List of United States Senators from Arkansas

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Arkansas was admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836. Its Senate seats were declared vacant in July 1861 owing to its secession from the Union. They were again filled from June 1868.

[edit] Class II

Senator Party From To
William S. Fulton Democratic 1836 1844
Chester Ashley Democratic 1844 1848
William K. Sebastian Democratic 1848 1861
Vacant 1861 1868
Alexander McDonald Republican 1868 1871
Powell Clayton Republican 1871 1877
Augustus H. Garland Democratic 1877 1885
James H. Berry Democratic 1885 1907
Jeff Davis Democratic 1907 1913
John N. Heiskell Democratic 1913 1913
William M. Kavanaugh Democratic 1913
Joseph T. Robinson Democratic 1913 1937
John E. Miller Democratic 1937 1941
George L. Spencer Democratic 1941 1943
John L. McClellan Democratic 1943 1977
Kaneaster Hodges, Jr. Democratic 1977 1979
David H. Pryor Democratic 1979 1997
Tim Hutchinson Republican 1997 2003
Mark Pryor Democratic 2003

[edit] Class III

Senator Party From To
Ambrose H. Sevier Democratic 1836 1848
Solon Borland Democratic 1848 1853
Robert W. Johnson Democratic 1853 1861
Charles B. Mitchel Democratic 1861
Vacant 1861 1868
Benjamin F. Rice Republican 1868 1873
Stephen W. Dorsey Republican 1873 1879
James D. Walker Democratic 1879 1885
James K. Jones Democratic 1885 1903
James P. Clarke Democratic 1903 1916
William F. Kirby Democratic 1916 1921
Thaddeus H. Caraway Democratic 1921 1931
Hattie W. Caraway Democratic 1931 1945
J. William Fulbright Democratic 1945 1974
Dale L. Bumpers Democratic 1975 1999
Blanche Lincoln Democratic 1999

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