List of United States Senators from Louisiana

Louisiana was admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, and elects senators to Class 2 and Class 3. Its current senators are Republicans David Vitter and Bill Cassidy.

List of Senators

Class 2 Class 2 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1996, 2002, 2008, and 2014. The next election will be in 2020.						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, and 2010, and 2016. The next election will be in 2022.
#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T e r m		T e r m	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Vacant			April 30, 1812 – September 3, 1812	Louisiana did not elect its senators until four months after statehood.	1	12th Congress	1	Louisiana did not elect its senators until four months after statehood.	April 30, 1812 – September 3, 1812	Vacant
1	Jean Noel Destréhan	Democratic-Republican	September 3, 1812 – October 1, 1812	Resigned				Elected in 1812.	September 3, 1812 – March 3, 1813	Democratic-Republican	Allan B. Magruder	1
Vacant			October 1, 1812 – October 8, 1812
2	Thomas Posey	Democratic-Republican	October 8, 1812 – February 4, 1813	Appointed to continue Destréhan's term. Lost election to finish Destréhan's term.
3	James Brown	Democratic-Republican	February 5, 1813 – March 3, 1817	Elected to finish Destréhan's term. Lost election to full term.
		13th Congress				2	Elected in 1813 Retired.	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1819	Democratic-Republican	Eligius Fromentin	2
		14th Congress
4	William C. C. Claiborne	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1817 – November 23, 1817	Elected in 1817. Died.	2				15th Congress
Vacant			November 23, 1817 – January 12, 1818
5	Henry Johnson	Democratic-Republican	January 12, 1818 – May 27, 1824	Appointed to finish Claiborne's term.
		16th Congress				3	Elected in 1819. Resigned to become U.S. Minister to France.	March 4, 1819 – December 10, 1823	Democratic- Republican	James Brown	3
		17th Congress
		Adams-Clay Democratic- Republican		Elected to full term in 1823. Resigned to become Governor of Louisiana.	3				18th Congress			Adams-Clay Democratic- Republican
							December 10, 1823 – January 15, 1824	Vacant
		Appointed to finish Brown's term					January 15, 1824 – May 19, 1833	Adams-Clay Republican	Josiah S. Johnston	4
Vacant			May 27, 1824 – November 19, 1824
6	Charles D.J. Bouligny	Adams-Clay Republican	November 19, 1824 – March 3, 1829	Elected to finish Johnson's term.
		Anti- Jacksonian				19th Congress		4			Elected to full term in 1825.	Anti- Jacksonian
		Adams				20th Congress						Adams
7	Edward Livingston	Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 – May 24, 1831	Elected in 1829.[1] Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State.	4	21st Congress						Anti- Jacksonian
		22nd Congress				5		Re-elected in 1831. Died.
Vacant			May 24, 1831 – November 15, 1831
8	George A. Waggaman	Anti- Jacksonian	November 15, 1831 – March 3, 1835	Elected to finish Livingston's term.
		23rd Congress
								May 19, 1833 – December 19, 1833	Vacant
							Elected to finish Johnson's term. Resigned due to ill health.	December 19, 1833 – January 5, 1837	Anti-Jacksonian	Alexander Porter	5
Vacant			March 4, 1835 – January 13, 1836	Charles Gayarré was elected in 1835, but resigned due to ill health.	5				24th Congress
9	Robert C. Nicholas	Jacksonian	January 13, 1836 – March 3, 1841	Elected to finish Gauarré's term. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
							January 5, 1837 – January 12, 1837	Vacant
		Elected to finish Porter's term.					January 12, 1837 – March 1, 1842	Jacksonian	Alexander Mouton	6
		Democratic				25th Congress		6			Re-elected in 1837. Resigned.	Democratic
		26th Congress
10	Alexander Barrow	Whig	March 4, 1841 – December 29, 1846	Elected in 1840. Died.	6	27th Congress
							March 1, 1842 – April 14, 1842		Vacant
		Appointed to finish Mouton's term. Lost election to full term.					April 14, 1842 – March 3, 1843		Whig	Charles Magill Conrad	7
		28th Congress				7	Elected in 1843, but due to ill health did not take his seat. Died.	March 4, 1843 – January 13, 1844	Whig	Alexander Porter	8
								January 13, 1844 – February 12, 1844	Vacant
							Elected to finish Porter's term Lost election to full term in 1849.	February 12, 1844 – March 3, 1849	Whig	Henry Johnson	9
		29th Congress
Vacant			December 29, 1846 – January 21, 1847
11	Pierre Soulé	Democratic	January 21, 1847 – March 3, 1847	Elected to finish Barrow's term. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
12	Solomon W. Downs	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1853	Elected in 1847. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	7				30th Congress
		31st Congress				8	Elected in 1848. Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Spain.	March 3, 1849 – April 11, 1853	Democratic	Pierre Soulé	10
		32nd Congress
13	Judah P. Benjamin	Whig	March 4, 1853 – February 4, 1861	Elected in 1852.	8				33rd Congress
							April 11, 1853 – December 5, 1853	Vacant
		Elected to finish Soulés term.					December 5, 1853 – February 4, 1861	Democratic	John Slidell	11
		34th Congress				9		Re-election year unknown. Resigned.
		Democratic									35th Congress
		Re-elected in 1859. Withdrew.		9	36th Congress
Vacant			February 4, 1861 – July 8, 1868				American Civil War and Reconstruction	American Civil War and Reconstruction	February 4, 1861 – July 9, 1868	Vacant
					37th Congress	10
					38th Congress
				10	39th Congress
					40th Congress	11
14	John S. Harris	Republican	July 8, 1868 – March 3, 1871				Elected to finish incomplete term in 1868. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!].
		Elected to finish incomplete term. Resigned to become Governor of Louisiana.						July 9, 1868 – November 1, 1872	Republican	William P. Kellogg	12
					41st Congress
15	Joseph R. West		Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1877	Election year unknown. Retired.		11		42nd Congress
		Senate declined to seat rival claimants William L. McMillen and P. B. S. Pinchback[2]	November 1, 1872 – January 12, 1876					Vacant.
						43rd Congress					12
						44th Congress
		Elected to finish incomplete term in 1876. Lost re-election.	January 12, 1876 – March 3, 1879					Democratic	James B. Eustis	13
16	William P. Kellogg			Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883	Elected in 1876. Retired to run for member of the U.S. House of Representatives.	12	45th Congress
		46th Congress	13	Elected in 1879. Lost re-election.				March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1885	Democratic	Benjamin F. Jonas	14
		47th Congress
17	Randall L. Gibson	Democratic			March 4, 1883 – December 15, 1892	Elected in 1882.	13		48th Congress
		49th Congress	14	Election year unknown. Retired.				March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891	Democratic	James B. Eustis	15
		50th Congress
		Re-elected in 1889. Died.				14	51st Congress
			52nd Congress	15			Elected in 1891. Resigned to become U.S. Supreme Court Justice.	March 4, 1891 – March 12, 1894	Democratic	Edward Douglass White	16
Vacant					December 15, 1892 – December 31, 1892
18	Donelson Caffery	Democratic			December 31, 1892 – March 3, 1901				Appointed to continue Gibson's term. Elected May 23, 1894 to finish Gibson's term.[3]
		53rd Congress
			Appointed to continue White's term. Elected May 23, 1894 to finish White's term.[4] Retired.				March 12, 1894 – March 3, 1897	Democratic		Newton C. Blanchard	17
		Re-elected in 1894. Retired.				15		54th Congress
			55th Congress	16			Elected May 28, 1896.[5]	March 4, 1897 – June 28, 1910	Democratic	Samuel D. McEnery	18
			56th Congress
19	Murphy J. Foster	Democratic	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1913		Elected May 22, 1900.[6]	16			57th Congress
		58th Congress		17			Re-elected early May 22, 1900.[6]
		59th Congress
		Re-elected in 1906. Lost renomination.			17	60th Congress
				61st Congress		18	Re-elected May 19, 1908.[7] Died.
								June 28, 1910 – December 7, 1910	Vacant
							Elected to finish McEnery's term.[4] Retired.	December 7, 1910 – March 3, 1915	Democratic	John Thornton	19
				62nd Congress
20	Joseph E. Ransdell	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1931	Elected in 1912.	18				63rd Congress
		64th Congress				19	Elected in 1914. Died.	March 4, 1915 – April 12, 1918	Democratic	Robert F. Broussard	20
		65th Congress
								April 12, 1918 – April 22, 1918	Vacant
							Appointed to continue Broussard's term. Retired when elected successor qualified.	April 22, 1918 – November 5, 1918	Democratic	Walter Guion	21
							Elected to finish Broussard's term. Retired.	November 6, 1918 – March 3, 1921	Democratic	Edward James Gay	22
		Re-elected in 1918.		19	66th Congress
					67th Congress	20	Elected in 1920.	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1933	Democratic	Edwin S. Broussard	23
					68th Congress
		Re-elected in 1924. Lost renomination.		20	69th Congress
					70th Congress	21	Re-elected in 1926. Lost renomination.
					71st Congress
Vacant			March 4, 1931 – January 25, 1932		21				72nd Congress
21	Huey Long	Democratic	January 25, 1932 – September 10, 1935	Elected in 1930, but continued to serve as Governor of Louisiana, until finally taking his Senate seat. Died.
		73rd Congress				22	Elected in 1932.	March 4, 1933 – May 14, 1948	Democratic	John H. Overton	24
		74th Congress
Vacant			September 10, 1935 – January 31, 1936
22	Rose McConnell Long	Democratic	January 31, 1936 – January 2, 1937	Appointed to continue Huey Long's term. Elected April 21, 1936 to finish Huey Long's term.[3] Retired.
23	Allen J. Ellender	Democratic	January 3, 1937 – July 27, 1972	Elected in 1936.	22				75th Congress
		76th Congress				23	Re-elected in 1938.
		77th Congress
		Re-elected in 1942.		23	78th Congress
					79th Congress	24	Re-elected in 1944. Died.
					80th Congress
								May 14, 1948 – May 18, 1948	Vacant
							Appointed to continue Overton's term. Retired when elected successor qualified.	May 18, 1948 – December 30, 1948	Democratic	William C. Feazel	25
							Elected to finish Overton's term.	December 31, 1948 – January 3, 1987	Democratic	Russell B. Long	26
		Re-elected in 1948.		24	81st Congress
					82nd Congress	25	Re-elected in 1950.
					83rd Congress
		Re-elected in 1954.		25	84th Congress
					85th Congress	26	Re-elected in 1956.
					86th Congress
		Re-elected in 1960.		26	87th Congress
					88th Congress	27	Re-elected in 1962.
					89th Congress
		Re-elected in 1966. Died.		27	90th Congress
					91st Congress	28	Re-elected in 1968.
					92nd Congress
Vacant			July 27, 1972 – August 1, 1972
24	Elaine S. Edwards	Democratic	August 1, 1972 – November 13, 1972						Appointed to continue Ellender's term. Retired when successor qualified.
25	Bennett Johnston, Jr.	Democratic	November 14, 1972 – January 3, 1997						Elected to finish Ellender's term.
		Re-elected in 1972.		28	93rd Congress
					94th Congress	29	Re-elected in 1974.
					95th Congress
		Re-elected in 1978.		29	96th Congress
					97th Congress	30	Re-elected in 1980. Retired.
					98th Congress
		Re-elected in 1984.		30	99th Congress
					100th Congress	31	Elected in 1986.	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2005	Democratic	John Breaux	27
					101st Congress
		Re-elected in 1990. Retired.		31	102nd Congress
					103rd Congress	32	Re-elected in 1992.
					104th Congress
26	Mary Landrieu	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2015	Elected in 1996.	32				105th Congress
		106th Congress				33	Re-elected in 1998. Retired.
		107th Congress
		Re-elected in 2002.		33	108th Congress
					109th Congress	34	Elected in 2004.	January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2017	Republican	David Vitter	28
					110th Congress
		Re-elected in 2008. Lost re-election.		34	111th Congress
					112th Congress	35	Re-elected in 2010. Retired.[8]
					113th Congress
27	Bill Cassidy	Republican	January 3, 2015 – Present	Elected in 2014.	35				114th Congress
		115th Congress				36	To be determined in the 2016 election.
		116th Congress
To be decided in the 2020 election.					36							117th Congress
						118th Congress	37	To be decided 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 2							Class 3

Living former U.S. Senators from Louisiana

As of October 2016, there are four living former U.S. Senators from Louisiana, three from Class 2 and one from Class 3. The most recent senator to die was Russell B. Long of Class 3 (1948-1987) on May 9, 2003. The most recent Class 2 senator to die was Allen J. Ellender (1937-1972), who died in office on July 27, 1972.

Senator	Term of office	Class	Date of birth (and age)
Elaine S. Edwards	1972	2	March 8, 1929
J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.	1972–1997	2	June 10, 1932
John Breaux	1987–2005	3	March 1, 1944
Mary Landrieu	1997–2015	2	November 23, 1955

Notes

1. "The Hon. Edward Livingston, at present a member of Congress from the State of Louisiana, was on the 12th ult. appointed by the Legislature of that State, a Senator in Congress, vice Mr. Bouligny, whose term of service expires on the 3d of March next.". Raleigh Register. Raleigh, NC. February 6, 1829. p. 3. (subscription required (help)).
2. Taft, pp. 483–512.
3. Byrd, p. 114.
4. Byrd, p. 115.
5. "M'ENERY ELECTED SENATOR.". The New York Times. May 29, 1896. p. 5.
6. "Louisiana Senators Elected.". The New York Times. May 23, 1900. p. 2.
7. "Senator McEnery Succeeds Himself.". The New York Times. May 20, 1900. p. 2.
8. Robillard, Kevin (November 21, 2015). "Edwards beats Vitter in Louisiana governor's race". Politico. Retrieved November 21, 2015.

References

• Byrd, Robert C. (October 1, 1993). Wolff, Wendy, ed. "The Senate, 1789-1989: Historical Statistics, 1789-1992". United States Senate Historical Office (volume 4 Bicentennial ed.). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.
• Taft, George S.; Furber, George P.; Buck, George M.; Webb, Charles A.; Pierce, Herbert R. (1913). "Compilation of Senate Election Cases from 1789 to 1913". U.S. Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

See also

• List of United States Representatives from Louisiana
• United States congressional delegations from Louisiana