List of Alternate U.S Senators!

[Captain Chaos]

Ohio

Gilligan elected in 1968

Class III:
John Gilligan (D), 1969-1987
Marcy Kaptur (D), 1987-2011

Class I:
Robert Taft Jr. (R), 1971-1977
John Glenn (D), 1977-2001
George Voinovich (R), 2001-2013

[Captain Chaos]

Rhode Island
POD: Governor Philip Noel watches his mouth and wins Democratic primary in 1976

Philip Noel (D), 1977-1989
Richard Licht (D), 1989-2001
Patrick Kennedy (D), 2001-Present

Noel would easily defeat former Governor and Secretary of the Navy John Chafee in 1976. After two unsuccessful Senate races, Chafee did not seek elected office again. He would serve as EPA Administrator during the George H.W. Bush administration (1989-1993). Noel served two terms before retiring in 1988.

As a sitting Lt. Governor in 1988, Licht decided to run for the Senate instead of challenging an incumbent Governor. In 2000, Licht decided not to run for re-election. He was elected Governor of Rhode Island in 2002.

POD: Chafee defeats Pell in 1972

Claiborne Pell (D), 1961-1973
John Chafee (R), 1973-2000 (died in office)
Lincoln Chafee (R), 2000-2009
Patrick Kennedy (D), 2009-Present

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Richard Lorber (D), 1977-1995
Jack Reid (D), 1995-Present

Governor Lincoln Almond appointed John Chafee’s son Lincoln to his seat and won the special election to complete the term. Chafee won a full six year term in 2002. The most liberal Republican in the Senate, Chafee switched his voting registration to Independent and causes with the Democrats after they won back the majority in the 2006 elections. Chafee decided not to run for re-election in 2008 and endorsed Rep Patrick Kennedy as his successor.

[Captain Chaos]

Oklahoma
Governor David Boren decides to run for reelection in 1978

Dewey Bartlett (R), 1973-1978 (died in office)
Andy Coats (D), 1978-1991
Dave McCurdy (D), 1991-2003
Steve Largent (R), 2003-Present

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Henry Bellmon (R), 1969-1981
David Boren (D), 1981-1994 (resigned)
James Inhofe (R), 1994-2011

Governors of Oklahoma
David Boren (D), 1975-1981
George Nigh (D), 1981-1987
Henry Bellmon (R), 1987-1991
Don Nickles (R), 1991-1999
Frank Keating (R), 1999-2007
Mary Fallin (R), 2007-Present

[Captain Chaos]

New York
Alphonse D’Amato (R), 1981-1987
Mark Green (D), 1987-2005
Nita Lowey (D), 2005-Present

Mayors of New York City
Rudy Giuliani (R), 1993-2001
Fernando Ferrer (D), 2001-2009

[Captain Chaos]

Kansas
Ford/Dole ticket Victorious in 1976

Robert Dole (R), 1969-1977
Keith Sebelius (R), 1977-1981
Pat Roberts (R), 1981-Present

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Nancy Kassebaum (R), 1979-1997
Sam Brownback (R), 1997-2009 (retires in 2008)
Kathleen Sebelius (D), 2009-Present (first Democrat elected to Senate since 1932)

[Captain Chaos]

Florida
Pepper survives challenge from George Smathers in 1950

Claude Pepper (D), 1936-1989 (died in office)
Connie Mack (R), 1989-1990
Bill Nelson (D), 1990-Present

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Lawton Chiles (D), 1971-1989
Bob Graham (D), 1989-2007
Betty Castor (D), 2007-Present

Beloved in his home state, Pepper was Florida’s longest serving US Senator for 53 years. He holds the distinction of being the only person to serve in the Senate during the Roosevelt through Bush administrations, a total of ten Presidents. After a week of mourning, Governor Bob Martinez appointed Rep Connie Mack to Pepper’s seat. Mack became the first (and to date) only Republican Senator from Florida since Reconstruction.

However, Senator Mack was unable to distance himself from a very unpopular Governor and lost the special election to Rep Bill Nelson.

[Captain Chaos]

Massachusetts
McCormick defeats Ted Kennedy

Edward McCormick (D), 1962-1977
John Kerry (D), 1977-1995
Mitt Romney (R), 1995-2007
Martin Meehan (D), 2007-Present

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Edward Brooke (R), 1967-1979
Paul Tsongas (D), 1979-1985
Joseph P. Kennedy II (D), 1985-1997
Edward Markey (D), 1997-Present

Massachusetts Attorney General McCormick proved the pundits wrong when he scored an upset victory in the Democratic primary over Ted Kennedy, younger brother of President John F. Kennedy. Learning his lesson from that defeat, Kennedy lowered his sights and ran successfully for Attorney General of Massachusetts in 1966. He was favored to win the 1970 race for Governor until the Chappaquiddick incident. He barely defeated Boston mayor Kevin White in the primary but lost the November election to incumbent Governor Francis Sargent.

Kennedy’s political career was over. He sought treatment for his alcoholism and eventually became a prominent lawyer and liberal activist. His nephew, Joseph P. Kennedy II, was elected to the Senate in 1984 after Paul Tsongas retired for health reasons. After two terms, Joe Kennedy stunned the state when he announced that he would not seek reelection in 1996 for personal reasons. For ten term Congressman Markey, it was finally his opportunity to run for the Senate and he easily defeated Lt Governor Paul Cellucci in 1996.

Running on his record as a Vietnam War veteran who protested the war, John Kerry easily won the primary and general election in 1976. But after three terms, Senator Kerry was seen as aloof. Millionaire Mitt Romney took advantage of a very Republican year to defeat Kerry and become the only Mormon Senator from Massachusetts. However, unpopularity with President Bush’s policies in Iraq and Republicans in New England proved to be a liability and he lost to Congressman Martin Meehan.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Florida
Pepper survives challenge from George Smathers in 1950

Claude Pepper (D), 1936-1989 (died in office)
Connie Mack (R), 1989-1990
Bill Nelson (D), 1990-Present

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Lawton Chiles (D), 1971-1989
Bob Graham (D), 1989-2007
Betty Castor (D), 2007-Present

Beloved in his home state, Pepper was Florida’s longest serving US Senator for 53 years. He holds the distinction of being the only person to serve in the Senate during the Roosevelt through Bush administrations, a total of ten Presidents. After a week of mourning, Governor Bob Martinez appointed Rep Connie Mack to Pepper’s seat. Mack became the first (and to date) only Republican Senator from Florida since Reconstruction.

However, Senator Mack was unable to distance himself from a very unpopular Governor and lost the special election to Rep Bill Nelson.

This would make Pepper the longest-serving Senator in history, since current record-holder Byrd is a Senator for "just" 50 years

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Red Idaho
Church defeats Symms

Frank F. Church (1957-1984)
died in office
William J. Murphy (1984)
appointed by Gov. Evans as a placeholder
Cecil B. Andrus (1984-present)
despite Idaho hard-core Republicanism, no one could beat enormously popular Andrus so far

[hcallega]

RFK Wins in 1968: Senator List

This scenario proposes that Bobby Kennedy survived the assasination attempt in 1968, won the Democratic Nomination, and then beat Nixon in the General. The Democratic Party is not more conservative, simply more the working class party (more akin to the UK's labor party), and as such are more of a big tent on social issues. The GOP is more moderate and has focused on fiscal issues, drawing substantial support suburban whites in the northeast and midwest, while appealing to rural voters in the west and south by focusing on small government and states rights.

Alabama
Jeff Sessions-R (1997)
Jim Folsom Jr.-D (1981)

Alaska
Ted Stevens-R (1968)
Lisa Murkowski-R (2002)

Arizona
Jon Kyl-R (1995)
Jeff Flake-R (2004) John McCain was elected President in 2000. Bob Stump-D was appointed Senator, but was defeated in 2004

Arkansas
Bill Clinton-D (1997)
Blanche Lincoln-D (1999)

California
Diane Feinstein-D (1993)
Bruce Herchershorn-R (1992)

Colorado
Mark Udall-D (2009)
Pete Coors-R (2005)

Connecticut
Lowell Weicker-R (1971)
Chris Dodd-D (1981)

Delaware
Tom Carper-D (2001)
Joe Biden-D (1978) Biden was defeated in 1972, but was appointed to the Kennedy administration and then defeated Boggs in 1978

Florida
Bill Nelson-D (2001)
Bob Graham-D (1987) Graham did not run for President in 2004

That's the end of Part one, Part two will come later

[hcallega]

Part two
Georgia
Jack Kingston-R (2008) Defeated Max Cleland
Zell Miller-D (2000) Miller never retired

Hawaii
Daniel Akaka-D (1990)
Daniel Inouye-D (1963)

Idaho
Jim Risch-R (2009)
Mike Crapo-R (1999)

Illinois
Dick Durbin-D (1997)
Daniel Hynes-D (2005) Obama is a Circuit Court Judge who just got appointed to the Supreme Court by President John Edwards

Indiana
Dick Lugar-R (1974) Defeated Birch Bayh
Evan Bayh-D (2001)

Iowa
Tom Harkin-D (1985)
Chuck Grassley-R (1981)

Kansas
Pat Roberts-R (1997)
Sam Brownback-R (1996)

Kentucky
Ben Chandler-D (2009) Mitch McConnel never beat Huddleston
Scotty Baesler-D (1999)

Louisiana
Mary Landrieu-D (1997)
Chris John-D (2005)

Maine
Olympia Snowe-R (1995)
Susan Collins-R (1997)

More comming up!

[Captain Chaos]

Part two
Georgia
Jack Kingston-R (2008) Defeated Max Cleland
Zell Miller-D (2000) Miller never retired

Hawaii
Daniel Akaka-D (1990)
Daniel Inouye-D (1963)

Idaho
Jim Risch-R (2009)
Mike Crapo-R (1999)

Illinois
Dick Durbin-D (1997)
Daniel Hynes-D (2005) Obama is a Circuit Court Judge who just got appointed to the Supreme Court by President John Edwards

Indiana
Dick Lugar-R (1974) Defeated Birch Bayh
Evan Bayh-D (2001)

Iowa
Tom Harkin-D (1985)
Chuck Grassley-R (1981)

Kansas
Pat Roberts-R (1997)
Sam Brownback-R (1996)

Kentucky
Ben Chandler-D (2009) Mitch McConnel never beat Huddleston
Scotty Baesler-D (1999)

Louisiana
Mary Landrieu-D (1997)
Chris John-D (2005)

Maine
Olympia Snowe-R (1995)
Susan Collins-R (1997)

More comming up!

I hope you include a list of Presidents.

[hcallega]

Part Three: And yes, I will include a list in the proper thread for Presidents

Maryland
Ben Cardin-D (2007)
Barbara Mikulski-D (1987)

Massachusetts
Ted Kennedy-D (1962)
Martin Meehan-D (2009) John Kerry was defeated by William Weld, who in turn was defeated by J.P. Kennedy III, who was chosen as Edwards running mate. Meehan won the special election for the seat.

Michigan
Spencer Abraham-R (1995)
Carl Levin-D (1979)

Minnesota
Skip Humphrey-D (2007)
Walter Mondale-D (1964) Paul Wellstone was a Senator in the seat filled now by Skip Humphrey

Mississippi
Trent Lott-R (1989)
Thad Cochran-R (1978)

Missouri
Jean Carnahan-D (2001)
Kit Bond-R (1987)

[Kevinstat]

Maine

Whomever made the request Susan Collins's records as State Tresurer as Massachusetts in 2002 (see this page for a very rough idea of how that tripped up Brennan's campaign; I've borrowed the book from a library; it's written by a left wing nut but I find it believable) doesn't do so, and Brennan defeats Collins by a couple percentage points instead of Collins winning by 5.31% as in OTL:

Joe Brennan (D), 1997-2009 (retired)
Tom Allen (D), 2009-Present (he would have started out ahead in the polls instead of significantly behind and his opponent wouldn't have been as well funded as Collins was and while it would likely have been closer than observers expected when Brennan announced his retirement I think Allen would have won, in spite of how much he lost by in OTL (and he probably wouldn't have had any more serious primary opposition than in OTL, although it might have taken Democratic Senate leadership to clear the field))

No changes to Maine's other Senate seat, still Olympia Snowe (R) 1995-Present.

I'll do some other alternative lists for Maine tomorrow if I get around to it.

[hcallega]

Part Four
Montana
Conrad Burns-R (1989)
Max Baucus-D (1978)

Nebraska
Don Stenberg-R (2001)
Chuck Hagel-R (1997)

Nevada
John Ensign-R (1999)
Jim Gibbons-R (2001)

New Hampshire
John Sununu-R (2003)
Judd Gregg-R (1993)

New Jersey
Tom Kean Jr.-R (2007)
Frank Lautenberg-D (2003)

New Mexico
Jeff Bingaman-D (1983)
Tom Udall-D (2009)

New York
Nita Lowry-D (2001)
Chuck Schumer-D (1999)

North Carolina
Walter Jones Jr.-D (2003)
Brad Miller-D (2009)

North Dakota
Earl Pomeroy-D (1999)
Byron Dorgan-D (1993)

Ohio
Sherrod Brown-D (2007)
George Voinovich-R (1999)

Oklahoma
Jim Inhofe-R (1994)
Brad Carson-D (2005)

Oregon
Tom Brugere-D (1996)
Gordon Smith-R (1997)

Pennsylvania
Harris Wofford-D (1991)
Arlen Specter-R (1981)

Rhode Island
Lincoln Chafee-R (1999)
Jack Reed-D (1997)

South Carolina
Lindsey Graham-R (2003)
Jim DeMint-R (2004)

South Dakota
John Thune-R (2003)
Tom Daschle-D (1987)

Tennessee
Jim Sasser-D (1977)
Lamar Alexander-R (2003)

Texas
Lamar Smith-R (2007)
John Cornyn-R (2002)

Utah
Orrin Hatch-R (1977)
Bob Bennett-R (1993)

Vermont
Bernie Sanders-I (2007)
Jim Douglas-R (2004)

Virginia
George Allen-R (2001)
Mark Warner-D (2009)

Washington
Slade Gorton-R (1989)
Patty Murray-D (1993)

West Virginia
Robert Byrd-D (1959)
Jay Rockefeller-D (1985)

Wisconisn
Herb Kohl-D (1989)
Russ Feingold-D (1993)

Wyoming
John Barrasso-R (2007)
Mike Enzi-R (1997)

So that brings the overall total to 53-47 Democratic Majority. I'll do the senate breakdown tmrw.

[hcallega]

Senate Leadership
President Pro Tem: Robert Byrd-WV
Majority Leader: Tom Daschle-SD
Majority Whip: Dick Durbin-IL
Minority Leader: Trent Lott-MS
Minority Whip: Jon Kyl-AZ
Dem. Caucus Chair: Tom Daschle-SD
Dem. Caucus Secretary: Nita Lowry-NY
Dem. Policy comm. chair: Byron Dorgan-SD
Rep. Conference Chair: Spencer Abraham-MI
Rep. Conference Vice-Chair: John Thune-SD
Rep. Policy comm. chair: Lamar Alexander-TN
Dean: Robert Byrd-WV

Liberals (Within Party, so many moderate Republicans will be here, and many moderate Dems will be in conservatives)
40 (32 D, 7 R, 1 I)
Diane Feinstein-CA (D)
Mark Udall-CO (D)
Lowell Weicker-CT (R)
Chris Dodd-CT (D)
Joe Biden-DE (D)
Daniel Akaka-HI (D)
Daniel Inouye-HI (D)
Dick Durbin-IL (D)
Daniel Hynes-IL (D)
Tom Harkin-IA (D)
Olympia Snowe-ME (R)
Susan Collins-ME (R)
Ben Cardin-MD (D)
Barbara Mikulski-MD (D)
Ted Kennedy-MA (D)
Martin Meehan-MA (D)
Carl Levin-MI (D)
Skip Humphrey-MN (D)
Walter Mondale-MN (D)
Jean Carnahan-MO (D)
Tom Kean Jr.-NJ (R)
Frank Lautenberg-NJ (D)
Tom Udall-NM (D)
Nita Lowry-NY (D)
Chuck Schumer-NY (D)
Brad Miller-NC (D)
Byron Dorgan-ND (D)
Sherod Brown-OH (D)
Tom Brugere-OR (D)
Harris Wofford-PA (D)
Arlen Specter-PA (R)
Jack Reed-RI (D)
Lincoln Chafee-RI (R)
Bernie Sander-VT (I)
Jim Douglas-VT (R)
Patty Murray-WA (D)
Jay Rockefeller-WV (D)
Herb Kohl-WI (D)
Russ Feingold-WI (D)

Moderates
22 (16 D, 6 R)
Jim Folsom Jr.-AL (D)
Ted Stenvens-AK (R)
Bill Clinton-AR (D)
Blanche Lincoln-AR (D)
Bruce Hercehershorn-CA (R)
Tom Carper-DE (D)
Bill Nelson-FL (D)
Bob Graham-FL (D)
Evan Bayh-IN (D)
Ben Chandler-KY (D)
Scotty Baesler-KY (D)
Mary Landrieu-LA (D)
Spencer Abraham-MI (R)
Max Baucus-MT (D)
Earl Pomery-ND (D)
George Voinovich-OH (R)
Gordon Smith-OR (R)
Tom Daschle-SD (D)
Jim Sasser-TN (D)
Mark Warner-VA (D)
Slade Gorton-WA (R)
Robert Byrd-WV (D)

Conservatives
39 (36 R, 3 D)
Jeff Sessions-AL (R)
Lisa Murkowski-AK (R)
Jon Kyl-AZ (R)
Jeff Flake-AZ (R)
Pete Coors-CO (R)
Jack Kingston-GA (R)
Zell Miller-GA (R)
Jim Risch-ID (R)
Mike Crapo-ID (R)
Dick Lugar-IN (R)
Chuck Grassley-IA (R)
Sam Brownback-KS (R)
Pat Roberts-KS (R)
Chris John-LA (D)
Trent Lott-MS (R)
Thad Cochran-MS (R)
Kit Bond-MS (R)
Conrad Burns-MT (R)
Don Stenberg-NE (R)
Chuck Hagel-NE (R)
John Ensign-NV (R)
Jim Gibbons-NV (R)
John Sununu-NH (R)
Judd Gregg-NH (R)
Walter Jones Jr.-NC (D)
Jim Inhofe-OK (R)
Brad Carson-OK (D)
Lindsey Graham-SC (R)
Jim DeMint-SC (R)
John Thune-SD (R)
Lamar Alexander-TN (R)
Lamar Smith-TX (R)
John Cornyn-TX (R)
Orin Hatch-UT (R)
Bob Bennet-UT (R)
George Allen-VA (R)
John Barasso-WY (R)
Mike Enzi-WY (R)

[pogo stick]

Utah

Orrin Hatch (R) : 1977-current
Jon Huntsman (R) : 2005-current

[DownWithTheLeft]

Nice list, but I don't think Tom Kean Jr. would a liberal, he certainly wouldn't be a staunch conservative but I'm think of him in the mold of a Johnny Isakson

[pogo stick]

Lisa Murkowski borders moderate, maybe even liberal.


But otherwise great list.

here are some other ones :


New York

Rick Lazio (R) : 2001-current
Hillary Clinton (D) : 1999-current

[hcallega]

Nice list, but I don't think Tom Kean Jr. would a liberal, he certainly wouldn't be a staunch conservative but I'm think of him in the mold of a Johnny Isakson

Well he was pretty socially liberal, much more in the Giuliani mold. And he's really not a liberal, just a liberal Republican.

[DownWithTheLeft]

Lisa Murkowski borders moderate, maybe even liberal.


But otherwise great list.

here are some other ones :


New York

Rick Lazio (R) : 2001-current
Hillary Clinton (D) : 1999-current

Chances Hillary goes to the senate while Bill is still in office: 0%

[Lahbas]

New York Class I

James L. Buckley (Conservative) 1971-1985
Daniel Patrick Moynihan (Democratic) 1985-2001
John O. Adefope (Conservative) 2001-Current

New York Class III

Jacob J. Kavits (Republican) 1956-1975
Barbara A. Keating (Conservative) 1975-1989
John Abrams (Democratic) 1989-1995
Henry F. Hewes (Conservative) 1995-Current

[President Mitt]

New York Class I

James L. Buckley (Conservative) 1971-1985
Daniel Patrick Moynihan (Democratic) 1985-2001
John O. Adefope (Conservative) 2001-Current

New York Class III

Jacob J. Kavits (Republican) 1956-1975
Barbara A. Keating (Conservative) 1975-1989
John Abrams (Democratic) 1989-1995
Henry F. Hewes (Conservative) 1995-Current

I like this one.

[Captain Chaos]

New Jersey

Case survives GOP primary challenge in 1978

Clifford Case (R): 1955-1982 (died in office)
Nicholas Brady (R): 1982 (appointed by Gov Thomas Kean. Did not run in special election)
Frank Lautenberg (D): 1982-1985
Mary Mochary (R): 1985-1994 (resigned after winning 1993 NJ Gov race)
Dick Zimmer (R): 1994-1997
Jon Corzine (D): 1997-Present

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Harrison Williams (D): 1959-1982 (resigned)
Millicent Fenwick (R): 1982-1983 (appointed by Gov Thomas Kean. Lost to Bill Bradley)
Bill Bradley (D): 1983-1995
Christine Todd Whitman (R): 1995-2007
Rob Andrews (D): 2007-Present

[Lahbas]

Virginia Class I
Harry Flood Byrd Jr. (Democrat) 1965-1970
                               (Independent Democrat) 1970-Current
Virginia Class II
Andrew P. Miller (Democrat) 1979-1997
Mark Warner (Democrat) 1997-Current
Connecticut Class I
Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. (Republican) 1971-Current
Connecticut Class II
James L. Buckley (Republican) 1980-1985
Chris Dodd (Democrat) 1985-1987
Roger W. Eddy (Republican) 1987-Current
Tennesse Class I
Bill Brock (Republican) 1971-1989
Lamar Alexander (Republican) 1989-1995
Bill Frist (Republican) 1995-Current
Tennessee Class II
Howard Baker (Republican) 1967-1993
                       (Independent Republican) 1993-Current