List of United States senators from Colorado
Colorado was admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876 and elects U.S. senators to Senate Class 2 and Class 3. Its current U.S. senators are Democrat Michael Bennet (serving since 2009) and Republican Cory Gardner (serving since 2015), making it one of nine states to have a split United States Senate delegation.
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, 2010, and 2016. The next election will be in 2022. | ||||||||||
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# | Senator | Party | Dates in office | Electoral history | T | T | Electoral history | Dates in office | Party | Senator | # | |
Vacant | August 1, 1876 – November 15, 1876 |
Colorado did not elect its Senators until three months after statehood. | 1 | 44th | 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 | ||||||||||
46th | 2 | Elected in 1879. Lost re-nomination. |
March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1885 |
Republican | Nathaniel P. Hill |
2 | ||||||
47th | ||||||||||||
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 | ||||||
49th | 3 | Elected in 1885. | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1909 |
Republican | Henry M. Teller |
3 | ||||||
50th | ||||||||||||
5 | Edward O. Wolcott |
Republican | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1901 |
Elected in 1889. | 4 | 51st | ||||||
52nd | 4 | Re-elected in 1891. | ||||||||||
53rd | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1895. Lost re-election. |
5 | 54th | ||||||||||
55th | 5 | Re-elected January 20, 1897.[1] | Silver Republican | |||||||||
56th | ||||||||||||
6 | Thomas M. Patterson |
Democratic | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1907 |
Elected in 1901. Retired. |
6 | 57th | ||||||
58th | 6 | Re-elected in 1903. Retired. |
Democratic | |||||||||
59th | ||||||||||||
7 | Simon Guggenheim |
Republican | March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913 |
Elected January 16, 1907. Retired. |
7 | 60th | ||||||
61st | 7 | Elected January 19, 1909. Died. |
March 4, 1909 – January 11, 1911 |
Democratic | Charles J. Hughes, Jr. |
4 | ||||||
January 11, 1911 – January 15, 1913 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
62nd | ||||||||||||
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 January 14, 1913. Lost re-election. |
8 | 63rd | ||||||
64th | 8 | Re-elected in 1914. Lost re-election. | ||||||||||
65th | ||||||||||||
9 | Lawrence C. Phipps |
Republican | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1931 |
Elected in 1918. | 9 | 66th | ||||||
67th | 9 | Elected in 1920. Died. |
March 4, 1921 – March 24, 1923 |
Republican | Samuel D. Nicholson |
6 | ||||||
68th | ||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||
70th | 10 | Elected in 1926. Died. |
March 4, 1927 – August 27, 1932 |
Republican | Charles W. Waterman |
9 | ||||||
71st | ||||||||||||
10 | Edward P. Costigan |
Democratic | March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1937 |
Elected in 1930. Retired. |
11 | 72nd | ||||||
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 election to next term. |
December 7, 1932 – March 3, 1933 |
Republican | Karl C. Schuyler |
11 | ||||||||
73rd | 11 | Elected in 1932. | March 4, 1933 – December 1, 1941 |
Democratic | Alva B. Adams |
12 | ||||||
74th | ||||||||||||
11 | Edwin C. Johnson |
Democratic | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1955 |
Elected in 1936. | 12 | 75th | ||||||
76th | 12 | Re-elected in 1938. Died. | ||||||||||
77th | ||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||
79th | 13 | Elected to a full term in 1944. | ||||||||||
80th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1948. Retired. |
14 | 81st | ||||||||||
82nd | 14 | Re-elected in 1950. Retired. | ||||||||||
83rd | ||||||||||||
12 | Gordon Allott |
Republican | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1973 |
Elected in 1954. | 15 | 84th | ||||||
85th | 15 | Elected in 1956. Lost re-election. |
January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1963 |
Democratic | John A. Carroll |
14 | ||||||
86th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1960. | 16 | 87th | ||||||||||
88th | 16 | Elected in 1962. | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1975 |
Republican | Peter H. Dominick |
15 | ||||||
89th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1966. Lost re-election. |
17 | 90th | ||||||||||
91st | 17 | Re-elected in 1968. Lost re-election. | ||||||||||
92nd | ||||||||||||
13 | Floyd Haskell |
Democratic | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979 |
Elected in 1972. Lost re-election. |
18 | 93rd | ||||||
94th | 18 | Elected in 1974. | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1987 |
Democratic | Gary Hart |
16 | ||||||
95th | ||||||||||||
14 | William L. Armstrong |
Republican | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1991 |
Elected in 1978. | 19 | 96th | ||||||
97th | 19 | Re-elected in 1980. Retired. | ||||||||||
98th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1984. Retired. |
20 | 99th | ||||||||||
100th | 20 | Elected in 1986. Retired. |
January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993 |
Democratic | Tim Wirth |
17 | ||||||
101st | ||||||||||||
15 | Hank Brown |
Republican | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997 |
Elected in 1990. Retired. |
21 | 102nd | ||||||
103rd | 21 | Elected in 1992. Changed parties March 3, 1995. |
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2005 |
Democratic | Ben Nighthorse Campbell |
18 | ||||||
104th | ||||||||||||
Republican | ||||||||||||
16 | Wayne Allard |
Republican | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009 |
Elected in 1996. | 22 | 105th | ||||||
106th | 22 | Re-elected in 1998. Retired. | ||||||||||
107th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 2002. Retired. |
23 | 108th | ||||||||||
109th | 23 | Elected in 2004. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Interior. |
January 3, 2005 – January 20, 2009 |
Democratic | Ken Salazar |
19 | ||||||
110th | ||||||||||||
17 | Mark Udall |
Democratic | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2015 |
Elected in 2008. Lost re-election. |
24 | 111th | ||||||
Appointed to finish Salazar's term. | January 21, 2009 – Present |
Democratic | Michael Bennet |
20 | ||||||||
112th | 24 | Elected to a full term in 2010. | ||||||||||
113th | ||||||||||||
18 | Cory Gardner |
Republican | January 3, 2015 – Present |
Elected in 2014. | 25 | 114th | ||||||
115th | 25 | Re-elected in 2016. | ||||||||||
116th | ||||||||||||
To be determined in the 2020 election. | 26 | 117th | ||||||||||
118th | 26 | To be determined in the 2022 election. | ||||||||||
# | Senator | Party | Years in office | Electoral history | T | T | Electoral history | Years in office | Party | Senator | # | |
Class 2 | Class 3 |
Living former U.S. senators from Colorado
As of June 2020, there are seven living former U.S. senators from Colorado. The most recent senator to die was Bill Armstrong (served 1979-1991) on July 5, 2016, and was also the most recently serving senator to die.
Senator | Term of office | Date of birth (and age) |
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Gary Hart | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1987 | November 28, 1936 |
Tim Wirth | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993 | September 22, 1939 |
Hank Brown | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997 | February 12, 1940 |
Ben N. Campbell | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2005 | April 13, 1933 |
Wayne Allard | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009 | December 2, 1943 |
Ken Salazar | January 3, 2005 – January 20, 2009 | March 2, 1955 |
Mark Udall | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2015 | July 18, 1950 |
See also
- Outline of Colorado
- Index of Colorado-related articles
- State of Colorado
- Law and government of Colorado
- Governor of Colorado
- Lieutenant Governor of Colorado
- Colorado General Assembly
- Courts of Colorado
- Governor of Colorado
- Law and government of Colorado
- United States of America
- United States Congress
- United States congressional delegations from Colorado
- List of United States Representatives from Colorado
- Colorado Congressional Districts
- 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.