List of United States senators from Mississippi
Appearance
Mississippi was admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, and elects senators to Class 1 and Class 2. Its current senators are Republicans Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker. As of January 1, 2015, 50 people (all of them men) have served as U.S. Senators from Mississippi.
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 | ![]() 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 |
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. | ||||||||
Re-elected in 1821. 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 |
Elected in 1827. 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 to finish Adams's term. 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. | |||||||||
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 to finish Black's term. [data missing]. | ||||||||
9 | ![]() John Henderson |
Whig | March 4, 1839 – March 4, 1845 |
Elected in 1838. [data 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 to finish Walker's term. [data 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 in 1848 to finish Speight's term. | ||||||||
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 missing]. | ||||||||
33rd | 7 | March 4, 1853 – January 7, 1854 |
Vacant | |||||||||
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. |
Elected in 1870 to finish term. [data missing]. |
February 23, 1870 – March 3, 1871 |
Republican | ![]() Hiram Rhodes Revels |
10 | |||
42nd | 10 | March 3, 1871 – December 1, 1871 |
Vacant | |||||||||
Elected in 1870, but remained Governor until December 1871. [data 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 missing]. |
11 | 44th | ||||||
45th | 11 | Elected in 1877. | 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 1881. | 12 | 47th | ||||||
48th | 12 | Re-elected in 1883. Resigned. | ||||||||||
49th | ||||||||||||
March 6, 1885 – March 9, 1885 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Lamar's term. Elected to finish Lamar's term. |
March 9, 1885 – January 24, 1894 |
Democratic | ![]() Edward C. Walthall |
13 | ||||||||
Re-elected in 1887. | 13 | 50th | ||||||||||
51st | 13 | Re-elected in 1889. Resigned. | ||||||||||
52nd | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1893. Died. |
14 | 53rd | ||||||||||
January 24, 1894 – February 7, 1894 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Elected to finish Walthall's term. [data missing]. |
February 7, 1894 – March 4, 1895 |
Democratic | ![]() Anselm J. McLaurin |
14 | ||||||||
54th | 14 | Elected in 1895. 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 to finish Walthall's term. Retired. |
May 31, 1898 – March 4, 1901 |
Democratic | ![]() William V. Sullivan |
16 | ||||||||
Elected to full term in 1899. | 15 | 56th | ||||||||||
57th | 15 | Elected in 1900. | March 4, 1901 – December 22, 1909 |
Democratic | ![]() Anselm J. McLaurin |
17 | ||||||
58th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1905. Retired. |
16 | 59th | ||||||||||
60th | 16 | Re-elected in 1906. Died. | ||||||||||
61st | ||||||||||||
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 in 1910. | 17 | 62nd | ||||||
63rd | 17 | Elected in 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 nomination to full term. |
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 17, 1947 | |||||||||||
23 | ![]() John C. Stennis |
Democratic | November 17, 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 | ||||||||||
Appointed early to finish Eastland's term, having already been elected to the next term. | December 27, 1978 – Present |
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. | ||||||||||
115th | ||||||||||||
To be determined in the 2018 election. | 35 | 116th | ||||||||||
117th | 35 | 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 Mississippi
As of April 2015[update], there is one former U.S. Senator from Mississippi who is currently living.
Senator | Term of office | Class | Date of birth (and age) |
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Trent Lott | 1989–2007 | 1 | October 9, 1941 |