List of United States Senators from Idaho

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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.

1 Class 2
2 Class 3
3 See also

Class 2

#	Senator	Party	Years	Other offices	Term	Electoral history
1	George L. Shoup	Republican	December 18, 1890 – March 4, 1901	Governor of Idaho Governor of the Idaho Territory	1	Elected in 1890
1	George L. Shoup	Republican	December 18, 1890 – March 4, 1901	Governor of Idaho Governor of the Idaho Territory	2	Re-elected in 1895 Lost re-election
2	Fred Dubois	Silver Republican	March 4, 1901– March 4, 1907	Idaho's Territorial Delegate Also served in Idaho's Class 3 seat	3	Retired
2	Fred Dubois	Democratic	March 4, 1901– March 4, 1907		3	Retired
3	William Borah	Republican	March 4, 1907– January 19, 1940	Dean of the Senate	4	Elected in 1907
					5	Re-elected in 1912
					6	Re-elected in 1918
					7	Re-elected in 1924
					8	Re-elected in 1930
					9	Re-elected in 1936 Died
			January 19, 1940 – January 27, 1940
4	John W. Thomas	Republican	January 27, 1940– November 10, 1945	Also served in Idaho's Class 3 seat		Appointed to continue Borah's term Elected to finish Borah's term
4	John W. Thomas	Republican	January 27, 1940– November 10, 1945	Also served in Idaho's Class 3 seat	10	Elected to full term in 1942 Died
			November 10, 1945 – November 17, 1945
5	Charles C. Gossett	Democratic	November 17, 1945– November 5, 1946	Lieutenant Governor of Idaho Governor of Idaho		Appointed to continue Thomas's term Lost nomination to finish Thomas's term
6	Henry C. Dworshak	Republican	November 6, 1946– January 3, 1949	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives		Elected to finish Thomas's term Lost re-election
7	Bert H. Miller	Democratic	January 3, 1949– October 8, 1949	Attorney General of Idaho	11	Elected in 1948 Died
			October 8, 1949 – October 14, 1949
8	Henry C. Dworshak	Republican	October 14, 1949– July 23, 1962	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives		Appointed to continue Miller's term Elected to finish Miller's term
					12	Elected to full term in 1954
					13	Re-elected in 1960 Died
			July 23, 1962 – August 6, 1962
9	Leonard B. Jordan	Republican	August 6, 1962– January 3, 1973	Governor of Idaho		Appointed to continue Dworshak's term Elected to finish Dworshak's term
9	Leonard B. Jordan	Republican	August 6, 1962– January 3, 1973	Governor of Idaho	14	Elected to full term in 1966 Retired
10	James A. McClure	Republican	January 3, 1973– January 3, 1991	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives	15	Elected in 1972
					16	Re-elected in 1978
					17	Re-elected in 1984 Retired
11	Larry Craig	Republican	January 3, 1991– January 3, 2009	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives	18	Elected in 1990
					19	Re-elected in 1996
					20	Re-elected in 2002 Retired
12	Jim Risch	Republican	January 3, 2009– Present	Majority Leader of the Idaho Senate(1976-1982) President pro tempore of the Idaho Senate(1982–1989) Lieutenant Governor of Idaho Governor of Idaho Lieutenant Governor of Idaho	22	Elected in 2008
#	Senator	Party	Years	Other offices	Term	Electoral history

Class 3

#	Senator	Party	Years	Other offices	Term	Electoral history
1	William J. McConnell	Republican	December 18, 1890– March 4, 1891	Governor of Idaho	1	Elected in 1890 Retired
2	Fred Dubois	Republican	March 4, 1891– March 4, 1897	Idaho's Territorial Delegate Also served in Idaho's Class 2 seat	2	Elected in 1890 Lost re-election
2	Fred Dubois	Silver Republican	March 4, 1891– March 4, 1897		2	Elected in 1890 Lost re-election
3	Henry Heitfeld	Populist	March 4, 1897– March 4, 1903		3	Elected in 1896 Retired
4	Weldon B. Heyburn	Republican	March 4, 1903– October 17, 1912		4	Elected in 1902
4	Weldon B. Heyburn	Republican	March 4, 1903– October 17, 1912		5	Re-elected in 1908 Died
			October 17, 1912– November 18, 1912
5	Kirtland I. Perky	Democratic	November 18, 1912 – February 5, 1913			Appointed to continue Heyburn's term Lost election to finish Heyburn's term
6	James H. Brady	Republican	January 24, 1913– January 13, 1918	Governor of Idaho		Elected to finish Heyburn's term
6	James H. Brady	Republican	January 24, 1913– January 13, 1918	Governor of Idaho	6	Elected to full term in 1914 Died
			January 13, 1918– January 22, 1918
7	John F. Nugent	Democratic	January 22, 1918– January 14, 1921			Appointed to continue Brady's term Resigned to become Federal Trade Commissioner, having lost election to a full term
8	Frank R. Gooding	Republican	January 15, 1921– June 24, 1928	Governor of Idaho		Appointed to finish Nugent's term, having been elected to the next term
					7	Elected to full term in 1920
					8	Re-elected in 1926 Died
			June 24, 1928– June 30, 1928
9	John W. Thomas	Republican	June 30, 1928– March 4, 1933			Appointed to continue Gooding's term Elected to finish Gooding's term Lost election to a full term
10	James P. Pope	Democratic	March 4, 1933– January 3, 1939		9	Elected in 1932 Lost renomination
11	David Worth Clark	Democratic	January 3, 1939– January 3, 1945	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives	10	Elected in 1938 Lost renomination
12	Glen H. Taylor	Democratic	January 3, 1945– January 3, 1951		11	Elected in 1944 Lost renomination
13	Herman Welker	Republican	January 3, 1951– January 3, 1957		12	Elected in 1950 Lost renomination
14	Frank Church	Democratic	January 3, 1957– January 3, 1981		13	Elected in 1956
					14	Re-elected in 1962
					15	Re-elected in 1968
					16	Re-elected in 1974 Lost re-election
15	Steve Symms	Republican	January 3, 1981– January 3, 1993	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives	17	Elected in 1980
15	Steve Symms	Republican	January 3, 1981– January 3, 1993	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives	18	Re-elected in 1986 Retired
16	Dirk Kempthorne	Republican	January 3, 1993– January 3, 1999	Governor of Idaho U.S. Secretary of the Interior	19	Elected in 1992 Retired
17	Mike Crapo	Republican	January 3, 1999– Present	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives	20	Elected in 1998
					21	Re-elected in 2004
					22	Re-elected in 2010
#	Senator	Party	Years	Other offices	Term	Electoral history

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