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Benton County

Established: February 18, 1840
Named for: U.S. Senator Thomas Hart Benton
County seat: Fowler
County number: 04

Chronological listing of State Senators for Benton County
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# Office Holder Counties/District Party Tenure
1   Sylvanus Everts Benton, Lake, LaPorte, Newton, Porter, Pulaski, White, Jasper Whig Dec 7, 1840 to Dec 6, 1841
2   Zebulon Sheets Benton, Jasper, Pulaski, Starke, Warren, White Whig Dec 6, 1841 to Dec 5, 1842
3   James H. Buell Benton, Jasper, Pulaski, Starke, Warren, White Whig Dec 5, 1842 to Dec 1, 1845
4   William G. Montgomery Benton, Jasper, Pulaski, Starke, Warren, White Whig Dec 1, 1845 to Dec 7, 1846
   Benton, Jasper, Warren, White Whig Dec 7, 1846 to Dec 1, 1851
5   Robert C. Kendall Benton, Jasper, Warren, White Whig Dec 1, 1851 to Nov 3, 1852
6   Elijah Odell Benton, Jasper, Warren, White Whig Nov 3, 1852 to Nov 8, 1854
7   James Frederick Parker Benton, Jasper, Warren, White Indiana People's Party Nov 8, 1854 to Nov 5, 1856
   Benton, Jasper, Warren, White Republican Nov 5, 1856 to Nov 3, 1858
8   George Day Wagner Benton, Warren, White Republican Nov 3, 1858 to Nov 5, 1862
9   Alfred Finch Reed Benton, Warren, White Republican Nov 5, 1862 to Mar 9, 1863
   Vacant Benton, Warren, White Mar 9, 1863 to Nov 9, 1864
   Vacant Benton, Warren, White Mar 9, 1863 to Nov 9, 1864
   Vacant Benton, Warren, White Mar 9, 1863 to Nov 9, 1864
   Vacant Benton, Warren, White Mar 9, 1863 to Nov 9, 1864
10   Alfred Wood Benton, Warren, White Republican Nov 9, 1864 to Nov 7, 1866
11   Anson Wolcott Benton, Warren, White Republican Nov 7, 1866 to Nov 4, 1868
   Benton, Jasper, Newton, Pulaski, White Republican Nov 4, 1868 to Nov 9, 1870
12   Robert Starbuck Dwiggins Benton, Jasper, Newton, Pulaski, White Republican Nov 9, 1870 to Nov 4, 1874
13   George W. Major Benton, Jasper, Newton, White Indiana Independent Party Nov 4, 1874 to Nov 3, 1880
   Benton, Jasper, Newton Democratic Nov 3, 1880 to Nov 8, 1882
14   Frederick Hoover Benton, Jasper, Newton Democratic Nov 8, 1882 to Nov 3, 1886
15   Simon Parr Thompson Benton, Jasper, Newton Republican Nov 3, 1886 to Nov 5, 1890
16   William Warren Gilman Benton, Jasper, Newton Republican Nov 5, 1890 to Nov 7, 1894
17   Isaac Hull Phares Benton, Jasper, Newton Republican Nov 7, 1894 to Nov 9, 1898
18   Fremont Goodwine Benton, Fountain, Warren Republican Nov 9, 1898 to Nov 7, 1906
19   William Robert Wood Benton, Tippecanoe Republican Nov 7, 1906 to Nov 4, 1914
20   Alva Owen Reser Benton, Tippecanoe Republican Nov 4, 1914 to Nov 6, 1918
21   Ray Martin Southworth Benton, Tippecanoe Republican Nov 6, 1918 to Nov 3, 1926
22   Isaac Floyd Garrott Benton, Tippecanoe Republican Nov 3, 1926 to Nov 6, 1946
23   Charles Marion Maddox Benton, Tippecanoe Republican Nov 6, 1946 to Nov 9, 1966
24   Marvin Eugene Stewart District 10 Democratic Nov 9, 1966 to Nov 6, 1968
25   James Arthur Gardner District 10 Republican Nov 6, 1968 to Nov 8, 1972
   District 7 Republican Nov 8, 1972 to Nov 3, 1976
26   John (Jack) Martin Guy District 7 Republican Nov 3, 1976 to Nov 7, 1984
27   James Prather Jontz District 7 Democratic Nov 7, 1984 to Nov 18, 1986
   Vacant District 7 Nov 18, 1986 to Dec 6, 1986
28   Dorothy S. (Sue) Landske District 6 Republican Dec 6, 1986 to Nov 5, 2014
29   Rick Niemeyer District 6 Republican Nov 5, 2014 to Present