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list, united, states, senators, switched, parties, this, list, includes, united, states, senators, switched, parties, while, serving, senate, contents, list, 19th, century, 20th, century, 21st, century, also, referenceslist, edit19th, century, edit, senator, s. This list includes United States senators who switched parties while serving in the Senate Contents 1 List 1 1 19th century 1 2 20th century 1 3 21st century 2 See also 3 ReferencesList edit19th century edit Senator State Date Congress Old party New party Notes James H Kyle South Dakota 1891 52nd Independent Populist William Morris Stewart Nevada 1893 53rd Republican SilverRepublican The Silver Republicans seniority and committee assignments were not affected by their having left the party 1 John P Jones Nevada September 4 1894 Republican SilverRepublican Henry M Teller Colorado June 17 1896 54th Republican SilverRepublican Lee Mantle Montana Republican SilverRepublican Richard F Pettigrew South Dakota Republican SilverRepublican Frank J Cannon Utah Republican SilverRepublican Fred Dubois Idaho 1896 Republican SilverRepublican James H Kyle South Dakota 1897 55th Populist Republican William Morris Stewart Nevada December 4 1899 56th SilverRepublican Republican 20th century edit Senator State Date Congress Old party New party Notes John P Jones Nevada 1901 56th SilverRepublican Republican Fred Dubois Idaho SilverRepublican Democratic DuBois lost his re election bid in 1896 was again elected as a Silver Republican in 1900 but became a Democrat early in the term Henry M Teller Colorado March 4 1901 SilverRepublican Democratic Miles Poindexter Washington 1913 63rd Republican Progressive 1915 64th Progressive Republican Robert M La Follette Jr Wisconsin 1935 74th Republican Progressive Caucused with the Republicans briefly returned before losing in 1946 George W Norris Nebraska 1937 75th Republican Independent Henrik Shipstead Minnesota 1940 76th Farmer Labor Republican Wayne Morse Oregon 1953 83rd Republican Independent February 17 1955 84th Independent Democratic Strom Thurmond South Carolina September 16 1964 88th Democratic Republican Harry F Byrd Jr Virginia 1970 91st Democratic Independent Kept seniority but did not caucus with the Democrats James L Buckley New York 1976 94th Conservative Republican Richard Shelby Alabama November 9 1994 103rd Democratic Republican Ben Nighthorse Campbell Colorado March 3 1995 104th Democratic Republican Robert Smith New Hampshire July 13 1999 106th Republican Taxpayers August 1999 Taxpayers Independent November 1 1999 Independent Republican 21st century edit Senator State Date Congress Old party New party Notes Jim Jeffords Vermont June 6 2001 107th Republican Independent Caucused with the Democrats Joe Lieberman Connecticut 2006 110th Democratic IndependentDemocrat Caucused with the Democrats Lieberman was re elected on the Connecticut for Lieberman ticket however he never formally joined that political party Arlen Specter 2 Pennsylvania April 28 2009 111th Republican Democratic Originally a Democrat Kyrsten Sinema 3 Arizona December 9 2022 117th Democratic Independent Caucused with the DemocratsSee also editParty switching in the United States List of United States representatives who switched parties Party switching Crossing the floorReferences edit Senators Who Changed Parties During Senate Service Since 1890 United States Senate Longtime GOP Sen Arlen Specter becomes Democrat CNN April 28 2009 Retrieved April 28 2009 Sinema leaving the Democratic Party and registering as an independent CNN December 9 2022 Retrieved December 9 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of United States senators who switched parties amp oldid 1216381327, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
