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List of United States senators from Virginia

Virginia has sent senators to the U.S. Senate since 1789. Its Senate seats were declared vacant in March 1861, due to its secession from the Union, but senators representing its western counties continued to sit until March 1865. Virginia's Senate seats were again filled from January 1870. Virginia's current senators are Democrats Mark Warner and Tim Kaine. Harry F. Byrd was Virginia's longest-serving senator (1933–1965).

Current delegation
Warner
Mark Warner (D)
Kaine
Tim Kaine (D)

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 2000, 2006, 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 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 #
1  
William Grayson 		Anti-
Admin. 		Mar 4, 1789 –
Mar 12, 1790 		Elected in 1788.
Died. 		1 1st 1 Elected in 1788.
Resigned. 		Mar 4, 1789 –
Oct 8, 1792 		Anti-
Admin. 		 
Richard H. Lee 		1
Vacant Mar 12, 1790 –
Mar 31, 1790
2  
John Walker 		Pro-
Admin. 		Mar 31, 1790 –
Nov 9, 1790 		Appointed to continue Grayson's term.
Retired.
3  
James Monroe 		Anti-
Admin. 		Nov 9, 1790 –
May 27, 1794 		Elected to finish Grayson's term.
Re-elected in 1791.
Resigned to become U.S. Minister Plenipotentiary to France. 		2 2nd
Oct 8, 1792 –
Oct 18, 1792 		Vacant
Elected to finish Lee's term. Oct 18, 1792 –
May 11, 1794 		Anti-
Admin. 		 
John Taylor 		2
3rd 2 Re-elected in 1793.
Resigned.
Vacant May 27, 1794 –
Nov 18, 1794
May 11, 1794 –
Dec 29, 1794 		Vacant
4 Stevens T. Mason Anti-
Admin. 		Nov 18, 1794 –
May 10, 1803 		Elected to finish Monroe's term.
Elected to finish Taylor's term.
Re-elected in 1798, but died before new term began. 		Dec 29, 1794 –
Jan 24, 1799 		Anti-
Admin. 		 
Henry Tazewell 		3
Democratic-
Republican 		4th Democratic-
Republican
Re-elected in 1796. 3 5th
Jan 24, 1799 –
Dec 5, 1799 		Vacant
6th 3
Elected to finish Tazewell's term.
Resigned to become collector of the port of Norfolk. 		Dec 5, 1799 –
May 22, 1804 		Democratic-
Republican 		 
Wilson C. Nicholas 		4
7th
Re-elected in 1803.
Died. 		4 8th
Vacant May 10, 1803 –
Jun 4, 1803
5  
John Taylor 		Democratic-
Republican 		Jun 4, 1803 –
Dec 7, 1803 		Appointed to continue Mason's term.
Retired.
6  
Abraham B. Venable 		Democratic-
Republican 		Dec 7, 1803 –
Jun 7, 1804 		Elected to finish Mason's term.
Resigned to become President of the Bank of Virginia.
May 22, 1804 –
Aug 11, 1804 		Vacant
Vacant Jun 7, 1804 –
Aug 11, 1804
7  
William B. Giles 		Democratic-
Republican 		Aug 11, 1804 –
Dec 3, 1804 		Appointed to continue Mason's term.
Resigned when elected to finish Tazewell's class 2 term.[1] 		Appointed to continue Tazewell's term.
Resigned when elected to finish Stevens T. Mason's class 1 term.[1] 		Aug 11, 1804 –
Dec 3, 1804 		Democratic-
Republican 		 
Andrew Moore 		5
8  
Andrew Moore 		Democratic-
Republican 		Dec 4, 1804 –
Mar 3, 1809 		Elected to finish Mason's term.[1]
Retired.[2] 		Elected to finish Tazewell's term. Dec 4, 1804 –
Mar 3, 1815 		Democratic-
Republican 		 
William B. Giles 		6
9th 4 Re-elected in 1804.
10th
9  
Richard Brent 		Democratic-
Republican 		Mar 4, 1809 –
Dec 30, 1814 		Elected in 1809.[2]
Died. 		5 11th
12th 5 Re-elected in 1811.
Resigned.
13th
Vacant Dec 30, 1814 –
Jan 2, 1815
10  
James Barbour 		Democratic-
Republican 		Jan 2, 1815 –
Mar 7, 1825 		Elected to finish Brent's term, having already been elected to the next term.
Elected in 1814. 6 14th John Eppes (DR) was elected in 1815, but declined to serve. Mar 4, 1815 –
Jan 3, 1816 		Vacant
Elected to finish Giles's term.
Lost re-election. 		Jan 3, 1816 –
Mar 3, 1817 		Democratic-
Republican 		 
Armistead T. Mason 		7
15th 6 Elected in 1816.
Resigned because of ill health. 		Mar 4, 1817 –
Dec 4, 1819 		Democratic-
Republican 		 
John Eppes 		8
16th
Dec 4, 1819 –
Dec 14, 1819 		Vacant
Elected in 1819 to finish Eppes's term.
Resigned. 		Dec 14, 1819 –
Dec 15, 1822 		Democratic-
Republican 		 
James Pleasants 		9
Re-elected in 1821.
Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of War. 		7 17th
Dec 15, 1822 –
Dec 18, 1822 		Vacant
Elected to finish Eppes's term. Dec 18, 1822 –
Aug 21, 1824 		Democratic-
Republican 		 
John Taylor 		10
18th 7 Re-elected in 1823.
Died.
Aug 21, 1824 –
Dec 7, 1824 		Vacant
Elected to finish Taylor's term. Dec 7, 1824 –
Jul 16, 1832 		Democratic–
Republican 		 
Littleton Tazewell 		11
Jacksonian 19th Jacksonian
Vacant Mar 7, 1825 –
Dec 26, 1825
11  
John Randolph 		Jacksonian Dec 26, 1825 –
Mar 3, 1827 		Appointed to finish Barbour's term.
Lost election to next term.
12  
John Tyler 		Jacksonian Mar 4, 1827 –
Feb 29, 1836 		Elected in 1827. 8 20th
21st 8 Re-elected in 1829.
Resigned.
22nd
Jul 16, 1832 –
Dec 10, 1832 		Vacant
Elected to finish Tazewell's term.
Resigned. 		Dec 10, 1832 –
Feb 22, 1834 		Jacksonian  
William C. Rives 		12
National
Republican 		Re-elected in 1833.
Resigned. 		9 23rd
Feb 22, 1834 –
Feb 26, 1834 		Vacant
Elected to finish Tazewell's term. Feb 26, 1834 –
Jul 4, 1836 		National
Republican 		 
Benjamin W. Leigh 		13
24th 9 Re-elected in 1835.
Resigned.
Vacant Feb 29, 1836 –
Mar 3, 1836
13  
William C. Rives 		Jacksonian Mar 4, 1836 –
Mar 3, 1839 		Elected to finish Tyler's term
Jul 4, 1836 –
Dec 12, 1836 		Vacant
Elected to finish Leigh's term.
Resigned to become judge of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. 		Dec 12, 1836 –
Mar 13, 1837 		Jacksonian  
Richard E. Parker 		14
Democratic 25th Democratic
Elected to finish Leigh's term.
Lost re-election. 		Mar 14, 1837 –
Mar 3, 1841 		Democratic  
William H. Roane 		15
Vacant Mar 3, 1839 –
Jan 18, 1841 		Legislature failed to elect. 10 26th
 
William C. Rives 		Whig Jan 18, 1841 –
Mar 3, 1845 		Re-elected late in 1841.
27th 10 Elected in 1840.
Lost re-election. 		Mar 4, 1841 –
Mar 3, 1847 		Whig  
William S. Archer 		16
28th
Vacant Mar 4, 1845 –
Dec 3, 1845 		11 29th
14  
Isaac S. Pennybacker 		Democratic Dec 3, 1845 –
Jan 12, 1847 		Elected to finish the vacant term.
Died.
Vacant Jan 12, 1847 –
Jan 21, 1847
15  
James M. Mason 		Democratic Jan 21, 1847 –
Jul 11, 1861[3] 		Elected to finish the vacant term that happened in 1845.
30th 11 Elected in 1846. Mar 4, 1847 –
Jul 11, 1861[3] 		Democratic  
Robert M. T. Hunter 		17
31st
Re-elected in 1850. 12 32nd
33rd 12 Re-elected in 1852.
34th
Re-elected in 1856.
Expelled for his support of the Confederacy.[4] 		13 35th
36th 13 Re-elected in 1858.
Expelled for his support of the Confederacy.[4]
37th
Vacant Jul 11, 1861 –
Jul 13, 1861 		Jul 11, 1861 –
Jul 13, 1861 		Vacant
16  
Waitman T. Willey 		Union Jul 13, 1861 –
Mar 3, 1863[5] 		Elected to finish Mason's term.
Retired. 		Elected to finish Hunter's term.[3] Jul 13, 1861 –
Mar 3, 1865 		Union  
John S. Carlile 		18
17  
Lemuel J. Bowden 		Union Mar 4, 1863 –
Jan 2, 1864 		Elected in 1863.
Died. 		14 38th
Vacant Jan 2, 1864 –
Jan 26, 1870 		Joseph Segar (U) presented his credentials, but was not seated.[5][6]
Civil War and Reconstruction.
39th 14 John Underwood (U) presented his credentials, but was not seated.[6]
Civil War and Reconstruction. 		Mar 4, 1865 –
Jan 26, 1870 		Vacant
40th
15 41st
18  
John F. Lewis 		Republican Jan 26, 1870 –
Mar 3, 1875 		Elected to finish the vacant term.
Retired. 		Elected to finish the vacant term. Jan 26, 1870 –
Mar 3, 1871 		Democratic  
John W. Johnston 		19
42nd 15 Mar 4, 1871 –
Mar 15, 1871 		Vacant
Re-elected late in 1871. Mar 15, 1871 –
Mar 3, 1883 		Democratic  
John W. Johnston
43rd
19  
Robert E. Withers 		Democratic Mar 4, 1875 –
Mar 3, 1881 		Elected in 1875.
Lost re-election. 		16 44th
45th 16 Re-elected in 1877.
Lost re-election.
46th
20  
William Mahone 		Readjuster Mar 4, 1881 –
Mar 3, 1887 		Elected in 1881.
Lost re-election. 		17 47th
48th 17 Elected early in 1881.
Retired. 		Mar 4, 1883 –
Mar 3, 1889 		Readjuster  
Harrison H. Riddleberger 		20
49th
21  
John W. Daniel 		Democratic Mar 4, 1887 –
Jun 29, 1910 		Elected in 1887. 18 50th
51st 18 Elected early in 1887.
Died. 		Mar 4, 1889 –
May 14, 1892 		Democratic  
John S. Barbour Jr. 		21
52nd
May 14, 1892 –
May 28, 1892 		Vacant
Appointed to continue Barbour's term.
Elected in 1893 to finish Barbour's term.[7]
Retired. 		May 28, 1892 –
Mar 3, 1895 		Democratic  
Eppa Hunton 		22
Re-elected early in 1891. 19 53rd
54th 19 Elected early in 1893.[8] Mar 4, 1895 –
Nov 12, 1919 		Democratic  
Thomas S. Martin 		23
55th
Re-elected in 1899. 20 56th
57th 20 Re-elected early in 1899.
58th
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1910, but died. 		21 59th
60th 21 Re-elected in 1906.
61st
Vacant Jun 29, 1910 –
Aug 1, 1910 		Vacant
22  
Claude A. Swanson 		Democratic Aug 1, 1910 –
Mar 3, 1933 		Appointed to finish Daniel's last term.
Re-appointed to begin Daniel's next term.
Elected in 1912 to finish Daniel's next term. 		22 62nd
63rd 22 Re-elected in 1912.
64th
Re-elected in 1916. 23 65th
66th 23 Re-elected in 1918.
Died.
Nov 12, 1919 –
Feb 2, 1920 		Vacant
Appointed Nov 18, 1919 to continue Martin's term, but remained U.S. Secretary of the Treasury until he resigned and then he became United States Senator.
Elected in 1920 to finish Martin's term. 		Feb 2, 1920 –
May 28, 1946 		Democratic  
Carter Glass 		24
67th
Re-elected in 1922. 24 68th
69th 24 Re-elected in 1924.
70th
Re-elected in 1928.
Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Navy. 		25 71st
72nd 25 Re-elected in 1930.
23  
Harry F. Byrd 		Democratic Mar 4, 1933 –
Nov 10, 1965 		Appointed to continue Swanson's term.
Elected in 1933 to finish Swanson's term. 		73rd
Re-elected in 1934. 26 74th
75th 26 Re-elected in 1936.
76th
Re-elected in 1940. 27 77th
78th 27 Re-elected in 1942.
Died.
79th
May 28, 1946 –
May 31, 1946 		Vacant
Appointed to continue Glass's term.
Retired. 		May 31, 1946 –
Nov 5, 1946 		Democratic  
Thomas G. Burch 		25
Elected to finish Glass's term. Nov 5, 1946 –
Dec 30, 1966 		Democratic  
A. Willis Robertson 		26
Re-elected in 1946. 28 80th
81st 28 Re-elected in 1948.
82nd
Re-elected in 1952. 29 83rd
84th 29 Re-elected in 1954.
85th
Re-elected in 1958. 30 86th
87th 30 Re-elected in 1960.
Lost re-nomination and resigned early to give his successor preferential seniority.
88th
Re-elected in 1964.
Resigned for health reasons. 		31 89th
Vacant Nov 10, 1965 –
Nov 12, 1965
24  
Harry F. Byrd Jr. 		Democratic Nov 12, 1965 –
Jan 3, 1983 		Appointed to continue his father's term.
Elected in 1966 to finish his father's term.
Appointed to finish Robertson's term, having been elected to the next term. Dec 31, 1966 –
Jan 3, 1973 		Democratic  
William Spong 		27
90th 31 Elected in 1966.
Lost re-election.
91st
Independent Democrat Re-elected in 1970 as an Independent, but referred to himself as an independent Democrat. 32 92nd
93rd 32 Elected in 1972.
Retired and resigned early to give his successor preferential seniority. 		Jan 3, 1973 –
Jan 1, 1979 		Republican  
William Scott 		28
94th
Re-elected in 1976.
Retired. 		33 95th
Appointed to finish Scott's term, having been elected to the next term. Jan 2, 1979 –
Jan 3, 2009 		Republican  
John Warner 		29
96th 33 Elected in 1978.
97th
25  
Paul Trible 		Republican Jan 3, 1983 –
Jan 3, 1989 		Elected in 1982.
Retired. 		34 98th
99th 34 Re-elected in 1984.
100th
26  
Chuck Robb 		Democratic Jan 3, 1989 –
Jan 3, 2001 		Elected in 1988. 35 101st
102nd 35 Re-elected in 1990.
103rd
Re-elected in 1994.
Lost re-election. 		36 104th
105th 36 Re-elected in 1996.
106th
27  
George Allen 		Republican Jan 3, 2001 –
Jan 3, 2007 		Elected in 2000.
Lost re-election. 		37 107th
108th 37 Re-elected in 2002.
Retired.
109th
28  
Jim Webb 		Democratic Jan 3, 2007 –
Jan 3, 2013 		Elected in 2006.
Retired.[9] 		38 110th
111th 38 Elected in 2008. Jan 3, 2009 –
present 		Democratic  
Mark Warner 		30
112th
29  
Tim Kaine 		Democratic Jan 3, 2013 –
present 		Elected in 2012. 39 113th
114th 39 Re-elected in 2014.
115th
Re-elected in 2018. 40 116th
117th 40 Re-elected in 2020.
118th
To be determined in the 2024 election. 41 119th
120th 41 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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References

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  1. ^ a b c On Aug 11, 1804, the governor of Virginia appointed William Giles to the class 1 vacancy and Andrew Moore to the class 2 vacancy. Before either had taken the oath of office, the legislature elected Giles to fill the class 2 vacancy and Moore to the class 1 vacancy, thus reversing who would take which seat.
  2. ^ a b "Virginia 1809 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 18, 2018., citing United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). Jan 16, 1809.
  3. ^ a b c Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, (1774–2005), "Official Annotated Membership Roster by State with Vacancy and Special Election Information for the 37th Congress Archived June 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine".
  4. ^ a b James M. Mason and Robert M. T. Hunter "withdrew" from the Senate on Mar 28, 1861, with other senators sympathetic to the Confederacy. They were both expelled by a resolution of Jul 11, 1861.
  5. ^ a b Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, (1774–2005), "Official Annotated Membership Roster by State with Vacancy and Special Election Information for the 38th Congress Archived June 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine".
  6. ^ a b Segar and Underwood were not seated on the premise that the Union-friendly legislature was illegitimate despite having seated Bowden and Carlile based credentials from the same legislature. In reality, the Senate refused because it did not want to set a precedent for easing reentry of Confederate states. See "Musical Chairs (1861–1869)". United States Senate. Retrieved March 20, 2009.
  7. ^ Byrd, p. 180.
  8. ^ ""TWO VIRGINIA SENATORS ELECTED"". The New York Times. December 20, 1893.
  9. ^ Sen. Jim Webb announces retirement plans Washington Post. Feb 9, 2011.
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