List of United States Senators from Florida
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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).
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Class 1 [edit]
| # | Senator | Party | Years | Congress | Term | Electoral history |
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| 1 | Democratic | July 1, 1845 – March 4, 1851 |
29 | 1 | Elected in 1845 Lost re-election |
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| 2 | Democratic | March 4, 1851 – January 21, 1861[1] |
32 | 2 | Elected in 1851 | |
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| 35 | 3 | Re-elected in 1857 Withdrew |
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| Vacant | January 21, 1861[1] – June 17, 1868 |
37 | Civil War and Reconstruction | |||
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| 3 | Republican | June 17, 1868 – March 4, 1869 |
Elected to finish term Retired |
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| 4 | Republican | March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1875 |
41 | 5 | Elected in 1869 Retired |
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| 5 | Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1887 |
44 | 6 | Elected in 1875 | |
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| 47 | 7 | Re-elected in 1881 Retired |
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| Vacant | March 4, 1887 – May 19, 1887 |
50 | 8 | |||
| 6 | Democratic | May 19, 1887 – April 18, 1899 |
50 | Elected late to finish term in 1887 | ||
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| 53 | 9 | Appointed in 1893 to continue next term Elected to finish term |
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| 56 | 10 | Appointed in 1899 to continue next term Lost election to finish term |
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| Vacant | April 18, 1899 – April 20, 1899 |
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| 7 | Democratic | April 20, 1899 – March 4, 1911 |
56 | Elected to finish Pasco's term | ||
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| 59 | 11 | Re-elected in 1904 Lost re-election |
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| 8 | Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1917 |
62 | 12 | Elected in 1910 Lost re-election |
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| 9 | Democratic | March 4, 1917 – May 8, 1936 |
65 | 13 | Elected in 1916 | |
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| 68 | 14 | Re-elected in 1922 | ||||
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| 71 | 15 | Re-elected in 1928 | ||||
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| 74 | 16 | Re-elected in 1934 Died |
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| Vacant | May 8, 1936 – May 26, 1936 |
74 | ||||
| 10 | Democratic | May 26, 1936 – November 3, 1936 |
74 | Appointed to continue Trammell's term Successor elected |
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| 11 | Democratic | November 4, 1936 – September 18, 1946 |
74 | Elected to finish Trammell's term | ||
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| 77 | 17 | Elected to full term in 1940 Died |
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| Vacant | September 18, 1946 – September 25, 1946 |
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| 12 | Democratic | September 25, 1946 – January 3, 1971 |
79 | Elected to finish Andrews's term | ||
| 80 | 18 | Re-elected in 1946 | ||||
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| 83 | 19 | Re-elected in 1952 | ||||
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| 86 | 20 | Re-elected in 1958 | ||||
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| 89 | 21 | Re-elected in 1964 Retired |
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| 13 | Democratic | January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1989 |
92 | 22 | Elected in 1970 | |
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| 95 | 23 | Re-elected in 1976 | ||||
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| 98 | 24 | Re-elected in 1982 Retired |
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| 14 | Republican | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 2001 |
101 | 25 | Elected in 1988 | |
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| 104 | 26 | Re-elected in 1994 Retired |
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| 15 | Democratic | January 3, 2001 – Present |
107 | 27 | Elected in 2000 | |
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| 110 | 28 | Re-elected in 2006 | ||||
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| 113 | 29 | Re-elected in 2012 | ||||
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| # | Senator | Party | Years | Congress | Term | Electoral history |
Class 3 [edit]
| # | Senator | Party | Years | Congress | Term | Electoral history |
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| 1 | James Westcott | Democratic | July 1, 1845 – March 4, 1849 |
29 | 1 | Elected in 1845 Retired |
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| 2 | Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 4, 1855 |
31 | 2 | Elected in 1849 Retired |
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| 3 | Democratic | March 4, 1855 – January 21, 1861 |
34 | 3 | Elected in 1855 Withdrew[1] |
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| Vacant | January 21, 1861 – June 25, 1868 |
36 | Civil War and Reconstruction |
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| 4 | Republican | June 25, 1868 – March 4, 1873 |
40 | Elected to finish term Retired |
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| 5 | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1879 |
43 | 6 | Elected in 1873 Retired |
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| 6 | Democratic | March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1897 |
46 | 7 | Elected in 1879 | |
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| 49 | 8 | Elected in 1885 | ||||
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| 52 | 9 | Elected in 1891 Retired |
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| 7 | Democratic | May 15, 1897 – December 23, 1907 |
55 | 10 | Elected in 1897 | |
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| 58 | 11 | Appointed to continue term Elected to finish term Died |
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| Vacant | December 23, 1907 – December 26, 1907 |
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| 8 | Democratic | December 26, 1907 – March 22, 1908 |
60 | Appointed to finish Mallory's term Died |
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| Vacant | March 22, 1908 – March 27, 1908 |
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| 9 | Democratic | March 27, 1908 – March 4, 1909 |
60 | Appointed to finish Mallory/Bryan's term Retired |
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| 10 | Democratic | March 4, 1909 – June 17, 1936 |
61 | 12 | Elected in 1908 | |
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| 64 | 13 | Re-elected in 1914 | ||||
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| 67 | 14 | Re-elected in 1920 | ||||
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| 70 | 15 | Re-elected in 1926 | ||||
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| 73 | 16 | Re-elected in 1932 Died |
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| Vacant | June 17, 1936 – July 1, 1936 |
74 | ||||
| 11 | Democratic | July 1, 1936 – November 3, 1936 |
74 | Appointed to continue Fletcher's term Retired when successor qualified |
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| 12 | Democratic | November 4, 1936 – January 3, 1951 |
74 | Elected to finish Fletcher's term | ||
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| 76 | 17 | Re-elected in 1938 | ||||
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| 79 | 18 | Re-elected in 1944 Lost renomination |
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| 13 | Democratic | January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1969 |
82 | 19 | Elected in 1950 | |
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| 85 | 20 | Re-elected in 1956 | ||||
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| 88 | 21 | Re-elected in 1962 Retired |
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| 14 | Republican | January 3, 1969 – December 31, 1974 |
91 | 22 | Elected in 1968 Retired and resigned early |
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| 15 | Democratic | January 1, 1975 – December 31, 1980 |
93 | Appointed to finish Gurney's term, having been elected to the next term |
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| 94 | 23 | Elected in 1974 Lost re-election and resigned early |
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| 16 | Republican | January 1, 1981 – January 3, 1987 |
96 | Appointed to finish Stone's term, having been elected to the next term |
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| 97 | 24 | Elected in 1980 Lost re-election |
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| 17 | Democratic | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2005 |
100 | 25 | Elected in 1986 | |
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| 103 | 26 | Re-elected in 1992 | ||||
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| 106 | 27 | Re-elected in 1998 Retired |
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| 18 | Republican | January 3, 2005 – September 9, 2009 |
109 | 28 | Elected in 2004 Resigned |
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| Vacant | September 9, 2009 – September 10, 2009 |
111 | ||||
| 19 | Republican | September 10, 2009 – January 3, 2011 |
111 | Appointed to finish Martinez's term Retired |
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| 20 | Republican | January 3, 2011 – Present |
112 | 29 | Elected in 2010 | |
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| # | Senator | Party | Years | Congress | Term | Electoral history |
See also [edit]
- List of United States Representatives from Florida
- United States congressional delegations from Florida
References [edit]
- ^ a b c Mallory and Yulee, along with several other senators, announced they were withdrawing from the Senate on January 21, 1861, due to their states' decisions to secede from the Union. Mallory's seat was declared vacant by the Senate on March 14, 1861, but Yulee's was already vacant because his term ended at noon on March 4, 1861.
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