List of United States Senators from Colorado
Colorado was admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, and elects senators to Senate Class 2 and Class 3. Its current senators are Democrat Michael Bennet and Republican Cory Gardner.
List of Senators
Class 2 Class 2 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that was first elected just to finish the 46th United States Congress in the first elections of 1876, and were elected also in 1876 to the term beginning in 1877. The seat in recent years have been contested in 2002, 2008, and 2014. The next election will be in 2020. |
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Class 3 Class 3 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that was first elected to finish the 46th United States Congress and for the next Congress in the first elections of 1876. 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 | August 1, 1876 – November 15, 1876 |
Colorado did not elect its Senators until three months after statehood. | 1 | 44th Congress | 1 | Colorado did not elect its Senators until three months after statehood. | August 1, 1876 – November 15, 1876 |
Vacant | ||||
1 | Henry M. Teller |
Republican | November 15, 1876 – April 17, 1882 |
Elected in 1876. | Elected in 1876. Retired. |
November 15, 1876 – March 3, 1879 |
Republican | Jerome B. Chaffee |
1 | |||
Elected to next term in 1876 or 1877. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Interior. |
2 | 45th Congress | ||||||||||
46th Congress | 2 | Elected in 1879. Lost re-nomination. |
March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1885 |
Republican | Nathaniel P. Hill |
2 | ||||||
47th Congress | ||||||||||||
2 | George M. Chilcott |
Republican | April 17, 1882 – January 27, 1883 |
Appointed to continue Teller's term. Did not run to finish the term. | ||||||||
3 | Horace Tabor |
Republican | January 27, 1883 – March 3, 1883 |
Elected to finish Teller's term. Retired. | ||||||||
4 | Thomas M. Bowen |
Republican | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889 |
Election date unknown. Unknown if retired or lost re-election. |
3 | 48th Congress | ||||||
49th Congress | 3 | Elected in 1885. | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1909 |
Republican | Henry M. Teller |
3 | ||||||
50th Congress | ||||||||||||
5 | Edward O. Wolcott |
Republican | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1901 |
Elected in 1889. | 4 | 51st Congress | ||||||
52nd Congress | 4 | Re-elected in 1891. | ||||||||||
53rd Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1895. Lost re-election. |
5 | 54th Congress | ||||||||||
55th Congress | 5 | Re-elected January 20, 1897.[1] | Silver Republican | |||||||||
56th Congress | ||||||||||||
6 | Thomas M. Patterson |
Democratic | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1907 |
Elected in 1901. Retired. |
6 | 57th Congress | ||||||
58th Congress | 6 | Re-elected in 1903. Retired. |
Democratic | |||||||||
59th Congress | ||||||||||||
7 | Simon Guggenheim |
Republican | March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913 |
Elected in 1906. Retired. |
7 | 60th Congress | ||||||
61st Congress | 7 | Elected in 1909. Died. |
March 4, 1909 – January 11, 1911 |
Democratic | Charles J. Hughes, Jr. |
4 | ||||||
January 11, 1911 – January 15, 1913 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
62nd Congress | ||||||||||||
Elected to finish Hughes's term. | January 15, 1913 – March 3, 1921 |
Democratic | Charles S. Thomas |
5 | ||||||||
8 | John F. Shafroth |
Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919 |
Elected in 1912. Lost re-election. |
8 | 63rd Congress | ||||||
64th Congress | 8 | Re-elected in 1914. Lost re-election. | ||||||||||
65th Congress | ||||||||||||
9 | Lawrence C. Phipps |
Republican | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1931 |
Elected in 1918. | 9 | 66th Congress | ||||||
67th Congress | 9 | Elected in 1920. Died. |
March 4, 1921 – March 24, 1923 |
Republican | Samuel D. Nicholson |
6 | ||||||
68th Congress | ||||||||||||
March 24, 1923 – May 17, 1923 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Nicholson's term. Retired. |
May 17, 1923 – November 30, 1924 |
Democratic | Alva B. Adams |
7 | ||||||||
Elected to finish Nicholson's term. Lost renomination. |
December 1, 1924 – March 3, 1927 |
Republican | Rice W. Means |
8 | ||||||||
Re-elected in 1924. Retired. |
10 | 69th Congress | ||||||||||
70th Congress | 10 | Elected in 1926. Died. |
March 4, 1927 – August 27, 1932 |
Republican | Charles W. Waterman |
9 | ||||||
71st Congress | ||||||||||||
10 | Edward P. Costigan |
Democratic | March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1937 |
Elected in 1930. Retired. |
11 | 72nd Congress | ||||||
August 27, 1932 – September 26, 1932 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Waterman's term. Lost election to finish Waterman's term. |
September 26, 1932 – December 6, 1932 |
Democratic | Walter Walker |
10 | ||||||||
Elected to finish Waterman's term. Lost re-election. |
December 7, 1932 – March 3, 1933 |
Republican | Karl C. Schuyler |
11 | ||||||||
73rd Congress | 11 | Elected in 1932. | March 4, 1933 – December 1, 1941 |
Democratic | Alva B. Adams |
12 | ||||||
74th Congress | ||||||||||||
11 | Edwin C. Johnson |
Democratic | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1955 |
Elected in 1936. | 12 | 75th Congress | ||||||
76th Congress | 12 | Re-elected in 1938. Died. | ||||||||||
77th Congress | ||||||||||||
December 1, 1941 – December 20, 1941 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Adams's term. Elected November 4, 1942 to finish Adams's term.[2] |
December 20, 1941 – January 3, 1957 |
Republican | Eugene Millikin |
13 | ||||||||
Re-elected in 1942. | 13 | 78th Congress | ||||||||||
79th Congress | 13 | Elected to full term in 1944. | ||||||||||
80th Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1948. Retired. |
14 | 81st Congress | ||||||||||
82nd Congress | 14 | Re-elected in 1950. Retired. | ||||||||||
83rd Congress | ||||||||||||
12 | Gordon L. Allott |
Republican | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1973 |
Elected in 1954. | 15 | 84th Congress | ||||||
85th Congress | 15 | Elected in 1956. Lost re-election. |
January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1963 |
Democratic | John A. Carroll |
14 | ||||||
86th Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1960. | 16 | 87th Congress | ||||||||||
88th Congress | 16 | Elected in 1962. | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1975 |
Republican | Peter H. Dominick |
15 | ||||||
89th Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1966. Lost re-election. |
17 | 90th Congress | ||||||||||
91st Congress | 17 | Re-elected in 1968. Lost re-election. | ||||||||||
92nd Congress | ||||||||||||
13 | Floyd K. Haskell |
Democratic | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979 |
Elected in 1972. Lost re-election. |
18 | 93rd Congress | ||||||
94th Congress | 18 | Elected in 1974. | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1987 |
Democratic | Gary Hart |
16 | ||||||
95th Congress | ||||||||||||
14 | William L. Armstrong |
Republican | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1991 |
Elected in 1978. | 19 | 96th Congress | ||||||
97th Congress | 19 | Re-elected in 1980. Retired. | ||||||||||
98th Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1984. Retired. |
20 | 99th Congress | ||||||||||
100th Congress | 20 | Elected in 1986. Retired. |
January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993 |
Democratic | Tim Wirth |
17 | ||||||
101st Congress | ||||||||||||
15 | Hank Brown |
Republican | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997 |
Elected in 1990. Retired. |
21 | 102nd Congress | ||||||
103rd Congress | 21 | Elected in 1992. Changed parties March 3, 1995. |
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2005 |
Democratic | Ben Nighthorse Campbell |
18 | ||||||
104th Congress | ||||||||||||
Republican | ||||||||||||
16 | Wayne Allard |
Republican | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009 |
Elected in 1996. | 22 | 105th Congress | ||||||
106th Congress | 22 | Re-elected in 1998. Retired. | ||||||||||
107th Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 2002. Retired. |
23 | 108th Congress | ||||||||||
109th Congress | 23 | Elected in 2004. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Interior. |
January 3, 2005 – January 20, 2009 |
Democratic | Ken Salazar |
19 | ||||||
110th Congress | ||||||||||||
17 | Mark Udall |
Democratic | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2015 |
Elected in 2008. Lost re-election. |
24 | 111th Congress | ||||||
Appointed to finish Salazar's term. | January 21, 2009 – Present |
Democratic | Michael Bennet |
20 | ||||||||
112th Congress | 24 | Elected to full term in 2010. | ||||||||||
113th Congress | ||||||||||||
18 | Cory Gardner |
Republican | January 3, 2015 – Present |
Elected in 2014. | 25 | 114th Congress | ||||||
115th Congress | 39 | Re-elected in 2016. | ||||||||||
116th Congress | ||||||||||||
To be determined in the 2020 election. | 26 | 117th Congress | ||||||||||
118th Congress | 26 | 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 Senators
As of October 2016, there are seven former U.S. Senators from Colorado who are currently living at this time, three from Class 2 and four from Class 3. The most recent senator to die was William L. Armstrong of Class 2 (1979-1991) on July 5, 2016. The most recent Class 3 senator to die was John A. Carroll (1957-1963) on August 31, 1983. The most recently serving Class 3 senator to die was Peter H. Dominick (1963-1975) on March 18, 1981.
Senator | Term of office | Class | Date of birth (and age) |
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Gary Hart | 1975–1987 | 3 | November 28, 1936 |
Tim Wirth | 1987–1993 | 3 | September 22, 1939 |
Hank Brown | 1991–1997 | 2 | February 12, 1940 |
Ben N. Campbell | 1993–2005 | 3 | April 13, 1933 |
Wayne Allard | 1997–2009 | 2 | December 2, 1943 |
Ken Salazar | 2005–2009 | 3 | March 2, 1955 |
Mark Udall | 2009–2015 | 2 | July 18, 1950 |
See also
- Outline of Colorado
- Index of Colorado-related articles
- State of Colorado
- United States of America
- United States Congress
- United States congressional delegations from Colorado
- List of United States Senators from Colorado
- List of United States Representatives from Colorado
- United States congressional delegations from Colorado
- United States Congress
Notes
- ↑ "Teller in Colorado.". The New York Times. January 21, 1897. p. 2.
- ↑ Byrd, p. 86.
References
- 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, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.