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Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...
was admitted to the
Union Union commonly refers to: * Trade union, an organization of workers * Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets Union may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Union (band), an American rock group ** ''Un ...
on August 10, 1821. Its current U.S. senators are Republicans
Roy Blunt Roy Dean Blunt (born January 10, 1950) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator for Missouri, a seat he was first elected to in 2010. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 33rd Missouri Sec ...
(Class 3, serving since 2011) and
Josh Hawley Joshua David Hawley (born December 31, 1979) is an American politician and lawyer who has served as the junior United States senator from Missouri since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Hawley served as the 42nd attorney general of Mi ...
(Class 1, serving since 2019).
Francis Cockrell Francis Marion Cockrell (October 1, 1834December 13, 1915) was a Confederate military commander and American politician from the state of Missouri. He served as a United States senator from Missouri for five terms. He was a prominent member o ...
was Missouri's longest-serving senator (1875–1905).


List of senators

, - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=19 , 1 , rowspan=19 align=left ,
Thomas Hart Benton , rowspan=2 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=19 nowrap , Aug 10, 1821 –
Mar 3, 1851 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1821. , rowspan=3 , 1 , , rowspan=2 , 1 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1821. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Aug 10, 1821 –
Mar 3, 1831 , rowspan=2 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=5 align=right ,
David Barton ! rowspan=5 , 1 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=8 , Jacksonian , , rowspan=3 , 2 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1825.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , National
Republican , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1827. , rowspan=3 , 2 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 3 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1830.Died. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 4, 1831 –
Jun 6, 1833 , rowspan=2 , Jacksonian , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Alexander Buckner Alexander Buckner (March 8, 1785June 6, 1833) was a United States senator from Missouri. Biography Born in Jefferson County, Kentucky, he studied law and moved to Charlestown, Indiana in 1812. He moved to Missouri in 1818 and settled near Jacks ...
! rowspan=2 , 2 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1833. , rowspan=5 , 3 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Jun 6, 1833 –
Oct 25, 1833 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue Buckner's term.Elected to finish Buckner's term. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Oct 25, 1833 –
Oct 3, 1843 , rowspan=2 , Jacksonian , rowspan=6 align=right ,
Lewis F. Linn ! rowspan=6 , 3 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=9 , Democratic , , rowspan=3 , 4 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1836. , rowspan=4 , Democratic , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1839. , rowspan=5 , 4 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=5 , 5 , Re-elected in 1842.Died. , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Oct 3, 1843 –
Oct 14, 1843 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Appointed to continue Linn's term. Elected to finish Linn's term. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Oct 14, 1843 –
Mar 3, 1855 , rowspan=6 , Democratic , rowspan=6 align=right ,
David Rice Atchison David Rice Atchison (August 11, 1807January 26, 1886) was a mid-19th century Democratic United States Senator from Missouri. He served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate for six years. Atchison served as a major general in ...
! rowspan=6 , 4 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1845.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 5 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 6 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1849.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=4 , 2 , rowspan=4 align=left ,
Henry S. Geyer , rowspan=4 , Whig , rowspan=4 nowrap , Mar 4, 1851 –
Mar 3, 1857 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1851.Retired. , rowspan=4 , 6 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , rowspan=4 , 7 , Failure to elect. , nowrap , Mar 4, 1855 –
Jan 12, 1857 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected late in 1857.Retired or lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 12, 1857 –
Mar 3, 1861 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
James S. Green James Stephen Green (February 28, 1817January 19, 1870) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic United States Representative and United States Senate, Senator from Missouri. Early life and education Born near Rectortown, Virginia, ...
! rowspan=3 , 5 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=4 , 3 , rowspan=4 align=left ,
Trusten Polk Trusten W. Polk (May 29, 1811April 16, 1876) served as the 12th Governor of Missouri in 1857 and U.S. Senator from 1857 to 1862. Biography Polk was born in Bridgeville, Delaware. A Democrat, he was elected Governor of Missouri in 1856 and ser ...
, rowspan=4 , Democratic , rowspan=4 nowrap , Mar 4, 1857 –
Jan 10, 1862 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1857.Expelled for supporting the Confederacy in the
American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...
. , rowspan=6 , 7 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , rowspan=7 , 8 ,   , nowrap , Mar 4, 1861 –
Mar 17, 1861 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Elected late in 1861.Expelled for supporting the Confederacy in the
American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...
. , nowrap , Mar 17, 1861 –
Jan 10, 1862 , , Democratic , align=right ,
Waldo Johnson ! 6 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Jan 10, 1862 –
Jan 17, 1862 ,   ,   , nowrap , Jan 10, 1862 –
Jan 17, 1862 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 4 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
John B. Henderson John Brooks Henderson (November 16, 1826April 12, 1913) was a United States senator from Missouri and a co-author of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. For his role in the investigation of the Whiskey Ring, he was cons ...
, , Unionist , rowspan=5 nowrap , Jan 17, 1862 –
Mar 3, 1869 , Appointed to finish Polk's term. , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue Johnson's term.Successor qualified. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Jan 17, 1862 –
Nov 13, 1863 , , Unionist , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Robert Wilson ! rowspan=2 , 7 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Unconditional
Unionist , rowspan=4 , Elected to the next term in 1863.Retired. , rowspan=4 , 8 , rowspan=2 , , Unconditional
Unionist , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Johnson's term.Retired due to ill health. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Nov 13, 1863 –
Mar 3, 1867 , , Unconditional
Unionist , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Benjamin Gratz Brown Benjamin Gratz Brown (May 28, 1826December 13, 1885) was an American politician. He was a U.S. Senator, the 20th Governor of Missouri, and the Liberal Republican and Democratic Party vice presidential candidate in the presidential election of ...
! rowspan=2 , 8 , - style="height:2em" , 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 ...
, , ,
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 ...
, - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 9 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1866 or 1867.Resigned to become Chief Justice of the
U.S. Court of Claims The United States Court of Federal Claims (in case citations, Fed. Cl. or C.F.C.) is a United States federal courts, United States federal court that hears monetary claims against the Federal government of the United States, U.S. government. It ...
. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 4, 1867 –
Dec 19, 1870 , 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 align=right ,
Charles D. Drake ! rowspan=2 , 9 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 5 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
Carl Schurz Carl Schurz (; March 2, 1829 – May 14, 1906) was a German revolutionary and an American statesman, journalist, and reformer. He immigrated to the United States after the German revolutions of 1848–1849 and became a prominent member of the new ...
, ,
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=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1869 –
Mar 3, 1875 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1868.Retired. , rowspan=5 , 9 , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Liberal Republican , Appointed to continue Drake's term.Retired when successor elected. , nowrap , Dec 19, 1870 –
Jan 20, 1871 , ,
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 ...
, align=right ,
Daniel T. Jewett ! 10 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Drake's term.Lost re-election. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Jan 20, 1871 –
Mar 3, 1873 , rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Francis P. Blair Francis Preston Blair Sr. (April 12, 1791 – October 18, 1876) was an American journalist, newspaper editor, and influential figure in national politics advising several U.S. presidents across party lines. Blair was an early member of the De ...
! rowspan=2 , 11 , - style="height:2em" , 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 ...
, - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 10 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1872 or 1873.Died. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1873 –
Sep 20, 1877 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Lewis V. Bogy ! rowspan=3 , 12 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=18 , 6 , rowspan=18 align=left ,
Francis Cockrell Francis Marion Cockrell (October 1, 1834December 13, 1915) was a Confederate military commander and American politician from the state of Missouri. He served as a United States senator from Missouri for five terms. He was a prominent member o ...
, rowspan=18 , Democratic , rowspan=18 nowrap , Mar 4, 1875 –
Mar 3, 1905 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1874. , rowspan=6 , 10 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Sep 20, 1877 –
Sep 29, 1877 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Bogy's term.Retired. , nowrap , Sep 29, 1877 –
Jan 26, 1879 , , Democratic , align=right ,
David H. Armstrong ! 13 , - style="height:2em" , Elected to finish Bogy's term.Retired. , nowrap , Jan 27, 1879 –
Mar 3, 1879 , , Democratic , align=right ,
James Shields ! 14 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 11 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1879. , rowspan=12 nowrap , Mar 4, 1879 –
Mar 3, 1903 , rowspan=12 , Democratic , rowspan=12 align=right ,
George G. Vest ! rowspan=12 , 15 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1881. , rowspan=3 , 11 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 12 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1885. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1887. , rowspan=3 , 12 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 13 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1891. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1893. , rowspan=3 , 13 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 14 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1897.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1899.
Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 14 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=4 , 15 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1903. , rowspan=9 nowrap , Mar 4, 1903 –
Apr 14, 1918 , rowspan=9 , Democratic , rowspan=9 align=right ,
William J. Stone William Joel Stone (May 7, 1848April 14, 1918) was a Democratic politician from Missouri who represented his state in the United States House of Representatives from 1885 to 1891, and in the U.S. Senate from 1903 until his death; he also served ...
! rowspan=9 , 16 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 4, 1905 –
Mar 18, 1905 ,   , rowspan=4 , 15 , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 7 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
William Warner , 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 18, 1905 –
Mar 3, 1911 , rowspan=3 , Elected late in 1905.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 16 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1909. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=15 , 8 , rowspan=15 align=left ,
James A. Reed , rowspan=15 , Democratic , rowspan=15 nowrap , Mar 4, 1911 –
Mar 3, 1929 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1910. , rowspan=3 , 16 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 17 , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1914.Died. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=6 , Re-elected in 1916. , rowspan=6 , 17 , rowspan=4 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Apr 14, 1918 –
Apr 30, 1918 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Stone's term.Lost election to finish Stone's term. , nowrap , Apr 30, 1918 –
Nov 5, 1918 , , Democratic , align=right ,
Xenophon P. Wilfley ! 17 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1918 to finish Stone's term. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Nov 6, 1918 –
May 16, 1925 , rowspan=5 ,
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=5 align=right ,
Selden P. Spencer ! rowspan=5 , 18 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 18 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1920.Died. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=6 , Re-elected in 1922.Retired. , rowspan=6 , 18 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , May 16, 1925 –
May 25, 1925 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Spencer's term.Lost elections to finish Spencer's term and to the next term. , nowrap , May 25, 1925 –
Dec 5, 1926 , ,
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 ...
, align=right ,
George H. Williams ! 19 , - style="height:2em" , Elected to finish Spencer's term. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Dec 6, 1926 –
Feb 3, 1933 , rowspan=4 , Democratic , rowspan=4 align=right ,
Harry B. Hawes ! rowspan=4 , 20 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=4 , 19 , rowspan=3 , Also elected to the next term in 1926.Retired, then resigned early. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=4 , 9 , rowspan=4 align=left ,
Roscoe C. Patterson Roscoe Conkling Patterson (September 15, 1876October 22, 1954) was an American lawyer from Missouri. He was most notable for his service as a United States representative (1921–1923) and a U.S. Senator (1929–1935). Early life Patterson was b ...
, rowspan=4 ,
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=4 nowrap , Mar 4, 1929 –
Jan 3, 1935 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1928.Lost re-election. , rowspan=4 , 19 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to finish Hawes's term, having already been elected to the next term. , rowspan=7 nowrap , Feb 3, 1933 –
Jan 3, 1945 , rowspan=7 , Democratic , rowspan=7 align=right ,
Joel B. Clark ! rowspan=7 , 21 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 20 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1932. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 10 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. A leader of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 34th vice president from January to April 1945 under Franklin ...
, rowspan=6 , Democratic , rowspan=6 nowrap , Jan 3, 1935 –
Jan 17, 1945 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1934. , rowspan=3 , 20 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 21 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1938.Lost renomination. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1940.Resigned to become U.S. Vice President. , rowspan=4 , 21 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , rowspan=4 , 22 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1944.Lost re-election. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Jan 3, 1945 –
Jan 3, 1951 , rowspan=4 ,
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=4 align=right ,
Forrest C. Donnell Forrest Carl Donnell (August 20, 1884March 3, 1980) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States Senate, United States senator and the List of governors of Missouri, 40th governor of Missouri. Early life Donnell was bor ...
! rowspan=4 , 22 , - style="height:2em" ! 11 , align=left ,
Frank P. Briggs Frank Parks Briggs (February 25, 1894September 23, 1992) was a United States senator from Missouri, and succeeded Harry S. Truman when Truman was elected vice president. Biography Frank P. Briggs was born in Armstrong, Missouri on February 25, ...
, , Democratic , nowrap , Jan 18, 1945 –
Jan 3, 1947 , Appointed to finish Truman's term.Lost election to the next term. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 12 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
James P. Kem James Preston Kem (April 2, 1890February 24, 1965) was an American politician representing Missouri in the United States Senate from 1947 to 1953. Life and career James P. Kem was born in Macon, Missouri. He attended Blees Military Academy, then ...
, 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, 1947 –
Jan 3, 1953 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1946.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 22 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 23 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1950. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Jan 3, 1951 –
Sep 13, 1960 , rowspan=5 , Democratic , rowspan=5 align=right ,
Thomas Hennings ! rowspan=5 , 23 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=15 , 13 , rowspan=15 align=left ,
Stuart Symington William Stuart Symington III (; June 26, 1901 – December 14, 1988) was an American businessman and Democratic politician from Missouri. He served as the first Secretary of the Air Force from 1947 to 1950 and was a United States Senator from M ...
, rowspan=15 , Democratic , rowspan=15 nowrap , Jan 3, 1953 –
Dec 27, 1976 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1952. , rowspan=3 , 23 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 24 , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1956.Died. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1958. , rowspan=5 , 24 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Sep 13, 1960 –
Sep 23, 1960 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue Henning's term. Elected to finish Henning's term. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Sep 23, 1960 –
Dec 27, 1968 , rowspan=5 , Democratic , rowspan=5 align=right ,
Edward V. Long Edward Vaughn Long (July 18, 1908November 6, 1972) was a United States Senator from Missouri and a member of the United States Democratic Party, Democratic Party. He served in the United States Senate from 1960 until 1968. One of his most notable ...
! rowspan=5 , 24 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=4 , 25 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1962.Lost renomination, and resigned early. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1964. , rowspan=4 , 25 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to finish Long's term, having been elected to next term. , rowspan=11 nowrap , Dec 28, 1968 –
Jan 3, 1987 , rowspan=11 , Democratic , rowspan=11 align=right ,
Thomas Eagleton Thomas Francis Eagleton (September 4, 1929 – March 4, 2007) was an American lawyer serving as a United States senator from Missouri, from 1968 to 1987. He was briefly the Democratic vice presidential nominee under George McGovern in 1972. He ...
! rowspan=11 , 25 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 26 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1968. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1970.Retired, then resigned early to give successor preferential seniority. , rowspan=4 , 26 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , rowspan=4 , 27 , rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 1974. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=10 , 14 , rowspan=10 align=left ,
John Danforth John Claggett Danforth (born September 5, 1936) is an American politician, attorney and diplomat who began his career in 1968 as the Attorney General of Missouri and served three terms as United States Senator from Missouri. In 2004, he served br ...
, rowspan=10 ,
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=10 nowrap , Dec 27, 1976 –
Jan 3, 1995 , Appointed early to finish Symington's term, having already been elected to the next term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1976. , rowspan=3 , 27 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 28 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1980.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1982. , rowspan=3 , 28 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 29 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1986. , rowspan=13 nowrap , Jan 3, 1987 –
Jan 3, 2011 , rowspan=13 ,
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=13 align=right ,
Kit Bond Christopher Samuel "Kit" Bond (born March 6, 1939) is an American attorney, politician and former United States Senator from Missouri and a member of the Republican Party. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986, he defeated Democrat Harriett W ...
! rowspan=13 , 26 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1988.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 29 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 30 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1992. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 15 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
John Ashcroft John David Ashcroft (born May 9, 1942) is an American lawyer, lobbyist and former politician who served as the 79th U.S. Attorney General in the George W. Bush administration from 2001 to 2005. A former U.S. Senator from Missouri and the 50th ...
, 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, 1995 –
Jan 3, 2001 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1994.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 30 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=4 , 31 , rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 1998. , - style="height:2em" ! 16 , align=left ,
Jean Carnahan Jean Anne Carnahan (née Carpenter; born December 20, 1933) is an American politician and writer who was the First Lady of Missouri from 1993 to 2000, and served as the state's junior United States senator from 2001 to 2002. A Democrat, she was ...
, , Democratic , nowrap , Jan 3, 2001 –
Nov 23, 2002 , Appointed to begin the term of her husband,
Mel Carnahan Melvin Eugene Carnahan (February 11, 1934 – October 16, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 51st Governor of Missouri from 1993 until his death in a plane crash in 2000. A Democrat, he was elected posthumously to the ...
(D), who was posthumously elected in 2000.Lost election to finish her husband's term. , rowspan=4 , 31 , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 17 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Jim Talent James Matthes Talent (born October 18, 1956) is an American politician who was a U.S. Senator from Missouri from 2002 to 2007. He is a Republican and resided in the St. Louis area while serving in elected office. After serving for eight years in ...
, 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 , Nov 23, 2002 –
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Claire McCaskill Claire Conner McCaskill (; born July 24, 1953) is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Missouri from 2007 to 2019 and as State Auditor of Missouri from 1999 to 2007. McCaskill is a native of Rolla, Missouri. She gr ...
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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 ...
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Roy Blunt Roy Dean Blunt (born January 10, 1950) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator for Missouri, a seat he was first elected to in 2010. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 33rd Missouri Sec ...
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Josh Hawley Joshua David Hawley (born December 31, 1979) is an American politician and lawyer who has served as the junior United States senator from Missouri since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Hawley served as the 42nd attorney general of Mi ...
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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 ...
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Jan 3, 2023'' , 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 ...
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Eric Schmitt Eric Stephen Schmitt (born June 20, 1975) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Missouri since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Schmitt served as a Missouri state senator from 2009 to 2017, ...
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Living former senators

, there are six living former U.S. senators from Missouri. The most recent and most recently serving senator to die was
Thomas Eagleton Thomas Francis Eagleton (September 4, 1929 – March 4, 2007) was an American lawyer serving as a United States senator from Missouri, from 1968 to 1987. He was briefly the Democratic vice presidential nominee under George McGovern in 1972. He ...
(served 1968–1987) on March 4, 2007.


Superlatives


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Oldest at end of service


See also

* List of United States representatives from Missouri *
United States congressional delegations from Missouri United may refer to: Places * United, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * United, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Arts and entertainment Films * ''United'' (2003 film), a Norwegian film * ''United'' (2011 film), a BBC Two f ...
* Elections in Missouri


References

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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 powe ...
Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...