List of United States Senators from Wyoming
Wyoming was admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, and elects United States Senators to Class 1 and Class 2. Its current senators are Mike Enzi and John Barrasso.
List of Senators
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 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. | ||||||||||
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# | Senator | Party | Years in office | Electoral history | T e r m |
T e r m |
Electoral history | Years in office | Party | Senator | # | |
Vacant | July 10, 1890 – November 18, 1890 |
After joining the Union, Wyoming didn't elect its Senators for four months. | 1 | 51st Congress | 1 | After joining the Union, Wyoming didn't elect its Senators for four months. | July 10, 1890 – November 15, 1890 |
Vacant | ||||
1 | Francis E. Warren |
Republican | November 18, 1890 – March 4, 1893 |
Elected in 1890. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
Elected in 1890. Lost re-election. |
November 15, 1890 – March 3, 1895 |
Republican | Joseph M. Carey |
1 | |||
52nd Congress | ||||||||||||
Vacant | March 4, 1893 – January 23, 1895 |
2 | 53rd Congress | |||||||||
2 | Clarence D. Clark |
Republican | January 23, 1895 – March 4, 1917 |
Elected to finish vacant term. | ||||||||
54th Congress | 2 | Elected in 1895. | March 4, 1895 – November 24, 1929 |
Republican | Francis E. Warren |
2 | ||||||
55th Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1899. | 3 | 56th Congress | ||||||||||
57th Congress | 3 | Re-elected in 1901. | ||||||||||
58th Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1905. | 4 | 59th Congress | ||||||||||
60th Congress | 4 | Re-elected in 1907. | ||||||||||
61st Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1911. Lost re-election. |
5 | 62nd Congress | ||||||||||
63rd Congress | 5 | Re-elected in 1913. | ||||||||||
64th Congress | ||||||||||||
3 | John B. Kendrick |
Democratic | March 4, 1917 – November 3, 1933 |
Elected in 1916. | 6 | 65th Congress | ||||||
66th Congress | 6 | Re-elected in 1918. | ||||||||||
67th Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1922. | 7 | 68th Congress | ||||||||||
69th Congress | 7 | Re-elected in 1924. Died. | ||||||||||
70th Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1928. Died. |
8 | 71st Congress | ||||||||||
November 24, 1929 – December 5, 1929 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Warren's term. Retired when successor elected. |
December 5, 1929 – November 20, 1930 |
Republican | Patrick J. Sullivan |
3 | ||||||||
November 20, 1930 – December 1, 1930 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Elected to finish Warren's term. | December 1, 1930 – January 3, 1937 |
Republican | Robert D. Carey |
4 | ||||||||
72nd Congress | 8 | Elected to full term in 1930. Lost re-election. | ||||||||||
73rd Congress | ||||||||||||
Vacant | November 3, 1933 – December 18, 1933 | |||||||||||
4 | Joseph C. O'Mahoney |
Democratic | December 18, 1933 – January 3, 1953 |
Appointed to finish Kendrick's term. | ||||||||
Re-elected in 1934. | 9 | 74th Congress | ||||||||||
75th Congress | 9 | Elected in 1936. Lost re-election. |
January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943 |
Democratic | Henry H. Schwartz |
5 | ||||||
76th Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1940. | 10 | 77th Congress | ||||||||||
78th Congress | 10 | Elected in 1942. Lost re-election. |
January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949 |
Republican | Edward V. Robertson |
6 | ||||||
79th Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1946. Lost re-election. |
11 | 80th Congress | ||||||||||
81st Congress | 11 | Elected in 1948. Died. |
January 3, 1949 – June 19, 1954 |
Democratic | Lester C. Hunt |
7 | ||||||
82nd Congress | ||||||||||||
5 | Frank A. Barrett |
Republican | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959 |
Elected in 1952. Lost re-election. |
12 | 83rd Congress | ||||||
June 19, 1954 – June 24, 1954 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Hunt's term. Retired when successor elected. |
June 24, 1954 – November 28, 1954 |
Republican | Edward D. Crippa |
8 | ||||||||
Elected to finish Hunt's term. | November 29, 1954 – January 3, 1961 |
Democratic | Joseph C. O'Mahoney |
9 | ||||||||
84th Congress | 12 | Elected to full term in 1954. Retired. | ||||||||||
85th Congress | ||||||||||||
6 | Gale W. McGee |
Democratic | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1977 |
Elected in 1958. | 13 | 86th Congress | ||||||
87th Congress | 13 | Edwin Keith Thomson (R) was elected in 1960, but died December 9, 1960, before the Congress began. As Governor, Hickey appointed himself to begin Thomson's term. Lost election to finish Thompson's term. |
January 3, 1961 – November 6, 1962 |
Democratic | John J. Hickey |
10 | ||||||
Elected to finish Thompson's term. Retired. |
November 7, 1962 – January 3, 1967 |
Republican | Milward L. Simpson |
11 | ||||||||
88th Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1964. | 14 | 89th Congress | ||||||||||
90th Congress | 14 | Elected in 1966. | January 3, 1967 – December 31, 1978 |
Republican | Clifford P. Hansen |
12 | ||||||
91st Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1970. Lost re-election. |
15 | 92nd Congress | ||||||||||
93rd Congress | 15 | Re-elected in 1972. Retired and resigned early to give successor preferential seniority. | ||||||||||
94th Congress | ||||||||||||
7 | Malcolm Wallop |
Republican | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1995 |
Elected in 1976. | 16 | 95th Congress | ||||||
Appointed to finish Hansen's term, having already been elected to the next term. | January 1, 1979 – January 3, 1997 |
Republican | Alan K. Simpson |
13 | ||||||||
96th Congress | 16 | Elected in 1978. | ||||||||||
97th Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1982. | 17 | 98th Congress | ||||||||||
99th Congress | 17 | Re-elected in 1984. | ||||||||||
100th Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1988. Retired. |
18 | 101st Congress | ||||||||||
102nd Congress | 18 | Re-elected in 1990. Retired. | ||||||||||
103rd Congress | ||||||||||||
8 | Craig Thomas |
Republican | January 3, 1995 – June 4, 2007 |
Elected in 1994. | 19 | 104th Congress | ||||||
105th Congress | 19 | Elected in 1996. | January 3, 1997 – Present |
Republican | Mike Enzi |
14 | ||||||
106th Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 2000. | 20 | 107th Congress | ||||||||||
108th Congress | 20 | Re-elected in 2002. | ||||||||||
109th Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 2006. Died. |
21 | 110th Congress | ||||||||||
Vacant | June 4, 2007 – June 22, 2007 | |||||||||||
9 | John Barrasso |
Republican | June 22, 2007 – Present |
Appointed to continue Thomas's term. Elected November 4, 2008 to finish Thomas's term. | ||||||||
111th Congress | 21 | Re-elected in 2008. | ||||||||||
112th Congress | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 2012. | 22 | 113th Congress | ||||||||||
114th Congress | 22 | Re-elected in 2014. | ||||||||||
115th Congress | ||||||||||||
To be determined in the 2018 election. | 23 | 116th Congress | ||||||||||
117th Congress | 23 | To be determined in the 2020 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 2 |
Living former U.S. Senators from Wyoming
As of October 2016, there is one living former Senator, one from Class 2. The most recent senator to die was Malcolm Wallop of Class 1 (1977-1995) on September 14, 2011. The most recent Class 2 senator to die was Clifford Hansen (1967-1978) on October 20, 2009. The most recently serving Class 1 senator to die was Craig L. Thomas (1995-2007), who died in office on June 4, 2007.
Senator | Term of office | Class | Date of birth (and age) |
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Alan K. Simpson | 1979–1997 | 2 | September 2, 1931 |
See also
- List of United States Representatives from Wyoming
- United States congressional delegations from Wyoming