List of United States Senators from Washington
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Washington was admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889, and elects its United States Senators to Class 1 and Class 3. Its current senators are Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell.
Class 1 [edit]
| # | Senator | Party | Years | Term | Electoral history |
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| 1 | Republican | November 20, 1889 – March 4, 1893 |
1 | Elected in 1889 Legislature failed to re-elect |
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| Vacant | March 4, 1893 – February 19, 1895 |
2 | The legislature failed to elected a senator for the term beginning March 4, 1893. The governor appointed John Allen to serve until March 20, 1893, but the Senate rejected his credentials. | ||
| 2 | Republican | February 19, 1895 – March 4, 1899 |
2 | [Data unknown/missing. You can help!] Lost re-election |
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| 3 | Republican | March 4, 1899 – March 4, 1905 |
3 | Elected in 1898 Retired |
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| 4 | Republican | March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1911 |
4 | Elected in 1904 Retired |
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| 5 | Republican | March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1923 |
5 | Elected in 1910 | |
| 6 | Re-elected in 1916 Lost re-election |
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| 6 | Democratic | March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1935 |
7 | Elected in 1922 | |
| 8 | Re-elected in 1928 Retired |
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| 7 | Democratic | January 3, 1935 – December 16, 1940 |
9 | Elected in 1934 Resigned |
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| Vacant | December 16, 1940 – December 19, 1940 |
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| 8 | Democratic | December 19, 1940 – January 9, 1945 |
9 | [Data unknown/missing. You can help!] | |
| 10 | [Data unknown/missing. You can help!] Resigned |
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| 9 | Democratic | January 10, 1945 – December 25, 1946 |
10 | Appointed to finish Wallgren's term Lost election to next term and resigned early |
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| 10 | Republican | December 26, 1946 – January 3, 1953 |
10 | [Data unknown/missing. You can help!] | |
| 11 | Elected in 1946 Lost re-election |
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| 11 | Democratic | January 3, 1953 – September 1, 1983 |
12 | Elected in 1952 | |
| 13 | Re-elected in 1958 | ||||
| 14 | Re-elected in 1964 | ||||
| 15 | Re-elected in 1970 | ||||
| 16 | Re-elected in 1976 | ||||
| 17 | Re-elected in 1982 Died |
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| Vacant | September 1, 1983 – September 8, 1983 |
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| 12 | Republican | September 8, 1983 – January 3, 1989 |
17 | Appointed to continue Jackson's term Elected to finish Jackson's term Retired |
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| 13 | Republican | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 2001 |
18 | Elected in 1988 | |
| 19 | Re-elected in 1994 Lost re-election |
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| 14 | Democratic | January 3, 2001 – Present |
20 | Elected in 2000 | |
| 21 | Re-elected in 2006 | ||||
| 22 | Re-elected in 2012 | ||||
Class 3 [edit]
| # | Senator | Party | Years | Term | Electoral history |
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| 1 | Republican | November 20, 1889 – March 4, 1897 |
1 | Elected in 1889 | |
| 2 | Re-elected in 1891 Lost re-election |
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| 2 | Democratic | March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1903 |
3 | Elected in 1897 Retired |
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| 3 | Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1909 |
4 | Elected in 1902 Lost renomination |
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| 4 | Republican | March 4, 1909 – November 19, 1932 |
5 | Elected in 1908 | |
| 6 | Re-elected in 1914 | ||||
| 7 | Re-elected in 1920 | ||||
| 8 | Re-elected in 1926 Died, having already lost re-election |
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| Vacant | November 19, 1932 – November 22, 1932 |
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| 5 | Republican | November 22, 1932 – March 4, 1933 |
8 | Appointed to finish Jones's term Retired |
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| 6 | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – November 13, 1944 |
9 | Elected in 1932 | |
| 10 | Re-elected in 1938 Resigned |
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| Vacant | November 13, 1944 – December 14, 1944 |
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| 7 | Democratic | December 14, 1944 – January 3, 1981 |
10 | Appointed to finish Bone's term, having already been elected to the next term | |
| 11 | Elected in 1944 | ||||
| 12 | Re-elected in 1950 | ||||
| 13 | Re-elected in 1956 | ||||
| 14 | Re-elected in 1962 | ||||
| 15 | Re-elected in 1968 | ||||
| 16 | Re-elected in 1974 Lost re-election |
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| 8 | Republican | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1987 |
17 | Elected in 1980 Lost re-election |
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| 9 | Democratic | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993 |
18 | Elected in 1986 Retired |
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| 10 | Democratic | January 3, 1993 – Present |
19 | Elected in 1992 | |
| 20 | Re-elected in 1998 | ||||
| 21 | Re-elected in 2004 | ||||
| 22 | Re-elected in 2010 | ||||
See also [edit]
- List of United States Representatives from Washington
- United States congressional delegations from Washington
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