List of United States Senators in the 94th Congress by seniority
This is a classification of United States Senators by seniority during the 94th Congress, from January 3, 1975 to January 3, 1977.
Order of service is based on the commencement of the senator's first term. Behind this is former service as a senator (only giving the Senator seniority within his or her new incoming class), service as Vice President, a House member, a Cabinet secretary, or a governor of a state. The final factor is the population of the senator's state.[1][2][3][4]
Senators who were sworn in in the middle of the two-year congressional term (up until the last senator who was not sworn in early after winning the November 1976 election) are listed at the end of the list with no number.
| Rank | Name | Seniority Date | Other Factors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Eastland (D-MS) | January 3, 1943 | Previously A Senator |
| 2 | John Little McClellan (D-AR) | ||
| 3 | Warren G. Magnuson (D-WA) | December 14, 1944 | |
| 4 | Milton Young (R-ND) | March 12, 1945 | |
| 5 | John Sparkman (D-AL) | November 6, 1946 | |
| 6 | John C. Stennis (D-MS) | November 17, 1947 | |
| 7 | Russell B. Long (D-LA) | December 31, 1948 | |
| 8 | John O. Pastore[5] (D-RI) | December 19, 1950 | |
| 9 | Henry M. Jackson (D-WA) | January 3, 1953 | Former Rep (12 Years) |
| 10 | Mike Mansfield[5] (D-MT) | Former Rep (10 Years) | |
| 11 | Stuart Symington[5] (D-MO) | ||
| 12 | Roman Hruska[5] (R-NE) | November 8, 1954 | |
| 13 | Carl Curtis (R-NE) | January 1, 1955 | |
| 14 | Clifford P. Case (R-NJ) | January 3, 1955 | |
| 15 | Strom Thurmond (R-SC) | November 7, 1956 | |
| 16 | Herman Talmadge (D-GA) | January 3, 1957 | Former Governor |
| 17 | Frank Church (D-ID) | ||
| 18 | Jacob K. Javits (R-NY) | January 9, 1957 | |
| 19 | William Proxmire (D-WI) | August 28, 1957 | |
| 20 | Jennings Randolph (D-WV) | November 5, 1958 | |
| 21 | Hugh Scott[5] (R-PA) | January 3, 1959 | Former Rep (18 Years) |
| 22 | Robert Byrd (D-WV) | Former Rep (6 years) | |
| 23 | Harrison A. Williams (D-NJ) | Former Rep (4 years) | |
| 24 | Edmund Muskie (D-ME) | Former Governor | |
| 25 | Philip Hart[5] (D-MI) | Michigan 7th Population (1950) | |
| 26 | Vance Hartke[5] (D-IN) | Indiana 11th Population (1950) | |
| 27 | Frank Moss[5] (D-UT) | Utah 38th Population (1950) | |
| 28 | Gale W. McGee[5] (D-WY) | Wyoming 48th Population (1950) | |
| 29 | Howard Cannon (D-NV) | Nevada 49th Population (1950) | |
| 30 | Hiram Fong[5] (R-HI) | August 21, 1959 | |
| 31 | Quentin Northrup Burdick (D-ND) | August 8, 1960 | |
| 32 | Lee Metcalf (D-MT) | January 3, 1961 | Former Rep (8 years) |
| 33 | Claiborne Pell (D-RI) | ||
| 34 | John Tower (R-TX) | June 15, 1961 | |
| 35 | James B. Pearson (R-KS) | January 31, 1962 | |
| 36 | Ted Kennedy (D-MA) | November 7, 1962 | Massachusetts 9th Population (1960) |
| 37 | Thomas J. McIntyre (D-NH) | New Hampshire 45th Population (1960) | |
| 38 | Abraham A. Ribicoff (D-CT) | January 3, 1963 | Former Rep (14 Years), Former Cabinet Secretary, Former Governor |
| 39 | George McGovern (D-SD) | Former Rep (14 Years) | |
| 40 | Daniel Inouye (D-HI) | Former Rep (4 Years) | |
| 41 | Birch Bayh (D-IN) | ||
| 42 | Gaylord Nelson (D-WI) | January 7, 1963 | |
| 43 | Joseph Montoya[5] (D-NM) | November 4, 1964 | |
| 44 | Walter Mondale[5] (D-MN) | December 30, 1964 | |
| 45 | Paul Fannin[5] (R-AZ) | January 3, 1965 | |
| 46 | Harry F. Byrd, Jr. (I-VA) | November 12, 1965 | |
| 47 | Robert P. Griffin (R-MI) | May 11, 1966 | |
| 48 | Ernest Hollings (D-SC) | November 9, 1966 | |
| 49 | Clifford Hansen (R-WY) | January 3, 1967 | Former Governor |
| 50 | Charles H. Percy (R-IL) | Illinois 4th Population (1960) | |
| 51 | Edward Brooke (R-MA) | Massachusetts 9th Population (1960) | |
| 52 | Howard Baker (R-TN) | Tennessee 17th Population (1960) | |
| 53 | Mark Hatfield (R-OR) | January 10, 1967 | |
| 54 | Ted Stevens (R-AK) | December 24, 1968 | |
| 55 | Thomas Eagleton (D-MO) | December 28, 1968 | |
| 56 | Barry Goldwater (R-AZ) | January 3, 1969 | Previously A Senator |
| 57 | Richard Schweiker (R-PA) | Former Rep (8 years) - Pennsylvania 3rd Population (1960) | |
| 58 | Charles Mathias (R-MD) | Former Rep (8 years) - Maryland 21st Population (1960) | |
| 59 | Bob Dole (R-KS) | Former Rep (8 years) - Kansas 29th Population (1960) | |
| 60 | Henry Bellmon (R-OK) | Former Governor | |
| 61 | Alan Cranston (D-CA) | California 2nd Population (1960) | |
| 62 | James Allen (D-AL) | Alabama 19th Population (1960) | |
| 63 | Bob Packwood (R-OR) | Oregon 32nd Population (1960) | |
| 64 | Mike Gravel (D-AK) | Alaska 50th Population (1960) | |
| 65 | Adlai Stevenson III (D-IL) | November 17, 1970 | |
| 66 | John V. Tunney[5] (D-CA) | January 2, 1971 | |
| 67 | Hubert Humphrey (D-MN) | January 3, 1971 | Previously a Senator, Former VP |
| 68 | Robert Taft, Jr.[5] (R-OH) | Former Rep (8 Years) - Ohio 5th Population (1960) | |
| 69 | Bill Brock[5] (R-TN) | Former Rep (8 Years) - Tennessee 17th Population (1960) | |
| 70 | Bill Roth (R-DE) | ||
| 71 | Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX) | Former Rep (6 Years) | |
| 72 | John Glenn Beall, Jr.[5] (R-MD) | Former Rep (2 Years) - Maryland 21st Population (1960) | |
| 73 | Lowell Weicker (R-CT) | Former Rep (2 Years) - Connecticut 25th Population (1960) | |
| 74 | James L. Buckley[5] (C/R-NY) | New York 1st Population (1960) | |
| 75 | Lawton Chiles (D-FL) | Florida 10th Population (1960) | |
| 76 | Robert Stafford (R-VT) | September 16, 1971 | |
| 77 | Sam Nunn (D-GA) | November 8, 1972 | |
| 78 | Bennett Johnston Jr. (D-LA) | November 14, 1972 | |
| 79 | William Hathaway (D-ME) | January 3, 1973 | Former Rep (8 Years) |
| 80 | William L. Scott (R-VA) | Former Rep (6 Years) | |
| 81 | James A. McClure (R-ID) | Former Rep (4 Years) | |
| 82 | James Abourezk (D-SD) | Former Rep (2 Years) | |
| 83 | Dewey F. Bartlett (R-OK) | Former Governor | |
| 84 | Jesse Helms (R-NC) | North Carolina 12th Population (1970) | |
| 85 | Walter Huddleston (D-KY) | Kentucky 23rd Population (1970) | |
| 86 | Richard C. Clark (D-IA) | Iowa 25th Population (1970) | |
| 87 | Floyd K. Haskell (D-CO) | Colorado 30th Population (1970) | |
| 88 | Pete Domenici (R-NM) | New Mexico 37th Population (1970) | |
| 89 | Joe Biden (D-DE) | Delaware 46th Population (1970) | |
| 90 | Paul Laxalt (R-NV) | December 18, 1974 | |
| 91 | Jake Garn (R-UT) | December 21, 1974 | |
| 92 | John Glenn (D-OH) | December 24, 1974 | |
| 93 | Wendell H. Ford (D-KY) | December 28, 1974 | |
| 94 | Louis C. Wyman[6] (R-NH) | December 31, 1974 | |
| 95 | Richard Stone (D-FL) | January 1, 1975 | |
| 96 | John Culver (D-IA) | January 3, 1975 | Former Rep (10 years) |
| 97 | Dale Bumpers (D-AR) | Former Governor | |
| 98 | Robert Burren Morgan (D-NC) | North Carolina 12th Population (1970) | |
| 99 | Gary Hart (D-CO) | Colorado 30th Population (1970) | |
| 100 | Patrick Leahy (D-VT) | Vermont 48th Population (1970) | |
| Norris Cotton[7] (R-NH) | August 8, 1975 | ||
| John Durkin (D-NH) | September 18, 1975 |
Notes
- ↑ A Chronological List of United States Senators 1789-Present, via www.Senate.gov
- ↑ 1951 U.S Census Report Contains 1950 Census results
- ↑ 1961 U.S Census Report Contains 1960 Census results.
- ↑ 1971 U.S Census Report Contains 1970 Census results.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 Retired or defeated after 1976 Election
- ↑ Senator Wyman was certified as having won the 1974 election but it was successfully contested forcing him to lose his seat 4 days later on January 3, 1975. This proved to be his entire tenure as a U.S. Senator.
- ↑ Although he had planned on retiring. Senator Cotton was asked/appointed to briefly retake his Senate seat a few months after Senator Wyman stepped down. Senator Cotton left the Senate again September 18, 1975 once a new special election had concluded.
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