List of United States Senators from Montana

Montana was admitted to the Union on November 8, 1889, and elects senators to Classes 1 and 2. Its current senators are Democrat Jon Tester and Republican Steve Daines.

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.
Vacant			November 8, 1899 – January 1, 1890	Montana elected its first Senators two months after admission to the Union.	1	51st Congress	1	Montana elected its first Senators two months after admission to the Union.	November 8, 1899 – January 2, 1890	Vacant
1	Wilbur F. Sanders	Republican	January 1, 1890 – March 3, 1893	Elected in 1890. Lost re-election.		51st Congress		Elected in 1890. Retired.	January 2, 1890 – March 4, 1895	Republican	Thomas C. Power	1
1	Wilbur F. Sanders	52nd Congress	January 1, 1890 – March 3, 1893	Elected in 1890. Lost re-election.
Vacant			March 3, 1893 – January 16, 1895	Legislature failed to elect.	2	53rd Congress
2	Lee Mantle	Republican	January 16, 1895 – March 4, 1899	Elected to finish vacant term. Lost renomination.		53rd Congress
		54th Congress				2	Elected in January 1895.^[1] Retired.	March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1901	Republican	Thomas H. Carter	2
		Silver Republican							55th Congress
3	William A. Clark	Democratic	March 4, 1899 – May 15, 1900	Elected in 1899. Resigned to avoid claim of election fraud.	3				56th Congress
Vacant			May 15, 1900 – March 7, 1901	Clark was appointed to continue his vacant term, but did not qualify.					56th Congress
Vacant			May 15, 1900 – March 7, 1901			57th Congress	3	Elected in 1901. Retired.	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1907	Democratic	William A. Clark	3
4	Paris Gibson	Democratic	March 7, 1901 – March 4, 1905	Elected to finish Clark's term.^[2]^[3] Retired.		57th Congress
4	Paris Gibson	58th Congress	March 7, 1901 – March 4, 1905	Elected to finish Clark's term.^[2]^[3] Retired.
5	Thomas H. Carter	Republican	March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1911	Elected in 1904. Retired.	4	59th Congress
		60th Congress				4	Elected in 1907. Lost re-election as a Progressive.	March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1913	Republican	Joseph M. Dixon	4
		61st Congress
6	Henry L. Myers	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1923	Elected in 1910.	5				62nd Congress
		63rd Congress				5	Elected in 1913.	March 4, 1913 – March 2, 1933	Democratic	Thomas J. Walsh	5
		64th Congress
		Re-elected in 1916. Retired.		6	65th Congress
					66th Congress	6	Re-elected in 1918.
					67th Congress
7	Burton K. Wheeler	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1947	Elected in 1922.	7				68th Congress
		69th Congress				7	Re-elected in 1924.
		70th Congress
		Re-elected in 1928.		8	71st Congress
					72nd Congress	8	Re-elected in 1930. Died.^[4]
					72nd Congress			March 2, 1933 – March 13, 1933	Vacant
					73rd Congress			March 2, 1933 – March 13, 1933	Vacant
							Resigned as governor to be appointed to continue Walsh's term. Lost nomination to finish Walsh's term.	March 13, 1933 – November 6, 1934	Democratic	John E. Erickson	6
							Elected to finish Walsh's term.^[5]	November 7, 1934 – January 3, 1961	Democratic	James E. Murray	7
		Re-elected in 1934.		9	74th Congress		Elected to finish Walsh's term.^[5]
					75th Congress	9	Elected to full term in 1936.
					76th Congress
		Re-elected in 1940. Lost renomination.		10	77th Congress
					78th Congress	10	Re-elected in 1942.
					79th Congress
8	Zales Ecton	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953	Elected in 1946. Lost re-election.	11				80th Congress
		81st Congress				11	Re-elected in 1948.
		82nd Congress
9	Mike Mansfield	Democratic	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1977	Elected in 1952.^[6]	12				83rd Congress
		84th Congress				12	Re-elected in 1954. Retired.
		85th Congress
		Re-elected in 1958.		13	86th Congress
					87th Congress	13	Elected in 1960.^[7]	January 3, 1961 – January 12, 1978	Democratic	Lee Metcalf	8
					88th Congress
		Re-elected in 1964.		14	89th Congress
					90th Congress	14	Re-elected in 1966.
					91st Congress
		Re-elected in 1970. Retired.		15	92nd Congress
					93rd Congress	15	Re-elected in 1972. Died.
					94th Congress
10	John Melcher	Democratic	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1989	Elected in 1976.	16				95th Congress
							January 12, 1978 – January 22, 1978	Vacant
		Appointed to finish Metcalf's term. Lost nomination to full term. Resigned early to give successor preferential seniority.					January 22, 1978 – December 12, 1978	Democratic		Paul G. Hatfield	9
							December 12, 1978 – December 15, 1978	Vacant
		Appointed early to finish Hatfield's term, having already been elected to the next term.^[8]					December 15, 1978 – February 6, 2014	Democratic		Max Baucus	10
		96th Congress				16		Elected in 1978.
		97th Congress
		Re-elected in 1982. Lost re-election.		17	98th Congress
					99th Congress	17		Re-elected in 1984.
					100th Congress
11	Conrad Burns	Republican	January 3, 1989 – January 3, 2007	Elected in 1988.	18				101st Congress
		102nd Congress				18		Re-elected in 1990.
		103rd Congress
		Re-elected in 1994.		19	104th Congress
					105th Congress	19		Re-elected in 1996.
					106th Congress
		Re-elected in 2000. Lost re-election.		20	107th Congress
					108th Congress	20		Re-elected in 2002.
					109th Congress
12	Jon Tester	Democratic	January 3, 2007 – Present	Elected in 2006.	21				110th Congress
		111th Congress				21		Re-elected in 2008. Resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to China.
		112th Congress
		Re-elected in 2012.		22	113th Congress
								February 6, 2014 – February 9, 2014	Vacant
							Appointed to finish Baucus's term. Retired.	February 9, 2014 – January 3, 2015	Democratic	John Walsh	11
					114th Congress	22	Elected in 2014.	January 3, 2015 – Present	Republican	Steve Daines	12
					115th Congress
To be determined in the 2018 election.					23				116th Congress
To be determined in the 2018 election.					23	117th Congress	23	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 Montana

As of October 2016, there are three former U.S. Senators who are living, one from Class 1 and two from Class 2. The most recent senator to die was Conrad Burns of Class 1 (1989-2007) on April 28, 2016. The most recent Class 2 senator to die was Paul G. Hatfield (1978) on July 3, 2000.

Senator	Term of office	Class	Date of birth (and age)
John Melcher	1977–1989	1	(1924-09-06) September 6, 1924
Max Baucus	1978–2014	2	(1941-12-11) December 11, 1941
John Walsh	2014–2015	2	(1960-11-03) November 3, 1960

References

↑ Goodspeed, Weston Arthur, ed. (1904). "The Province and the States: A History of the Province of Louisiana Under France and Spain, And of the Territories and States of the United States Formed Therefrom" (Vol. VI ed.). Madison, Wisconsin: Western Historical Association. p. 457.
↑ Tribune Staff. "125 Montana Newsmakers: Paris Gibson". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
↑ "Gibson, Paris, (1830 - 1920)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
↑ Tribune Staff. "125 Montana Newsmakers: Sen. Thomas J. Walsh". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
↑ Tribune Staff. "125 Montana Newsmakers: Sen. James E. Murray". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
↑ Tribune Staff. "125 Montana Newsmakers: Mike Mansfield". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
↑ Tribune Staff. "125 Montana Newsmakers: Sen. Lee Metcalf". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
↑ Tribune Staff. "125 Montana Newsmakers: Sen. Max Baucus". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved August 29, 2011.

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