List of United States senators from Wyoming
Wyoming was admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, and elects United States Senators to Class 1 and Class 2. Its current senators are Mike Enzi and John Barrasso.
List of Senators
Class 1Class 1 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1994, 2000, 2006, and 2012. The next election will be in 2018. | C | Class 2Class 2 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1996, 2002, 2008, and 2014. The next election will be in 2020. | ||||||||||
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# | Senator | Party | Dates in office | Electoral history | T | T | Electoral history | Dates in office | Party | Senator | # | |
1 | Francis E. Warren |
Republican | November 18, 1890 – March 4, 1893 |
Elected in 1890. [data missing]. |
1 | 51st | 1 | Elected in 1890. Lost re-election. |
November 15, 1890 – March 3, 1895 |
Republican | Joseph M. Carey |
1 |
52nd | ||||||||||||
Vacant | March 4, 1893 – January 23, 1895 |
2 | 53rd | |||||||||
2 | Clarence D. Clark |
Republican | January 23, 1895 – March 4, 1917 |
Elected to finish vacant term. | ||||||||
54th | 2 | Elected in 1895. | March 4, 1895 – November 24, 1929 |
Republican | Francis E. Warren |
2 | ||||||
55th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1899. | 3 | 56th | ||||||||||
57th | 3 | Re-elected in 1901. | ||||||||||
58th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1905. | 4 | 59th | ||||||||||
60th | 4 | Re-elected in 1907. | ||||||||||
61st | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1911. Lost re-election. |
5 | 62nd | ||||||||||
63rd | 5 | Re-elected in 1913. | ||||||||||
64th | ||||||||||||
3 | John B. Kendrick |
Democratic | March 4, 1917 – November 3, 1933 |
Elected in 1916. | 6 | 65th | ||||||
66th | 6 | Re-elected in 1918. | ||||||||||
67th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1922. | 7 | 68th | ||||||||||
69th | 7 | Re-elected in 1924. Died. | ||||||||||
70th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1928. Died. |
8 | 71st | ||||||||||
November 24, 1929 – December 5, 1929 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Warren's term. Retired when successor elected. |
December 5, 1929 – November 20, 1930 |
Republican | Patrick J. Sullivan |
3 | ||||||||
November 20, 1930 – December 1, 1930 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Elected to finish Warren's term. | December 1, 1930 – January 3, 1937 |
Republican | Robert D. Carey |
4 | ||||||||
72nd | 8 | Elected to full term in 1930. Lost re-election. | ||||||||||
73rd | ||||||||||||
Vacant | November 3, 1933 – December 18, 1933 | |||||||||||
4 | Joseph C. O'Mahoney |
Democratic | December 18, 1933 – January 3, 1953 |
Appointed to finish Kendrick's term. | ||||||||
Re-elected in 1934. | 9 | 74th | ||||||||||
75th | 9 | Elected in 1936. Lost re-election. |
January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943 |
Democratic | Henry H. Schwartz |
5 | ||||||
76th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1940. | 10 | 77th | ||||||||||
78th | 10 | Elected in 1942. Lost re-election. |
January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949 |
Republican | Edward V. Robertson |
6 | ||||||
79th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1946. Lost re-election. |
11 | 80th | ||||||||||
81st | 11 | Elected in 1948. Died. |
January 3, 1949 – June 19, 1954 |
Democratic | Lester C. Hunt |
7 | ||||||
82nd | ||||||||||||
5 | Frank A. Barrett |
Republican | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959 |
Elected in 1952. Lost re-election. |
12 | 83rd | ||||||
June 19, 1954 – June 24, 1954 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Hunt's term. Retired when successor elected. |
June 24, 1954 – November 28, 1954 |
Republican | Edward D. Crippa |
8 | ||||||||
Elected to finish Hunt's term. | November 29, 1954 – January 3, 1961 |
Democratic | Joseph C. O'Mahoney |
9 | ||||||||
84th | 12 | Elected to full term in 1954. Retired. | ||||||||||
85th | ||||||||||||
6 | Gale W. McGee |
Democratic | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1977 |
Elected in 1958. | 13 | 86th | ||||||
87th | 13 | Edwin Keith Thomson (R) was elected in 1960, but died December 9, 1960, before the Congress began. As Governor, Hickey appointed himself to begin Thomson's term. Lost election to finish Thompson's term. |
January 3, 1961 – November 6, 1962 |
Democratic | John J. Hickey |
10 | ||||||
Elected to finish Thompson's term. Retired. |
November 7, 1962 – January 3, 1967 |
Republican | Milward L. Simpson |
11 | ||||||||
88th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1964. | 14 | 89th | ||||||||||
90th | 14 | Elected in 1966. | January 3, 1967 – December 31, 1978 |
Republican | Clifford P. Hansen |
12 | ||||||
91st | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1970. Lost re-election. |
15 | 92nd | ||||||||||
93rd | 15 | Re-elected in 1972. Retired and resigned early to give successor preferential seniority. | ||||||||||
94th | ||||||||||||
7 | Malcolm Wallop |
Republican | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1995 |
Elected in 1976. | 16 | 95th | ||||||
Appointed to finish Hansen's term, having already been elected to the next term. | January 1, 1979 – January 3, 1997 |
Republican | Alan K. Simpson |
13 | ||||||||
96th | 16 | Elected in 1978. | ||||||||||
97th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1982. | 17 | 98th | ||||||||||
99th | 17 | Re-elected in 1984. | ||||||||||
100th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1988. Retired. |
18 | 101st | ||||||||||
102nd | 18 | Re-elected in 1990. Retired. | ||||||||||
103rd | ||||||||||||
8 | Craig Thomas |
Republican | January 3, 1995 – June 4, 2007 |
Elected in 1994. | 19 | 104th | ||||||
105th | 19 | Elected in 1996. | January 3, 1997 – Present |
Republican | Mike Enzi |
14 | ||||||
106th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 2000. | 20 | 107th | ||||||||||
108th | 20 | Re-elected in 2002. | ||||||||||
109th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 2006. Died. |
21 | 110th | ||||||||||
Vacant | June 4, 2007 – June 22, 2007 | |||||||||||
9 | John Barrasso |
Republican | June 22, 2007 – Present |
Appointed to continue Thomas's term. Elected to finish Thomas's term. | ||||||||
111th | 21 | Re-elected in 2008. | ||||||||||
112th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 2012. | 22 | 113th | ||||||||||
114th | 22 | Re-elected in 2014. | ||||||||||
115th | ||||||||||||
To be determined in the 2018 election. | 23 | 116th | ||||||||||
117th | 23 | To be determined in the 2020 election. | ||||||||||
# | Senator | Party | Years in office | Electoral history | T | C | T | Electoral history | Years in office | Party | Senator | # |
Class 1 | Class 2 |
Living former U.S. Senators from Wyoming
As of April 2015[update], there is one living former Senator, one from Class 2.
Senator | Term of office | Class | Date of birth (and age) |
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Alan K. Simpson | 1979–1997 | 2 | September 2, 1931 |