One-fifth of all U.S. states currently have no native son or daughter representing them in the Senate, according to Smart Politics at the University of Minnesota. The ten states and their Senators are:

 

Arizona: John Kyl-Nebraska; John McCain-Panama Canal Zone

Colorado: Michael Bennet-India; Mark Udall-Arizona

Delaware: Thomas Carper-West Virginia; Christopher Coons-Connecticut

Kentucky: Mitch McConnell-Alabama; Rand Paul-Pennsylvania

Massachusetts: Scott Brown-Maine; John Kerry-Colorado

New Mexico: Jeff Bingaman-Texas; Tom Udall-Arizona

Oklahoma: Tom Coburn-Wyoming; James Inhofe-Iowa

Utah: Orrin Hatch-Pennsylvania; Mike Lee-Arizona

Virginia: Mark Warner-Indiana; Jim Webb-Missouri

Wyoming: John Barrasso-Pennsylvania; Michael Enzi-Washington

 

Over the past century, 35% of Senators represented a state other than the one in which they were born and 2.5% (22 of 879) were born in another country. During this period, the state of Washington has had only 3 home-grown Senators out of 16, while 25 of Ohio’s 26 Senators were born in-state, as were 14 of 15 from Vermont and 9 of 10 from Mississippi.

-David Wallechinsky

 

Which States Produce the Most U.S. Senators? (by Eric Ostermeier, Smart Politics)