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United States senators The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and power ...
from
Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...
, which ratified the
United States Constitution The Constitution of the United States is the Supremacy Clause, supreme law of the United States, United States of America. It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, in 1789. Originally comprising seven ar ...
April 28, 1788, becoming the seventh state to do so. To provide for continuity of government, the framers divided senators into staggered classes that serve six-year terms, and Maryland's senators are in the first and third classes. Before the passage of the
Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution The Seventeenth Amendment (Amendment XVII) to the United States Constitution established the direct election of United States senators in each state. The amendment supersedes Article I, Section 3, Clauses 1 and2 of the Constitution, under wh ...
in 1913, which allowed for direct election of senators, Maryland's senators were chosen by the
Maryland General Assembly The Maryland General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland that convenes within the State House in Annapolis. It is a bicameral body: the upper chamber, the Maryland Senate, has 47 representatives and the lower chamb ...
, which ratified the amendment on April 1, 2010. Until the assembly appointed George L. Wellington of
Cumberland Cumberland ( ) is a historic county in the far North West England. It covers part of the Lake District as well as the north Pennines and Solway Firth coast. Cumberland had an administrative function from the 12th century until 1974. From 19 ...
in 1897, senators in class 3 were chosen from the Eastern Shore while senators in class 1 were chosen from the remainder of the state.
Barbara Mikulski Barbara Ann Mikulski ( ; born July 20, 1936) is an American politician and social worker who served as a United States senator from Maryland from 1987 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she also served in the United States House of Repr ...
has been Maryland's longest-serving senator (1987–2017).


List of senators

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Charles Carroll , rowspan=2 , Pro-
Admin. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 4, 1789 –
Nov 30, 1792 , Elected in 1788. , 1 , , rowspan=5 , 1 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1788. , rowspan=9 nowrap , Mar 4, 1789 –
Dec 10, 1797 , rowspan=9 , Pro-
Admin. , rowspan=9 align=right , John Henry ! rowspan=9 , 1 , - style="height:2em" , Re-elected in 1791.Resigned to remain in the
Maryland Senate The Maryland Senate, sometimes referred to as the Maryland State Senate, is the upper house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland. Composed of 47 senators elected from an equal number of constituent single- ...
. , rowspan=7 , 2 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Nov 30, 1792 –
Jan 10, 1793 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 2 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Richard Potts Richard Potts (July 19, 1753November 26, 1808) was an American politician and jurist. Early life and career Potts was born in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, and lived there until he moved with his family to the Barbados Islands in 1757. He returne ...
, rowspan=3 , Pro-
Admin. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 10, 1793 –
Oct 24, 1796 , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Carroll's term.Resigned. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=8 , 2 , rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 1795.Resigned to become
Governor of Maryland The Governor of the State of Maryland is the head of government of Maryland, and is the commander-in-chief of the state's National Guard units. The Governor is the highest-ranking official in the state and has a broad range of appointive powers ...
. , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Oct 24, 1796 –
Nov 30, 1796 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=8 , 3 , rowspan=8 align=left ,
John Eager Howard John Eager Howard (June 4, 1752October 12, 1827) was an American soldier and politician from Maryland. He was elected as governor of the state in 1788, and served three one-year terms. He also was elected to the Continental Congress, the Cong ...
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Federalist The term ''federalist'' describes several political beliefs around the world. It may also refer to the concept of parties, whose members or supporters called themselves ''Federalists''. History Europe federation In Europe, proponents of de ...
, rowspan=8 nowrap , Nov 30, 1796 –
Mar 3, 1803 , Elected to finish Carroll's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=7 , Re-elected in 1796.Lost re-election. , rowspan=7 , 3 , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Henry's term.Resigned. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Dec 11, 1797 –
Dec 1, 1800 , rowspan=2 ,
Federalist The term ''federalist'' describes several political beliefs around the world. It may also refer to the concept of parties, whose members or supporters called themselves ''Federalists''. History Europe federation In Europe, proponents of de ...
, rowspan=2 align=right , James Lloyd ! rowspan=2 , 2 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Dec 1, 1800 –
Dec 12, 1800 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Elected to finish Henry's term. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Dec 12, 1800 –
Nov 19, 1801 , rowspan=2 ,
Federalist The term ''federalist'' describes several political beliefs around the world. It may also refer to the concept of parties, whose members or supporters called themselves ''Federalists''. History Europe federation In Europe, proponents of de ...
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William Hindman William Hindman (April 1, 1743January 19, 1822) was an American lawyer and statesman from Talbot County, Maryland. He represented Maryland in the Continental Congress, and in the federal Congress as both a Representative from the second and s ...
! rowspan=2 , 3 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , rowspan=6 , 3 , Appointed to fill the vacancy after the Legislature failed to elect.Retired when successor elected. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish term.Resigned to become
Governor of Maryland The Governor of the State of Maryland is the head of government of Maryland, and is the commander-in-chief of the state's National Guard units. The Governor is the highest-ranking official in the state and has a broad range of appointive powers ...
. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Nov 19, 1801 –
Nov 12, 1806 , rowspan=3 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Robert Wright ! rowspan=3 , 4 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=9 , 4 , rowspan=9 align=left ,
Samuel Smith , rowspan=9 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=9 nowrap , Mar 4, 1803 –
Mar 3, 1815 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1802. , rowspan=5 , 4 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Nov 12, 1806 –
Nov 25, 1806 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Elected to finish Wright's term. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Nov 25, 1806 –
Mar 3, 1813 , rowspan=4 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=4 align=right ,
Philip Reed ! rowspan=4 , 5 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 4 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1806. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 1809. , rowspan=4 , 5 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , rowspan=7 , 5 , Legislature failed to elect. , nowrap , Mar 3, 1813 –
May 21, 1813 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1813 to finish term. , rowspan=6 nowrap , May 21, 1813 –
Mar 3, 1819 , rowspan=6 ,
Federalist The term ''federalist'' describes several political beliefs around the world. It may also refer to the concept of parties, whose members or supporters called themselves ''Federalists''. History Europe federation In Europe, proponents of de ...
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Robert Henry Goldsborough Robert Henry Goldsborough (January 4, 1779October 5, 1836) was an American politician from Talbot County, Maryland. Early life Goldsborough was born at "Myrtle Grove" near Easton, Maryland. He was educated by private tutors and graduated fr ...
! rowspan=6 , 6 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 4, 1815 –
Jan 29, 1816 , Legislature failed to elect , rowspan=8 , 6 , rowspan=4 , - style="height:2em" ! 5 , align=left ,
Robert Goodloe Harper Robert Goodloe Harper (January 1765January 14, 1825), was an American politician and a federalist. He was a member of the United States Senate from Maryland, serving from January 1816 until his resignation in December of the same year. He also ...
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Federalist The term ''federalist'' describes several political beliefs around the world. It may also refer to the concept of parties, whose members or supporters called themselves ''Federalists''. History Europe federation In Europe, proponents of de ...
, nowrap , Jan 29, 1816 –
Dec 6, 1816 , Elected to finish term.Resigned. , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Dec 6, 1816 –
Dec 20, 1816 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 6 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Alexander Hanson , rowspan=3 ,
Federalist The term ''federalist'' describes several political beliefs around the world. It may also refer to the concept of parties, whose members or supporters called themselves ''Federalists''. History Europe federation In Europe, proponents of de ...
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Dec 20, 1816 –
Apr 23, 1819 , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Harper's term.Died. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=7 , 6 , rowspan=2 , Legislature did not elect until after the term began. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 4, 1819 –
Dec 20, 1819 , rowspan=2 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Apr 23, 1819 –
Dec 21, 1819 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 7 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
William Pinkney William Pinkney (March 17, 1764February 25, 1822) was an American statesman and diplomat, and was appointed the seventh U.S. Attorney General by President James Madison. Biography William Pinkney was born in 1764 in Annapolis in the Province ...
, rowspan=2 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=2 nowrap , Dec 20, 1819 –
Feb 25, 1822 , Elected in 1819 to finish Harper's term. , rowspan=5 , Elected late in 1819. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Dec 21, 1819 –
Jan 14, 1826 , rowspan=5 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=6 align=right ,
Edward Lloyd Edward Lloyd may refer to: Politicians *Edward Lloyd (MP for Montgomery), Welsh lawyer and politician *Edward Lloyd (16th-century MP) (died 1547) for Buckingham * Edward Lloyd, 1st Baron Mostyn (1768–1854), British politician *Edward Lloyd (Colon ...
! rowspan=6 , 7 , - style="height:2em" , Re-elected in 1821.Died. , rowspan=7 , 7 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Feb 25, 1822 –
Dec 17, 1822 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=8 , 8 , rowspan=8 align=left ,
Samuel Smith , rowspan=2 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=8 nowrap , Dec 17, 1822 –
Mar 3, 1833 , rowspan=5 , Elected to finish Pinkney's term. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=6 , Jacksonian , rowspan=3 , rowspan=5 , 7 , Re-elected in 1825.Resigned. , , Jacksonian , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Jan 14, 1826 –
Jan 24, 1826 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Lloyd's term. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Jan 24, 1826 –
Dec 20, 1834 , rowspan=5 , National
Republican , rowspan=5 align=right ,
Ezekiel F. Chambers Ezekiel Forman Chambers (February 28, 1788January 30, 1867) was an American politician. Born in Chestertown, Maryland, Chambers was graduated from Washington College at Chestertown in 1805. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1808, and co ...
! rowspan=5 , 8 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1827. , rowspan=3 , 8 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=7 , 8 , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1831.Resigned to become judge of the
Maryland Court of Appeals The Supreme Court of Maryland is the state supreme court, highest court of the U.S. state of Maryland. Its name was changed on December 14, 2022, from the Maryland Court of Appeals, after a voter-approved change to the state constitution. The cou ...
. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=7 , 9 , rowspan=7 align=left ,
Joseph Kent Joseph Kent (January 14, 1779November 24, 1837), a Whig, was a United States Senator from Maryland, serving from 1833 until his death in 1837. He also served in the House of Representatives, serving the second district of Maryland from 1811 to ...
, rowspan=6 , National
Republican , rowspan=7 nowrap , Mar 4, 1833 –
Nov 24, 1837 , rowspan=7 , Elected in 1833.Died. , rowspan=9 , 9 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Dec 20, 1834 –
Jan 13, 1835 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Chambers's term.Died. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Jan 13, 1835 –
Oct 5, 1836 , rowspan=2 , National
Republican , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Robert Henry Goldsborough Robert Henry Goldsborough (January 4, 1779October 5, 1836) was an American politician from Talbot County, Maryland. Early life Goldsborough was born at "Myrtle Grove" near Easton, Maryland. He was educated by private tutors and graduated fr ...
! rowspan=2 , 9 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Oct 5, 1836 –
Dec 31, 1836 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Elected to finish Chambers's term. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Dec 31, 1836 –
Oct 24, 1840 , , National
Republican , rowspan=5 align=right ,
John S. Spence John Selby Spence (February 29, 1788October 24, 1840) was an American politician. Born near Snow Hill, Maryland, Spence attended the common schools and graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 18 ...
! rowspan=5 , 10 , - style="height:2em" , , Whig , rowspan=3 , rowspan=7 , 9 , rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 1837.Died. , rowspan=4 , Whig , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Nov 24, 1837 –
Jan 4, 1838 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 10 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
William Duhurst Merrick William Duhurst Merrick (October 25, 1793February 5, 1857) was a United States Senator from Maryland, serving from 1838 to 1845. Merrick was born in Annapolis, Maryland and completed preparatory studies. He later graduated from Georgetown Univ ...
, rowspan=6 , Whig , rowspan=6 nowrap , Jan 4, 1838 –
Mar 3, 1845 , Elected to finish Kent's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1839. , rowspan=5 , 10 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Oct 24, 1840 –
Jan 5, 1841 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Spence's term. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Jan 5, 1841 –
Mar 3, 1843 , rowspan=2 , Whig , rowspan=2 align=right ,
John Leeds Kerr John Leeds Kerr (January 15, 1780February 21, 1844) was an American politician. Early years Kerr was born in 1780 at Greenbury Point near Annapolis, Maryland, and graduated from St. John's College of Annapolis in 1799. He studied law, was a ...
! rowspan=2 , 11 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 10 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1843. , rowspan=13 nowrap , Mar 4, 1843 –
Dec 20, 1862 , rowspan=10 , Whig , rowspan=13 align=right ,
James Pearce James Alfred Pearce (December 14, 1805December 20, 1862) was an American politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives, representing the United States House of Representatives, Marylan ...
! rowspan=13 , 12 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 11 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Reverdy Johnson Reverdy Johnson (May 21, 1796February 10, 1876) was a statesman and jurist from Maryland. He gained fame as a defense attorney, defending notables such as Sandford of the Dred Scott case, Maj. Gen. Fitz John Porter at his court-martial, and Mary S ...
, rowspan=3 , Whig , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1845 –
Mar 7, 1849 , rowspan=3 , Election year unknown.Resigned to become
U.S. Attorney General The United States attorney general (AG) is the head of the United States Department of Justice, and is the chief law enforcement officer of the federal government of the United States. The attorney general serves as the principal advisor to the p ...
. , rowspan=6 , 11 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , rowspan=6 , 11 , rowspan=6 , Re-elected in 1849. , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 7, 1849 –
Dec 6, 1849 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! 12 , align=left ,
David Stewart , , Democratic , nowrap , Dec 6, 1849 –
Jan 12, 1850 , Appointed to continue Johnson's term.Retired when successor elected. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=4 , 13 , rowspan=4 align=left ,
Thomas Pratt , rowspan=4 , Whig , rowspan=4 nowrap , Jan 12, 1850 –
Mar 3, 1857 , Elected to finish Johnson's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1851. , rowspan=3 , 12 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 12 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1855. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 14 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
Anthony Kennedy Anthony McLeod Kennedy (born July 23, 1936) is an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1988 until his retirement in 2018. He was nominated to the court in 1987 by Presid ...
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American American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, pe ...
, rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1857 –
Mar 3, 1863 , rowspan=5 , Election year unknown.
, rowspan=5 , 13 , , rowspan=3 , Democratic , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Unionist , rowspan=3 , rowspan=7 , 13 , Re-elected in 1861.Died. , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Dec 20, 1862 –
Dec 29, 1862 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue Pearce's term. Elected in 1864 to finish Pearce's term.Died. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Dec 29, 1862 –
Feb 14, 1865 , , Unionist , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Thomas Holliday Hicks Thomas Holliday Hicks (September 2, 1798February 14, 1865) was a politician in the divided border-state of Maryland during the American Civil War. As governor, opposing the Democrats, his views accurately reflected the conflicting local loyalt ...
! rowspan=2 , 13 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 15 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
Reverdy Johnson Reverdy Johnson (May 21, 1796February 10, 1876) was a statesman and jurist from Maryland. He gained fame as a defense attorney, defending notables such as Sandford of the Dred Scott case, Maj. Gen. Fitz John Porter at his court-martial, and Mary S ...
, rowspan=2 , Unionist , rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1863 –
Jul 10, 1868 , rowspan=6 , Election year unknown.Resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. , rowspan=8 , 14 , rowspan=2 , ,
Unconditional Unionist The Unconditional Union Party was a loosely organized political entity during the American Civil War and the early days of Reconstruction. First established in 1861 in Missouri, where secession talk was strong, the party fully supported the preserv ...
, - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 ,   , rowspan=2 nowrap , Feb 14, 1865 –
Mar 9, 1865 , rowspan=2 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , Democratic , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" , Elected to finish Hicks's term. , nowrap , Mar 9, 1865 –
Mar 3, 1867 , ,
Unconditional Unionist The Unconditional Union Party was a loosely organized political entity during the American Civil War and the early days of Reconstruction. First established in 1861 in Missouri, where secession talk was strong, the party fully supported the preserv ...
, rowspan=1 align=right ,
John Creswell John Andrew Jackson Creswell (November 18, 1828December 23, 1891) was an American politician and abolitionist from Maryland, who served as United States Representative, United States Senator, and as Postmaster General of the United States app ...
! 14 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , rowspan=6 , 14 , Philip F. Thomas (D) was elected but failed to qualify due to his support for the Confederacy. , nowrap , Mar 4, 1867 –
Mar 7, 1868 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Elected to finish Thomas's term. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 7, 1868 –
Mar 3, 1873 , rowspan=5 , Democratic , rowspan=5 align=right ,
George Vickers George Vickers (November 19, 1801October 8, 1879), a Democrat, was a United States Senator from Maryland, serving from 1868 to 1873. He cast the deciding vote in the Senate that saved U.S. President Andrew Johnson from impeachment. Vickers also ...
! rowspan=5 , 15 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Jul 10, 1868 –
Jul 13, 1868 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! 16 , align=left ,
William Whyte , , Democratic , nowrap , Jul 13, 1868 –
Mar 3, 1869 , Appointed to finish Johnson's term.Retired. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 17 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
William T. Hamilton William Thomas Hamilton (September 8, 1820October 26, 1888), a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 38th Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1880 to 1884. He also served in the United States Senate, representing the ...
, rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1869 –
Mar 3, 1875 , rowspan=3 , Election year unknown.Retired to run for Governor. , rowspan=3 , 15 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 15 , rowspan=3 , Election year unknown. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1873 –
Mar 3, 1879 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
George R. Dennis ! rowspan=3 , 16 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 18 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
William Whyte , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1875 –
Mar 3, 1881 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1874.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 16 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 16 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1878. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1879 –
Mar 3, 1885 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
James Black Groome James Black Groome (April 4, 1838October 5, 1893), a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 36th Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1874 to 1876. He was also a member of the United States Senate, representing Marylan ...
! rowspan=3 , 17 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=11 , 19 , rowspan=11 align=left ,
Arthur Pue Gorman Arthur Pue Gorman (March 11, 1839June 4, 1906) was an American politician. He was leader of the Gorman-Rasin organization with Isaac Freeman Rasin that controlled the Maryland Democratic Party from the late 1870s until his death in 1906. Gorman ...
, rowspan=11 , Democratic , rowspan=11 nowrap , Mar 4, 1881 –
Mar 3, 1899 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1880. , rowspan=3 , 17 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=4 , 17 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1890.Died. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1885 –
Feb 24, 1891 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Ephraim Wilson ! rowspan=3 , 18 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1886. , rowspan=5 , 18 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 ,   , rowspan=2 nowrap , Feb 24, 1891 –
Nov 19, 1891 , rowspan=2 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , rowspan=4 , 18 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Appointed to continue Wilson's term. Elected in 1892 to finish Wilson's term.Unknown if retired or lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Nov 19, 1891 –
Mar 3, 1897 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Charles H. Gibson ! rowspan=3 , 19 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1892.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 19 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 19 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1896.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1897 –
Mar 3, 1903 , rowspan=3 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=3 align=right ,
George L. Wellington ! rowspan=3 , 20 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 20 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Louis E. McComas Louis Emory McComas (October 28, 1846 – November 10, 1907) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as a member of both branches of the United States Congress and as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the District o ...
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Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1899 –
Mar 3, 1905 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1898.Retired to become judge of the
U.S. Court of Appeals The United States courts of appeals are the intermediate appellate courts of the United States federal judiciary. The courts of appeals are divided into 11 numbered circuits that cover geographic areas of the United States and hear appeals fr ...
. , rowspan=3 , 20 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=7 , 20 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1902.Died. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 4, 1903 –
Jun 4, 1906 , rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Arthur Pue Gorman Arthur Pue Gorman (March 11, 1839June 4, 1906) was an American politician. He was leader of the Gorman-Rasin organization with Isaac Freeman Rasin that controlled the Maryland Democratic Party from the late 1870s until his death in 1906. Gorman ...
! rowspan=2 , 21 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=8 , 21 , rowspan=8 align=left ,
Isidor Rayner Isidor Rayner (April 11, 1850November 25, 1912) was a Democratic member of the United States Senate, representing the State of Maryland from 1905 to 1912. He also represented the Fourth Congressional District of Maryland from 1887 to 1889, and ...
, rowspan=8 , Democratic , rowspan=8 nowrap , Mar 4, 1905 –
Nov 25, 1912 , rowspan=7 , Elected in 1904. , rowspan=7 , 21 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Jun 4, 1906 –
Jun 8, 1906 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue Gorman's term. Elected in 1908 to finish Gorman's term.Died. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Jun 8, 1906 –
Mar 17, 1908 , rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 align=right ,
William Whyte ! rowspan=2 , 22 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Mar 17, 1908 –
Mar 25, 1908 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Elected to finish Gorman's term, having already been elected to the next term. , rowspan=10 nowrap , Mar 25, 1908 –
Mar 3, 1921 , rowspan=10 , Democratic , rowspan=10 align=right ,
John Walter Smith John Walter Smith (February 5, 1845April 19, 1925), was an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party in the United States, held several public offices representing the state of Maryland. From 1899 to 1900, he was a U.S. congres ...
! rowspan=10 , 23 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 21 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1908. , - style="height:2em" , Re-elected in 1910.Died. , rowspan=6 , 22 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Nov 25, 1912 –
Nov 29, 1912 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 22 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
William P. Jackson , rowspan=2 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=2 nowrap , Nov 29, 1912 –
Jan 28, 1914 , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue Rayner's term.Retired when successor elected. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 23 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Blair Lee , rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 nowrap , Jan 28, 1914 –
Mar 3, 1917 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1913 to finish Rayner's term.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 22 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1914.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 24 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Joseph I. France Joseph Irwin France (October 11, 1873January 26, 1939) was a Republican member of the United States Senate, representing the State of Maryland from 1917 to 1923. Early life France was born in Cameron, Missouri, the son of Hanna Fletcher (née J ...
, rowspan=3 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1917 –
Mar 3, 1923 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1916.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 23 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 23 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1920.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1921 –
Mar 3, 1927 , rowspan=3 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=3 align=right ,
Ovington Weller Ovington Eugene Weller (January 23, 1862 – January 5, 1947) was a Republican member of the United States Senate, representing the State of Maryland from 1921 to 1927. Early life Weller was born in Reisterstown, Maryland, and attended the publi ...
! rowspan=3 , 24 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 25 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
William Cabell Bruce William Cabell Bruce (March 12, 1860May 9, 1946) was an American politician and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer who represented the State of Maryland in the United States Senate from 1923 to 1929. Background Bruce was born in Charlotte County, V ...
, rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1923 –
Mar 3, 1929 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1922.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 24 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 24 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1926. , rowspan=12 nowrap , Mar 4, 1927 –
Jan 3, 1951 , rowspan=12 , Democratic , rowspan=12 align=right ,
Millard Tydings Millard Evelyn Tydings (April 6, 1890February 9, 1961) was an American attorney, author, soldier, state legislator, and served as a Democratic Representative and Senator in the United States Congress from Maryland, serving in the House from 192 ...
! rowspan=12 , 25 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 26 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Phillips Lee Goldsborough Phillips Lee Goldsborough I (August 6, 1865October 22, 1946), was an American Republican Party (United States), Republican politician and member of the United States Senate representing Maryland, State of Maryland from 1929 to 1935. He was also ...
, rowspan=3 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1929 –
Jan 3, 1935 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1928.Retired to run for Governor. , rowspan=3 , 25 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 25 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1932. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 27 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
George L. P. Radcliffe , rowspan=6 , Democratic , rowspan=6 nowrap , Jan 3, 1935 –
Jan 3, 1947 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1934. , rowspan=3 , 26 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 26 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1938. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1940.Lost renomination. , rowspan=3 , 27 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 27 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1944.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 28 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Herbert O'Conor Herbert Romulus O'Conor (November 17, 1896March 4, 1960) was an American lawyer serving as the 51st Governor of Maryland from 1939 to 1947. He also served in the United States Senate, representing Maryland from 1947 to 1953. He was a Democrat. ...
, rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 1947 –
Jan 3, 1953 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1946.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 28 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 28 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1950. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Jan 3, 1951 –
Jan 3, 1963 , rowspan=6 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=6 align=right ,
John Marshall Butler John Marshall Butler (July 21, 1897March 14, 1978) was an American lawyer and politician. A Republican, he served as a United States Senator from Maryland from 1951 to 1963. Early life and career Born in Baltimore, Maryland, to John Harvey and ...
! rowspan=6 , 26 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 29 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
J. Glenn Beall James Glenn Beall (June 5, 1894 – January 14, 1971) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1943–1953) and a U.S. Senator (1953–1965) from Maryland. Early ...
, rowspan=6 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=6 nowrap , Jan 3, 1953 –
Jan 3, 1965 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1952. , rowspan=3 , 29 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 29 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1956.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1958.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 30 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 30 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1962.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 1963 –
Jan 3, 1969 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Daniel Brewster ! rowspan=3 , 27 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 30 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Joseph Tydings Joseph Davies Tydings (né Cheesborough; May 4, 1928 – October 8, 2018) was an American lawyer and politician. He was most notable for his service as a Democratic member of the United States Senate representing Maryland from 1965 to 1971. Bo ...
, rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 1965 –
Jan 3, 1971 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1964.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 31 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 31 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1968. , rowspan=9 nowrap , Jan 3, 1969 –
Jan 3, 1987 , rowspan=9 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=9 align=right ,
Charles Mathias Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. (July 24, 1922 – January 25, 2010) was an American politician and attorney. A Republican, he served as a member of the United States Senate, representing Maryland from 1969 to 1987. He was also a member of the ...
! rowspan=9 , 28 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 31 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
J. Glenn Beall Jr. James Glenn Beall Jr. (June 19, 1927March 24, 2006) was an American Republican Party (United States), Republican politician and businessman from the U.S. state, state of Maryland who served in the United States House of Representatives, represent ...
, rowspan=3 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 1971 –
Jan 3, 1977 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1970.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 32 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 32 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1974. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=15 , 32 , rowspan=15 align=left ,
Paul Sarbanes Paul Spyros Sarbanes (; February 3, 1933 – December 6, 2020) was an American politician and attorney. A member of the Democratic Party from Maryland, he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 a ...
, rowspan=15 , Democratic , rowspan=15 nowrap , Jan 3, 1977 –
Jan 3, 2007 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1976. , rowspan=3 , 33 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 33 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1980.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1982. , rowspan=3 , 34 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 34 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1986. , rowspan=15 nowrap , Jan 3, 1987 –
Jan 3, 2017 , rowspan=15 , Democratic , rowspan=15 align=right ,
Barbara Mikulski Barbara Ann Mikulski ( ; born July 20, 1936) is an American politician and social worker who served as a United States senator from Maryland from 1987 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she also served in the United States House of Repr ...
! rowspan=15 , 29 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1988. , rowspan=3 , 35 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 35 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1992. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1994. , rowspan=3 , 36 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 36 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1998. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2000.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 37 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 37 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2004. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=9 , 33 , rowspan=9 align=left ,
Ben Cardin Benjamin Louis Cardin (born October 5, 1943) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Maryland, a seat he has held since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously was the U.S. representati ...
, rowspan=9 , Democratic , rowspan=9 nowrap , Jan 3, 2007 –
Present , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2006. , rowspan=3 , 38 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 38 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2010.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2012. , rowspan=3 , 39 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 39 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2016. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Jan 3, 2017 –
Present , rowspan=6 , Democratic , rowspan=6 align=right ,
Chris Van Hollen Christopher Van Hollen Jr. (born January 10, 1959) is an American attorney and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Maryland since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Van Hollen served as the U.S. representative for ...
! rowspan=6 , 30 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2018. , rowspan=3 , 40 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 40 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2022. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 colspan=5 , To be determined in the 2024 election. , rowspan=3, 41 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , 41 , colspan=5 , To be determined in the 2028 election.


Living former senators

, there is one living former U.S. senator from Maryland. The most recent and most recently serving senator to die was
Paul Sarbanes Paul Spyros Sarbanes (; February 3, 1933 – December 6, 2020) was an American politician and attorney. A member of the Democratic Party from Maryland, he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 a ...
(served 1977–2007) on December 6, 2020.


Superlatives


Longest service


Shortest service


Youngest at beginning of service


Oldest at end of service


See also

*
United States congressional delegations from Maryland These are tables of congressional delegations from Maryland in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. The current dean of the Maryland delegation is Representative and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (MD-5 ...
* List of United States representatives from Maryland *
Elections in Maryland The following is a list of federal, state, and local elections in the United States, U.S. state of Maryland and can refer to one of the following elections: * Primary elections in Maryland * Maryl ...


References

* {{U.S. congressional delegations
United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and pow ...
Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...