List of United States Senators from Mississippi

Current delegation

Mississippi was admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, and elects senators to Class 1 and Class 2. Its current senators are Republicans Cindy Hyde-Smith and Roger Wicker. As of April 2, 2018, 51 people have served as U.S. Senators from Mississippi.

List of Senators[edit]

#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T e r m	C o n g r e s s	T e r m	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 1 Class 1 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2000, 2006, 2012, and 2018, with a special election in 2008. The next election will be in 2024.						C o n g r e s s	Class 2 Class 2 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1996, 2002, 2008, and 2014, with a special election in 2018. The next election will be in 2020.
1	Walter Leake	Democratic- Republican	December 10, 1817 – May 15, 1820	Elected in 1817. Resigned.	1	15th	1	Elected in 1817.	December 10, 1817 – March 4, 1829	Democratic- Republican	Thomas Hill Williams	1
1	Walter Leake	Democratic- Republican	December 10, 1817 – May 15, 1820	Elected in 1817. Resigned.		16th
Vacant			May 15, 1820 – August 30, 1820
2	David Holmes	Democratic- Republican	August 30, 1820 – September 25, 1825	Elected to finish Leake's term.
		Democratic- Republican		Re-election year unknown. Resigned to become Governor of Mississippi.	2	17th
		Jackson Democratic- Republican				18th	2	Re-elected in 1823.		Jackson Democratic- Republican
		Jacksonian				19th				Jacksonian
Vacant			September 25, 1825 – September 28, 1825
3	Powhatan Ellis	Jacksonian	September 28, 1825 – January 28, 1826	Appointed to continue Holmes's term. Lost election to finish Holmes's term.
4	Thomas Buck Reed	Jacksonian	January 28, 1826 – March 4, 1827	Elected to finish Holmes's term. Lost election to full term.
5	Powhatan Ellis	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – July 16, 1832	Election year unknown. Resigned to become a U.S. District Judge.	3	20th
						21st	3	Elected in 1828. Died.	March 4, 1829 – November 26, 1829	Jacksonian	Thomas Buck Reed	2
									November 26, 1829 – January 6, 1830	Vacant
								Elected to finish Reed's term. Died.	January 6, 1830 – July 2, 1830	Jacksonian	Robert H. Adams	3
									July 2, 1830 – October 15, 1830	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Adams's term. Elected November 18, 1830 to finish Adams's term.^[1] Lost re-election.	October 15, 1830 – March 4, 1835	Jacksonian	George Poindexter	4
						22nd				Anti- Jacksonian
Vacant			July 16, 1832 – November 12, 1832
6	John Black	Jacksonian	November 12, 1832 – March 3, 1833	Appointed to finish Ellis's term.
	Vacant		March 3, 1833 – November 22, 1833	Legislature failed to elect.	4	23rd
	John Black	Anti- Jacksonian.	November 22, 1833 – January 22, 1838	Elected to finish the term. Resigned.		23rd
		Anti- Jacksonian.				24th	4	Elected in 1835.	March 4, 1835 – March 5, 1845	Jacksonian	Robert J. Walker	5
		Whig				25th				Democratic
7	James F. Trotter	Democratic	January 22, 1838 – July 10, 1838	Appointed to continue Black's term. Resigned.
Vacant			July 10, 1838 – November 12, 1838
8	Thomas Hickman Williams	Democratic	November 12, 1838 – March 4, 1839	Appointed to continue Black's term. Elected January 30, 1839 to finish Black's term.^[2] [Data unknown/missing.].
9	John Henderson	Whig	March 4, 1839 – March 4, 1845	Elected in 1838. [Data unknown/missing.].	5	26th
						27th	5	Re-elected in 1841. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
						28th
10	Jesse Speight	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – May 1, 1847	Elected in 1844. Died.	6	29th
									March 5, 1845 – November 3, 1845	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Walker's term. Elected January 10, 1846 to finish Walker's term.^[1] [Data unknown/missing.].	November 3, 1845 – March 4, 1847	Democratic	Joseph W. Chalmers	6
						30th	6	Elected in 1846 or 1847. Resigned to become Governor of Mississippi.	March 4, 1847 – January 8, 1852	Democratic	Henry S. Foote	7
Vacant			May 1, 1847 – August 10, 1847
11	Jefferson Davis	Democratic	August 10, 1847 – September 23, 1851	Appointed to continue Speight's term. Elected January 11, 1848 to finish Speight's term.^[2]
						31st
				Re-elected in 1850. Resigned to run for Governor of Mississippi.	7	32nd
Vacant			September 23, 1851 – December 1, 1851
12	John J. McRae	Democratic	December 1, 1851 – March 17, 1852	Appointed to continue Davis's term. Successor elected.
									January 8, 1852 – February 18, 1852	Vacant
								Elected to finish Foote's term. Retired.	February 18, 1852 – March 4, 1853	Whig	Walker Brooke	8
13	Stephen Adams	Democratic	March 17, 1852 – March 4, 1857	Elected to finish Davis's term. [Data unknown/missing.].				Elected to finish Foote's term. Retired.	February 18, 1852 – March 4, 1853	Whig	Walker Brooke	8
						33rd	7		March 4, 1853 – January 7, 1854	Vacant
						33rd		Elected late in 1854	January 7, 1854 – January 12, 1861	Democratic	Albert G. Brown	9
						34th
14	Jefferson Davis	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – January 21, 1861	Elected in 1856 or 1857. Resigned.	8	35th
						36th	8	Re-elected in 1859. Withdrew.
								American Civil War and Reconstruction	January 12, 1861 – February 23, 1870	Vacant
Vacant			January 21, 1861 – February 23, 1870	American Civil War and Reconstruction
						37th
					9	38th
						39th	9
						40th
					10	41st
15	Adelbert Ames	Republican	February 23, 1870 – January 4, 1874	Elected in 1870 to finish vacant term. Resigned to become Governor of Mississippi.		41st		Elected in 1870 to finish term. [Data unknown/missing.].	February 23, 1870 – March 3, 1871	Republican	Hiram Rhodes Revels	10
						42nd	10		March 3, 1871 – December 1, 1871	Vacant
						42nd		Elected in 1870, but remained Governor until December 1871. [Data unknown/missing.].	December 1, 1871 – March 4, 1877	Republican	James L. Alcorn	11
						43rd
Vacant			January 4, 1874 – February 3, 1874
16	Henry R. Pease	Republican	February 3, 1874 – March 4, 1875	Elected to finish Ames's term. Retired.
17	Blanche Bruce	Republican	March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1881	Elected in 1874. [Data unknown/missing.].	11	44th
						45th	11	Elected in 1876.	March 4, 1877 – March 6, 1885	Democratic	Lucius Q.C. Lamar	12
						46th
18	James Z. George	Democratic	March 4, 1881 – August 14, 1897	Elected in 1880.	12	47th
						48th	12	Re-elected in 1883. Resigned.
						49th		Re-elected in 1883. Resigned.
									March 6, 1885 – March 9, 1885	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Lamar's term. Elected January 20, 1886 to finish Lamar's term.^[1]	March 9, 1885 – January 24, 1894	Democratic	Edward C. Walthall	13
				Re-elected in 1886.	13	50th
						51st	13	Re-elected in 1889. Resigned.
						52nd
				Re-elected in 1892.^[3] Died.	14	53rd
									January 24, 1894 – February 7, 1894	Vacant
								Elected to finish Walthall's term. [Data unknown/missing.].	February 7, 1894 – March 4, 1895	Democratic	Anselm J. McLaurin	14
						54th	14	Elected early January 20, 1892.^[3] Died.	March 4, 1895 – April 21, 1898	Democratic	Edward C. Walthall	15
						55th
Vacant			August 14, 1897 – October 8, 1897
19	Hernando Money	Democratic	October 8, 1897 – March 4, 1911	Appointed to finish George's term.
									April 21, 1898 – May 31, 1898	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Walthall's term. Elected January 16, 1900 to finish Walthall's term.^[4] Retired.	May 31, 1898 – March 4, 1901	Democratic	William V. Sullivan	16
				Elected to full term in 1899.	15	56th			May 31, 1898 – March 4, 1901	Democratic	William V. Sullivan	16
						57th	15	Elected in 1900.	March 4, 1901 – December 22, 1909	Democratic	Anselm J. McLaurin	17
						58th
				Re-elected January 14, 1904.^[5] Retired.	16	59th
						60th	16	Re-elected early January 19, 1904.^[5] Died.
						61st		Re-elected early January 19, 1904.^[5] Died.
									December 22, 1909 – December 27, 1909	Vacant
								Appointed to continue McLaurin's term. Successor qualified.	December 27, 1909 – February 22, 1910	Democratic	James Gordon	18
								Elected to finish McLaurin's term. Lost nomination to full term.	February 23, 1910 – March 4, 1913	Democratic	LeRoy Percy	19
20	John Sharp Williams	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1923	Elected early January 21, 1908.	17	62nd			February 23, 1910 – March 4, 1913	Democratic	LeRoy Percy	19
						63rd	17	Elected January 16, 1912. Lost renomination.	March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1919	Democratic	James K. Vardaman	20
						64th
				Re-elected in 1916. Retired.	18	65th
						66th	18	Elected in 1918.	March 5, 1919 – June 22, 1941	Democratic	Pat Harrison	21
						67th
21	Hubert D. Stephens	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1935	Elected in 1922.	19	68th
						69th	19	Re-elected in 1924.
						70th
				Re-elected in 1928. Lost renomination.	20	71st
						72nd	20	Re-elected in 1930.
						73rd
22	Theodore G. Bilbo	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – August 21, 1947	Elected in 1934.	21	74th
						75th	21	Re-elected in 1936. Died.
						76th
				Re-elected in 1940.	22	77th
									June 22, 1941 – June 30, 1941	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Harrison's term. Retired when successor elected.	June 30, 1941 – September 28, 1941	Democratic	James Eastland	22
								Elected to finish Harrison's term. Lost renomination.	September 29, 1941 – January 3, 1943	Democratic	Wall Doxey	23
						78th	22	Elected in 1942.	January 3, 1943 – December 27, 1978	Democratic	James Eastland	24
						79th
				Re-elected in 1946. Died.	23	80th
Vacant			August 21, 1947 – November 5, 1947
23	John C. Stennis	Democratic	November 5, 1947 – January 3, 1989	Elected to finish Bilbo's term.
						81st	23	Re-elected in 1948.
						82nd
				Re-elected in 1952.	24	83rd
						84th	24	Re-elected in 1954.
						85th
				Re-elected in 1958.	25	86th
						87th	25	Re-elected in 1960.
						88th
				Re-elected in 1964.	26	89th
						90th	26	Re-elected in 1966.
						91st
				Re-elected in 1970.	27	92nd
						93rd	27	Re-elected in 1972. Retired, and resigned early to give successor preferential seniority.
						94th
				Re-elected in 1976.	28	95th
						95th		Appointed early to finish Eastland's term, having already been elected to the next term.	December 27, 1978 – April 1, 2018	Republican	Thad Cochran	25
						96th	28	Elected in 1978.
						97th
				Re-elected in 1982. Retired.	29	98th
						99th	29	Re-elected in 1984.
						100th
24	Trent Lott	Republican	January 3, 1989 – December 18, 2007	Elected in 1988.	30	101st
						102nd	30	Re-elected in 1990.
						103rd
				Re-elected in 1994.	31	104th
						105th	31	Re-elected in 1996.
						106th
				Re-elected in 2000.	32	107th
						108th	32	Re-elected in 2002.
						109th
				Re-elected in 2006. Resigned.	33	110th
Vacant			December 18, 2007 – December 31, 2007
25	Roger Wicker	Republican	December 31, 2007 – Present	Appointed to continue Lott's term. Elected to finish Lott's term.
						111th	33	Re-elected in 2008.
						112th
				Re-elected in 2012.	34	113th
						114th	34	Re-elected in 2014. Resigned.
						115th		Re-elected in 2014. Resigned.
						115th		Appointed to continue Cochran's term. Elected to finish Cochran's term.	April 2, 2018 – Present	Republican	Cindy Hyde-Smith	26
				Re-elected in 2018.	35	116th			April 2, 2018 – Present	Republican	Cindy Hyde-Smith	26
						117th	35	To be determined in the 2020 election.
						118th
To be determined in the 2024 election.					36	119th
#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T e r m		T e r m	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 1							Class 2

Living former senators[edit]

As of January 2019^[update], there are two living former Senators from Mississippi. The most recent senator to die was John C. Stennis (served 1947–1989) on April 23, 1995, who is also the most recently serving Senator to die.

Senator	Years in office	Date of birth (and age)
Thad Cochran	December 27, 1978 - April 1, 2018	(1937-12-07) December 7, 1937 (age 81)
Trent Lott	January 3, 1989 – December 18, 2007	(1941-10-09) October 9, 1941 (age 77)

Notes[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Byrd, p. 130.
^ ^a ^b Byrd, p. 129.
^ ^a ^b "GEORGE AND WALTHALL ELECTED". The New York Times. January 20, 1892.
^ Byrd, p. 131.
^ ^a ^b "Re-elect Senators McLaurin and Money" (PDF). The New York Times. January 20, 1904. p. 5.

References[edit]

Byrd, Robert C. (October 1, 1993). Wolff, Wendy (ed.). The Senate, 1789-1989: Historical Statistics, 1789-1992. United States Senate Historical Office (volume 4 Bicentennial ed.). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.

[FOOTNOTEByrd130-1] Byrd, p. 130.

[FOOTNOTEByrd129-2] Byrd, p. 129.

[GeorgeWalthall-3] "GEORGE AND WALTHALL ELECTED". The New York Times. January 20, 1892.

[FOOTNOTEByrd131-4] Byrd, p. 131.

[NYT1904-5] "Re-elect Senators McLaurin and Money" (PDF). The New York Times. January 20, 1904. p. 5.

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