Mississippi was admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, and elects senators to class 1 and class 2. Its current senators are Republicans Cindy Hyde-Smith and Roger Wicker. As of February 2022, 51 people have served as U.S. senators from Mississippi. John C. Stennis was Mississippi's longest-serving senator (1947–1989).
Current delegation
Mississippi last elected a Democrat in 1982, and both seats have been occupied by the Republicans since 1989.
List of senators
editClass 1Class 1 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2008 (special election), 2012, 2018, and 2024. The next election will be in 2030. | C | Class 2Class 2 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2008, 2014, 2018 (special election) and 2020. The next election will be in 2026. | ||||||||||
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# | Senator | Party | Dates in office | Electoral history | T | T | Electoral history | Dates in office | Party | Senator | # | |
1 | Walter Leake |
Democratic- Republican |
Dec 10, 1817 – May 15, 1820 |
Elected in 1817.Resigned. | 1 | 15th | 1 | Elected in 1817. | Dec 10, 1817 – Mar 4, 1829 |
Democratic- Republican |
Thomas Hill Williams |
1 |
16th | ||||||||||||
Vacant | May 15, 1820 – Aug 30, 1820 |
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2 | David Holmes |
Democratic- Republican |
Aug 30, 1820 – Sep 25, 1825 |
Elected to finish Leake's term. | ||||||||
Re-election year unknown.Resigned to become Governor of Mississippi. | 2 | 17th | ||||||||||
18th | 2 | Re-elected in 1823. | ||||||||||
Jacksonian | 19th | Jacksonian | ||||||||||
Vacant | Sep 25, 1825 – Sep 28, 1825 |
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3 | Powhatan Ellis |
Jacksonian | Sep 28, 1825 – Jan 28, 1826 |
Appointed to continue Holmes's term.Lost election to finish Holmes's term. | ||||||||
4 | Thomas Buck Reed |
Jacksonian | Jan 28, 1826 – Mar 4, 1827 |
Elected to finish Holmes's term.Lost election to full term. | ||||||||
5 | Powhatan Ellis |
Jacksonian | Mar 4, 1827 – Jul 16, 1832 |
Election year unknown.Resigned to become a U.S. District Judge. | 3 | 20th | ||||||
21st | 3 | Elected in 1828.Died. | Mar 4, 1829 – Nov 26, 1829 |
Jacksonian | Thomas Buck Reed |
2 | ||||||
Nov 26, 1829 – Jan 6, 1830 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Elected to finish Reed's term.Died. | Jan 6, 1830 – Jul 2, 1830 |
Jacksonian | Robert H. Adams | 3 | ||||||||
Jul 2, 1830 – Oct 15, 1830 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Adams's term.Elected in 1830 to finish Adams's term.[1]Lost re-election. | Oct 15, 1830 – Mar 4, 1835 |
Jacksonian | George Poindexter |
4 | ||||||||
22nd | National Republican | |||||||||||
Vacant | Jul 16, 1832 – Nov 12, 1832 |
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6 | John Black |
Jacksonian | Nov 12, 1832 – Mar 4, 1833 |
Appointed to finish Ellis's term. | ||||||||
Vacant | Mar 4, 1833 – Nov 22, 1833 |
Legislature failed to elect. | 4 | 23rd | ||||||||
John Black |
National Republican |
Nov 22, 1833 – Jan 22, 1838 |
Elected late.Resigned. | |||||||||
24th | 4 | Elected in 1835. | Mar 4, 1835 – Mar 5, 1845 |
Jacksonian | Robert J. Walker |
5 | ||||||
Whig | 25th | Democratic | ||||||||||
7 | James F. Trotter |
Democratic | Jan 22, 1838 – Jul 10, 1838 |
Appointed to continue Black's term.Resigned. | ||||||||
Vacant | Jul 10, 1838 – Nov 12, 1838 |
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8 | Thomas H. Williams | Democratic | Nov 12, 1838 – Mar 4, 1839 |
Appointed to continue Black's term.Elected in 1839 to finish Black's term.[2][data missing]. | ||||||||
9 | John Henderson |
Whig | Mar 4, 1839 – Mar 4, 1845 |
Elected in 1838.[data missing]. | 5 | 26th | ||||||
27th | 5 | Re-elected in 1841.Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. | ||||||||||
28th | ||||||||||||
10 | Jesse Speight |
Democratic | Mar 4, 1845 – May 1, 1847 |
Elected in 1844.Died. | 6 | 29th | ||||||
Mar 5, 1845 – Nov 3, 1845 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Walker's term.Elected in 1846 to finish Walker's term.[1][data missing]. | Nov 3, 1845 – Mar 4, 1847 |
Democratic | Joseph W. Chalmers | 6 | ||||||||
30th | 6 | Elected in 1846 or 1847.Resigned to become Governor of Mississippi. | Mar 4, 1847 – Jan 8, 1852 |
Democratic | Henry S. Foote |
7 | ||||||
Vacant | May 1, 1847 – Aug 10, 1847 |
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11 | Jefferson Davis |
Democratic | Aug 10, 1847 – Sep 23, 1851 |
Appointed to continue Speight's term.Elected in 1848 to finish Speight's term.[2] | ||||||||
31st | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1850.Resigned to run for Governor of Mississippi. | 7 | 32nd | ||||||||||
Vacant | Sep 23, 1851 – Dec 1, 1851 |
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12 | John J. McRae |
Democratic | Dec 1, 1851 – Mar 17, 1852 |
Appointed to continue Davis's term.Successor elected. | ||||||||
Jan 8, 1852 – Feb 18, 1852 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Elected to finish Foote's term.Retired. | Feb 18, 1852 – Mar 4, 1853 |
Whig | Walker Brooke |
8 | ||||||||
13 | Stephen Adams |
Democratic | Mar 17, 1852 – Mar 4, 1857 |
Elected to finish Davis's term.[data missing]. | ||||||||
33rd | 7 | Mar 4, 1853 – Jan 7, 1854 |
Vacant | |||||||||
Elected late in 1854 | Jan 7, 1854 – Jan 12, 1861 |
Democratic | Albert G. Brown |
9 | ||||||||
34th | ||||||||||||
14 | Jefferson Davis |
Democratic | Mar 4, 1857 – Jan 21, 1861 |
Elected in 1856 or 1857.Resigned. | 8 | 35th | ||||||
36th | 8 | Re-elected in 1859.Withdrew. | ||||||||||
Civil War and Reconstruction | Jan 12, 1861 – Feb 23, 1870 |
Vacant | ||||||||||
Vacant | Jan 21, 1861 – Feb 23, 1870 |
Civil War and Reconstruction | ||||||||||
37th | ||||||||||||
9 | 38th | |||||||||||
39th | 9 | |||||||||||
40th | ||||||||||||
10 | 41st | |||||||||||
15 | Adelbert Ames |
Republican | Feb 23, 1870 – Jan 4, 1874 |
Elected in 1870 upon readmission.Resigned to become Governor of Mississippi. | Elected in 1870 upon readmission.[data missing]. | Feb 23, 1870 – Mar 4, 1871 |
Republican | Hiram R. Revels |
10 | |||
42nd | 10 | Mar 4, 1871 – Dec 1, 1871 |
Vacant | |||||||||
Elected in 1870, but remained Governor until Dec 1871.[data missing]. | Dec 1, 1871 – Mar 4, 1877 |
Republican | James L. Alcorn |
11 | ||||||||
43rd | ||||||||||||
Vacant | Jan 4, 1874 – Feb 3, 1874 |
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16 | Henry R. Pease |
Republican | Feb 3, 1874 – Mar 4, 1875 |
Elected to finish Ames's term.Retired. | ||||||||
17 | Blanche Bruce |
Republican | Mar 4, 1875 – Mar 4, 1881 |
Elected in 1874.[data missing]. | 11 | 44th | ||||||
45th | 11 | Elected in 1876. | Mar 4, 1877 – Mar 6, 1885 |
Democratic | Lucius Q. C. Lamar |
12 | ||||||
46th | ||||||||||||
18 | James Z. George |
Democratic | Mar 4, 1881 – Aug 14, 1897 |
Elected in 1880. | 12 | 47th | ||||||
48th | 12 | Re-elected in 1883.Resigned. | ||||||||||
49th | ||||||||||||
Mar 6, 1885 – Mar 9, 1885 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Lamar's term.Elected in 1886 to finish Lamar's term.[1] | Mar 9, 1885 – Jan 24, 1894 |
Democratic | Edward C. Walthall |
13 | ||||||||
Re-elected in 1886. | 13 | 50th | ||||||||||
51st | 13 | Re-elected in 1889.Resigned. | ||||||||||
52nd | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1892.[3]Died. | 14 | 53rd | ||||||||||
Jan 24, 1894 – Feb 7, 1894 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Elected to finish Walthall's term.[data missing]. | Feb 7, 1894 – Mar 4, 1895 |
Democratic | Anselm J. McLaurin |
14 | ||||||||
54th | 14 | Elected early in 1892.[3]Died. | Mar 4, 1895 – Apr 21, 1898 |
Democratic | Edward C. Walthall |
15 | ||||||
55th | ||||||||||||
Vacant | Aug 14, 1897 – Oct 8, 1897 |
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19 | Hernando Money |
Democratic | Oct 8, 1897 – Mar 4, 1911 |
Appointed to finish George's term. | ||||||||
Apr 21, 1898 – May 31, 1898 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Walthall's term.Elected in 1900 to finish Walthall's term.[4]Retired. | May 31, 1898 – Mar 4, 1901 |
Democratic | William V. Sullivan |
16 | ||||||||
Elected to full term in 1899. | 15 | 56th | ||||||||||
57th | 15 | Elected in 1900. | Mar 4, 1901 – Dec 22, 1909 |
Democratic | Anselm J. McLaurin |
17 | ||||||
58th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1904.[5]Retired. | 16 | 59th | ||||||||||
60th | 16 | Re-elected early in 1904.[5]Died. | ||||||||||
61st | ||||||||||||
Dec 22, 1909 – Dec 27, 1909 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue McLaurin's term.Successor qualified. | Dec 27, 1909 – Feb 22, 1910 |
Democratic | James Gordon |
18 | ||||||||
Elected to finish McLaurin's term.Lost nomination to full term. | Feb 23, 1910 – Mar 4, 1913 |
Democratic | LeRoy Percy |
19 | ||||||||
20 | John Sharp Williams |
Democratic | Mar 4, 1911 – Mar 4, 1923 |
Elected early in 1908. | 17 | 62nd | ||||||
63rd | 17 | Elected in 1912.Lost renomination. | Mar 4, 1913 – Mar 4, 1919 |
Democratic | James K. Vardaman |
20 | ||||||
64th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1916.Retired. | 18 | 65th | ||||||||||
66th | 18 | Elected in 1918. | Mar 4, 1919 – Jun 22, 1941 |
Democratic | Pat Harrison |
21 | ||||||
67th | ||||||||||||
21 | Hubert D. Stephens |
Democratic | Mar 4, 1923 – Jan 3, 1935 |
Elected in 1922. | 19 | 68th | ||||||
69th | 19 | Re-elected in 1924. | ||||||||||
70th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1928.Lost renomination. | 20 | 71st | ||||||||||
72nd | 20 | Re-elected in 1930. | ||||||||||
73rd | ||||||||||||
22 | Theodore G. Bilbo |
Democratic | Jan 3, 1935 – Aug 21, 1947 |
Elected in 1934. | 21 | 74th | ||||||
75th | 21 | Re-elected in 1936.Died. | ||||||||||
76th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1940. | 22 | 77th | ||||||||||
Jun 22, 1941 – Jun 30, 1941 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Harrison's term.Retired when successor elected. | Jun 30, 1941 – Sep 28, 1941 |
Democratic | James Eastland |
22 | ||||||||
Elected to finish Harrison's term.Lost renomination. | Sep 29, 1941 – Jan 3, 1943 |
Democratic | Wall Doxey |
23 | ||||||||
78th | 22 | Elected in 1942. | Jan 3, 1943 – Dec 27, 1978 |
Democratic | James Eastland |
24 | ||||||
79th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1946.Died. | 23 | 80th | ||||||||||
Vacant | Aug 21, 1947 – Nov 5, 1947 |
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23 | John C. Stennis |
Democratic | Nov 5, 1947 – Jan 3, 1989 |
Elected to finish Bilbo's term. | ||||||||
81st | 23 | Re-elected in 1948. | ||||||||||
82nd | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1952. | 24 | 83rd | ||||||||||
84th | 24 | Re-elected in 1954. | ||||||||||
85th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1958. | 25 | 86th | ||||||||||
87th | 25 | Re-elected in 1960. | ||||||||||
88th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1964. | 26 | 89th | ||||||||||
90th | 26 | Re-elected in 1966. | ||||||||||
91st | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1970. | 27 | 92nd | ||||||||||
93rd | 27 | Re-elected in 1972.Retired, and resigned early to give successor preferential seniority. | ||||||||||
94th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1976. | 28 | 95th | ||||||||||
Appointed early to finish Eastland's term, having already been elected to the next term. | Dec 27, 1978 – Apr 1, 2018 |
Republican | Thad Cochran |
25 | ||||||||
96th | 28 | Elected in 1978. | ||||||||||
97th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1982.Retired. | 29 | 98th | ||||||||||
99th | 29 | Re-elected in 1984. | ||||||||||
100th | ||||||||||||
24 | Trent Lott |
Republican | Jan 3, 1989 – Dec 18, 2007 |
Elected in 1988. | 30 | 101st | ||||||
102nd | 30 | Re-elected in 1990. | ||||||||||
103rd | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1994. | 31 | 104th | ||||||||||
105th | 31 | Re-elected in 1996. | ||||||||||
106th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 2000. | 32 | 107th | ||||||||||
108th | 32 | Re-elected in 2002. | ||||||||||
109th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 2006.Resigned. | 33 | 110th | ||||||||||
Vacant | Dec 18, 2007 – Dec 31, 2007 |
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25 | Roger Wicker |
Republican | Dec 31, 2007 – present |
Appointed to continue Lott's term.Elected in 2008 to finish Lott's term. | ||||||||
111th | 33 | Re-elected in 2008. | ||||||||||
112th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 2012. | 34 | 113th | ||||||||||
114th | 34 | Re-elected in 2014.Resigned. | ||||||||||
115th | ||||||||||||
Appointed to continue Cochran's term.Elected in 2018 in runoff election to finish Cochran's term. | Apr 2, 2018 – present |
Republican | Cindy Hyde-Smith |
26 | ||||||||
Re-elected in 2018. | 35 | 116th | ||||||||||
117th | 35 | Re-elected in 2020. | ||||||||||
118th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 2024. | 36 | 119th | ||||||||||
120th | 36 | To be determined in the 2026 election. | ||||||||||
# | Senator | Party | Years in office | Electoral history | T | C | T | Electoral history | Years in office | Party | Senator | # |
Class 1 | Class 2 |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c Byrd, p. 130.
- ^ a b Byrd, p. 129.
- ^ a b "GEORGE AND WALTHALL ELECTED". The New York Times. January 20, 1892.
- ^ Byrd, p. 131.
- ^ a b "Re-elect Senators McLaurin and Money" (PDF). The New York Times. January 20, 1904. p. 5.
References
edit- Byrd, Robert C. (October 1, 1993). Wolff, Wendy (ed.). The Senate, 1789-1989: Historical Statistics, 1789-1992. United States Senate Historical Office (volume 4 Bicentennial ed.). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. ISBN 9780160632563.