List of United States Senators From Iowa - Class 3

Class 3

# Senator Party Years Term Electoral history
1 Augustus C. Dodge Democratic December 7, 1848 –
February 22, 1855
1 Elected in 1848
2 Re-elected in 1849

Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Spain, having lost re-election
Vacant February 22, 1855 –
March 4, 1855
2 James Harlan Free Soil March 4, 1855 –
January 5, 1857
3 Elected in 1855

Elected invalidated, as the Iowa Senate had not participated in it
Vacant January 5, 1857 –
January 29, 1857
James Harlan Republican January 29, 1857 –
May 15, 1865
Re-elected after vacancy declared by Senate due to irregularities in the legislative proceedings that first elected Harlan to the Senate
4 Re-elected in 1861

Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Interior
Vacant May 15, 1865 –
January 13, 1866
3 Samuel J. Kirkwood Republican January 13, 1866 –
March 4, 1867
Elected to finish Harlan's term

Retired
4 James Harlan Republican March 4, 1867 –
March 4, 1873
5 Elected in 1867

Lost re-election
5 William B. Allison Republican March 4, 1873 –
August 4, 1908
6 Elected in 1872
7 Re-elected in 1878
8 Re-elected in 1884
9 Re-elected in 1890
10 Re-elected in 1896
11 Re-elected in 1902

Died
Vacant August 4, 1908 –
November 24, 1908
6 Albert B. Cummins Republican November 24, 1908 –
July 30, 1926
Appointed to finish Allison's term
12 Elected to full term in 1908
13 Re-elected in 1914
14 Re-elected in 1920

Died, having lost renomination
Vacant July 30, 1926 –
August 7, 1926
7 David W. Stewart Republican August 7, 1926 –
March 4, 1927
Appointed to continue Cummins's term

Elected to finish Cummins's term

Retired
8 Smith W. Brookhart Republican March 4, 1927 –
March 4, 1933
15 Elected in 1926

Lost renomination and re-election as an Independent
9 Richard L. Murphy Democratic March 4, 1933 –
July 16, 1936
16 Elected in 1932

Died
Vacant July 16, 1936 –
November 3, 1936
10 Guy Gillette Democratic November 3, 1936 –
January 3, 1945
Elected to finish Murphy's term
17 Re-elected in 1938

Lost re-election
11 Bourke B. Hickenlooper Republican January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1969
18 Elected in 1944
19 Re-elected in 1950
20 Re-elected in 1956
21 Re-elected in 1962

Retired
12 Harold Hughes Democratic January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1975
22 Elected in 1968

Retired
13 John Culver Democratic January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1981
23 Elected in 1974

Lost re-election
14 Chuck Grassley Republican January 3, 1981 –
Present
24 Elected in 1980
25 Re-elected in 1986
26 Re-elected in 1992
27 Re-elected in 1998
28 Re-elected in 2004
29 Re-elected in 2010
# Senator Party Years Term Electoral history

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