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List of United States senators from Tennessee
Tennessee was admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796. Its United States Senate seats were declared vacant in March 1862 owing to its secession from the Union. They were again filled from July 1866. Tennessee's current senators are Republicans Marsha Blackburn (since 2019) and Bill Hagerty (since 2021). Kenneth McKellar was Tennessee's longest-serving senator (1917–1953).
Class 1Class 1 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2006, 2012, 2018, and 2024. The next election will be in 2030. C Class 2Class 2 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2002, 2008, 2014, and 2020. The next election will be in 2026. # Senator Party Dates in office Electoral history T T Electoral history Dates in office Party Senator # Vacant Jun 1, 1796 –
Aug 2, 1796 Tennessee did not elect its senators until two months after statehood. 1 4th 1 Tennessee did not elect its senators until two months after statehood. Jun 1, 1796 –
Aug 2, 1796 Vacant 1
William Cocke Democratic-Republican Aug 2, 1796 –
Sep 26, 1797 Elected in 1796. Elected in 1796.Expelled for conspiracy with the Kingdom of Great Britain. Aug 2, 1796 –
Jul 8, 1797 Democratic-Republican
William Blount 1 Appointed to begin the term due to legislature's failure to elect.Lost re-election. 2 5th Jul 8, 1797 –
Sep 26, 1797 Vacant 2
Andrew Jackson Democratic-Republican Sep 26, 1797 –
Apr 1, 1798 Elected to finish Cocke's term.Resigned. Elected to finish Blount's term.Resigned when elected to the class 1 seat. Sep 26, 1797 –
Mar 3, 1799 Democratic-Republican
Joseph Anderson 2 Vacant Apr 1, 1798 –
Oct 6, 1798 3 Daniel Smith Democratic-Republican Oct 6, 1798 –
Mar 3, 1799 Appointed to finish Jackson's term.Retired. 4
Joseph Anderson Democratic-Republican Mar 4, 1799 –
Mar 3, 1803 Elected in 1798 to finish Jackson's term. 6th 2 Elected in 1798.Retired or lost re-election. Mar 4, 1799 –
Mar 3, 1805 Democratic-Republican
William Cocke 3 7th Vacant Mar 4, 1803 –
Sep 22, 1803 Legislature failed to elect. 3 8th
Joseph Anderson Democratic-Republican Sep 22, 1803 –
Mar 3, 1809 Re-elected late in 1803. 9th 3 Elected early in 1803.Resigned. Mar 4, 1805 –
Mar 31, 1809 Democratic-Republican Daniel Smith 4 10th Mar 4, 1809 –
Apr 11, 1809 Appointed to begin the term due to legislature's failure to elect. 4 11th Apr 1, 1809 –
Apr 11, 1809 Vacant Apr 11, 1809 –
Mar 3, 1815 Re-elected late in 1809.Retired. Elected to finish Smith's term. Apr 11, 1809 –
Oct 8, 1811 Democratic-Republican Jenkin Whiteside 5 12th 4 Re-elected early in 1809.Resigned. Elected in 1811 to finish Whiteside's term.[2]Resigned. Oct 8, 1811 –
Feb 11, 1814 Democratic-Republican
George W. Campbell 6 13th Feb 12, 1814 –
Mar 16, 1814 Vacant Appointed to continue Whiteside's term.Retired when his successor was elected. Mar 17, 1814 –
Oct 10, 1815 Democratic-Republican Jesse Wharton 7 Vacant Mar 4, 1815 –
Oct 10, 1815 5 14th 5
George W. Campbell Democratic-Republican Oct 10, 1815 –
Apr 20, 1818 Elected late in 1815.Resigned. Elected to finish Whiteside's term.Legislature failed to elect. Oct 10, 1815 –
Mar 3, 1823 Democratic-Republican
John Williams 8 15th 5 Appointed to begin the term.Elected in 1817 to finish the term.Lost re-election. Vacant Apr 20, 1818 –
Sep 27, 1818 6
John Eaton Democratic-Republican Sep 5, 1818 –
Mar 4, 1821 Appointed to continue Campbell's term.Elected in 1819 to finish Campbell's term. 16th Vacant Mar 4, 1821 –
Sep 27, 1821 Legislature failed to elect. 6 17th
John Eaton Democratic-Republican Sep 27, 1821 –
Mar 9, 1829 Re-elected late in 1821. 18th 6 Elected in 1823.Resigned. Mar 4, 1823 –
Oct 14, 1825 Democratic-Republican
Andrew Jackson 9 Jacksonian 19th Jacksonian Oct 15, 1825 –
Oct 27, 1825 Vacant Elected to finish Jackson's term. Oct 28, 1825 –
Jan 13, 1840 Jacksonian
Hugh Lawson White 10 Re-elected in 1826.Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of War. 7 20th 21st 7 Re-elected in 1829. Vacant Mar 9, 1829 –
Oct 19, 1829 7
Felix Grundy Jacksonian Oct 19, 1829 –
Jul 4, 1838 Elected to finish Eaton's term. 22nd Re-elected in 1833.Resigned to become U.S. Attorney General. 8 23rd 24th 8 Re-elected in 1835.[4]Resigned. National
Republican Democratic 25th Whig Vacant Jul 5, 1838 –
Sep 16, 1838 8
Ephraim H. Foster Whig Sep 17, 1838 –
Mar 3, 1839 Elected to finish Grundy's term.Re-elected but declined to serve the next term. Vacant Mar 3, 1839 –
Nov 19, 1839 9 26th 9
Felix Grundy Democratic Nov 19, 1839 –
Dec 19, 1840 Elected late in 1839.Died. Jan 13, 1840 –
Feb 25, 1840 Vacant Elected to finish White's term.Retired. Feb 25, 1840 –
Mar 3, 1841 Democratic
Alexander O. Anderson 11 Vacant Dec 19, 1840 –
Dec 25, 1840 10
Alfred O. P. Nicholson Democratic Dec 25, 1840 –
Feb 7, 1842 Appointed to continue Grundy's term.Resigned. 27th 9 Legislature failed to elect. Mar 4, 1841 –
Oct 17, 1843 Vacant Vacant Feb 7, 1842 –
Oct 17, 1843 28th 11
Ephraim H. Foster Whig Oct 17, 1843 –
Mar 3, 1845 Elected to finish Grundy's term.Retired or lost re-election. Elected to finish the vacant term.Lost re-election. Oct 17, 1843 –
Mar 3, 1847 Whig
Spencer Jarnagin 12 12
Hopkins L. Turney Democratic Mar 4, 1845 –
Mar 3, 1851 Elected in 1844.Retired or lost re-election. 10 29th 30th 10 Legislature failed to elect. Mar 4, 1847 –
Nov 21, 1847 Vacant Elected late in 1847 Nov 22, 1847 –
Mar 3, 1859 Whig
John Bell 13 31st 13
James C. Jones Whig Mar 4, 1851 –
Mar 3, 1857 Elected in 1851.Retired. 11 32nd 33rd 11 Re-elected in 1853.Retired or lost re-election. 34th Vacant Mar 4, 1857 –
Oct 8, 1857 Legislature failed to elect. 12 35th Know-Nothing 14
Andrew Johnson Democratic Oct 8, 1857 –
Mar 4, 1862 Elected in 1857 to finish the term.Resigned to become Military Governor of Tennessee. 36th 12 Elected in 1858.Withdrew in anticipation of secession. Mar 4, 1859 –
Mar 3, 1861 Democratic
Alfred O. P. Nicholson 14 37th Civil War and Reconstruction Mar 4, 1861 –
Jul 24, 1866 Vacant Vacant Mar 4, 1862 –
Jul 24, 1866 Civil War and Reconstruction 13 38th 39th 13 15
David T. Patterson Unionist Jul 24, 1866 –
Mar 3, 1869 Elected to finish the vacant term.Retired. Elected to finish the vacant term.Retired. Jul 24, 1866 –
Mar 3, 1871 Unionist
Joseph S. Fowler 15 Democratic 40th Republican 16
Parson Brownlow Republican Mar 4, 1869 –
Mar 3, 1875 Elected in 1867.Retired. 14 41st 42nd 14 Elected in 1870 or 1871.Retired. Mar 4, 1871 –
Mar 3, 1877 Democratic
Henry Cooper 16 43rd 17
Andrew Johnson Democratic Mar 4, 1875 –
Jul 31, 1875 Elected in 1875.Died. 15 44th Vacant Jul 31, 1875 –
Aug 18, 1875 18
David M. Key Democratic Aug 18, 1875 –
Jan 19, 1877 Appointed to continue Johnson's term.Lost election to finish Johnson's term. 19
James E. Bailey Democratic Jan 19, 1877 –
Mar 3, 1881 Elected to finish Johnson's term.Lost re-election. 45th 15 Elected in 1877. Mar 4, 1877 –
Jul 8, 1897 Democratic
Isham G. Harris 17 46th 20
Howell Jackson Democratic Mar 4, 1881 –
Apr 14, 1886 Elected in 1880 or 1881.Resigned to become U.S. Circuit Judge. 16 47th 48th 16 Re-elected in 1883. 49th Vacant Apr 14, 1886 –
Apr 16, 1886 21
Washington Whitthorne Democratic Apr 16, 1886 –
Mar 3, 1887 Appointed to finish Jackson's term.Retired to serve in the U.S. House. 22
William B. Bate Democratic Mar 4, 1887 –
Mar 9, 1905 Elected in 1887. 17 50th 51st 17 Re-elected in 1889. 52nd Re-elected in 1893. 18 53rd 54th 18 Re-elected in 1895.Died. 55th Jul 9, 1897 –
Jul 19, 1897 Vacant Appointed to continue Harris's term.Elected in 1898 to finish Harris's term.Retired. Jul 20, 1897 –
Mar 3, 1901 Democratic
Thomas B. Turley 18 Re-elected in 1899 19 56th 57th 19 Elected in 1901.Lost renomination.[6] Mar 4, 1901 –
Mar 3, 1907 Democratic
Edward W. Carmack 19 58th Re-elected in 1905.Died. 20 59th Vacant Mar 10, 1905 –
Mar 20, 1905 23
James B. Frazier Democratic Mar 21, 1905 –
Mar 3, 1911 Elected to finish Bate's term.Lost re-election. 60th 20 Elected in 1907.[6]Died. Mar 4, 1907 –
Mar 31, 1912 Democratic
Robert Love Taylor 20 61st 24
Luke Lea Democratic Mar 4, 1911 –
Mar 3, 1917 Elected in 1911.Lost renomination. 21 62nd Apr 1, 1912 –
Apr 10, 1912 Vacant Appointed to continue Taylor's term.Retired when his successor was elected. Apr 11, 1912 –
Jan 24, 1913 Republican
Newell Sanders 21 Elected to finish Taylor's term.Retired. Jan 24, 1913 –
Mar 3, 1913 Democratic
William R. Webb 22 63rd 21 Elected in 1913. Mar 4, 1913 –
Mar 3, 1925 Democratic
John K. Shields 23 64th 25
Kenneth McKellar Democratic Mar 4, 1917 –
Jan 3, 1953 Elected in 1916. 22 65th 66th 22 Re-elected in 1918.Lost renomination. 67th Re-elected in 1922. 23 68th 69th 23 Elected in 1924.Died. Mar 4, 1925 –
Aug 24, 1929 Democratic
Lawrence Tyson 24 70th Re-elected in 1928. 24 71st Aug 25, 1929 –
Sep 1, 1929 Vacant Appointed to continue Tyson's term.Elected in 1930 to finish Tyson's term.Retired. Sep 2, 1929 –
Mar 3, 1931 Democratic
William E. Brock 25 72nd 24 Elected in 1930.Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State. Mar 4, 1931 –
Mar 3, 1933 Democratic
Cordell Hull 26 73rd Appointed to continue Hull's term.Elected in 1934 to finish Hull's term. Mar 4, 1933 –
Apr 23, 1937 Democratic
Nathan L. Bachman 27 Re-elected in 1934. 25 74th 75th 25 Re-elected in 1936.Died. Apr 24, 1937 –
May 5, 1937 Vacant Appointed to continue Bachman's term.Retired when his successor was elected. May 6, 1937 –
Nov 8, 1938 Democratic
George L. Berry 28 Elected to finish Bachman's term.Did not take his seat until 1939 in order to remain District Attorney General. Nov 9, 1938 –
Jan 3, 1949 Democratic
Tom Stewart 29 76th Re-elected in 1940. 26 77th 78th 26 Re-elected in 1942.Lost renomination. 79th Re-elected in 1946.Lost renomination. 27 80th 81st 27 Elected in 1948. Jan 3, 1949 –
Aug 10, 1963 Democratic
Estes Kefauver 30 82nd 26
Albert Gore Sr. Democratic Jan 3, 1953 –
Jan 3, 1971 Elected in 1952. 28 83rd 84th 28 Re-elected in 1954. 85th Re-elected in 1958. 29 86th 87th 29 Re-elected in 1960.Died. 88th Aug 10, 1963 –
Aug 20, 1963 Vacant Appointed to continue Kefauver's term
Retired Aug 20, 1963 –
Nov 3, 1964 Democratic
Herbert S. Walters 31 Elected to finish Kefauver's term.Lost renomination. Nov 4, 1964 –
Jan 3, 1967 Democratic
Ross Bass 32 Re-elected in 1964.Lost re-election. 30 89th 90th 30 Elected in 1966. Jan 3, 1967 –
Jan 3, 1985 Republican
Howard Baker 33 91st 27
Bill Brock Republican Jan 3, 1971 –
Jan 3, 1977 Elected in 1970.Lost re-election. 31 92nd 93rd 31 Re-elected in 1972. 94th 28
Jim Sasser Democratic Jan 3, 1977 –
Jan 3, 1995 Elected in 1976. 32 95th 96th 32 Re-elected in 1978.Retired. 97th Re-elected in 1982. 33 98th 99th 33 Elected in 1984. Jan 3, 1985 –
Jan 2, 1993 Democratic
Al Gore 34 100th Re-elected in 1988.Lost re-election. 34 101st 102nd 34 Re-elected in 1990.Resigned to become U.S. Vice President. Appointed to continue Gore's term.Retired when his successor was elected. Jan 2, 1993 –
Dec 2, 1994 Democratic
Harlan Mathews 35 103rd Elected in 1994 to finish Gore's term. Dec 2, 1994 –
Jan 3, 2003 Republican
Fred Thompson 36 29
Bill Frist Republican Jan 3, 1995 –
Jan 3, 2007 Elected in 1994. 35 104th 105th 35 Re-elected to a full term in 1996.Retired. 106th Re-elected in 2000.Retired. 36 107th 108th 36 Elected in 2002. Jan 3, 2003 –
Jan 3, 2021 Republican
Lamar Alexander 37 109th 30
Bob Corker Republican Jan 3, 2007 –
Jan 3, 2019 Elected in 2006. 37 110th 111th 37 Re-elected in 2008. 112th Re-elected in 2012.Retired. 38 113th 114th 38 Re-elected in 2014.Retired. 115th 31
Marsha Blackburn Republican Jan 3, 2019 –
present Elected in 2018. 39 116th 117th 39 Elected in 2020. Jan 3, 2021 –
present Republican
Bill Hagerty 38 118th Re-elected in 2024. 40 119th 120th 40 To be determined in the 2026 election. # Senator Party Years in office Electoral history T C T Electoral history Years in office Party Senator # Class 1 Class 2
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