List of United States senators from Missouri

Missouri was admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821. Its current U.S. senators are Republicans Josh Hawley (class 1, serving since 2019) and Eric Schmitt (class 3, serving since 2023). Francis Cockrell was Missouri's longest-serving senator (1875–1905). Missouri is one of fifteen states alongside Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, 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 senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2000, 2002 (special), 2006, 2012, and 2018. The next election will be in 2024.
C Class 3
Class 3 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
Thomas Hart Benton
Democratic-
Republican
Aug 10, 1821 –
Mar 3, 1851
Elected in 1821.117th1Elected in 1821.Aug 10, 1821 –
Mar 3, 1831
Democratic-
Republican

David Barton
1
18th
Jacksonian19th2Re-elected in 1825.
Lost re-election.
National
Republican
Re-elected in 1827.220th
21st
22nd3Elected in 1830.
Died.
Mar 4, 1831 –
Jun 6, 1833
JacksonianAlexander Buckner2
Re-elected in 1833.323rd
 Jun 6, 1833 –
Oct 25, 1833
Vacant
Appointed to continue Buckner's term.
Elected to finish Buckner's term.
Oct 25, 1833 –
Oct 3, 1843
Jacksonian
Lewis F. Linn
3
24th
Democratic25th4Re-elected in 1836.Democratic
Re-elected in 1839.426th
27th
28th5Re-elected in 1842.
Died.
 Oct 3, 1843 –
Oct 14, 1843
Vacant
Appointed to continue Linn's term.
Elected to finish Linn's term.
Oct 14, 1843 –
Mar 3, 1855
Democratic
David Rice Atchison
4
Re-elected in 1845.
Lost re-election.
529th
30th
31st6Re-elected in 1849.
Lost re-election.
2
Henry S. Geyer
WhigMar 4, 1851 –
Mar 3, 1857
Elected in 1851.
Retired.
632nd
33rd
34th7Failure to elect.Mar 4, 1855 –
Jan 12, 1857
Vacant
Elected late in 1857.
Retired or lost re-election.
Jan 12, 1857 –
Mar 3, 1861
Democratic
James S. Green
5
3
Trusten Polk
DemocraticMar 4, 1857 –
Jan 10, 1862
Elected in 1857.
Expelled for supporting the Confederacy in the American Civil War.
735th
36th
37th8 Mar 4, 1861 –
Mar 17, 1861
Vacant
Elected late in 1861.
Expelled for supporting the Confederacy in the American Civil War.
Mar 17, 1861 –
Jan 10, 1862
Democratic
Waldo Johnson
6
VacantJan 10, 1862 –
Jan 17, 1862
  Jan 10, 1862 –
Jan 17, 1862
Vacant
4
John B. Henderson
UnionistJan 17, 1862 –
Mar 3, 1869
Appointed to finish Polk's term.Appointed to continue Johnson's term.
Successor qualified.
Jan 17, 1862 –
Nov 13, 1863
Unionist
Robert Wilson
7
Unconditional
Unionist
Elected to the next term in 1863.
Retired.
838thUnconditional
Unionist
Elected to finish Johnson's term.
Retired due to ill health.
Nov 13, 1863 –
Mar 3, 1867
Unconditional
Unionist

B. Gratz Brown
8
Republican39thRepublican
40th9Elected in 1866 or 1867.
Resigned to become Chief Justice of the U.S. Court of Claims.
Mar 4, 1867 –
Dec 19, 1870
Republican
Charles D. Drake
9
5
Carl Schurz
RepublicanMar 4, 1869 –
Mar 3, 1875
Elected in 1868.
Retired.
941st
Liberal RepublicanAppointed to continue Drake's term.
Retired when successor elected.
Dec 19, 1870 –
Jan 20, 1871
Republican
Daniel T. Jewett
10
42ndElected to finish Drake's term.
Lost re-election.
Jan 20, 1871 –
Mar 3, 1873
Democratic
Francis P. Blair
11
Republican
43rd10Elected in 1872 or 1873.
Died.
Mar 4, 1873 –
Sep 20, 1877
Democratic
Lewis V. Bogy
12
6
Francis Cockrell
DemocraticMar 4, 1875 –
Mar 3, 1905
Elected in 1874.1044th
45th
 Sep 20, 1877 –
Sep 29, 1877
Vacant
Appointed to continue Bogy's term.
Retired.
Sep 29, 1877 –
Jan 26, 1879
Democratic
David H. Armstrong
13
Elected to finish Bogy's term.
Retired.
Jan 27, 1879 –
Mar 3, 1879
Democratic
James Shields
14
46th11Elected in 1879.Mar 4, 1879 –
Mar 3, 1903
Democratic
George G. Vest
15
Re-elected in 1881.1147th
48th
49th12Re-elected in 1885.
Re-elected in 1887.[1]1250th
51st
52nd13Re-elected in 1891.
Re-elected in 1893.[2]1353rd
54th
55th14Re-elected in 1897.
Retired.
Re-elected in 1899.[3]
Lost re-election.[4]
1456th
57th
58th15Elected in 1903.Mar 4, 1903 –
Apr 14, 1918
Democratic
William J. Stone
16
VacantMar 4, 1905 –
Mar 18, 1905
 1559th
7
William Warner
RepublicanMar 18, 1905 –
Mar 3, 1911
Elected late in 1905.
Retired.
60th
61st16Re-elected in 1909.[5]
8
James A. Reed
DemocraticMar 4, 1911 –
Mar 3, 1929
Elected in 1910.1662nd
63rd
64th17Re-elected in 1914.
Died.
Re-elected in 1916.1765th
 Apr 14, 1918 –
Apr 30, 1918
Vacant
Appointed to continue Stone's term.
Lost renomination to finish Stone's term.
Apr 30, 1918 –
Nov 5, 1918
Democratic
Xenophon P. Wilfley
17
Elected in 1918 to finish Stone's term.Nov 6, 1918 –
May 16, 1925
Republican
Selden P. Spencer
18
66th
67th18Re-elected in 1920.
Died.
Re-elected in 1922.
Retired.
1868th
69th
 May 16, 1925 –
May 25, 1925
Vacant
Appointed to continue Spencer's term.
Lost elections to finish Spencer's term and to the next term.
May 25, 1925 –
Dec 5, 1926
Republican
George H. Williams
19
Elected to finish Spencer's term.Dec 6, 1926 –
Feb 3, 1933
Democratic
Harry B. Hawes
20
70th19Also elected to the next term in 1926.
Retired, then resigned early.
9
Roscoe C. Patterson
RepublicanMar 4, 1929 –
Jan 3, 1935
Elected in 1928.
Lost re-election.
1971st
72nd
Appointed to finish Hawes's term, having already been elected to the next term.Feb 3, 1933 –
Jan 3, 1945
Democratic
Joel B. Clark
21
73rd20Elected in 1932.
10
Harry S. Truman
DemocraticJan 3, 1935 –
Jan 17, 1945
Elected in 1934.2074th
75th
76th21Re-elected in 1938.
Lost renomination.
Re-elected in 1940.
Resigned to become U.S. Vice President.
2177th
78th
79th22Elected in 1944.
Lost re-election.
Jan 3, 1945 –
Jan 3, 1951
Republican
Forrest C. Donnell
22
11
Frank P. Briggs
DemocraticJan 18, 1945 –
Jan 3, 1947
Appointed to finish Truman's term.
Lost election to full term.
12
James P. Kem
RepublicanJan 3, 1947 –
Jan 3, 1953
Elected in 1946.
Lost re-election.
2280th
81st
82nd23Elected in 1950.Jan 3, 1951 –
Sep 13, 1960
Democratic
Thomas Hennings
23
13
Stuart Symington
DemocraticJan 3, 1953 –
Dec 27, 1976
Elected in 1952.2383rd
84th
85th24Re-elected in 1956.
Died.
Elected in 1958.2486th
 Sep 13, 1960 –
Sep 23, 1960
Vacant
Appointed to continue Henning's term.
Elected to finish Henning's term.
Sep 23, 1960 –
Dec 27, 1968
Democratic
Edward V. Long
24
87th
88th25Re-elected in 1962.
Lost renomination, and resigned early.
Elected in 1964.2589th
90th
Appointed to finish Long's term, having been elected to next term.Dec 28, 1968 –
Jan 3, 1987
Democratic
Thomas Eagleton
25
91st26Elected in 1968.
Elected in 1970.
Retired, then resigned early to give successor preferential seniority.
2692nd
93rd
94th27Re-elected in 1974.
14
John Danforth
RepublicanDec 27, 1976 –
Jan 3, 1995
Appointed to finish Symington's term, having already been elected to the next term.
Elected in 1976.2795th
96th
97th28Re-elected in 1980.
Retired.
Re-elected in 1982.2898th
99th
100th29Elected in 1986.Jan 3, 1987 –
Jan 3, 2011
Republican
Kit Bond
26
Re-elected in 1988.
Retired.
29101st
102nd
103rd30Re-elected in 1992.
15
John Ashcroft
RepublicanJan 3, 1995 –
Jan 3, 2001
Elected in 1994.
Lost re-election.
30104th
105th
106th31Re-elected in 1998.
16
Jean Carnahan
DemocraticJan 3, 2001 –
Nov 23, 2002
Appointed to begin the term of her husband, Mel Carnahan (D), who was posthumously elected in 2000.
Lost election to finish her husband's term.
31107th
17
Jim Talent
RepublicanNov 23, 2002 –
Jan 3, 2007
Elected in 2002 to finish Mel Carnahan's term.
Lost re-election.
108th
109th32Re-elected in 2004.
Retired.
18
Claire McCaskill
DemocraticJan 3, 2007 –
Jan 3, 2019
Elected in 2006.32110th
111th
112th33Elected in 2010.Jan 3, 2011 –
Jan 3, 2023
Republican
Roy Blunt
27
Re-elected in 2012.
Lost re-election.
33113th
114th
115th34Re-elected in 2016.
Retired.
19
Josh Hawley
RepublicanJan 3, 2019 –
present
Elected in 2018.34116th
117th
118th35Elected in 2022.Jan 3, 2023 –
present
Republican
Eric Schmitt
28
To be determined in the 2024 election.35119th
120th
121st36To be determined in the 2028 election.
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See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "SENATORIAL ELECTIONS". The New York Times. January 20, 1887. p. 1.
  2. ^ [sic]: "WILLL STIL REPRESENT MISSOURI. FRANCIS M. COCKRELL ELECTED ON THE FIRST BALLOT". The New York Times. January 18, 1893. p. 5.
  3. ^ "Cockrell Re-elected in Missouri". The New York Times. January 18, 1899. p. 2.
  4. ^ The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1906. New York: The Press Publishing Co. New York World. 1905. p. 108.
  5. ^ The Tribune Almanac and Political Register 1910. New York: The Tribune Association. 1910. p. 271 – via Hathi Trust Digital Library.