Democratic to Republican Party switching in the United States

1 democratic republican

1.1 1800s
1.2 1900–1949
1.3 1950s
1.4 1960s
1.5 1970s
1.6 1980s
1.7 1990s
1.8 2000s
1.9 2010s

democratic republican
1800s

1855 – reuben fenton, while u.s. representative new york (1853–1855 , 1857–1864), later governor of new york (1865–1868) & u.s. senator new york (1869–1875).
1856 – hannibal hamlin, while u.s. senator maine (1848–1861 , 1869–1881), later governor of maine (1857) , 15th vice president of united states (1861–1865) during first term of abraham lincoln
1856 – simon cameron, while u.s. senator pennsylvania (1857–1861 , 1867–1877) , united states secretary of war (1861–1862)
1856 – galusha a. grow, while u.s. representative pennsylvania (1851–1863 , 1894–1903), later 28th speaker of united states house of representatives (1861–1863)
1856 – glenni william scofield, while u.s. representative pennsylvania (1863–1875)
1860s – benjamin franklin butler, later became u.s. representative massachusetts (1867–1875 , 1877–1879) , governor of massachusetts (1883–1884)
1860s – james m. hinds, later u.s. representative arkansas (1868)
1864 – thompson campbell, former u.s. representative illinois (1851–1853)
1865 – john a. logan, while u.s. representative illinois, later u.s. senator illinois (1871–1877 , 1879–1886)
1867 – john adams dix, former united states secretary of treasury (1861) & u.s. senator new york (1845–1849); later elected governor of new york (1873–1874)
1869 – david p. lewis, later governor of alabama (1872–1874)
1870 – james lawrence orr, former speaker of united states house of representatives (1857–1859) , u.s. representative (1849–1859), later governor of south carolina (1865–1868)
1893 – james a. walker, lieutenant governor of virginia (1878–1882), later u.s representative virginia (1895–1899)

1900–1949

1911 – octaviano ambrosio larrazolo, later governor of new mexico (1919–1921) , u.s. senator new mexico (1928–1929)
1921 – theodore a. bell, former u.s. representative california (1903–1905)
1933 – raymond moley, adviser president franklin d. roosevelt
1939 – wendell willkie, republican nominee president in 1940
1942 - martin f. howard, former member of wisconsin state assembly
1942 – max galasinski, former member of wisconsin state senate
1946 – rudolph g. tenerowicz, former u.s. representative michigan (1939–1943)
1949 – joseph a. mcardle, former u.s. representative pennsylvania (1939–1942)
1949 – rush d. holt, sr., former u.s. senator west virginia (1935–1941)
1949 – william c. cramer, later u.s. representative florida (1955–1971)

1950s

1952 – henry hyde, later became u.s. representative illinois (1975–2007)
1956 – cora brown, michigan state senator
1958 – odell pollard
1959 – francis grevemberg, former louisiana state police superintendent
1959 – dud lastrapes, later mayor of lafayette, louisiana

1960s

1960s – arthur ravenel, jr., south carolina state representative, later u.s. representative south carolina (1987–1995)
1960s – james f. byrnes, former governor of south carolina (1951–1955) , united states secretary of state (1945–1947)
1960 – claude r. kirk, jr., later governor of florida (1967–1971)
1960 – charlton lyons
1961 – perle mesta, former united states ambassador luxembourg (1949–1953)
1962 – dave treen, later u.s. representative louisiana (1973–1980) , governor of louisiana (1980–1984)
1962 – jack m. cox, former texas state representative
1962 – james d. martin, later u.s. representative alabama (1965–1967)
1962 – ronald reagan, while actor , former screen actors guild president. later 40th president of united states (1981–1989)
1962 – floyd spence, south carolina state representative, later u.s. representative south carolina (1971–2001)
1963 – rubel phillips, former mississippi public service commissioner
1963 – stanford morse, mississippi state senator
1963 – james h. boyce
1964 – alfred goldthwaite, alabama state representative
1964 – clarke reed
1964 – howard callaway, later u.s. representative georgia (1965–1967) , united states secretary of army (1973–1975)
1964 – iris faircloth blitch, former georgia u.s. representative (1955–1963)
1964 – charles w. pickering, later mississippi state senator , judge of united states district court southern district of mississippi (2004)
1964 – strom thurmond, while u.s. senator south carolina (1954–2003).
1965 – albert w. watson, while u.s. representative south carolina (1963–1971) (resigned before switching parties , regained seat in special election)
1965 – roderick miller, louisiana state representative
1966 – marshall parker, south carolina state senator
1966 – joseph o. rogers, jr., south carolina state representative
1966 – thomas a. wofford, former u.s. senator south carolina (1956)
1966 – len e. blaylock, later u.s. marshal eastern district of arkansas (1975–1978)
1966 – jerry thomasson, arkansas state representative
1966 – henry grover, texas state representative
1967 - thad cochran, u.s. senator mississippi 1978–present, representative mississippi s 4th district
1967 – william e. dannemeyer, later u.s. representative california (1979–1992)
1967 – allison kolb, former louisiana state auditor (1952–1956)
1968 – william reynolds archer, jr., while texas state senator, later u.s. representative texas (1971–2001)
1968 – wilson, former attorney general of texas (1957–1963)
1968 – james l. bentley, comptroller general of georgia (1963–1971)
1968 – gerald j. gallinghouse, later united states attorney eastern district of louisiana (1970–1978)

1970s

1970 – jesse helms, later u.s. senator north carolina (1973–2003)
1970 – a. c. clemons, louisiana state senator
1970 – william oswald mills, later u.s. representative maryland (1971–1973)
1970 – bob barr, later u.s. representative georgia (1995–2003)
1971 – tillie k. fowler, later u.s. representative florida (1993–2001)
1972 – ed karst, mayor of alexandria
1972 – robert r. neall
1972 – trent lott, later u.s. representative mississippi (1973–1989) , u.s. senator mississippi (1989–2007)
1973 – mills e. godwin jr., former governor of virginia (1966–1970) , lieutenant governor of virginia (1962–1966). later governor of virginia (1974–1978)
1973 – samuel i. hayakawa, later u.s. senator california (1977–1983)
1973 – john connally, former united states secretary of treasury (1971–1972) , former governor of texas (1963–1969)
1975 – elizabeth dole, later united states secretary of transportation (1983–1987), united states secretary of labor (1989–1990) , u.s. senator north carolina (2003–2009)
1975 – john jarman, while u.s. representative oklahoma (1951–1977)
1976 – rob couhig
1977 – a. j. mcnamara, louisiana state representative
1977 – lane carson, louisiana state representative
1978 – robert g. jones, louisiana state senator
1978 – chris smith, later u.s. representative new jersey (1981–present).
1978 – thomas bliley, mayor of richmond, virginia, , later u.s. representative virginia (1981–2001)
1978 – michael f. mike thompson, louisiana state representative
1979 – charles grisbaum, jr., louisiana state representative
1979 – ed scogin, louisiana state representative
1979 – armistead i. selden, jr., former u.s. representative alabama (1953–1969) , united states ambassador new zealand (1974–1979)

1980s

1980s – s. s. dewitt, louisiana state representative
1980 – sam yorty, former u.s representative california (1951–1955) , mayor of los angeles (1961–1973)
1980 – mac collins, later u.s representative georgia (1993–2005)
1980 – jim donelon, later louisiana insurance commissioner (2006–present)
1980 – jesse monroe knowles, louisiana state senator
1980 – frank d. white, later governor of arkansas (1981–1983)
1980 – j.c. sonny gilbert, louisiana state representative
1981 – bob stump, while u.s. representative arizona (1977–1003)
1981 – eugene atkinson, while u.s. representative pennsylvania (1979–1983)
1982 – condoleezza rice, later united states national security advisor (2001–2005) , united states secretary of state (2005–2009)
1982 - joseph p. wyatt, jr., former u.s. representative texas (1979-1981)
1983 – phil gramm, while u.s. representative texas (1979–1985) , later u.s. senator texas (1985–2002)
1983 – bob martinez, while mayor of tampa. later governor of florida (1987–1991) , director of national drug control policy (1991–1993)
1984 – v.j. bella, louisiana state representative
1984 – andy ireland, while u.s. representative florida (1977–1993)
1984 – h. edward knox, mayor of city of charlotte
1984 - sonny callahan, alabama state senator. later u.s representative alabama (1985-2003)
1985 – jeane kirkpatrick, while u.s. ambassador united nations (1981–1985)
1985 – edward j. king, former governor of massachusetts (1979–1983)
1985 – dexter lehtinen, florida state representative. later u.s. attorney southern district of florida (1988–1992)
1985 – kent hance, former u.s. representative texas (1979–1985)
1985 – jock scott, louisiana state representative
1985 – carole keeton strayhorn, later texas comptroller of public accounts (1999–2007)
1986 – william bennett, while u.s. secretary of education (1985–1988)
1986 – richard baker, louisiana state representative. later u.s. representative louisiana (1987–2008)
1986 – charles t. canady, florida state representative. later u.s. representative florida (1993–2001), justice of supreme court of florida (2008–present) , chief justice of supreme court of florida (2010–2012)
1986 – frank rizzo, former mayor of philadelphia (1972–1980)
1986 – james david santini, former u.s. representative nevada (1975–1983)
1987 – paul hardy, former secretary of state of louisiana (1976–1980), later lieutenant governor of louisiana (1988–1992)
1987 – roy moore, later chief justice of alabama supreme court (2001–2003)
1987 – edward vrdolyak
1987 – james c. smith, attorney general of florida (1979–1987), later florida secretary of state (1987–1995)
1988 – jim mccrery, later u.s. representative louisiana (1988–2009)
1988 – david duke, louisiana state representative
1988 – mike johanns, later governor of nebraska (1999–2005), united states secretary of agriculture (2005–2007) , u.s. senator nebraska (2009–2015)
1988 – john rice, alabama state senator
1989 – john amari, alabama state senator
1989 – pete johnson, while state auditor of mississippi (1988–1992)
1989 – bill grant, while u.s. representative florida (1987–1991)
1989 – tommy f. robinson, while u.s. representative arkansas (1985–1991)
1989 – rick perry, agriculture commissioner of texas. later governor of texas (2000–2015)
1989 – w. fox mckeithen, secretary of state of louisiana (1988-2005)

1990s

1990 – eli bebout, wyoming state representative
1990 – tom vandergriff, former u.s. representative texas (1983–1985). later elected county judge (1991–2007)
1990 – joseph f. toomy, louisiana state representative
1990 – vito fossella, later u.s. representative new york (1997–2009)
1990 – lauch faircloth, later u.s. senator north carolina (1993–1999)
1991 – bret schundler, mayor of jersey city
1991 – david beasley, later governor of south carolina (1995–1999)
1991 – buddy roemer, while governor of louisiana (1988–1992)
1992 – byron looper, tennessee state representative
1993 – edward h. krebs, pennsylvania state representative
1993 – don w. williamson, louisiana state senator
1994 – ron gomez, louisiana state representative
1994 – woody jenkins, louisiana state representative
1994 – dan richey, former louisiana state senator
1994 – ed austin, while mayor of jacksonville
1994 – walter b. jones, while running democrat u.s. representative north carolina. u.s. representative north carolina (1995–present)
1994 – ed whitfield, day before filing candidate u.s. house in kentucky. u.s. representative kentucky (1995–present)
1994 – ron gomez, louisiana state representative
1994 - stan spears, south carolina adjutant general
1994 – mike bowers, while attorney general of georgia (1981–1997)
1994 – fob james, former governor of alabama (1979–1983). later governor of alabama (1995–1999)
1994 – richard shelby, while u.s. senator alabama (1994–present)
1995 – jimmy hayes, while u.s. representative louisiana (1987–1997)
1995 – greg laughlin, while u.s. representative texas (1989–1997)
1995 – ben nighthorse campbell, while u.s. senator colorado (1993–2005)
1995 – billy tauzin, while u.s. representative louisiana (1980–2005)
1995 – nathan deal, while u.s. representative georgia (1993–2011). later became 82nd governor of georgia (2011–present)
1995 – mike parker, while u.s. representative mississippi (1989–1999)
1995 – susana martinez, later governor of new mexico (2011–present)
1995 – mike foster, later governor of louisiana (1996–2004)
1995 – donald ray kennard, louisiana state representative
1995 – rusty crowe, tennessee state senator
1995 – milton h. hamilton, jr, tennessee state senator
1996 – ronnie culbreth, georgia state representative.
1996 – norm coleman, while mayor of st paul. later u.s. senator minnesota (2003–2009)
1996 – jay blossman, later louisiana public service commissioner (1997–2008)
1996 – john hoeven, later governor of north dakota (2000-2010), later u.s. senator north dakota (2011–present)
1997 – steve windom, alabama state senator, later lieutenant governor of alabama (1999–2003)
1997 – kevin mannix, oregon state representative
1997 – michael j. michot, louisiana house of representatives
1997 – chip bailey, alabama state senator
1997 – h. mac gipson , ronald ron johnson, alabama state representatives
1998 – harry c. goode, jr., florida state representative
1998 – george wallace, jr., former alabama state treasurer (1987-1995)
1998 – gerald allen, steve flowers, , tim parker, jr., alabama state representatives
1998 – herman badillo, former u.s. representative new york (1971–1977)
1998 – david g. boschert, maryland state delegate
1998 – sonny perdue, georgia state senator. later governor of georgia (2003–2011)
1999 – nancy larraine hoffmann, new york state senator
1999 – joel giambra, city comptroller of buffalo

2000s

2000 – robert j. barham, louisiana state senator
2000 – matthew g. martinez, while u.s. representative california (1983–2001)
2000 – tom mcvea, louisiana state representative
2001 – blaine galliher, alabama state representative
2001 – clinton lesueur
2001 – michael bloomberg, before running mayor of new york city (2002–2014)
2001 – hunt downer, louisiana state representative
2002 – amy tuck, lieutenant governor of mississippi
2002 – olga a. méndez, new york state senator
2002 – don cheeks, georgia state senator
2002 – dan lee, georgia state senator
2002 – rooney bowen, georgia state senator
2002 – jack hill, georgia state senator
2002 – virgil goode, while u.s. representative virginia (1997–2009)
2002 – terry burton , videt carmichael, mississippi state senators
2003 – james david cain, louisiana state senator
2003 – travis little, mississippi state senator
2003 – larry baker, jim barnett, herb frierson, frank hamilton, , john read, mississippi state representatives
2003 – melinda schwegmann, former lieutenant governor of louisiana (1992–1996)
2003 – rick sheehy, mayor of hastings, nebraska
2004 – ralph hall, while u.s. representative texas (1981–2015)
2004 – rodney alexander, while u.s. representative louisiana (2004–2013)
2004 – steve beren
2004 – ralph doxey, mississippi state senator
2005 – michael diven, pennsylvania state representative
2005 – dan morrish, louisiana state representative
2006 – sheri mcinvale, florida state representative
2006 – don mcleary, tennessee state senator
2006 – john giannetti, maryland state senator
2006 – mickey channell, georgia state representative
2006 – kendrick, florida state representative
2006 – billy montgomery, louisiana state representative
2006 – henry burns, bossier parish school boardman
2006 – jimmy holley, alabama state senator
2007 – james walley, mississippi state senator
2007 – tommy gollott, mississippi state senator
2007 – dawn pettengill, iowa state representative
2007 – frank a. howard, sheriff of vernon parish
2007 – mike jacobs, georgia state representative
2007 – john neely kennedy, state treasurer of louisiana
2007 – robert adley, louisiana state senator
2008 – nolan mettetal, mississippi state senator
2008 – sid bondurant, mississippi state representative
2008 – gil pinac, former louisiana state representative
2009 – billy nicholson, mississippi state representative
2009 – paul vallas, school superintendent of recovery school district of new orleans, louisiana
2009 – tom salmon, vermont auditor of accounts
2009 – chuck hopson, texas state representative
2009 – parker griffith, while u.s. representative alabama (2009–2011)

2010s

2010 – steve levy, county executive of suffolk county, new york
2010 – john c. andrews, sheriff of pepin county wisconsin.
2010 – c. scott bounds, mississippi state representative
2010 – scott angelle, lieutenant governor of louisiana (2010-2010)
2010 – jane c. smith, alabama circuit clerk madison county
2010 – alan boothe, steve hurst, mike millican, , lesley vance, alabama state representatives
2010 – ashley bell, georgia hall county commissioner
2010 – ellis black, amy carter, mike cheokas, bubber epps, gerald greene, bob hanner, doug mckillip, , alan powell, georgia state representatives
2010 – tim golden, georgia state senator
2010 – chris steineger, kansas state senator
2010 – simone b. champagne, noble ellington, walker hines, , fred mills, louisiana state representatives
2010 – jim preuitt, alabama state senator
2010 – john alario , john smith, louisiana state senators
2010 – mike willette, maine state representative
2010 – bobby shows, mississippi state representative
2010 – cindy hyde-smith, mississippi state senator
2010 – joe welch, simpson county (mississippi) superintendent of education
2010 – lynn posey, mississippi public service commissioner central district
2010 – christine schaumburg, new jersey mayor of clinton
2010 – eldon nygaard, south dakota state senator
2010 – aaron pena , allan ritter, texas state representatives
2011 - tom butler, alabama state senator
2011 – buddy caldwell, louisiana attorney general
2011 – russ nowell, margaret rogers, , jeff smith, mississippi state representatives
2011 – ezell lee, mississippi state senator
2011 – charles graddick, alabama circuit judge , former attorney general of alabama (1979-1987)
2011 – charles bubba chaney , billy chandler, louisiana state representatives
2011 – mike pete huval, louisiana state representative
2011 – bob hensgens, mayor of gueydan, louisiana
2011 – jody amedee , norby chabert, louisiana state senators
2011 – jennifer champion, jefferson county (alabama) treasurer
2011 – brad warren, chairman of mobile county, alabama
2011 – mark grisanti, new york state senator
2011 – d. bruce goforth, north carolina state representative
2011 – linda collins-smith, arkansas state representative
2011 – taylor barras, louisiana state representative
2011 – bert jones, north carolina state representative
2011 – jim slezak, michigan state representative
2011 – gray tollison, mississippi state senator
2011 – donnie bell, mississippi state representative
2011 – sarah maestas-barnes, new mexico state representative
2012 – j. m. lozano, texas state representative
2012 – roy schmidt, michigan state representative
2012 – arthur j. williams, north carolina state representative
2012 – christine watkins, utah state representative
2012 – jason white, mississippi state representative
2012 – artur davis, former u.s. representative alabama (2003–2011)
2012 – alan harper, alabama state representative
2012 – jerry fielding, alabama state senator
2013 – lindsey holmes, alaska state representative
2013 – nickey browning, mississippi state senator
2013 – elbert guillory, louisiana state senator
2013 – evan jenkins, west virginia state senator. later u.s. representative west virginia (2015–present)
2013 – rick ward, iii, louisiana state senator
2013 – james r. fannin, louisiana state representative
2013 – andy nuñez, new mexico state representative
2013 – ryan ferns, west virginia state representative
2014 – charles newton, alabama state representative
2014 – randall patterson, mississippi state representative
2014 – daniel hall, west virginia state senator
2014 – linda black, missouri state representative
2014 - mark miloscia, washington state representative
2015 - sandra doorley, monroe county, new york, district attorney
2015 - mike holcomb, arkansas state representative
2015 – kim davis, rowan county, kentucky, clerk
2015 - jody steverson, mississippi state representative
2015 - denver butler, kentucky state representative
2015 – carlyle begay, arizona state senator
2015 – jim gooch, kentucky state representative
2015 - eric greitens, later governor of missouri (2016–present)
2015 - omarosa manigault, later director of communications office of public liaison (2017–present)
2016 - karen macbeth, rhode island state representative
2016 - yancey mcgill, lieutenant governor of south carolina (2014-2015)
2016 - david hillman, arkansas state representative
2016 - jeff wardlaw, arkansas state representative
2016 - joe jett, arkansas state representative
2016 - wilbur ross, later united states secretary of commerce (2017–present)
2017 - michelle rehwinkel vasilinda, former florida state representative
2017 - mariellen mackay, new hampshire state representative
2017 - jim justice, governor of west virginia (2017–present), had been republican prior 2015
2017 - dan pope, mayor of lubbock, texas
2017 - william brisson, north carolina assemblyman




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