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New Hampshire's current senators are Jeanne Shaheen (D) and Kelly Ayotte (R). Senator Shaheen is currently serving her second term, and Senator Ayotte is currently serving her first term in the United States Senate.

List of Senators

Class 2
Class 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.
C Class 3
Class 3 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1998, 2004, and 2010. The next election will be in 2016.
# Senator Party Dates in office Electoral history T T Electoral history Dates in office Party Senator #
1
Paine Wingate
Anti-
Administration
March 4, 1789 –
March 3, 1793
Elected in 1788.

[data missing]
1 1st 1 Elected in 1788. March 4, 1789 –
March 3, 1801
Pro-
Administration

John Langdon
1
2nd
2
Samuel Livermore
Pro-
Administration
March 4, 1793 –
June 12, 1801
Elected in 1792 2 3rd Anti-
Administration
Federalist 4th 2 Re-election year unknown.

[data missing]
Democratic-
Republican
5th
Re-elected in 1798.

Resigned.
3 6th
7th 3 Elected in 1801.

Resigned.
March 4, 1801 –
June 14, 1802
Federalist
James Sheafe
2
Vacant June 12, 1801 –
June 17, 1801
 
3
Simeon Olcott
Federalist June 17, 1801 –
March 3, 1805
Elected in 1801 to finish Livermore's term.

[data missing]
  June 14, 1802 –
June 17, 1802
Vacant
Elected in 1802 to finish Sheafe's term.

Retired.
June 17, 1802 –
March 3, 1807
Federalist
William Plumer
3
8th
4
Nicholas Gilman
Democratic-
Republican
March 4, 1805 –
May 2, 1814
Elected in 1804 4 9th
10th 4 Elected in 1807.

Resigned.
March 4, 1807 –
June 1, 1810
Democratic-
Republican
Nahum Parker 4
11th
  June 1, 1810 –
June 21, 1810
Vacant
Elected in 1810 to finish Parker's term. June 21, 1810 –
March 3, 1813
Federalist Charles Cutts 5
Re-elected in 1811.

Died.
5 12th
13th 5 Legislature failed to elect. March 3, 1813 –
April 2, 1813
Vacant
Appointed to continue the term.

Retired when successor elected.
April 2, 1813 –
June 10, 1813
Federalist Charles Cutts
Elected in 1813 to finish Cutts's term.

Resigned.
June 10, 1813 –
June 16, 1817
Federalist
Jeremiah Mason
6
Vacant May 2, 1814 –
June 24, 1814
 
5
Thomas W. Thompson
Federalist June 24, 1814 –
March 3, 1817
Elected in 1814 to finish Gilman's term.

[data missing]
14th
6
David L. Morril
Democratic-
Republican
March 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1823
Elected in 1817.

Retired.
6 15th
  June 16, 1817 –
June 27, 1817
Vacant
Elected in 1817 to finish Mason's term.

[data missing]
June 27, 1817 –
March 3, 1819
Democratic-
Republican

Clement Storer
7
16th 6 Elected in 1819.

[data missing]
March 4, 1819 –
March 3, 1825
Democratic-
Republican

John Fabyan Parrott
8
17th
7
Samuel Bell
Adams
Republican
March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1835
Elected in 1823 7 18th Adams
Republican
Anti-
Jacksonian
19th 7 [data missing] March 3, 1825 –
March 16, 1825
Vacant
Elected in 1825.

[data missing]
March 16, 1825 –
March 3, 1831
Jacksonian
Levi Woodbury
9
Adams 20th
Anti-
Jacksonian
Re-elected in 1828 or 1829.

Retired.
8 21st
22nd 8 Elected in 1831.

Resigned to become N.H. Governor.
March 4, 1831 –
May 30, 1836
Jacksonian
Isaac Hill
10
23rd
8
Henry Hubbard
Jacksonian March 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1841
Elected in 1835.

Retired to run for Governor.
9 24th
  May 30, 1836 –
June 8, 1836
Vacant
Elected in 1836 to finish Hill's term.

Lost re-election.
June 8, 1836 –
March 3, 1837
Jacksonian
John Page
11
Democratic 25th 9 Elected in 1837.

Resigned.
March 4, 1837 –
February 28, 1842
Democratic
Franklin Pierce
12
26th
9
Levi Woodbury
Democratic March 4, 1841 –
September 20, 1845
Elected in 1841.

Resigned to become Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
10 27th
Appointed to continue Pierce's term.

Elected in June 1842 to finish Pierce's term.

[data missing]
March 1, 1842 –
March 3, 1843
Democratic
Leonard Wilcox
13
28th 10 Elected in 1843.

[data missing]
March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1849
Democratic
Charles G. Atherton
14
29th
Vacant September 20, 1845 –
December 1, 1845
 
10
Benning W. Jenness
Democratic December 1, 1845 –
June 13, 1846
Appointed to continue Woodbury's term.

Lost election to finish Woodbury's term.
11
Joseph Cilley
Liberty June 13, 1846 –
March 3, 1847
Elected in 1846 to finish Woodbury's term.

Lost election to next term.
12
John P. Hale
Independent Democratic March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1853
Elected in 1846.

Retired to run for U.S. President.
11 30th
Free Soil 31st 11 Elected in 1848 or 1849.

Died.
March 4, 1849 –
January 11, 1855
Democratic
Moses Norris, Jr.
15
32nd
13
Charles G. Atherton
Democratic March 4, 1853 –
November 15, 1853
Elected in 1852.

Died.
12 33rd
Vacant November 15, 1853 –
November 29, 1853
 
14
Jared W. Williams
Democratic November 29, 1853 –
July 15, 1854
Appointed to continue Atherton's term.

Appointment expired without election
Vacant July 15, 1854 –
July 30, 1855
 
  January 11, 1855 –
January 16, 1855
Vacant
Appointed to finish Norris's term.

[data missing]
January 16, 1855 –
March 3, 1855
Democratic
John S. Wells
16
34th 12 Legislature failed to elect. March 4, 1855 –
July 29, 1855
Vacant
15
John P. Hale
Republican July 30, 1855 –
March 3, 1865
Elected in 1855 to finish Atherton's term Elected late in 1855.

Died.
July 30, 1855 –
May 26, 1857
Republican
James Bell
17
35th
  May 26, 1857 –
June 27, 1857
Vacant
Elected in 1857 to finish Bell's term. June 27, 1857 –
July 27, 1866
Republican
Daniel Clark
18
Re-elected in 1859.

[data missing]
13 36th
37th 13 Re-elected in 1861.

Resigned.
38th
16
Aaron H. Cragin
Republican March 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1877
Elected in 1864 14 39th
  July 27, 1866 –
August 31, 1866
Vacant
Appointed to finish Clark's term.

Retired.
August 31, 1866 –
March 3, 1867
Republican
George G. Fogg
19
40th 14 Elected in 1866 or 1867.

Lost renomination
March 4, 1867 –
March 3, 1873
Republican
James W. Patterson
20
41st
Re-elected in 1870.

[data missing]
15 42nd
43rd 15 Elected in 1872.

Lost re-election.
March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1879
Republican
Bainbridge Wadleigh
21
44th
17
Edward H. Rollins
Republican March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1883
Elected in 1876.

Lost re-election.
16 45th
46th 16 Legislature failed to elect March 3, 1879 –
March 18, 1879
Vacant
Appointed to fill vacancy caused by legislature's failure to elect.

Retired.
March 18, 1879 –
June 18, 1879
Republican
Charles H. Bell
22
  June 18, 1879 –
June 20, 1879
Vacant
Elected in 1879 to finish the vacant term. June 20, 1879 –
March 3, 1885
Republican
Henry W. Blair
23
47th
Vacant March 4, 1883 –
August 2, 1883
Legislature failed to elect. 17 48th
18
Austin F. Pike
Republican August 2, 1883 –
October 8, 1886
Elected late in 1883.

Died.
49th 17 Legislature failed to elect. March 3, 1885 –
March 5, 1885
Vacant
Appointed to continue the vacant term.

Elected June 17, 1885 to finish the vacant term.

Lost renomination.
March 5, 1885 –
March 3, 1891
Republican
Henry W. Blair
Vacant October 8, 1886 –
November 14, 1886
19
Person Colby Cheney
Republican November 14, 1886 –
June 14, 1887
Appointed to continue Pike's term.

Retired when successor qualified.
50th
20
William E. Chandler
Republican June 14, 1887 –
March 3, 1889
Elected in 1887 to finish Pike's term.

Legislature failed to elect.
21
Gilman Marston
Republican March 4, 1889 –
June 18, 1889
Appointed to start term when legislature failed to elect.

[data missing]
18 51st
22
William E. Chandler
Republican June 18, 1889 –
March 3, 1901
Elected in 1889 to finish the term.
52nd 18 Elected in 1891. March 4, 1891 –
August 17, 1918
Republican
Jacob Harold Gallinger
24
53rd
Re-elected in 1895.

Lost renomination.
19 54th
55th 19 Re-elected in 1897.
56th
23
Henry E. Burnham
Republican March 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1913
Elected in 1900. 20 57th
58th 20 Re-elected in 1903.
59th
Re-elected in 1906.

Retired.
21 60th
61st 21 Re-elected in 1909.
62nd
24
Henry F. Hollis
Democratic March 13, 1913 –
March 3, 1919
Elected in 1912.

Retired.
22 63rd
64th 22 Re-elected in 1914.

Died.
65th
  August 17, 1918 –
September 2, 1918
Vacant
Appointed to continue Gallinger's term.

Retired.
September 2, 1918 –
November 5, 1918
Republican
Irving W. Drew
25
Elected in 1918 to finish Gallinger's term. November 6, 1918 –
March 3, 1933
Republican
George H. Moses
26
25
Henry W. Keyes
Republican March 4, 1919 –
January 3, 1937
Elected in 1918. 23 66th
67th 23 Re-elected in 1920.
68th
Re-elected in 1924. 24 69th
70th 24 Re-elected in 1926.

Lost re-election.
71st
Re-elected in 1930.

Retired.
25 72nd
73rd 25 Elected in 1932.

Lost re-election.
March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1939
Democratic
Fred H. Brown
27
74th
26
Styles Bridges
Republican January 3, 1937 –
November 26, 1961
Elected in 1936. 26 75th
76th 26 Elected in 1938. January 3, 1939 –
July 24, 1953
Republican
Charles W. Tobey
28
77th
Re-elected in 1942. 27 78th
79th 27 Re-elected in 1944.
80th
Re-elected in 1948. 28 81st
82nd 28 Re-elected in 1950.

Died.
83rd
  July 24, 1953 –
August 14, 1953
Vacant
Appointed to continue Tobey's term.

Lost nomination to finish Tobey's term.
August 14, 1953 –
November 7, 1954
Republican
Robert W. Upton
29
Elected in 1954 to finish Tobey's term. November 8, 1954 –
December 31, 1974
Republican
Norris Cotton
30
Re-elected in 1954. 29 84th
85th 29 Re-elected in 1956.
86th
Re-elected in 1960.

Died.
30 87th
Vacant November 26, 1961 –
January 10, 1962
 
27
Maurice J. Murphy, Jr.
Republican January 10, 1962 –
November 6, 1962
Appointed to continue Bridges's term.

Lost nomination to finish Bridges's term.
28
Thomas J. McIntyre
Democratic November 7, 1962 –
January 3, 1979
Elected in 1962 to finish Bridge's term.
88th 30 Re-elected in 1962.
89th
Re-elected in 1966. 31 90th
91st 31 Re-elected in 1968.

Retired, then resigned early.
92nd
Re-elected in 1972.

Lost re-election.
32 93rd
Appointed to finish Cotton's term. December 31, 1974 –
January 3, 1975
Republican
Louis C. Wyman
31
94th 32 Contested election between Louis C. Wyman and John A. Durkin. January 3, 1975 –
August 8, 1975
Vacant
Appointed to continue term
after contested election.
August 8, 1975 –
September 18, 1975
Republican
Norris H. Cotton
32
Won election contest.

Lost re-election, and resigned early.
September 18, 1975 –
December 29, 1980
Democratic
John A. Durkin
33
95th
29
Gordon J. Humphrey
Republican January 3, 1979 –
December 4, 1990
Elected in 1978. 33 96th
Appointed to finish Durkin's term, having been elected to the next term. December 29, 1980 –
January 3, 1993
Republican
Warren Rudman
34
97th 33 Elected in 1980.
98th
Re-elected in 1984.

Retired and resigned early to take his seat in the New Hampshire Senate.
34 99th
100th 34 Re-elected in 1986.

Retired.
101st
Vacant December 4, 1990 –
December 7, 1990
 
30
Bob Smith
Republican December 7, 1990 –
January 3, 2003
Appointed early to finish Humphrey's term, having already been elected to the next term.
Elected in 1990. 35 102nd
103rd 35 Elected in 1992. January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2011
Republican
Judd Gregg
35
104th
Re-elected in 1996.

Lost renomination.
36 105th
106th 36 Re-elected in 1998.
107th
31
John E. Sununu
Republican January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2009
Elected in 2002.

Lost re-election.
37 108th
109th 37 Re-elected in 2004.

Retired.
110th
32
Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic January 3, 2009 –
Present
Elected in 2008. 38 111th
112th 38 Elected in 2010. January 3, 2011 –
Present
Republican
Kelly Ayotte
36
113th
Re-elected in 2014. 39 114th
115th 39 To be decided in the 2016 election.
116th
To be decided in the 2020 election. 40 117th
# Senator Party Years in office Electoral history T C T Electoral history Years in office Party Senator #
Class 2 Class 3

Living former U.S. senators from New Hampshire

As of October 2016, there are four former senators who are living, three from Class 2 and one from Class 3. The most recent senator to die was Warren Rudman of Class 3 (1980-1993) on November 19, 2012. The most recent Class 2 senator to die was Maurice J. Murphy Jr. (1962) on October 27, 2002. The most recently serving Class 2 senator to die was Thomas J. McIntyre (1962-1979) on August 8, 1992.

Senator Term of office Class Date of birth (and age)
Gordon J. Humphrey 1979–1990 2 (1940-10-09) October 9, 1940 (age 84)
Bob Smith 1990–2003 2 (1941-03-30) March 30, 1941 (age 83)
Judd Gregg 1993–2011 3 (1947-02-14) February 14, 1947 (age 77)
John E. Sununu 2003–2009 2 (1964-09-10) September 10, 1964 (age 60)
Kelly Ayotte 2011–2016 3 (1968-06-27) June 27, 1968 (age 56)

See also