Class 2
| # | Senator | Party | Years | Term | Electoral history |
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| 1 | John Brown | Anti- Administration |
June 18, 1792 – March 4, 1805 |
1 | Elected in 1792 |
| 2 | Re-elected in 1793 | ||||
| Democratic- Republican |
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| 3 | Re-elected in 1799 |
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| 2 | Buckner Thruston | Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1805 – December 18, 1809 |
4 | Elected in 1805 Resigned to become judge of the U.S. Circuit Court |
| Vacant | December 18, 1809 – January 10, 1810 |
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| 3 | Henry Clay | Democratic- Republican |
January 10, 1810 – March 4, 1811 |
Appointed to finish Thruston's term Retired |
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| 4 | George M. Bibb | 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 |
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| 5 | George Walker | Democratic- Republican |
August 30, 1814 – December 16, 1814 |
Appointed to continue Bibb's term Successor qualified |
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| 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 |
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| Vacant | May 1, 1816 – November 3, 1816 |
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| 7 | Martin D. Hardin | Federalist | November 3, 1816 – March 4, 1817 |
Appointed to continue Barry's term Elected to finish Barry's term |
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| 8 | John J. Crittenden | 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 |
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| 9 | Richard M. Johnson | 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 |
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| 10 | George M. Bibb | Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1835 |
8 | Elected in 1829 |
| 11 | John J. Crittenden | Whig | March 4, 1835 – March 4, 1841 |
9 | Elected in 1835 Retired |
| 12 | James T. Morehead | Whig | March 4, 1841 – March 4, 1847 |
10 | Elected in 1841 |
| 13 | Joseph R. Underwood | Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 4, 1853 |
11 | Elected in 1847 Retired |
| 14 | John B. Thompson | Know Nothing | March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1859 |
12 | Elected in 1853 |
| 15 | Lazarus W. Powell | Democratic | March 4, 1859 – March 4, 1865 |
13 | Elected in 1858 |
| 16 | James Guthrie | Democratic | March 4, 1865 – February 7, 1868 |
14 | Elected in 1865 Resigned due to ill health |
| Vacant | February 7, 1868 – February 19, 1868 |
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| 17 | Thomas C. McCreery | Democratic | February 19, 1868 – March 4, 1871 |
Elected to finish Guthrie's term Lost re-election |
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| 18 | John W. Stevenson | Democratic | March 4, 1871 – March 4, 1877 |
15 | Elected in 1871 Retired |
| 19 | James B. Beck | Democratic | March 4, 1877 – May 3, 1890 |
16 | Elected in 1876 |
| 17 | Re-elected in 1882 | ||||
| 18 | Re-elected in 1888 Died |
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| Vacant | May 3, 1890 – May 26, 1890 |
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| 20 | John G. Carlisle | Democratic | May 26, 1890 – February 4, 1893 |
Elected to finish Beck's term Resigned |
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| Vacant | February 4, 1893 – February 15, 1893 |
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| 21 | William Lindsay | Democratic | February 15, 1893 – March 4, 1901 |
Elected to finish Carlisle's term | |
| 19 | Elected to full term in 1894 Retired |
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| 22 | Joseph Blackburn | Democratic | March 4, 1901 – March 4, 1907 |
20 | Elected in 1900 Lost re-election |
| 23 | Thomas H. Paynter | Democratic | March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1913 |
21 | Elected in 1906 Retired |
| 24 | Ollie M. James | Democratic | March 4, 1913 – August 28, 1918 |
22 | Elected in 1912 Died |
| Vacant | August 28, 1918 – September 7, 1918 |
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| 25 | George B. Martin | Democratic | September 7, 1918 – March 4, 1919 |
Appointed to finish James's term Retired |
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| Vacant | March 4, 1919 – May 19, 1919 |
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| 26 | Augustus Stanley | Democratic | May 19, 1919 – March 4, 1925 |
Elected in 1918, but did not start term until resigning as Governor Lost re-election |
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| 27 | Fred M. Sackett | Republican | March 4, 1925 – January 9, 1930 |
24 | Elected in 1924 Resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to Germany |
| Vacant | January 9, 1930 – January 11, 1930 |
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| 28 | John M. Robsion | Republican | January 11, 1930 – November 30, 1930 |
Appointed to continue Sackett's term Lost election to finish Sackett's term |
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| 29 | Ben M. Williamson | Democratic | December 1, 1930 – March 4, 1931 |
Elected to finish Sackett's term Retired |
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| 30 | Marvel M. Logan | Democratic | March 4, 1931 – October 3, 1939 |
25 | Elected in 1930 |
| 26 | Re-elected in 1936 Died |
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| Vacant | October 3, 1939 – October 10, 1939 |
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| 31 | Happy Chandler | Democratic | October 10, 1939 – November 1, 1945 |
Appointed to continue Logan's term Elected to finish Logan's term |
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| 27 | Elected to full term in 1942 Resigned to become Commissioner of Major League Baseball |
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| Vacant | November 1, 1945 – November 19, 1945 |
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| 32 | William A. Stanfill | Republican | November 19, 1945 – November 5, 1946 |
Appointed to continue Chandler's term Retired |
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| 33 | John Sherman Cooper | Republican | November 6, 1946 – January 3, 1949 |
Elected to finsish Chandler's term Lost re-election |
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| 34 | Virgil Chapman | Democratic | January 3, 1949 – March 8, 1951 |
28 | Elected in 1948 Died |
| Vacant | March 8, 1951 – March 19, 1951 |
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| 35 | Thomas R. Underwood | Democratic | March 19, 1951 – November 4, 1952 |
Appointed to continue Chapman's term Lost election to finish Chapman's term |
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| 36 | John Sherman Cooper | Republican | November 5, 1952 – January 3, 1955 |
Elected to finish Chapman's term Lost election to full term |
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| 37 | Alben W. Barkley | Democratic | January 3, 1955 – April 30, 1956 |
29 | Elected in 1954 Died |
| Vacant | April 30, 1956 – June 21, 1956 |
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| 38 | Robert Humphreys | Democratic | June 21, 1956 – November 6, 1956 |
Appointed to continue Barkley's term Retired |
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| 39 | John Sherman Cooper | Republican | 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 |
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| 40 | Walter Huddleston | Democratic | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1985 |
32 | Elected in 1972 |
| 33 | Re-elected in 1978 Lost re-election |
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| 41 | Mitch McConnell | Republican | January 3, 1985 – Present |
34 | Elected in 1984 |
| 35 | Re-elected in 1990 | ||||
| 36 | Re-elected in 1996 | ||||
| 37 | Re-elected in 2002 | ||||
| 38 | Re-elected in 2008 | ||||
| # | Senator | Party | Years | Term | Electoral history |
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