Class 2

#	Senator	Party	Years	Term	Electoral history
1	John Brown John Brown (Kentucky) John Brown was an American lawyer and statesman heavily involved with creating the State of Kentucky.Brown represented Virginia in the Continental Congress and the U.S. Congress . While in Congress, he introduced the bill granting Statehood to Kentucky. Once that was accomplished, he was elected...	Democratic- Republican	June 18, 1792 – March 4, 1805	1	Elected in 1792 United States Senate elections, 1792 The United States Senate elections of 1792 was the third election of Senators in the United States, coinciding with President George Washington's unanimous re-election...
				2	Re-elected in 1793
				3	Re-elected in 1799
2	Buckner Thruston Buckner Thruston Buckner Thruston was a Democratic-Republican U.S. Senator from Kentucky, and later a long-serving a United States federal judge.-Early life, education, and career:...	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1805 – December 18, 1809	4	Elected in 1805 Resigned to become judge of the U.S. Circuit Court United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia The United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia is a former United States federal court, which existed from 1801 to 1863.-History:...
Vacant			December 18, 1809 – January 10, 1810
3	Henry Clay Henry Clay Henry Clay, Sr. , was a lawyer, politician and skilled orator who represented Kentucky separately in both the Senate and in the House of Representatives...	Democratic- Republican	January 10, 1810 – March 4, 1811		Appointed to finish Thruston's term Retired
4	George M. Bibb George M. Bibb George Mortimer Bibb was an American politician.Bibb was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, attended Hampden-Sydney College and graduated from the College of William & Mary, then studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Virginia and Lexington, Kentucky...	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1811 – August 23, 1814	5	Elected in 1811 Resigned to return to private practice
Vacant			August 23, 1814 – August 30, 1814
5	George Walker	Democratic- Republican	August 30, 1814 – December 16, 1814		Appointed to continue Bibb's term Successor qualified
6	William T. Barry	Democratic- Republican	December 16, 1814 – May 1, 1816		Elected to finish Bibb's term Resigned to become judge of the Kentucky Circuit Court
Vacant			May 1, 1816 – November 3, 1816
7	Martin D. Hardin Martin D. Hardin Martin Davis Hardin was a United States Senator from Kentucky.-Biography:Born along the Monongahela River in western Pennsylvania, Hardin moved with his parents to Kentucky in 1786. He pursued an academic course, and attended Transylvania Seminary in Lexington, Kentucky...	Federalist	November 3, 1816 – March 4, 1817		Appointed to continue Barry's term Elected to finish Barry's term
8	John J. Crittenden John J. Crittenden John Jordan Crittenden was a politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky. He represented the state in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and twice served as United States Attorney General in the administrations of William Henry Harrison and Millard Fillmore...	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819	6	Elected in 1817 Resigned to return to private practice
Vacant			March 3, 1819 – December 10, 1819
9	Richard M. Johnson Richard Mentor Johnson Richard Mentor Johnson was the ninth Vice President of the United States, serving in the administration of Martin Van Buren . He was the only vice-president ever elected by the United States Senate under the provisions of the Twelfth Amendment. Johnson also represented Kentucky in the U.S...	Democratic- Republican	December 10, 1819 – March 4, 1829		Elected to finish Crittenden's term
		Jackson Democratic-Republican		7	Elected to full term in 1823 Lost re-election
		Jacksonian
10	George M. Bibb George M. Bibb George Mortimer Bibb was an American politician.Bibb was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, attended Hampden-Sydney College and graduated from the College of William & Mary, then studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Virginia and Lexington, Kentucky...	Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1835	8	Elected in 1829
11	John J. Crittenden John J. Crittenden John Jordan Crittenden was a politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky. He represented the state in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and twice served as United States Attorney General in the administrations of William Henry Harrison and Millard Fillmore...	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	March 4, 1835 – March 4, 1841	9	Elected in 1835 Retired
12	James T. Morehead James Turner Morehead (Kentucky) James Turner Morehead was a United States Senator and the 12th Governor of Kentucky. He was the first native-born Kentuckian to hold the governorship of the state...	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	March 4, 1841 – March 4, 1847	10	Elected in 1841
13	Joseph R. Underwood Joseph R. Underwood Joseph Rogers Underwood was a lawyer, judge, United States Representative and Senator from Kentucky....	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	March 4, 1847 – March 4, 1853	11	Elected in 1847 Retired
14	John B. Thompson John Burton Thompson John Burton Thompson was a United States Representative and Senator from Kentucky.Born near Harrodsburg, Kentucky, Thompson completed preparatory studies and studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Harrodsburg, becoming the Commonwealth's Attorney...	Know Nothing Know Nothing The Know Nothing was a movement by the nativist American political faction of the 1840s and 1850s. It was empowered by popular fears that the country was being overwhelmed by German and Irish Catholic immigrants, who were often regarded as hostile to Anglo-Saxon Protestant values and controlled by...	March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1859	12	Elected in 1853
15	Lazarus W. Powell Lazarus W. Powell Lazarus Whitehead Powell was the 19th Governor of Kentucky, serving from 1851 to 1855. He was later elected to represent Kentucky in the U.S. Senate from 1859 to 1865....	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	March 4, 1859 – March 4, 1865	13	Elected in 1858 United States Senate elections, 1858 The United States Senate election of 1858 was an election which had the Republican Party gain six additional seats in the United States Senate.As this election was prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by State legislatures....
16	James Guthrie	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	March 4, 1865 – February 7, 1868	14	Elected in 1865 Resigned due to ill health
Vacant			February 7, 1868 – February 19, 1868
17	Thomas C. McCreery Thomas C. McCreery Thomas Clay McCreery was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Kentucky.Born at Yelvington, Kentucky., McCreery graduated from Centre College, in Danville, Kentucky, in 1837. He studied law, passed the bar, and commenced practice in Frankfort, Kentucky...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	February 19, 1868 – March 4, 1871		Elected to finish Guthrie's term Lost re-election
18	John W. Stevenson John W. Stevenson John White Stevenson was a U.S. Representative, the 18th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, the 25th Governor of Kentucky and U.S. Senator. His father, Andrew Stevenson, had served as Speaker of the House and minister to Great Britain...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	March 4, 1871 – March 4, 1877	15	Elected in 1871 Retired
19	James B. Beck James B. Beck James Burnie Beck was a United States Representative and Senator from Kentucky.Born in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, Beck immigrated to the United States in 1838 and settled in Wyoming County, New York. He moved to Lexington, Kentucky in 1843 and graduated from Transylvania University in 1846...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	March 4, 1877 – May 3, 1890	16	Elected in 1876 United States Senate elections, 1876 The United States Senate election of 1876 was an election which had the Democratic Party gain three seats in the United States Senate, and which coincided with Rutherford B...
				17	Re-elected in 1882 United States Senate elections, 1882 The United States Senate election of 1882 was an election which had the Republican Party obtain an outright majority in the United States Senate....
				18	Re-elected in 1888 United States Senate elections, 1888 The United States Senate election of 1888 was an election which, coinciding with Benjamin Harrison's victory over incumbent President Grover Cleveland, had the Republican Party gain twelve seats in the United States Senate, mostly from newly-admitted States.... Died
Vacant			May 3, 1890 – May 26, 1890
20	John G. Carlisle	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	May 26, 1890 – February 4, 1893		Elected to finish Beck's term Resigned
Vacant			February 4, 1893 – February 15, 1893
21	William Lindsay	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	February 15, 1893 – March 4, 1901		Elected to finish Carlisle's term
				19	Elected to full term in 1894 Retired
22	Joseph Blackburn Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn was a Democratic Representative and Senator from Kentucky. He was the younger brother of Kentucky governor Luke P. Blackburn. Blackburn, a skilled and spirited orator, was also a prominent trial lawyer known for his skill at swaying juries.He was born near Spring...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	March 4, 1901 – March 4, 1907	20	Elected in 1900 United States Senate elections, 1900 The United States Senate election of 1900 was an election which had the Republican Party gain three seats in the United States Senate, and which corresponded with President William McKinley's landslide re-election.... Lost re-election
23	Thomas H. Paynter Thomas H. Paynter Thomas Hanson Paynter was a United States Senator and Representative from Kentucky.Born on a farm near Vanceburg, Kentucky, Paynter attended the common schools, Rand's Academy, and Centre College. There he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1872, and commenced practice in Greenup, Kentucky...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1913	21	Elected in 1906 United States Senate elections, 1906 The United States Senate election of 1906 was an election which had the Republican Party gain three seats in the United States Senate, expanding their majority to almost twice that of the opposing Democratic Party.... Retired
24	Ollie M. James Ollie M. James Ollie Murray James , a Democrat, represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.-Biography:...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	March 4, 1913 – August 28, 1918	22	Elected in 1912 Died
Vacant			August 28, 1918 – September 7, 1918
25	George B. Martin George B. Martin George Brown Martin , a Democrat, served as a member of the United States Senate from Kentucky.Born in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, Martin moved with his parents to Catlettsburg, Kentucky, in 1877. He attended the public schools and graduated from Centre University in 1895...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	September 7, 1918 – March 4, 1919		Appointed to finish James's term Retired
Vacant			March 4, 1919 – May 19, 1919	23
26	Augustus Stanley	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	May 19, 1919 – March 4, 1925		Elected in 1918, but did not start term until resigning as Governor Lost re-election
27	Fred M. Sackett	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	March 4, 1925 – January 9, 1930	24	Elected in 1924 Resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to Germany United States Ambassador to Germany The United States has had diplomatic relations with the nation of Germany and its predecessor nation, the Kingdom of Prussia, since 1835. These relations were broken twice while Germany and the United States were at war...
Vacant			January 9, 1930 – January 11, 1930
28	John M. Robsion John M. Robsion John Marshall Robsion , a Republican, represented Kentucky in both the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives....	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	January 11, 1930 – November 30, 1930		Appointed to continue Sackett's term Lost election to finish Sackett's term
29	Ben M. Williamson Ben M. Williamson Ben Mitchell Williamson was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Kentucky.Born in Pike County, Kentucky, Williamson attended the rural schools of Kentucky and Bethany College in West Virginia. He engaged in the wholesale hardware business at Catlettsburg, Kentucky, from 1886 to 1924, and then at...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	December 1, 1930 – March 4, 1931		Elected to finish Sackett's term Retired
30	Marvel M. Logan	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	March 4, 1931 – October 3, 1939	25	Elected in 1930
				26	Re-elected in 1936 Died
Vacant			October 3, 1939 – October 10, 1939
31	Happy Chandler Happy Chandler Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler, Sr. was a politician from the US state of Kentucky. He represented the state in the U.S. Senate and served as its 44th and 49th governor. Aside from his political positions, he also served as the second Commissioner of Major League Baseball from 1945 to 1951 and...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	October 10, 1939 – November 1, 1945		Appointed to continue Logan's term Elected to finish Logan's term
				27	Elected to full term in 1942 Resigned to become Commissioner of Major League Baseball
Vacant			November 1, 1945 – November 19, 1945
32	William A. Stanfill William A. Stanfill William Abner Stanfill was briefly a member of the United States Senate from Kentucky.Stanfill attended Union College and received a law degree from the University of Kentucky in 1912. He practiced law in Barbourville, Kentucky and Hazard, Kentucky...	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	November 19, 1945 – November 5, 1946		Appointed to continue Chandler's term Retired
33	John Sherman Cooper	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	November 6, 1946 – January 3, 1949		Elected to finsish Chandler's term Lost re-election
34	Virgil Chapman Virgil Chapman Virgil Munday Chapman , a Democrat, represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives and in the United States Senate....	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	January 3, 1949 – March 8, 1951	28	Elected in 1948 Died
Vacant			March 8, 1951 – March 19, 1951
35	Thomas R. Underwood Thomas R. Underwood Thomas Rust Underwood served Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives and in the United States Senate.Underwood was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	March 19, 1951 – November 4, 1952		Appointed to continue Chapman's term Lost election to finish Chapman's term
36	John Sherman Cooper	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	November 5, 1952 – January 3, 1955		Elected to finish Chapman's term Lost election to full term
37	Alben W. Barkley Alben W. Barkley Alben William Barkley was an American politician in the Democratic Party who served as the 35th Vice President of the United States , under President Harry S. Truman....	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	January 3, 1955 – April 30, 1956	29	Elected in 1954 Died
Vacant			April 30, 1956 – June 21, 1956
38	Robert Humphreys Robert Humphreys Robert Humphreys was briefly a member of the United States Senate from Kentucky.After service in World War I Humphreys worked as a registered pharmacist in the retail drug business in Mayfield, Kentucky and later at Frankfort, Kentucky. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1920...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	June 21, 1956 – November 6, 1956		Appointed to continue Barkley's term Retired
39	John Sherman Cooper	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	November 7, 1956 – January 3, 1973		Elected to finish Barkley's term
				30	Elected to full term in 1960
				31	Re-elected in 1966 Retired
40	Walter Huddleston Walter Huddleston Walter Darlington "Dee" Huddleston is a retired American politician. He is a Democrat from the state of Kentucky. He represented Kentucky in the United States Senate from 1973 until 1985....	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1985	32	Elected in 1972
				33	Re-elected in 1978 United States Senate elections, 1978 The United States Senate election of 1978 in the middle of Democratic President Jimmy Carter's term. The Democrats lost a net of three seats to the Republicans, leaving the balance of the chamber 58-41 in favor of the Democrats.... Lost re-election
41	Mitch McConnell Mitch McConnell Addison Mitchell "Mitch" McConnell, Jr. is the senior United States Senator from Kentucky and the Republican Minority Leader.- Early life, education, and military service :...	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	January 3, 1985 – Present	34	Elected in 1984 United States Senate election in Kentucky, 1984 The 1984 United States Senate election in Kentucky was held on November 5, 1984. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Walter Huddleston lost re-election to Mitch McConnell.-Results:Huddleston was unopposed in the Democratic Party's primary.-Candidates:...
				35	Re-elected in 1990 United States Senate election in Kentucky, 1990 The 1990 United States Senate election in Kentucky was held on November 5, 1990. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell won re-election to a second term.-Candidates:*Harvey Sloane, former Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky...
				36	Re-elected in 1996 United States Senate election in Kentucky, 1996 The 1996 United States Senate election in Kentucky was held on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell won re-election to a third term.-Candidates:...
				37	Re-elected in 2002 United States Senate election in Kentucky, 2002 The 2002 United States Senate election in Kentucky was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell won re-election to a fourth term.-Candidates:...
				38	Re-elected in 2008 United States Senate election in Kentucky, 2008 The 2008 United States Senate election in Kentucky was held on November 4, 2008. Minority Leader and incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell won re-election to a fifth term.-Background:...
#	Senator	Party	Years	Term	Electoral history

Class 3

#	Senator	Party	Years	Term	Electoral history
1	John Edwards John Edwards (Kentucky) John Edwards was an American planter and statesman who player a key role in securing Kentucky statehood, and represented the new state in the United States Senate....	Democratic-Republican	June 18, 1792 – March 4, 1795	1	Elected in 1792 United States Senate elections, 1792 The United States Senate elections of 1792 was the third election of Senators in the United States, coinciding with President George Washington's unanimous re-election...
2	Humphrey Marshall	Federalist	March 4, 1795 – March 4, 1801	2	Elected in 1794 United States Senate elections, 1794 The United States Senate elections of 1794 was the election which had the formation of organized political parties in the United States, with the Federalist Party emerging from the Pro Administration coalition, and the Democratic-Republican Party emerging from the Anti-Administration coalition.As...
3	John Breckinridge John Breckinridge (1760-1806) John Breckinridge was a United States Senator and Attorney General. He was the progenitor of the Breckinridge political family.-Early Life in Virginia:...	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1801 – August 7, 1805	3	Elected in 1801 Resigned
Vacant			August 7, 1805 – November 8, 1805
4	John Adair John Adair John Adair was an American pioneer, soldier and statesman. He was the eighth Governor of Kentucky and represented the state in both the U.S. House and Senate. Adair enlisted in the state militia and served in the Revolutionary War, where he was held captive by the British for a period of time...	Democratic-Republican	November 8, 1805 – November 18, 1806		Elected to finish Breckinridge's term Resigned because of participation in the Burr Conspiracy Burr conspiracy The Burr conspiracy in the beginning of the 19th century was a suspected treasonous cabal of planters, politicians, and army officers led by former U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr. According to the accusations against him, Burr’s goal was to create an independent nation in the center of North... , having lost election to full term
5	Henry Clay Henry Clay Henry Clay, Sr. , was a lawyer, politician and skilled orator who represented Kentucky separately in both the Senate and in the House of Representatives...	Democratic-Republican	November 19, 1806 – March 4, 1807		Elected to finish Adair's term, despite being younger than the constitutional age limit
6	John Pope	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1807 – March 4, 1813	4	Elected in 1807
7	Jesse Bledsoe Jesse Bledsoe Jesse Bledsoe was a Senator from Kentucky.He was born in Culpeper County, Virginia in 1776. When he was very young, his family migrated with a Baptist congregation through Cumberland Gap into Kentucky. Many of the adults in this traveling congregation were property: Negro slaves...	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1813 – December 24, 1814	5	Elected in 1813 Resigned
Vacant			December 24, 1814 – February 2, 1815
8	Isham Talbot Isham Talbot Isham Talbot was a United States Senator from Kentucky.Born in Bedford County, Virginia, Isham Talbot Junior moved with his parents to Harrodsburg, Kentucky in about 1784. He was admitted to the bar, and began his legal practice in Versailles, Kentucky...	Democratic-Republican	February 2, 1815 – March 4, 1819		Elected to finish Bledsoe's term
9	William Logan William Logan (Kentucky) William Logan was a United States Senator from Kentucky.Born within the fort at Harrodsburg, Kentucky, Logan spent his early childhood in St. Asaphs Fort, receiving private instruction from his parents and tutors. He moved to Shelby County, Kentucky about 1798. He studied law, was admitted to the...	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1819 – May 28, 1820	6	Elected in 1819 Resigned to run for Governor
Vacant			May 28, 1820 – October 19, 1820
10	Isham Talbot Isham Talbot Isham Talbot was a United States Senator from Kentucky.Born in Bedford County, Virginia, Isham Talbot Junior moved with his parents to Harrodsburg, Kentucky in about 1784. He was admitted to the bar, and began his legal practice in Versailles, Kentucky...	Democratic-Republican	October 19, 1820– March 4, 1825		Elected to finish Logan's term
		National Republican
11	John Rowan	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1831	7	Elected in 1825
Vacant			March 4, 1831 – November 10, 1831	8
12	Henry Clay Henry Clay Henry Clay, Sr. , was a lawyer, politician and skilled orator who represented Kentucky separately in both the Senate and in the House of Representatives...	National Republican	November 10, 1831– March 31, 1842		Elected late in 1831
		Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...		9	Re-elected in 1836 United States Senate elections, 1836 The United States Senate election of 1836 was an election which had the Jacksonian coalition emerge as the Democratic Party, with the Adams, or Anti-Jackson, coalition emerge as the Whig Party... Resigned
13	John J. Crittenden John J. Crittenden John Jordan Crittenden was a politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky. He represented the state in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and twice served as United States Attorney General in the administrations of William Henry Harrison and Millard Fillmore...	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	March 31, 1842– June 12, 1848	10	Elected to finish Clay's term
				11	Elected to full term in 1843 Resigned to become Governor of Kentucky Governor of Kentucky The Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is the head of the executive branch of government in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Fifty-six men and one woman have served as Governor of Kentucky. The governor's term is four years in length; since 1992, incumbents have been able to seek re-election once...
14	Thomas Metcalfe	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	June 23, 1848 – March 4, 1849		Appointed to continue Crittenden's term Elected to finish Crittenden's term
15	Henry Clay Henry Clay Henry Clay, Sr. , was a lawyer, politician and skilled orator who represented Kentucky separately in both the Senate and in the House of Representatives...	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	March 4, 1849 – June 24, 1852	12	Elected in 1849 Died
Vacant			June 24, 1852 – July 6, 1852
16	David Meriwether	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	July 6, 1852 – August 31, 1852		Appointed to continue Clay's term Retired
17	Archibald Dixon Archibald Dixon Archibald Dixon was a U.S. Senator from Kentucky. He represented the Whig Party in both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly, and was elected the 12th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky in 1844, serving under Governor William Owsley. In 1851, the Whigs nominated him for governor, but he lost to...	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	September 1, 1852 – March 4, 1855		Elected to finish Clay's term Retired
18	John J. Crittenden John J. Crittenden John Jordan Crittenden was a politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky. He represented the state in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and twice served as United States Attorney General in the administrations of William Henry Harrison and Millard Fillmore...	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...	March 4, 1855– March 4, 1861	13	Elected in 1855 Retired
		Know Nothing Know Nothing The Know Nothing was a movement by the nativist American political faction of the 1840s and 1850s. It was empowered by popular fears that the country was being overwhelmed by German and Irish Catholic immigrants, who were often regarded as hostile to Anglo-Saxon Protestant values and controlled by...
19	John C. Breckinridge John C. Breckinridge John Cabell Breckinridge was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Kentucky and was the 14th Vice President of the United States , to date the youngest vice president in U.S...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	March 4, 1861 – December 4, 1861	14	Elected in 1861 Expelled for supporting the Confederacy Confederate States of America The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
Vacant			December 4, 1861 – December 10, 1861
20	Garrett Davis Garrett Davis Garrett Davis was a U.S. Senator and Representative from Kentucky.Born in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, Garrett Davis was the brother of Amos Davis. After completing preparatory studies, Davis was employed in the office of the county clerk of Montgomery County, Kentucky, and afterward of Bourbon...	Unionist National Union Party (United States) The National Union Party was the name used by the Republican Party for the national ticket in the 1864 presidential election, held during the Civil War. State Republican parties did not usually change their name....	December 10, 1861 – September 22, 1872		Elected to finish Breckinridge's term
				15	Re-elected in 1867 Died
Vacant			September 22, 1872 – September 27, 1872
21	Willis B. Machen	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	September 27, 1872 – March 4, 1873		Appointed to continue Davis's term Elected to finish Davis's term
22	Thomas C. McCreery Thomas C. McCreery Thomas Clay McCreery was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Kentucky.Born at Yelvington, Kentucky., McCreery graduated from Centre College, in Danville, Kentucky, in 1837. He studied law, passed the bar, and commenced practice in Frankfort, Kentucky...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1879	16	Elected in 1872 United States Senate elections, 1872 The United States Senate election of 1872 was an election which had the Republican Party, while still retaining a commanding majority, lose nine seats in the United States Senate, mostly as defections to the Liberal Republican Party. It also coincided with President Ulysses S... Retired
23	John Stuart Williams John Stuart Williams John Stuart Williams was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and a postbellum Democratic U.S. Senator from Kentucky.-Early life and career:...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1885	17	Elected in 1879 Lost re-election
24	Joseph C. S. Blackburn	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1897	18	Elected in 1885
				19	Re-elected in 1891 Lost re-election
25	William J. Deboe	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1903	20	Elected in 1897 Retired
26	James B. McCreary James B. McCreary James Bennett McCreary was a lawyer and politician from the US state of Kentucky. He represented the state in both houses of the U.S. Congress and served as its 27th and 37th governor...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1909	21	Elected in 1903 Lost re-election
27	William O. Bradley	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	March 4, 1909 – May 23, 1914	22	Elected in 1908 United States Senate elections, 1908 Some states elected their Senators directly even before passage of the 17th Amendment in 1913. Oregon pioneered direct election and experimented with different measures over several years until it succeeded in 1907. Soon after, Nebraska followed suit and laid the foundation for other states to... Died
Vacant			May 23, 1914 – June 16, 1914
28	Johnson N. Camden Johnson N. Camden, Jr. Johnson Newlon Camden, Jr. was a United States Senator from Kentucky. His father, Johnson N. Camden, had been a U.S. Senator from West Virginia.Born in Parkersburg, West Virginia, Camden Jr...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	June 16, 1914 – March 4, 1915		Appointed to continue Bradley's term Elected to finish Bradley's term Retired
29	John C. W. Beckham	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1921	23	Elected in 1914 Lost re-election
30	Richard P. Ernst Richard P. Ernst Richard Pretlow Ernst was a U.S. Senator from Kentucky who served from 1921 to 1927. He was a Republican. Ernst graduated from Centre College in 1878 and got his law degree from the Cincinnati Law School in 1880. That year, he was admitted to the bar and began practicing law in Cincinnati, Ohio...	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	March 4, 1921 – March 4, 1927	24	Elected in 1920 Lost re-election
31	Alben W. Barkley Alben W. Barkley Alben William Barkley was an American politician in the Democratic Party who served as the 35th Vice President of the United States , under President Harry S. Truman....	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	March 4, 1927 – January 19, 1949	25	Elected in 1926
				26	Re-elected in 1934
				27	Re-elected in 1940
				28	Re-elected in 1946 Resigned to become U.S. Vice President
32	Garrett L. Withers Garrett L. Withers Garrett Lee Withers , a Democrat, represented Kentucky in the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives....	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	January 20, 1949 – November 26, 1950		Appointed to continue Barkley's term Retired when successor qualified
33	Earle C. Clements Earle C. Clements Earle Chester Clements was a politician from the US state of Kentucky. He represented the state in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and was its 47th Governor, serving from 1947 to 1950...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	November 27, 1950 – January 3, 1957		Elected to finish Barkley's term, having been elected to the next term
				29	Elected to full term in 1950 Lost re-election
34	Thruston Morton Thruston Ballard Morton Thruston Ballard Morton , a Republican, represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. He was born in Louisville and received a B.A. with the Yale Class of 1929....	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	January 3, 1957 – December 16, 1968	30	Elected in 1956
				31	Re-elected in 1962 Retired, and resigned early to give successor preferential seniority
35	Marlow Cook Marlow Cook Marlow Webster Cook is a former Republican United States Senator from Kentucky.-Early life:Cook moved to Louisville when he was 17. He joined the United States Navy and served on submarines in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans during World War II...	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	December 17, 1968 – December 27, 1974		Appointed to finish Morton's term, having already been elected to the next term
				32	Elected in 1968 Lost re-election, and resigned early to give successor preferential seniority
36	Wendell H. Ford Wendell H. Ford Wendell Hampton Ford is a retired politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky. He served for twenty-four years in the U.S. Senate and was the 53rd Governor of Kentucky. He was the first person to be successively elected lieutenant governor, governor, and U.S. senator in Kentucky history...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	December 28, 1974 – January 3, 1999		Appointed to finish Cook's term, having already been elected to the next term
				33	Elected in 1974
				34	Re-elected in 1980 United States Senate elections, 1980 The 1980 U.S. Senate elections coincided with Ronald Reagan's election to the Presidency. Reagan's large margin of victory over incumbent Jimmy Carter pulled in many Democratic voters and gave a huge boost to Republican senate candidates....
				35	Re-elected in 1986 United States Senate elections, 1986 The U.S. Senate election, 1986 was an election for the United States Senate in the middle of Ronald Reagan's second presidential term. As in most midterm elections, the opposition Democratic Party held the usual advantage...
				36	Re-elected in 1992 United States Senate elections, 1992 The 1992 United States Senate election was an election for the United States Senate in which the victory of Bill Clinton in the presidential election was not accompanied by major Democratic gains in the Senate.... Retired
37	Jim Bunning Jim Bunning James Paul David "Jim" Bunning is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher and politician.During a 17-year baseball career, he pitched from 1955 to 1971, most notably with the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Phillies. When he retired, he had the second-highest total of career...	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2011	37	Elected in 1998 United States Senate election in Kentucky, 1998 The 1998 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 3, 1998. It was concurrent with elections to the United States House of Representatives. Incumbent Democratic U.S Senator Wendell Ford decided to retire, instead of seeking a fifth term. Republican Representative Jim Bunning...
				38	Re-elected in 2004 United States Senate election in Kentucky, 2004 The 2004 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 2, 2004 alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican U.S... Retired
38	Rand Paul Rand Paul Randal Howard "Rand" Paul is the junior United States Senator for Kentucky. He is a member of the Republican Party. A member of the Tea Party movement, he describes himself as a "constitutional conservative" and a libertarian...	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	January 3, 2011 – Present	39	Elected in 2010 United States Senate election in Kentucky, 2010 The 2010 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 2, 2010 alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Primaries for each respective party were...
#	Senator	Party	Years	Term	Electoral history

See also

• List of United States Representatives from Kentucky
• United States congressional delegations from Kentucky
  United States Congressional Delegations from Kentucky
  These are tables of congressional delegations from Kentucky to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-1789 - 1792: One representative from Virginia:Until November 9, 1792, Kentucky was a part of Virginia...