List of United States Senators from Arkansas

Arkansas was admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, and elects its senators to Class 2 and Class 3. Arkansas's Senate seats were declared vacant in July 1861, due to its secession from the Union. They were again filled from June 1868. Its current senators are Democrat Mark Pryor and Republican John Boozman.

Class 2

#	Senator	Party	Years	Term	Electoral history
1	William S. Fulton	Democratic	September 18, 1836 – August 15, 1844	1	Elected in 1836
				2	Re-elected in 1840 Died
Vacant			August 15, 1844 – November 8, 1844
2	Chester Ashley	Democratic	November 8, 1844 – April 29, 1848		Elected to finish Fulton's term
				3	Elected to a full term in 1846 Died
Vacant			April 29, 1848 – May 12, 1848
3	William K. Sebastian	Democratic	May 12, 1848 – July 11, 1861		Appointed to continue Ashley's term Elected to finish Ashley's term
				4	Elected to full term in 1852
				5	Re-elected in 1858 Expelled (Expulsion was reversed by the Senate in 1877)
Vacant			July 11, 1861 – June 22, 1868		Civil War and Reconstruction
				6
4	Alexander McDonald	Republican	June 22, 1868 – March 4, 1871		Elected to finish term Lost re-election
5	Powell Clayton	Republican	March 24, 1871 – March 4, 1877	7	Elected in 1871
6	Augustus Garland	Democratic	March 4, 1877 – March 6, 1885	8	Elected in 1876
				9	Re-elected in 1883 Resigned to become U.S. Attorney General
Vacant			March 6, 1885 – March 20, 1885
7	James H. Berry	Democratic	March 20, 1885 – March 4, 1907		Elected to finish Garland's term
				10	Re-elected in 1889
				11	Re-elected in 1895
				12	Re-elected in 1901 Lost re-election
8	Jeff Davis	Democratic	March 4, 1907 – January 3, 1913	13	Elected in 1906 Re-elected in 1912, but died before new term began
Vacant			January 3, 1913 – January 6, 1913
9	John N. Heiskell	Democratic	January 6, 1913 – January 29, 1913		Appointed to continue Davis's term Successor qualified
10	William M. Kavanaugh	Democratic	January 29, 1913 – March 4, 1913		Elected to finish Davis's term [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
11	Joseph T. Robinson	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – July 14, 1937	14	Elected in 1913
				15	Re-elected in 1918
				16	Re-elected in 1924
				17	Re-elected in 1930
				18	Re-elected in 1936 Died
Vacant			July 14, 1937 – November 15, 1937
12	John E. Miller	Democratic	November 15, 1937 – March 31, 1941		Elected to finish Robinson's term Resigned to become U.S. District Judge
Vacant			March 31, 1941 – April 1, 1941
13	George L. Spencer	Democratic	April 1, 1941 – January 3, 1943		Elected to finish Miller's term Retired
14	John L. McClellan	Democratic	January 3, 1943 – November 28, 1977	19	Elected in 1942
				20	Re-elected in 1948
				21	Re-elected in 1954
				22	Re-elected in 1960
				23	Re-elected in 1966
				24	Re-elected in 1972 Died
Vacant			November 28, 1977 – December 10, 1977
15	Kaneaster Hodges, Jr.	Democratic	December 10, 1977 – January 3, 1979		Appointed to finish McClellan's term Retired
16	David H. Pryor	Democratic	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1997	25	Elected in 1978
				26	Re-elected in 1984
				27	Re-elected in 1990 Retired
17	Tim Hutchinson	Republican	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003	28	Elected in 1996 Lost re-election
18	Mark Pryor	Democratic	January 3, 2003 – Present	29	Elected in 2002
				30	Re-elected in 2008
#	Senator	Party	Years	Term	Electoral history

Class 3

#	Senator	Party	Years	Term	Electoral history
1	Ambrose H. Sevier	Democratic	September 18, 1836 – March 15, 1848	1	Elected in 1836
				2	Re-elected in 1837
				3	Re-elected in 1843 Resigned
Vacant			March 15, 1848 – March 30, 1848
2	Solon Borland	Democratic	March 30, 1848 – April 11, 1853		Elected to finish Sevier's term
				4	Elected to full term in 1848 Resigned
Vacant			April 11, 1853 – July 6, 1853
3	Robert W. Johnson	Democratic	July 6, 1853 – March 4, 1861		Appointed to continue Borland's term Elected to finish Borland's term
				6	Re-elected in 1855 Retired
4	Charles B. Mitchel	Democratic	March 4, 1861 – July 11, 1861	7	Elected in 1861 Expelled for supporting the Confederacy
Vacant			July 11, 1861 – June 23, 1868		Civil War and Reconstruction
				8
5	Benjamin F. Rice	Republican	June 23, 1868 – March 4, 1873		Elected to finish term
6	Stephen W. Dorsey	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1879	9	Elected in 1873 Retired
7	James D. Walker	Democratic	March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1885	10	Elected in 1879 Retired
8	James K. Jones	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1903	10	Elected in 1885
				11	Re-elected in 1891
				12	Re-elected in 1897 Lost re-election
9	James P. Clarke	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – October 1, 1916	13	Elected in 1903
				14	Re-elected in 1909
				15	Re-elected in 1914 Died
Vacant			October 1, 1916 – November 8, 1916
10	William F. Kirby	Democratic	November 8, 1916 – March 4, 1921		Elected to finish Clarke's term Lost renomination
11	Thaddeus H. Caraway	Democratic	March 4, 1921 – November 6, 1931	16	Elected in 1920
				17	Re-elected in 1926 Died
Vacant			November 6, 1931 – November 13, 1931
12	Hattie W. Caraway	Democratic	November 13, 1931 – January 3, 1945		Appointed to finish her husband's term
				18	Elected to full term in 1932
				19	Re-elected in 1938 Lost renomination
13	J. William Fulbright	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – December 31, 1974	20	Elected in 1944
				21	Re-elected in 1950
				22	Re-elected in 1956
				23	Re-elected in 1962
				24	Re-elected in 1968 Lost re-nomination, then resigned
Vacant			December 31, 1974 – January 3, 1975
14	Dale Bumpers	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1999	25	Elected in 1974
				26	Re-elected in 1980
				27	Re-elected in 1986
				28	Re-elected in 1992 Retired
15	Blanche Lincoln	Democratic	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2011	29	Elected in 1998
				30	Re-elected in 2004 Lost re-election
16	John Boozman	Republican	January 3, 2011 – Present	31	Elected in 2010
#	Senator	Party	Years	Term	Electoral history

See also

• List of United States Representatives from Arkansas
• United States congressional delegations from Arkansas