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.

List of Senators

#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T e r m	C o n g r e s s	T e r m	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 1 Class 1 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1994, 2000, 2006, and 2012. The next election will be in 2018.						C o n g r e s s	Class 3 Class 3 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1998, 2004, 2010, and 2016. The next election will be in 2022.
1	Thomas Hart Benton	Democratic- Republican	August 10, 1821 – March 4, 1851	Elected in 1821.	1	17th Congress	1	Elected in 1821.	August 10, 1821 – March 4, 1831	Democratic- Republican	David Barton	1
		Jacksonian Democratic- Republican				18th Congress	1	Elected in 1821.		Adams-Clay Democratic- Republican
		Jacksonian				19th Congress	2	Re-elected in 1825. Lost re-election.		Anti- Jacksonian
		Re-elected in 1827.		2	20th Congress	Adams
					21st Congress	Anti- Jacksonian
					22nd Congress	3	Elected in 1830. Died.	March 4, 1831 – June 6, 1833	Jacksonian	Alexander Buckner	2
		Re-elected in 1833.		3	23rd Congress		Elected in 1830. Died.	March 4, 1831 – June 6, 1833		Alexander Buckner	2
								June 6, 1833 – October 25, 1833	Vacant
							Appointed to continue Buckner's term. Elected to finish Buckner's term.	October 25, 1833 – October 3, 1843	Jacksonian	Lewis F. Linn	3
					24th Congress
					Democratic	25th Congress	4		Re-elected in 1836.			Democratic
		Re-elected in 1839.		4	26th Congress
					27th Congress
					28th Congress	5	Re-elected in 1842. Died.
								October 3, 1843 – October 14, 1843	Vacant
							Appointed to continue Linn's term. Elected to finish Linn's term.	October 14, 1843 – March 4, 1855	Democratic	David Rice Atchison	4
		Re-elected in 1845. Lost re-election.		5	29th Congress
					30th Congress
					31st Congress	6	Re-elected in 1849. Lost re-election.
2	Henry S. Geyer	Whig	March 4, 1851 – March 4, 1857	Elected in 1851. Retired.	6				32nd Congress
		33rd Congress
		34th Congress				7	Failure to elect.	March 4, 1855 – January 12, 1857	Vacant
		34th Congress					Elected late in 1857. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!].	January 12, 1857 – March 4, 1861	Democratic	James S. Green	5
3	Trusten Polk	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – January 10, 1862	Elected in 1857. Expelled for supporting the rebellion in the American Civil War.	7				35th Congress
		36th Congress
		37th Congress				8		March 4, 1861 – March 17, 1861	Vacant
							Elected late in 1861. Expelled for supporting the rebellion in the American Civil War.	March 17, 1861 – January 10, 1862	Democratic	Waldo P. Johnson	6
Vacant			January 10, 1862 – January 17, 1862					January 10, 1862 – January 17, 1862	Vacant
4	John B. Henderson		Unionist	January 17, 1862 – March 4, 1869			Appointed to finish Polk's term.	Appointed to continue Johnson's term. Successor qualified.	January 17, 1862 – November 13, 1863	Unionist	Robert Wilson	7
			Unconditional Unionist		Elected to full term in 1862. Retired.		8	Appointed to continue Johnson's term. Successor qualified.	January 17, 1862 – November 13, 1863	38th Congress	Robert Wilson	7	Unconditional Unionist
		Elected to finish Johnson's term. Retired due to ill health.	November 13, 1863 – March 4, 1867					Unconditional Unionist	B. Gratz Brown	38th Congress	8
			November 13, 1863 – March 4, 1867					Republican	B. Gratz Brown	39th Congress	8	Republican
		40th Congress	9			Elected in 1866 or 1867. Resigned to become Chief Justice of the U.S. Court of Claims.		March 4, 1867 – December 19, 1870	Republican	Charles D. Drake	9
5	Carl Schurz	Republican		March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1875	Elected in 1868. Retired.		9	March 4, 1867 – December 19, 1870	41st Congress	Charles D. Drake	9
		Appointed to continue Drake's term. Retired when successor elected.				December 19, 1870 – January 20, 1871		Republican		Daniel T. Jewett	10
		Elected to finish Drake's term. Lost re-election.				January 20, 1871 – March 4, 1873		Democratic		Francis Blair	11
		Elected to finish Drake's term. Lost re-election.				January 20, 1871 – March 4, 1873		42nd Congress		Francis Blair	11
		43rd Congress	10			Elected in 1872 or 1873. Died.		March 4, 1873 – September 20, 1877	Democratic	Lewis V. Bogy	12
6	Francis Cockrell	Democratic		March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1905	Elected in 1874.		10		44th Congress
		45th Congress
								September 20, 1877 – September 29, 1877	Vacant
						Appointed to continue Bogy's term. Retired.		September 29, 1877 – January 26, 1879	Democratic	David H. Armstrong	13
						Elected to finish Bogy's term. Retired.		January 27, 1879 – March 4, 1879	Democratic	James Shields	14
		46th Congress	11			Elected in 1879.		March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1903	Democratic	George G. Vest	15
		Re-elected in 1881.			11		47th Congress
							48th Congress
			49th Congress			12	Re-elected in 1885.
		Re-elected January 19, 1887.^[1]	12		50th Congress
					51st Congress
					52nd Congress	13	Re-elected in 1891.
		Re-elected January 18, 1893.^[2]	13		53rd Congress
					54th Congress
					55th Congress	14	Re-elected in 1897. Retired.
		Re-elected January 19, 1899.^[3] Retired.	14		56th Congress
					57th Congress
					58th Congress	15	Elected January 20, 1903.	March 4, 1903 – April 14, 1918	Democratic	William J. Stone	16
Vacant			March 4, 1905 – March 18, 1905		15				59th Congress
7	William Warner	Republican	March 18, 1905 – March 4, 1911	Elected late in 1905. Retired.					59th Congress
		60th Congress
		61st Congress				16	Re-elected in 1908.
8	James A. Reed	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1929	Elected in 1910.	16				62nd Congress
		63rd Congress
		64th Congress				17	Re-elected in 1914. Died.
		Re-elected in 1916.		17	65th Congress		Re-elected in 1914. Died.
								April 14, 1918 – April 30, 1918	Vacant
							Appointed to continue Stone's term. Lost election to finish Stone's term.	April 30, 1918 – November 5, 1918	Democratic	Xenophon P. Wilfley	17
							Elected to finish Stone's term.	November 6, 1918 – May 16, 1925	Republican	Selden P. Spencer	18
					66th Congress		Elected to finish Stone's term.
					67th Congress	18	Re-elected in 1920. Died.
		Re-elected in 1922. Retired.		18	68th Congress
					69th Congress
								May 16, 1925 – May 25, 1925	Vacant
							Appointed to continue Spencer's term. Lost election to finish Spencer's term.	May 25, 1925 – December 5, 1926	Republican	George H. Williams	19
							Elected to finish Spencer's term.	December 6, 1926 – February 3, 1933	Democratic	Harry B. Hawes	20
					70th Congress	19	Re-elected in 1926. Retired, then resigned early.
9	Roscoe C. Patterson	Republican	March 4, 1929 – January 3, 1935	Elected in 1928. Lost re-election.	19				71st Congress
		72nd Congress
		72nd Congress					Appointed to finish Hawes's term, having already been elected to the next term.	February 3, 1933 – January 3, 1945	Democratic	Joel B. Clark	21
		73rd Congress				20	Elected to full term in 1932.
10	Harry S. Truman	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 17, 1945	Elected in 1934.	20				74th Congress
		75th Congress
		76th Congress				21	Re-elected in 1938. Lost renomination.
		Re-elected in 1940. Resigned to become U.S. Vice President.		21	77th Congress
					78th Congress
					79th Congress	22	Elected in 1944. Lost re-election.	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1951	Republican	Forrest C. Donnell	22
11	Frank P. Briggs	Democratic	January 18, 1945 – January 3, 1947		79th Congress				Appointed to finish Truman's term. Lost election to full term.
12	James P. Kem	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953	Elected in 1946. Lost re-election.	22				80th Congress
		81st Congress
		82nd Congress				23	Elected in 1950.	January 3, 1951 – September 13, 1960	Democratic	Thomas C. Hennings, Jr.	23
13	Stuart Symington	Democratic	January 3, 1953 – December 27, 1976	Elected in 1952.	23				83rd Congress
		84th Congress
		85th Congress				24	Re-elected in 1956. Died.
		Elected in 1958.		24	86th Congress		Re-elected in 1956. Died.
								September 13, 1960 – September 23, 1960	Vacant
							Appointed to finish Henning's term. Elected to finish Henning's term.	September 23, 1960 – December 27, 1968	Democratic	Edward V. Long	24
					87th Congress
					88th Congress	25	Re-elected in 1962. Lost renomination, and resigned early.
		Elected in 1964.		25	89th Congress
					90th Congress
					90th Congress		Appointed to finish Long's term, having been elected to next term.	December 28, 1968 – January 3, 1987	Democratic	Thomas Eagleton	25
					91st Congress	26	Elected in 1968.
		Elected in 1970. Retired, then resigned early to give successor preferential seniority.		26	92nd Congress
					93rd Congress
					94th Congress	27	Re-elected in 1974.
14	John Danforth	Republican	December 27, 1976 – January 3, 1995		94th Congress				Appointed early to finish Symington's term, having already been elected to the next term.
		Elected in 1976.		27	95th Congress
					96th Congress
					97th Congress	28	Re-elected in 1980. Retired.
		Re-elected in 1982. Retired.		28	98th Congress
					99th Congress
					100th Congress	29	Elected in 1986.	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2011	Republican	Kit Bond	26
		Re-elected in 1988. Retired.		29	101st Congress
					102nd Congress
					103rd Congress	30	Re-elected in 1992.
15	John Ashcroft	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001	Elected in 1994. Lost re-election.	30				104th Congress
		105th Congress
		106th Congress				31	Re-elected in 1998.
16	Jean Carnahan	Democratic	January 3, 2001 – November 25, 2002	Appointed to begin Senator-elect Mel Carnahan's term. Lost election to finish Senator-elect Carnahan's term.	31				107th Congress
17	Jim Talent	Republican	November 25, 2002 – January 3, 2007	Elected to finish Senator-elect Mel Carnahan's term. Lost re-election.					107th Congress
		108th Congress
		109th Congress				32	Re-elected in 2004. Retired.
18	Claire McCaskill	Democratic	January 3, 2007 – Present	Elected in 2006.	32				110th Congress
		111th Congress
		112th Congress				33	Elected in 2010.	January 3, 2011 – Present	Republican	Roy Blunt	27
		Re-elected in 2012.		33	113th Congress
					114th Congress
					115th Congress	34	Re-elected in 2016.
To be determined in the 2018 election.					40				116th Congress
									117th Congress
						118th Congress	40	To be determined in the 2022 election.
#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T e r m		T e r m	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 1							Class 3

Living former U.S. Senators

As of October 2016, there are five living former U.S. Senators from Missouri, four from Class 1 and one from Class 3. The most recent senator to die was Thomas Eagleton of Class 3 (1968-1987) on March 4, 2007. The most recent Class 1 senator to die was Frank P. Briggs (1945-1947) on September 23, 1992. The most recently serving Class 1 senator to die was Stuart Symington (1953-1976) on December 14, 1988.

Senator	Term of office	Class	Date of birth (and age)
John Danforth	1976–1995	1	(1936-09-05) September 5, 1936
Kit Bond	1987–2011	3	(1939-03-06) March 6, 1939
John Ashcroft	1995–2001	1	(1942-05-09) May 9, 1942
Jean Carnahan	2001–2002	1	(1933-12-20) December 20, 1933
Jim Talent	2002–2007	1	(1956-10-18) October 18, 1956

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References

↑ "SENATORIAL ELECTIONS.". The New York Times. January 20, 1887. p. 1.
↑ [sic]: "WILLL STIL REPRESENT MISSOURI. FRANCIS M. COCKRELL ELECTED ON THE FIRST BALLOT.". The New York Times. January 18, 1893. p. 5.
↑ "Cockrell Re-elected in Missouri". The New York Times. January 18, 1899. p. 2.

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List of United States Senators from Missouri

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