List of United States Senators from Florida

Florida was admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, and elects its senators to Class 1 and Class 3. Florida's Senate seats were declared vacant in March 1861, due to its secession from the Union. They were again filled since July 1868. Its current senators are Bill Nelson (D) and Marco Rubio (R).

Class 1

#	Senator	Party	Years	Term	Electoral history
1	David Levy Yulee	Democratic	July 1, 1845 – March 4, 1851	1	Elected in 1845 Lost re-election
2	Stephen Mallory	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – January 21, 1861	2	Elected in 1851
				3	Re-elected in 1857 Withdrew
Vacant			January 21, 1861 – June 17, 1868		Civil War and Reconstruction
				4
3	Adonijah Welch	Republican	June 17, 1868 – March 4, 1869		Elected to finish term Retired
4	Abijah Gilbert	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1875	5	Elected in 1869 Retired
5	Charles W. Jones	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1887	6	Elected in 1875
				7	Re-elected in 1881 Retired
Vacant			April 17, 1899 – April 20, 1899	8
6	Samuel Pasco	Democratic	May 19, 1887 – April 18, 1899		Elected late to finish term in 1887
				9	Appointed in 1893 to continue next term Elected to finish term
				10	Appointed in 1899 to continue next term Lost election to finish term
Vacant			April 17, 1899 – April 20, 1899
7	James P. Taliaferro	Democratic	April 20, 1899 – March 4, 1911		Elected to finish Pasco's term
				11	Re-elected in 1904 Lost re-election
8	Nathan P. Bryan	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1917	12	Elected in 1910 Lost re-election
9	Park Trammell	Democratic	March 4, 1917 – May 8, 1936	13	Elected in 1916
				14	Re-elected in 1922
				15	Re-elected in 1928
				16	Re-elected in 1934 Died
Vacant			May 8, 1936 – May 26, 1936
10	Scott M. Loftin	Democratic	May 26, 1936 – November 3, 1936		Appointed to continue Trammell's term Successor elected
11	Charles O. Andrews	Democratic	November 4, 1936 – September 18, 1946		Elected to finish Trammell's term
				17	Elected to full term in 1940 Died
Vacant			September 18, 1946 – September 25, 1946
12	Spessard Holland	Democratic	September 25, 1946 – January 3, 1971		Elected to finish Andrews's term
				18	Re-elected in 1946
				19	Re-elected in 1952
				20	Re-elected in 1958
				21	Re-elected in 1964 Retired
13	Lawton Chiles	Democratic	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1989	22	Elected in 1970
				23	Re-elected in 1976
				24	Re-elected in 1982 Retired
14	Connie Mack III	Republican	January 3, 1989 – January 3, 2001	25	Elected in 1988
				26	Re-elected in 1994 Retired
15	Bill Nelson	Democratic	January 3, 2001 – Present	27	Elected in 2000
				28	Re-elected in 2006
#	Senator	Party	Years	Term	Electoral history

Class 3

#	Senator	Party	Years	Term	Electoral history
1	James Westcott	Democratic	July 1, 1845 – March 4, 1849	1	Elected in 1845 Retired
2	Jackson Morton	Whig	March 4, 1849 – March 4, 1855	2	Elected in 1849 Retired
3	David Levy Yulee	Democratic	March 4, 1855 – January 21, 1861	3	Elected in 1855 Withdrew
Vacant			January 21, 1861 – June 25, 1868		Civil War and Reconstruction
				4
				5
4	Thomas W. Osborn	Republican	June 25, 1868 – March 4, 1873		Elected to finish term Retired
5	Simon B. Conover	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1879	6	Elected in 1873 Retired
6	Wilkinson Call	Democratic	March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1897	7	Elected in 1879
				8	Elected in 1885
				9	Elected in 1891 Retired
7	Stephen R. Mallory, Jr.	Democratic	May 15, 1897 – December 23, 1907	10	Elected in 1897
				11	Appointed to continue term Elected to finish term Died
Vacant			December 23, 1907 – December 26, 1907
8	William James Bryan	Democratic	December 26, 1907 – March 22, 1908		Appointed to finish Mallory's term Died
Vacant			March 22, 1908 – March 27, 1908
9	William Hall Milton	Democratic	March 27, 1908 – March 4, 1909		Appointed to finish Bryan's term Retired
10	Duncan U. Fletcher	Democratic	March 4, 1909 – June 17, 1936	12	Elected in 1908
				13	Re-elected in 1914
				14	Re-elected in 1920
				15	Re-elected in 1926
				16	Re-elected in 1932 Died
Vacant			June 17, 1936 – July 1, 1936
11	William Luther Hill	Democratic	July 1, 1936 – November 3, 1936		Appointed to continue Fletcher's term Retired when successor qualified
12	Claude Pepper	Democratic	November 4, 1936 – January 3, 1951		Elected to finish Fletcher's term
				17	Re-elected in 1938
				18	Re-elected in 1944 Lost renomination
13	George Smathers	Democratic	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1969	19	Elected in 1950
				20	Re-elected in 1956
				21	Re-elected in 1962 Retired
14	Edward J. Gurney	Republican	January 3, 1969 – December 31, 1974	22	Elected in 1968 Retired and resigned early
15	Richard Stone	Democratic	January 1, 1975 – December 31, 1980		Appointed to finish Gurney's term, having been elected to the next term
				23	Elected in 1974 Lost re-election and resigned early
16	Paula Hawkins	Republican	January 1, 1981 – January 3, 1987		Appointed to finish Stone's term, having been elected to the next term
				24	Elected in 1980 Lost re-election
17	Bob Graham	Democratic	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2005	25	Elected in 1986
				26	Re-elected in 1992
				27	Re-elected in 1998 Retired
18	Mel Martinez	Republican	January 3, 2005 – September 9, 2009	28	Elected in 2004 Resigned
Vacant			September 9, 2009 – September 10, 2009
19	George LeMieux	Republican	September 10, 2009 – January 3, 2011		Appointed to finish Martinez's term Retired
20	Marco Rubio	Republican	January 3, 2011 – Present	29	Elected in 2010
#	Senator	Party	Years	Term	Electoral history

See also

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