List of United States senators from Idaho
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Below is a chronological listing of the United States senators from Idaho. The state was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, and its U.S. senators belong to Class 2 and Class 3. Idaho's current senators are Republicans Mike Crapo and Jim Risch. William Borah was Idaho's longest-serving senator (1907–1940).
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List of senators
Class 2 Class 2 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2002, 2008, 2014, and 2020. The next election will be in 2026. |
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Class 3 Class 3 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2004, 2010, 2016, and 2022. The next election will be in 2028. |
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# | Senator | Party | Dates in office | Electoral history | T | T | Electoral history | Dates in office | Party | Senator | # | |
Vacant | Jul 3, 1890 – Dec 18, 1890 |
After joining the Union, Idaho did not elect its senators for six months. | 1 | 51st | 1 | After joining the Union, Idaho did not elect its senators for six months. | Jul 3, 1890 – Dec 18, 1890 |
Vacant | ||||
1 | ![]() George Shoup |
Republican | Dec 18, 1890 – Mar 3, 1901 |
Elected in 1890. | Elected in 1890. Retired. | Dec 18, 1890 – Mar 3, 1891 |
Republican | ![]() William McConnell |
1 | |||
52nd | 2 | Elected in 1890. Lost re-election as a Silver Republican. | Mar 4, 1891 – Mar 3, 1897 |
Republican | ![]() Fred Dubois |
2 | ||||||
53rd | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1895. Lost re-election. | 2 | 54th | ||||||||||
55th | 3 | Elected in 1897. Retired. | Mar 4, 1897 – Mar 3, 1903 |
Populist | ![]() Henry Heitfeld |
3 | ||||||
56th | ||||||||||||
2 | ![]() Fred Dubois |
Silver Republican | Mar 4, 1901 – Mar 3, 1907 |
Elected in 1901 as a Silver Republican, but changed party to Democratic. Lost re-election. | 3 | 57th | ||||||
Democratic | ||||||||||||
58th | 4 | Elected in 1903. | Mar 4, 1903 – Oct 17, 1912 |
Republican | ![]() Weldon Heyburn |
4 | ||||||
59th | ||||||||||||
3 | ![]() William Borah |
Republican | Mar 4, 1907 – Jan 19, 1940 |
Elected in 1907. | 4 | 60th | ||||||
61st | 5 | Re-elected in 1909.[1] Died. | ||||||||||
62nd | ||||||||||||
Oct 17, 1912 – Nov 18, 1912 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Heyburn's term. Lost election to finish Heyburn's term. | Nov 18, 1912 – Feb 6, 1913 |
Democratic | ![]() Kirtland Perky |
5 | ||||||||
Elected in 1913 to finish Heyburn's term. | Feb 6, 1913 – Jan 13, 1918 |
Republican | ![]() James Brady |
6 | ||||||||
Re-elected in 1913. | 5 | 63rd | ||||||||||
64th | 6 | Re-elected in 1914. Died. | ||||||||||
65th | ||||||||||||
Jan 13, 1918 – Jan 22, 1918 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Brady's term. Elected in 1918 to finish Brady's term. Resigned to become a Federal Trade Commissioner, having lost election to a full term. | Jan 22, 1918 – Jan 14, 1921 |
Democratic | ![]() John Nugent |
7 | ||||||||
Re-elected in 1918 | 6 | 66th | ||||||||||
Appointed to finish Nugent's term, having been elected to the next term. | Jan 15, 1921 – Jun 24, 1928 |
Republican | ![]() Frank Gooding |
8 | ||||||||
67th | 7 | Elected to full term in 1920. | ||||||||||
68th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1924. | 7 | 69th | ||||||||||
70th | 8 | Re-elected in 1926. Died. | ||||||||||
Jun 24, 1928 – Jun 30, 1928 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Gooding's term. Elected in 1928 to finish Gooding's term. Lost re-election. | Jun 30, 1928 – Mar 3, 1933 |
Republican | ![]() John W. Thomas |
9 | ||||||||
71st | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1930. | 8 | 72nd | ||||||||||
73rd | 9 | Elected in 1932. Lost renomination. | Mar 4, 1933 – Jan 3, 1939 |
Democratic | 100px James Pope |
10 | ||||||
74th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1936. Died. | 9 | 75th | ||||||||||
76th | 10 | Elected in 1938. Lost renomination. | Jan 3, 1939 – Jan 3, 1945 |
Democratic | ![]() D. Worth Clark |
11 | ||||||
Vacant | Jan 19, 1940 – Jan 27, 1940 |
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4 | ![]() John W. Thomas |
Republican | Jan 27, 1940 – Nov 10, 1945 |
Appointed to continue Borah's term. Elected in 1940 to finish Borah's term. | ||||||||
77th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1942. Died. | 10 | 78th | ||||||||||
79th | 11 | Elected in 1944. Lost renomination. | Jan 3, 1945 – Jan 3, 1951 |
Democratic | ![]() Glen H. Taylor |
12 | ||||||
Vacant | Nov 10, 1945 – Nov 17, 1945 |
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5 | ![]() Charles C. Gossett |
Democratic | Nov 17, 1945 – Nov 5, 1946 |
Appointed to continue Thomas's term. Lost nomination to finish Thomas's term. | ||||||||
6 | 100px Henry Dworshak |
Republican | Nov 6, 1946 – Jan 3, 1949 |
Elected in 1946 to finish Thomas's term. Lost re-election. | ||||||||
80th | ||||||||||||
7 | ![]() Bert H. Miller |
Democratic | Jan 3, 1949 – Oct 8, 1949 |
Elected in 1948. Died. | 11 | 81st | ||||||
Vacant | Oct 8, 1949 – Oct 14, 1949 |
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8 | 100px Henry Dworshak |
Republican | Oct 14, 1949 – Jul 23, 1962 |
Appointed to continue Miller's term. Elected in 1950 to finish Miller's term.[2] | ||||||||
82nd | 12 | Elected in 1950. Lost re-election. | Jan 3, 1951 – Jan 3, 1957 |
Republican | ![]() Herman Welker |
13 | ||||||
83rd | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1954 | 12 | 84th | ||||||||||
85th | 13 | Elected in 1956. | Jan 3, 1957 – Jan 3, 1981 |
Democratic | ![]() Frank Church |
14 | ||||||
86th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1960. Died. | 13 | 87th | ||||||||||
Vacant | Jul 23, 1962 – Aug 6, 1962 |
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9 | ![]() Len Jordan |
Republican | Aug 6, 1962 – Jan 3, 1973 |
Appointed to continue Dworshak's term. Elected in 1962 to finish Dworshak's term. | ||||||||
88th | 14 | Re-elected in 1962. | ||||||||||
89th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1966. Retired. | 14 | 90th | ||||||||||
91st | 15 | Re-elected in 1968. | ||||||||||
92nd | ||||||||||||
10 | ![]() Jim McClure |
Republican | Jan 3, 1973 – Jan 3, 1991 |
Elected in 1972. | 15 | 93rd | ||||||
94th | 16 | Re-elected in 1974. Lost re-election. | ||||||||||
95th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1978. | 16 | 96th | ||||||||||
97th | 17 | Elected in 1980. | Jan 3, 1981 – Jan 3, 1993 |
Republican | ![]() Steve Symms |
15 | ||||||
98th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1984. Retired. | 17 | 99th | ||||||||||
100th | 18 | Re-elected in 1986. Retired. | ||||||||||
101st | ||||||||||||
11 | ![]() Larry Craig |
Republican | Jan 3, 1991 – Jan 3, 2009 |
Elected in 1990. | 18 | 102nd | ||||||
103rd | 19 | Elected in 1992. Retired to run for Governor of Idaho. | Jan 3, 1993 – Jan 3, 1999 |
Republican | ![]() Dirk Kempthorne |
16 | ||||||
104th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1996. | 19 | 105th | ||||||||||
106th | 20 | Elected in 1998. | Jan 3, 1999 – Present |
Republican | 100px Mike Crapo |
17 | ||||||
107th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 2002. Retired. | 20 | 108th | ||||||||||
109th | 21 | Re-elected in 2004. | ||||||||||
110th | ||||||||||||
12 | ![]() Jim Risch |
Republican | Jan 3, 2009 – Present |
Elected in 2008. | 21 | 111th | ||||||
112th | 22 | Re-elected in 2010. | ||||||||||
113th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 2014. | 22 | 114th | ||||||||||
115th | 23 | Re-elected in 2016. | ||||||||||
116th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 2020. | 23 | 117th | ||||||||||
118th | 24 | Re-elected in 2022. | ||||||||||
119th | ||||||||||||
To be determined in the 2026 election. | 24 | 120th | ||||||||||
121st | 25 | To be determined in the 2028 election. | ||||||||||
# | Senator | Party | Years in office | Electoral history | T | T | Electoral history | Years in office | Party | Senator | # | |
Class 2 | Class 3 |
See also
- List of United States representatives from Idaho
- United States congressional delegations from Idaho
- Elections in Idaho
Notes
- ↑ Tribune Almanac (1910), p. 271.
- ↑ Byrd, p. 99.
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