List of United States Senators from Iowa

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List of United States Senators from Iowa

Iowa was admitted to the Union on December 28, 1846. Its current Senators are Republican Charles Grassley, who has served since 1981, and Democrat Tom Harkin, who has served since 1985.

Class 2

#	Senator	Party	Years	Other offices held	Term	Electoral history
1	George W. Jones	Democratic	December 7, 1848 – March 4, 1859	Minister to New Granada	1	Elected in 1848
1	George W. Jones	Democratic	December 7, 1848 – March 4, 1859	Minister to New Granada	2	Re-elected in 1853 Lost renomination
2	James W. Grimes	Republican	March 4, 1859 – December 6, 1869	Governor of Iowa	3	Elected in 1859
2	James W. Grimes	Republican	March 4, 1859 – December 6, 1869	Governor of Iowa	4	Re-elected in 1865 Resigned due to ill health
			December 6, 1869 – January 18, 1870
3	James B. Howell	Republican	January 18, 1870 – March 4, 1871			Elected to finish Grimes's term Retired
4	George G. Wright	Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 4, 1877		5	Elected in 1870 Retired
5	Samuel J. Kirkwood	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 7, 1881	U.S. Secretary of the Interior Governor of Iowa Previously served in Iowa's class 3 seat	6	Elected in 1876 Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Interior
6	James W. McDill	Republican	March 8, 1881 – March 4, 1883	Iowa Railroad Commissioner	6	Appointed to continue Kirkwood's term Elected to finish Kirkwood's term Retired
7	James F. Wilson	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1895	President of the Iowa Senate Member of the United States House of Representatives House impeachment manager for the Trial of President Andrew Johnson	7	Elected in 1882
7	James F. Wilson	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1895		8	Re-elected in 1888 Retired
8	John H. Gear	Republican	March 4, 1895 – July 14, 1900	Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives Governor of Iowa	9	Elected in 1894 Died
			July 14, 1900 – August 22, 1900
9	Jonathan P. Dolliver	Republican	August 22, 1900 – October 15, 1910	Member of the United States House of Representatives		Appointed to finish Gear's term
					10	Elected to full term in 1900
					11	Re-elected in 1906 Died
			October 15, 1910 – November 12, 1910
10	Lafayette Young	Republican	November 12, 1910 – April 11, 1911			Appointed to continue Dolliver's term Lost election to finish Dolliver's term
11	William S. Kenyon	Republican	April 12, 1911 – February 24, 1922	Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals		Elected to finish Dolliver's term
					12	Elected to full term in 1912
					13	Re-elected in 1918 Resigned to become Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals
12	Charles A. Rawson	Republican	February 24, 1922 – December 1, 1922			Appointed to continue Kenyon's term Retired when successor elected
13	Smith W. Brookhart	Republican	December 1, 1922 – April 12, 1926	Later served in Iowa's class 3 seat		Elected to finish Kenyon's term
13	Smith W. Brookhart	Republican	December 1, 1922 – April 12, 1926	Later served in Iowa's class 3 seat	14	Elected to full term in 1924 Lost election challenge
14	Daniel F. Steck	Democratic	April 12, 1926 – March 4, 1931		14	Successfully challenged predecessor's election Lost re-election
15	Lester J. Dickinson	Republican	March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1937		15	Elected in 1930 Lost re-election
16	Clyde L. Herring	Democratic	January 15, 1937 – January 3, 1943	Governor of Iowa	16	Elected in 1936 Lost re-election
			January 3, 1943 – January 14, 1943		17
17	George A. Wilson	Republican	January 14, 1943 – January 3, 1949	Governor of Iowa	17	Elected in 1942 but waited to finish gubernatorial term Lost re-election
18	Guy Gillette	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1955	Previously served in Iowa's class 3 seat	18	Elected in 1948 Lost re-election
19	Thomas E. Martin	Republican	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1961		19	Elected in 1954 Retired
20	Jack Miller	Republican	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1973	Judge of the U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals	20	Elected in 1960
20	Jack Miller	Republican	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1973		21	Re-elected in 1966 Lost re-election
21	Dick Clark	Democratic	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979		22	Elected in 1972 Lost re-election
22	Roger Jepsen	Republican	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1985	Lieutenant Governor of Iowa	23	Elected in 1978 Lost re-election
23	Tom Harkin	Democratic	January 3, 1985 – Present	Member of the United States House of Representatives	24	Elected in 1984
					25	Re-elected in 1990
					26	Re-elected in 1996
					27	Re-elected in 2002
					28	Re-elected in 2008
#	Senator	Party	Years	Other offices held	Term	Electoral history

Class 3

#	Senator	Party	Years	Other offices held	Term	Electoral history
1	Augustus C. Dodge	Democratic	December 7, 1848 – February 22, 1855	Minister to Spain	1	Elected in 1848
1	Augustus C. Dodge	Democratic	December 7, 1848 – February 22, 1855	Minister to Spain	2	Re-elected in 1849 Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Spain, having lost re-election
			February 22, 1855 – March 4, 1855		2
2	James Harlan	Free Soil	March 4, 1855 – January 5, 1957	U.S. Secretary of the Interior Later served in this seat	3	Elected in 1855 Elected invalidated, as the Iowa Senate had not participated in it.
			January 5, 1957 – January 29, 1857
		Republican	January 29, 1857 – May 15, 1865			Elected again in 1857
		Republican	January 29, 1857 – May 15, 1865		4	Re-elected in 1861 Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Interior
			May 15, 1865 – January 13, 1866
3	Samuel J. Kirkwood	Republican	January 13, 1866 – March 4, 1867	Secretary of the Interior Governor of Iowa Later served in Iowa's class 2 seat		Elected to finish Harlan's term Retired
4	James Harlan	Republican	March 4, 1867 – March 4, 1873	Previously served in this seat U.S. Secretary of the Interior	5	Elected in 1867 Lost re-election
5	William B. Allison	Republican	March 4, 1873 – August 4, 1908	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives	6	Elected in 1872
					7	Re-elected in 1878
					8	Re-elected in 1884
					9	Re-elected in 1890
					10	Re-elected in 1896
					11	Re-elected in 1902 Died
			August 4, 1908 – November 24, 1908
6	Albert B. Cummins	Republican	November 24, 1908 – July 30, 1926	Governor of Iowa President pro tempore		Appointed to finish Allison's term
					12	Elected to full term in 1908
					13	Re-elected in 1914
					14	Re-elected in 1920 Died, having lost renomination
			July 30, 1926 – August 7, 1926
7	David W. Stewart	Republican	August 7, 1926 – March 4, 1927			Appointed to continue Cummins's term Elected to finish Cummins's term Retired
8	Smith W. Brookhart	Republican	March 4, 1927 – March 4, 1933	Previously served in Iowa's class 2 seat	15	Elected in 1926 Lost renomination and re-election as an Independent
9	Richard L. Murphy	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – July 16, 1936		16	Elected in 1932 Died
			July 16, 1936 – November 3, 1936
10	Guy Gillette	Democratic	November 3, 1936 – January 3, 1945	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives Later served in Iowa's class 2 seat	17	Elected to finish Murphy's term
10	Guy Gillette	Democratic	November 3, 1936 – January 3, 1945		18	Elected to full term in 1938 Lost re-election
11	Bourke B. Hickenlooper	Republican	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1969	Lieutenant Governor of Iowa Governor of Iowa	19	Retired
12	Harold Hughes	Democratic	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1975	Governor of Iowa	20	Elected in 1968 Retired
13	John Culver	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives	21	Elected in 1974 Lost re-election
14	Chuck Grassley	Republican	January 3, 1981 – Present	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives	22	Elected in 1980
					23	Re-elected in 1986
					24	Re-elected in 1992
					25	Re-elected in 1998
					26	Re-elected in 2004
					27	Re-elected in 2010
#	Senator	Party	Years	Other offices held	Term	Electoral history

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United States Senators from Iowa

Class 2	Jones • Grimes • Howell • Wright • Kirkwood • McDill • J. Wilson • Gear • Dolliver • Young • Kenyon • Rawson • Brookhart • Steck • Dickinson • Herring • G. Wilson • Gillette • Martin • Miller • Clark • Jepsen • Harkin

Class 3	Dodge • Harlan • Kirkwood • Harlan • Allison • Cummins • Stewart • Brookhart • Murphy • Gillette • Hickenlooper • Hughes • Culver • Grassley

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