List of United States Senators from Virginia

Virginia ratified the Constitution on June 25, 1788. Its Senate seats were declared vacant in March 1861, due to its secession from the Union, but senators representing its western counties continued to sit until March 1863. Virginia's Senate seats were again filled from January 1870.

1 List of Senators
- 1.1 Class 1
- 1.2 Class 2
2 Superlatives
3 See also
4 References

List of Senators

Class 1

#	Senator	Party	Years	Congress	Term	Electoral history
1	William Grayson	Anti- Administration	March 4, 1789 – March 12, 1790	1	1	Elected in 1789 Died
Vacant			March 12, 1790 – March 31, 1790
2	John Walker	Pro- Administration	March 31, 1790 – November 9, 1790			Appointed to continue Grayson's term Retired when successor elected
3	James Monroe	Anti- Administration	November 9, 1790 – March 27, 1794	1 (Continued)		Elected to finish Grayson's term
				2	2	Re-elected in 1791 Resigned to become U.S. Minister Plenipotentiary to France
				3
Vacant			March 27, 1794 – November 18, 1794	3
4	Stevens T. Mason	Democratic- Republican	November 18, 1794 – May 10, 1803	3 (Continued)		Elected to finish Monroe's term
				4		Elected to finish Monroe's term
				5	3	Re-elected in 1797
				6
				7
				8	4	Re-elected in 1803 Died
Vacant			May 10, 1803 – June 4, 1803
5	John Taylor of Caroline	Democratic- Republican	June 4, 1803 – December 7, 1803			Appointed to continue Mason's term Retired when successor elected
6	Abraham B. Venable	Democratic- Republican	December 7, 1803 – June 7, 1804			Elected to finish Mason's term Resigned to become president of Bank of Virginia
Vacant			June 7, 1804 – August 11, 1804
7	William B. Giles	Democratic- Republican	August 11, 1804 – December 3, 1804			Appointed to continue Venable's term Resigned when elected to finish Wilson Nicholas's Class 2 term.^[1]
8	Andrew Moore	Democratic- Republican	December 4, 1804 – March 4, 1809	8 (Continued)		Elected to finish Venable's term.^[1]
				9
				10
9	Richard Brent	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1809 – December 30, 1814	11	5	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] Died
				12
				13
Vacant			December 30, 1814 – January 2, 1815	13
10	James Barbour	Democratic- Republican	January 2, 1815 – March 7, 1825	13 (Continued)		Elected to finish Brent's term
				14	6	Re-elected in 1815
				15
				16
				17	7	Re-elected in 1821 Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of War
		Crawford Republican		18
		Jacksonian		19
Vacant			March 7, 1825 – December 26, 1825	19
11	John Randolph	Jacksonian	December 26, 1825 – March 4, 1827	19 (Continued)		Appointed to continue Barbour's term Lost election to next term
12	John Tyler	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – February 29, 1836	20	8	Elected in 1827
				21
				22
		Anti- Jackson		23	9	Re-elected in 1833 Resigned
		Anti- Jackson		24		Re-elected in 1833 Resigned
Vacant			February 29, 1836 – March 4, 1836	24
13	William C. Rives	Jacksonian	March 4, 1836 – March 3, 1839	24 (Continued)		Elected to finish Tyler's term Legislature failed to elect in 1839
	William C. Rives	Democratic	March 4, 1836 – March 3, 1839	25
	Vacant		March 3, 1839 – January 18, 1841	26	10
	William C. Rives	Whig	January 18, 1841 – March 3, 1845	26 (Continued)		Re-elected late in 1841 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
				27
				28
Vacant			March 4, 1845 – December 3, 1845	29	11	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
14	Isaac S. Pennybacker	Democratic	December 3, 1845 – January 12, 1847			Elected to finish the vacancy Died
Vacant			January 12, 1847 – January 21, 1847
15	James M. Mason	Democratic	January 21, 1847 – July 11, 1861	29 (Continued)		Elected to finish Pennybacker's term
				30
				31
				32	12	Re-elected in 1850
				33
				34
				35	13	Re-elected in 1856 Expelled^[2]^[3]
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				37
Vacant			July 11, 1861 – July 13, 1861	37
16	Waitman T. Willey	Unionist	July 13, 1861 – March 3, 1863^[4]	37 (Continued)		Elected to finish Mason's term Resigned to become U.S. Senator from West Virginia
17	Lemuel J. Bowden	Unionist	March 4, 1863 – January 2, 1864	38	14	Elected in 1863 Died
Vacant			January 2, 1864 – January 26, 1870	38 (Continued)		Civil War and Reconstruction Joseph Segar (U) presented his credentials on February 17, 1865, but was not seated^[4]^[5]
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				40
				41	15
18	John F. Lewis	Republican	January 26, 1870 – March 4, 1875	41 (Continued)		Elected to finish the vacancy Retired
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				43
19	Robert E. Withers	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1881	44	16	Elected in 1875 Lost re-election
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				46
20	William Mahone	Readjuster	March 4, 1881 – March 4, 1887	47	17	Elected in 1881 Lost re-election
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				49
22	John W. Daniel	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – June 29, 1910	50	18	Elected in 1887
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				53	19	Re-elected in 1893
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				56	20	Re-elected in 1899
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				58
				59	21	Re-elected in 1904 Re-elected in 1910, but died before that term began
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				61
Vacant			June 29, 1910 – August 1, 1910	61
22	Claude A. Swanson	Democratic	August 1, 1910 – March 3, 1933	61 (Continued)		Appointed to finish Daniel's last term
				62	22	Re-appointed on February 28, 1911 to begin Daniel's next term Elected to finish Daniel's next term
				63
				64
				65	23	Re-elected in 1916
				66
				67
				68	24	Re-elected in 1922
				69
				70
				71	25	Re-elected in 1928 Resigned
				72		Re-elected in 1928 Resigned
23	Harry F. Byrd	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – November 10, 1965	73		Appointed to continue Swanson's term Elected to finish Swanson's term
				74	26	Re-elected in 1934
				75
				76
				77	27	Re-elected in 1940
				78
				79
				80	28	Re-elected in 1946
				81
				82
				83	29	Re-elected in 1952
				84
				85
				86	30	Re-elected in 1958
				87
				88
				89	31	Re-elected in 1964 Resigned for health reasons
Vacant			November 10, 1965 – November 12, 1965	89
24	Harry F. Byrd, Jr.	Democratic	November 12, 1965 – January 3, 1983	89 (Continued)		Appointed to continue his father's term Elected to finish his father's term
				90
				91
		Independent		92	32	Re-elected in 1970
				93
				94
				95	33	Re-elected in 1976 Retired
				96
				97
25	Paul S. Trible, Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1989	98	34	Elected in 1982 Retired
				99
				100
26	Chuck Robb	Democratic	January 3, 1989 – January 3, 2001	101	35	Elected in 1988
				102
				103
				104	36	Re-elected in 1994 Lost re-election
				105
				106
27	George Allen	Republican	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2007	107	37	Elected in 2000 Lost re-election
				108
				109
28	Jim Webb	Democratic	January 3, 2007– Present	110	38	Elected in 2006 Intends to retire^[6]^[7]
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#	Senator	Party	Years	Congress	Term	Electoral history

Class 2

#	Senator	Party	Years	Congress	Term	Electoral history
1	Richard H. Lee	Anti- Administration	March 4, 1789 – October 8, 1792	1	1	Elected in 1789 Resigned
1	Richard H. Lee	Anti- Administration	March 4, 1789 – October 8, 1792	2		Elected in 1789 Resigned
Vacant			October 8, 1792 – October 18, 1792	2
2	John Taylor	Anti- Administration	October 18, 1792 – May 11, 1794	2 (Continued)		Elected to finish Lee's term
2	John Taylor	Anti- Administration	October 18, 1792 – May 11, 1794	3	2	Re-elected in 1793 Resigned
Vacant			May 11, 1794 – December 29, 1794	3
3	Henry Tazewell	Anti- Administration	December 29, 1794 – January 24, 1799	3 (Continued)		Elected to finish Taylor's term Re-elected in 1798, but died before new term began
		Democratic- Republican		4
		Democratic- Republican		5
Vacant			January 24, 1799 – December 5, 1799	5 (Continued)
Vacant			January 24, 1799 – December 5, 1799	6	3
4	Wilson C. Nicholas	Democratic- Republican	December 5, 1799 – May 22, 1804	7		Elected to finish Tazewell's term Resigned to become collector of the port of Norfolk
4	Wilson C. Nicholas	Democratic- Republican	December 5, 1799 – May 22, 1804	8
Vacant			May 22, 1804 – August 11, 1804
5	Andrew Moore	Democratic- Republican	August 11, 1804 – December 3, 1804			Appointed to continue Nicholas's term Resigned when elected to finish Abraham B. Venable's Class 1 term^[1]
6	William B. Giles	Democratic- Republican	December 4, 1804 – March 3, 1815	8 (Continued)		Elected to finish Nicholas's term
				9	4	Re-elected in 1804
				10
				11
				12	5	Re-elected in 1811 Resigned
				13		Re-elected in 1811 Resigned
Vacant			March 4, 1815 – January 3, 1816	14
7	Armistead T. Mason	Democratic- Republican	January 3, 1816 – March 4, 1817	14 (Continued)		Elected to finish Giles's term Lost re-election
8	John W. Eppes	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1817 – December 4, 1819	15	6	Elected in 1817 Resigned because of ill health
8	John W. Eppes	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1817 – December 4, 1819	16		Elected in 1817 Resigned because of ill health
Vacant			December 4, 1819 – December 14, 1819	16
9	James Pleasants	Democratic- Republican	December 14, 1819 – December 15, 1822	16 (Continued)		Elected to finish Eppes's term Resigned
9	James Pleasants	Democratic- Republican	December 14, 1819 – December 15, 1822	17		Elected to finish Eppes's term Resigned
Vacant			December 15, 1822 – December 18, 1822	17
10	John Taylor	Democratic- Republican	December 18, 1822 – August 21, 1824	17 (Continued)		Elected to finish Pleasants's term
10	John Taylor	Crawford Republican	December 18, 1822 – August 21, 1824	18	7	Re-elected in 1823 Died
Vacant			August 21, 1824 – December 7, 1824	18
11	Littleton W. Tazewell	Jacksonian	December 7, 1824 – July 16, 1832	18 (Continued)		Elected to finish Taylor's term
				19
				20
				21	8	Re-elected in 1829 Resigned
				22		Re-elected in 1829 Resigned
Vacant			July 16, 1832 – December 10, 1832	22
12	William C. Rives	Jacksonian	December 10, 1832 – February 22, 1834	22 (Continued)		Elected to finish Tazewell's term Resigned
12	William C. Rives	Jacksonian	December 10, 1832 – February 22, 1834	23		Elected to finish Tazewell's term Resigned
Vacant			February 22, 1834 – February 26, 1834	23
13	Benjamin W. Leigh	Anti- Jacksonian	February 26, 1834 – July 4, 1836	23 (Continued)		Elected to finish Rives's term
13	Benjamin W. Leigh	Anti- Jacksonian	February 26, 1834 – July 4, 1836	24	9	Re-elected in 1835 Resigned
Vacant			July 4, 1836 – December 12, 1836	24
14	Richard E. Parker	Jacksonian	December 12, 1836 – March 13, 1837	24 (Continued)		Elected to finish Leigh's term Resigned to become judge of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
14	Richard E. Parker	Democratic	December 12, 1836 – March 13, 1837	25
15	William H. Roane	Democratic	March 14, 1837 – March 4, 1841	25 (Continued)		Elected to finish Parker's term Lost re-election
15	William H. Roane	Democratic	March 14, 1837 – March 4, 1841	26		Elected to finish Parker's term Lost re-election
16	William S. Archer	Whig	March 4, 1841 – March 4, 1847	27	10	Elected in 1841 Lost re-election
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				29
17	Robert M. T. Hunter	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – July 11, 1861	30	11	Elected in 1847
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				32
				33	12	Re-elected in 1853
				34
				35
				36	13	Re-elected in 1859 Expelled^[2]^[3]
				37		Re-elected in 1859 Expelled^[2]^[3]
Vacant			July 11, 1861 – July 13, 1861	37
18	John S. Carlile	Unionist	July 13, 1861 – March 4, 1865	37 (Continued)		Elected to finish Hunter's term^[3] [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
18	John S. Carlile	Unionist	July 13, 1861 – March 4, 1865	38
Vacant			March 4, 1865 – January 26, 1870	39	14	U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction John Underwood (U) presented his credentials on March 9, 1865, but was not seated^[5]
				40
				41
19	John W. Johnston	Democratic	January 26, 1870 – March 4, 1883	41 (Continued)		Elected to finish vacant term
				42	15	Re-elected in 1871
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				45	16	Re-elected in 1877 Lost re-election
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				47
20	Harrison H. Riddleberger	Readjuster	March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1889	48	17	Elected in 1883 Retired
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				50
21	John S. Barbour, Jr.	Democratic	March 4, 1889 – May 14, 1892	51	18	Elected in 1889 Died
21	John S. Barbour, Jr.	Democratic	March 4, 1889 – May 14, 1892	52		Elected in 1889 Died
Vacant			May 14, 1892 – May 28, 1892	52
22	Eppa Hunton	Democratic	May 28, 1892 – March 4, 1895	52 (Continued)		Appointed to continue Barbour's term Elected to finish Barbour's term Retired
22	Eppa Hunton	Democratic	May 28, 1892 – March 4, 1895	53
23	Thomas S. Martin	Democratic	March 4, 1895 – November 12, 1919	54	19	Elected in 1894
				55
				56
				57	20	Re-elected in 1900
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				60	21	Re-elected in 1906
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				63	22	Re-elected in 1912
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				65
				66	23	Re-elected in 1918 Died
Vacant			November 12, 1919 – February 2, 1920	66
24	Carter Glass	Democratic	February 2, 1920 – May 28, 1946	66 (Continued)		Appointed to continue Martin's term, but did not immediately qualify, perferring to remain as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Elected to finish Martin's term
				67
				68
				69	24	Re-elected in 1924
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				72	25	Re-elected in 1930
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				75	26	Re-elected in 1936
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				78	27	Re-elected in 1942 Died
				79		Re-elected in 1942 Died
Vacant			May 28, 1946 – May 31, 1946
25	Thomas G. Burch	Democratic	May 31, 1946 – November 5, 1946			Appointed to continue Glass's term Retired when successor elected
26	A. Willis Robertson	Democratic	November 5, 1946 – December 30, 1966	79 (Continued)		Elected to finish Glass's term
				80		Elected to finish Glass's term
				81	28	Re-elected in 1948
				82
				83
				84	29	Re-elected in 1954
				85
				86
				87	30	Re-elected in 1960 Lost re-nomination, and retired early to give successor preferential seniority
				88
				89
27	William B. Spong, Jr.	Democratic	December 31, 1966 – January 3, 1973	89 (Continued)		Appointed to finish Robertson's term, having already been elected to the next term
				90	31	Elected in 1966 Lost re-election
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				92
28	William L. Scott	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 1, 1979	93	32	Elected in 1972 Retired, then resigned early to give successor preferential seniority
				94
				95
29	John Warner	Republican	January 2, 1979 – January 3, 2009	95 (Continued)		Appointed to finish Scott's term, having already been elected to the next term
				96	33	Elected in 1978
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				98
				99	34	Re-elected in 1984
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				102	35	Re-elected in 1990
				103
				104
				105	36	Re-elected in 1996
				106
				107
				108	37	Re-elected in 2002 Retired
				109
				110
30	Mark Warner	Democratic	January 3, 2009 – Present	111	38	Elected in 2008
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#	Senator	Party	Years	Congress	Term	Electoral history

Superlatives

Longest serving

Senator	First served	Last served	Length of service
Harry F. Byrd	March 4, 1933	November 10, 1965	32 years, 8 months, 6 days
John W. Warner	January 2, 1979	January 3, 2009	30 years, 1 day
E. Carter Glass	February 20, 1920	May 28, 1946	26 years, 3 months, 8 days
Thomas S. Martin	March 4, 1895	November 12, 1919	24 years, 8 months, 8 days
John W. Daniel	March 4, 1887	June 29, 1910	23 years, 3 months, 25 days

Shortest serving

Senator	First served	Last served	Length of service
Richard E. Parker	December 15, 1836	February 13, 1837	0 years, 1 month, 29 days
Thomas G. Burch	May 31, 1946	November 5, 1946	0 years, 5 months, 5 days
Abraham B. Venable	December 7, 1803	June 7, 1804	0 years, 6 months, 0 days
John Walker	March 31, 1790	November 9, 1790	0 years, 7 months, 9 days
Lemuel J. Bowden	March 4, 1863	January 2, 1864	0 years, 9 months, 29 days

Youngest

Senator	Date of birth	First served	Age
Armistead T. Mason	August 4, 1787	January 3, 1816	28 years, 4 months, 30 days
James Monroe	April 28, 1758	November 9, 1790	32 years, 6 months, 9 days
Stevens T. Mason	December 29, 1760	November 17, 1794	33 years, 10 months, 19 days
Paul S. Trible, Jr.	December 29, 1946	January 3, 1983	36 years, 0 months, 5 days
John Tyler, Jr.	March 29, 1790	March 4, 1827	36 years, 11 months, 3 days

Oldest

Senator	Date of birth	Last served	Age
E. Carter Glass	January 4, 1858	May 28, 1946	88 years, 4 months, 24 days
John W. Warner	February 18, 1927	January 3, 2009	81 years, 10 months, 20 days
A. Willis Robertson	May 27, 1887	December 30, 1966	79 years, 7 months, 3 days
Harry F. Byrd	June 10, 1887	November 10, 1965	78 years, 5 months, 0 days
Thomas G. Burch	July 3, 1869	May 31, 1946	76 years, 10 months, 28 days

References

^ ^a ^b ^c On August 11, 1804, the Governor of Virginia appointed William Giles to the Class 1 vacancy and Andrew Moore to the Class 2 vacancy. Before either had taken the oath of office, the legislature elected Giles to fill the Class 2 vacancy and Moore to the Class 1 vacancy, thus reversing who would take which seat.
^ ^a ^b James Mason and Robert M. T. Hunter "withdrew" from the Senate on March 28, 1861, with other senators sympathetic to the Confederacy. They were both expelled by a resolution of July 11, 1861.
^ ^a ^b ^c Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, (1774–2005), "Official Annotated Membership Roster by State with Vacancy and Special Election Information for the 37th Congress".
^ ^a ^b Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, (1774–2005), "Official Annotated Membership Roster by State with Vacancy and Special Election Information for the 38th Congress".
^ ^a ^b Segar and Underwood were not seated on the premise that the Union-friendly legislature was illegitimate despite having seated Bowden and Carlile based credentials from the same legislature. In reality, the Senate refused because it did not want to set a precedent for easing reentry of Confederate states. See "Musical Chairs (1861–1869)". United States Senate. http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Musical_chairs.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
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