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United States congressional delegations from Kansas

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Since Kansas became a U.S. state in 1861,[1] it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years, and members of the House to two-year terms. Before becoming a state, the Kansas Territory elected a non-voting delegate at-large to Congress from 1854 to 1861.

These are tables of congressional delegations from Kansas to the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.

Current delegation

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Current U.S. senators from Kansas
Kansas

CPVI (2022):[2]
R+10
Class II senator Class III senator

Roger Marshall
(Junior senator)
(Great Bend)

Jerry Moran
(Senior senator)
(Manhattan)
Party Republican Republican
Incumbent since January 3, 2021 January 3, 2011

Kansas's current congressional delegation in the 118th Congress consists of its two senators, both of whom are Republicans, and its four representatives: three Republicans and one Democrat.

The current dean of the Kansas delegation is Senator Jerry Moran, having served in the Senate since 2011 and in Congress since 1997.

U.S. representatives from Kansas
District Member
(Residence)[3]
Party Incumbent since CPVI
(2022)[4]
District map
1st
Tracey Mann
(Salina)
Republican January 3, 2021 R+18
2nd
Jake LaTurner
(Topeka)
Republican January 3, 2021 R+11
3rd
Sharice Davids
(Roeland Park)
Democratic January 3, 2019 R+1
4th
Ron Estes
(Wichita)
Republican April 25, 2017 R+14

United States Senate

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United States House of Representatives

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1854–1861: 1 non-voting delegate

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Starting on December 20, 1854, Kansas Territory sent a non-voting delegate to the House.

Congress Delegate from
territorial district
33rd (1853–1854) John Wilkins Whitfield (D)
34th (1855–1856)
35th (1857–1858) Marcus J. Parrott (R)
36th (1859–1860)

1859–1873: 1 at-large seat

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Following statehood on January 29, 1861, Kansas had one seat in the House.

Congress At-large district
36th (1859–1861) Martin F. Conway (R)
37th (1861–1863)
38th (1863–1865) A. Carter Wilder (R)
39th (1865–1867) Sidney Clarke (R)
40th (1867–1869)
41st (1869–1871)
42nd (1871–1873) David P. Lowe (R)

1873–1883: 3 seats

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Following the 1870 census, Kansas was apportioned 3 seats, all of which were elected at-large statewide until 1875, when it redistricted into 3 districts.

Congress At-large district
Seat A Seat B Seat C
43rd (1873–1875) David P. Lowe (R) Stephen A. Cobb (R) William A. Phillips (R)
Congress 1st district 2nd district 3rd district
44th (1875–1877) William A. Phillips (R) John R. Goodin (D) William Ripley Brown (R)
45th (1877–1879) Dudley C. Haskell (R) Thomas Ryan (R)
46th (1879–1881) John A.
Anderson
(R)
47th (1881–1883)

1883–1893: 7 seats

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Following the 1880 census, Kansas was apportioned 7 seats. Until 1885, 3 seats were elected from single member districts and 4 were elected at-large statewide on a general ticket. In 1885, all 7 seats were redistricted.

Congress District Elected on a general ticket from Kansas's at-large district
1st 2nd 3rd Seat A Seat B Seat C Seat D
48th (1883–1885) John A. Anderson (R) Dudley C. Haskell (R) Thomas Ryan (R) Lewis Hanback (R) Edmund N. Morrill (R) Bishop W. Perkins (R) Samuel R. Peters (R)
Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
49th (1885–1887) Edmund N. Morrill (R) Edward H. Funston (R) Bishop W. Perkins (R) Thomas Ryan (R) John A. Anderson (R) Lewis Hanback (R) Samuel R. Peters (R)
50th (1887–1889) John A. Anderson (IR) Erastus J. Turner (R)
51st (1889–1891) John A. Anderson (R)
Harrison Kelley (R)
52nd (1891–1893) Case Broderick (R) Benjamin H. Clover (Pop) John G. Otis (Pop) John Davis (Pop) William Baker (Pop) Jerry Simpson (Pop)

1893–1933: 8 seats

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Following the 1890 census, Kansas was apportioned 8 seats. Until 1907, 7 seats were elected from single-member districts and 1 was elected at-large statewide. In 1907, all 8 seats were redistricted.

Congress District At-large
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
53rd (1893–1895) Case Broderick (R) Horace Ladd Moore (D) Thomas J. Hudson (Pop) Charles Curtis (R) John Davis (Pop) William Baker (Pop) Jerry Simpson (Pop) William A. Harris (Pop)
54th (1895–1897) Orrin L. Miller (R) Snyder S. Kirkpatrick (R) William A.
Calderhead
(R)
Chester I. Long (R) Richard W. Blue (R)
55th (1897–1899) Mason S. Peters (Pop) Edwin R. Ridgely (Pop) William D. Vincent (Pop) Nelson B.
McCormick
(Pop)
Jerry Simpson (Pop) Jeremiah D. Botkin (Pop)
56th (1899–1901) Charles Curtis (R) Justin De Witt
Bowersock
(R)
James Monroe
Miller
(R)
William A.
Calderhead
(R)
William Augustus
Reeder
(R)
Chester I. Long (R) Willis J. Bailey (R)
57th (1901–1903) Alfred Metcalf
Jackson
(D)
Charles Frederick
Scott
(R)
58th (1903–1905) Philip P. Campbell (R) Victor Murdock (R)
59th (1905–1907)
Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
60th (1907–1909) Daniel R.
Anthony Jr.
(R)
Charles Frederick
Scott
(R)
Philip P. Campbell (R) James Monroe
Miller
(R)
William A.
Calderhead
(R)
William Augustus
Reeder
(R)
Edmond H. Madison (R) Victor Murdock (R)
61st (1909–1911)
62nd (1911–1913) Alexander Mitchell (R) Fred S. Jackson (R) Rollin R. Rees (R) Isaac D. Young (R)
Joseph Taggart (D)
63rd (1913–1915) Dudley Doolittle (D) Guy T. Helvering (D) John R. Connelly (D) George A. Neeley (D)
64th (1915–1917) Jouett Shouse (D) William Augustus
Ayres
(D)
65th (1917–1919) Edward C. Little (R)
66th (1919–1921) Homer Hoch (R) James G. Strong (R) Hays B. White (R) Jasper N. Tincher (R)
67th (1921–1923) Richard Ely Bird (R)
68th (1923–1925) William H. Sproul (R) William Augustus
Ayres
(D)
69th (1925–1927) Chauncey B. Little (D)
70th (1927–1929) U. S. Guyer (R) Clifford R. Hope (R)
71st (1929–1931) William P.
Lambertson
(R)
Charles I. Sparks (R)
72nd (1931–1933) Harold C. McGugin (R)

1933–1943: 7 seats

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Following the 1930 census, Kansas was apportioned 7 seats, all of which were elected from single-member districts.

Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
73rd (1933–1935) William P.
Lambertson
(R)
U. S. Guyer (R) Harold C.
McGugin
(R)
Randolph
Carpenter
(D)
William A.
Ayers
(D)
Kathryn O'Loughlin
McCarthy
(D)
Clifford R.
Hope
(R)
74th (1935–1937) Edward White
Patterson
(D)
John M.
Houston
(D)
Frank Carlson (R)
75th (1937–1939) Edward H.
Rees
(R)
76th (1939–1941) Thomas D.
Winter
(R)
77th (1941–1943)

1943–1963: 6 seats

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Following the 1940 census, Kansas was apportioned 6 seats, all of which were elected from single-member districts.

Congress 1st district 2nd district 3rd district 4th district 5th district 6th district
78th (1943–1945) William P.
Lambertson
(R)
Errett P. Scrivner (R) Thomas D. Winter (R) Edward H. Rees (R) Clifford R. Hope (R) Frank Carlson (R)
79th (1945–1947) Albert M. Cole (R)
80th (1947–1949) Herbert A. Meyer (R) Wint Smith (R)
81st (1949–1951)
82nd (1951–1953) Myron V. George (R)
83rd (1953–1955) Howard Miller (D)
84th (1955–1957) William H. Avery (R)
85th (1957–1959) J. Floyd
Breeding
(D)
86th (1959–1961) Newell A. George (D) Denver D. Hargis (D)
87th (1961–1963) Robert Ellsworth (R) Walter McVey Jr. (R) Garner E. Shriver (R) Bob Dole (R)

1963–1993: 5 seats

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Following the 1960 census, Kansas was apportioned 5 seats, all of which were elected from single-member districts.

Congress 1st district 2nd district 3rd district 4th district 5th district
88th (1963–1965) Bob Dole (R) William H. Avery (R) Robert Ellsworth (R) Garner E. Shriver (R) Joe Skubitz (R)
89th (1965–1967) Chester L. Mize (R)
90th (1967–1969) Larry Winn (R)
91st (1969–1971) Keith Sebelius (R)
92nd (1971–1973) William R. Roy (D)
93rd (1973–1975)
94th (1975–1977) Martha Keys (D)
95th (1977–1979) Dan Glickman (D)
96th (1979–1981) Jim Jeffries (R) Bob Whittaker (R)
97th (1981–1983) Pat Roberts (R)
98th (1983–1985) Jim Slattery (D)
99th (1985–1987) Jan Meyers (R)
100th (1987–1989)
101st (1989–1991)
102nd (1991–1993) Dick Nichols (R)

1993–present: 4 seats

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Following the 1990 census, Kansas was apportioned 4 seats, all of which were elected from single member districts.

Congress 1st district 2nd district 3rd district 4th district
103rd (1993–1995) Pat Roberts (R) Jim Slattery (D) Jan Meyers (R) Dan Glickman (D)
104th (1995–1997) Sam Brownback (R) Todd Tiahrt (R)
Jim Ryun (R)
105th (1997–1999) Jerry Moran (R) Vince Snowbarger (R)
106th (1999–2001) Dennis Moore (D)
107th (2001–2003)
108th (2003–2005)
109th (2005–2007)
110th (2007–2009) Nancy Boyda (D)
111th (2009–2011) Lynn Jenkins (R)
112th (2011–2013) Tim Huelskamp (R) Kevin Yoder (R) Mike Pompeo (R)
113th (2013–2015)
114th (2015–2017)
115th (2017–2019) Roger Marshall (R)
Ron Estes (R)
116th (2019–2021) Steve Watkins (R) Sharice Davids (D)
117th (2021–2023) Tracey Mann (R) Jake LaTurner (R)
118th (2023–2025)

Key

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Democratic (D)
Independent Republican (IR)
Populist (Pop)
Republican (R)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kansas 160th Anniversary of Statehood (1861): January 29, 2021". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: State Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  4. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 8, 2023.