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List of United States senators from Idaho

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Current delegation

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 U.S. Senators are Republicans Mike Crapo (serving since 1999) and Jim Risch (serving since 2009). William Borah was Idaho's longest-serving senator (1907–1940). Idaho is one of fifteen states alongside Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, South Dakota and Utah to have a younger senior senator and an older junior senator.

List of senators

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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.
C 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.
# 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 F. Nugent
7
Re-elected in 1918 6 66th
Appointed to finish Brady'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 Thomas
9
71st
Re-elected in 1930. 8 72nd
73rd 9 Elected in 1932.
Lost renomination.
Mar 4, 1933 –
Jan 3, 1939
Democratic
James P. 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
 
4
John 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
 
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
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
 
8
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
 
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
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 C T Electoral history Years in office Party Senator #
Class 2 Class 3

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Tribune Almanac (1910), p. 271.
  2. ^ Byrd, p. 99.

References

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  • 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. ISBN 9780160632563 – via Google Books.
  • Rhoades, Henry Eckford (1910). The Tribune Almanac and Political Register 1910. New York: The Tribune Association. pp. 271–272 – via Hathi Trust Digital Library.