Class 2
| # | Senator | Party | Years | Term | Electoral history |
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| 1 | James H. Lane | Republican | April 4, 1861 – July 11, 1866 |
1 | Elected in 1861 |
| 2 | Re-elected in 1865 Died |
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| Vacant | July 11, 1866 – July 25, 1866 |
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| 2 | Edmund G. Ross | Republican | July 25, 1866 – March 3, 1871 |
Appointed to continue Lane's term Elected to finish Lane's term Lost re-election |
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| 3 | Alexander Caldwell | Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 24, 1873 |
3 | Elected in 1871 Resigned in 1873 |
| Vacant | March 24, 1873 – November 24, 1873 |
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| 4 | Robert Crozier | Republican | November 24, 1873 – February 8, 1874 |
Appointed to continue Caldwell's term Retired when successor elected |
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| 5 | James M. Harvey | Republican | February 8, 1874 – March 4, 1877 |
Elected to finish Caldwell's term |
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| 6 | Preston B. Plumb | Republican | March 4, 1877 – December 20, 1891 |
4 | Elected in 1877 |
| 5 | Re-elected in 1883 | ||||
| 6 | Re-elected in 1888 Died |
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| Vacant | December 20, 1891 – January 1, 1892 |
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| 7 | Bishop W. Perkins | Republican | January 1, 1892 – March 4, 1893 |
Appointed to continue Plumb's term Retired when successor qualified |
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| 8 | John Martin | Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1895 |
Elected to finish Plumb's term |
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| 9 | Lucien Baker | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1901 |
7 | Elected in 1894 Lost renomination |
| 10 | Joseph R. Burton | Republican | March 4, 1901 – June 4, 1906 |
8 | Elected in 1900 Resigned when convicted of Bribery |
| Vacant | June 4, 1906 – June 11, 1906 |
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| 11 | Alfred W. Benson | Republican | June 11, 1906 – January 23, 1907 |
Appointed to continue Burton's term Lost election to finish Burton's term |
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| 12 | Charles Curtis | Republican | January 29, 1907 – March 4, 1913 |
Elected to finish Burton's term | |
| 9 | Re-elected in 1906 Lost re-election |
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| 13 | William H. Thompson | Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1919 |
10 | Elected in 1912 Lost re-election |
| 14 | Arthur Capper | Republican | March 4, 1919 – January 3, 1949 |
12 | Elected in 1918 |
| 13 | Re-elected in 1924 | ||||
| 14 | Re-elected in 1930 | ||||
| 15 | Re-elected in 1936 | ||||
| 16 | Re-elected in 1942 Retired |
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| 15 | Andrew F. Schoeppel | Republican | January 3, 1949 – January 21, 1962 |
17 | Elected in 1948 |
| 18 | Re-elected in 1954 | ||||
| 19 | Re-elected in 1960 Died |
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| Vacant | January 21, 1962 – January 31, 1962 |
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| 16 | James B. Pearson | Republican | January 31, 1962 – December 23, 1978 |
Appointed to continue Schoeppel's term Elected to finish Schoeppel's term |
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| 20 | Re-elected in 1966 | ||||
| 21 | Re-elected in 1972 Retired and resigned early to allow successor gain seniority |
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| 17 | Nancy Kassebaum | Republican | December 23, 1978 – January 3, 1997 |
Appointed to finish Pearson's term, having already been elected to the next term |
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| 22 | Elected in 1978 | ||||
| 23 | Re-elected in 1984 | ||||
| 24 | Re-elected in 1990 Retired |
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| 18 | Pat Roberts | Republican | January 3, 1997 – Present |
25 | Elected in 1996 |
| 26 | Re-elected in 2002 | ||||
| 27 | Re-elected in 2008 | ||||
| # | Senator | Party | Years | Term | Electoral history |
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