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! scope=row | {{wp|Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt|26}}
! scope=row | {{wp|Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt|26}}
| [[File:Theodore Roosevelt by the Pach Bros.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Theodore Roosevelt by the Pach Bros.jpg|150px]]
| data-sort-value="Roosevelt, Theodore" | '''{{wp|Theodore Roosevelt}}'''<ref>At 11 years and 5 months long, {{wp|Theodore Roosevelt}} formerly held the record for the longest serving {{wp|American}} president, having served two full terms in addition to completing the remainder of the term of his slain predecessor {{wp|William McKinley}}. However, he would later be surpassed by his fifth cousin {{wp|Franklin D. Roosevelt}}, a {{wp|Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat}}, with the latter serving as president for roughly twelve years long, a record that is unlikely to be surpassed given the subsequent introduction of two-term limits for presidents.</ref><br>{{Small|(1858–1919)}}<br>
| data-sort-value="Roosevelt, Theodore" | '''{{wp|Theodore Roosevelt}}'''{{efn|At 11 years and 5 months long, {{wp|Theodore Roosevelt}} formerly held the record for the longest serving {{wp|American}} president, having served two full terms in addition to completing the remainder of the term of his slain predecessor {{wp|William McKinley}}. However, he would later be surpassed by his fifth cousin {{wp|Franklin D. Roosevelt}}, a {{wp|Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat}}, with the latter serving as president for roughly twelve years long, a record that is unlikely to be surpassed given the subsequent introduction of two-term limits for presidents.}}<br>{{Small|(1858–1919)}}<br>
| {{dts|September 14, 1901}}{{efn|Theodore Roosevelt succeeded to the presidency upon the death of William McKinley.}}<br/>–<br/>{{dts|March 4, 1913}}
| {{dts|September 14, 1901}}{{efn|Theodore Roosevelt succeeded to the presidency upon the death of William McKinley.}}<br/>–<br/>{{dts|March 4, 1913}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
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! scope=row | {{wp|Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt|30}}
! scope=row | {{wp|Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt|30}}
| [[File:FDR 1944 Color Portrait.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:FDR 1944 Color Portrait.jpg|150px]]
| data-sort-value="Roosevelt, Franklin D" | '''{{wp|Franklin D. Roosevelt}}'''<ref>As the longest serving {{wp|American}} president in history at twelve years long, {{wp|Franklin D. Roosevelt}}, a {{wp|Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat}}, surpassed the previous record held by his fifth cousin and {{wp|Republican Party (United States)|Republican}} politician {{wp|Theodore Roosevelt}}. In this, {{wp|Franklin D. Roosevelt|Franklin}}, who took office in 1933, did so exactly twenty years after {{wp|Theodore Roosevelt|Theodore}}'s term as president ended in 1913, namely on the same date of March 4th.</ref><br>{{Small|(1882–1945)}}<br>
| data-sort-value="Roosevelt, Franklin D" | '''{{wp|Franklin D. Roosevelt}}'''{{efn|As the longest serving {{wp|American}} president in history at twelve years long, {{wp|Franklin D. Roosevelt}}, a {{wp|Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat}}, surpassed the previous record held by his fifth cousin and {{wp|Republican Party (United States)|Republican}} politician {{wp|Theodore Roosevelt}}. In this, {{wp|Franklin D. Roosevelt|Franklin}}, who took office in 1933, did so exactly twenty years after {{wp|Theodore Roosevelt|Theodore}}'s term as president ended in 1913, namely on the same date of March 4th.}}<br>{{Small|(1882–1945)}}<br>
| {{dts|March 4, 1933}}<br/>–<br/>{{dts|April 12, 1945}}{{efn|name=diedintraterm}}
| {{dts|March 4, 1933}}<br/>–<br/>{{dts|April 12, 1945}}{{efn|name=diedintraterm}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
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! scope=row | {{wp|Presidency of John F. Kennedy|33}}
! scope=row | {{wp|Presidency of John F. Kennedy|33}}
| [[File:John F. Kennedy, White House color photo portrait.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:John F. Kennedy, White House color photo portrait.jpg|150px]]
| data-sort-value="Kennedy, John F." | '''{{wp|John F. Kennedy}}'''<ref>A {{wp|Roman Catholic}} throughout his life, {{wp|John F. Kennedy}} was the first {{wp|Roman Catholic}} to be elected president, defeating {{wp|Richard Nixon}}, and later the first {{wp|Roman Catholic}} to be re-elected, defeating {{wp|Barry Goldwater}} in the process, followed afterward by his younger brother {{wp|Robert F. Kennedy}}, the second {{wp|Roman Catholic}} to be elected and re-elected as president.</ref><br>{{Small|(1917-1995)}}<br>
| data-sort-value="Kennedy, John F." | '''{{wp|John F. Kennedy}}'''{{efn|A {{wp|Roman Catholic}} throughout his life, {{wp|John F. Kennedy}} was the first {{wp|Roman Catholic}} to be elected president, defeating {{wp|Richard Nixon}}, and later the first {{wp|Roman Catholic}} to be re-elected, defeating {{wp|Barry Goldwater}} in the process, followed afterward by his younger brother {{wp|Robert F. Kennedy}}, the second {{wp|Roman Catholic}} to be elected and re-elected as president.}}<br>{{Small|(1917-1995)}}<br>
| {{dts|January 20, 1961}}<br/>–<br/>{{dts|January 20, 1969}}
| {{dts|January 20, 1961}}<br/>–<br/>{{dts|January 20, 1969}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
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! scope=row | {{wp|Presidency of Robert F. Kennedy|34}}
! scope=row | {{wp|Presidency of Robert F. Kennedy|34}}
| [[File:Robert F Kennedy 1966 (cropped).jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Robert F Kennedy 1966 (cropped).jpg|150px]]
| data-sort-value="Kennedy, Robert F." | '''{{wp|Robert F. Kennedy}}'''<ref>As the younger sibling of {{wp|John F. Kennedy}}, {{wp|Robert F. Kennedy}} is the first president to directly succeed a sibling. In addition, as a member of the {{wp|Kennedy family}}, he was the second {{wp|Roman Catholic}} to both be elected and re-elected, defeating {{wp|Richard Nixon}} and {{wp|Ronald Reagan}} respectively. Meanwhile, aged 43 years and 2 months at the time of his inauguration, {{wp|Robert F. Kennedy}} is the second-youngest president in {{wp|American}} history behind {{wp|Theodore Roosevelt}}, being only five months younger than his brother {{wp|John F. Kennedy}}, the third youngest, when the latter was inaugurated as president.</ref><br>{{Small|(1925-1999)}}<br>
| data-sort-value="Kennedy, Robert F." | '''{{wp|Robert F. Kennedy}}'''{{efn|As the younger sibling of {{wp|John F. Kennedy}}, {{wp|Robert F. Kennedy}} is the first president to directly succeed a sibling. In addition, as a member of the {{wp|Kennedy family}}, he was the second {{wp|Roman Catholic}} to both be elected and re-elected, defeating {{wp|Richard Nixon}} and {{wp|Ronald Reagan}} respectively. Meanwhile, aged 43 years and 2 months at the time of his inauguration, {{wp|Robert F. Kennedy}} is the second-youngest president in {{wp|American}} history behind {{wp|Theodore Roosevelt}}, being only five months younger than his brother {{wp|John F. Kennedy}}, the third youngest, when the latter was inaugurated as president.}}<br>{{Small|(1925-1999)}}<br>
| {{dts|January 20, 1969}}<br/>–<br/>{{dts|January 20, 1977}}
| {{dts|January 20, 1969}}<br/>–<br/>{{dts|January 20, 1977}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
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| {{wp|1968 United States presidential election|1968}}
| {{wp|1968 United States presidential election|1968}}
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{{wp|1972 United States presidential election|1972}}<ref>As a result of the ratification of the {{wp|Twenty-eighth Amendment}} in January 1972, the {{wp|United States Electoral College|Electoral College}}, the longstanding method used to elect {{wp|American}} presidents since {{wp|George Washington}}, became effectively defunct and replaced with the popular vote in which a candidate must secure 40% of the national popular vote to avoid a runoff election. Consequently, the ensuing election in {{wp|1972 United States presidential election|1972}} made {{wp|Robert F. Kennedy}} the last {{wp|American}} president to be elected by the {{wp|United States Electoral College|Electoral College}} and the first to be elected purely by the popular vote, with successive presidents also being elected in a similar way.</ref>
{{wp|1972 United States presidential election|1972}}{{efn|As a result of the ratification of the {{wp|Twenty-eighth Amendment}} in January 1972, the {{wp|United States Electoral College|Electoral College}}, the longstanding method used to elect {{wp|American}} presidents since {{wp|George Washington}}, became effectively defunct and replaced with the popular vote in which a candidate must secure 40% of the national popular vote to avoid a runoff election. Consequently, the ensuing election in {{wp|1972 United States presidential election|1972}} made {{wp|Robert F. Kennedy}} the last {{wp|American}} president to be elected by the {{wp|United States Electoral College|Electoral College}} and the first to be elected purely by the popular vote, with successive presidents also being elected in a similar way.}}
| {{wp|Terry Sanford}}
| {{wp|Terry Sanford}}


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! scope=row | {{wp|Presidency of Howard Baker|35}}
! scope=row | {{wp|Presidency of Howard Baker|35}}
| [[File:Senator Howard Baker 1979.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Senator Howard Baker 1979.jpg|150px]]
| data-sort-value="Baker, Howard" | '''{{wp|Howard Baker}}'''<ref>Amidst an increasing wave of conservatism within the {{wp|Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party}}, followed by consistent {{wp|Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic}} victories afterward under the new popular vote system, as of 2024, {{wp|Howard Baker}} remains the last {{wp|Republican Party (United States)|Republican}} president to be elected in forty-seven years until the election of {{wp|Nikki Haley}}, the first {{wp|Republican Party (United States)|Republican}} president elected after five successive {{wp|Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic}} officeholders.</ref><br>{{Small|(1925-2014)}}<br>
| data-sort-value="Baker, Howard" | '''{{wp|Howard Baker}}'''{{efn|Amidst an increasing wave of conservatism within the {{wp|Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party}}, followed by consistent {{wp|Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic}} victories afterward under the new popular vote system, as of 2024, {{wp|Howard Baker}} remains the last {{wp|Republican Party (United States)|Republican}} president to be elected in forty-seven years until the election of {{wp|Nikki Haley}}, the first {{wp|Republican Party (United States)|Republican}} president elected after five successive {{wp|Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic}} officeholders.}}<br>{{Small|(1925-2014)}}<br>
| {{dts|January 20, 1977}}<br/>–<br/>{{dts|January 20, 1985}}
| {{dts|January 20, 1977}}<br/>–<br/>{{dts|January 20, 1985}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
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! scope=row | {{wp|Presidency of Walter Mondale|36}}
! scope=row | {{wp|Presidency of Walter Mondale|36}}
| [[File:WLM.png|150px]]
| [[File:WLM.png|150px]]
| data-sort-value="Mondale, Walter" | '''{{wp|Walter Mondale}}'''<ref>Having lived to the age of ninety-three years old, {{wp|Walter Mondale}} is the longest-lived former president to date, having surpassed the previous record of ninety years held by {{wp|John Adams}}.</ref><br>{{Small|(1928-2021)}}<br>
| data-sort-value="Mondale, Walter" | '''{{wp|Walter Mondale}}'''{{efn|Having lived to the age of ninety-three years old, {{wp|Walter Mondale}} is the longest-lived former president to date, having surpassed the previous record of ninety years held by {{wp|John Adams}}.}}<br>{{Small|(1928-2021)}}<br>
| {{dts|January 20, 1985}}<br/>–<br/>{{dts|January 20, 1993}}
| {{dts|January 20, 1985}}<br/>–<br/>{{dts|January 20, 1993}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
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! scope=row | {{wp|Presidency of Bill Clinton|37}}
! scope=row | {{wp|Presidency of Bill Clinton|37}}
| [[File:Bill Clinton.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Bill Clinton.jpg|150px]]
| data-sort-value="Clinton, Bill" | '''{{wp|Bill Clinton}}'''<ref>Born in 1946, {{wp|Bill Clinton}} is the first of three presidents to be born after the {{wp|Second World War}} and thus the first of three of the {{wp|Baby Boomer}} generation, followed by his deputy {{wp|Al Gore}} and wife {{wp|Hillary Clinton}}. Moreover, he is also the first and only president to later serve as the spouse of another president, namely {{wp|Hillary Clinton}}, whose presidency saw him become the first of two {{wp|First Gentleman}} in history, followed by {{wp|Michael Haley (soldier)|Michael Haley}}, husband of {{wp|Nikki Haley}}.</ref><br>{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1946)}}<br>
| data-sort-value="Clinton, Bill" | '''{{wp|Bill Clinton}}'''{{efn|Born in 1946, {{wp|Bill Clinton}} is the first of three presidents to be born after the {{wp|Second World War}} and thus the first of three of the {{wp|Baby Boomer}} generation, followed by his deputy {{wp|Al Gore}} and wife {{wp|Hillary Clinton}}. Moreover, he is also the first and only president to later serve as the spouse of another president, namely {{wp|Hillary Clinton}}, whose presidency saw him become the first of two {{wp|First Gentleman}} in history, followed by {{wp|Michael Haley (soldier)|Michael Haley}}, husband of {{wp|Nikki Haley}}.}}<br>{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1946)}}<br>
| {{dts|January 20, 1993}}<br/>–<br/>{{dts|January 20, 2001}}
| {{dts|January 20, 1993}}<br/>–<br/>{{dts|January 20, 2001}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
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! scope=row | {{wp|Presidency of Al Gore|38}}
! scope=row | {{wp|Presidency of Al Gore|38}}
| [[File:Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994.jpg|150px]]
| data-sort-value="Gore, Al" | '''{{wp|Al Gore}}'''<ref>Having previously served as vice president under {{wp|Bill Clinton}} from 1993 to 2001, {{wp|Al Gore}} is the first vice president in fifty-six years since {{wp|Harry S. Truman}} to be elected president, defeating {{wp|John McCain}} in 2000. Moreover, he is also the first vice president since {{wp|Albert J. Beveridge}} to be re-elected as president, defeating {{wp|Rudy Giuliani}} in 2004, and is the first president to be born in {{wp|Washington, D.C.}}</ref><br>{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1948)}}<br>
| data-sort-value="Gore, Al" | '''{{wp|Al Gore}}'''{{efn|Having previously served as vice president under {{wp|Bill Clinton}} from 1993 to 2001, {{wp|Al Gore}} is the first vice president in fifty-six years since {{wp|Harry S. Truman}} to be elected president, defeating {{wp|John McCain}} in 2000. Moreover, he is also the first vice president since {{wp|Albert J. Beveridge}} to be re-elected as president, defeating {{wp|Rudy Giuliani}} in 2004, and is the first president to be born in {{wp|Washington, D.C.}}}}<br>{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1948)}}<br>
| {{dts|January 20, 2001}}<br/>–<br/>{{dts|January 20, 2009}}
| {{dts|January 20, 2001}}<br/>–<br/>{{dts|January 20, 2009}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
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! scope=row | {{wp|Presidency of Barack Obama|39}}
! scope=row | {{wp|Presidency of Barack Obama|39}}
| [[File:President Barack Obama.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:President Barack Obama.jpg|150px]]
| data-sort-value="Obama, Barack" | '''{{wp|Barack Obama}}'''<ref>With his election in 2008 and subsequent re-election in 2012, {{wp|Barack Obama}} is the first and only {{wp|African-American}} in history so far to be elected and re-elected president. Born in the [[Hawaiʻi|Kingdom of Hawaiʻi]] to an {{wp|American}} mother, {{wp|Barack Obama|Obama}} is also the first {{wp|American}} president after the country's foundation in 1776 to be born outside of the {{wp|United States}}. Meanwhile, as of 2024, with the election of {{wp|Nikki Haley}}, {{wp|Barack Obama|Obama}} is thus the first of two non-white presidents and the only non-white male president in {{wp|American}} history to date.</ref><br>{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1961)}}<br>
| data-sort-value="Obama, Barack" | '''{{wp|Barack Obama}}'''{{efn|With his election in 2008 and subsequent re-election in 2012, {{wp|Barack Obama}} is the first and only {{wp|African-American}} in history so far to be elected and re-elected president. Born in the [[Hawaiʻi|Kingdom of Hawaiʻi]] to an {{wp|American}} mother, {{wp|Barack Obama|Obama}} is also the first {{wp|American}} president after the country's foundation in 1776 to be born outside of the {{wp|United States}}. Meanwhile, as of 2024, with the election of {{wp|Nikki Haley}}, {{wp|Barack Obama|Obama}} is thus the first of two non-white presidents and the only non-white male president in {{wp|American}} history to date.}}<br>{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1961)}}<br>
| {{dts|January 20, 2009}}<br/>–<br/>{{dts|January 20, 2017}}
| {{dts|January 20, 2009}}<br/>–<br/>{{dts|January 20, 2017}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
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! scope=row | {{wp|Presidency of Hillary Clinton|40}}
! scope=row | {{wp|Presidency of Hillary Clinton|40}}
| [[File:Hillary Clinton Arizona 2016 .jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Hillary Clinton Arizona 2016 .jpg|150px]]
| data-sort-value="Clinton, Hillary" | '''{{wp|Hillary Clinton}}'''<ref>With her election in 2016 and re-election in 2020, {{wp|Hillary Clinton}} is the first woman to have been both elected and re-elected as president. In addition, as the wife of President {{wp|Bill Clinton}}, she is also the first president to have been married to a previous president. Moreover, she is also the first woman to be nominated by a major {{wp|American}} political party, followed by {{wp|Kamala Harris}}, also by the {{wp|Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party}}, and, most recently, {{wp|Nikki Haley}} by the {{wp|Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party}}.</ref><br>{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1947)}}<br>
| data-sort-value="Clinton, Hillary" | '''{{wp|Hillary Clinton}}'''{{efn|With her election in 2016 and re-election in 2020, {{wp|Hillary Clinton}} is the first woman to have been both elected and re-elected as president. In addition, as the wife of President {{wp|Bill Clinton}}, she is also the first president to have been married to a previous president. Moreover, she is also the first woman to be nominated by a major {{wp|American}} political party, followed by {{wp|Kamala Harris}}, also by the {{wp|Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party}}, and, most recently, {{wp|Nikki Haley}} by the {{wp|Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party}}.}}<br>{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1947)}}<br>
| {{dts|January 20, 2017}}<br/>–<br/>{{dts|January 20, 2025}}
| {{dts|January 20, 2017}}<br/>–<br/>{{dts|January 20, 2025}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |
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! scope=row | {{wp|Presidency of Nikki Haley|41}}
! scope=row | {{wp|Presidency of Nikki Haley|41}}
| [[File:Nikki Haley by Gage Skidmore 5.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Nikki Haley by Gage Skidmore 5.jpg|150px]]
| data-sort-value="Haley, Nikki" | '''{{wp|Nikki Haley}}'''<ref>Having previously served as governor of {{wp|South Carolina}}, {{wp|Nikki Haley}} is the first {{wp|Asian American}} to be elected president, an office that she is also the second woman to hold after {{wp|Hillary Clinton}} after defeating her {{wp|Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic}} challenger {{wp|Kamala Harris}} in the first presidential election between two non-white candidates. After {{wp|Barack Obama}}, {{wp|Nikki Haley|Haley}} is the second non-white officeholder elected to the presidency. Moreover, being twenty-five years younger than her predecessor {{wp|Hillary Clinton}}, {{wp|Nikki Haley|Haley}}'s age gap between herself and her predecessor is the second largest in {{wp|American}} history after the twenty-seven-year gap between {{wp|John F. Kennedy}} and his predecessor {{wp|Dwight D. Eisenhower}}, the largest age gap between two {{wp|American}} presidents ever. Born in 1972, {{wp|Nikki Haley|Haley}} is also the first president of the {{wp|Generation X}} cohort.</ref><br>{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1972)}}<br>
| data-sort-value="Haley, Nikki" | '''{{wp|Nikki Haley}}'''{{efn|Having previously served as governor of {{wp|South Carolina}}, {{wp|Nikki Haley}} is the first {{wp|Asian American}} to be elected president, an office that she is also the second woman to hold after {{wp|Hillary Clinton}} after defeating her {{wp|Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic}} challenger {{wp|Kamala Harris}} in the first presidential election between two non-white candidates. After {{wp|Barack Obama}}, {{wp|Nikki Haley|Haley}} is the second non-white officeholder elected to the presidency. Moreover, being twenty-five years younger than her predecessor {{wp|Hillary Clinton}}, {{wp|Nikki Haley|Haley}}'s age gap between herself and her predecessor is the second largest in {{wp|American}} history after the twenty-seven-year gap between {{wp|John F. Kennedy}} and his predecessor {{wp|Dwight D. Eisenhower}}, the largest age gap between two {{wp|American}} presidents ever. Born in 1972, {{wp|Nikki Haley|Haley}} is also the first president of the {{wp|Generation X}} cohort.}}<br>{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1972)}}<br>
| {{dts|January 20, 2025}}<br/>–<br/>''Incumbent''
| {{dts|January 20, 2025}}<br/>–<br/>''Incumbent''
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |

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