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

40 members have held this seat since Oct 24, 1791. Now: Peter Welch D.

Holders
40
26 R · 5 W · 4 D · 1 U · 1 F · 1 A · 1 AJ · 1 FS
Longest tenure
24 years
Patrick J. Leahy
Current
3.8 years
Peter Welch, since Jan 3, 2023
history/seat/vt-sen-3Every holder, newest first
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180018201840186018801900192019401960198020002020Stephen Row Bradley · 1791-10-24 – 1795-03-04Elijah Paine · 1795-12-07 – 1801-03-04 · FederalistStephen Row Bradley · 1801-12-07 – 1807-03-04 · RepublicanStephen Row Bradley · 1807-10-26 – 1813-03-04 · RepublicanDudley Chase · 1813-05-24 – 1818-01-01 · RepublicanWilliam Adams Palmer · 1818-10-20 – 1825-03-04 · RepublicanDudley Chase · 1825-12-05 – 1831-03-04 · AdamsSamuel Prentiss · 1831-12-05 – 1837-03-04 · Anti-JacksonianSamuel Prentiss · 1837-09-04 – 1843-03-04 · WhigWilliam Upham · 1843-12-04 – 1849-03-04 · WhigWilliam Upham · 1849-12-03 – 1854-01-01 · WhigLawrence Brainerd · 1854-01-01 – 1855-03-04 · Free SoilJacob Collamer · 1855-12-03 – 1861-03-04 · RepublicanJacob Collamer · 1861-07-04 – 1866-01-01 · RepublicanJustin Smith Morrill · 1867-03-04 – 1873-03-04 · RepublicanJustin Smith Morrill · 1873-12-01 – 1879-03-04 · RepublicanJustin Smith Morrill · 1879-03-18 – 1885-03-04 · RepublicanJustin Smith Morrill · 1885-12-07 – 1891-03-04 · RepublicanJustin Smith Morrill · 1891-12-07 – 1897-03-04 · RepublicanJustin Smith Morrill · 1897-03-15 – 1899-03-04 · RepublicanJonathan Ross · 1899-12-04 – 1900-10-19 · RepublicanWilliam Paul Dillingham · 1903-11-09 – 1909-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Paul Dillingham · 1909-03-15 – 1915-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Paul Dillingham · 1915-12-06 – 1921-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Paul Dillingham · 1921-04-11 – 1923-07-13 · RepublicanPorter Hinman Dale · 1923-12-03 – 1927-03-05 · RepublicanPorter Hinman Dale · 1927-12-05 – 1933-03-04 · RepublicanErnest Willard Gibson · 1933-11-21 – 1940-06-21 · RepublicanErnest William Gibson Jr. · 1940-06-24 – 1941-01-04 · RepublicanGeorge David Aiken · 1941-01-10 – 1963-01-04 · RepublicanGeorge David Aiken · 1963-01-09 – 1975-01-04 · RepublicanPatrick J. Leahy · 1975-01-14 – 1987-01-04 · DemocratPatrick J. Leahy · 1987-01-06 – 1999-01-04 · DemocratPatrick J. Leahy · 1999-01-06 – 2023-01-04 · DemocratJames Fisk · 1817-12-01 – 1819-03-04 · RepublicanSamuel Chandler Crafts · 1842-01-01 – 1843-03-04 · WhigSamuel Shethar Phelps · 1853-12-05 – 1855-03-04 · WhigLuke Potter Poland · 1865-12-04 – 1867-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Paul Dillingham · 1900-10-18 – 1903-03-04 · RepublicanPeter Welch · 2023-01-03 – present · Democrat
Peter Welch D
Jan 3, 2023 – present · 3.8 years
Patrick J. Leahy D
Jan 6, 1999 – Jan 4, 2023 · 24 years
Patrick J. Leahy D
Jan 6, 1987 – Jan 4, 1999 · 12 years
Patrick J. Leahy D
Jan 14, 1975 – Jan 4, 1987 · 12 years
George David Aiken R
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1975 · 12 years
George David Aiken R
Jan 10, 1941 – Jan 4, 1963 · 22 years
Ernest William Gibson Jr. R
Jun 24, 1940 – Jan 4, 1941 · 6 months
Ernest Willard Gibson R
Nov 21, 1933 – Jun 21, 1940 · 6.6 years
Porter Hinman Dale R
Dec 5, 1927 – Mar 4, 1933 · 5.2 years
Porter Hinman Dale R
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 5, 1927 · 3.3 years
William Paul Dillingham R
Apr 11, 1921 – Jul 13, 1923 · 2.3 years
William Paul Dillingham R
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1921 · 5.2 years
William Paul Dillingham R
Mar 15, 1909 – Mar 4, 1915 · 6 years
William Paul Dillingham R
Nov 9, 1903 – Mar 4, 1909 · 5.3 years
William Paul Dillingham R
Oct 18, 1900 – Mar 4, 1903 · 2.4 years
Jonathan Ross R
Dec 4, 1899 – Oct 19, 1900 · 10 months
Justin Smith Morrill R
Mar 15, 1897 – Mar 4, 1899 · 2 years
Justin Smith Morrill R
Dec 7, 1891 – Mar 4, 1897 · 5.2 years
Justin Smith Morrill R
Dec 7, 1885 – Mar 4, 1891 · 5.2 years
Justin Smith Morrill R
Mar 18, 1879 – Mar 4, 1885 · 6 years
Justin Smith Morrill R
Dec 1, 1873 – Mar 4, 1879 · 5.3 years
Justin Smith Morrill R
Mar 4, 1867 – Mar 4, 1873 · 6 years
Luke Potter Poland R
Dec 4, 1865 – Mar 4, 1867 · 15 months
Jacob Collamer R
Jul 4, 1861 – Jan 1, 1866 · 4.5 years
Jacob Collamer R
Dec 3, 1855 – Mar 4, 1861 · 5.3 years
Lawrence Brainerd FS
Jan 1, 1854 – Mar 4, 1855 · 14 months
Samuel Shethar Phelps W
Dec 5, 1853 – Mar 4, 1855 · 15 months
William Upham W
Dec 3, 1849 – Jan 1, 1854 · 4.1 years
William Upham W
Dec 4, 1843 – Mar 4, 1849 · 5.2 years
Samuel Chandler Crafts W
Jan 1, 1842 – Mar 4, 1843 · 14 months
Samuel Prentiss W
Sep 4, 1837 – Mar 4, 1843 · 5.5 years
Samuel Prentiss AJ
Dec 5, 1831 – Mar 4, 1837 · 5.2 years
Dudley Chase A
Dec 5, 1825 – Mar 4, 1831 · 5.2 years
William Adams Palmer R
Oct 20, 1818 – Mar 4, 1825 · 6.4 years
James Fisk R
Dec 1, 1817 – Mar 4, 1819 · 15 months
Dudley Chase R
May 24, 1813 – Jan 1, 1818 · 4.6 years
Stephen Row Bradley R
Oct 26, 1807 – Mar 4, 1813 · 5.4 years
Stephen Row Bradley R
Dec 7, 1801 – Mar 4, 1807 · 5.2 years
Elijah Paine F
Dec 7, 1795 – Mar 4, 1801 · 5.2 years
Stephen Row Bradley
Oct 24, 1791 – Mar 4, 1795 · 3.4 years

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