List of United States Senators from Kentucky

This is a complete list of United States Senators from Kentucky. Its senators belong to Classes 2 and 3. Kentucky is currently represented in the U.S. Senate by Republicans Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul.

List of Senators

#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T e r m	C o n g r e s s	T e r m	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 2 Class 2 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently 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 has recently been contested in 1998, 2004, and 2010, and 2016. The next election will be in 2022.
1	John Brown	Anti- Administration	June 18, 1792 – March 3, 1805	Elected in 1792.	1	2nd Congress	1	Elected in 1792. Either retired or lost re-election.	June 18, 1792 – March 3, 1795	Anti-Administration	John Edwards	1
		Re-elected in 1792.		2	3rd Congress		1	Elected in 1792. Either retired or lost re-election.	June 18, 1792 – March 3, 1795		John Edwards	1
					Democratic- Republican	4th Congress	2	Elected in 1794. Lost re-election.	March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1801	Federalist	Humphrey Marshall	2
					5th Congress
		Re-elected in 1799. Lost re-election		3	6th Congress
					7th Congress	3	Elected in 1801 Resigned to become U.S. Attorney General.	March 4, 1801 – August 7, 1805	Democratic-Republican	John Breckinridge	3
					8th Congress
2	Buckner Thruston	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1805 – December 18, 1809	Election date unknown. Resigned to become judge of the U.S. Circuit Court.	4				9th Congress
							August 7, 1805 – November 8, 1805	Vacant
		Elected to finish Breckinridge's term. Resigned because of participation in the Burr Conspiracy, having lost re-election.					November 8, 1805 – November 18, 1806	Democratic-Republican		John Adair	4
		Elected to finish Adair's term, despite being younger than the constitutional age minimum. Either retired or lost re-election.					November 19, 1806 – March 3, 1807	Democratic-Republican		Henry Clay	5
		10th Congress				4	Election year unknown. Either retired or lost re-election.	March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1813		Democratic-Republican	John Pope	6
		11th Congress
Vacant			December 18, 1809 – January 10, 1810
3	Henry Clay		Democratic- Republican	January 10, 1810 – March 3, 1811					Appointed to finish Thruston's term. Retired.
4	George M. Bibb		Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1811 – August 23, 1814	Elected in 1811. Resigned to return to private practice.				5	12th Congress
4	George M. Bibb	13th Congress	5	March 4, 1811 – August 23, 1814	Elected in 1811. Resigned to return to private practice.	Election year unknown. Resigned.	March 4, 1813 – December 24, 1814	Democratic-Republican		Jesse Bledsoe	7
Vacant				August 23, 1814 – August 30, 1814
5	George Walker			Democratic- Republican	August 30, 1814 – December 16, 1814			Appointed to continue Bibb's term. Successor qualified.
6	William T. Barry			Democratic- Republican	December 16, 1814 – May 1, 1816			Elected to finish Bibb's term. Resigned to become judge of the Kentucky Circuit Court.
						December 24, 1814 – February 2, 1815	Vacant
				Elected to finish Bledsoe's term. Either retired or lost re-election.		February 2, 1815 – March 3, 1819	Democratic-Republican			Isham Talbot	8
							14th Congress
Vacant					May 1, 1816 – November 3, 1816
7	Martin D. Hardin	Federalist			November 3, 1816 – March 3, 1817			Appointed to continue Barry's term. Elected December 5, 1816 to finish Barry's term^[1] Either retired or lost re-election.
8	John J. Crittenden	Democratic- Republican			March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819		Elected in 1817. Resigned to return to private practice.	6				15th Congress
Vacant			March 3, 1819 – December 10, 1819		16th Congress	6	Election year unknown. Resigned to run for governor.		March 4, 1819 – May 28, 1820	Democratic-Republican	William Logan	9
9	Richard M. Johnson	Democratic- Republican	December 10, 1819 – March 3, 1829	Elected to finish Logan's term.			Election year unknown. Resigned to run for governor.		March 4, 1819 – May 28, 1820		William Logan	9
							May 28, 1820 – October 19, 1820		Vacant
		Elected to finish Logan's term. Either retired or lost re-election.					October 19, 1820– March 3, 1825		Democratic-Republican	Isham Talbot	10
					17th Congress
				Jackson Democratic-Republican	Re-elected in 1823. Lost re-election.			7	18th Congress			Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican
		Jacksonian		19th Congress		7	Election year unknown. Either retired or lost re-election.		March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1831	Jacksonian	John Rowan	11
		20th Congress
10	George M. Bibb	Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1835	Elected in 1829. Either retired or lost re-election.	8			21st Congress
		22nd Congress				8		March 4, 1831 – November 10, 1831	Vacant
		22nd Congress					Elected late in 1831.	November 10, 1831 – March 31, 1842	Anti Jacksonian	Henry Clay	12
		23rd Congress
11	John J. Crittenden	Anti Jacksonian	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1841	Elected in 1835. Retired.	9				24th Congress
		Whig				25th Congress	9		Re-elected in 1836. Resigned.			Whig
		26th Congress
12	James T. Morehead	Whig	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1847	Elected in 1841. Either retired or lost re-election.	10	27th Congress
		Elected to finish Clay's term.				27th Congress		March 31, 1842 – June 12, 1848	Whig	John J. Crittenden	13
		28th Congress				10	Re-elected in 1843. Resigned to become Governor of Kentucky.
		29th Congress
13	Joseph R. Underwood	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1853	Election year unknown. Retired.	11				30th Congress
							June 12, 1848 – June 23, 1848	Vacant
		Appointed to continue Crittenden's term. Elected January 3, 1849 to finish Crittenden's term.^[2] Either retired or lost re-election.					June 23, 1848 – March 3, 1849	Whig		Thomas Metcalfe	14
		31st Congress				11	Elected in 1849 Died	March 4, 1849 – June 24, 1852		Whig	Henry Clay	15
		32nd Congress					Elected in 1849 Died	March 4, 1849 – June 24, 1852			Henry Clay	15
								June 24, 1852 – July 6, 1852	Vacant
							Appointed to continue Clay's term. Retired when elected successor qualified.	July 6, 1852 – August 31, 1852	Democratic	David Meriwether	16
							Elected to finish Clay's term. Retired.	September 1, 1852 – March 3, 1855	Whig	Archibald Dixon	17
14	John B. Thompson	Know Nothing	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1859	Election year unknown. Either retired or lost re-election.	12		Elected to finish Clay's term. Retired.	September 1, 1852 – March 3, 1855	33rd Congress	Archibald Dixon	17
		34th Congress				12	Elected in 1853, far in advance of the term. Retired.	March 4, 1855– March 3, 1861	Whig	John J. Crittenden	18
		35th Congress							Know Nothing
15	Lazarus W. Powell	Democratic	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1865	Elected in 1858. Either retired or lost re-election.	13				36th Congress
		37th Congress				13	Elected in 1859, far in advance of the term. Expelled for supporting the Confederacy.	March 4, 1861 – December 4, 1861	Democratic	John C. Breckinridge	19
								December 4, 1861 – December 10, 1861	Vacant
							Elected to finish Breckinridge's term.	December 10, 1861 – September 22, 1872	Unionist	Garrett Davis	20
		38th Congress
16	James Guthrie	Democratic	March 4, 1865 – February 7, 1868	Elected in 1865. Resigned due to ill health.	14				39th Congress
16	James Guthrie	40th Congress	March 4, 1865 – February 7, 1868	Elected in 1865. Resigned due to ill health.		14	Re-elected in 1867. Died.		Democratic
Vacant			February 7, 1868 – February 19, 1868
17	Thomas C. McCreery		Democratic	February 19, 1868 – March 3, 1871					Elected to finish Guthrie's term. Lost re-election.
17	Thomas C. McCreery		41st Congress	February 19, 1868 – March 3, 1871					Elected to finish Guthrie's term. Lost re-election.
18	John W. Stevenson	Democratic	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1877	Elected in 1871. Retired.	15				42nd Congress
							September 22, 1872 – September 27, 1872	Vacant
		Appointed to continue Davis's term. Elected January 21, 1873 to finish Davis's term.^[2] Either retired or lost re-election.					September 27, 1872 – March 3, 1873	Democratic		Willis B. Machen	21
		43rd Congress				15	Elected in 1872. Retired.	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879		Democratic	Thomas C. McCreery	22
		44th Congress
19	James B. Beck	Democratic	March 4, 1877 – May 3, 1890	Elected in 1876.	16				45th Congress
		46th Congress				16	Elected in 1879. Lost re-election.	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1885	Democratic	John Stuart Williams	23
		47th Congress
		Re-elected in 1882.		17	48th Congress
					49th Congress	17	Elected in 1884.	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1897	Democratic	Joseph C. S. Blackburn	24
					50th Congress
		Re-elected in 1888. Died.		18	51st Congress
Vacant			May 3, 1890 – May 26, 1890
20	John G. Carlisle	Democratic	May 26, 1890 – February 4, 1893						Elected to finish Beck's term. Resigned.
20	John G. Carlisle	52nd Congress	May 26, 1890 – February 4, 1893		18	Re-elected in 1890. Lost re-election.			Elected to finish Beck's term. Resigned.
Vacant			February 4, 1893 – February 15, 1893
21	William Lindsay		Democratic				February 15, 1893 – March 3, 1901		Elected to finish Carlisle's term.
			53rd Congress						Elected to finish Carlisle's term.
		Re-elected January 17, 1894.^[3] Retired.	19	54th Congress
				55th Congress	19	Elected in 1897. Retired.		March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903	Republican	William J. Deboe	25
				56th Congress
22	Joseph Blackburn	Democratic	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1907	Elected in 1900. Lost re-election.			20		57th Congress
		58th Congress			20	Elected in 1903. Lost re-election.		March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1909	Democratic	James B. McCreary	26
		59th Congress
23	Thomas H. Paynter	Democratic	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913	Elected in 1906. Retired.			21		60th Congress
		61st Congress			21	Elected in 1908. Died.		March 4, 1909 – May 23, 1914	Republican	William O. Bradley	27
		62nd Congress
24	Ollie M. James	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – August 28, 1918	Elected in 1912. Died.			22		63rd Congress
						May 23, 1914 – June 16, 1914		Vacant
		Appointed to continue Bradley's term. Elected November 3, 1914 to finish Bradley's term.^[2] Retired.				June 16, 1914 – March 3, 1915		Democratic		Johnson N. Camden	28
		64th Congress			22	Elected in 1914. Lost re-election.		March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921		Democratic	John C. W. Beckham	29
		65th Congress
Vacant			August 28, 1918 – September 7, 1918
25	George B. Martin		Democratic	September 7, 1918 – March 3, 1919					Appointed to finish James's term. Retired.
Vacant			March 4, 1919 – May 19, 1919				23		66th Congress
26	Augustus Stanley		Democratic	May 19, 1919 – March 3, 1925					66th Congress	Elected in 1918, but did not start term until resigning as governor. Lost re-election.
		67th Congress	23		Elected in 1920. Lost re-election.	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1927		Republican	Richard P. Ernst		30
		68th Congress
27	Fred M. Sackett	Republican		March 4, 1925 – January 9, 1930			Elected in 1924. Resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to Germany.	24		69th Congress
		70th Congress	24		Elected in 1926.	March 4, 1927 – January 19, 1949			Democratic	Alben W. Barkley	31
		71st Congress
Vacant				January 9, 1930 – January 11, 1930
28	John M. Robsion			Republican			January 11, 1930 – November 30, 1930		Appointed to continue Sackett's term. Lost election to finish Sackett's term.
29	Ben M. Williamson			Democratic			December 1, 1930 – March 3, 1931		Elected to finish Sackett's term. Retired.
30	Marvel M. Logan			Democratic			March 4, 1931 – October 3, 1939	Elected in 1930.	25			72nd Congress
		73rd Congress	25	Re-elected in 1932.
		74th Congress
		Re-elected in 1936. Died.			26			75th Congress
		Re-elected in 1936. Died.	76th Congress	26				Re-elected in 1938.
Vacant							October 3, 1939 – October 10, 1939
31	Happy Chandler	Democratic					October 10, 1939 – November 1, 1945		Appointed to continue Logan's term. Elected November 5, 1940 to finish Logan's term.
		77th Congress
		Re-elected in 1942. Resigned to become Commissioner of Baseball.	27		78th Congress
				79th Congress	27			Re-elected in 1944. Resigned to become U.S. Vice President.
Vacant							November 1, 1945 – November 19, 1945
32	William A. Stanfill	Republican					November 19, 1945 – November 5, 1946		Appointed to continue Chandler's term. Retired.
33	John Sherman Cooper	Republican					November 6, 1946 – January 3, 1949		Elected to finsish Chandler's term. Lost re-election.
		80th Congress
		80th Congress		Appointed to continue Barkley's term. Resigned to trigger special election.		January 20, 1949 – November 26, 1950		Democratic		Garrett L. Withers	32
34	Virgil Chapman	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – March 8, 1951			January 20, 1949 – November 26, 1950	Elected in 1948. Died.	28	81st Congress	Garrett L. Withers	32
		Elected to finish Barkley's term, having been elected to the next term.		November 27, 1950 – January 3, 1957		Democratic			81st Congress	Earle C. Clements	33
		82nd Congress			28	Elected to full term in 1950. Lost re-election.
Vacant			March 8, 1951 – March 19, 1951
35	Thomas R. Underwood		Democratic				March 19, 1951 – November 4, 1952		Appointed to continue Chapman's term. Lost election to finish Chapman's term.
36	John Sherman Cooper		Republican				November 5, 1952 – January 3, 1955		Elected to finish Chapman's term. Lost election to full term.
36	John Sherman Cooper		83rd Congress				November 5, 1952 – January 3, 1955
37	Alben W. Barkley	Democratic	January 3, 1955 – April 30, 1956				Elected in 1954. Died.	29	84th Congress
Vacant			April 30, 1956 – June 21, 1956
38	Robert Humphreys	Democratic	June 21, 1956 – November 6, 1956				Appointed to continue Barkley's term. Retired when elected successor qualified.
39	John Sherman Cooper	Republican	November 7, 1956 – January 3, 1973				Elected to finish Barkley's term.
		85th Congress		29	Elected in 1956.	January 3, 1957 – December 16, 1968			Republican	Thruston Morton	34
		86th Congress
		Re-elected in 1960.					30	87th Congress
				88th Congress	30			Re-elected in 1962. Retired, and resigned early to give successor preferential seniority.
				89th Congress
		Re-elected in 1966. Retired.		31			90th Congress
						Appointed to finish Morton's term, having already been elected to the next term.	90th Congress	December 17, 1968 – December 27, 1974	Republican	Marlow Cook	35
					91st Congress	31	Elected in 1968. Lost re-election, and resigned early to give successor preferential seniority.
					92nd Congress
40	Walter Huddleston	Democratic	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1985	Elected in 1972.	32				93rd Congress
		Appointed to finish Cook's term, having already been elected to the next term.					December 28, 1974 – January 3, 1999	Democratic	93rd Congress	Wendell H. Ford	36
		94th Congress				32		Elected in 1974.
		95th Congress
		Re-elected in 1978. Lost re-election.		33	96th Congress
					97th Congress	33		Re-elected in 1980.
					98th Congress
41	Mitch McConnell	Republican	January 3, 1985 – Present	Elected in 1984.	34				99th Congress
		100th Congress				34		Re-elected in 1986.
		101st Congress
		Re-elected in 1990.		35	102nd Congress
					103rd Congress	35		Re-elected in 1992. Retired.
					104th Congress
		Re-elected in 1996.		36	105th Congress
					106th Congress	36	Elected in 1998.	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2011	Republican	Jim Bunning	37
					107th Congress
		Re-elected in 2002.		37	108th Congress
					109th Congress	37	Re-elected in 2004. Retired.
					110th Congress
		Re-elected in 2008.		38	111th Congress
					112th Congress	38	Elected in 2010.	January 3, 2011 – Present	Republican	Rand Paul	38
					113th Congress
		Re-elected in 2014.		39	114th Congress
					115th Congress	39	Re-elected in 2016.
					116th Congress
To be determined in the 2020 election.					40				117th Congress
To be determined in the 2020 election.					40	118th Congress	40	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 Kentucky

As of October 2016, there are two living former U.S. Senators from Kentucky. The most recent senator to die was Marlow Cook of Class 3 (1968-1974) on February 4, 2016. The most recent Class 2 senator to die was Happy Chandler (1939-1945) on June 15, 1991. The most recently serving Class 3 senator to die was Wendell H. Ford (1974-1999) on January 22, 2015. The most recently serving Class 2 senator to die was John Sherman Cooper (1946-1949, 1952-1955, 1956-1973) on February 21, 1991.

Senator	Term of office	Class	Date of birth (and age)
Walter Huddleston	1973–1985	2	(1926-04-15) April 15, 1926
Jim Bunning	1999–2011	3	(1931-10-23) October 23, 1931

References

↑ Byrd, p. 110.
1 2 3 Byrd, p. 112.
↑ Kleber, John E. The Kentucky Encyclopedia. p. 558.

Byrd, Robert C.; Wolff, Wendy (October 1, 1993). "The Senate, 1789-1989: Historical Statistics, 1789-1992" (volume 4 Bicentennial ed.). U.S. Government Printing Office.

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