List of United States Senators from Iowa
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Iowa was admitted as the 29th state to the United States of America on December 28, 1846. As of 2011, a total of 37 individuals have represented Iowa in the U.S. Senate.
The current members of the U.S. Senate from Iowa are:
Historical senators
The following individuals were elected to the U.S. Senate from Iowa.
| Historical Representation to the US Senate by Party from Iowa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Total | |||
| Democratic | 11 | |||
| Republican | 26 | |||
| Total Senators | 37 | |||
| Class 2 Senators from Iowa | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Years Served | Party | ||||||
| George W. Jones | Democratic | 1848-1859 | ||||||
| James W. Grimes | Republican | 1859-1869 | ||||||
| James B. Howell | Republican | 1870-1871 | ||||||
| George G. Wright | Republican | 1871-1877 | ||||||
| Samuel J. Kirkwood | Republican | 1877-1881 | ||||||
| James W. McDill | Republican | 1881-1883 | ||||||
| James F. Wilson | Republican | 1883-1895 | ||||||
| John H. Gear | Republican | 1895-1900 | ||||||
| Jonathan P. Dolliver | Republican | 1900-1910 | ||||||
| Lafayette Young | Republican | 1910-1911 | ||||||
| William S. Kenyon | Republican | 1911-1922 | ||||||
| Charles A. Rawson | Republican | 1922-1922 | ||||||
| Smith W. Brookhart | Republican | 1922-1926 | ||||||
| Daniel F. Steck | Democratic | 1926-1931 | ||||||
| Lester J. Dickinson | Republican | 1931-1937 | ||||||
| Clyde L. Herring | Democratic | 1937-1943 | ||||||
| George A. Wilson | Republican | 1943-1949 | ||||||
| Guy M. Gillette | Democratic | 1949-1955 | ||||||
| Thomas E. Martin | Republican | 1955-1961 | ||||||
| Jack R. Miller | Republican | 1961-1973 | ||||||
| Richard C. Clark | Democratic | 1973-1979 | ||||||
| Roger W. Jepsen | Republican | 1979-1985 | ||||||
| Tom Harkin | Democratic | 1985-Present | ||||||
