List of United States Senators from Missouri






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Current delegation




Roy Blunt (R)





Josh Hawley (R)



since January 3, 2019


Missouri was admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821. Its current U.S. Senators are Republicans Roy Blunt (Class 3, serving since 2011) and Josh Hawley (Class 1, serving since 2019).




Contents






  • 1 List of senators


  • 2 Living former U.S. Senators


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References





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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.


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Class 3


Class 3 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1998, 2004, 2010, and 2016. The next election will be in 2022.


#
Senator
Party
Years in office
Electoral history
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Electoral history
Years in office
Party
Senator
#
1

Thomas Hart Benton (senator).jpg
Thomas Hart Benton

Democratic-
Republican
August 10, 1821 –
March 4, 1851

Elected in 1821.
1

17th
1

Elected in 1821.
August 10, 1821 –
March 4, 1831

Democratic-
Republican

DavidBarton.jpg
David Barton
1

Jacksonian
Democratic-
Republican

18th

Adams-Clay
Democratic-
Republican

Jacksonian

19th
2

Re-elected in 1825.

Lost re-election.

Anti-
Jacksonian

Re-elected in 1827.
2

20th

Adams

21st

Anti-
Jacksonian

22nd
3

Elected in 1830.

Died.
March 4, 1831 –
June 6, 1833

Jacksonian

Alexander Buckner
2

Re-elected in 1833.
3

23rd
 
June 6, 1833 –
October 25, 1833

Vacant
Appointed to continue Buckner's term.

Elected to finish Buckner's term.
October 25, 1833 –
October 3, 1843

Jacksonian

Lewis Fields Linn.jpg
Lewis F. Linn
3

24th

Democratic

25th
4

Re-elected in 1836.

Democratic

Re-elected in 1839.
4

26th

27th

28th
5

Re-elected in 1842.

Died.
 
October 3, 1843 –
October 14, 1843

Vacant
Appointed to continue Linn's term.

Elected to finish Linn's term.
October 14, 1843 –
March 4, 1855

Democratic

David Rice Atchison.jpg
David Rice Atchison
4

Re-elected in 1845.

Lost re-election.
5

29th

30th

31st
6

Re-elected in 1849.

Lost re-election.
2

HSGeyer.jpg
Henry S. Geyer

Whig
March 4, 1851 –
March 4, 1857

Elected in 1851.

Retired.
6

32nd

33rd

34th
7
Failure to elect.
March 4, 1855 –
January 12, 1857

Vacant

Elected late in 1857.

[Data unknown/missing.].
January 12, 1857 –
March 4, 1861

Democratic

JSGreen.jpg
James S. Green
5
3

TPolk.jpg
Trusten Polk

Democratic
March 4, 1857 –
January 10, 1862

Elected in 1857.

Expelled for supporting the rebellion in the American Civil War.
7

35th

36th

37th
8
 
March 4, 1861 –
March 17, 1861

Vacant

Elected late in 1861.

Expelled for supporting the rebellion in the American Civil War.
March 17, 1861 –
January 10, 1862

Democratic

WPJohnson.jpg
Waldo P. Johnson
6

Vacant
January 10, 1862 –
January 17, 1862
 
 
January 10, 1862 –
January 17, 1862

Vacant
4

John B. Henderson - Brady-Handy.jpg
John B. Henderson

Unionist
January 17, 1862 –
March 4, 1869
Appointed to finish Polk's term.
Appointed to continue Johnson's term.

Successor qualified.
January 17, 1862 –
November 13, 1863

Unionist

RobWilson-Miss.jpg
Robert Wilson
7

Unconditional
Unionist

Elected to full term in 1862.

Retired.
8

38th

Unconditional Unionist

Elected to finish Johnson's term.

Retired due to ill health.
November 13, 1863 –
March 4, 1867

Unconditional Unionist

B. Gratz Brown - Brady-Handy.jpg
B. Gratz Brown
8

Republican

39th

Republican

40th
9
Elected in 1866 or 1867.

Resigned to become Chief Justice of the U.S. Court of Claims.
March 4, 1867 –
December 19, 1870

Republican

Charles D. Drake - Brady-Handy.jpg
Charles D. Drake
9
5

Carl-Schurz.jpg
Carl Schurz

Republican
March 4, 1869 –
March 4, 1875

Elected in 1868.

Retired.
9

41st
Appointed to continue Drake's term.

Retired when successor elected.
December 19, 1870 –
January 20, 1871

Republican

DTJewett.jpg
Daniel T. Jewett
10

Elected to finish Drake's term.

Lost re-election.
January 20, 1871 –
March 4, 1873

Democratic

FPB, Jr.jpg
Francis Blair
11

42nd

43rd
10
Elected in 1872 or 1873.

Died.
March 4, 1873 –
September 20, 1877

Democratic

Lewis V. Bogy - Brady-Handy.jpg
Lewis V. Bogy
12
6

Francis Cockrell - Brady-Handy.jpg
Francis Cockrell

Democratic
March 4, 1875 –
March 4, 1905

Elected in 1874.
10

44th

45th
 
September 20, 1877 –
September 29, 1877

Vacant
Appointed to continue Bogy's term.

Retired.
September 29, 1877 –
January 26, 1879

Democratic

David H. Armstrong - Brady-Handy.jpg
David H. Armstrong
13

Elected to finish Bogy's term.

Retired.
January 27, 1879 –
March 4, 1879

Democratic

James Shields - Brady-Handy.jpg
James Shields
14

46th
11

Elected in 1879.
March 4, 1879 –
March 4, 1903

Democratic

George Graham Vest.jpg
George G. Vest
15

Re-elected in 1881.
11

47th

48th

49th
12

Re-elected in 1885.

Re-elected January 19, 1887.[1]
12

50th

51st

52nd
13

Re-elected in 1891.

Re-elected January 18, 1893.[2]
13

53rd

54th

55th
14

Re-elected in 1897.

Retired.

Re-elected January 19, 1899.[3]

Lost re-election.[4]
14

56th

57th

58th
15

Elected January 20, 1903.
March 4, 1903 –
April 14, 1918

Democratic

William Joel Stone.jpg
William J. Stone
16

Vacant
March 4, 1905 –
March 18, 1905
 
15

59th
7

Senator William Warner.jpg
William Warner

Republican
March 18, 1905 –
March 4, 1911

Elected late in 1905.

Retired.

60th

61st
16

Re-elected January 20, 1909.[5]
8

James Alexander Reed.jpg
James A. Reed

Democratic
March 4, 1911 –
March 4, 1929

Elected in 1910.
16

62nd

63rd

64th
17

Re-elected in 1914.

Died.

Re-elected in 1916.
17

65th
 
April 14, 1918 –
April 30, 1918

Vacant
Appointed to continue Stone's term.

Lost election to finish Stone's term.
April 30, 1918 –
November 5, 1918

Democratic

Senator Xenophon Pierce.jpg
Xenophon P. Wilfley
17

Elected November 5, 1918 to finish Stone's term.
November 6, 1918 –
May 16, 1925

Republican

Selden Palmer Spencer.jpg
Selden P. Spencer
18

66th

67th
18

Re-elected in 1920.

Died.

Re-elected in 1922.

Retired.
18

68th

69th
 
May 16, 1925 –
May 25, 1925

Vacant
Appointed to continue Spencer's term.

Lost election to finish Spencer's term.
May 25, 1925 –
December 5, 1926

Republican

Senator George Howard Williams.JPG
George H. Williams
19

Elected to finish Spencer's term.
December 6, 1926 –
February 3, 1933

Democratic

Harry Bartow Hawes.jpg
Harry B. Hawes
20

70th
19

Re-elected in 1926.

Retired, then resigned early.
9

RoscoeCPatterson.jpg
Roscoe C. Patterson

Republican
March 4, 1929 –
January 3, 1935

Elected in 1928.

Lost re-election.
19

71st

72nd
Appointed to finish Hawes's term, having already been elected to the next term.
February 3, 1933 –
January 3, 1945

Democratic

Bennett Champ Clark (portrait).jpg
Joel B. Clark
21

73rd
20

Elected to full term in 1932.
10

Harry S. Truman.jpg
Harry S. Truman

Democratic
January 3, 1935 –
January 17, 1945

Elected in 1934.
20

74th

75th

76th
21

Re-elected in 1938.

Lost renomination.

Re-elected in 1940.

Resigned to become U.S. Vice President.
21

77th

78th

79th
22

Elected in 1944.

Lost re-election.
January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1951

Republican

Forrest C. Donnell.jpg
Forrest C. Donnell
22
11

Frank Briggs.jpg
Frank P. Briggs

Democratic
January 18, 1945 –
January 3, 1947
Appointed to finish Truman's term.

Lost election to full term.
12

Jamespkem.jpg
James P. Kem

Republican
January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1953

Elected in 1946.

Lost re-election.
22

80th

81st

82nd
23

Elected in 1950.
January 3, 1951 –
September 13, 1960

Democratic

Thomas Carey Hennings.jpg
Thomas C. Hennings, Jr.
23
13

Stuart Symington.jpg
Stuart Symington

Democratic
January 3, 1953 –
December 27, 1976

Elected in 1952.
23

83rd

84th

85th
24

Re-elected in 1956.

Died.

Elected in 1958.
24

86th
 
September 13, 1960 –
September 23, 1960

Vacant
Appointed to finish Henning's term.

Elected to finish Henning's term.
September 23, 1960 –
December 27, 1968

Democratic

Edward V. Long.jpg
Edward V. Long
24

87th

88th
25

Re-elected in 1962.

Lost renomination, and resigned early.

Elected in 1964.
25

89th

90th
Appointed to finish Long's term, having been elected to next term.
December 28, 1968 –
January 3, 1987

Democratic

ThomasEagleton.jpg
Thomas Eagleton
25

91st
26

Elected in 1968.

Elected in 1970.

Retired, then resigned early to give successor preferential seniority.
26

92nd

93rd

94th
27

Re-elected in 1974.
14

JohnDanforth.jpg
John Danforth

Republican
December 27, 1976 –
January 3, 1995
Appointed early to finish Symington's term, having already been elected to the next term.

Elected in 1976.
27

95th

96th

97th
28

Re-elected in 1980.

Retired.

Re-elected in 1982.

Retired.
28

98th

99th

100th
29

Elected in 1986.
January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 2011

Republican

Kit Bond official portrait cropped.jpg
Kit Bond
26

Re-elected in 1988.

Retired.
29

101st

102nd

103rd
30

Re-elected in 1992.
15

John Ashcroft.jpg
John Ashcroft

Republican
January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 2001

Elected in 1994.

Lost re-election.
30

104th

105th

106th
31

Re-elected in 1998.
16

Jean Carnahan.jpg
Jean Carnahan

Democratic
January 3, 2001 –
November 25, 2002
Appointed to begin Mel Carnahan, her husband's, term.

Lost election to finish her husband's term.
31

107th
17

Jim Talent official photo.jpg
Jim Talent

Republican
November 25, 2002 –
January 3, 2007

Elected to finish Mel Carnahan's term.

Lost re-election.

108th

109th
32

Re-elected in 2004.

Retired.
18

Claire McCaskill, Official portrait, 112th Congress.jpg
Claire McCaskill

Democratic
January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2019

Elected in 2006.
32

110th

111th

112th
33

Elected in 2010.
January 3, 2011 –
Present

Republican

Roy Blunt, Official Portrait, 112th Congress.jpg
Roy Blunt
27

Re-elected in 2012.

Lost re-election.
33

113th

114th

115th
34

Re-elected in 2016.
19

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Josh Hawley

Republican
January 3, 2019 –
Present

Elected in 2018.
34

116th

117th

118th
35

To be determined in the 2022 election.

To be determined in the 2024 election.
35

119th
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Senator
Party
Years in office
Electoral history
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Electoral history
Years in office
Party
Senator
#

Class 1

Class 3


Living former U.S. Senators


As of January 2019[update], there are six living former U.S. Senators from Missouri, five from Class 1 and one from Class 3. The most recent senator to die was Thomas Eagleton (served 1968–1987) on March 4, 2007, who is also the most recently serving Senator to die.













































Senator
Term of office
Class
Date of birth (and age)

John Danforth
1976–1995
1

(1936-09-05) September 5, 1936 (age 82)




Kit Bond
1987–2011
3

(1939-03-06) March 6, 1939 (age 79)

John Ashcroft
1995–2001
1

(1942-05-09) May 9, 1942 (age 76)

Jean Carnahan
2001–2002
1

(1933-12-20) December 20, 1933 (age 85)

Jim Talent
2002–2007
1

(1956-10-18) October 18, 1956 (age 62)

Claire McCaskill
2007–2019
1

(1953-07-24) July 24, 1953 (age 65)


See also



  • List of United States Representatives from Missouri

  • United States congressional delegations from Missouri



References





  1. ^ "SENATORIAL ELECTIONS". The New York Times. January 20, 1887. p. 1..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  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.











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