List of United States Senators from Mississippi

Mississippi was admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, and elects senators to Class 1 and Class 2. Its current senators are Republicans Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker. As of January 1, 2015, 50 people (all of them men) have served as U.S. Senators from Mississippi.

List of Senators

#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T e r m	C o n g r e s s	T e r m	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 1 Class 1 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1994, 2000, 2006, and 2012. The next election will be in 2018.						C o n g r e s s	Class 2 Class 2 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1996, 2002, 2008, and 2014. The next election will be in 2020.
1	Walter Leake	Democratic- Republican	December 10, 1817 – May 15, 1820	Elected in 1817. Resigned.	1	15th Congress	1	Elected in 1817.	December 10, 1817 – March 4, 1829	Democratic- Republican	Thomas Hill Williams	1
1	Walter Leake	16th Congress	December 10, 1817 – May 15, 1820	Elected in 1817. Resigned.
Vacant			May 15, 1820 – August 30, 1820
2	David Holmes		Democratic- Republican	August 30, 1820 – September 25, 1825		Elected to finish Leake's term.
			Re-election year unknown. Resigned to become Governor of Mississippi.		2	17th Congress
		Jackson Democratic- Republican				18th Congress	2	Re-elected in 1823.		Jackson Democratic- Republican
		Jacksonian				19th Congress				Jacksonian
Vacant			September 25, 1825 – September 28, 1825
3	Powhatan Ellis	Jacksonian	September 28, 1825 – January 28, 1826	Appointed to continue Holmes's term. Lost election to finish Holmes's term.
4	Thomas Buck Reed	Jacksonian	January 28, 1826 – March 4, 1827	Elected to finish Holmes's term. Lost election to full term.
5	Powhatan Ellis	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – July 16, 1832	Election year unknown. Resigned to become a U.S. District Judge.	3	20th Congress
		21st Congress				3	Elected in 1828. Died.	March 4, 1829 – November 26, 1829	Jacksonian	Thomas Buck Reed	2
								November 26, 1829 – January 6, 1830	Vacant
							Elected to finish Reed's term. Died.	January 6, 1830 – July 2, 1830	Jacksonian	Robert H. Adams	3
								July 2, 1830 – October 15, 1830	Vacant
							Appointed to continue Adams's term. Elected November 18, 1830 to finish Adams's term.^[1] Lost re-election.	October 15, 1830 – March 4, 1835	Jacksonian	George Poindexter	4
		22nd Congress							Anti- Jacksonian
Vacant			July 16, 1832 – November 12, 1832
6	John Black		Jacksonian	November 12, 1832 – March 3, 1833					Appointed to finish Ellis's term.
	Vacant		March 3, 1833 – November 22, 1833	Legislature failed to elect.	4				23rd Congress
	John Black		Anti- Jacksonian.	November 22, 1833 – January 22, 1838					23rd Congress			Elected to finish the term. Resigned.
		24th Congress	4			Elected in 1835.	March 4, 1835 – March 5, 1845	Jacksonian	Robert J. Walker	5
		Whig						25th Congress			Democratic
7	James F. Trotter	Democratic		January 22, 1838 – July 10, 1838							Appointed to continue Black's term. Resigned.
Vacant				July 10, 1838 – November 12, 1838
8	Thomas Hickman Williams	Democratic		November 12, 1838 – March 4, 1839							Appointed to continue Black's term. Elected January 30, 1839 to finish Black's term.^[2] [Data unknown/missing. You can help!].
9	John Henderson	Whig		March 4, 1839 – March 4, 1845	Elected in 1838. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!].			5			26th Congress
		27th Congress	5			Re-elected in 1841. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
		28th Congress
10	Jesse Speight	Democratic		March 4, 1845 – May 1, 1847	Elected in 1844. Died.			6			29th Congress
						March 5, 1845 – November 3, 1845	Vacant
		Appointed to continue Walker's term. Elected January 10, 1846 to finish Walker's term.^[1] [Data unknown/missing. You can help!].				November 3, 1845 – March 4, 1847	Democratic		Joseph W. Chalmers	6
		30th Congress	6			Elected in 1846 or 1847. Resigned to become Governor of Mississippi.	March 4, 1847 – January 8, 1852		Democratic	Henry S. Foote	7
Vacant				May 1, 1847 – August 10, 1847
11	Jefferson Davis			Democratic	August 10, 1847 – September 23, 1851				Appointed to continue Speight's term. Elected in 1848 to finish Speight's term.
				31st Congress
		Re-elected in 1850. Resigned to run for Governor of Mississippi.		7					32nd Congress
Vacant					September 23, 1851 – December 1, 1851
12	John J. McRae	Democratic			December 1, 1851 – March 17, 1852			Appointed to continue Davis's term. Successor elected.
						January 8, 1852 – February 18, 1852	Vacant
		Elected to finish Foote's term. Retired.				February 18, 1852 – March 4, 1853	Whig			Walker Brooke	8
13	Stephen Adams	Elected to finish Foote's term. Retired.			Democratic	February 18, 1852 – March 4, 1853	March 17, 1852 – March 4, 1857			Walker Brooke	8	Elected to finish Davis's term. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!].
		33rd Congress	7			March 4, 1853 – January 7, 1854		Vacant
		33rd Congress			Elected late in 1854	January 7, 1854 – January 12, 1861		Democratic		Albert G. Brown	9
		34th Congress
14	Jefferson Davis	Democratic		March 4, 1857 – January 21, 1861			Elected in 1856 or 1857. Resigned.	8	35th Congress
		36th Congress	8		Re-elected in 1859. Withdrew.
					American Civil War and Reconstruction	January 12, 1861 – February 23, 1870			Vacant
Vacant				January 21, 1861 – February 23, 1870			American Civil War and Reconstruction
												37th Congress
								9				38th Congress
			39th Congress									9
			40th Congress
			10					41st Congress
15	Adelbert Ames	Republican		February 23, 1870 – January 4, 1874	Elected in 1870 to finish vacant term. Resigned to become Governor of Mississippi.	Elected in 1870 to finish term. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!].	February 23, 1870 – March 3, 1871	41st Congress	Republican	Hiram Rhodes Revels	10
		42nd Congress				10		March 3, 1871 – December 1, 1871	Vacant
		42nd Congress					Elected in 1870, but remained Governor until December 1871. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!].	December 1, 1871 – March 4, 1877	Republican	James L. Alcorn	11
		43rd Congress
Vacant				January 4, 1874 – February 3, 1874
16	Henry R. Pease		Republican	February 3, 1874 – March 4, 1875	Elected to finish Ames's term. Retired.
17	Blanche Bruce		Republican	March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1881	Elected in 1874. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!].				11			44th Congress
		45th Congress	11			Elected in 1876.	March 4, 1877 – March 6, 1885	Democratic		Lucius Q.C. Lamar	12
		46th Congress
18	James Z. George	Democratic		March 4, 1881 – August 14, 1897	Elected in 1880.			12	47th Congress
		48th Congress	12			Re-elected in 1883. Resigned.
		49th Congress				Re-elected in 1883. Resigned.
							March 6, 1885 – March 9, 1885		Vacant
						Appointed to continue Lamar's term. Elected January 20, 1886 to finish Lamar's term.^[1]	March 9, 1885 – January 24, 1894		Democratic	Edward C. Walthall	13
		Re-elected in 1886.			13			50th Congress
			51st Congress			13		Re-elected in 1889. Resigned.
			52nd Congress
		Re-elected in 1892.^[3] Died.	14		53rd Congress
								January 24, 1894 – February 7, 1894	Vacant
							Elected to finish Walthall's term. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!].	February 7, 1894 – March 4, 1895	Democratic	Anselm J. McLaurin	14
					54th Congress	14	Elected early on January 20, 1892.^[3] Died.	March 4, 1895 – April 21, 1898	Democratic	Edward C. Walthall	15
					55th Congress
Vacant				August 14, 1897 – October 8, 1897
19	Hernando Money	Democratic		October 8, 1897 – March 4, 1911					Appointed to finish George's term.
							April 21, 1898 – May 31, 1898	Vacant
		Appointed to continue Walthall's term. Elected January 16, 1900 to finish Walthall's term.^[4] Retired.					May 31, 1898 – March 4, 1901	Democratic		William V. Sullivan	16
			Elected to full term in 1899.		15		May 31, 1898 – March 4, 1901	56th Congress		William V. Sullivan	16
		57th Congress				15	Elected in 1900.	March 4, 1901 – December 22, 1909	Democratic	Anselm J. McLaurin	17
		58th Congress
		Re-elected in 1905. Retired.	16		59th Congress
					60th Congress	16	Re-elected January 20, 1906. Died.
					61st Congress		Re-elected January 20, 1906. Died.
								December 22, 1909 – December 27, 1909	Vacant
							Appointed to continue McLaurin's term. Successor qualified.	December 27, 1909 – February 22, 1910	Democratic	James Gordon	18
							Elected to finish McLaurin's term. Lost nomination to full term.	February 23, 1910 – March 4, 1913	Democratic	LeRoy Percy	19
20	John Sharp Williams	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1923	Elected in 1910.	17			February 23, 1910 – March 4, 1913	62nd Congress	LeRoy Percy	19
		63rd Congress				17	Elected in 1912. Lost renomination.	March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1919	Democratic	James K. Vardaman	20
		64th Congress
		Re-elected in 1916. Retired.		18	65th Congress
					66th Congress	18	Elected in 1918.	March 5, 1919 – June 22, 1941	Democratic	Pat Harrison	21
					67th Congress
21	Hubert D. Stephens	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1935	Elected in 1922.	19				68th Congress
		69th Congress				19	Re-elected in 1924.
		70th Congress
		Re-elected in 1928. Lost renomination.		20	71st Congress
					72nd Congress	20	Re-elected in 1930.
					73rd Congress
22	Theodore G. Bilbo	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – August 21, 1947	Elected in 1934.	21				74th Congress
		75th Congress				21	Re-elected in 1936. Died.
		76th Congress
		Re-elected in 1940.		22	77th Congress
								June 22, 1941 – June 30, 1941	Vacant
							Appointed to continue Harrison's term. Retired when successor elected.	June 30, 1941 – September 28, 1941	Democratic	James Eastland	22
							Elected to finish Harrison's term. Lost nomination to full term.	September 29, 1941 – January 3, 1943	Democratic	Wall Doxey	23
					78th Congress	22	Elected in 1942.	January 3, 1943 – December 27, 1978	Democratic	James Eastland	24
					79th Congress
		Re-elected in 1946. Died.		23	80th Congress
Vacant			August 21, 1947 – November 5, 1947
23	John C. Stennis	Democratic	November 5, 1947 – January 3, 1989						Elected to finish Bilbo's term.
		81st Congress			23	Re-elected in 1948.
		82nd Congress
		Re-elected in 1952.		24			83rd Congress
					84th Congress	24	Re-elected in 1954.
					85th Congress
		Re-elected in 1958.		25	86th Congress
					87th Congress	25	Re-elected in 1960.
					88th Congress
		Re-elected in 1964.		26	89th Congress
					90th Congress	26	Re-elected in 1966.
					91st Congress
		Re-elected in 1970.		27	92nd Congress
					93rd Congress	27	Re-elected in 1972. Retired, and resigned early to give successor preferential seniority.
					94th Congress
		Re-elected in 1976.		28	95th Congress
					95th Congress		Appointed early to finish Eastland's term, having already been elected to the next term.	December 27, 1978 – Present	Republican	Thad Cochran	25
					96th Congress	28	Elected in 1978.
					97th Congress
		Re-elected in 1982. Retired.		29	98th Congress
					99th Congress	29	Re-elected in 1984.
					100th Congress
24	Trent Lott	Republican	January 3, 1989 – December 18, 2007	Elected in 1988.	30				101st Congress
		102nd Congress				30	Re-elected in 1990.
		103rd Congress
		Re-elected in 1994.		31	104th Congress
					105th Congress	31	Re-elected in 1996.
					106th Congress
		Re-elected in 2000.		32	107th Congress
					108th Congress	32	Re-elected in 2002.
					109th Congress
		Re-elected in 2006. Resigned.		33	110th Congress
Vacant			December 18, 2007 – December 31, 2007
25	Roger Wicker	Republican	December 31, 2007 – Present						Appointed to continue Lott's term.
		Elected to finish Lott's term.			111th Congress	33	Re-elected in 2008.
		Elected to finish Lott's term.			112th Congress
		Re-elected in 2012.		34	113th Congress
					114th Congress	34	Re-elected in 2014.
					115th Congress
To be determined in the 2018 election.					35				116th Congress
To be determined in the 2018 election.					35	117th Congress	35	To be determined in the 2020 election.
#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T e r m		T e r m	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 1							Class 2

Living former U.S. Senators from Mississippi

As of April 2015, there is one former U.S. Senator from Mississippi who is currently living. The most recent senator to die was John C. Stennis of Class 1 (1947-1989) on April 23, 1995. The most recent Class 2 senator to die was James Eastland (1941, 1943-1978) on February 19, 1986.

Senator	Term of office	Class	Date of birth (and age)
Trent Lott	1989–2007	1	(1941-10-09) October 9, 1941

References

1 2 3 Byrd, p. 130.
↑ Byrd, p. 129
1 2 "GEORGE AND WALTHALL ELECTED.". The New York Times. January 20, 1892.
↑ Byrd, p. 131.

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, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

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List of United States Senators from Mississippi

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