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Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
was admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889 and elects its
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 p ...
to Class 1 and Class 3. Its current U.S. senators are Democrats Patty Murray (since 1993) and
Maria Cantwell Maria Ellen Cantwell (; born October 13, 1958) is an American politician and former businesswoman serving as the junior United States senator from Washington since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the Washingto ...
(since 2001).
Warren Magnuson Warren Grant "Maggie" Magnuson (April 12, 1905May 20, 1989) was an American lawyer and politician who represented the state of Washington in Congress for 44 years, first as a Representative from 1937 to 1944, and then as a senator from 1944 to 1 ...
was Washington's longest-serving senator (1944–1981).


List of senators

, - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Nov 11, 1889 –
Nov 20, 1889 , Washington elected its first senators after it was admitted to the Union. , rowspan=3 , 1 , rowspan=2 , rowspan=2 , 1 , Washington elected its first senators after it was admitted to the Union. , nowrap , Nov 11, 1889 –
Nov 20, 1889 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 1 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
John B. Allen John Beard Allen (May 18, 1845January 28, 1903) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Washington from 1889 to 1893. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the United States represent ...
, rowspan=2 , Republican , rowspan=2 nowrap , Nov 20, 1889 –
Mar 3, 1893 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1889.Legislature failed to re-elect. , Elected in 1889. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Nov 20, 1889 –
Mar 3, 1897 , rowspan=5 , Republican , rowspan=5 align=right ,
Watson C. Squire ! rowspan=5 , 1 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=4 , 2 , rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 1891.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 4, 1893 –
Feb 19, 1895 , Legislature failed to elect. The governor appointed John Allen, but the Senate rejected his credentials. , rowspan=4 , 2 , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 2 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
John L. Wilson , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 nowrap , Feb 19, 1895 –
Mar 3, 1899 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1895 to finish the vacant term, but took his seat late.Lost renomination. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 3 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1897.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1897 –
Mar 3, 1903 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
George Turner ! rowspan=3 , 2 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 3 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Addison G. Foster , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1899 –
Mar 3, 1905 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1899.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 3 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 4 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1903.Lost renomination. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1903 –
Mar 3, 1909 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Levi Ankeny Levi Ankeny (August 1, 1844March 29, 1921) was a Republican United States Senator from the state of Washington. He was born in Buchanan County, Missouri near St. Joseph, but crossed the plains to Oregon in 1850 with his parents and settled in P ...
! rowspan=3 , 3 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 4 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Samuel H. Piles , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1905 –
Mar 3, 1911 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1905.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 4 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 5 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1909. , rowspan=12 nowrap , Mar 4, 1909 –
Nov 19, 1932 , rowspan=12 , Republican , rowspan=12 align=right ,
Wesley Livsey Jones ! rowspan=12 , 4 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 5 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
Miles Poindexter Miles Poindexter (April 22, 1868September 21, 1946) was an American lawyer and politician. As a Republican and briefly a Progressive, he served one term as a United States representative from 1909 to 1911, and two terms as a United States senat ...
, , Republican , rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1911 –
Mar 3, 1923 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1911. , rowspan=3 , 5 , , - style="height:2em" , , Progressive , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , Republican , , rowspan=3 , 6 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1914. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1916.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 6 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 7 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1920. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=8 , 6 , rowspan=8 align=left ,
Clarence Dill Clarence Cleveland Dill (September 21, 1884January 14, 1978) was an American politician from the state of Washington. A Democrat, he was elected to two terms each in both houses of Congress. Early years Dill was born in Fredericktown, Ohi ...
, rowspan=8 , Democratic , rowspan=8 nowrap , Mar 4, 1923 –
Jan 3, 1935 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1922. , rowspan=3 , 7 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 8 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1926.Died, having already lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1928.Retired. , rowspan=5 , 8 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Nov 19, 1932 –
Nov 22, 1932 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to finish Jones's term.Retired. , nowrap , Nov 22, 1932 –
Mar 3, 1933 , , Republican , align=right ,
Elijah S. Grammer ! 5 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 9 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1932. , rowspan=8 nowrap , Mar 4, 1933 –
Nov 13, 1944 , rowspan=8 , Democratic , rowspan=8 align=right ,
Homer Bone ! rowspan=8 , 6 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 7 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Lewis B. Schwellenbach , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 1935 –
Dec 16, 1940 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1934.Resigned. , rowspan=5 , 9 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=7 , 10 , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1938.Resigned to become Judge on the
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (in case citations, 9th Cir.) is the U.S. federal court of appeals that has appellate jurisdiction over the U.S. district courts in the following federal judicial districts: * District ...
. , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Dec 16, 1940 –
Dec 19, 1940 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 8 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
Monrad Wallgren , rowspan=6 , Democratic , rowspan=6 nowrap , Dec 19, 1940 –
Jan 9, 1945 , Appointed to finish Schwellenbach's term, having already been elected to the next term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1940.Resigned. , rowspan=7 , 10 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Nov 13, 1944 –
Dec 14, 1944 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to finish Bone's term, having already been elected to the next term. , rowspan=21 nowrap , Dec 14, 1944 –
Jan 3, 1981 , rowspan=21 , Democratic , rowspan=21 align=right ,
Warren Magnuson Warren Grant "Maggie" Magnuson (April 12, 1905May 20, 1989) was an American lawyer and politician who represented the state of Washington in Congress for 44 years, first as a Representative from 1937 to 1944, and then as a senator from 1944 to 1 ...
! rowspan=21 , 7 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=5 , 11 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1944. , - style="height:2em" ! 9 , align=left ,
Hugh Mitchell , , Democratic , nowrap , Jan 10, 1945 –
Dec 25, 1946 , Appointed to finish Wallgren's term.Lost election to next term and resigned. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=4 , 10 , rowspan=4 align=left ,
Harry P. Cain , rowspan=4 , Republican , rowspan=4 nowrap , Dec 26, 1946 –
Jan 3, 1953 , Appointed to finish Mitchell's term, having already been elected to the next term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1946.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 11 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 12 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1950. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=16 , 11 , rowspan=16 align=left ,
Henry M. Jackson Henry Martin "Scoop" Jackson (May 31, 1912 – September 1, 1983) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. representative (1941–1953) and U.S. senator (1953–1983) from the state of Washington. A Cold War liberal and anti ...
, rowspan=16 , Democratic , rowspan=16 nowrap , Jan 3, 1953 –
Sep 1, 1983 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1952. , rowspan=3 , 12 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 13 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1956. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1958. , rowspan=3 , 13 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 14 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1962. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1964. , rowspan=3 , 14 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 15 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1968. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1970. , rowspan=3 , 15 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 16 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1974.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1976. , rowspan=3 , 16 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 17 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1980.Lost re-election. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Jan 3, 1981 –
Jan 3, 1987 , rowspan=5 , Republican , rowspan=5 align=right ,
Slade Gorton ! rowspan=5 , 8 , - style="height:2em" , Re-elected in 1982.Died. , rowspan=5 , 17 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Sep 1, 1983 –
Sep 8, 1983 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 12 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Daniel J. Evans Daniel Jackson Evans (born October 16, 1925) is an American politician who served as the 16th governor of Washington from 1965 to 1977, and as United States senator representing Washington State from 1983 to 1989.Elected to finish Jackson's term.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 18 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1986.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 1987 –
Jan 3, 1993 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Brock Adams Brockman Adams (January 13, 1927 – September 10, 2004) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of Congress. A Democrat from Washington, Adams served as a U.S. Representative, Senator, and United States Secretary of Trans ...
! rowspan=3 , 9 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 13 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
Slade Gorton , rowspan=6 , Republican , rowspan=6 nowrap , Jan 3, 1989 –
Jan 3, 2001 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1988. , rowspan=3 , 18 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 19 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1992. , rowspan=18 nowrap , Jan 3, 1993 –
Present , rowspan=18 , Democratic , rowspan=18 align=right ,
Patty Murray ! rowspan=18 , 10 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1994.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 19 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 20 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1998. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=12 , 14 , rowspan=12 align=left ,
Maria Cantwell Maria Ellen Cantwell (; born October 13, 1958) is an American politician and former businesswoman serving as the junior United States senator from Washington since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the Washingto ...
, rowspan=12 , Democratic , rowspan=12 nowrap , Jan 3, 2001 –
Present , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2000. , rowspan=3 , 20 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 21 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2004. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2006. , rowspan=3 , 21 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 22 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2010. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2012. , rowspan=3 , 22 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 23 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2016. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2018. , rowspan=3 , 23 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 24 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2022. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 colspan=5 , To be determined in the 2024 election. , rowspan=3, 24 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , 25 , colspan=5 , To be determined in the 2028 election.


Living former senators

, there is one living former U.S. senator from Washington. The most recent and most recently serving senator to die was Slade Gorton (served 1981–1987 and 1989–2001) on August 19, 2020.


Superlatives


Longest service


Shortest service


Youngest at beginning of service


Oldest at end of service


See also

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List of United States representatives from Washington The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Washington. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present da ...
* United States congressional delegations from Washington *
Elections in Washington (state) In Washington (state), Washington, elections are authorized by Articles II, III, and IV of the Washington State Constitution, which respectively include the establishment of elections for the legislative, executive, and judiciary branches of the ...


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 p ...
Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...