List of United States Senators from Maine

Maine became a state on March 15, 1820. The state's senators belong to Class 1 and Class 2. Republican Susan Collins (elected 1996) and Independent Angus King (elected 2012) are Maine's current senators.

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 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.
1	John Holmes	Democratic-Republican	June 13, 1820 – March 3, 1827	Elected in 1820.	1	16th Congress	1	Elected in 1820.	June 14, 1820 – March 3, 1829	Democratic-Republican	John Chandler	1
		Elected in 1821. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]		2	17th Congress		1	Elected in 1820.
					Crawford Democratic-Republican	18th Congress	2	Re-elected in 1823. Retired.		Crawford Democratic-Republican
					Anti- Jacksonian	19th Congress				Jacksonian
2	Albion Parris	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – August 26, 1828	Elected in 1827. Resigned to become a judge on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.	3	20th Congress
Vacant			August 26, 1828 – January 15, 1829
3	John Holmes	Anti- Jacksonian	January 15, 1829 – March 3, 1833	Elected to finish Parris's term
		21st Congress				3	Elected in 1829. Resigned.	March 4, 1829 – January 1, 1835	Anti- Jacksonian	Peleg Sprague	2
		22nd Congress
4	Ether Shepley	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1836	Elected in 1832 or 1833. Resigned to become Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.	4				23rd Congress
							January 1, 1835 – January 20, 1835	Vacant
		Elected to finish Sprague's term					January 20, 1835 – March 3, 1841	Jacksonian		John Ruggles	3
		24th Congress				4		Re-elected in 1835. Lost re-election.
5	Judah Dana	24th Congress	Jacksonian	March 4, 1836 – March 3, 1837					Appointed to continue Shepley's term. Either lost election to finish the term or retired when elected successor qualified. ([Data unknown/missing. You can help!]).
6	Reuel Williams	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – February 15, 1843	Elected to finish Shepley's term					25th Congress			Democratic
		Re-elected in 1839. Resigned.		5	26th Congress
		Re-elected in 1839. Resigned.			27th Congress	5	Elected in 1840. Lost re-election.	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1847	Whig	George Evans	4
Vacant			February 15, 1843 – December 4, 1843		27th Congress
Vacant			February 15, 1843 – December 4, 1843		28th Congress
7	John Fairfield	Democratic	December 4, 1843 – December 24, 1847		28th Congress				Elected to finish Williams's term
		Re-elected in 1844 or 1845. Died.		6	29th Congress
		Re-elected in 1844 or 1845. Died.			30th Congress	6	Elected in 1846.^[1] Retired.	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1853	Democratic	James W. Bradbury	5
Vacant			December 24, 1847 – January 5, 1848
8	Wyman B. S. Moor	Democratic	January 5, 1848 – June 7, 1848						Appointed to continue Fairfield's term. Successor elected.
9	Hannibal Hamlin	Democratic	June 8, 1848 – January 7, 1857						Elected to finish Fairfield's term
		31st Congress							Elected to finish Fairfield's term
		Re-elected in 1851. Resigned to become Governor of Maine.		7	32nd Congress
					33rd Congress	7	Legislature failed to elect	March 4, 1853 – February 10, 1854	Vacant
					33rd Congress		Elected to finish term.	February 10, 1854 – July 1, 1864	Whig	William P. Fessenden	6
					34th Congress
Vacant			January 7, 1857 – January 16, 1857
10	Amos Nourse		Republican						January 16, 1857 – March 3, 1857			Elected to finish Hamlin's term
11	Hannibal Hamlin	Republican	March 4, 1857 – January 17, 1861	Elected in 1857. Resigned to become U.S. Vice President.	8				35th Congress			Republican
11	Hannibal Hamlin	36th Congress	March 4, 1857 – January 17, 1861	Elected in 1857. Resigned to become U.S. Vice President.		8	Re-elected in 1859. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
12	Lot M. Morrill	36th Congress	Republican	January 17, 1861 – March 3, 1869					Elected to finish Hamlin's term
		37th Congress							Elected to finish Hamlin's term
		Re-elected in 1863. Lost re-election.	9		38th Congress
								July 1, 1864 – October 27, 1864	Vacant
							Appointed to continue Fessenden's term. Elected January 11, 1865 to finish Fessenden's term.^[2] Retired.	October 27, 1864 – March 3, 1865	Republican	Nathan A. Farwell	7
					39th Congress	9	Elected in 1864 or 1865. Died.	March 4, 1865 – September 8, 1869	Republican	William P. Fessenden	8
					40th Congress
13	Hannibal Hamlin	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1881	Elected in 1869.	10				41st Congress
							September 8, 1869 – October 30, 1869	Vacant
		Appointed to finish Fessenden's term. Elected January 19, 1870 to finish Fessenden's term.^[2]					October 30, 1869 – July 7, 1876	Republican		Lot M. Morrill	9
		42nd Congress				10		Re-election year unknown. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
		43rd Congress
		Re-elected in 1875. Retired.		11	44th Congress
								July 7, 1876 – July 10, 1876	Vacant
							Appointed to finish Morrill's term. Elected January 17, 1877 to finish Morrill's term.^[2]	July 10, 1876 – March 5, 1881	Republican	James G. Blaine	10
					45th Congress	11	Elected to full term in 1877. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State.
					46th Congress
14	Eugene Hale	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1911	Elected in 1881.	12				47th Congress
							March 5, 1881 – March 18, 1881	Vacant
		Elected to finish Blaine's term					March 18, 1881 – August 8, 1911	Republican		William P. Frye	11
		48th Congress				12		Re-elected in 1883.
		49th Congress
		Re-elected in 1887.		13	50th Congress
					51st Congress	13		Re-elected in 1889.
					52nd Congress
		Re-elected in 1893.		14	53rd Congress
					54th Congress	14		Re-elected in 1895.
					55th Congress
		Re-elected in 1899.		15	56th Congress
					57th Congress	15		Re-elected in 1901.
					58th Congress
		Re-elected in 1905. Retired.		16	59th Congress
					60th Congress	16		Re-elected in 1907. Died.
					61st Congress
15	Charles Fletcher Johnson	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917	Elected in 1910. Lost re-election.	17				62nd Congress
							August 8, 1911 – September 23, 1911	Vacant
		Appointed to continue Frye's term. Elected April 2, 1912 to finish Frye's term.^[2] Lost re-election.					September 23, 1911 – March 3, 1913	Democratic		Obadiah Gardner	12
		63rd Congress				17	Elected in 1912. Died.	March 4, 1913 – June 16, 1916		Republican	Edwin C. Burleigh	13
		64th Congress					Elected in 1912. Died.	March 4, 1913 – June 16, 1916			Edwin C. Burleigh	13
								June 16, 1916 – September 12, 1916	Vacant
							Elected to finish Burleigh's term	September 12, 1916 – August 23, 1926	Republican	Bert M. Fernald	14
16	Frederick Hale	Republican	March 4, 1917 – January 3, 1941	Elected in 1916.	18		Elected to finish Burleigh's term		65th Congress
		66th Congress				18	Re-elected in 1918.
		67th Congress
		Re-elected in 1922.		19	68th Congress
					69th Congress	19	Re-elected in 1924. Died.
								August 23, 1926 – November 30, 1926	Vacant
							Elected to finish Fernald's term. Retired.	November 30, 1926 – March 3, 1931	Republican	Arthur R. Gould	15
					70th Congress
		Re-elected in 1928.		20	71st Congress
					72nd Congress	20	Elected in 1930.	March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1949	Republican	Wallace H. White, Jr.	16
					73rd Congress
		Re-elected in 1934. Retired.		21	74th Congress
					75th Congress	21	Re-elected in 1936.
					76th Congress
17	Ralph Brewster	Republican	January 3, 1941 – December 31, 1952	Elected in 1940.	22				77th Congress
		78th Congress				22	Re-elected in 1942. Retired.
		79th Congress
		Re-elected in 1946. Resigned, having already lost the renomination.		23	80th Congress
					81st Congress	23	Elected in 1948.	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1973	Republican	Margaret Chase Smith	17
					82nd Congress
Vacant			December 31, 1952 – January 3, 1953		82nd Congress
18	Frederick G. Payne	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959	Elected in 1952. Lost re-election.	24				83rd Congress
		84th Congress				24	Re-elected in 1954.
		85th Congress
19	Edmund Muskie	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – May 7, 1980	Elected in 1958.	25				86th Congress
		87th Congress				25	Re-elected in 1960.
		88th Congress
		Re-elected in 1964.		26	89th Congress
					90th Congress	26	Re-elected in 1966. Lost re-election.
					91st Congress
		Re-elected in 1970.		27	92nd Congress
					93rd Congress	27	Elected in 1972. Lost re-election.	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979	Democratic	William Hathaway	18
					94th Congress
		Re-elected in 1976. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State.		28	95th Congress
					96th Congress	28	Elected in 1978.	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1997	Republican	William Cohen	19
Vacant			May 7, 1980 – May 19, 1980
20	George J. Mitchell	Democratic	May 19, 1980 – January 3, 1995						Appointed to finish Muskie's term
		97th Congress							Appointed to finish Muskie's term
		Re-elected in 1982^[3]		29	98th Congress
					99th Congress	29	Re-elected in 1984.
					100th Congress
		Re-elected in 1988. Retired.		30	101st Congress
					102nd Congress	30	Re-elected in 1990. Retired.
					103rd Congress
21	Olympia Snowe	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2013	Elected in 1994.	31				104th Congress
		105th Congress				31	Elected in 1996.	January 3, 1997 – Present	Republican	Susan Collins	20
		106th Congress
		Re-elected in 2000.		32	107th Congress
					108th Congress	32	Re-elected in 2002.
					109th Congress
		Re-elected in 2006. Retired.		33	110th Congress
					111th Congress	33	Re-elected in 2008.
					112th Congress
22	Angus King	Independent	January 3, 2013 – Present	Elected in 2012.	34				113th Congress
		114th Congress				34	Re-elected in 2014.
		115th Congress
To be determined in the 2018 election.					35				116th Congress
To be determined in the 2018 election.					35	117th Congress	35	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 Maine

As of October 2016, there are three living former U.S. Senators from Maine, two from Class 1 and one from Class 2. The most recent senator to die was William Hathaway of Class 2 (1973-1979) on June 24, 2013. The most recent Class 1 senator to die was Edmund Muskie (1959-1980) on March 26, 1996.

Senator	Term of office	Class	Date of birth (and age)
William Cohen	1979–1997	2	(1940-08-28) August 28, 1940
George J. Mitchell	1980–1995	1	(1933-08-20) August 20, 1933
Olympia Snowe	1995–2013	1	(1947-02-21) February 21, 1947

References

↑ http://www.onlinebiographies.info/me/rmm/bradbury-jw.htm
1 2 3 4 Byrd & Wolff, p. 118
↑ http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/senators_appointed.htm

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.

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List of United States Senators from Maine

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