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Current delegation




Michael Bennet (D)





Cory Gardner (R)




Colorado was admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876 and elects U.S. Senators to Senate Class 2 and Class 3. Its current Senators are Democrat Michael Bennet (serving since 2009) and Republican Cory Gardner (serving since 2015).




Contents





  • 1 List of Senators


  • 2 Living former U.S. Senators from Colorado


  • 3 See also


  • 4 Notes


  • 5 References




List of Senators[edit]

















































































































































































































































































































































































Class 2


Class 2 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that was first elected just to finish the 46th United States Congress in the first elections of 1876, and were elected also in 1876 to the term beginning in 1877. The seat in recent years have been contested in 2002, 2008, and 2014. The next election will be in 2020.


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Class 3


Class 3 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that was first elected to finish the 46th United States Congress and for the next Congress in the first elections of 1876. The seat in recent years have been contested in 1998, 2004, 2010, and 2016. The next election will be in 2022.


#
Senator
Party
Years in office
Electoral history
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Electoral history
Years in office
Party
Senator
#
Vacant
August 1, 1876 –
November 15, 1876
Colorado did not elect its Senators until three months after statehood.
1

44th
1
Colorado did not elect its Senators until three months after statehood.
August 1, 1876 –
November 15, 1876
Vacant
1

Henry Moore Teller c. 1902.jpg
Henry M. Teller

Republican
November 15, 1876 –
April 17, 1882

Elected in 1876.

Elected in 1876.

Retired.
November 15, 1876 –
March 3, 1879

Republican

Jerome B. Chaffee - Brady-Handy.jpg
Jerome B. Chaffee
1
Elected to next term in 1876 or 1877.

Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
2

45th

46th
2

Elected in 1879.

Lost re-nomination.
March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1885

Republican

Nathaniel P. Hill - Brady-Handy.jpg
Nathaniel P. Hill
2

47th
2

George M. Chilcott - Brady-Handy.jpg
George M. Chilcott

Republican
April 17, 1882 –
January 27, 1883
Appointed to continue Teller's term.

Did not run to finish the term.
3

Horace Austin Warner Tabor - Brady-Handy.jpg
Horace Tabor

Republican
January 27, 1883 –
March 3, 1883

Elected to finish Teller's term.

Retired.
4

ThomasMBowen.jpg
Thomas M. Bowen

Republican
March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1889
Election date unknown.

Unknown if retired or lost re-election.
3

48th

49th
3

Elected in 1885.
March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1909

Republican

Henry Moore Teller c. 1902.jpg
Henry M. Teller
3

50th
5

Edward Oliver Wolcott.jpg
Edward O. Wolcott

Republican
March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1901

Elected in 1889.
4

51st

52nd
4

Re-elected in 1891.

53rd

Re-elected in 1895.

Lost re-election.
5

54th

55th
5

Re-elected January 20, 1897.[1]

Silver Republican

56th
6

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Thomas M. Patterson

Democratic
March 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1907

Elected in 1901.

Retired.
6

57th

58th
6

Re-elected in 1903.

Retired.

Democratic

59th
7

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Simon Guggenheim

Republican
March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1913

Elected January 16, 1907.

Retired.
7

60th

61st
7

Elected January 19, 1909.

Died.
March 4, 1909 –
January 11, 1911

Democratic

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Charles J. Hughes, Jr.
4
 
January 11, 1911 –
January 15, 1913

Vacant

62nd

Elected to finish Hughes's term.
January 15, 1913 –
March 3, 1921

Democratic

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Charles S. Thomas
5
8

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John F. Shafroth

Democratic
March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1919

Elected January 14, 1913.

Lost re-election.
8

63rd

64th
8

Re-elected in 1914.

Lost re-election.

65th
9

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Lawrence C. Phipps

Republican
March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1931

Elected in 1918.
9

66th

67th
9

Elected in 1920.

Died.
March 4, 1921 –
March 24, 1923

Republican

Samuel Danford Nicholson.jpg
Samuel D. Nicholson
6

68th
 
March 24, 1923 –
May 17, 1923

Vacant
Appointed to continue Nicholson's term.

Retired.
May 17, 1923 –
November 30, 1924

Democratic

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Alva B. Adams
7

Elected to finish Nicholson's term.

Lost renomination.
December 1, 1924 –
March 3, 1927

Republican

Rice W. Means.jpg
Rice W. Means
8

Re-elected in 1924.

Retired.
10

69th

70th
10

Elected in 1926.

Died.
March 4, 1927 –
August 27, 1932

Republican

Charles Winfield Waterman.jpg
Charles W. Waterman
9

71st
10

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Edward P. Costigan

Democratic
March 4, 1931 –
January 3, 1937

Elected in 1930.

Retired.
11

72nd
 
August 27, 1932 –
September 26, 1932

Vacant
Appointed to continue Waterman's term.

Lost election to finish Waterman's term.
September 26, 1932 –
December 6, 1932

Democratic

Senator Walter Walker.jpg
Walter Walker
10

Elected to finish Waterman's term.

Lost election to next term.
December 7, 1932 –
March 3, 1933

Republican

Karl C Schuyler.jpg
Karl C. Schuyler
11

73rd
11

Elected in 1932.
March 4, 1933 –
December 1, 1941

Democratic

Alva Blanchard Adams 2.jpg
Alva B. Adams
12

74th
11

Edwin Johnson.jpg
Edwin C. Johnson

Democratic
January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1955

Elected in 1936.
12

75th

76th
12

Re-elected in 1938.

Died.

77th
 
December 1, 1941 –
December 20, 1941

Vacant
Appointed to continue Adams's term.

Elected November 4, 1942 to finish Adams's term.[2]
December 20, 1941 –
January 3, 1957

Republican

Eugene Millikin.jpg
Eugene Millikin
13

Re-elected in 1942.
13

78th

79th
13

Elected to a full term in 1944.

80th

Re-elected in 1948.

Retired.
14

81st

82nd
14

Re-elected in 1950.

Retired.

83rd
12

Gordon L Allott.jpg
Gordon Allott

Republican
January 3, 1955 –
January 3, 1973

Elected in 1954.
15

84th

85th
15

Elected in 1956.

Lost re-election.
January 3, 1957 –
January 3, 1963

Democratic

JohnACarroll.jpg
John A. Carroll
14

86th

Re-elected in 1960.
16

87th

88th
16

Elected in 1962.
January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1975

Republican

PHDominick.jpg
Peter H. Dominick
15

89th

Re-elected in 1966.

Lost re-election.
17

90th

91st
17

Re-elected in 1968.

Lost re-election.

92nd
13

FloydHaskell.jpg
Floyd Haskell

Democratic
January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1979

Elected in 1972.

Lost re-election.
18

93rd

94th
18

Elected in 1974.
January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1987

Democratic

Gary hart.jpg
Gary Hart
16

95th
14

Sen William L Armstrong.jpg
William L. Armstrong

Republican
January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1991

Elected in 1978.
19

96th

97th
19

Re-elected in 1980.

Retired.

98th

Re-elected in 1984.

Retired.
20

99th

100th
20

Elected in 1986.

Retired.
January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1993

Democratic

Tim Wirth.jpg
Tim Wirth
17

101st
15

HankBrown.jpg
Hank Brown

Republican
January 3, 1991 –
January 3, 1997

Elected in 1990.

Retired.
21

102nd

103rd
21

Elected in 1992.

Changed parties March 3, 1995.
January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2005

Democratic

BenNCampbell.jpg
Ben Nighthorse Campbell
18

104th

Republican
16

Wayne Allard official portrait.jpg
Wayne Allard

Republican
January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2009

Elected in 1996.
22

105th

106th
22

Re-elected in 1998.

Retired.

107th

Re-elected in 2002.

Retired.
23

108th

109th
23

Elected in 2004.

Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
January 3, 2005 –
January 20, 2009

Democratic

Kensalazar.jpg
Ken Salazar
19

110th
17

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Mark Udall

Democratic
January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2015

Elected in 2008.

Lost re-election.
24

111th
Appointed to finish Salazar's term.
January 21, 2009 –
Present

Democratic

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Michael Bennet
20

112th
24

Elected to a full term in 2010.

113th
18

Cory Gardner official Senate portrait.jpeg
Cory Gardner

Republican
January 3, 2015 –
Present

Elected in 2014.
25

114th

115th
25

Re-elected in 2016.

116th
To be determined in the 2020 election.
26

117th

118th
26
To be determined in the 2022 election.
#
Senator
Party
Years in office
Electoral history
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Electoral history
Years in office
Party
Senator
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Class 2

Class 3


Living former U.S. Senators from Colorado[edit]


As of October 2016[update], there are seven living former U.S. Senators from Colorado. The most recent Senator to die was Bill Armstrong (who served January 3, 1979 to January 3, 1991) on July 5, 2016, who is also the most recently serving Senator to die.


























Senator
Term of office
Date of birth (and age)

Gary Hart
January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1987

(1936-11-28) November 28, 1936 (age 81)

Tim Wirth
January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993

(1939-09-22) September 22, 1939 (age 79)

Hank Brown
January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997

(1940-02-12) February 12, 1940 (age 78)

Ben N. Campbell
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2005

(1933-04-13) April 13, 1933 (age 85)

Wayne Allard
January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009

(1943-12-02) December 2, 1943 (age 74)

Ken Salazar
January 3, 2005 – January 20, 2009

(1955-03-02) March 2, 1955 (age 63)

Mark Udall
January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2015

(1950-07-18) July 18, 1950 (age 68)


See also[edit]



  • Outline of Colorado

  • Index of Colorado-related articles


  • State of Colorado

    • Law and government of Colorado

      • Governor of Colorado
        • Lieutenant Governor of Colorado


      • Colorado General Assembly
        • Colorado Senate

        • Colorado House of Representatives



      • Courts of Colorado
        • Colorado Supreme Court



  • United States of America

    • United States Congress

      • United States congressional delegations from Colorado
        • List of United States Senators from Colorado


        • List of United States Representatives from Colorado
          • Colorado Congressional Districts



Notes[edit]




  1. ^ "Teller in Colorado". The New York Times. January 21, 1897. p. 2..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ Byrd, p. 86.




References[edit]



  • 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.









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