List of United States Senators from Missouri
Missouri was admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821. Its current Senators are Democrat Claire McCaskill and Republican Roy Blunt.
Class 1
# | Senator | Party | Years | Congress | Term | Electoral history |
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1 | Thomas Hart Benton | Democratic- Republican |
August 10, 1821 – March 4, 1851 |
17 | 1 | Elected in 1821 |
Jacksonian Democratic |
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Jacksonian | 20 | 2 | Re-elected in 1827 | |||
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23 | 3 | Re-elected in 1833 | ||||
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26 | 4 | Re-elected in 1839 | ||||
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29 | 5 | Re-elected in 1845 Lost re-election | ||||
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2 | Henry S. Geyer | Whig | March 4, 1851 – March 4, 1857 |
32 | 6 | Elected in 1851 Retired |
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3 | Trusten Polk | Democratic | March 4, 1857 – January 10, 1862 |
35 | 7 | Elected in 1857 Expelled |
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Vacant | January 10, 1862 – January 17, 1862 | |||||
4 | John B. Henderson | Unconditional Unionist |
January 17, 1862 – March 4, 1869 |
Appointed to finish Polk's term | ||
38 | 8 | Elected to full term in 1863 Retired | ||||
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5 | Carl Schurz | Republican | March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1875 |
41 | 9 | Elected in 1869 Retired |
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6 | Francis Cockrell | Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1905 |
44 | 10 | Elected in 1875 |
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47 | 11 | Re-elected in 1881 | ||||
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50 | 12 | Re-elected in 1887 | ||||
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53 | 13 | Re-elected in 1893 | ||||
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56 | 14 | Re-elected in 1899 Retired | ||||
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Vacant | March 4, 1905 – March 18, 1905 |
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7 | William Warner | Republican | March 18, 1905 – March 4, 1911 |
Elected late in 1905 Retired | ||
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8 | James A. Reed | Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1929 |
62 | 16 | Elected in 1910 |
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65 | 17 | Re-elected in 1916 | ||||
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68 | 18 | Re-elected in 1922 Retired | ||||
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9 | Roscoe C. Patterson | Republican | March 4, 1929 – January 3, 1935 |
71 | 19 | Elected in 1928 Lost re-election |
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10 | Harry S. Truman | Democratic | January 3, 1935 – January 17, 1945 |
74 | 20 | Elected in 1934 |
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77 | 21 | Re-elected in 1940 Resigned to become U.S. Vice President | ||||
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11 | Frank P. Briggs | Democratic | January 18, 1945 – January 3, 1947 |
Appointed to finish Truman's term Lost election to full term | ||
12 | James P. Kem | Republican | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953 |
80 | 22 | Elected in 1946 Lost re-election |
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13 | Stuart Symington | Democratic | January 3, 1953 – December 27, 1976 |
83 | 23 | Elected in 1952 |
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86 | 24 | Elected in 1958 | ||||
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89 | 25 | Elected in 1964 | ||||
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92 | 26 | Elected in 1970 Retired, then resigned early to give successor preferential seniority | ||||
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14 | John Danforth | Republican | December 27, 1976 – January 3, 1995 |
Appointed early to finish Symington's term, having already been elected to the next term | ||
95 | 27 | Elected in 1976 | ||||
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98 | 28 | Re-elected in 1982 Retired | ||||
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101 | 29 | Re-elected in 1988 Retired | ||||
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15 | John Ashcroft | Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001 |
104 | 30 | Elected in 1994 Lost re-election |
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16 | Jean Carnahan | Democratic | January 3, 2001 – November 25, 2002 |
107 | 31 | Appointed to begin Senator-elect Mel Carnahan's term Lost election to finish Senator-elect Carnahan's term |
17 | Jim Talent | Republican | November 25, 2002 – January 3, 2007 |
107 (Continued) |
Elected to finish Senator-elect Carnahan's term Lost re-election | |
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18 | Claire McCaskill | Democratic | January 3, 2007 – Present |
110 | 32 | Elected in 2006 |
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113 | 33 | Re-elected in 2012 | ||||
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# | Senator | Party | Years | Congress | Term | Electoral history |
Class 3
# | Senator | Party | Years | Congress | Term | Electoral history |
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1 | David Barton | Democratic- Republican |
August 10, 1821 – March 4, 1831 |
17 | 1 | Elected in 1821 |
Adams Republican |
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Adams | 19 | 2 | Re-elected in 1825 Lost re-election | |||
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Anti- Jacksonian |
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2 | Alexander Buckner | Democratic | March 4, 1831 – June 6, 1833 |
22 | 3 | Elected in 1831 Died |
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Vacant | June 6, 1833 – October 25, 1833 | |||||
3 | Lewis F. Linn | Democratic | October 25, 1833 – October 3, 1843 |
Appointed to continue Buckner's term Elected to finish Buckner's term | ||
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25 | 4 | Elected to full term in 1836 | ||||
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28 | 5 | Re-elected in 1842 Died | ||||
Vacant | October 3, 1843 – October 14, 1843 | |||||
4 | David Rice Atchison | Democratic | October 14, 1843 – March 4, 1855 |
Appointed to continue Linn's term Elected to finish Linn's term | ||
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31 | 6 | Elected to full term in 1848 Lost re-election | ||||
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Vacant | March 4, 1855 – January 12, 1857 |
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5 | James S. Green | Democratic | January 12, 1857 – March 4, 1861 |
34 | Elected late in 1857 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!] | |
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Vacant | March 4, 1861 – March 17, 1861 |
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6 | Waldo P. Johnson | Democratic | March 17, 1861 – January 10, 1862 |
Elected late in 1861 Expelled for disloyalty to the government | ||
Vacant | January 10, 1862 – January 17, 1862 | |||||
7 | Robert Wilson | Republican | January 17, 1862 – November 13, 1863 |
Appointed to continue Johnson's term Successor qualified | ||
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8 | B. Gratz Brown | Unconditional Unionist | November 13, 1863 – March 4, 1867 |
Elected to finish Johnson's term Retired due to ill health | ||
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9 | Charles D. Drake | Republican | March 4, 1867 – December 19, 1870 |
40 | 9 | Elected in 1867 Resigned to accept a judicial position |
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10 | Daniel T. Jewett | Republican | December 19, 1870 – January 20, 1871 |
Appointed to continue Drake's term Retired when successor elected | ||
11 | Francis Blair | Democratic | January 20, 1871 – March 4, 1873 |
Elected to finish Drake's term Lost election to full term | ||
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12 | Lewis V. Bogy | Democratic | March 4, 1873 – September 20, 1877 |
43 | 10 | Elected in 1872 Died |
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Vacant | September 20, 1877 – September 29, 1877 | |||||
13 | David H. Armstrong | Democratic | September 29, 1877 – January 26, 1879 |
Appointed to continue Bogy's term Retired | ||
14 | James Shields | Democratic | January 27, 1879 – March 4, 1879 |
Elected to finish Bogy's term Retired | ||
15 | George G. Vest | Democratic | March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1903 |
46 | 11 | Elected in 1879 |
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49 | 12 | Re-elected in 1885 | ||||
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52 | 13 | Re-elected in 1891 | ||||
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55 | 14 | Re-elected in 1897 Retired | ||||
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16 | William J. Stone | Democratic | March 4, 1903 – April 14, 1918 |
58 | 15 | Elected in 1902 |
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61 | 16 | Re-elected in 1908 | ||||
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64 | 17 | Re-elected in 1914 Died | ||||
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Vacant | April 14, 1918 – April 30, 1918 | |||||
17 | Xenophon P. Wilfley | Democratic | April 30, 1918 – November 5, 1918 |
Appointed to continue Stone's term Lost election to finish Stone's term | ||
18 | Selden P. Spencer | Republican | November 6, 1918 – May 16, 1925 |
Elected to finish Stone's term | ||
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67 | 18 | Elected to full term in 1920 Died | ||||
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Vacant | May 16, 1925 – May 25, 1925 | |||||
19 | George H. Williams | Republican | May 25, 1925 – December 5, 1926 |
Appointed to continue Spencer's term Lost election to finish Spencer's term | ||
20 | Harry B. Hawes | Democratic | December 6, 1926 – February 3, 1933 |
Elected to finish Spencer's term | ||
70 | 19 | Elected to full term in 1926 Retired, then resigned early | ||||
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21 | Joel B. Clark | Democratic | February 3, 1933 – January 3, 1945 |
Appointed to finish Hawes's term, having already been elected to the next term | ||
73 | 20 | Elected to full term in 1932 | ||||
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76 | 21 | Re-elected in 1938 Lost renomination | ||||
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22 | Forrest C. Donnell | Republican | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1951 |
79 | 22 | Elected in 1944 Lost re-election |
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23 | Thomas C. Hennings, Jr. | Democratic | January 3, 1951 – September 13, 1960 |
82 | 23 | Elected in 1950 |
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85 | 24 | Re-elected in 1956 Died | ||||
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Vacant | September 13, 1960 – September 23, 1960 | |||||
24 | Edward V. Long | Democratic | September 23, 1960 – December 27, 1968 |
Appointed to finish Henning's term | ||
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88 | 25 | Elected to full term in 1962 Lost renomination, and resigned early. | ||||
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25 | Thomas Eagleton | Democratic | December 28, 1968 – January 3, 1987 |
Appointed to finish Long's term, having been elected to next term. | ||
91 | 26 | Elected in 1968 | ||||
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94 | 27 | Re-elected in 1974 | ||||
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97 | 28 | Re-elected in 1980 Retired | ||||
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26 | Kit Bond | Republican | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2011 |
100 | 29 | Elected in 1986 |
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103 | 30 | Re-elected in 1992 | ||||
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106 | 31 | Re-elected in 1998 | ||||
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109 | 32 | Re-elected in 2004 Retired | ||||
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27 | Roy Blunt | Republican | January 3, 2011 – Present |
112 | 33 | Elected in 2010 |
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# | Senator | Party | Years | Congress | Term | Electoral history |
Living former U.S. Senators from Missouri
As of April 2015, there are five former U.S. Senators from the U.S. State of Missouri that are currently living, four from Class 1 and one from Class 3.
Senator | Term of office (Congressional years as a congressmen/women/senators while in office) | Class | Date of birth (and age) |
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John Danforth | 1976 - 1995 | 1 | September 5, 1936 |
Kit Bond | 1987 - 2011 | 2 | March 6, 1939 |
John Ashcroft | 1995 - 2001 | 1 | May 9, 1942 |
Jean Carnahan | 2001 - 2002 | 1 | December 20, 1933 |
Jim Talent | 2002 - 2007 | 1 | October 18, 1956 |
See also
- List of United States Representatives from Missouri
- United States congressional delegations from Missouri
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