List of United States senators from Indiana

Indiana was admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816. Since then, the state has been represented in the United States Senate by 44 different men in class 1 and 3; David Turpie served non-consecutive terms in class 1, Dan Coats served non-consecutive terms in class 3, and William E. Jenner served in both classes. Until the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1913, senators were elected by the Indiana General Assembly; after that, they were elected popularly by Indiana citizens. A senatorial term lasts six years, beginning on January 3. In case of a vacancy, the governor of Indiana has the duty to appoint a new U.S. senator. Indiana's current U.S. senators are Republicans Todd Young (serving since 2017) and Mike Braun (serving since 2019). Richard Lugar was the state's longest serving senator (1977–2013). Indiana is one of fifteen states, alongside Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, South Dakota, and Utah, to have a younger senior senator and an older junior senator.

Current delegation

List of senators edit

Class 1
Class 1 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2000, 2006, 2012, and 2018. The next election will be in 2024.
C Class 3
Class 3 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2004, 2010, 2016, and 2022. The next election will be in 2028.
#SenatorPartyDates in officeElectoral historyTTElectoral historyDates in officePartySenator#
1
James Noble
Democratic-
Republican
Dec 11, 1816 –
Feb 26, 1831
Elected in 1816.114th1Elected in 1816.Dec 11, 1816 –
Mar 3, 1825
Democratic-
Republican

Waller Taylor
1
15th
16th2Re-elected in 1818.
Retired.
Re-elected in 1821.217th
18th
National
Republican
19th3Elected in 1824.Mar 4, 1825 –
Mar 3, 1837
National
Republican

William Hendricks
2
Re-elected in 1827.
Died.
320th
21st
VacantFeb 26, 1831 –
Aug 19, 1831
 
22nd4Re-elected in 1830.
Lost re-election.
2
Robert Hanna
National
Republican
Aug 19, 1831 –
Jan 3, 1832
Appointed to continue Noble's term.
Retired when successor qualified.
 
3
John Tipton
JacksonianJan 3, 1832 –
Mar 3, 1839
Elected to finish Noble's term. 
Re-elected in 1832.
Retired.
423rd
24th
Democratic25th5Elected in 1836.
Lost re-election.
Mar 4, 1837 –
Mar 3, 1843
Whig
Oliver H. Smith
3
4
Albert Smith White
WhigMar 4, 1839 –
Mar 3, 1845
Elected in 1838.
Retired.
526th
27th
28th6Elected in 1842.
Lost renomination.
Mar 4, 1843 –
Mar 3, 1849
Democratic
Ned Hannegan
4
5
Jesse D. Bright
DemocraticMar 4, 1845 –
Feb 5, 1862
Elected in 1844.629th
30th
31st7Elected in 1848.
Died.
Mar 4, 1849 –
Oct 4, 1852
Democratic
James Whitcomb
5
Re-elected in 1850.732nd
 Oct 4, 1852 –
Dec 6, 1852
Vacant
Appointed to continue Whitcomb's term.
Retired when successor qualified.
Dec 6, 1852 –
Jan 18, 1853
Democratic
Charles W. Cathcart
6
Elected to finish Whitcomb's term.
Lost re-election.
Jan 18, 1853 –
Mar 3, 1855
Democratic
John Pettit
7
33rd
34th8Legislature failed to elect.Mar 4, 1855 –
Feb 4, 1857
Vacant
Elected late in 1857.
Retired.
Feb 4, 1857 –
Mar 3, 1861
Democratic
Graham N. Fitch
8
Re-elected in 1856.
Expelled for sympathizing with the Confederacy.
835th
36th
37th9Elected in 1860.
Unknown if retired or lost re-election.
Mar 4, 1861 –
Mar 3, 1867
Republican
Henry S. Lane
9
VacantFeb 5, 1862 –
Feb 24, 1862
 
6
Joseph A. Wright
UnionistFeb 24, 1862 –
Jan 14, 1863
Appointed to finish Bright's term.
Retired when successor qualified.
7
David Turpie
DemocraticJan 14, 1863 –
Mar 3, 1863
Elected to finish Bright's term.
Retired.
8
Thomas A. Hendricks
DemocraticMar 4, 1863 –
Mar 3, 1869
Elected in 1862.
Retired.
938th
39th
40th10Elected in 1867.Mar 4, 1867 –
Nov 1, 1877
Republican
Oliver P. Morton
10
9
Daniel D. Pratt
RepublicanMar 4, 1869 –
Mar 3, 1875
Elected in 1868.
Retired.
1041st
42nd
43rd11Re-elected in 1873.
Died.
10
Joseph E. McDonald
DemocraticMar 4, 1875 –
Mar 3, 1881
Elected in 1874 or 1875
Lost re-election.
1144th
45th
 Nov 1, 1877 –
Nov 6, 1877
Vacant
Appointed to continue Morton's term.
Elected in 1879 to finish Morton's term.[1]
Nov 6, 1877 –
Mar 3, 1897
Democratic
Daniel W. Voorhees
11
46th12Re-elected in 1879.
11
Benjamin Harrison
RepublicanMar 4, 1881 –
Mar 3, 1887
Elected in 1881.[2]
Lost re-election.
1247th
48th
49th13Re-elected in 1885.
12
David Turpie
DemocraticMar 4, 1887 –
Mar 3, 1899
Elected in 1887.1350th
51st
52nd14Re-elected in 1891.
Lost re-election.
Re-elected in 1893.
Lost re-election.
1453rd
54th
55th15Elected in 1897.[3]Mar 4, 1897 –
Mar 3, 1905
Republican
Charles W. Fairbanks
12
13
Albert J. Beveridge
RepublicanMar 4, 1899 –
Mar 3, 1911
Elected in 1899.1556th
57th
58th16Re-elected in 1903.
Resigned to become U.S. Vice President.
Re-elected in 1905.
Lost re-election.
1659thElected to finish Fairbanks's term.
Lost re-election.
Mar 4, 1905 –
Mar 3, 1909
Republican
James A. Hemenway
13
60th
61st17Elected in 1909.Mar 4, 1909 –
Mar 14, 1916
Democratic
Benjamin F. Shively
14
14
John W. Kern
DemocraticMar 4, 1911 –
Mar 3, 1917
Elected in 1911.
Lost re-election.
1762nd
63rd
64th18Re-elected in 1914.
Died.
 Mar 14, 1916 –
Mar 20, 1916
Vacant
Appointed to continue Shiveley's term.
Lost election to finish Shiveley's term.
Mar 20, 1916 –
Nov 7, 1916
Democratic
Thomas Taggart
15
Elected to finish Shiveley's term.Nov 8, 1916 –
Mar 3, 1933
Republican
James E. Watson
16
15
Harry S. New
RepublicanMar 4, 1917 –
Mar 3, 1923
Elected in 1916.
Lost renomination.
1865th
66th
67th19Re-elected in 1920.
16
Samuel M. Ralston
DemocraticMar 4, 1923 –
Oct 14, 1925
Elected in 1922.
Died.
1968th
69th
VacantOct 14, 1925 –
Oct 20, 1925
 
17
Arthur Raymond Robinson
RepublicanOct 20, 1925 –
Jan 3, 1935
Appointed to continue Ralston's term.
Elected in 1926 to finish Ralston's term.[4]
70th20Re-elected in 1926.
Lost re-election.
Re-elected in 1928.
Lost re-election.
2071st
72nd
73rd21Elected in 1932.Mar 4, 1933 –
Jan 25, 1944
Democratic
Frederick Van Nuys
17
18
Sherman Minton
DemocraticJan 3, 1935 –
Jan 3, 1941
Elected in 1934.
Lost re-election.
2174th
75th
76th22Re-elected in 1938.
Died.
19
Raymond E. Willis
RepublicanJan 3, 1941 –
Jan 3, 1947
Elected in 1940.
Retired.
2277th
78th
 Jan 25, 1944 –
Jan 28, 1944
Vacant
Appointed to continue Van Nuys's term.
Retired when successor elected.
Jan 28, 1944 –
Nov 13, 1944
Democratic
Samuel D. Jackson
18
Elected to finish Van Nuys's term.
Retired.
Nov 14, 1944 –
Jan 3, 1945
Republican
William E. Jenner
19
79th23Elected in 1944.Jan 3, 1945 –
Jan 3, 1963
Republican
Homer E. Capehart
20
20
William E. Jenner
RepublicanJan 3, 1947 –
Jan 3, 1959
Elected in 1946.2380th
81st
82nd24Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Retired.
2483rd
84th
85th25Re-elected in 1956.
Lost re-election.
21
Vance Hartke
DemocraticJan 3, 1959 –
Jan 3, 1977
Elected in 1958.2586th
87th
88th26Elected in 1962.Jan 3, 1963 –
Jan 3, 1981
Democratic
Birch Bayh
21
Re-elected in 1964.2689th
90th
91st27Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Lost re-election.
2792nd
93rd
94th28Re-elected in 1974.
Lost re-election.
22
Richard Lugar
RepublicanJan 3, 1977 –
Jan 3, 2013
Elected in 1976.2895th
96th
97th29Elected in 1980.Jan 3, 1981 –
Jan 3, 1989
Republican
Dan Quayle
22
Re-elected in 1982.2998th
99th
100th30Re-elected in 1986.
Resigned to become U.S. Vice President.
Re-elected in 1988.30101stAppointed to continue Quayle's term.
Elected in 1990 to finish Quayle's term.
Jan 3, 1989 –
Jan 3, 1999
Republican
Dan Coats
23
102nd
103rd31Re-elected in 1992.
Retired.
Re-elected in 1994.31104th
105th
106th32Elected in 1998.Jan 3, 1999 –
Jan 3, 2011
Democratic
Evan Bayh
24
Re-elected in 2000.32107th
108th
109th33Re-elected in 2004.
Retired.
Re-elected in 2006.
Lost renomination.
33110th
111th
112th34Elected again in 2010.
Retired.
Jan 3, 2011 –
Jan 3, 2017
Republican
Dan Coats
25
23
Joe Donnelly
DemocraticJan 3, 2013 –
Jan 3, 2019
Elected in 2012.
Lost re-election.
34113th
114th
115th35Elected in 2016.Jan 3, 2017 –
present
Republican
Todd Young
26
24
Mike Braun
RepublicanJan 3, 2019 –
present
Elected in 2018.
Retiring at end of term to run for Governor of Indiana.
35116th
117th
118th36Re-elected in 2022.
To be determined in the 2024 election.36119th
120th
121st37To be determined in the 2028 election.
#SenatorPartyYears in officeElectoral historyTCTElectoral historyYears in officePartySenator#
Class 1 Class 3

See also edit

References and external links edit

  1. ^ Byrd, p. 105.
  2. ^ Gugin, Linda C.; St. Clair, James E (2006). The governors of Indiana. ISBN 9780871951960. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  3. ^ "Fairbanks in Indiana". The New York Times. January 21, 1897. p. 2.
  4. ^ Byrd, p. 104