96th Congress | ||||||||||
97th Congress | 17 | Elected in 1980. | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1993 |
Republican | Steve Symms |
15 | ||||||
98th Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1984. Retired. |
17 | 99th Congress | ||||||||||
100th Congress | 18 | Re-elected in 1986. Retired. | ||||||||||
101st Congress | ||||||||||||
11 | Larry Craig |
Republican | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2009 |
Elected in 1990. | 18 | 102nd Congress | ||||||
103rd Congress | 19 | Elected in 1992. Retired to run for Idaho Governor. |
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999 |
Republican | Dirk Kempthorne |
16 | ||||||
104th Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1996. | 19 | 105th Congress | ||||||||||
106th Congress | 20 | Elected in 1998. | January 3, 1999 – Present |
Republican | Mike Crapo |
17 | ||||||
107th Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 2002. Retired. |
20 | 108th Congress | ||||||||||
109th Congress | 21 | Re-elected in 2004. | ||||||||||
110th Congress | ||||||||||||
12 | Jim Risch |
Republican | January 3, 2009 – Present |
Elected in 2008. | 21 | 111th Congress | ||||||
112th Congress | 22 | Re-elected in 2010. | ||||||||||
113th Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 2014. | 22 | 114th Congress | ||||||||||
115th Congress | 39 | Re-elected in 2016. | ||||||||||
116th Congress | ||||||||||||
To be determined in the 2020 election. | 23 | 117th Congress | ||||||||||
118th Congress | 24 | To be determined in the 2022 election. | ||||||||||
# | Senator | Party | Years in office | Electoral history | T e r m |
T e r m |
Electoral history | Years in office | Party | Senator | # | |
Class 2 | Class 3 |
Living former U.S. Senators from Idaho
As of October 2016, there are three living former U.S. Senators, one from Class 2 and two from Class 3. The most recent senator to die was James A. McClure of Class 2 (1973-1991) on February 26, 2011. The most recent Class 3 senator to die was Glen H. Taylor (1945-1951) on April 28, 1984. The most recently serving Class 3 senator to die was Frank Church (1957-1981) on April 7, 1984.
Senator | Term of office | Class | Date of birth (and age) |
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Steve Symms | 1981–1993 | 3 | April 23, 1938 |
Larry Craig | 1991–2009 | 2 | July 20, 1945 |
Dirk Kempthorne | 1993–1999 | 3 | October 29, 1951 |
See also
References
- ↑ Byrd, p. 99
- Byrd, Robert C. (October 1, 1993). Wolff, Wendy, ed. "The Senate, 1789-1989: Historical Statistics, 1789-1992". United States Senate Historical Office (volume 4 Bicentennial ed.). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.