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List of United States senators from Mississippi

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Current delegation

Mississippi was admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, and elects senators to class 1 and class 2. Its current senators are Republicans Cindy Hyde-Smith and Roger Wicker. As of February 2022, 51 people have served as U.S. senators from Mississippi. John C. Stennis was Mississippi's longest-serving senator (1947–1989).

Mississippi last elected a Democrat in 1982, and both seats have been occupied by the Republicans since 1989.

List of senators

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Class 1
Class 1 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2006, 2008 (special), 2012 and 2018. The next election will be in 2024.
C Class 2
Class 2 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2008, 2014, 2018 (special) 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 #
1
Walter Leake
Democratic-
Republican
Dec 10, 1817 –
May 15, 1820
Elected in 1817.
Resigned.
1 15th 1 Elected in 1817. Dec 10, 1817 –
Mar 4, 1829
Democratic-
Republican

Thomas Hill Williams
1
16th
Vacant May 15, 1820 –
Aug 30, 1820
 
2
David Holmes
Democratic-
Republican
Aug 30, 1820 –
Sep 25, 1825
Elected to finish Leake's term.
Re-election year unknown.
Resigned to become Governor of Mississippi.
2 17th
18th 2 Re-elected in 1823.
Jacksonian 19th Jacksonian
Vacant Sep 25, 1825 –
Sep 28, 1825
 
3
Powhatan Ellis
Jacksonian Sep 28, 1825 –
Jan 28, 1826
Appointed to continue Holmes's term.
Lost election to finish Holmes's term.
4
Thomas Buck Reed
Jacksonian Jan 28, 1826 –
Mar 4, 1827
Elected to finish Holmes's term.
Lost election to full term.
5
Powhatan Ellis
Jacksonian Mar 4, 1827 –
Jul 16, 1832
Election year unknown.
Resigned to become a U.S. District Judge.
3 20th
21st 3 Elected in 1828.
Died.
Mar 4, 1829 –
Nov 26, 1829
Jacksonian
Thomas Buck Reed
2
  Nov 26, 1829 –
Jan 6, 1830
Vacant
Elected to finish Reed's term.
Died.
Jan 6, 1830 –
Jul 2, 1830
Jacksonian Robert H. Adams 3
  Jul 2, 1830 –
Oct 15, 1830
Vacant
Appointed to continue Adams's term.
Elected in 1830 to finish Adams's term.[1]
Lost re-election.
Oct 15, 1830 –
Mar 4, 1835
Jacksonian
George Poindexter
4
22nd National
Republican
Vacant Jul 16, 1832 –
Nov 12, 1832
 
6
John Black
Jacksonian Nov 12, 1832 –
Mar 4, 1833
Appointed to finish Ellis's term.
Vacant Mar 4, 1833 –
Nov 22, 1833
Legislature failed to elect. 4 23rd

John Black
National
Republican
Nov 22, 1833 –
Jan 22, 1838
Elected late.
Resigned.
24th 4 Elected in 1835. Mar 4, 1835 –
Mar 5, 1845
Jacksonian
Robert J. Walker
5
Whig 25th Democratic
7
James F. Trotter
Democratic Jan 22, 1838 –
Jul 10, 1838
Appointed to continue Black's term.
Resigned.
Vacant Jul 10, 1838 –
Nov 12, 1838
 
8 Thomas H. Williams Democratic Nov 12, 1838 –
Mar 4, 1839
Appointed to continue Black's term.
Elected in 1839 to finish Black's term.[2]
[data missing].
9
John Henderson
Whig Mar 4, 1839 –
Mar 4, 1845
Elected in 1838.
[data missing].
5 26th
27th 5 Re-elected in 1841.
Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
28th
10
Jesse Speight
Democratic Mar 4, 1845 –
May 1, 1847
Elected in 1844.
Died.
6 29th
  Mar 5, 1845 –
Nov 3, 1845
Vacant
Appointed to continue Walker's term.
Elected in 1846 to finish Walker's term.[1]
[data missing].
Nov 3, 1845 –
Mar 4, 1847
Democratic Joseph W. Chalmers 6
30th 6 Elected in 1846 or 1847.
Resigned to become Governor of Mississippi.
Mar 4, 1847 –
Jan 8, 1852
Democratic
Henry S. Foote
7
Vacant May 1, 1847 –
Aug 10, 1847
 
11
Jefferson Davis
Democratic Aug 10, 1847 –
Sep 23, 1851
Appointed to continue Speight's term.
Elected in 1848 to finish Speight's term.[2]
31st
Re-elected in 1850.
Resigned to run for Governor of Mississippi.
7 32nd
Vacant Sep 23, 1851 –
Dec 1, 1851
 
12
John J. McRae
Democratic Dec 1, 1851 –
Mar 17, 1852
Appointed to continue Davis's term.
Successor elected.
  Jan 8, 1852 –
Feb 18, 1852
Vacant
Elected to finish Foote's term.
Retired.
Feb 18, 1852 –
Mar 4, 1853
Whig
Walker Brooke
8
13
Stephen Adams
Democratic Mar 17, 1852 –
Mar 4, 1857
Elected to finish Davis's term.
[data missing].
33rd 7   Mar 4, 1853 –
Jan 7, 1854
Vacant
Elected late in 1854 Jan 7, 1854 –
Jan 12, 1861
Democratic
Albert G. Brown
9
34th
14
Jefferson Davis
Democratic Mar 4, 1857 –
Jan 21, 1861
Elected in 1856 or 1857.
Resigned.
8 35th
36th 8 Re-elected in 1859.
Withdrew.
Civil War and Reconstruction Jan 12, 1861 –
Feb 23, 1870
Vacant
Vacant Jan 21, 1861 –
Feb 23, 1870
Civil War and Reconstruction
37th
9 38th
39th 9
40th
10 41st
15
Adelbert Ames
Republican Feb 23, 1870 –
Jan 4, 1874
Elected in 1870 upon readmission.
Resigned to become Governor of Mississippi.
Elected in 1870 upon readmission.
[data missing].
Feb 23, 1870 –
Mar 4, 1871
Republican
Hiram R. Revels
10
42nd 10   Mar 4, 1871 –
Dec 1, 1871
Vacant
Elected in 1870, but remained Governor until Dec 1871.
[data missing].
Dec 1, 1871 –
Mar 4, 1877
Republican
James L. Alcorn
11
43rd
Vacant Jan 4, 1874 –
Feb 3, 1874
 
16
Henry R. Pease
Republican Feb 3, 1874 –
Mar 4, 1875
Elected to finish Ames's term.
Retired.
 
17
Blanche Bruce
Republican Mar 4, 1875 –
Mar 4, 1881
Elected in 1874.
[data missing].
11 44th
45th 11 Elected in 1876. Mar 4, 1877 –
Mar 6, 1885
Democratic
Lucius Q. C. Lamar
12
46th
18
James Z. George
Democratic Mar 4, 1881 –
Aug 14, 1897
Elected in 1880. 12 47th
48th 12 Re-elected in 1883.
Resigned.
49th
  Mar 6, 1885 –
Mar 9, 1885
Vacant
Appointed to continue Lamar's term.
Elected in 1886 to finish Lamar's term.[1]
Mar 9, 1885 –
Jan 24, 1894
Democratic
Edward C. Walthall
13
Re-elected in 1886. 13 50th
51st 13 Re-elected in 1889.
Resigned.
52nd
Re-elected in 1892.[3]
Died.
14 53rd
  Jan 24, 1894 –
Feb 7, 1894
Vacant
Elected to finish Walthall's term.
[data missing].
Feb 7, 1894 –
Mar 4, 1895
Democratic
Anselm J. McLaurin
14
54th 14 Elected early in 1892.[3]
Died.
Mar 4, 1895 –
Apr 21, 1898
Democratic
Edward C. Walthall
15
55th
Vacant Aug 14, 1897 –
Oct 8, 1897
 
19
Hernando Money
Democratic Oct 8, 1897 –
Mar 4, 1911
Appointed to finish George's term.
  Apr 21, 1898 –
May 31, 1898
Vacant
Appointed to continue Walthall's term.
Elected in 1900 to finish Walthall's term.[4]
Retired.
May 31, 1898 –
Mar 4, 1901
Democratic
William V. Sullivan
16
Elected to full term in 1899. 15 56th
57th 15 Elected in 1900. Mar 4, 1901 –
Dec 22, 1909
Democratic
Anselm J. McLaurin
17
58th
Re-elected in 1904.[5]
Retired.
16 59th
60th 16 Re-elected early in 1904.[5]
Died.
61st
  Dec 22, 1909 –
Dec 27, 1909
Vacant
Appointed to continue McLaurin's term.
Successor qualified.
Dec 27, 1909 –
Feb 22, 1910
Democratic
James Gordon
18
Elected to finish McLaurin's term.
Lost nomination to full term.
Feb 23, 1910 –
Mar 4, 1913
Democratic
LeRoy Percy
19
20
John Sharp Williams
Democratic Mar 4, 1911 –
Mar 4, 1923
Elected early in 1908. 17 62nd
63rd 17 Elected in 1912.
Lost renomination.
Mar 4, 1913 –
Mar 4, 1919
Democratic
James K. Vardaman
20
64th
Re-elected in 1916.
Retired.
18 65th
66th 18 Elected in 1918. Mar 4, 1919 –
Jun 22, 1941
Democratic
Pat Harrison
21
67th
21
Hubert D. Stephens
Democratic Mar 4, 1923 –
Jan 3, 1935
Elected in 1922. 19 68th
69th 19 Re-elected in 1924.
70th
Re-elected in 1928.
Lost renomination.
20 71st
72nd 20 Re-elected in 1930.
73rd
22
Theodore G. Bilbo
Democratic Jan 3, 1935 –
Aug 21, 1947
Elected in 1934. 21 74th
75th 21 Re-elected in 1936.
Died.
76th
Re-elected in 1940. 22 77th
  Jun 22, 1941 –
Jun 30, 1941
Vacant
Appointed to continue Harrison's term.
Retired when successor elected.
Jun 30, 1941 –
Sep 28, 1941
Democratic
James Eastland
22
Elected to finish Harrison's term.
Lost renomination.
Sep 29, 1941 –
Jan 3, 1943
Democratic
Wall Doxey
23
78th 22 Elected in 1942. Jan 3, 1943 –
Dec 27, 1978
Democratic
James Eastland
24
79th
Re-elected in 1946.
Died.
23 80th
Vacant Aug 21, 1947 –
Nov 5, 1947
 
23
John C. Stennis
Democratic Nov 5, 1947 –
Jan 3, 1989
Elected to finish Bilbo's term.
81st 23 Re-elected in 1948.
82nd
Re-elected in 1952. 24 83rd
84th 24 Re-elected in 1954.
85th
Re-elected in 1958. 25 86th
87th 25 Re-elected in 1960.
88th
Re-elected in 1964. 26 89th
90th 26 Re-elected in 1966.
91st
Re-elected in 1970. 27 92nd
93rd 27 Re-elected in 1972.
Retired, and resigned early to give successor preferential seniority.
94th
Re-elected in 1976. 28 95th
Appointed early to finish Eastland's term, having already been elected to the next term. Dec 27, 1978 –
Apr 1, 2018
Republican
Thad Cochran
25
96th 28 Elected in 1978.
97th
Re-elected in 1982.
Retired.
29 98th
99th 29 Re-elected in 1984.
100th
24
Trent Lott
Republican Jan 3, 1989 –
Dec 18, 2007
Elected in 1988. 30 101st
102nd 30 Re-elected in 1990.
103rd
Re-elected in 1994. 31 104th
105th 31 Re-elected in 1996.
106th
Re-elected in 2000. 32 107th
108th 32 Re-elected in 2002.
109th
Re-elected in 2006.
Resigned.
33 110th
Vacant Dec 18, 2007 –
Dec 31, 2007
 
25
Roger Wicker
Republican Dec 31, 2007 –
present
Appointed to continue Lott's term.
Elected in 2008 to finish Lott's term.
111th 33 Re-elected in 2008.
112th
Re-elected in 2012. 34 113th
114th 34 Re-elected in 2014.
Resigned.
115th
Appointed to continue Cochran's term.
Elected in 2018 in runoff election to finish Cochran's term.
Apr 2, 2018 –
present
Republican
Cindy Hyde-Smith
26
Re-elected in 2018. 35 116th
117th 35 Re-elected in 2020.
118th
To be determined in the 2024 election. 36 119th
120th 36 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

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Byrd, p. 130.
  2. ^ a b Byrd, p. 129.
  3. ^ a b "GEORGE AND WALTHALL ELECTED". The New York Times. January 20, 1892.
  4. ^ Byrd, p. 131.
  5. ^ a b "Re-elect Senators McLaurin and Money" (PDF). The New York Times. January 20, 1904. p. 5.

References

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