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List of United States senators from Vermont

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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

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Class 1
Class 1 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2006, 2012, 2018 and 2024. The next election will be in 2030. 		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.[1]
Retired. 		4 11th
12th
13th 5 Elected in 1812.[2]
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.[3]
Retired.[4] 		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.[5] 		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.[6]
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.[7] 		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.[a] 		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.[6]
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.[6]
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.[6]
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.[9]
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.[6] 		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.[10]
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[b] 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
Re-elected in 2024. 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 #
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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Samuel S. Phelps was 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.[8]
  2. ^ Although Bernie Sanders ran for the Democratic nomination in 2016 and 2020, he has not joined the Democratic Party on his own Senate webpages.[11]

References

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  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. ^ a b c d e 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

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