List of United States Senators from Vermont

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List of United States Senators from Vermont

Vermont was admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791. Its current United States Senators are Democrat Patrick Leahy and Independent Bernie Sanders. Leahy is the only Democrat ever elected to the Senate from Vermont.

Contents

Class 1

# Senator Party Years Congress Term Electoral history
1 Mosesrobinson.jpg Moses Robinson Democratic-
Republican		 October 17, 1791 –
October 15, 1796		 2 1 Elected in 1791

Resigned
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2 Isaac Tichenor.jpg Isaac Tichenor Federalist October 18, 1796 –
October 17, 1797		 4
(Continued)		 Elected to finish Robinson's term
5 2 Re-elected in 1797

Resigned to become Governor of Vermont
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7
3 Replace this image male.svg Nathaniel Chipman Federalist October 17, 1797 –
March 4, 1803		 7
(Continued)		 Elected to finish Tichenor's term

Lost re-election
4 Replace this image male.svg Israel Smith Democratic-
Republican		 March 4, 1803 –
October 1, 1807		 8 3 Elected in 1803

Resigned
9
10
October 1, 1807 –
October 10, 1807
5 Replace this image male.svg Jonathan Robinson Democratic-
Republican		 October 10, 1807 –
March 4, 1815		 10
(Continued)		 Elected to finish Smith's term
11 4 Relected in 1809

Retired
12
13
6 Isaac Tichenor.jpg Isaac Tichenor Federalist March 4, 1815 –
March 4, 1821		 14 5 Elected in 1814
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7 Horatio seymour.jpg Horatio Seymour Democratic-
Republican		 March 4, 1821 –
March 4, 1833		 17 6 Elected in 1821
Adams
Republican		 18
Anti-
Jacksonian		 19
Adams 20 7 Re-elected in 1827

Retired to run for Governor of Vermont
Anti-
Jacksonian		 21
22
8 BSwift.jpg Benjamin Swift Anti-
Jacksonian		 March 4, 1833 –
March 4, 1839		 23 8 Elected in 1833

Retired
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25
9 Samuel S Phelps.jpg Samuel S. Phelps Whig March 4, 1839 –
March 4, 1851		 26 9 Elected in 1839
27
28
29 10 Re-elected in 1845
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10 Solomon Foot - Brady-Handy.jpg Solomon Foot Whig March 4, 1851 –
March 28, 1866		 32 11 Elected in 1851
33
Opposition 34
Republican 35 12 Re-elected in 1857
36
37
38 13 Re-elected in 1863

Died
39
March 28, 1866 –
April 3, 1866
11 George F. Edmunds - Brady-Handy.jpg George F. Edmunds Republican April 3, 1866 –
November 1, 1891		 39
(Continued)		 Appointed to continue Foot's term
Elected to finish Foot's term
40
41 14 Re-elected in 1869
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43
44 15 Re-elected in 1875
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46
47 16 Re-elected in 1881
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49
50 17 Re-elected in 1887

Resigned
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52
12 Redfield Proctor, bw photo portrait, 1904.jpg Redfield Proctor Republican November 2, 1891 –
March 4, 1908		 52
(Continued)		 Appointed to continue Edmund's term
Elected to finish Edmund's term
53 18 Re-elected in 1893
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55
56 19 Re-elected in 1899
57
58
59 20 Re-elected in 1905

Died
60
March 4, 1908 –
March 24, 1908
13 John Wolcott Stewart.jpg John W. Stewart Republican March 24, 1908 –
October 21, 1908		 Appointed to continue Protor's term

Retired
14 Carroll Smalley Page.jpg Carroll S. Page Republican October 21, 1908 –
March 4, 1923		 60
(Continued)		 Elected to finish Stewart's term
61
62 21 Re-elected in 1909
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64
65 22 Re-elected in 1916

Retired
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67
15 FrankLGreene.jpg Frank L. Greene Republican March 4, 1923 –
December 17, 1930		 68 23 Elected in 1922
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70
71 24 Re-elected in 1928

Died
December 17, 1930 –
December 23, 1930
16 Frank C. Partridge.jpg Frank C. Partridge Republican December 23, 1930 –
March 31, 1931		 71
(Continued)		 Appointed to continue Greene's term

Lost nomination to finish Greene's term
72
17 Austin Warren Robinson.jpg Warren Austin Republican April 1, 1931 –
August 2, 1946		 72 Elected to finish Greene's term
73
74 25 Re-elected in 1934
75
76
77 26 Re-elected in 1940

Resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
78
79
August 2, 1946 –
November 1, 1946
18 Ralph Edward Flanders.jpg Ralph Flanders Republican November 1, 1946 –
January 3, 1959		 79
(Continued)		 Appointed to finish Austin's term
80 27 Elected in 1946
81
82
83 28 Re-elected in 1952

Retired
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19 WinstonProuty.jpg Winston L. Prouty Republican January 3, 1959 –
September 10, 1971		 86 29 Elected in 1958
87
88
89 30 Re-elected in 1964
90
91
92 31 Re-elected in 1970

Died
September 10, 1971 –
September 16, 1971
20 Robert Theodore Stafford.jpg Robert Stafford Republican September 16, 1971 –
January 3, 1989		 92
(Continued)		 Appointed to continue Prouty's term
Elected to finish Prouty's term
93
94
95 32 Re-elected in 1976
96
97
98 33 Re-elected in 1982

Retired
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100
21 Jim Jeffords.jpg Jim Jeffords Republican January 3, 1989 –
January 3, 2007		 101 34 Elected in 1988
102
103
104 35 Re-elected in 1994
105
106
107 35 Re-elected in 2000

Retired
Independent 107
(Continued)
108
109
22 Bernie Sanders.jpg Bernie Sanders Independent January 3, 2007 –
Present		 110 36 Elected in 2006
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# Senator Party Years Congress Term Electoral history

Class 3

# Senator Party Years Congress Term Electoral history
1 StephenRBradley.jpg Stephen R. Bradley Democratic-
Republican		 October 17, 1791 –
March 4, 1795		 2 1 Elected in 1791

Lost re-election
3
2 Senatorelijahpaine.jpg Elijah Paine Federalist March 4, 1795 –
September 1, 1801		 4 2 Elected in 1795
5
6
7 3 Re-elected in 1801

Resigned
September 1, 1801 –
October 15, 1801
3 StephenRBradley.jpg Stephen R. Bradley Democratic-
Republican		 October 15, 1801 –
March 4, 1813		 7
(Continued)		 Elected to finish Paine's term
8
9
10 4 Re-elected in 1807

Retired
11
12
4 Replace this image male.svg Dudley Chase Democratic-
Republican		 March 4, 1813 –
November 3, 1817		 13 5 Elected in 1813

Resigned
14
15
5 James Fisk politician.jpg James Fisk Democratic-
Republican		 November 4, 1817 –
January 8, 1818		 Elected to finish Chase's term

Resigned
January 8, 1818 –
October 20, 1818
6 William A. Palmer.jpg William A. Palmer Democratic-
Republican		 October 20, 1818 –
March 4, 1825		 15
(Continued)		 Elected to finish Fisk's term
16 6 Re-elected in 1819

Retired
17
Adams-Clay
Republican		 18
7 Replace this image male.svg Dudley Chase Anti-
Jacksonian		 March 4, 1825 –
March 4, 1831		 19 7 Elected in 1825
Adams 20
Anti-
Jacksonian		 21
8 SPrentiss.jpg Samuel Prentiss Anti-
Jacksonian		 March 4, 1831 –
April 11, 1842		 22 8 Elected in 1831
23
24
Whig 25 9 Re-elected in 1837

Resigned
26
27
April 11, 1842 –
April 23, 1842
9 Samuel Crafts.jpg Samuel C. Crafts Whig April 23, 1842 –
March 4, 1843		 27
(Continued)		 Appointed to continue Prentiss's term
Elected to finish Prentiss's term

Retired
10 WUpham.jpg William Upham Whig March 4, 1843 –
January 14, 1853		 28 10 Elected in 1843
29
30
31 11 Re-elected in 1849

Died
32
January 14, 1853 –
January 17, 1853
11 Samuel S Phelps.jpg Samuel S. Phelps Whig January 17, 1853 –
March 16, 1854		 32
(Continued)		 Appointed to continue Upham's term

Lost entitlement to sit
33
March 16, 1854 –
October 14, 1854
12 Lawrence Brainerd.jpg Lawrence Brainerd Free Soil October 14, 1854 –
March 4, 1855		 33
(Continued)		 Retired
13 JCollamer2.jpg Jacob Collamer Whig March 4, 1855 –
November 9, 1865		 34 12 Elected in 1855
35
36
Republican 37 13 Re-elected in 1861

Died
38
39
November 9, 1865 –
November 21, 1865
14 Luke Potter Poland.jpg Luke P. Poland Republican November 21, 1865 –
March 4, 1867		 39
(Continued)		 Appointed to continue Collamer's term
Elected to finish Collamer's term

Lost re-election
15 Justin Smith Morrill - Brady-Handy.jpg Justin S. Morrill Republican March 4, 1867 –
nowrap | December 28, 1898		 40 14 Elected in 1867
41
42
43 15 Re-elected in 1873
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45
46 16 Re-elected in 1879
47
48
49 17 Re-elected in 1885
50
51
52 18 Re-elected in 1891
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54
55 19 Re-elected in 1897

Died
December 28, 1898 –
January 11, 1899
16 Johnathan Ross Senator.jpg Jonathan Ross Republican January 11, 1899 –
October 18, 1900		 Appointed to continue Morrill's term

Retired when successor elected
17 William Paul Dillingham.jpg William P. Dillingham Republican October 18, 1900 –
July 23, 1923		 55
(Continued)		 Elected to finish Morrill's term
56
57
58 20 Re-elected in 1903
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60
61 21 Re-elected in 1909
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63
64 22 Re-elected in 1914
65
66
67 23 Re-elected in 1920

Died
68
July 23, 1923 –
November 7, 1923
18 D000009.jpg Porter H. Dale Republican November 7, 1923 –
October 6, 1933		 68
(Continued)		 Elected to finish Dillingham's term
69
70 24 Re-elected in 1926
71
72
73 25 Re-elected in 1932

Died
October 6, 1933 –
November 21, 1933
19 Ernest W. Gibson.jpg Ernest W. Gibson Republican November 21, 1933 –
June 20, 1940		 73
(Continued)		 Appointed to continue Dale's term
Elected to finish Dale's term
74
75
76 26 Re-elected in 1938

Died
June 20, 1940 –
June 24, 1940
20 Ernest W. Gibson Jr..jpg Ernest W. Gibson, Jr. Republican June 24, 1940 –
November 5, 1940		 Appointed to continue his father's term

Retired
November 5, 1940 –
January 10, 1941
21 George David Aiken.jpg George Aiken Republican January 10, 1941 –
January 3, 1975		 76
(Continued)		 Elected to finish Gibson's term,
but took office late to finish Gubernatorial term
77
78
79 27 Re-elected in 1944
80
81
82 28 Re-elected in 1950
83
84
85 29 Re-elected in 1956
86
87
88 30 Re-elected in 1962
89
90
91 31 Re-elected in 1968

Retired
92
93
22 Patrick Leahy official photo.jpg Patrick Leahy Democratic January 3, 1975 –
Present		 94 32 Elected in 1974
95
96
97 33 Re-elected in 1980
98
99
100 34 Re-elected in 1986
101
102
103 35 Re-elected in 1992
104
105
106 36 Re-elected in 1998
107
108
109 37 Re-elected in 2004
110
111
112 38 Re-elected in 2010
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Notes

  1. ^ Phelps had been appointed by the governor during a recess of the state legislature, and the legislature later convened and adjourned a session without electing a senator to replace fill the vacancy. The Senate ruled that Phelps had lost his entitlement to sit when the legislature adjourned. See "The Constitution in Congress". http://books.google.com/books?id=qDsbwABUeI0C&pg=PA242&lpg=PA242&dq=senate+samuel+phelps&source=bl&ots=fK1N8u0LnE&sig=MBxc5UZsaSXnWSPJtiB7ZrhwIHs&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=2&ct=result#PPA245,M1. 

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