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U.S. Senate seat, Colorado (class 3)

25 members have held this seat since Jan 1, 1876. Now: Michael F. Bennet D.

Holders
25
13 D · 12 R
Longest tenure
18 years
Michael F. Bennet
Current
18 years
Michael F. Bennet, since Jan 22, 2009
history/seat/co-sen-3Every holder, newest first
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18801900192019401960198020002020Jerome Bunty Chaffee · 1876-01-01 – 1879-03-04 · RepublicanNathaniel Peter Hill · 1879-03-18 – 1885-03-04 · RepublicanHenry Moore Teller · 1885-12-07 – 1891-03-04 · RepublicanHenry Moore Teller · 1891-12-07 – 1897-03-04 · RepublicanHenry Moore Teller · 1897-03-15 – 1903-03-04 · DemocratHenry Moore Teller · 1903-11-09 – 1909-03-04 · DemocratCharles James Hughes Jr. · 1909-03-15 – 1911-01-12 · DemocratCharles Spalding Thomas · 1913-04-07 – 1915-03-04 · DemocratCharles Spalding Thomas · 1915-12-06 – 1921-03-04 · DemocratSamuel Danford Nicholson · 1921-04-11 – 1923-03-25 · RepublicanAlva Blanchard Adams · 1923-05-17 – 1924-12-01 · DemocratRice William Means · 1924-12-01 – 1927-03-04 · RepublicanCharles Winfield Waterman · 1927-03-04 – 1932-08-28 · RepublicanWalter Walker · 1932-09-26 – 1932-12-07 · DemocratKarl Cortlandt Schuyler · 1932-12-07 – 1933-03-04 · RepublicanAlva Blanchard Adams · 1933-03-09 – 1941-12-02 · DemocratEugene Donald Millikin · 1941-12-20 – 1957-01-04 · RepublicanPeter Hoyt Dominick · 1963-01-09 – 1975-01-04 · RepublicanGary Warren Hart · 1975-01-14 – 1987-01-04 · DemocratTimothy E. Wirth · 1987-01-06 – 1993-01-04 · DemocratBen Nighthorse Campbell · 1993-01-05 – 1999-01-04 · Democrat → RepublicanBen Nighthorse Campbell · 1999-01-06 – 2005-01-04 · RepublicanKen Salazar · 2005-01-04 – 2009-01-22 · DemocratMichael F. Bennet · 2009-01-22 – present · DemocratJohn Albert Carroll · 1957-01-03 – 1963-01-04 · Democrat
Michael F. Bennet D
Jan 22, 2009 – present · 18 years
Ken Salazar D
Jan 4, 2005 – Jan 22, 2009 · 4 years
Ben Nighthorse Campbell R
Jan 6, 1999 – Jan 4, 2005 · 6 years
Ben Nighthorse Campbell D→R
Jan 5, 1993 – Jan 4, 1999 · 6 years
Timothy E. Wirth D
Jan 6, 1987 – Jan 4, 1993 · 6 years
Gary Warren Hart D
Jan 14, 1975 – Jan 4, 1987 · 12 years
Peter Hoyt Dominick R
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1975 · 12 years
John Albert Carroll D
Jan 3, 1957 – Jan 4, 1963 · 6 years
Eugene Donald Millikin R
Dec 20, 1941 – Jan 4, 1957 · 15 years
Alva Blanchard Adams D
Mar 9, 1933 – Dec 2, 1941 · 8.7 years
Karl Cortlandt Schuyler R
Dec 7, 1932 – Mar 4, 1933 · 3 months
Walter Walker D
Sep 26, 1932 – Dec 7, 1932 · 2 months
Charles Winfield Waterman R
Mar 4, 1927 – Aug 28, 1932 · 5.5 years
Rice William Means R
Dec 1, 1924 – Mar 4, 1927 · 2.3 years
Alva Blanchard Adams D
May 17, 1923 – Dec 1, 1924 · 19 months
Samuel Danford Nicholson R
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 25, 1923 · 23 months
Charles Spalding Thomas D
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1921 · 5.2 years
Charles Spalding Thomas D
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1915 · 23 months
Charles James Hughes Jr. D
Mar 15, 1909 – Jan 12, 1911 · 22 months
Henry Moore Teller D
Nov 9, 1903 – Mar 4, 1909 · 5.3 years
Henry Moore Teller D
Mar 15, 1897 – Mar 4, 1903 · 6 years
Henry Moore Teller R
Dec 7, 1891 – Mar 4, 1897 · 5.2 years
Henry Moore Teller R
Dec 7, 1885 – Mar 4, 1891 · 5.2 years
Nathaniel Peter Hill R
Mar 18, 1879 – Mar 4, 1885 · 6 years
Jerome Bunty Chaffee R
Jan 1, 1876 – Mar 4, 1879 · 3.2 years

Dates are from the @unitedstates congress-legislators project. Consecutive terms of one person are merged.