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Georgia was admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788. The state has had senators since the 1st Congress. Its Senate seats were declared vacant in Mar 1861 owing to its secession from the Union. They were again filled from February 1871.
United States senators are popularly elected to six-year terms that begin on January 3 of the year after their election. Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. Before 1914, Georgia's senators were chosen by the
William Few , rowspan=2 , Anti-
Admin. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 4, 1789 –
Mar 3, 1793 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1789.Lost re-election. , rowspan=2 , 1 , , rowspan=3 , 1 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1789. , rowspan=8 nowrap , Mar 4, 1789 –
Mar 3, 1801 , rowspan=3 , Anti-
Admin. , rowspan="8" style="text-align:right;", James Gunn ! rowspan=8 , 1 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 2 , rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;",
James Jackson , , Anti-
Admin. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 4, 1793 –
Nov 16, 1795 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1793.Resigned to run for the Georgia legislature. , rowspan=5 , 2 , , - style="height:2em" , , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=3 , rowspan=5 , 2 , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1794. , rowspan=5 ,
Feb 20, 1796 , Appointed to continue Jackson's term.Retired when successor elected. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 4 , rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;",
Republican , rowspan=2 nowrap , Feb 20, 1796 –
Mar 3, 1799 , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Jackson's term. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 5 , rowspan="6" style="text-align:left;",
Abraham Baldwin , rowspan=6 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1799 –
Mar 4, 1807 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1799. , rowspan=3 , 3 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 3 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1800.Died. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1801 –
Mar 19, 1806 , rowspan=3 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan="3" style="text-align:right;",
James Jackson ! rowspan=3 , 2 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1804.Died. , rowspan=9 , 4 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Mar 19, 1806 –
Jun 19, 1806 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Elected to finish Jackson's term. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Jun 19, 1806 –
Nov 14, 1809 , rowspan=5 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan="5" style="text-align:right;",
John Milledge ! rowspan=5 , 3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 4, 1807 –
Aug 27, 1807 , , rowspan=3 , rowspan=7 , 4 , rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 1806.Resigned. , - style="height:2em" ! 6 , align=left ,
George Jones , , Democratic-
Republican , nowrap , Aug 27, 1807 –
Nov 7, 1807 , Appointed to continue Baldwin's term.Lost special election. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 7 , rowspan="6" style="text-align:left;",
William H. Crawford , rowspan=6 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=6 nowrap , Nov 7, 1807 –
Mar 23, 1813 , rowspan=4 , Elected to finish Baldwin's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Nov 14, 1809 –
Nov 27, 1809 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Milledge's term. , rowspan=13 nowrap , Nov 27, 1809 –
Mar 3, 1819 , rowspan=13 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan="13" style="text-align:right;",
Charles Tait ! rowspan=13 , 4 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1810 or 1811Resigned to become
Apr 8, 1813 , , - style="height:2em" ! 8 , align=left , William Bellinger Bulloch , , Democratic-
Republican , nowrap , Apr 8, 1813 –
Nov 6, 1813 , Appointed to continue Crawford's term.Retired when successor elected. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 9 , rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;",
William Wyatt Bibb , rowspan=2 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=2 nowrap , Nov 6, 1813 –
Nov 9, 1816 , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Crawford's term.
Resigned. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Nov 9, 1816 –
Nov 13, 1816 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 10 , rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;",
George Troup , rowspan=2 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=2 nowrap , Nov 13, 1816 –
Sep 23, 1818 , Elected to finish Bibb's term. , - style="height:2em" , Elected to full term in 1816.Resigned. , rowspan=9 , 6 , rowspan=4 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Sep 23, 1818 –
Nov 23, 1818 , , - style="height:2em" ! 11 , align=left ,
John Forsyth , , Democratic-
Republican , nowrap , Nov 23, 1818 –
Feb 17, 1819 , Elected to finish Troup's term.Resigned to become
Nov 6, 1819 , rowspan=2 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , rowspan=8 , 6 , rowspan=8 , Elected in 1819. , rowspan=8 nowrap , Mar 4, 1819 –
Mar 3, 1825 , rowspan=8 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan="8" style="text-align:right;",
John Elliott ! rowspan=8 , 5 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 12 , rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;",
Freeman Walker , rowspan=2 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=2 nowrap , Nov 6, 1819 –
Aug 6, 1821 , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Forsyth's term.Resigned. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Aug 6, 1821 –
Nov 10, 1821 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 13 , rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;",
Republican , rowspan=2 nowrap , Nov 10, 1821 –
Sep 7, 1824 , Elected to finish Walker's term. , - style="height:2em" , Re-elected in 1823.Died. , rowspan=6 , 7 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Sep 7, 1824 –
Dec 6, 1824 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 14 , rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;",
Republican , rowspan=3 nowrap , Dec 6, 1824 –
Nov 7, 1828 , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Ware's term.Resigned. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Jacksonian , , rowspan=6 , 7 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1825.Resigned to become U.S. Attorney General. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Mar 4, 1825 –
Mar 9, 1829 , rowspan=4 , Jacksonian , rowspan="4" style="text-align:right;",
Mar 3, 1829 , Elected to finish Cobb's term. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 16 , rowspan="5" style="text-align:left;",
George Troup , rowspan=5 , Jacksonian , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1829 –
Nov 8, 1833 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1828.Resigned. , rowspan=9 , 8 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Mar 9, 1829 –
Nov 9, 1829 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Elected to finish Berrien's term. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Nov 9, 1829 –
Jun 27, 1834 , rowspan=5 , Jacksonian , rowspan="5" style="text-align:right;",
John Forsyth ! rowspan=5 , 7 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=7 , 8 , rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 1830 or 1831.Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Nov 8, 1833 –
Nov 21, 1833 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 17 , rowspan="5" style="text-align:left;",
Nov 1, 1837 , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Troup's term. , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Jun 27, 1834 –
Jan 12, 1835 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Forsyth's term. , rowspan=7 nowrap , Jan 12, 1835 –
Mar 3, 1843 , rowspan=2 , Jacksonian , rowspan="7" style="text-align:right;",
Nov 22, 1837 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 18 , rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;",
Wilson Lumpkin , rowspan=2 ,
Mar 3, 1841 , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish King's term. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=9 , 19 , rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;",
May 1845 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1840.Resigned to become judge of the Supreme Court of Georgia. , rowspan=5 , 10 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 10 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1843.Resigned. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1843 –
Feb 4, 1848 , rowspan=5 ,
Nov 13, 1845 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan="5" style="text-align:left;",
May 28, 1852 , Elected to finish his own term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 1846.Resigned. , rowspan=5 , 11 , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to finish Colquitt's term.Retired. , nowrap , Feb 4, 1848 –
Mar 3, 1849 , ,
Mar 3, 1855 , rowspan=5 , Whig , rowspan="5" style="text-align:right;",
William Crosby Dawson ! rowspan=5 , 11 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , May 28, 1852 –
May 31, 1852 , , - style="height:2em" ! 20 , align=left ,
Mar 3, 1853 , Appointed to finish Berrien's term. , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 21 , rowspan="5" style="text-align:left;",
Robert Toombs , rowspan=5 ,
Feb 4, 1861 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1852. , rowspan=3 , 12 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 12 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1854 or 1855.Withdrew. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1855 –
Jan 28, 1861 , rowspan=3 ,
Alfred Iverson Sr. ! rowspan=3 , 12 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1858.Withdrew. , rowspan=5 , 13 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=7 , Civil War and Reconstruction , rowspan=7 nowrap , Jan 28, 1861 –
Feb 1, 1871 , rowspan=7 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=7 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , rowspan=7 nowrap , Feb 4, 1861 –
Feb 24, 1871 , rowspan=7 , Civil War and Reconstruction , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 13 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , 14 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 14 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1867 to finish the term, but not seated until Georgia's readmission.Retired. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Feb 1, 1871 –
Mar 3, 1873 , rowspan=4 , Republican , rowspan="4" style="text-align:right;",
Mar 3, 1871 , Elected to finish term. , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 4, 1871 –
Nov 14, 1871 ,
Mar 3, 1877 , rowspan=3 , Elected after Blodgett's credentials were rejected.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 15 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1873. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Mar 4, 1873 –
May 26, 1880 , rowspan=4 ,
Benjamin Harvey Hill , rowspan=4 ,
Aug 16, 1882 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1877.Died. , rowspan=6 , 16 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , rowspan=6 , 16 , Re-elected in 1879.Resigned to promote a venture for the
Mar 3, 1891 , rowspan=8 ,
Joseph E. Brown ! rowspan=8 , 15 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Aug 16, 1882 –
Nov 15, 1882 , , - style="height:2em" ! 25 , align=left ,
Mar 3, 1883 , Elected to finish Hill's term.Retired. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 26 , rowspan="6" style="text-align:left;",
Mar 26, 1894 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1883. , rowspan=3 , 17 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 17 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1885.Retired due to illness. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1888Died. , rowspan=5 , 18 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 18 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1890.Retired. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1891 –
Mar 3, 1897 , rowspan=5 ,
Apr 2, 1894 , , - style="height:2em" ! 27 , align=left ,
Patrick Walsh , ,
Mar 3, 1895 , Appointed to continue Colquitt's term. Elected in 1894 to finish Colquitt's term.Lost renomination. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=13 , 28 , rowspan="13" style="text-align:left;",
Augustus Octavius Bacon , rowspan=13 ,
Feb 14, 1914 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1894. , rowspan=3 , 19 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 19 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1896. , rowspan=7 nowrap , Mar 4, 1897 –
Nov 13, 1910 , rowspan=7 ,
Nov 17, 1910 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue Clay's term.Lost election to finish Clay's term. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Nov 17, 1910 –
Jul 14, 1911 , rowspan=2 ,
Did not take office until Nov 16 upon resigning as
Mar 3, 1921 , rowspan=8 ,
Mar 2, 1914 , , - style="height:2em" ! 29 , align=left ,
Nov 3, 1914 , Appointed to continue Bacon's term.Successor elected. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 30 , rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;",
Mar 3, 1919 , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Bacon's term.Lost renomination. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 22 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1914.Lost renomination. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=10 , 31 , rowspan="10" style="text-align:left;",
Apr 18, 1932 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1918. , rowspan=6 , 23 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , rowspan=6 , 23 , Elected in 1920.Died. , nowrap , Mar 4, 1921 –
Sep 26, 1922 , ,
Nov 21, 1922 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Watson's term.Retired. , nowrap , Nov 21, 1922 –
Nov 22, 1922 , ,
Rebecca Latimer Felton ! 21 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Watson's term. , rowspan=21 nowrap , Nov 22, 1922 –
Jan 3, 1957 , rowspan=21 ,
Apr 25, 1932 , , - style="height:2em" ! 32 , align=left ,
Jan 11, 1933 , Appointed to continue Harris's term.Successor elected. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=21 , 33 , rowspan="21" style="text-align:left;",
Richard Russell Jr. , rowspan=21 ,
Jan 21, 1971 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1932 to finish Harris's term. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 25 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1932. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1936. , rowspan=3 , 26 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 26 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1938. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1942. , rowspan=3 , 27 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 27 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1944. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1948. , rowspan=3 , 28 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 28 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1950.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1954. , rowspan=3 , 29 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 29 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1956. , rowspan=15 nowrap , Jan 3, 1957 –
Jan 3, 1981 , rowspan=15 ,
Herman Talmadge ! rowspan=15 , 23 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1960. , rowspan=3 , 30 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 30 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1962. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1966.Died. , rowspan=6 , 31 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 31 , rowspan=6 , Re-elected in 1968. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Jan 21, 1971 –
Feb 1, 1971 , , - style="height:2em" ! 34 , align=left ,
David H. Gambrell , ,
Nov 7, 1972 , Appointed to continue Russell's term.Lost nomination to finish Russell's term. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=13 , 35 , rowspan="13" style="text-align:left;",
Sam Nunn , rowspan=13 ,
Jan 3, 1997 , Elected to finish Russell's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to full term in 1972. , rowspan=3 , 32 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 32 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1974.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1978. , rowspan=3 , 33 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 33 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1980.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 1981 –
Jan 3, 1987 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan="3" style="text-align:right;",
Mack Mattingly ! rowspan=3 , 24 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1984. , rowspan=3 , 34 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 34 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1986.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 1987 –
Jan 3, 1993 , rowspan=3 ,
Jul 18, 2000 , rowspan=4 , Republican , rowspan="4" style="text-align:right;",
Paul Coverdell ! rowspan=4 , 26 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 36 , rowspan="5" style="text-align:left;",
Max Cleland , rowspan=5 ,
Jan 3, 2003 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1996.Lost re-election. , rowspan=5 , 36 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=5 , 36 , Re-elected in 1998.Died. , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , July 18, 2000 –
July 27, 2000 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Appointed to continue Coverdell's term. Elected in 2000 to finish Coverdell's term.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , July 27, 2000 –
Jan 3, 2005 , rowspan=3 ,
Zell Miller ! rowspan=3 , 27 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 37 , rowspan="6" style="text-align:left;",
Saxby Chambliss , rowspan=6 , Republican , rowspan=6 nowrap , Jan 3, 2003 –
Jan 3, 2015 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2002. , rowspan=3 , 37 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 37 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2004. , rowspan=8 nowrap , Jan 3, 2005 –
Dec 31, 2019 , rowspan=8 , Republican , rowspan="8" style="text-align:right;",
Johnny Isakson ! rowspan=8 , 28 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2008 in runoff election.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 38 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 38 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2010. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 38 , rowspan="5" style="text-align:left;",
David Perdue , rowspan=5 , Republican , rowspan=5 nowrap , Jan 3, 2015 –
Jan 3, 2021 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 2014.Term expired before runoff election.Lost re-election in runoff. , rowspan=5 , 39 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 39 , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 2016.Resigned. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Dec 31, 2019 –
Jan 6, 2020 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue Isakson's term.Lost election in runoff to finish Isakson's term. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Jan 6, 2020 –
Jan 20, 2021 , rowspan=2 , Republican , rowspan="2" style="text-align:right;",
Kelly Loeffler ! rowspan=2 , 29 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Jan 3, 2021 –
Jan 20, 2021 , , rowspan=4 , 40 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 39 , rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;",
Jon Ossoff , rowspan=3 ,
Present , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2021 in runoff election. , Elected in 2021 in runoff election to finish Isakson's term. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Jan 20, 2021 –
Present , rowspan=4 ,
Raphael Warnock ! rowspan=4 , 30 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 40 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2022 in runoff election. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 colspan=5 , To be determined in the 2026 election. , rowspan=2, 41 , , - style="height:2em" , , 41 , colspan=6 , To be determined in the 2028 election.
Georgia General Assembly
The Georgia General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is bicameral, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Each of the General Assembly's 236 members serve two-year terms and are directly ...
, and before 1935, their terms began March 4. Popular Senate elections remained despite the General Assembly not taking action to ratify 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 ...
that was passed in 1913.
Rebecca Latimer Felton was the first female U.S. senator, representing Georgia in the Senate for one day in 1922, having been appointed to the seat to replace the late Thomas E. Watson
Thomas Edward Watson (September 5, 1856 – September 26, 1922) was an American politician, attorney, newspaper editor and writer from Georgia. In the 1890s Watson championed poor farmers as a leader of the Populist Party, articulating an a ...
.
Since January 20, 2021, Georgia has been represented in the Senate by Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock. Ossoff defeated Republican David Perdue in the regularly-scheduled 2020 election, while Warnock defeated appointed Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler in the concurrent special election, both of which were decided in runoffs on January 5, 2021. Ossoff is the first Jewish senator from Georgia and Warnock the first black senator from Georgia.
List of senators
, - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 1 , rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;",William Few , rowspan=2 , Anti-
Admin. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 4, 1789 –
Mar 3, 1793 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1789.Lost re-election. , rowspan=2 , 1 , , rowspan=3 , 1 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1789. , rowspan=8 nowrap , Mar 4, 1789 –
Mar 3, 1801 , rowspan=3 , Anti-
Admin. , rowspan="8" style="text-align:right;", James Gunn ! rowspan=8 , 1 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 2 , rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;",
James Jackson , , Anti-
Admin. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 4, 1793 –
Nov 16, 1795 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1793.Resigned to run for the Georgia legislature. , rowspan=5 , 2 , , - style="height:2em" , , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=3 , rowspan=5 , 2 , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1794. , rowspan=5 ,
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, align=left , George Walton
George Walton (c. 1749 – February 2, 1804), a Founding Father of the United States, signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia and also served as the second chief executive of Georgia.
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, , Federalist
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, nowrap , Nov 16, 1795 –Feb 20, 1796 , Appointed to continue Jackson's term.Retired when successor elected. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 4 , rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;",
Josiah Tattnall Josiah Tattnall may refer to:
*Josiah Tattnall (politician) (1765–1803), American politician
* Josiah Tattnall Sr. (1740–1803), British colonist
*Josiah Tattnall III
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, rowspan=2 , Democratic-Republican , rowspan=2 nowrap , Feb 20, 1796 –
Mar 3, 1799 , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Jackson's term. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 5 , rowspan="6" style="text-align:left;",
Abraham Baldwin , rowspan=6 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1799 –
Mar 4, 1807 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1799. , rowspan=3 , 3 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 3 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1800.Died. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1801 –
Mar 19, 1806 , rowspan=3 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan="3" style="text-align:right;",
James Jackson ! rowspan=3 , 2 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1804.Died. , rowspan=9 , 4 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Mar 19, 1806 –
Jun 19, 1806 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Elected to finish Jackson's term. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Jun 19, 1806 –
Nov 14, 1809 , rowspan=5 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan="5" style="text-align:right;",
John Milledge ! rowspan=5 , 3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 4, 1807 –
Aug 27, 1807 , , rowspan=3 , rowspan=7 , 4 , rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 1806.Resigned. , - style="height:2em" ! 6 , align=left ,
George Jones , , Democratic-
Republican , nowrap , Aug 27, 1807 –
Nov 7, 1807 , Appointed to continue Baldwin's term.Lost special election. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 7 , rowspan="6" style="text-align:left;",
William H. Crawford , rowspan=6 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=6 nowrap , Nov 7, 1807 –
Mar 23, 1813 , rowspan=4 , Elected to finish Baldwin's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Nov 14, 1809 –
Nov 27, 1809 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Milledge's term. , rowspan=13 nowrap , Nov 27, 1809 –
Mar 3, 1819 , rowspan=13 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan="13" style="text-align:right;",
Charles Tait ! rowspan=13 , 4 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1810 or 1811Resigned to become
U.S. Minister to France
The United States ambassador to France is the official representative of the president of the United States to the president of France. The United States has maintained diplomatic relations with France since the American Revolution. Relations we ...
.
, rowspan=8 , 5
,
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=4
, rowspan=11 , 5
, rowspan=11 , Re-elected in 1813.
, - style="height:2em"
, colspan=3 , ''Vacant''
, nowrap , Mar 23, 1813 –Apr 8, 1813 , , - style="height:2em" ! 8 , align=left , William Bellinger Bulloch , , Democratic-
Republican , nowrap , Apr 8, 1813 –
Nov 6, 1813 , Appointed to continue Crawford's term.Retired when successor elected. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 9 , rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;",
William Wyatt Bibb , rowspan=2 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=2 nowrap , Nov 6, 1813 –
Nov 9, 1816 , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Crawford's term.
Resigned. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Nov 9, 1816 –
Nov 13, 1816 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 10 , rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;",
George Troup , rowspan=2 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=2 nowrap , Nov 13, 1816 –
Sep 23, 1818 , Elected to finish Bibb's term. , - style="height:2em" , Elected to full term in 1816.Resigned. , rowspan=9 , 6 , rowspan=4 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Sep 23, 1818 –
Nov 23, 1818 , , - style="height:2em" ! 11 , align=left ,
John Forsyth , , Democratic-
Republican , nowrap , Nov 23, 1818 –
Feb 17, 1819 , Elected to finish Troup's term.Resigned to become
U.S. Minister to Spain
The incumbent ambassador is Julissa Reynoso Pantaleón, she was sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris on January 7, 2022 and presented her credentials on February 2, 2022.
This is a list of United States ambassadors to Spain from 1779 to the ...
.
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=2 colspan=3 , ''Vacant''
, rowspan=2 nowrap , Feb 17, 1819 –Nov 6, 1819 , rowspan=2 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , rowspan=8 , 6 , rowspan=8 , Elected in 1819. , rowspan=8 nowrap , Mar 4, 1819 –
Mar 3, 1825 , rowspan=8 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan="8" style="text-align:right;",
John Elliott ! rowspan=8 , 5 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 12 , rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;",
Freeman Walker , rowspan=2 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=2 nowrap , Nov 6, 1819 –
Aug 6, 1821 , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Forsyth's term.Resigned. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Aug 6, 1821 –
Nov 10, 1821 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 13 , rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;",
Nicholas Ware
Nicholas Ware (February 16, 1776September 7, 1824) was a United States senator from Georgia.
Ware was born in Caroline County, Virginia and later moved with his parents to Edgefield, South Carolina and a few years later to Augusta, Georgia. He ...
, rowspan=2 , Democratic-Republican , rowspan=2 nowrap , Nov 10, 1821 –
Sep 7, 1824 , Elected to finish Walker's term. , - style="height:2em" , Re-elected in 1823.Died. , rowspan=6 , 7 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Sep 7, 1824 –
Dec 6, 1824 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 14 , rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;",
Thomas W. Cobb
Thomas Willis Cobb (1784February 1, 1830) was a United States representative and Senator from Georgia.
Biography
Born in Columbia County, Georgia, he pursued preparatory studies, and studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Le ...
, , Democratic-Republican , rowspan=3 nowrap , Dec 6, 1824 –
Nov 7, 1828 , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Ware's term.Resigned. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Jacksonian , , rowspan=6 , 7 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1825.Resigned to become U.S. Attorney General. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Mar 4, 1825 –
Mar 9, 1829 , rowspan=4 , Jacksonian , rowspan="4" style="text-align:right;",
John M. Berrien
John Macpherson Berrien (August 23, 1781January 1, 1856) of United States senator from Georgia and Attorney General of the United States during the presidency of Andrew Jackson.
Early life and education
Berrien was born on August 23, 1781 at ...
! rowspan=4 , 6
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=2
, - style="height:2em"
! 15
, align=left , Oliver H. Prince
Oliver Hillhouse Prince (July 31, 1782October 9, 1837) was an editor, attorney and politician, elected as United States Senator by the Georgia state legislature in 1828. Born in Connecticut, he had migrated as a child with his parents to Georgia ...
, , Jacksonian
, nowrap , Nov 7, 1828 –Mar 3, 1829 , Elected to finish Cobb's term. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 16 , rowspan="5" style="text-align:left;",
George Troup , rowspan=5 , Jacksonian , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1829 –
Nov 8, 1833 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1828.Resigned. , rowspan=9 , 8 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Mar 9, 1829 –
Nov 9, 1829 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Elected to finish Berrien's term. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Nov 9, 1829 –
Jun 27, 1834 , rowspan=5 , Jacksonian , rowspan="5" style="text-align:right;",
John Forsyth ! rowspan=5 , 7 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=7 , 8 , rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 1830 or 1831.Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Nov 8, 1833 –
Nov 21, 1833 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 17 , rowspan="5" style="text-align:left;",
John P. King
John Pendleton King (April 3, 1799March 19, 1888) was an attorney, planter and politician, serving as United States Senator from Georgia. He resigned in 1837 before the end of his term to devote himself to his plantation and business, serving fo ...
, rowspan=4 , Jacksonian
, rowspan=5 nowrap , Nov 21, 1833 –Nov 1, 1837 , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Troup's term. , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Jun 27, 1834 –
Jan 12, 1835 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Forsyth's term. , rowspan=7 nowrap , Jan 12, 1835 –
Mar 3, 1843 , rowspan=2 , Jacksonian , rowspan="7" style="text-align:right;",
Alfred Cuthbert
Alfred Cuthbert (December 23, 1785July 9, 1856) was a United States representative and Senator from Georgia. He should not be confused with his brother, John Alfred Cuthbert.
Life and career
Cuthbert was born in Savannah. He was instructed by pr ...
! rowspan=7 , 8
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1834.Resigned.
, rowspan=5 , 9
,
, - style="height:2em"
, , Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan=3
, rowspan=5 , 9
, rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1837.Retired.
, rowspan=5 , Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, - style="height:2em"
, colspan=3 , ''Vacant''
, nowrap , Nov 1, 1837 –Nov 22, 1837 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 18 , rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;",
Wilson Lumpkin , rowspan=2 ,
Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan=2 nowrap , Nov 22, 1837 –Mar 3, 1841 , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish King's term. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=9 , 19 , rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;",
John M. Berrien
John Macpherson Berrien (August 23, 1781January 1, 1856) of United States senator from Georgia and Attorney General of the United States during the presidency of Andrew Jackson.
Early life and education
Berrien was born on August 23, 1781 at ...
, rowspan=3 , Whig
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1841 –May 1845 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1840.Resigned to become judge of the Supreme Court of Georgia. , rowspan=5 , 10 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 10 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1843.Resigned. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1843 –
Feb 4, 1848 , rowspan=5 ,
Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan="5" style="text-align:right;", Walter T. Colquitt
Walter Terry Colquitt (December 27, 1799May 7, 1855) was a lawyer, circuit-riding Methodist preacher, and politician. Born in Virginia, he later moved with his family to Georgia, where he grew up. He graduated from Princeton College, "read the l ...
! rowspan=5 , 9
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=3
, - style="height:2em"
, colspan=2 , ''Vacant''
, nowrap , May 1845 –Nov 13, 1845 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan="5" style="text-align:left;",
John M. Berrien
John Macpherson Berrien (August 23, 1781January 1, 1856) of United States senator from Georgia and Attorney General of the United States during the presidency of Andrew Jackson.
Early life and education
Berrien was born on August 23, 1781 at ...
, rowspan=5 , Whig
, rowspan=5 nowrap , Nov 13, 1845 –May 28, 1852 , Elected to finish his own term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 1846.Resigned. , rowspan=5 , 11 , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to finish Colquitt's term.Retired. , nowrap , Feb 4, 1848 –
Mar 3, 1849 , ,
Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, align=right , Herschel Johnson
Herschel Vespasian Johnson (May 3, 1894 – April 16, 1966) was a United States of America, U.S. diplomat from North Carolina. He was the great grandson of Governor Herschel Vespasian Johnson. He served as a U.S. Foreign Service Officer from ...
! 10
, - style="height:2em"
,
, rowspan=5 , 11
, rowspan=5 , Elected in 1847 for the term beginning in 1849.
, rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1849 –Mar 3, 1855 , rowspan=5 , Whig , rowspan="5" style="text-align:right;",
William Crosby Dawson ! rowspan=5 , 11 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , May 28, 1852 –
May 31, 1852 , , - style="height:2em" ! 20 , align=left ,
Robert M. Charlton
Robert Milledge Charlton (January 19, 1807January 18, 1854) was an American politician and jurist. He served as a Senator representing Georgia from 1852 to 1853.
Charlton was born in Savannah, Georgia, on January 19, 1807, to Thomas Charlton, ...
, , Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, nowrap , May 31, 1852 –Mar 3, 1853 , Appointed to finish Berrien's term. , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 21 , rowspan="5" style="text-align:left;",
Robert Toombs , rowspan=5 ,
Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1853 –Feb 4, 1861 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1852. , rowspan=3 , 12 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 12 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1854 or 1855.Withdrew. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1855 –
Jan 28, 1861 , rowspan=3 ,
Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan="3" style="text-align:right;", Alfred Iverson Sr. ! rowspan=3 , 12 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1858.Withdrew. , rowspan=5 , 13 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=7 , Civil War and Reconstruction , rowspan=7 nowrap , Jan 28, 1861 –
Feb 1, 1871 , rowspan=7 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=7 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , rowspan=7 nowrap , Feb 4, 1861 –
Feb 24, 1871 , rowspan=7 , Civil War and Reconstruction , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 13 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , 14 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 14 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1867 to finish the term, but not seated until Georgia's readmission.Retired. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Feb 1, 1871 –
Mar 3, 1873 , rowspan=4 , Republican , rowspan="4" style="text-align:right;",
Joshua Hill Joshua or Josh Hill may refer to:
* Joshua Hill (baseball) (born 1983), Australian baseball player
* Joshua Hill (Pitcairn Island leader) (1773–c. 1844), American adventurer
* Joshua Hill (politician) (1812–1891), American politician
* Josh ...
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, - style="height:2em"
! 22
, align=left , Homer V. M. Miller
Homer Virgil Milton Miller (April 29, 1814 – May 31, 1896) was an American physician and politician from the U.S. state of Georgia, who practiced medicine for the Confederacy in the American Civil War and served as a U.S. Senator from Ge ...
, , Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, nowrap , Feb 24, 1871 –Mar 3, 1871 , Elected to finish term. , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 4, 1871 –
Nov 14, 1871 ,
Foster Blodgett
Foster Blodgett Jr. (c. 1827–1877) was an American politician elected mayor of Augusta, Georgia, from 1859 to 1860, and returned to the mayoralty via military appointment between 1867 and 1868. Blodgett was elected to the United States Senate b ...
(R) presented credentials as Senator-elect, but the Senate declared him not elected.
, rowspan=4 , 15
, rowspan=2
, - style="height:2em"
! rowspan=3 , 23
, rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;", Thomas M. Norwood
Thomas Manson Norwood (April 26, 1830June 19, 1913) was a United States senator and Representative from Georgia.
Early years and education
Born in Talbot County, Georgia, he pursued an academic course, and graduated from Emory College in 1850 ...
, rowspan=3 , Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Nov 14, 1871 –Mar 3, 1877 , rowspan=3 , Elected after Blodgett's credentials were rejected.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 15 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1873. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Mar 4, 1873 –
May 26, 1880 , rowspan=4 ,
Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan="4" style="text-align:right;", John B. Gordon
John Brown Gordon () was an attorney, a slaveholding plantation owner, general in the Confederate States Army, and politician in the postwar years. By the end of the Civil War, he had become "one of Robert E. Lee's most trusted generals."
Af ...
! rowspan=4 , 14
, - style="height:2em"
,
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! rowspan=4 , 24
, rowspan="4" style="text-align:left;", Benjamin Harvey Hill , rowspan=4 ,
Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan=4 nowrap , Mar 4, 1877 –Aug 16, 1882 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1877.Died. , rowspan=6 , 16 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , rowspan=6 , 16 , Re-elected in 1879.Resigned to promote a venture for the
Georgia Pacific Railway
The Georgia Pacific Railway was a railway company chartered on December 31, 1881, consolidating the Georgia Western Railroad and the Georgia Pacific Railroad Company of Alabama.
The Georgia Western Railroad was chartered by the Georgia Legisla ...
.
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=5 , Elected to finish Gordon's term.
, rowspan=8 nowrap , May 26, 1880 –Mar 3, 1891 , rowspan=8 ,
Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan="8" style="text-align:right;", Joseph E. Brown ! rowspan=8 , 15 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Aug 16, 1882 –
Nov 15, 1882 , , - style="height:2em" ! 25 , align=left ,
Middleton P. Barrow
Middleton Pope Barrow (August 1, 1839December 23, 1903) was a United States senator from Georgia. Born near Antioch, Georgia, in Oglethorpe County, he attended a private academy and graduated from the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Geor ...
, , Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, nowrap , Nov 15, 1882 –Mar 3, 1883 , Elected to finish Hill's term.Retired. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 26 , rowspan="6" style="text-align:left;",
Alfred H. Colquitt
Alfred Holt Colquitt (April 20, 1824March 26, 1894) was an American lawyer, preacher, soldier, and politician. Elected as the List of Governors of Georgia, 49th Governor of Georgia (1877–1882), he was one of numerous Democrats elected to offi ...
, rowspan=6 , Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1883 –Mar 26, 1894 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1883. , rowspan=3 , 17 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 17 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1885.Retired due to illness. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1888Died. , rowspan=5 , 18 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 18 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1890.Retired. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1891 –
Mar 3, 1897 , rowspan=5 ,
Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan="5" style="text-align:right;", John B. Gordon
John Brown Gordon () was an attorney, a slaveholding plantation owner, general in the Confederate States Army, and politician in the postwar years. By the end of the Civil War, he had become "one of Robert E. Lee's most trusted generals."
Af ...
! rowspan=5 , 16
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=3
, - style="height:2em"
, colspan=3 , ''Vacant''
, nowrap , Mar 26, 1894 –Apr 2, 1894 , , - style="height:2em" ! 27 , align=left ,
Patrick Walsh , ,
Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, nowrap , Apr 2, 1894 –Mar 3, 1895 , Appointed to continue Colquitt's term. Elected in 1894 to finish Colquitt's term.Lost renomination. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=13 , 28 , rowspan="13" style="text-align:left;",
Augustus Octavius Bacon , rowspan=13 ,
Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan=13 nowrap , Mar 4, 1895 –Feb 14, 1914 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1894. , rowspan=3 , 19 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 19 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1896. , rowspan=7 nowrap , Mar 4, 1897 –
Nov 13, 1910 , rowspan=7 ,
Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan="7" style="text-align:right;", Alexander S. Clay
Alexander Stephens Clay (September 25, 1853November 13, 1910) was a United States senator from Georgia.
Biography
Clay was born in Powder Springs, Georgia, and graduated from Hiwassee College in Tennessee in 1875. He was admitted to the bar ...
! rowspan=7 , 17
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, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1900.Legislature failed to elect.
, rowspan=3 , 20
,
, - style="height:2em"
,
, rowspan=3 , 20
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1902.
, - style="height:2em"
,
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=6 , Appointed to begin the next term. Re-elected in 1907.Legislature failed to elect.
, rowspan=6 , 21
,
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=3
, rowspan=9 , 21
, Re-elected in 1909.Died.
, - style="height:2em"
,
, nowrap , Nov 13, 1910 –Nov 17, 1910 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue Clay's term.Lost election to finish Clay's term. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Nov 17, 1910 –
Jul 14, 1911 , rowspan=2 ,
Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan="2" style="text-align:right;", Joseph M. Terrell
Joseph Meriwether Terrell (June 6, 1861November 17, 1912) was a United States Senate, United States Senator and the List of Governors of Georgia, 57th Governor of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia.
Background
Born in Greenville, Georgia, Greenvill ...
! rowspan=2 , 18
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=2
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=5 , Elected to finish Clay's term.Did not take office until Nov 16 upon resigning as
Governor of Georgia
The governor of Georgia is the head of government of Georgia and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor also has a duty to enforce state laws, the power to either veto or approve bills passed by the Georgia Legisl ...
.
, rowspan=8 nowrap , Jul 14, 1911 –Mar 3, 1921 , rowspan=8 ,
Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan="8" style="text-align:right;", M. Hoke Smith
Michael Hoke Smith (September 2, 1855November 27, 1931) was an American attorney, politician, and newspaper owner who served as United States secretary of the interior (1893–1896), 58th governor of Georgia (1907–1909, 1911), and a United S ...
! rowspan=8 , 19
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, Appointed to begin the term. Re-elected in 1913, the first election by popular vote.Died.
, rowspan=6 , 22
, rowspan=4
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, colspan=3 , ''Vacant''
, nowrap , Feb 14, 1914 –Mar 2, 1914 , , - style="height:2em" ! 29 , align=left ,
William S. West
William Stanley West (August 23, 1849December 22, 1914) was a United States Senate, United States Senator from the state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. He was a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat. He is notable for being the first per ...
, , Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, nowrap , Mar 2, 1914 –Nov 3, 1914 , Appointed to continue Bacon's term.Successor elected. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 30 , rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;",
Thomas W. Hardwick
Thomas William Hardwick (December 9, 1872January 31, 1944) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia who served as governor of Georgia, a United States Senator from Georgia, a member of the United States House of Representati ...
, rowspan=3 , Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Nov 4, 1914 –Mar 3, 1919 , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Bacon's term.Lost renomination. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 22 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1914.Lost renomination. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=10 , 31 , rowspan="10" style="text-align:left;",
William J. Harris
William Julius Harris (February 3, 1868April 18, 1932) was a United States senator from the state of Georgia. He was a great-grandson of Charles Hooks, who had been a Representative from North Carolina, and son-in-law of Joseph Wheeler, Confed ...
, rowspan=10 , Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan=10 nowrap , Mar 4, 1919 –Apr 18, 1932 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1918. , rowspan=6 , 23 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , rowspan=6 , 23 , Elected in 1920.Died. , nowrap , Mar 4, 1921 –
Sep 26, 1922 , ,
Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, align=right , Thomas E. Watson
Thomas Edward Watson (September 5, 1856 – September 26, 1922) was an American politician, attorney, newspaper editor and writer from Georgia. In the 1890s Watson championed poor farmers as a leader of the Populist Party, articulating an a ...
! 20
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, nowrap , Sep 26, 1922 –Nov 21, 1922 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Watson's term.Retired. , nowrap , Nov 21, 1922 –
Nov 22, 1922 , ,
Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, align=right , Rebecca Latimer Felton ! 21 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Watson's term. , rowspan=21 nowrap , Nov 22, 1922 –
Jan 3, 1957 , rowspan=21 ,
Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan="21" style="text-align:right;", Walter F. George
Walter Franklin George (January 29, 1878 – August 4, 1957) was an American politician from the state of Georgia. He was a longtime Democratic United States Senator from 1922 to 1957 and was President pro tempore of the United States Sen ...
! rowspan=21 , 22
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, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1924.
, rowspan=3 , 24
,
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, rowspan=6 , 24
, rowspan=6 , Re-elected in 1926.
, - style="height:2em"
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, - style="height:2em"
, Re-elected in 1930.Died.
, rowspan=6 , 25
, rowspan=4
, - style="height:2em"
, colspan=3 , ''Vacant''
, nowrap , Apr 18, 1932 –Apr 25, 1932 , , - style="height:2em" ! 32 , align=left ,
John S. Cohen
John Sanford Cohen (February 26, 1870May 13, 1935) was a United States senator from Georgia.
Life and career
Cohen was born in Augusta, Georgia, the son of Ellen Gobert (Wright) and Philip Lawrence Cohen. His father was from a long-established J ...
, , Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, nowrap , Apr 25, 1932 –Jan 11, 1933 , Appointed to continue Harris's term.Successor elected. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=21 , 33 , rowspan="21" style="text-align:left;",
Richard Russell Jr. , rowspan=21 ,
Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan=21 nowrap , Jan 12, 1933 –Jan 21, 1971 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1932 to finish Harris's term. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 25 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1932. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1936. , rowspan=3 , 26 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 26 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1938. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1942. , rowspan=3 , 27 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 27 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1944. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1948. , rowspan=3 , 28 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 28 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1950.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1954. , rowspan=3 , 29 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 29 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1956. , rowspan=15 nowrap , Jan 3, 1957 –
Jan 3, 1981 , rowspan=15 ,
Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan="15" style="text-align:right;", Herman Talmadge ! rowspan=15 , 23 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1960. , rowspan=3 , 30 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 30 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1962. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1966.Died. , rowspan=6 , 31 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 31 , rowspan=6 , Re-elected in 1968. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Jan 21, 1971 –
Feb 1, 1971 , , - style="height:2em" ! 34 , align=left ,
David H. Gambrell , ,
Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, nowrap , Feb 1, 1971 –Nov 7, 1972 , Appointed to continue Russell's term.Lost nomination to finish Russell's term. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=13 , 35 , rowspan="13" style="text-align:left;",
Sam Nunn , rowspan=13 ,
Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan=13 nowrap , Nov 8, 1972 –Jan 3, 1997 , Elected to finish Russell's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to full term in 1972. , rowspan=3 , 32 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 32 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1974.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1978. , rowspan=3 , 33 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 33 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1980.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 1981 –
Jan 3, 1987 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan="3" style="text-align:right;",
Mack Mattingly ! rowspan=3 , 24 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1984. , rowspan=3 , 34 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 34 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1986.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 1987 –
Jan 3, 1993 , rowspan=3 ,
Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan="3" style="text-align:right;", Wyche Fowler
William Wyche Fowler Jr. (born October 6, 1940) is an American attorney, politician, and diplomat. He is a member of the Democratic Party and served as a U.S. Senator from Georgia from 1987 to 1993. He had previously served in the U.S. House of ...
! rowspan=3 , 25
, - style="height:2em"
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, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1990.Retired.
, rowspan=3 , 35
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, rowspan=3 , 35
, rowspan=3 , Elected in 1992 in runoff election.
, rowspan=4 nowrap , Jan 3, 1993 –Jul 18, 2000 , rowspan=4 , Republican , rowspan="4" style="text-align:right;",
Paul Coverdell ! rowspan=4 , 26 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 36 , rowspan="5" style="text-align:left;",
Max Cleland , rowspan=5 ,
Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan=5 nowrap , Jan 3, 1997 –Jan 3, 2003 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1996.Lost re-election. , rowspan=5 , 36 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=5 , 36 , Re-elected in 1998.Died. , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , July 18, 2000 –
July 27, 2000 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Appointed to continue Coverdell's term. Elected in 2000 to finish Coverdell's term.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , July 27, 2000 –
Jan 3, 2005 , rowspan=3 ,
Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan="3" style="text-align:right;", Zell Miller ! rowspan=3 , 27 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 37 , rowspan="6" style="text-align:left;",
Saxby Chambliss , rowspan=6 , Republican , rowspan=6 nowrap , Jan 3, 2003 –
Jan 3, 2015 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2002. , rowspan=3 , 37 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 37 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2004. , rowspan=8 nowrap , Jan 3, 2005 –
Dec 31, 2019 , rowspan=8 , Republican , rowspan="8" style="text-align:right;",
Johnny Isakson ! rowspan=8 , 28 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2008 in runoff election.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 38 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 38 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2010. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 38 , rowspan="5" style="text-align:left;",
David Perdue , rowspan=5 , Republican , rowspan=5 nowrap , Jan 3, 2015 –
Jan 3, 2021 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 2014.Term expired before runoff election.Lost re-election in runoff. , rowspan=5 , 39 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 39 , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 2016.Resigned. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Dec 31, 2019 –
Jan 6, 2020 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue Isakson's term.Lost election in runoff to finish Isakson's term. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Jan 6, 2020 –
Jan 20, 2021 , rowspan=2 , Republican , rowspan="2" style="text-align:right;",
Kelly Loeffler ! rowspan=2 , 29 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Jan 3, 2021 –
Jan 20, 2021 , , rowspan=4 , 40 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 39 , rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;",
Jon Ossoff , rowspan=3 ,
Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 20, 2021 –Present , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2021 in runoff election. , Elected in 2021 in runoff election to finish Isakson's term. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Jan 20, 2021 –
Present , rowspan=4 ,
Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan="4" style="text-align:right;", Raphael Warnock ! rowspan=4 , 30 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 40 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2022 in runoff election. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 colspan=5 , To be determined in the 2026 election. , rowspan=2, 41 , , - style="height:2em" , , 41 , colspan=6 , To be determined in the 2028 election.
Living former senators
, there are six living former U.S. senators from Georgia. The most recent and recently serving senator to die was Johnny Isakson (served 2005–2019) on December 19, 2021.Superlatives
Longest service
Shortest service
Youngest at beginning of service
Oldest at end of service
See also
* List of United States representatives from Georgia * United States congressional delegations from Georgia *Elections in Georgia (U.S. state)
Elections in Georgia (US State), Georgia are held to fill various state and federal seats. Regular elections are held every even year. The positions being decided each year varies, as the terms of office varies. The Georgia State Senate, State Se ...
Notes
References
* {{Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia United States Senators