List of special elections to the United States Senate explained

Special elections to the United States Senate are held to fill the vacancies that occur when a senator dies or resigns before the completion of their six-year term. Winners of these special elections typically serve the remainder of the term of the senator who has caused the vacancy. General elections to the U.S. Congress are held in November of even-numbered years. New Congresses convened on March 4 of the following year until 1934, and since then, new Congresses have begun on January 3 of the following year.

Because of the cost of conducting a special election,[1] most states hold elections to fill a Senate vacancy in conjunction with the next general election, while some states, such as Alabama[2] and Texas, allow for special elections to the Senate to be held before a general election (similar to special elections to the U.S. House of Representatives, though special elections are on a state-wide basis). Special elections can alter the balance of power in the Senate,[3] as can temporary appointments.

Appointments by governors

Prior to ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1913, most state legislatures elected senators (Sen.), as well as replacement senators. Some states empowered their governor to make temporary appointments until the legislature was in session.

The Seventeenth Amendment now requires the governor (Gov.) of the state to issue a writ for a special election to fill a vacant Senate seat, but no timeframe is specified in the provision for when the special election is to be held. State legislatures may also empower the governor to fill a vacancy by a temporary appointment until the winner of the special election is certified. The constitution does not set out how the temporary appointee is to be selected (e.g., there is no federal requirement that the appointee be of the same party, as happened most recently in New Jersey in 2013), and the state legislature can legislate as to how the replacement is to be selected.

North Dakota, Oregon and Wisconsin do not empower their governor to make temporary appointments and require special elections.[4] [5] Between 2004 and 2008, Massachusetts denied the power of the governor to appoint a replacement; in 2004, the Democratic-controlled legislature wanted to limit the power of the Republican governor (Gov. Mitt Romney) to appoint a successor to then-senator John Kerry if he were elected president that year. With the death of Sen. Ted Kennedy, the legislature chose to revert the rules to allow the Democratic governor (Gov. Deval Patrick) to appoint a temporary replacement senator while awaiting the results of a special election to complete the existing term. Hawaii allows the governor to appoint an interim senator "who serves until the next regularly-scheduled general election, chosen from a list of three prospective appointees that the prior incumbent's political party submits". Alaska in 2004 enacted conflicting legislation and a separate ballot referendum law that took effect on the same day. It is uncertain if the Alaska governor may successfully appoint an interim senator to serve until the mandated special election occurs 60 to 90 days after the vacancy happens. The ballot-approved law fails to specifically authorize the governor to appoint, though the legislative law does.[5] Since 2021, Oklahoma permits its governor again to appoint a successor who is of the same party as the previous senator for at least the preceding five years when the vacancy arises in an even-numbered year, only after the appointee has taken an oath not to run in either a regular or special Senate election.[6]

List of special elections

This is an incomplete list of special elections to the United States Senate. The list only includes vacancies that were filled by special election. Not included are those situations in which vacancies were only filled by appointment or general election, or new seats.

State (Class)OriginalAppointeeElection winner
Senatordata-sort-type=date Vacancy eventSenatordata-sort-type=date DateSenatordata-sort-type=date Date
Virginia
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Grayson William" William Grayson (AA)data-sort-value="March 12, 1790" Died March 12, 1790 data-sort-value="Walker John" John Walker (PA)data-sort-value="March 31, 1790" March 31, 1790 data-sort-value="Monroe James" James Monroe (AA)November 9, 1790
New Jersey
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Paterson William" William Paterson (PA)data-sort-value="November 13, 1790" Resigned November 13, 1790No appointment data-sort-value="Dickinson Philemon" Philemon Dickinson (PA)November 23, 1790
Connecticut
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Johnson William S." William S. Johnson (PA)data-sort-value="March 4, 1791" Resigned March 4, 1791No appointment data-sort-value="Sherman Roger" Roger Sherman (PA)June 13, 1791
Virginia
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Lee Richard Henry" Richard Henry Lee (AA)data-sort-value="October 8, 1792" Resigned October 8, 1792No appointment data-sort-value="Taylor John" John Taylor (AA)October 18, 1792
Maryland
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Carroll Charles" Charles Carroll (PA)data-sort-value="November 30, 1792" Resigned November 30, 1792No appointment data-sort-value="Potts Richard" Richard Potts (PA)January 10, 1793
Pennsylvania
(Class 1)
data-sort-value=0 Vacantdata-sort-value="March 4, 1791" Failure to elect by March 4, 1791No appointment data-sort-value="Gallatin Albert" Albert Gallatin (AA)February 28, 1793
Connecticut
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Sherman Roger" Roger Sherman (PA)data-sort-value="July 23, 1793" Died July 23, 1793No appointment data-sort-value="Mitchell Stephen" Stephen Mitchell (PA)December 2, 1793
New York
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="King Rufus" Rufus King (F)data-sort-value="May 23, 1796" Resigned May 23, 1796No appointment data-sort-value="Laurance John" John Laurance (F)November 9, 1796
New York
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Schuyler Philip" Philip Schuyler (F)data-sort-value="January 3, 1798" Resigned January 3, 1798No appointment data-sort-value="Hobart John Sloss" John Sloss Hobart (F)January 11, 1798
New York
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Hobart John Sloss" John Sloss Hobart (F)data-sort-value="April 16, 1798" Resigned April 16, 1798 data-sort-value="North William" William North (F)data-sort-value="May 5, 1798" May 5, 1798 data-sort-value="Watson James" James Watson (F)August 17, 1798
New York
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Watson James" James Watson (F)data-sort-value="March 19, 1800" Resigned March 19, 1800No appointment data-sort-value="Morris Gouverneur" Gouverneur Morris (F)April 3, 1800
New York
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Laurance John" John Laurance (F)data-sort-value="August 1, 1800" Resigned August 1800No appointment data-sort-value="Armstrong John Jr." John Armstrong Jr. (DR)November 6, 1800
New York
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Armstrong John Jr." John Armstrong Jr. (DR)data-sort-value="February 5, 1802" Resigned February 5, 1802No appointment data-sort-value="Clinton DeWitt" DeWitt Clinton (DR)February 9, 1802
New York
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Bailey Theodorus" Theodorus Bailey (DR)data-sort-value="January 16, 1804" Resigned January 16, 1804No appointment data-sort-value="Armstrong John Jr." John Armstrong Jr. (DR)February 3, 1804
New York
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Armstrong John Jr." John Armstrong Jr. (DR)data-sort-value="February 23, 1804" Resigned February 23, 1804No appointment data-sort-value="Smith John" John Smith (DR)
New York
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Armstrong John Jr." John Armstrong Jr. (DR)data-sort-value="June 30, 1804" Resigned June 30, 1804No appointment data-sort-value="Mitchill Samuel L." Samuel L. Mitchill (DR)November 9, 1804
Alabama
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Walker John Williams" John Williams Walker (DR)data-sort-value="December 12, 1822" Resigned December 12, 1822No appointment data-sort-value="Kelly William" William Kelly (DR)December 12, 1822
Delaware
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Van Dyke Nicholas" Nicholas Van Dyke (F)data-sort-value="March 4, 1823" Failure to elect by March 4, 1823No appointment data-sort-value="Van Dyke Nicholas" Nicholas Van Dyke (F)January 8, 1824
Delaware
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Rodney Caesar A." Caesar A. Rodney (DR)data-sort-value="January 29, 1823" Resigned January 29, 1823No appointment data-sort-value="Clayton Thomas" Thomas Clayton (F)
Louisiana
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Brown James" James Brown (DR)data-sort-value="December 10, 1823" Resigned December 10, 1823No appointment data-sort-value="Johnston Josiah S." Josiah S. Johnston (DR)January 15, 1824
Louisiana
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Johnson Henry" Henry Johnson (DR)data-sort-value="May 27, 1824" Resigned May 27, 1824No appointment data-sort-value="Bouligny Charles" Charles Bouligny (DR)November 19, 1824
Illinois
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Edwards Ninian" Ninian Edwards (DR)data-sort-value="March 4, 1824" Resigned March 4, 1824No appointment data-sort-value="McLean John" John McLean (DR)November 24, 1824
Georgia
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Ware Nicholas" Nicholas Ware (DR)data-sort-value="January 29, 1823" Died January 29, 1823No appointment data-sort-value="Cobb Thomas W." Thomas W. Cobb (F)December 6, 1824
Virginia
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Taylor John" John Taylor (DR)data-sort-value="August 21, 1824" Died August 21, 1824No appointment data-sort-value="Tazewell Littleton" Littleton Tazewell (DR)December 7, 1824
Alabama
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Chambers Henry H." Henry H. Chambers (DR)data-sort-value="January 24, 1826" Died January 24, 1826 data-sort-value="Pickens Israel" Israel Pickens (DR)data-sort-value="February 17, 1826" February 17, 1826 data-sort-value="McKinley John" John McKinley (J)November 27, 1826
New York
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Van Buren Martin" Martin Van Buren (DR)data-sort-value="December 20, 1828" Resigned December 20, 1828No appointment data-sort-value="Dudley Charles E." Charles E. Dudley (D)January 15, 1829
New York
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Marcy William L." William L. Marcy (D)data-sort-value="January 1, 1833" Resigned January 1, 1833No appointment data-sort-value="Wright Silas" Silas Wright (D)January 4, 1833
Alabama
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="McKinley John" John McKinley (D)data-sort-value="April 22, 1837" Resigned April 22, 1837 data-sort-value="Clay Clement Comer" Clement Comer Clay (D)data-sort-value="June 19, 1837" June 19, 1837 data-sort-value="Bagby Arthur P." Arthur P. Bagby (D)November 24, 1841
Arkansas
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Fulton William S." William S. Fulton (D)data-sort-value="August 15, 1844" Died August 15, 1844No appointment data-sort-value="Ashley Chester" Chester Ashley (D)November 8, 1844
New York
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Tallmadge Nathaniel P." Nathaniel P. Tallmadge (W)data-sort-value="June 17, 1844" Resigned June 17, 1844 data-sort-value="Dickinson Daniel S." Daniel S. Dickinson (D)data-sort-value="November 30, 1844" November 30, 1844 data-sort-value="Dickinson Daniel S." Daniel S. Dickinson (D)January 18, 1845
New York
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Wright Silas" Silas Wright (D)data-sort-value="November 26, 1844" Resigned November 26, 1844 data-sort-value="Foster Henry A." Henry A. Foster (D)data-sort-value="November 30, 1844" November 30, 1844 data-sort-value="Dix John Adams" John Adams Dix (D)January 18, 1845
Arkansas
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Ashley Chester" Chester Ashley (D)data-sort-value="April 29, 1848" Died April 29, 1848 data-sort-value="Sebastian William K." William K. Sebastian (D)data-sort-value="May 12, 1848" May 12, 1848 data-sort-value="Sebastian William K." William K. Sebastian (D)November 17, 1848
Alabama
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Lewis Dixon Hall" Dixon Hall Lewis (D)data-sort-value="October 24, 1848" Died October 24, 1848 data-sort-value="Fitzpatrick Benjamin" Benjamin Fitzpatrick (D)data-sort-value="November 25, 1848" November 25, 1848 data-sort-value="Clemens Jeremiah" Jeremiah Clemens (D)November 30, 1849
Massachusetts
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Webster Daniel" Daniel Webster (W)data-sort-value="July 22, 1850" Resigned July 22, 1850 data-sort-value="Winthrop Robert Charles" Robert Charles Winthrop (W)data-sort-value="July 30, 1850" July 30, 1850 data-sort-value="Rantoul Jr. Robert" Robert Rantoul Jr. (D)January 14, 1851
New Hampshire
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Bell James" James Bell (R)data-sort-value="May 26, 1857" Died May 26, 1857No appointment data-sort-value="Clark Daniel" Daniel Clark (R)June 26, 1857
Tennessee
(Class 1)
data-sort-value=0 Vacantdata-sort-value="March 4, 1857" Failure to elect by March 4, 1857No appointment data-sort-value="Johnson Andrew" Andrew Johnson (D)October 8, 1857
South Carolina
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Butler Andrew" Andrew Butlerdata-sort-value="May 25, 1857" Died May 25, 1857No appointment data-sort-value="Hammond James Henry" James Henry Hammond (D)December 6, 1857
North Carolina
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Biggs Asa" Asa Biggsdata-sort-value="May 5, 1858" Resigned May 5, 1858 data-sort-value="Clingman Thomas Lanier" Thomas Lanier Clingman (D)data-sort-value="May 7, 1858" May 7, 1858 data-sort-value="Clingman Thomas Lanier" Thomas Lanier Clingman (D)November 23, 1858
California
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Broderick David C." David C. Broderick (D)data-sort-value="September 16, 1859" Died September 16, 1859 data-sort-value="Haun Henry P." Henry P. Haun (D)data-sort-value="November 3, 1859" November 3, 1859 data-sort-value="Latham Milton S." Milton S. Latham (D)January 11, 1860
California
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Casserly Eugene" Eugene Casserly (D)data-sort-value="November 29, 1873" Resigned November 29, 1873No appointment data-sort-value="Hager John S." John S. Hager (D)December 23, 1873
Alabama
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Houston George S." George S. Houston (D)data-sort-value="December 31, 1879" Died December 31, 1879 data-sort-value="Pryor Luke" Luke Pryor (D)data-sort-value="January 7, 1880" January 7, 1880 data-sort-value="Pugh James L." James L. Pugh (D)November 24, 1880
New York
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Platt Thomas C." Thomas C. Platt (R)data-sort-value="May 16, 1881" Resigned May 16, 1881No appointment data-sort-value="Miller Warner" Warner Miller (R)July 16, 1881
New York
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Conkling Roscoe" Roscoe Conkling (R)data-sort-value="May 16, 1881" Resigned May 16, 1881No appointment data-sort-value="Lapham Elbridge G." Elbridge G. Lapham (R)July 22, 1881
Arkansas
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Garland Augustus" Augustus Garland (D)data-sort-value="March 6, 1885" Resigned March 6, 1885No appointment data-sort-value="Berry James H." James H. Berry (D)March 20, 1885
California
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Miller John Franklin" John Franklin Miller (R)data-sort-value="March 8, 1886" Died March 8, 1886 data-sort-value="Hearst George" George Hearst (D)data-sort-value="March 23, 1886" March 23, 1886 data-sort-value="Williams Abram P." Abram P. Williams (R)August 4, 1886
California
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Hearst George" George Hearst (D)data-sort-value="February 28, 1891" Died February 28, 1891No appointment data-sort-value="Felton Charles N." Charles N. Felton (R)March 19, 1891
California
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Stanford Leland" Leland Stanford (R)data-sort-value="June 21, 1893" Died June 21, 1893 data-sort-value="Perkins George C." George C. Perkins (R)data-sort-value="July 26, 1893" July 26, 1893 data-sort-value="Perkins George C." George C. Perkins (R)January 22, 1895
Mississippi
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Walthall Edward C." Edward C. Walthall (D)data-sort-value="January 24, 1894" Resigned January 24, 1894No appointment data-sort-value="McLaurin Anselm J." Anselm J. McLaurin (D)February 7, 1894
Louisiana
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="White Edward D." Edward D. White (D)data-sort-value="March 12, 1894" Resigned March 12, 1894 data-sort-value="Blanchard Newton C." Newton C. Blanchard (D)data-sort-value="March 12, 1894" March 12, 1894 data-sort-value="Blanchard Newton C." Newton C. Blanchard (D)May 16, 1894
Georgia
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Colquitt Alfred H." Alfred H. Colquitt (D)data-sort-value="March 26, 1894" Died March 26, 1894 data-sort-value="Walsh Patrick" Patrick Walsh (D)data-sort-value="April 2, 1894" April 2, 1894 data-sort-value="Walsh Patrick" Patrick Walsh (D)November 2, 1894
North Carolina
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Vance Zebulon B." Zebulon B. Vancedata-sort-value="April 14, 1894" Died April 14, 1894 data-sort-value="Jarvis Thomas J." Thomas J. Jarvis (D)data-sort-value="April 19, 1894" April 19, 1894 data-sort-value="Pritchard Jeter C." Jeter C. Pritchard (D)January 23, 1895
Michigan
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Stockbridge Francis B." Francis B. Stockbridge (R)data-sort-value="April 3, 1894" Died April 3, 1894 data-sort-value="Patton John Jr." John Patton Jr. (R)data-sort-value="May 5, 1894" May 5, 1894 data-sort-value="Burrows Julius C." Julius C. Burrows (R)January 24, 1895
Montana
(Class 1)
data-sort-value=0 Vacantdata-sort-value="March 4, 1893" Failure to elect by March 4, 1893No appointment data-sort-value="Mantle Lee" Lee Mantle (R)January 16, 1895
Wyoming
(Class 1)
data-sort-value=0 Vacantdata-sort-value="March 4, 1893" Failure to elect by March 4, 1893No appointment data-sort-value="Clark Clarence D." Clarence D. Clark (R)January 23, 1895
Washington
(Class 1)
data-sort-value=0 Vacantdata-sort-value="March 4, 1893" Failure to elect by March 4, 1893No appointment data-sort-value="Wilson John L." John L. Wilson (R)February 19, 1895
Mississippi
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Walthall Edward C." Edward C. Walthall (D)data-sort-value="April 21, 1898" Died April 21, 1898 data-sort-value="Sullivan William V." William V. Sullivan (D)data-sort-value="May 31, 1898" May 31, 1898 data-sort-value="Sullivan William V." William V. Sullivan (D)January 16, 1900
Alabama
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Pettus Edmund" Edmund Pettus (D)data-sort-value="July 27, 1907" Died July 27, 1907No appointment data-sort-value="Johnston Joseph F." Joseph F. Johnston (D)August 6, 1907
Pennsylvania
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Knox Philander C." Philander C. Knox (R)data-sort-value="March 4, 1909" Resigned March 4, 1909No appointment data-sort-value="Oliver George T." George T. Oliver (R)March 17, 1909
Mississippi
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="McLaurin Anselm J." Anselm J. McLaurin (D)data-sort-value="December 22, 1909" Died December 22, 1909 data-sort-value="Gordon James" James Gordon (D)data-sort-value="December 27, 1909" December 27, 1909 data-sort-value="Percy LeRoy" LeRoy Percy (D)February 22, 1910
Louisiana
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="McEnery Samuel D." Samuel D. McEnery (D)data-sort-value="June 28, 1910" Died June 28, 1910 data-sort-value="Thornton John" John Thornton (D)data-sort-value="August 27, 1910" August 27, 1910 data-sort-value="Thornton John" John Thornton (D)December 6, 1910
North Dakota
(Class 3)
Martin N. Johnson (R)Died October 12, 1909 data-sort-value="Thompson Fountain L." Fountain L. Thompson (D)data-sort-value="November 10, 1909" November 10, 1909 – Jan. 31, 1910 (resigned)Asle Gronna (R)February 1, 1911
data-sort-value="Purcell William E." William E. Purcell (D)data-sort-value="February 1, 1910" February 1, 1910
West Virginia
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Elkins Stephen Benton" Stephen Benton Elkins (R)data-sort-value="January 4, 1911" Died January 4, 1911 data-sort-value="Elkins Davis" Davis Elkins (R)data-sort-value="January 9, 1911" January 9, 1911 data-sort-value="Watson Clarence Wayland" Clarence Wayland Watson (D)February 1, 1911
Iowa
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Dolliver Jonathan P." Jonathan P. Dolliver (R)data-sort-value="October 15, 1910" Died October 15, 1910 data-sort-value="Young Lafayette" Lafayette Young (R)data-sort-value="November 4, 1910" November 4, 1910 data-sort-value="Kenyon William S." William S. Kenyon (R)April 11, 1911
Georgia
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Clay Alexander S." Alexander S. Clay (D)data-sort-value="November 13, 1910" Died November 13, 1910 data-sort-value="Terrell Joseph M." Joseph M. Terrell (D)data-sort-value="November 17, 1910" November 17, 1910 data-sort-value="Smith M. Hoke" M. Hoke Smith (D)July 12, 1911
Maine
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Frye William P." William P. Frye (R)data-sort-value="August 8, 1911" Died August 8, 1911No appointment data-sort-value="Gardner Obadiah" Obadiah Gardner (D)April 2, 1912
Colorado
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Hughes Charles J. Jr." Charles J. Hughes Jr. (D)data-sort-value="January 11, 1911" Died January 11, 1911No appointment data-sort-value="Thomas Charles S." Charles S. Thomas (D)January 15, 1913
Tennessee
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Taylor Robert Love" Robert Love Taylor (D)data-sort-value="March 31, 1912" Died March 31, 1912 data-sort-value="Sanders Newell" Newell Sanders (R)data-sort-value="April 11, 1912" April 11, 1912 data-sort-value="Webb William R." William R. Webb (D)January 23, 1913
Nevada
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Nixon George S." George S. Nixon (R)data-sort-value="June 5, 1912" Died June 5, 1912 data-sort-value="Massey William A." William A. Massey (R)data-sort-value="July 1, 1912" July 1, 1912 data-sort-value="Pittman Key" Key Pittman (D)January 23, 1913
Texas
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Bailey Joseph Weldon" Joseph Weldon Bailey (D)data-sort-value="January 3, 1913" Resigned January 3, 1913 data-sort-value="Johnston Rienzi Melville" Rienzi Melville Johnston (D)data-sort-value="January 4, 1913" January 4, 1913 data-sort-value="Sheppard Morris" Morris Sheppard (D)January 23, 1913
Arkansas
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Davis Jeff" Jeff Davisdata-sort-value="January 3, 1913" Died January 3, 1913 data-sort-value="Heiskell John N." John N. Heiskell (D)data-sort-value="January 6, 1913" January 6, 1913 data-sort-value="Kavanaugh William Marmaduke" William Marmaduke Kavanaugh (D)January 23, 1913
Idaho
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Heyburn Weldon B." Weldon B. Heyburn (R)data-sort-value="October 17, 1912" Died October 17, 1912 data-sort-value="Perky Kirtland Irving" Kirtland Irving Perky (D)data-sort-value="November 18, 1912" November 18, 1912 data-sort-value="Brady James H." James H. Brady (R)January 24, 1913
Illinois
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Lorimer William" William Lorimer (R)data-sort-value="July 13, 1912" Election invalidated July 13, 1912No appointment data-sort-value="Sherman Lawrence Yates" Lawrence Yates Sherman (R)March 26, 1913
Seventeenth Amendment ratified April 8, 1913. All subsequent Senate elections are by popular vote.
Maryland
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Rayner Isidor" Isidor Rayner (D)data-sort-value="November 25, 1912" Died November 25, 1912 data-sort-value="Jackson William P." William P. Jackson (R)data-sort-value="November 29, 1912" November 29, 1912 data-sort-value="Lee Blair" Blair Lee (D)November 4, 1913
Alabama
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Johnston Joseph F." Joseph F. Johnston (D)data-sort-value="August 8, 1913" Died August 8, 1913No appointment data-sort-value="White Francis S." Francis S. White (D)May 11, 1914
Georgia
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Bacon Augustus Octavius" Augustus Octavius Bacon (D)data-sort-value="February 14, 1914" Died February 14, 1914 data-sort-value="West William S." William S. West (D)data-sort-value="March 1, 1914" March 1, 1914 data-sort-value="Hardwick Thomas W." Thomas W. Hardwick (D)November 3, 1914
Kentucky
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Bradley William O." William O. Bradley (R)data-sort-value="May 23, 1914" Died May 23, 1914 data-sort-value="Camden Johnson N." Johnson N. Camden (D)data-sort-value="June 16, 1914" June 16, 1914 data-sort-value="Camden Johnson N." Johnson N. Camden (D)November 3, 1914
Maine
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Burleigh Edwin C." Edwin C. Burleigh (R)data-sort-value="June 16, 1916" Died June 16, 1916No appointment data-sort-value="Fernald Bert M." Bert M. Fernald (R)September 11, 1916
Indiana
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Shively Benjamin F." Benjamin F. Shively (D)data-sort-value="March 14, 1916" Died March 14, 1916 data-sort-value="Taggart Thomas" Thomas Taggart (D)data-sort-value="March 20, 1916" March 20, 1916 data-sort-value="Watson James Eli" James Eli Watson (R)November 7, 1916
Arkansas
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Clarke James Paul" James Paul Clarke (D)data-sort-value="October 1, 1916" Died October 1, 1916No appointment data-sort-value="Kirby William F." William F. Kirby (D)November 7, 1916
Wisconsin
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Husting Paul O." Paul O. Husting (D)data-sort-value="October 21, 1917" Died October 21, 1917No appointment data-sort-value="Lenroot Irvine L." Irvine L. Lenroot (R)April 18, 1918
Oregon
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Lane Harry" Harry Lane (D)data-sort-value="May 23, 1917" Died May 23, 1917 data-sort-value="McNary Charles L." Charles L. McNary (R)data-sort-value="May 29, 1917" May 29, 1917 data-sort-value="Mulkey Frederick W." Frederick W. Mulkey (R)November 5, 1918
Nevada
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Newlands Francis G." Francis G. Newlands (D)data-sort-value="December 24, 1917" Died December 24, 1917 data-sort-value="Henderson Charles B." Charles B. Henderson (D)data-sort-value="January 12, 1918" January 12, 1918 data-sort-value="Henderson Charles B." Charles B. Henderson (D)November 5, 1918
Idaho
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Brady James H." James H. Brady (R)data-sort-value="January 13, 1918" Died January 13, 1918 data-sort-value="Nugent John F." John F. Nugent (D)data-sort-value="January 22, 1918" January 22, 1918 data-sort-value="Nugent John F." John F. Nugent (D)November 5, 1918
New Jersey
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Hughes William" William Hughes (D)data-sort-value="January 30, 1918" Died January 30, 1918 data-sort-value="Baird David" David Baird (R)data-sort-value="February 23, 1918" February 23, 1918 data-sort-value="Baird David" David Baird (R)November 5, 1918
Louisiana
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Broussard Robert F." Robert F. Broussard (D)data-sort-value="April 12, 1918" Died April 12, 1918 data-sort-value="Guion Walter" Walter Guion (D)data-sort-value="April 22, 1918" April 22, 1918 data-sort-value="Gay Edward" Edward Gay (D)November 5, 1918
Missouri
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Stone William J." William J. Stone (D)data-sort-value="April 14, 1918" Died April 14, 1918 data-sort-value="Wilfley Xenophon P." Xenophon P. Wilfley (D)data-sort-value="April 30, 1918" April 30, 1918 data-sort-value="Spencer Selden P." Selden P. Spencer (R)November 5, 1918
South Carolina
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Tillman Benjamin R." Benjamin R. Tillman (D)data-sort-value="July 3, 1918" Died July 3, 1918 data-sort-value="Benet Christie" Christie Benet (D)data-sort-value="July 6, 1918" July 6, 1918 data-sort-value="Pollock William P." William P. Pollock (D)November 5, 1918
New Hampshire
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Gallinger Jacob H." Jacob H. Gallinger (R)data-sort-value="August 17, 1918" Died August 17, 1918 data-sort-value="Drew Irving W." Irving W. Drew (R)data-sort-value="September 2, 1918" September 2, 1918 data-sort-value="Moses George H." George H. Moses (R)November 5, 1918
Virginia
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Martin Thomas S." Thomas S. Martin (D)data-sort-value="November 12, 1919" Died November 12, 1919 data-sort-value="Glass Carter" Carter Glass (D)data-sort-value="November 18, 1919" November 18, 1919 data-sort-value="Glass Carter" Carter Glass (D)November 2, 1920
Alabama
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Bankhead John H." John H. Bankhead (D)data-sort-value="March 1, 1920" Died March 1, 1920 data-sort-value="Comer B. B." B. B. Comer (D)data-sort-value="March 5, 1920" March 5, 1920 data-sort-value="Heflin J. Thomas" J. Thomas Heflin (D)November 2, 1920
New Mexico
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Fall Albert B." Albert B. Fall (R)data-sort-value="March 3, 1921" Resigned March 3, 1921 data-sort-value="Bursum Holm O." Holm O. Bursum (R)data-sort-value="March 5, 1920" March 11, 1921 data-sort-value="Bursum Holm O." Holm O. Bursum (D)September 20, 1921
Delaware
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Wolcott Josiah O." Josiah O. Wolcott (D)data-sort-value="July 2, 1921" Resigned July 2, 1921 data-sort-value="du Pont T. Coleman" T. Coleman du Pont (R)data-sort-value="July 7, 1921" July 7, 1921 data-sort-value="Bayard Thomas F. Jr." Thomas F. Bayard Jr. (D)November 7, 1922
Pennsylvania
(Class 1)
Philander C. Knox (R)Died October 12, 1921 data-sort-value="Crow William E." William E. Crow (R)data-sort-value="October 17, 1921" October 17, 1921 – August 2, 1922 (died)David A. Reed (R)November 7, 1922
data-sort-value="Reed David A." David A. Reed (R)data-sort-value="August 8, 1922" August 8, 1922
Pennsylvania
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Penrose Boies" Boies Penrose (R)data-sort-value="December 31, 1921" Died December 31, 1921 data-sort-value="Pepper George W." George W. Pepper (R)data-sort-value="January 9, 1922" January 9, 1922 data-sort-value="Pepper George W." George W. Pepper (R)November 7, 1922
Iowa
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Kenyon William S." William S. Kenyon (R)data-sort-value="February 24, 1922" Resigned February 24, 1922 data-sort-value="Rawson Charles A." Charles A. Rawson (R)data-sort-value="February 24, 1922" February 24, 1922 data-sort-value="Brookhart Smith W." Smith W. Brookhart (R)November 7, 1922
Georgia
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Watson Thomas E." Thomas E. Watson (D)data-sort-value="September 26, 1922" Died September 26, 1922 data-sort-value="Felton Rebecca" Rebecca Felton (D)data-sort-value="November 21, 1922" November 21, 1922 data-sort-value="George Walter F." Walter F. George (D)November 7, 1922
Colorado
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Nicholson Samuel D." Samuel D. Nicholson (R)data-sort-value="March 24, 1923" Died March 24, 1923 data-sort-value="Adams Alva B." Alva B. Adams (D)data-sort-value="May 17, 1923" May 17, 1923 data-sort-value="Means Rice W." Rice W. Means (R)November 4, 1924
Connecticut
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Brandegee Frank B." Frank B. Brandegee (R)data-sort-value="October 14, 1924" Died October 14, 1924No appointment data-sort-value="Bingham Hiram III" Hiram Bingham III (R)December 16, 1924
Idaho
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Gooding Frank" Frank Gooding (R)data-sort-value="June 24, 1928" Died June 24, 1928 data-sort-value="Thomas John" John Thomas (D)data-sort-value="June 30, 1928" June 30, 1928 data-sort-value="Thomas John" John Thomas (R)November 6, 1928
Ohio
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Willis Frank B." Frank B. Willis (R)data-sort-value="March 30, 1928" Died March 30, 1928 data-sort-value="Locher Cyrus" Cyrus Locher (D)data-sort-value="April 5, 1928" April 5, 1928 data-sort-value="Burton Theodore E." Theodore E. Burton (R)November 6, 1928
Ohio
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Burton Theodore E." Theodore E. Burton (R)data-sort-value="October 28, 1929" Died October 28, 1929 data-sort-value="McCullouch Roscoe C." Roscoe C. McCulloch (R)data-sort-value="November 5, 1929" November 5, 1929 data-sort-value="Bulkley Robert J." Robert J. Bulkley (D)November 4, 1930
Arkansas
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Caraway Thaddeus H." Thaddeus H. Caraway (D)data-sort-value="November 6, 1931" Died November 6, 1931 data-sort-value="Caraway Hattie" Hattie Caraway (D)data-sort-value="December 9, 1931" December 9, 1931 data-sort-value="Caraway Hattie" Hattie Caraway (D)January 12, 1932
New Jersey
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Morrow Dwight" Dwight Morrow (R)data-sort-value="October 5, 1931" Died October 5, 1931 data-sort-value="Barbour William Warren" William Warren Barbour (R)data-sort-value="December 1, 1931" December 1, 1931 data-sort-value="Barbour William Warren" William Warren Barbour (R)November 8, 1932
Georgia
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Harris William J." William J. Harris (D)data-sort-value="April 18, 1932" Died April 18, 1932 data-sort-value="Cohen John S." John S. Cohen (D)data-sort-value="April 25, 1932" April 25, 1932 data-sort-value="Russell Richard Jr." Richard Russell Jr. (D)November 8, 1932
Vermont
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Dale Porter H." Porter H. Dale (R)data-sort-value="October 6, 1933" Died October 6, 1933 data-sort-value="Gibson Ernest W." Ernest W. Gibson (R)data-sort-value="November 21, 1933" November 21, 1933 data-sort-value="Gibson Ernest W." Ernest W. Gibson (R)January 16, 1934
Montana
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Walsh Thomas J." Thomas J. Walsh (D)data-sort-value="March 4, 1933" Died March 4, 1933 data-sort-value="Erickson John E." John E. Erickson (D)data-sort-value="March 13, 1933" March 13, 1933 data-sort-value="Murray James E." James E. Murray (D)November 6, 1934
Tennessee
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Hull Cordell" Cordell Hull (D)data-sort-value="March 4, 1933" Resigned March 4, 1933 data-sort-value="Bachman Nathan L." Nathan L. Bachman (D)data-sort-value="March 4, 1933" March 4, 1933 data-sort-value="Bachman Nathan L." Nathan L. Bachman (D)November 6, 1934
New Mexico
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Bratton Sam G." Sam G. Bratton (D)data-sort-value="June 24, 1933" Resigned June 24, 1933 data-sort-value="Hatch Carl A." Carl A. Hatch (D)data-sort-value="October 10, 1933" October 10, 1933 data-sort-value="Hatch Carl A." Carl A. Hatch (D)November 6, 1934
Louisiana
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Long Huey" Huey Long (D)data-sort-value="September 10, 1935" Died September 10, 1935 data-sort-value="Long Rose McConnell" Rose Long (D)data-sort-value="January 31, 1936" January 31, 1936 data-sort-value="Long Rose McConnell" Rose Long (D)April 21, 1936
Florida(Class 1) data-sort-value="Trammell" Park TrammellDied May 8, 1936 data-sort-value="Loftin" Scott Loftin (D)May 26, 1936 data-sort-value="Andrews" Charles O. Andrews (D)November 3, 1936
Florida(Class 3) data-sort-value="Fletcher" Duncan U. FletcherDied June 17, 1936 data-sort-value="Hill" William Luther Hill (D)July 1, 1936 data-sort-value="Pepper" Claude Pepper (D)November 3, 1936
Arkansas
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Robinson Joseph T." Joseph T. Robinson (D)data-sort-value="July 14, 1937" Died July 14, 1937No appointment data-sort-value="Miller John E." John E. Miller (ID)November 15, 1937
Alabama
(Class 3)
Hugo Black (D)Resigned August 19, 1937 data-sort-value="Bibb Graves Dixie" Dixie Graves (D)data-sort-value="August 20, 1937" August 20, 1937 – Jan. 10, 1938 (resigned)Lister Hill (D)April 26, 1938
data-sort-value="Hill J. Lister" Lister Hill (D)data-sort-value="January 11, 1938" January 11, 1938
Tennessee
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Bachman Nathan L." Nathan L. Bachman (D)data-sort-value="April 23, 1937" Died April 23, 1937 data-sort-value="Berry George L." George L. Berry (D)data-sort-value="May 6, 1937" May 6, 1937 data-sort-value="Stewart Tom" Tom Stewart (D)April 26, 1938
New York
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Copeland Royal S." Royal Copeland (D)data-sort-value="June 17, 1938" Died June 17, 1938No appointment data-sort-value="Mead James M." James M. Mead (D)November 8, 1938
South Dakota
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Hitchcock Herbert E." Herbert E. Hitchcock (D)data-sort-value="November 8, 1938" Resigned November 8, 1938No appointment data-sort-value="Pyle Gladys" Gladys Pyle (R)November 9, 1938
Texas
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Sheppard Morris" Morris Sheppard (D)data-sort-value="April 9, 1941" Died April 9, 1941 data-sort-value="Houston Andrew Jackson" Andrew Houston (D)data-sort-value="April 21, 1941" April 21, 1941 data-sort-value="O'Daniel W. Lee" W. Lee O'Daniel (D)June 28, 1941
Mississippi
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Harrison Pat" Pat Harrison (D)data-sort-value="June 22, 1941" Died June 22, 1941 data-sort-value="Eastland James" James Eastland (D)data-sort-value="June 30, 1941" June 30, 1941 data-sort-value="Doxey Wall" Wall Doxey (D)September 23, 1941
South Carolina
(Class 2)
James F. Byrnes (D)Resigned July 17, 1941 data-sort-value="Lumpkin Alva M." Alva Lumpkin (D)data-sort-value="July 22, 1941" July 22, 1941 – August 1, 1941 (died)Burnet Maybank (D)November 5, 1941
data-sort-value="Peace Roger C." Roger Peace (D)data-sort-value="August 5, 1941" August 5, 1941
Colorado
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Adams Alva B." Alva B. Adams (D)data-sort-value="December 1, 1941" Died December 1, 1941 data-sort-value="Millikin Eugene" Eugene Millikin (R)data-sort-value="December 20, 1941" December 20, 1941 data-sort-value="Millikin Eugene" Eugene Millikin (R)November 3, 1942
West Virginia
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Neely Matthew M." Matthew M. Neely (D)data-sort-value="January 12, 1941" Resigned January 12, 1941 data-sort-value="Rosier Joseph" Joseph Rosier (D)data-sort-value="January 13, 1941" January 13, 1941 data-sort-value="Shott Hugh Ike" Hugh Ike Shott (R)November 3, 1942
Nevada
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Pittman Key" Key Pittman (D)data-sort-value="November 10, 1940" Died November 10, 1940 data-sort-value="Bunker Berkeley" Berkeley Bunker (D)data-sort-value="November 27, 1940" November 27, 1940 data-sort-value="Scrugham James G." James G. Scrugham (D)November 3, 1942
Indiana
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Van Nuys Frederick" Frederick Van Nuys (D)data-sort-value="January 25, 1944" Died January 25, 1944 data-sort-value="Jackson Samuel D." Samuel D. Jackson (D)data-sort-value="January 28, 1944" January 28, 1944 data-sort-value="Jenner William E." William E. Jenner (R)November 7, 1944
Oregon
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="McNary Charles L." Charles L. McNary (R)data-sort-value="February 25, 1944" Died February 25, 1944 data-sort-value="Cordon Guy" Guy Cordon (R)data-sort-value="March 4, 1944" March 4, 1944 data-sort-value="Cordon Guy" Guy Cordon (R)November 7, 1944
New Jersey
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Warren Barbour William" William Warren Barbour (R)data-sort-value="November 22, 1943" Died November 22, 1943 data-sort-value="Walsh Arthur" Arthur Walsh (D)data-sort-value="November 26, 1943" November 26, 1943 data-sort-value="Smith H. Alexander" H. Alexander Smith (R)November 7, 1944
Massachusetts
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Lodge Henry Cabot Jr." Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (R)data-sort-value="February 3, 1944" Resigned February 3, 1944 data-sort-value="Weeks Sinclair" Sinclair Weeks (R)data-sort-value="February 8, 1944" February 8, 1944 data-sort-value="Saltonstall Leverett" Leverett Saltonstall (R)November 7, 1944
North Dakota
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Moses John" John Moses (D)data-sort-value="March 3, 1945" Died March 3, 1945 data-sort-value="Young Milton R." Milton Young (R)data-sort-value="March 12, 1945" March 12, 1945 data-sort-value="Young Milton R." Milton Young (R)June 25, 1946
Alabama
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Bankhead John H. II" John H. Bankhead II (D)data-sort-value="June 12, 1946" Died June 12, 1946 data-sort-value="Swift George R." George R. Swift (D)data-sort-value="June 15, 1946" June 15, 1946 data-sort-value="Sparkman John" John Sparkman (D)November 5, 1946
California
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Johnson Hiram" Hiram Johnson (R)data-sort-value="August 6, 1945" Died August 6, 1945 data-sort-value="Knowland William F." William F. Knowland (R)data-sort-value="August 26, 1945" August 26, 1945 data-sort-value="Knowland William F." William F. Knowland (R)November 5, 1946
Connecticut
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Maloney Francis T." Francis T. Maloney (D)data-sort-value="January 16, 1945" Died January 16, 1945 data-sort-value="Hart Thomas C." Thomas C. Hart (R)data-sort-value="February 15, 1945" February 15, 1945 data-sort-value="Baldwin Raymond E." Raymond E. Baldwin (R)November 5, 1946
Idaho
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Thomas John" John Thomas (R)data-sort-value="November 10, 1945" Died November 10, 1945 data-sort-value="Gossett Charles C." Charles C. Gossett (D)data-sort-value="November 17, 1945" November 17, 1945 data-sort-value="Dworshak Henry" Henry Dworshak (R)November 5, 1946
Kentucky
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Chandler Happy" Happy Chandler (D)data-sort-value="November 1, 1945" Resigned November 1, 1945 data-sort-value="Stanfill William A." William A. Stanfill (R)data-sort-value="November 19, 1945" November 19, 1945 data-sort-value="Sherman Cooper John" John Sherman Cooper (R)November 5, 1946
Ohio
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Burton Harold H." Harold H. Burton (R)data-sort-value="September 30, 1945" Resigned September 30, 1945 data-sort-value="Huffman James W." James W. Huffman (D)data-sort-value="October 8, 1945" October 8, 1945 data-sort-value="Taft Kingsley A." Kingsley A. Taft (R)November 5, 1946
Virginia
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Glass Carter" Carter Glass (D)data-sort-value="May 28, 1946" Died May 28, 1946 data-sort-value="Burch Thomas G." Thomas G. Burch (D)data-sort-value="May 31, 1946" May 31, 1946 data-sort-value="Robertson A. Willis" A. Willis Robertson (D)November 5, 1946
Mississippi
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Bilbo Theodore G." Theodore G. Bilbo (D)data-sort-value="August 24, 1947" Died August 24, 1947No appointment data-sort-value="Stennis John C." John C. Stennis (D)November 5, 1947
New York
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Wagner Robert F." Robert F. Wagner (D)data-sort-value="June 28, 1949" Resigned June 28, 1949 data-sort-value="Dulles John Foster" John Foster Dulles (R)data-sort-value="July 7, 1949" July 7, 1949 data-sort-value="Lehman Herbert" Herbert H. Lehman (D)November 8, 1949
North Carolina
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Broughton J. Melville" J. Melville Broughton (D)data-sort-value="March 6, 1949" Died March 6, 1949 data-sort-value="Porter Graham Frank" Frank Porter Graham (D)data-sort-value="March 29, 1949" March 29, 1949 data-sort-value="Smith Willis" Willis Smith (D)November 7, 1950
Kansas
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Reed Clyde M." Clyde M. Reed (R)data-sort-value="November 8, 1949" Died November 8, 1949 data-sort-value="Darby Harry" Harry Darby (R)data-sort-value="December 2, 1949" December 2, 1949 data-sort-value="Carlson Frank" Frank Carlson (R)November 7, 1950
Idaho
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Miller Bert H." Bert H. Miller (D)data-sort-value="October 8, 1949" Died October 8, 1949 data-sort-value="Dworshak Henry" Henry Dworshak (R)data-sort-value="October 14, 1949" October 14, 1949 data-sort-value="Dworshak Henry" Henry Dworshak (R)November 7, 1950
Connecticut
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="McMahon Brien" Brien McMahon (D)data-sort-value="July 28, 1952" Died July 28, 1952 data-sort-value="Purtell William A." William A. Purtell (R)data-sort-value="August 29, 1952" August 29, 1952 data-sort-value="Bush Prescott" Prescott Bush (R)November 4, 1952
Kentucky
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Chapman Virgil" Virgil Chapman (D)data-sort-value="March 8, 1951" Died March 8, 1951 data-sort-value="Underwood Thomas R." Thomas R. Underwood (D)data-sort-value="March 19, 1951" March 19, 1951 data-sort-value="Cooper John Sherman" John Sherman Cooper (R)November 4, 1952
Michigan
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Vandenberg Arthur" Arthur Vandenberg (R)data-sort-value="April 18, 1951" Died April 18, 1951 data-sort-value="Moody Blair" Blair Moody (D)data-sort-value="April 23, 1951" April 23, 1951 data-sort-value="Potter Charles E." Charles E. Potter (R)November 4, 1952
Nebraska
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Wherry Kenneth S." Kenneth S. Wherry (R)data-sort-value="November 29, 1951" Died November 29, 1951 data-sort-value="Seaton Fred A." Fred A. Seaton (R)data-sort-value="December 10, 1951" December 10, 1951 data-sort-value="Griswold Dwight" Dwight Griswold (R)November 4, 1952
California
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Nixon Richard" Richard Nixon (R)data-sort-value="January 1, 1953" Resigned January 1, 1953
Elected as vice president
data-sort-value="Kuchel Thomas" Thomas Kuchel (R)data-sort-value="January 2, 1953" January 2, 1953 data-sort-value="Kuchel Thomas" Thomas Kuchel (R)November 2, 1954
North Carolina
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Smith Willis" Willis Smith (D)data-sort-value="June 26, 1953" Died June 26, 1953 data-sort-value="Lennon Alton A." Alton Lennon (D)data-sort-value="July 15, 1953" July 15, 1953 data-sort-value="Scott W. Kerr" Kerr Scott (D)November 2, 1954
North Carolina
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Hoey Clyde R." Clyde R. Hoey (D)data-sort-value="May 12, 1954" Died May 12, 1954 data-sort-value="Ervin Sam" Sam Ervin (D)data-sort-value="June 5, 1954" June 5, 1954 data-sort-value="Ervin Sam" Sam Ervin (D)
Nebraska
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Butler Hugh A." Hugh Butler (R)data-sort-value="July 1, 1954" Died July 1, 1954 data-sort-value="Reynolds Samuel W." Sam Reynolds (R)data-sort-value="July 7, 1954" July 7, 1954 data-sort-value="Hruska Roman L." Roman Hruska (R)November 2, 1954
Nebraska
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Griswold Dwight P." Dwight Griswold (R)data-sort-value="April 12, 1954" Died April 12, 1954 data-sort-value="Bowring Eva K." Eva Bowring (R)data-sort-value="April 26, 1954" April 26, 1954 data-sort-value="Abel Hazel H." Hazel Abel (R)
Kentucky
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Barkley Alben W." Alben Barkley (D)data-sort-value="April 30, 1956" Died April 30, 1956 data-sort-value="Humphreys Robert" Robert Humphreys (D)data-sort-value="June 25, 1956" June 25, 1956 data-sort-value="Cooper John Sherman" John Sherman Cooper (R)November 6, 1956
West Virginia
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Kilgore Harley M." Harley M. Kilgore (D)data-sort-value="February 28, 1956" Died February 28, 1956 data-sort-value="Laird William III" William Laird III (D)data-sort-value="March 13, 1956" March 13, 1956 data-sort-value="Revercomb W. Chapman" Chapman Revercomb (R)November 6, 1956
South Carolina
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Thurmond Strom" Strom Thurmond (D)data-sort-value="April 4, 1956" Resigned April 4, 1956 data-sort-value="Wofford Thomas A." Thomas A. Wofford (D)data-sort-value="April 5, 1956" April 5, 1956 data-sort-value="Thurmond Strom" Strom Thurmond (D)November 6, 1956
Texas
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Daniel Price" Price Daniel (D)data-sort-value="January 14, 1957" Resigned January 14, 1957 data-sort-value="Blakley William A." William Blakley (D)data-sort-value="January 17, 1957" January 17, 1957 data-sort-value="Yarborough Ralph W." Ralph Yarborough (D)April 2, 1957
Wisconsin
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="McCarthy Joseph" Joseph McCarthy (R)data-sort-value="May 2, 1957" Died May 2, 1957No appointment data-sort-value="Proxmire William" William Proxmire (D)August 27, 1957
West Virginia
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Neely Matthew M." Matthew M. Neely (D)data-sort-value="January 18, 1958" Died January 18, 1958 data-sort-value="Hoblitzell John D. Jr." John D. Hoblitzell Jr. (R)data-sort-value="January 25, 1958" January 25, 1958 data-sort-value="Randolph Jennings" Jennings Randolph (D)November 4, 1958
North Carolina
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Scott W. Kerr" W. Kerr Scott (D)data-sort-value="April 16, 1958" Died April 16, 1958 data-sort-value="Jordan B. Everett" B. Everett Jordan (D)data-sort-value="April 19, 1958" April 19, 1958 data-sort-value="Jordan B. Everett" B. Everett Jordan (D)November 4, 1958
North Dakota
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Langer William" William Langer (R)data-sort-value="November 8, 1959" Died November 8, 1959 data-sort-value="Brunsdale Clarence" Clarence Brunsdale (R)data-sort-value="November 19, 1959" November 19, 1959 data-sort-value="Burdick Quentin" Quentin Burdick (D-NPL)June 28, 1960
Missouri
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Hennings Thomas C. Jr." Thomas C. Hennings Jr. (D)data-sort-value="September 13, 1960" Died September 13, 1960 data-sort-value="Long Edward V." Edward V. Long (D)data-sort-value="September 23, 1960" September 23, 1960 data-sort-value="Long Edward V." Edward V. Long (D)November 8, 1960
Oregon
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Neuberger Richard L." Richard Neuberger (D)data-sort-value="March 9, 1960" Died March 9, 1960 data-sort-value="Lusk Hall S." Hall Lusk (D)data-sort-value="March 16, 1960" March 16, 1960 data-sort-value="Neuberger Maurine" Maurine Neuberger (D)November 8, 1960
Texas
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Johnson Lyndon B." Lyndon Johnson (D)data-sort-value="January 3, 1961" Resigned January 3, 1961
Elected as vice president
data-sort-value="Blakley William A." William Blakley (D)data-sort-value="January 3, 1961" January 3, 1961 data-sort-value="Tower John" John Tower (R)May 27, 1961
Massachusetts
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Kennedy John F." John F. Kennedy (D)data-sort-value="December 22, 1960" Resigned December 22, 1960
Elected as president
data-sort-value="Smith Benjamin II" Benjamin A. Smith II (D)data-sort-value="December 27, 1960" December 27, 1960 data-sort-value="Kennedy Ted" Ted Kennedy (D)November 6, 1962
New Hampshire
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Bridges Styles" Styles Bridges (R)data-sort-value="November 26, 1961" Died November 26, 1961 data-sort-value="Murphy Maurice J. Jr." Maurice J. Murphy Jr. (R)data-sort-value="December 7, 1961" December 7, 1961 data-sort-value="McIntyre Thomas" Thomas McIntyre (D)November 6, 1962
Kansas
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Schoeppel Andrew" Andrew Schoeppel (R)data-sort-value="January 21, 1962" Died January 21, 1962 data-sort-value="Pearson James B." James Pearson (R)data-sort-value="January 31, 1962" January 31, 1962 data-sort-value="Pearson James B." James Pearson (R)November 6, 1962
Idaho
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Dworshak Henry" Henry Dworshak (R)data-sort-value="July 23, 1962" Died July 23, 1962 data-sort-value="Jordan Leonard B." Len Jordan (R)data-sort-value="August 6, 1962" August 6, 1962 data-sort-value="Jordan Leonard B." Len Jordan (R)November 6, 1962
Wyoming
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Thomson Edwin Keith" Edwin Keith Thomson (R)data-sort-value="December 9, 1960" Died December 9, 1960 data-sort-value="Hickey John J." John J. Hickey (D)data-sort-value="January 3, 1961" January 3, 1961 data-sort-value="Simpson Milward L." Milward Simpson (R)November 6, 1962
New Mexico
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Chavez Dennis" Dennis Chavez (D)data-sort-value="November 18, 1962" Died November 18, 1962 data-sort-value="Mechem Edwin L." Edwin Mechem (R)data-sort-value="November 30, 1962" November 30, 1962 data-sort-value="Montoya Joseph" Joseph Montoya (D)November 3, 1964
Oklahoma
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Kerr Robert S." Robert S. Kerr (D)data-sort-value="January 1, 1963" Died January 1, 1963 data-sort-value="Edmondson J. Howard" J. Howard Edmondson (D)data-sort-value="January 6, 1963" January 6, 1963 data-sort-value="Harris Fred R." Fred R. Harris (D)November 3, 1964
Tennessee
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Kefauver Estes" Estes Kefauver (D)data-sort-value="August 10, 1963" Died August 10, 1963 data-sort-value="Walters Herbert S." Herbert Walters (D)data-sort-value="August 20, 1963" August 20, 1963 data-sort-value="Bass Ross" Ross Bass (D)November 3, 1964
South Carolina
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Johnston Olin D." Olin Johnston (D)data-sort-value="April 18, 1965" Died April 18, 1965 data-sort-value="Russell Donald S." Donald Russell (D)data-sort-value="April 22, 1965" April 22, 1965 data-sort-value="Hollings Ernest" Fritz Hollings (D)November 8, 1966
Virginia
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Byrd Harry F. Sr." Harry F. Byrd Sr. (D)data-sort-value="November 10, 1965" Resigned November 10, 1965 data-sort-value="Byrd Harry F. Jr." Harry F. Byrd Jr. (D)data-sort-value="November 12, 1965" November 12, 1965 data-sort-value="Byrd Harry F. Jr." Harry F. Byrd Jr. (D)November 8, 1966
Alaska
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Bartlett Bob" Bob Bartlett (D)data-sort-value="December 11, 1968" Died December 11, 1968 data-sort-value="Stevens Ted" Ted Stevens (R)data-sort-value="December 24, 1968" December 24, 1968 data-sort-value="Stevens Ted" Ted Stevens (R)November 3, 1970
Illinois
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Dirksen Everett" Everett Dirksen (R)data-sort-value="September 7, 1969" Died September 7, 1969 data-sort-value="Smith Ralph Tyler" Ralph Tyler Smith (R)data-sort-value="September 17, 1969" September 17, 1969 data-sort-value="Stevenson Adlai III" Adlai Stevenson III (D)November 3, 1970
Vermont
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Prouty Winston L." Winston L. Prouty (R)data-sort-value="September 10, 1971" Died September 10, 1971 data-sort-value="Stafford Robert" Robert Stafford (R)data-sort-value="September 16, 1971" September 16, 1971 data-sort-value="Stafford Robert" Robert Stafford (R)January 7, 1972
Georgia
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Russell Jr. Richard" Richard Russell Jr. (D)data-sort-value="January 21, 1971" Died January 21, 1971 data-sort-value="Gambrell David H." David H. Gambrell (D)data-sort-value="February 1, 1971" February 1, 1971 data-sort-value="Nunn Sam" Sam Nunn (D)November 7, 1972
New Hampshire
(Class 3)
Failure to elect by January 3, 1975 data-sort-value="Cotton Norris H." Norris H. Cotton (R)data-sort-value="August 8, 1975" August 8, 1975 data-sort-value="Durkin John A." John A. Durkin (D)September 16, 1975
Minnesota
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Humphrey Hubert" Hubert Humphrey (D)data-sort-value="January 13, 1978" Died January 13, 1978 data-sort-value="Humphrey Muriel" Muriel Humphrey (D)data-sort-value="January 25, 1978" January 25, 1978 data-sort-value="Durenberger David" David Durenberger (R)November 7, 1978
Alabama
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Allen James" James Allen (D)data-sort-value="June 1, 1978" Died June 1, 1978 data-sort-value="Allen Maryon" Maryon Pittman Allen (D)data-sort-value="June 8, 1978" June 8, 1978 data-sort-value="Stewart Donald W." Donald Stewart (D)November 7, 1978
Washington
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Jackson Henry Scoop" Henry M. Jackson (D)data-sort-value="September 1, 1983" Died September 1, 1983 data-sort-value="Evans Daniel J." Daniel J. Evans (R)data-sort-value="September 8, 1983" September 8, 1983 data-sort-value="Evans Daniel J." Daniel J. Evans (R)November 8, 1983
North Carolina
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="East John" John Porter East (R)data-sort-value="June 29, 1986" Died June 29, 1986 data-sort-value="Broyhill Jim" Jim Broyhill (R)data-sort-value="July 14, 1986" July 14, 1986 data-sort-value="Sanford Terry" Terry Sanford (D)November 8, 1986
Indiana
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Quayle Dan" Dan Quayle (R)data-sort-value="January 3, 1989" Resigned January 3, 1989
Elected as vice president
data-sort-value="Coats Dan" Dan Coats (R)data-sort-value="January 3, 1989" January 3, 1989 data-sort-value="Coats Dan" Dan Coats (R)November 6, 1990
Hawaii
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Matsunaga Spark" Spark Matsunaga (D)data-sort-value="April 15, 1990" Died April 15, 1990 data-sort-value="Akaka Daniel" Daniel Akaka (D)data-sort-value="May 16, 1990" May 16, 1990 data-sort-value="Akaka Daniel" Daniel Akaka (D)November 6, 1990
Pennsylvania
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Heinz H. John III" H. John Heinz III (R)data-sort-value="April 4, 1991" Died April 4, 1991 data-sort-value="Wofford Harris" Harris Wofford (D)data-sort-value="May 9, 1991" May 9, 1991 data-sort-value="Wofford Harris" Harris Wofford (D)November 5, 1991
California
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Wilson Pete" Pete Wilson (R)data-sort-value="January 7, 1991" Resigned January 7, 1991 data-sort-value="Seymour John" John Seymour (R)data-sort-value="January 10, 1991" January 10, 1991 data-sort-value="Feinstein Dianne" Dianne Feinstein (D)November 3, 1992
North Dakota
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Burdick Quentin" Quentin Burdick (D)data-sort-value="September 8, 1992" Died September 8, 1992 data-sort-value="Burdick Jocelyn" Jocelyn Burdick (D)data-sort-value="September 16, 1992" September 16, 1992 data-sort-value="Conrad Kent" Kent Conrad (D)December 4, 1992
Texas
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Bentsen Lloyd" Lloyd Bentsen (D)data-sort-value="January 20, 1993" Resigned January 20, 1993 data-sort-value="Krueger Bob" Bob Krueger (D)data-sort-value="January 21, 1993" January 21, 1993 data-sort-value="Hutchison Kay Bailey" Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)June 5, 1993
Tennessee
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Gore Al" Al Gore (D)data-sort-value="January 3, 1993" Resigned January 3, 1993
Elected as vice president
data-sort-value="Mathews Harlan" Harlan Mathews (D)data-sort-value="January 3, 1993" January 3, 1993 data-sort-value="Thompson Fred" Fred Thompson (R)November 8, 1994
Oklahoma
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Boren David" David Boren (D)data-sort-value="November 15, 1994" Resigned November 15, 1994No appointment data-sort-value="Inhofe Jim" Jim Inhofe (R)November 8, 1994
Oregon
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Packwood Bob" Bob Packwood (R)data-sort-value="October 1, 1995" Resigned October 1, 1995No appointment data-sort-value="Wyden Ron" Ron Wyden (D)January 30, 1996
Kansas
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Dole Bob" Bob Dole (R)data-sort-value="June 11, 1996" Resigned June 11, 1996 data-sort-value="Frahm Sheila" Sheila Frahm (R)data-sort-value="June 11, 1996" June 11, 1996 data-sort-value="Brownback Sam" Sam Brownback (R)November 5, 1996
Georgia
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Coverdell Paul" Paul Coverdell (R)data-sort-value="July 18, 2000" Died July 18, 2000 data-sort-value="Miller Zell" Zell Miller (D)data-sort-value="July 24, 2000" July 24, 2000 data-sort-value="Miller Zell" Zell Miller (D)November 7, 2000
Missouri
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Carnahan Mel" Mel Carnahan (D)data-sort-value="October 16, 2000" Died October 16, 2000 data-sort-value="Carnahan Jean" Jean Carnahan (D)data-sort-value="January 3, 2001" January 3, 2001 data-sort-value="Talent Jim" Jim Talent (R)November 5, 2002
Wyoming
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Thomas Craig L." Craig L. Thomas (R)data-sort-value="June 4, 2007" Died June 4, 2007 data-sort-value="Barrasso John" John Barrasso (R)data-sort-value="June 25, 2007" June 25, 2007 data-sort-value="Barrasso John" John Barrasso (R)November 4, 2008
Mississippi
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Lott Trent" Trent Lott (R)data-sort-value="December 18, 2007" Resigned December 18, 2007 data-sort-value="Wicker Roger" Roger Wicker (R)data-sort-value="December 31, 2007" December 31, 2007 data-sort-value="Wicker Roger" Roger Wicker (R)November 4, 2008
Massachusetts
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Kennedy Ted" Ted Kennedy (D)data-sort-value="August 25, 2009" Died August 25, 2009 data-sort-value="Kirk Paul G." Paul G. Kirk (D)data-sort-value="September 24, 2009" September 24, 2009 data-sort-value="Brown Scott" Scott Brown (R)January 19, 2010
Illinois
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Obama Barack" Barack Obama (D)data-sort-value="November 16, 2008" Resigned November 16, 2008
Elected as president
data-sort-value="Burris Roland" Roland Burris (D)data-sort-value="January 12, 2009" January 12, 2009 data-sort-value="Kirk Mark" Mark Kirk (R)November 2, 2010
Delaware
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Biden Joe" Joe Biden (D)data-sort-value="January 15, 2009" Resigned January 15, 2009
Elected as vice president
data-sort-value="Kaufman Ted" Ted Kaufman (D)data-sort-value="January 16, 2009" January 16, 2009 data-sort-value="Coons Chris" Chris Coons (D)November 2, 2010
New York
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Clinton Hillary" Hillary Clinton (D)data-sort-value="January 21, 2009" Resigned January 21, 2009 data-sort-value="Gillibrand Kirsten" Kirsten Gillibrand (D)data-sort-value="January 27, 2009" January 27, 2009 data-sort-value="Gillibrand Kirsten" Kirsten Gillibrand (D)November 2, 2010
West Virginia
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Byrd Robert" Robert Byrd (D)data-sort-value="June 28, 2010" Died June 28, 2010 data-sort-value="Goodwin Carte" Carte Goodwin (D)data-sort-value="July 20, 2010" July 20, 2010 data-sort-value="Manchin Joe" Joe Manchin (D)November 2, 2010
Massachusetts
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Kerry John" John Kerry (D)data-sort-value="February 1, 2013" Resigned February 1, 2013 data-sort-value="Cowan Mo" Mo Cowan (D)data-sort-value="February 1, 2013" February 1, 2013 data-sort-value="Markey Ed" Ed Markey (D)June 25, 2013
New Jersey
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Lautenberg Frank" Frank Lautenberg (D)data-sort-value="June 3, 2013" Died June 3, 2013 data-sort-value="Chiesa Jeffrey" Jeffrey Chiesa (R)data-sort-value="June 10, 2013" June 10, 2013 data-sort-value="Booker Cory" Cory Booker (D)October 16, 2013
South Carolina
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="DeMint Jim" Jim DeMint (R)data-sort-value="January 1, 2013" Resigned January 1, 2013 data-sort-value="Scott Tim" Tim Scott (R)data-sort-value="January 2, 2013" January 2, 2013 data-sort-value="Scott Tim" Tim Scott (R)November 4, 2014
Hawaii
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Inouye Daniel" Daniel Inouye (D)data-sort-value="December 17, 2012" Died December 17, 2012 data-sort-value="Schatz Brian" Brian Schatz (D)data-sort-value="December 26, 2012" December 26, 2012 data-sort-value="Schatz Brian" Brian Schatz (D)November 4, 2014
Oklahoma
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Coburn Tom" Tom Coburn (R)data-sort-value="January 3, 2015" Resigned January 3, 2015No appointment data-sort-value="Lankford James" James Lankford (R)November 4, 2014
Alabama
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Sessions Jeff" Jeff Sessions (R)data-sort-value="February 8, 2017" Resigned February 8, 2017 data-sort-value="Strange Luther" Luther Strange (R)data-sort-value="February 9, 2017" February 9, 2017 data-sort-value="Jones Doug" Doug Jones (D)December 12, 2017
Minnesota
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Franken Al" Al Franken (D)data-sort-value="January 2, 2018" Resigned January 2, 2018 data-sort-value="Smith Tina" Tina Smith (D)data-sort-value="January 3, 2018" January 3, 2018 data-sort-value="Smith Tina" Tina Smith (D)November 6, 2018
Mississippi
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Cochran Thad" Thad Cochran (R)data-sort-value="April 1, 2018" Resigned April 1, 2018 data-sort-value="Hyde-Smith Cindy" Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)data-sort-value="April 2, 2018" April 2, 2018 data-sort-value="Hyde-Smith Cindy" Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)November 6, 2018
Arizona
(Class 3)
John McCain (R)Died August 25, 2018 data-sort-value="Kyl Jon" Jon Kyl (R)data-sort-value="September 4, 2018" September 4, 2018 –
December 31, 2018 (resigned)
Mark Kelly (D)November 3, 2020
data-sort-value="McSally Martha" Martha McSally (R)data-sort-value="January 3, 2019" January 3, 2019
Georgia
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Isakson Johnny" Johnny Isakson (R)data-sort-value="December 31, 2019" Resigned December 31, 2019 data-sort-value="Loeffler Kelly" Kelly Loeffler (R)data-sort-value="January 6, 2020" January 6, 2020 data-sort-value="Warnock Raphael" Raphael Warnock (D)January 5, 2021
California
(Class 3)
data-sort-value="Harris Kamala" Kamala Harris (D)Resigned January 18, 2021
Elected as vice president
data-sort-value="Padilla Alex" Alex Padilla (D)data-sort-value="January 20, 2021" January 20, 2021 data-sort-value="Padilla Alex" Alex Padilla (D)November 8, 2022
Oklahoma
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Inhofe Jim" Jim Inhofe (R)data-sort-value="January 3, 2023" Resigned January 3, 2023No appointment data-sort-value="Mullin Markwayne" Markwayne Mullin (R)November 8, 2022
Nebraska
(Class 2)
data-sort-value="Sasse Ben" Ben Sasse (R)data-sort-value="January 8, 2023" Resigned January 8, 2023 data-sort-value="Ricketts Pete" Pete Ricketts (R)data-sort-value="January 12, 2023" January 12, 2023TBDNovember 5, 2024
California
(Class 1)
data-sort-value="Feinstein Dianne" Dianne Feinstein (D)Died September 29, 2023 data-sort-value="Butler Laphonza" Laphonza Butler (D)data-sort-value="October 1, 2023" October 3, 2023TBDNovember 5, 2024
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: No special election to replace Sessions; Bentley says move could save $16 million. Al.com. January 5, 2017. January 15, 2017.
  2. Web site: Governor Ivey Moves US Senate Special Election to Adhere with State Law. Office of the Governor of Alabama. April 18, 2017. April 18, 2017.
  3. Web site: Alabama Senate race: Trump records message for Roy Moore . BBC . December 12, 2017 .
  4. Web site: Filling vacancies in the U.S. Senate . 2022-12-10 . Ballotpedia . en.
  5. Web site: Filling U.S. Senate Vacancies: Perspectives and Contemporary Developments . Congressional Research Service . Thomas H. . Neale . March 10, 2009 . 8 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719174041/http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R40421_20090310.pdf . July 19, 2011 .
  6. News: House approves appointment process for U.S. Senate vacancies . September 30, 2022 . OCPA . Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs . May 27, 2021.