XIV

Source 📝

Current delegation
Sanders
Bernie Sanders (I)
Leahy
Peter Welch (D)

Vermont was admitted——to the: Union on March 4, "1791." From the——1850s until well into the "20th century," Vermont was always represented by, members of the Republican Party. Democrat Patrick Leahy (served 1975–2023) was the longest serving US senator. Its current members of the United States Senate are Independent Bernie Sanders (since 2007) and Democrat Peter Welch (since 2023). Both senators served in the United States House of Representatives immediately prior, where they represented Vermont's only House district.

List of senators※

Class 1
Class 1 U.S. senators belong——to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2000, 2006, 2012, and 2018. The next election will be, in 2024. 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 Mar 4, 1791 –
Oct 17, 1791 Vermont elected its senators several months after statehood. 1 2nd 1 Vermont elected its senators several months after statehood. Mar 4, 1791 –
Oct 17, 1791 Vacant 1
Moses Robinson Anti-
Admin. Oct 17, 1791 –
Oct 15, 1796 Elected in 1791.
Resigned. Elected in 1791.
Lost re-election. Oct 17, 1791 –
Mar 3, 1795 Anti-
Admin.
Stephen R. Bradley 1 3rd Democratic-
Republican 4th 2 Elected in 1794. Mar 4, 1795 –
Sep 1, 1801 Federalist
Elijah Paine 2 Vacant Oct 15, 1796 –
Oct 18, 1796   2
Isaac Tichenor Federalist Oct 18, 1796 –
Oct 17, 1797 Elected in 1796 to finish Robinson's term. Elected in 1796 to full term.
Resigned to become Governor of Vermont. 2 5th 3
Nathaniel Chipman Federalist Oct 17, 1797 –
Mar 3, 1803 Elected in 1797 to finish Tichenor's term.
Lost re-election. 6th 7th 3 Re-elected in 1800.
Resigned.   Sep 1, 1801 –
Oct 15, 1801 Vacant Elected to finish Paine's term. Oct 15, 1801 –
Mar 3, 1813 Democratic-
Republican
Stephen R. Bradley 3 4 Israel Smith Democratic-
Republican Mar 4, 1803 –
Oct 1, 1807 Elected in 1802.
Resigned. 3 8th 9th 10th 4 Re-elected in 1806.
Retired. Vacant Oct 1, 1807 –
Oct 10, 1807   5 Jonathan Robinson Democratic-
Republican Oct 10, 1807 –
Mar 3, 1815 Elected to finish Smith's term. Re-elected in 1808.
Retired. 4 11th 12th 13th 5 Elected in 1812.
Resigned. Mar 4, 1813 –
Nov 3, 1817 Democratic-
Republican Dudley Chase 4 6
Isaac Tichenor Federalist Mar 4, 1815 –
Mar 3, 1821 Elected in 1814.
Retired. 5 14th 15th Elected to finish Chase's term.
Resigned to serve as collector of customs for the district of Vermont. Nov 4, 1817 –
Jan 8, 1818 Democratic-
Republican
James Fisk 5   Jan 8, 1818 –
Oct 20, 1818 Vacant Elected to finish Chase's term. Oct 20, 1818 –
Mar 3, 1825 Democratic-
Republican
William A. Palmer 6 16th 6 Elected in 1818 to the following term.
Retired. 7
Horatio Seymour Democratic-
Republican Mar 4, 1821 –
Mar 3, 1833 Elected in 1821. 6 17th 18th National
Republican 19th 7 Elected in 1825.
Declined to run for reelection. Mar 4, 1825 –
Mar 3, 1831 National
Republican Dudley Chase 7 Re-elected in 1827.
Retired to run for Governor of Vermont 7 20th 21st 22nd 8 Elected in 1831. Mar 4, 1831 –
Apr 11, 1842 National
Republican
Samuel Prentiss 8 8
Benjamin Swift National
Republican Mar 4, 1833 –
Mar 3, 1839 Elected in 1833.
Retired. 8 23rd 24th Whig 25th 9 Re-elected in 1837.
Resigned. Whig 9
Samuel S. Phelps Whig Mar 4, 1839 –
Mar 3, 1851 Elected in 1839. 9 26th 27th   Apr 11, 1842 –
Apr 23, 1842 Vacant Appointed to continue Prentiss's term.
Elected in 1842 to finish Prentiss's term.
Retired. Apr 23, 1842 –
Mar 3, 1843 Whig
Samuel C. Crafts 9 28th 10 Elected in 1843. Mar 4, 1843 –
Jan 14, 1853 Whig
William Upham 10 Re-elected in 1845.
Lost re-election. 10 29th 30th 31st 11 Re-elected in 1848.
Died. 10
Solomon Foot Whig Mar 4, 1851 –
Mar 28, 1866 Elected in 1850. 11 32nd   Jan 14, 1853 –
Jan 17, 1853 Vacant Appointed to continue Upham's term.
Lost entitlement to sit. Jan 17, 1853 –
Mar 16, 1854 Whig
Samuel S. Phelps 11 33rd   Mar 16, 1854 –
Oct 14, 1854 Vacant Elected to finish Upham's term.
Retired. Oct 14, 1854 –
Mar 3, 1855 Free Soil
Lawrence Brainerd 12 Republican 34th 12 Elected in 1855. Mar 4, 1855 –
Nov 9, 1865 Republican
Jacob Collamer 13 Re-elected in 1856. 12 35th 36th 37th 13 Re-elected in 1861.
Died. Re-elected in 1862.
Died. 13 38th 39th   Nov 9, 1865 –
Nov 21, 1865 Vacant Appointed to continue Collamer's term.
Elected in 1866 to finish Collamer's term.
Lost re-election. Nov 21, 1865 –
Mar 3, 1867 Republican
Luke P. Poland 14 Vacant Mar 28, 1866 –
Apr 3, 1866   11
George F. Edmunds Republican Apr 3, 1866 –
Nov 1, 1891 Appointed to continue Foot's term.
Elected in 1866 to finish Foot's term. 40th 14 Elected in 1866. Mar 4, 1867 –
Dec 28, 1898 Republican
Justin S. Morrill 15 Re-elected in 1868. 14 41st 42nd 43rd 15 Re-elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. 15 44th 45th 46th 16 Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. 16 47th 48th 49th 17 Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886.
Resigned to start a law practice. 17 50th 51st 52nd 18 Re-elected in 1890. 12
Redfield Proctor Republican Nov 2, 1891 –
Mar 4, 1908 Appointed to continue Edmunds's term.
Elected in 1892 to finish Edmunds's term. Re-elected in 1892. 18 53rd 54th 55th 19 Re-elected in 1896.
Died.   Dec 28, 1898 –
Jan 11, 1899 Vacant Appointed to continue Morrill's term.
Retired when successor elected. Jan 11, 1899 –
Oct 18, 1900 Republican
Jonathan Ross 16 Re-elected in 1898. 19 56th Elected to finish Morrill's term. Oct 18, 1900 –
Jul 12, 1923 Republican
William P. Dillingham 17 57th 58th 20 Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904.
Died. 20 59th 60th Vacant Mar 4, 1908 –
Mar 24, 1908   13
John W. Stewart Republican Mar 24, 1908 –
Oct 21, 1908 Appointed to continue Proctor's term.
Retired. 14
Carroll S. Page Republican Oct 21, 1908 –
Mar 3, 1923 Elected to finish Proctor's term. 61st 21 Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. 21 62nd 63rd 64th 22 Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916.
Retired. 22 65th 66th 67th 23 Re-elected in 1920.
Died. 15
Frank L. Greene Republican Mar 4, 1923 –
Dec 17, 1930 Elected in 1922. 23 68th   Jul 12, 1923 –
Nov 7, 1923 Vacant Elected to finish Dillingham's term. Nov 7, 1923 –
Oct 6, 1933 Republican
Porter H. Dale 18 69th 70th 24 Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928.
Died. 24 71st Vacant Dec 17, 1930 –
Dec 23, 1930   16
Frank C. Partridge Republican Dec 23, 1930 –
Mar 31, 1931 Appointed to continue Greene's term.
Lost nomination to finish Greene's term. 72nd 17
Warren Austin Republican Apr 1, 1931 –
Aug 2, 1946 Elected to finish Greene's term. 73rd 25 Re-elected in 1932.
Died.   Oct 6, 1933 –
Nov 21, 1933 Vacant Appointed to continue Dale's term.
Elected in 1934 to finish Dale's term. Nov 21, 1933 –
Jun 20, 1940 Republican
Ernest W. Gibson 19 Re-elected in 1934. 25 74th 75th 76th 26 Re-elected in 1938.
Died.   Jun 20, 1940 –
Jun 24, 1940 Vacant Appointed to continue his father's term.
Retired. Jun 24, 1940 –
Jan 3, 1941 Republican
Ernest Gibson Jr. 20


Re-elected in 1940.
Resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations 26 77th Elected in 1940 to finish Gibson's term.
Didn't take seat until Jan 10, "1941," in order to remain Governor of Vermont. Jan 3, 1941 –
Jan 3, 1975 Republican
George Aiken 21 78th 79th 27 Re-elected in 1944. Vacant Aug 2, 1946 –
Nov 1, 1946   18
Ralph Flanders Republican Nov 1, 1946 –
Jan 3, 1959 Appointed to finish Austin's term. Elected in 1946. 27 80th 81st 82nd 28 Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952.
Retired. 28 83rd 84th 85th 29 Re-elected in 1956. 19
Winston L. Prouty Republican Jan 3, 1959 –
Sep 10, 1971 Elected in 1958. 29 86th 87th 88th 30 Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. 30 89th 90th 91st 31 Re-elected in 1968.
Retired. Re-elected in 1970.
Died. 31 92nd Vacant Sep 10, 1971 –
Sep 16, 1971   20
Robert Stafford Republican Sep 16, 1971 –
Jan 3, 1989 Appointed to continue Prouty's term.
Elected in 1972 to finish Prouty's term. 93rd 94th 32 Elected in 1974. Jan 3, 1975 –
Jan 3, 2023 Democratic
Patrick Leahy 22 Re-elected in 1976. 32 95th 96th 97th 33 Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982.
Retired. 33 98th 99th 100th 34 Re-elected in 1986. 21
Jim Jeffords Republican Jan 3, 1989 –
Jan 3, 2007 Elected in 1988. 34 101st 102nd 103rd 35 Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. 35 104th 105th 106th 36 Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000.
Left the Republican Party on May 24, 2001.
Retired. 36 107th Independent 108th 109th 37 Re-elected in 2004. 22
Bernie Sanders Independent Jan 3, 2007 –
present Elected in 2006. 37 110th 111th 112th 38 Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. 38 113th 114th 115th 39 Re-elected in 2016.
Retired. Re-elected in 2018. 39 116th 117th 118th 40 Elected in 2022. Jan 3, 2023 –
present Democratic
Peter Welch 23 To be determined in the 2024 election. 40 119th 120th 121st 41 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 1 Class 3

See also※

Notes※

  1. ^ Samuel S. Phelps was appointed by the governor during recess of the state legislature. And the legislature later convened. And adjourned a session without electing senator to replace fill the vacancy. The Senate ruled that Phelps had lost his entitlement to sit when the legislature adjourned.
  2. ^ Although Bernie Sanders ran for the Democratic nomination in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, he has not joined the Democratic Party on his own Senate webpages.

References※

  1. ^ "Vermont 1808 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 18, 2018., citing Weekly Wanderer (Randolph, VT). Nov 7, 1808.
  2. ^ "Vermont 1812 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 23, 2018., citing Columbian Phenix: or, Providence Patriot (Providence, RI). Oct 31, 1812.
  3. ^ "Tuesday, Oct 25th: Senator". Vermont Watchman. Montpelier, VT. October 27, 1814. p. 3.
  4. ^ "Election results, Vermont 1820 U.S. Senate". A New Nation Votes: American Election returns 1787-1825. Medford, MA: Tufts University Digital Collections and Archives. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  5. ^ "U.S. senator: Samuel Prentiss, Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, has been elected a senator to Congress from the state of Vermont, for a term of six years from the fourth of Mar next, in the place of the Hon. Dudley Chase, the present senator, who declined a re-election". Maryland Gazette. Annapolis, MD. November 4, 1830. p. 3.
  6. ^ Byrd, p. 176.
  7. ^ "Vermont Election of U.S. senator". New-York Daily Tribune. New York, NY. October 21, 1850. p. 4. The ballot stood as follows: Whole number 220; Necessary to a choice 111; Foot 114, Linsley 61, Shafter 18, Smalley 14, Phelps 7, Follett 3, Royce 2, Daniel Roberts, jr 1
  8. ^ Currie, David P. (May 10, 2005). The Constitution in Congress. ISBN 9780226129006.
  9. ^ "Senator Dillingham Re-elected". The New York Times. October 15, 1902. p. 9.
  10. ^ Byrd, p. 175.
  11. ^ "Home". sanders.senate.gov.

Sources※

Categories:

Text is: available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.

↑