List of United States senators from Washington
Appearance
Current delegation
Washington was admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889, and elects its United States Senators to Class 1 and Class 3. Its current U.S. Senators are Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, both members of the Democratic Party.
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 3Class 3 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1998, 2004, 2010, and 2016. The next election will be in 2022. | ||||||||||
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# | Senator | Party | Dates in office | Electoral history | T | T | Electoral history | Dates in office | Party | Senator | # | |
Vacant | November 11, 1889 – November 20, 1889 |
Washington elected its first senators after it was admitted to the Union. | 1 | 51st | 1 | Washington elected its first senators after it was admitted to the Union. | November 11, 1889 – November 20, 1889 |
Vacant | ||||
1 | John B. Allen |
Republican | November 20, 1889 – March 3, 1893 |
Elected in 1889. Legislature failed to re-elect. |
Elected in 1889. | November 20, 1889 – March 3, 1897 |
Republican | Watson C. Squire |
1 | |||
52nd | 2 | Re-elected in 1891. Lost re-election. | ||||||||||
Vacant | March 4, 1893 – February 19, 1895 |
The legislature failed to elect a senator for the term beginning March 4, 1893. The governor appointed John Allen to serve until March 20, 1893, but the Senate rejected his credentials. | 2 | 53rd | ||||||||
2 | John L. Wilson |
Republican | February 19, 1895 – March 3, 1899 |
Elected February 1, 1895 to finish the vacant term, but took his seat late. Lost renomination. | ||||||||
54th | ||||||||||||
55th | 3 | Elected January 29, 1897.[1] Lost re-election.[2] |
March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903 |
Democratic | George Turner |
2 | ||||||
3 | Addison G. Foster |
Republican | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1905 |
Elected February 1, 1899.[3] Retired. |
3 | 56th | ||||||
57th | ||||||||||||
58th | 4 | Elected January 29, 1903.[2] Lost renomination. |
March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1909 |
Republican | Levi Ankeny |
3 | ||||||
4 | Samuel H. Piles |
Republican | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911 |
Elected January 27, 1905.[4] Retired. |
4 | 59th | ||||||
60th | ||||||||||||
61st | 5 | Elected January 19, 1909. | March 4, 1909 – November 19, 1932 |
Republican | Wesley L. Jones |
4 | ||||||
5 | Miles Poindexter |
Republican | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1923 |
Elected in 1910 | 5 | 62nd | ||||||
Progressive | 63rd | |||||||||||
Republican | 64th | 6 | Re-elected in 1914 | |||||||||
Re-elected in 1916. Lost re-election. |
6 | 65th | ||||||||||
66th | ||||||||||||
67th | 7 | Re-elected in 1920 | ||||||||||
6 | Clarence C. Dill |
Democratic | March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1935 |
Elected in 1922 | 7 | 68th | ||||||
69th | ||||||||||||
70th | 8 | Re-elected in 1926. Died, having already lost re-election. | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 1928. Retired. |
8 | 71st | ||||||||||
72nd | ||||||||||||
November 19, 1932 – November 22, 1932 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to finish Jones's term. Retired. |
November 22, 1932 – March 3, 1933 |
Republican | Elijah S. Grammer |
5 | ||||||||
73rd | 9 | Elected in 1932 | March 4, 1933 – November 13, 1944 |
Democratic | Homer Bone |
6 | ||||||
7 | Lewis B. Schwellenbach |
Democratic | January 3, 1935 – December 16, 1940 |
Elected in 1934. Resigned. |
9 | 74th | ||||||
75th | ||||||||||||
76th | 10 | Re-elected in 1938. Resigned to become Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. | ||||||||||
Vacant | December 16, 1940 – December 19, 1940 |
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8 | Monrad C. Wallgren |
Democratic | December 19, 1940 – January 9, 1945 |
Appointed to finish Schwellenbach's term, having already been elected to the next term. | ||||||||
Elected in 1940. Resigned. |
10 | 77th | ||||||||||
78th | ||||||||||||
November 13, 1944 – December 14, 1944 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to finish Bone's term, having already been elected to the next term. | December 14, 1944 – January 3, 1981 |
Democratic | Warren G. Magnuson |
7 | ||||||||
79th | 11 | Elected in 1944 | ||||||||||
9 | Hugh B. Mitchell |
Democratic | January 10, 1945 – December 25, 1946 |
Appointed to finish Wallgren's term. Lost election to next term and resigned early. | ||||||||
10 | Harry P. Cain |
Republican | December 26, 1946 – January 3, 1953 |
Appointed to finish Mitchell's term, having already been elected to the next term. | ||||||||
Elected in 1946. Lost re-election. |
11 | 80th | ||||||||||
81st | ||||||||||||
82nd | 12 | Re-elected in 1950 | ||||||||||
11 | Henry M. Jackson |
Democratic | January 3, 1953 – September 1, 1983 |
Elected in 1952 | 12 | 83rd | ||||||
84th | ||||||||||||
85th | 13 | Re-elected in 1956 | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 1958 | 13 | 86th | ||||||||||
87th | ||||||||||||
88th | 14 | Re-elected in 1962 | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 1964 | 14 | 89th | ||||||||||
90th | ||||||||||||
91st | 15 | Re-elected in 1968 | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 1970 | 15 | 92nd | ||||||||||
93rd | ||||||||||||
94th | 16 | Re-elected in 1974. Lost re-election. | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 1976 | 16 | 95th | ||||||||||
96th | ||||||||||||
97th | 17 | Elected in 1980. Lost re-election. |
January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1987 |
Republican | Slade Gorton |
8 | ||||||
Re-elected in 1982. Died. |
17 | 98th | ||||||||||
Vacant | September 1, 1983 – September 8, 1983 |
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12 | Daniel J. Evans |
Republican | September 8, 1983 – January 3, 1989 |
Appointed to continue Jackson's term. Elected to finish Jackson's term. Retired. | ||||||||
99th | ||||||||||||
100th | 18 | Elected in 1986. Retired. |
January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993 |
Democratic | Brock Adams |
9 | ||||||
13 | Slade Gorton |
Republican | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 2001 |
Elected in 1988 | 18 | 101st | ||||||
102nd | ||||||||||||
103rd | 19 | Elected in 1992 | January 3, 1993 – Present |
Democratic | Patty Murray |
10 | ||||||
Re-elected in 1994. Lost re-election. |
19 | 104th | ||||||||||
105th | ||||||||||||
106th | 20 | Re-elected in 1998 | ||||||||||
14 | Maria Cantwell |
Democratic | January 3, 2001 – Present |
Elected in 2000 | 20 | 107th | ||||||
108th | ||||||||||||
109th | 21 | Re-elected in 2004 | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 2006 | 21 | 110th | ||||||||||
111th | ||||||||||||
112th | 22 | Re-elected in 2010 | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 2012 | 22 | 113th | ||||||||||
114th | ||||||||||||
115th | 23 | Re-elected in 2016. | ||||||||||
To be determined in the 2018 election. | 23 | 116th | ||||||||||
117th | ||||||||||||
118th | 24 | To be determined in the 2022 election. | ||||||||||
# | 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 Washington
As of October 2016[update], there are two living former Senators, both from Class 1 (although Gorton had also served in Class 3). The most recent senator to die was Brock Adams of Class 3 (1987–1993) on September 10, 2004. The most recent Class 1 senator to die was Hugh Mitchell (1945–1946) on June 10, 1996. The most recently serving Class 1 senator to die was Henry M. Jackson (1953–1983), who died in office on September 1, 1983.
Senator | Term of office | Class | Date of birth (and age) |
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Daniel J. Evans | 1983–1989 | 1 | October 16, 1925 |
Slade Gorton | 1981–1987 1989–2001 |
3 1 |
January 8, 1928 |
See also
- List of United States Representatives from Washington
- United States congressional delegations from Washington
References
- ^ "TURNER ELECTED SENATOR". The New York Times. January 30, 1897. p. 1.
- ^ a b "Ankeny Elected in Washington". The New York Times. January 30, 1903. p. 1.
- ^ "AN ELECTION IN WASHINGTON". The New York Times. February 2, 1899. p. 2.
- ^ The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1906. New York: The Press Publishing Co. New York World. 1905. p. 108.