List of United States Senators from Arkansas

Arkansas was admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, and elects its senators to Class 2 and Class 3. Arkansas's Senate seats were declared vacant in July 1861, due to its secession from the Union. They were again filled from June 1868. Its current senators are Republicans John Boozman and Tom Cotton.

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 2 Class 2 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that were elected in the first election of 1836, for three Congresses, starting with the 24th and the seat was contested again for the 27th, 30th, and every three Congresses (six years) thereafter. The seat in recent years has been contested in 2002, 2008, and 2014. The next election is in 2020.						C o n g r e s s	Class 3 Class 3 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that were elected in the first election of 1836, for one Congress starting with the 24th and the seat was contested again for the 25th, 28th, and every three Congresses (six years) thereafter. The seat in recent years has been contested in 1998, 2004, and 2010, and 2016. The next election will be in 2022.
1	William S. Fulton	Jacksonian	September 18, 1836 – August 15, 1844	Elected in 1836.	1	24th Congress	1	Elected in 1836.	September 18, 1836 – March 15, 1848	Jacksonian	Ambrose H. Sevier	1
		Democratic				25th Congress	2	Re-elected in 1837.		Democratic
		26th Congress
		Re-elected in 1840. Died.		2	27th Congress
		Re-elected in 1840. Died.			28th Congress	3	Re-elected in 1843. Resigned.
Vacant			August 15, 1844 – November 8, 1844
2	Chester Ashley	Democratic	November 8, 1844 – April 29, 1848					Elected to finish Fulton's term.
		29th Congress						Elected to finish Fulton's term.
		Elected to a full term in 1846. Died.		3	30th Congress
								March 15, 1848 – March 30, 1848	Vacant
							Appointed to finish Sevier's term.^[1]	March 30, 1848 – April 11, 1853	Democratic	Solon Borland	2
Vacant			April 29, 1848 – May 12, 1848
3	William K. Sebastian	Democratic	May 12, 1848 – July 11, 1861						Appointed to continue Ashley's term. Elected November 17, 1848 to finish Ashley's term.^[2]
		31st Congress			4	Elected to full term in 1848. Resigned.
		32nd Congress
		Elected to full term in 1853.		4			33rd Congress
								April 11, 1853 – July 6, 1853	Vacant
						Appointed to continue Borland's term. Elected to finish Borland's term November 10, 1854.^[2]		July 6, 1853 – March 3, 1861	Democratic	Robert W. Johnson	3
					34th Congress	6	Re-elected in 1855. Retired.
					35th Congress
		Re-elected in 1859. Expelled (Expulsion was reversed by the Senate in 1877).		5	36th Congress
					37th Congress	7	Elected in 1860 or 1861. Expelled for supporting the Confederacy.	March 4, 1861 – July 11, 1861	Democratic	Charles B. Mitchel	4
Vacant			July 11, 1861 – June 22, 1868		37th Congress		Civil War and Reconstruction	Civil War and Reconstruction	July 11, 1861 – June 23, 1868	Vacant
					38th Congress
				6	39th Congress
					40th Congress	8
4	Alexander McDonald	Republican	June 22, 1868 – March 3, 1871				Elected to finish vacant term. Lost re-election.
		Elected to finish vacant term. Unknown if retired or lost re-election.						June 23, 1868 – March 3, 1873	Republican	Benjamin F. Rice	5
					41st Congress
5	Powell Clayton		Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1877	Elected in 1870. Unknown if retired or lost re-election.		7		42nd Congress
		43rd Congress	9			Elected in 1872 or 1873. Retired.		March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879	Republican	Stephen W. Dorsey	6
		44th Congress
6	Augustus Garland	Democratic		March 4, 1877 – March 6, 1885	Elected in 1876.		8		45th Congress
		46th Congress	10			Elected in 1878. Retired.		March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1885	Democratic	James D. Walker	7
		47th Congress
		Re-elected in 1883. Resigned to become U.S. Attorney General.			9		48th Congress
			49th Congress			10	Elected in 1885.	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1903	Democratic	James K. Jones	8
Vacant				March 6, 1885 – March 20, 1885
7	James H. Berry	Democratic		March 20, 1885 – March 3, 1907					Elected to finish Garland's term.
		50th Congress							Elected to finish Garland's term.
		Re-elected in 1889.	10		51st Congress
					52nd Congress	11	Re-elected in 1891.
					53rd Congress
		Re-elected in 1895.	11		54th Congress
					55th Congress	12	Re-elected in 1897. Lost re-election.
					56th Congress
		Re-elected in 1901. Lost re-election.	12		57th Congress
					58th Congress	13	Elected in 1903.	March 4, 1903 – October 1, 1916	Democratic	James P. Clarke	9
					59th Congress
8	Jeff Davis	Democratic	March 4, 1907 – January 3, 1913	Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1912, but died before new term began.	13				60th Congress
		61st Congress				14	Re-elected in 1909.
		62nd Congress
Vacant			January 3, 1913 – January 6, 1913
9	John N. Heiskell		Democratic	January 6, 1913 – January 29, 1913					Appointed to continue Davis's term. Successor qualified.
10	William M. Kavanaugh		Democratic	January 29, 1913 – March 3, 1913					Elected to finish Davis's term. Unknown if retired or lost re-election.
11	Joseph Robinson		Democratic	March 4, 1913 – July 14, 1937	Elected in 1913^[3]				14			63rd Congress
		64th Congress	15			Re-elected in 1915. Died.
							October 1, 1916 – November 8, 1916	Vacant
						Elected to finish Clarke's term. Lost renomination.	November 8, 1916 – March 3, 1921	Democratic		William F. Kirby	10
		65th Congress
		Re-elected in 1918.			15			66th Congress
			67th Congress			16	Elected in 1920.	March 4, 1921 – November 6, 1931	Democratic	Thaddeus H. Caraway	11
			68th Congress
		Re-elected in 1924.	16		69th Congress
					70th Congress	17	Re-elected in 1926. Died.
					71st Congress
		Re-elected in 1930.	17		72nd Congress
								November 6, 1931 – November 13, 1931	Vacant
							Appointed to finish her husband's term	November 13, 1931 – January 3, 1945	Democratic	Hattie W. Caraway	12
					73rd Congress	18	Elected to full term in 1932.
					74th Congress
		Re-elected in 1936. Died.	18		75th Congress
Vacant				July 14, 1937 – November 15, 1937
12	John E. Miller	Democratic		November 15, 1937 – March 31, 1941					Elected to finish Robinson's term. Resigned to become U.S. District Judge.
		76th Congress			19	Re-elected in 1938. Lost renomination.
		77th Congress
Vacant				March 31, 1941 – April 1, 1941
13	George L. Spencer			Democratic			April 1, 1941 – January 3, 1943		Elected to finish Miller's term. Retired.
14	John L. McClellan		Democratic	January 3, 1943 – November 28, 1977			Elected in 1942.		19			78th Congress
		79th Congress	20		Elected in 1944.	January 3, 1945 – December 31, 1974		Democratic		J. William Fulbright	13
		80th Congress
		Re-elected in 1948.					20	81st Congress
			82nd Congress		21			Re-elected in 1950.
			83rd Congress
		Re-elected in 1954.	21				84th Congress
					85th Congress		22	Re-elected in 1956.
					86th Congress
		Re-elected in 1960.	22		87th Congress
					88th Congress		23	Re-elected in 1962.
					89th Congress
		Re-elected in 1966.	23		90th Congress
					91st Congress		24	Re-elected in 1968. Lost re-nomination, then resigned.
					92nd Congress
		Re-elected in 1972. Died.	24		93rd Congress
					93rd Congress			December 31, 1974 – January 3, 1975	Vacant
					94th Congress	25	Elected in 1974.	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1999	Democratic	Dale Bumpers	14
					95th Congress
Vacant				November 28, 1977 – December 10, 1977
15	Kaneaster Hodges, Jr.	Democratic		December 10, 1977 – January 3, 1979					Appointed to finish McClellan's term. Retired.
16	David H. Pryor	Democratic	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1997	Elected in 1978.	25				96th Congress
		97th Congress				26	Re-elected in 1980.
		98th Congress
		Re-elected in 1984.		26	99th Congress
					100th Congress	27	Re-elected in 1986.
					101st Congress
		Re-elected in 1990. Retired.		27	102nd Congress
					103rd Congress	28	Re-elected in 1992. Retired.
					104th Congress
17	Tim Hutchinson	Republican	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003	Elected in 1996. Lost re-election.	28				105th Congress
		106th Congress				29	Elected in 1998.	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2011	Democratic	Blanche Lincoln	15
		107th Congress
18	Mark Pryor	Democratic	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2015	Elected in 2002.	29				108th Congress
		109th Congress				30	Re-elected in 2004. Lost re-election.
		110th Congress
		Re-elected in 2008. Lost re-election.		30	111th Congress
					112th Congress	31	Elected in 2010.	January 3, 2011 – Present	Republican	John Boozman	16
					113th Congress
19	Tom Cotton	Republican	January 3, 2015 – Present	Elected in 2014.	31				114th Congress
		115th Congress				39	Re-elected in 2016.
		116th Congress
To be determined in the 2020 election.					32				117th Congress
To be determined in the 2020 election.					32	118th Congress	33	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 2							Class 3

Living former U.S. Senators from Arkansas

As of October 2016, there are five former U.S. Senators from Arkansas, four from Class 2 and one from Class 3. The most recent senator to die was Dale Bumpers of Class 3 (1975-1999) on January 1, 2016. The most recent Class 2 senator to die was John E. Miller (1937-1941) on January 30, 1981. The most recently serving Class 2 senator to die was John Little McClellan (1943-1977) who died in office on November 28, 1977.

Senator	Term of office	Class	Date of birth (and age)
Kaneaster Hodges, Jr.	1977–1979	2	(1938-08-20) August 20, 1938
David Pryor	1979–1997	2	(1934-08-29) August 29, 1934
Tim Hutchinson	1997–2003	2	(1949-08-11) August 11, 1949
Blanche Lincoln	1999–2011	3	(1960-09-30) September 30, 1960
Mark Pryor	2003–2015	2	(1963-01-10) January 10, 1963

References

↑ http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?search=1&entryID=1595
1 2 Byrd, Robert C.; Wolff, Wendy (October 1, 1993). "The Senate, 1789-1989: Historical Statistics, 1789-1992" (volume 4 Bicentennial ed.). U.S. Government Printing Office. , page 80
↑ Robinson was the last U.S. Senator elected by a state legislature before the ratification of the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Years in Arkansas (1836–present)

19th century	1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900

20th century	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

21st century	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

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List of United States Senators from Arkansas

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See also

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