List of United States senators from Indiana
Indiana was admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816. Since then, Indiana has been represented in the United States Senate by 44 different men in Class 1 and Class 3; David Turpie served non-consecutive terms in Class 1, Dan Coats served non-consecutive terms in Class 3, and William Ezra Jenner served in both classes. Until the passage of the 17th amendment in 1913, senators were elected by the Indiana General Assembly; after that they were elected popularly by Indiana citizens. A senatorial term lasts six years beginning on January 3. In case of a vacancy the Governor of Indiana has the duty to appoint a new senator. The longest-serving of any Senator from Indiana is Republican Richard Lugar.
List of Senators
Class 1Class 1 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that was elected for three U.S. Congresses in the first elections of 1818, and then the seat was contested every three Congresses (six years) thereafter. The seat in recent years has been contested in 1994, 2000, 2006, and 2012. The next election will be in 2018. | C | Class 3Class 3 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that was elected for one United States Congress in the first elections of 1818, and then the seat was contested every three Congresses (six years) thereafter. The seat in recent years has been contested in 1998, 2004, and 2010. The next election will be in 2016. | ||||||||||
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# | Senator | Party | Dates in office | Electoral history | T | T | Electoral history | Dates in office | Party | Senator | #
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1 | ![]() James Noble |
Democratic- Republican |
December 11, 1816 – February 26, 1831 |
Elected in 1816. | 1 | 14th | 1 | Elected in 1816. | December 11, 1816 – March 3, 1825 |
Democratic- Republican |
![]() Waller Taylor |
1 |
15th | ||||||||||||
16th | 2 | Re-elected in 1818. Retired. | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 1821. | 2 | 17th | ||||||||||
Crawford Republican |
18th | Crawford Republican | ||||||||||
Anti- Jacksonian |
19th | 3 | Elected in 1824. | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1837 |
Anti- Jacksonian |
![]() William Hendricks |
2 | |||||
Adams | Re-elected in 1827. Died. |
3 | 20th | Adams | ||||||||
Anti- Jacksonian |
21st | Anti- Jacksonian | ||||||||||
Vacant | February 26, 1831 – August 19, 1831 |
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22nd | 4 | Re-elected in 1830. Lost re-election. | ||||||||||
2 | ![]() Robert Hanna |
Anti- Jacksonian |
August 19, 1831 – January 3, 1832 |
Appointed to continue Noble's term. Retired when successor qualified. | ||||||||
3 | ![]() John Tipton |
Jacksonian | January 3, 1832 – March 3, 1839 |
Elected to finish Noble's term. | ||||||||
Re-elected in 1832. Retired. |
4 | 23rd | ||||||||||
24th | ||||||||||||
Democratic | 25th | 5 | Elected in 1836. Lost re-election. |
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843 |
Whig | ![]() Oliver H. Smith |
3 | |||||
4 | ![]() Albert Smith White |
Whig | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1845 |
Elected in 1838. Retired. |
5 | 26th | ||||||
27th | ||||||||||||
28th | 6 | Elected in 1842. Lost renomination. |
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1849 |
Democratic | ![]() Edward A. Hannegan |
4 | ||||||
5 | ![]() Jesse D. Bright |
Democratic | March 4, 1845 – February 5, 1862 |
Elected in 1844. | 6 | 29th | ||||||
30th | ||||||||||||
31st | 7 | Elected in 1848. Died. |
March 4, 1849 – December 4, 1852 |
Democratic | ![]() James Whitcomb |
5 | ||||||
Re-elected in 1850. | 7 | 32nd | ||||||||||
December 4, 1852 – December 6, 1852 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Whitcomb's term. Retired when successor qualified. |
December 6, 1852 – January 18, 1853 |
Democratic | ![]() Charles W. Cathcart |
6 | ||||||||
Elected to finish Whitcomb's term. Lost re-election. |
January 18, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
Democratic | ![]() John Pettit |
7 | ||||||||
33rd | ||||||||||||
34th | 8 | Legislature failed to elect. | March 4, 1855 – February 4, 1857 |
Vacant | ||||||||
Elected late in 1857. Retired. |
February 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 |
Democratic | ![]() Graham N. Fitch |
8 | ||||||||
Re-elected in 1856. Expelled for sympathizing with the Confederacy. |
8 | 35th | ||||||||||
36th | ||||||||||||
37th | 9 | Elected in 1860. [data missing] |
March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1867 |
Republican | ![]() Henry Smith Lane |
9 | ||||||
Vacant | February 5, 1862 – February 24, 1862 | |||||||||||
6 | ![]() Joseph A. Wright |
Unionist | February 24, 1862 – January 14, 1863 |
Appointed to finish Bright's term. Retired when successor qualified. | ||||||||
7 | ![]() David Turpie |
Democratic | January 14, 1863 – March 3, 1863 |
Elected to finish Bright's term. | ||||||||
8 | ![]() Thomas A. Hendricks |
Democratic | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869 |
Elected in 1862. Retired. |
9 | 38th | ||||||
39th | ||||||||||||
40th | 10 | Elected in 1867. | March 4, 1867 – November 1, 1877 |
Republican | ![]() Oliver P. Morton |
10 | ||||||
9 | ![]() Daniel D. Pratt |
Republican | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1875 |
Elected in 1869. Retired. |
10 | 41st | ||||||
42nd | ||||||||||||
43rd | 11 | Re-elected in 1873. Died. | ||||||||||
10 | ![]() Joseph E. McDonald |
Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881 |
Elected in 1874. Lost re-election. |
11 | 44th | ||||||
45th | ||||||||||||
November 1, 1877 – November 6, 1877 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Morton's term. Elected to finish Morton's term. |
November 6, 1877 – March 3, 1897 |
Democratic | ![]() Daniel W. Voorhees |
11 | ||||||||
46th | 12 | Re-elected in 1879. | ||||||||||
11 | ![]() Benjamin Harrison |
Republican | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1887 |
Elected in 1880. Lost re-election. |
12 | 47th | ||||||
48th | ||||||||||||
49th | 13 | Re-elected in 1885. | ||||||||||
12 | ![]() David Turpie |
Democratic | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1899 |
Elected in 1887. | 13 | 50th | ||||||
51st | ||||||||||||
52nd | 14 | Re-elected in 1891. Lost re-election. | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 1893. Lost re-election. |
14 | 53rd | ||||||||||
54th | ||||||||||||
55th | 15 | Elected in 1896. | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1905 |
Republican | ![]() Charles W. Fairbanks |
12 | ||||||
13 | ![]() Albert J. Beveridge |
Republican | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1911 |
Elected in 1899. | 15 | 56th | ||||||
57th | ||||||||||||
58th | 16 | Re-elected in 1902. Resigned to become Vice President. | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 1905. Lost re-election. |
16 | 59th | Elected to finish Fairbanks's term. Lost re-election. |
March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1909 |
Republican | ![]() James A. Hemenway |
13 | |||||
60th | ||||||||||||
61st | 17 | Elected in 1909. | March 4, 1909 – March 14, 1916 |
Democratic | ![]() Benjamin F. Shiveley |
14 | ||||||
14 | ![]() John W. Kern |
Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917 |
Elected in 1910. Lost re-election. |
17 | 62nd | ||||||
63rd | ||||||||||||
64th | 18 | Re-elected in 1914. Died. | ||||||||||
March 14, 1916 – March 20, 1916 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Shiveley's term. Lost election to finish Shiveley's term. |
March 20, 1916 – November 7, 1916 |
Democratic | ![]() Thomas Taggart |
15 | ||||||||
Elected to finish Shiveley's term. | November 8, 1916 – March 3, 1933 |
Republican | ![]() James Eli Watson |
16 | ||||||||
15 | ![]() Harry Stewart New |
Republican | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1923 |
Elected in 1916. Lost renomination. |
18 | 65th | ||||||
66th | ||||||||||||
67th | 19 | Re-elected in 1920. | ||||||||||
16 | ![]() Samuel M. Ralston |
Democratic | March 4, 1923 – October 14, 1925 |
Elected in 1922. Died. |
19 | 68th | ||||||
69th | ||||||||||||
Vacant | October 14, 1925 – October 20, 1925 | |||||||||||
17 | ![]() Arthur Raymond Robinson |
Republican | October 20, 1925 – January 3, 1935 |
Appointed to continue Ralston's term. Elected to finish Ralston's term. | ||||||||
70th | 20 | Re-elected in 1926. Lost re-election. | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 1928. Lost re-election. |
20 | 71st | ||||||||||
72nd | ||||||||||||
73rd | 21 | Elected in 1932. | March 4, 1933 – January 25, 1944 |
Democratic | ![]() Frederick Van Nuys |
17 | ||||||
18 | ![]() Sherman Minton |
Democratic | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941 |
Elected in 1934. Lost re-election. |
21 | 74th | ||||||
75th | ||||||||||||
76th | 22 | Re-elected in 1938. Died. | ||||||||||
19 | ![]() Raymond E. Willis |
Republican | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1947 |
Elected in 1940. Retired. |
22 | 77th | ||||||
78th | ||||||||||||
January 25, 1944 – January 28, 1944 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Van Nuys's term. Retired when successor elected. |
January 28, 1944 – November 13, 1944 |
Democratic | ![]() Samuel D. Jackson |
18 | ||||||||
Elected to finish Van Nuys's term. Retired. |
November 14, 1944 – January 3, 1945 |
Republican | ![]() William E. Jenner |
19 | ||||||||
79th | 23 | Elected in 1944. | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1963 |
Republican | ![]() Homer E. Capehart |
20 | ||||||
20 | ![]() William Ezra Jenner |
Republican | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1959 |
Elected in 1946. | 23 | 80th | ||||||
81st | ||||||||||||
82nd | 24 | Re-elected in 1950. | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 1952. Retired. |
24 | 83rd | ||||||||||
84th | ||||||||||||
85th | 25 | Re-elected in 1956. Lost re-election. | ||||||||||
21 | ![]() Vance Hartke |
Democratic | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1977 |
Elected in 1958. | 25 | 86th | ||||||
87th | ||||||||||||
88th | 26 | Elected in 1962. | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1981 |
Democratic | ![]() Birch Bayh |
21 | ||||||
Re-elected in 1964. | 26 | 89th | ||||||||||
90th | ||||||||||||
91st | 27 | Re-elected in 1968. | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 1970. Lost re-election. |
27 | 92nd | ||||||||||
93rd | ||||||||||||
94th | 28 | Re-elected in 1974. Lost re-election. | ||||||||||
22 | Richard Lugar |
Republican | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 2013 |
Elected in 1976. | 28 | 95th | ||||||
96th | ||||||||||||
97th | 29 | Elected in 1980. | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1989 |
Republican | Dan Quayle |
22 | ||||||
Re-elected in 1982. | 29 | 98th | ||||||||||
99th | ||||||||||||
100th | 30 | Re-elected in 1986. Resigned to become U.S. Vice President. | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 1988. | 30 | 101st | Appointed to continue Quayle's term. Elected to finish Quayle's term. |
January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1999 |
Republican | ![]() Dan Coats |
23 | |||||
102nd | ||||||||||||
103rd | 31 | Re-elected in 1992. Retired. | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 1994. | 31 | 104th | ||||||||||
105th | ||||||||||||
106th | 32 | Elected in 1998. | January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2011 |
Democratic | ![]() Evan Bayh |
24 | ||||||
Re-elected in 2000. | 32 | 107th | ||||||||||
108th | ||||||||||||
109th | 33 | Re-elected in 2004. Retired. | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 2006. Lost renomination. |
33 | 110th | ||||||||||
111th | ||||||||||||
112th | 34 | Elected in 2010. Retiring in 2016. |
January 3, 2011 – Present |
Republican | ![]() Dan Coats |
25 | ||||||
23 | ![]() Joe Donnelly |
Democratic | January 3, 2013 – Present |
Elected in 2012. | 34 | 113th | ||||||
114th | ||||||||||||
115th | 35 | To be determined in the 2016 election. | ||||||||||
To be determined in the 2018 election. | 35 | 116th | ||||||||||
117th | ||||||||||||
# | Senator | Party | Years in office | Electoral history | T | C | T | Electoral history | Years in office | Party | Senator | # |
Class 1 | Class 3 |
Living former U.S. Senators from Indiana
As of April 2015[update], there are four former Senators from Indiana who are currently living, one from Class 1 and three from Class 3.
Senator | Term of office | Class | Date of birth (and age) |
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Birch Bayh | 1963–1981 | 3 | January 22, 1928 |
Richard Lugar | 1977–2013 | 1 | April 4, 1932 |
Dan Quayle | 1981–1989 | 3 | February 4, 1947 |
Evan Bayh | 1999–2011 | 3 | December 26, 1955 |
See also
- List of United States Representatives from Indiana
- United States congressional delegations from Indiana
References
- "U.S. Senators from Indiana". United States Senate. Retrieved 2009-01-01.