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Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th ...
was admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816. Since then, the state has been represented in the
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by 44 different men in
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1 and 3; David Turpie served non-consecutive terms in Class 1,
Dan Coats Daniel Ray Coats (born May 16, 1943) is an American politician, attorney, and former diplomat. From 2017 to 2019, he served as the Director of National Intelligence in the Trump administration. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a ...
served non-consecutive terms in Class 3, and
William E. Jenner William Ezra Jenner (July 21, 1908 – March 9, 1985) was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Indiana. A Republican, Jenner was an Indiana state senator from 1934 to 1942, and a U.S. Senator from 1944 to 1945 and again from ...
served in both Classes. Until the passage of the
Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution The Seventeenth Amendment (Amendment XVII) to the United States Constitution established the direct election of United States senators in each state. The amendment supersedes Article I, Section 3, Clauses 1 and2 of the Constitution, under whi ...
in 1913, Senators were elected by the
Indiana General Assembly The Indiana General Assembly is the state legislature, or legislative branch, of the state of Indiana. It is a bicameral legislature that consists of a lower house, the Indiana House of Representatives, and an upper house, the Indiana Senate. Th ...
; after that, they were elected popularly by Indiana citizens. A senatorial term lasts six years beginning on January 3. In case of a vacancy, the
Governor of Indiana The governor of Indiana is the head of government of the State of Indiana. The governor is elected to a four-year term and is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day management of the functions of many agencies of the Indiana state governmen ...
has the duty to appoint a new U.S. senator. Indiana's current U.S. senators are Republicans
Todd Young Todd Christopher Young (born August 24, 1972) is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator for Indiana, a seat he has held since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Young previously served as the U.S. re ...
(serving since 2017) and
Mike Braun Michael Kent Braun (; born March 24, 1954) is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Indiana since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously represented the 63rd district in the India ...
(serving since 2019).


List of senators

, - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=8 , 1 , rowspan=8 align=left ,
James Noble , rowspan=5 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=8 nowrap , Dec 11, 1816 –
Feb 26, 1831 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1816. , rowspan=3 , 1 , , rowspan=2 , 1 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1816. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Dec 11, 1816 –
Mar 3, 1825 , rowspan=5 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=5 align=right ,
Waller Taylor Waller Taylor (c. 1775August 26, 1826) was an American military commander, politician, and one of the first two senators from the state of Indiana. Biography Taylor was born in Lunenburg County, Virginia where he spent his entire childhood. He ...
! rowspan=5 , 1 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 2 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1818.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1821. , rowspan=3 , 2 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , National
Republican , , rowspan=4 , 3 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1824. , rowspan=9 nowrap , Mar 4, 1825 –
Mar 3, 1837 , rowspan=9 , National
Republican , rowspan=9 align=right ,
William Hendricks ! rowspan=9 , 2 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1827.Died. , rowspan=4 , 3 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , rowspan=2 nowrap , Feb 26, 1831 –
Aug 19, 1831 , rowspan=2 ,   , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=5 , 4 , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1830.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" ! 2 , align=left ,
Robert Hanna Robert Hanna Jr. (April 6, 1786November 16, 1858) is best known as one of the forty-three delegates to the 1816 Indiana Constitutional Convention and Indiana's third U.S. Senator after it achieved statehood in 1816. A native of Laurens Distric ...
, , National
Republican , nowrap , Aug 19, 1831 –
Jan 3, 1832 , Appointed to continue Noble's term.Retired when successor qualified. ,   , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=4 , 3 , rowspan=4 align=left ,
John Tipton John Tipton (August 14, 1786 – April 5, 1839) was from Tennessee and became a farmer in Indiana; an officer in the 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe, and veteran officer of the War of 1812, in which he reached the rank of Brigadier General; and po ...
, rowspan=3 , Jacksonian , rowspan=4 nowrap , Jan 3, 1832 –
Mar 3, 1839 , Elected to finish Noble's term. ,   , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1832.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 4 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , Democratic , , rowspan=3 , 5 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1836.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1837 –
Mar 3, 1843 , rowspan=3 , Whig , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Oliver H. Smith ! rowspan=3 , 3 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 4 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Albert Smith White , rowspan=3 , Whig , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1839 –
Mar 3, 1845 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1838.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 5 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 6 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1842.Lost renomination. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1843 –
Mar 3, 1849 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Ned Hannegan ! rowspan=3 , 4 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=13 , 5 , rowspan=13 align=left ,
Jesse D. Bright Jesse David Bright (December 18, 1812 – May 20, 1875) was the ninth Lieutenant Governor of Indiana and U.S. Senator from Indiana who served as President pro tempore of the Senate on three occasions. He was the only senator from a Northern sta ...
, rowspan=13 , Democratic , rowspan=13 nowrap , Mar 4, 1845 –
Feb 5, 1862 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1844. , rowspan=3 , 6 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 7 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1848.Died. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 4, 1849 –
Oct 4, 1852 , rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 align=right ,
James Whitcomb James Whitcomb (December 1, 1795 – October 4, 1852) was a Democratic United States senator and the eighth governor of Indiana. As governor during the Mexican–American War, he oversaw the formation and deployment of the state's levies. He l ...
! rowspan=2 , 5 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=7 , Re-elected in 1850. , rowspan=7 , 7 , rowspan=4 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Oct 4, 1852 –
Dec 6, 1852 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Whitcomb's term.Retired when successor qualified. , nowrap , Dec 6, 1852 –
Jan 18, 1853 , , Democratic , align=right ,
Charles W. Cathcart ! 6 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Whitcomb's term.Lost re-election. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Jan 18, 1853 –
Mar 3, 1855 , rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 align=right ,
John Pettit John Pettit (June 24, 1807January 17, 1877) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician. A United States Representative and Senator from Indiana, he also served in the court systems of Indiana and Kansas. Born in Sackets Harbor, New York, he ...
! rowspan=2 , 7 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , rowspan=4 , 8 , Legislature failed to elect. , nowrap , Mar 4, 1855 –
Feb 4, 1857 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected late in 1857.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Feb 4, 1857 –
Mar 3, 1861 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Graham N. Fitch ! rowspan=3 , 8 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1856.Expelled for sympathizing with the Confederacy. , rowspan=6 , 8 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , rowspan=6 , 9 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1860.Unknown if retired or lost re-election. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1861 –
Mar 3, 1867 , rowspan=6 , Republican , rowspan=6 align=right ,
Henry Smith Lane Henry Smith Lane (February 24, 1811 – June 19, 1881) was a United States representative, Senator, and the 13th Governor of Indiana; he was by design the shortest-serving Governor of Indiana, having made plans to resign the office should his ...
! rowspan=6 , 9 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Feb 5, 1862 –
Feb 24, 1862 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! 6 , align=left ,
Joseph A. Wright , , Unionist , nowrap , Feb 24, 1862 –
Jan 14, 1863 , Appointed to finish Bright's term.Retired when successor qualified. , - style="height:2em" ! 7 , align=left ,
David Turpie , , Democratic , nowrap , Jan 14, 1863 –
Mar 3, 1863 , Elected to finish Bright's term.Retired. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 8 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Thomas A. Hendricks Thomas Andrews Hendricks (September 7, 1819November 25, 1885) was an American politician and lawyer from Indiana who served as the 16th governor of Indiana from 1873 to 1877 and the 21st vice president of the United States from March until his ...
, rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1863 –
Mar 3, 1869 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1862.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 9 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 10 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1867. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1867 –
Nov 1, 1877 , rowspan=6 , Republican , rowspan=6 align=right ,
Oliver P. Morton Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton (August 4, 1823 – November 1, 1877), commonly known as Oliver P. Morton, was a U.S. Republican Party politician from Indiana. He served as the 14th governor (the first native-born) of Indiana during the Amer ...
! rowspan=6 , 10 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 9 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Daniel D. Pratt , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1869 –
Mar 3, 1875 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1868.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 10 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 11 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1873.Died. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 10 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
Joseph E. McDonald Joseph Ewing McDonald (August 29, 1819 – June 21, 1891) was an American politician who served as a United States representative and Senator from Indiana. He also served as Indiana's 2nd Attorney General and unsuccessfully sought the Demo ...
, rowspan=5 , Democratic , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1875 –
Mar 3, 1881 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1874 or 1875Lost re-election. , rowspan=5 , 11 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Nov 1, 1877 –
Nov 6, 1877 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Morton's term. Elected in 1879 to finish Morton's term.Byrd, p. 105. , rowspan=10 nowrap , Nov 6, 1877 –
Mar 3, 1897 , rowspan=10 , Democratic , rowspan=10 align=right ,
Daniel W. Voorhees Daniel Wolsey Voorhees (September 26, 1827April 10, 1897) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from Indiana from 1877 to 1897. He was the leader of the Democratic Party and an anti-war Copperhead during th ...
! rowspan=10 , 11 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 12 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1879. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 11 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833March 13, 1901) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 23rd president of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He was a member of the Harrison family of Virginia–a grandson of the ninth pr ...
, rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1881 –
Mar 3, 1887 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1881.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 12 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 13 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1885. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 12 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
David Turpie , rowspan=6 , Democratic , rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1887 –
Mar 3, 1899 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1887. , rowspan=3 , 13 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 14 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1891.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1893.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 14 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 15 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1897. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Mar 4, 1897 –
Mar 3, 1905 , rowspan=4 , Republican , rowspan=4 align=right ,
Charles W. Fairbanks ! rowspan=4 , 12 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 13 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
Albert J. Beveridge , rowspan=6 , Republican , rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1899 –
Mar 3, 1911 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1899. , rowspan=3 , 15 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 16 , Re-elected in 1903.Resigned to become
U.S. Vice President The vice president of the United States (VPOTUS) is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government, after the president of the United States, and ranks first in the presidential line of succession. The vice pr ...
. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1905.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 16 , , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Fairbanks's term.Lost re-election. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 4, 1905 –
Mar 3, 1909 , rowspan=2 , Republican , rowspan=2 align=right ,
James A. Hemenway ! rowspan=2 , 13 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 17 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1909. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Mar 4, 1909 –
Mar 14, 1916 , rowspan=4 , Democratic , rowspan=4 align=right ,
Benjamin F. Shively Benjamin Franklin Shively (March 20, 1857 – March 14, 1916) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a United States Representative (1884 to 1885 and 1887 to 1893) and Senator (1909 to 1916) from Indiana. Biography Early life, ...
! rowspan=4 , 14 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 14 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
John W. Kern John Worth Kern (December 20, 1849 – August 17, 1917) was a Democratic United States Senator from Indiana. While the title was not official, he is considered to be the first Senate majority leader (and in turn, the first Senate Democratic Lead ...
, rowspan=6 , Democratic , rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1911 –
Mar 3, 1917 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1911.Lost re-election. , rowspan=6 , 17 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , rowspan=6 , 18 , Re-elected in 1914.Died. , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Mar 14, 1916 –
Mar 20, 1916 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Shiveley's term.Lost election to finish Shiveley's term. , nowrap , Mar 20, 1916 –
Nov 7, 1916 , , Democratic , align=right ,
Thomas Taggart Thomas Taggart (November 17, 1856March 6, 1929) was an Irish-American politician who was the political boss of the Democratic Party in Indiana for the first quarter of the twentieth century and remained an influential political figure in loca ...
! 15 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Shiveley's term. , rowspan=11 nowrap , Nov 8, 1916 –
Mar 3, 1933 , rowspan=11 , Republican , rowspan=11 align=right ,
James Eli Watson James Eli Watson (November 2, 1864July 29, 1948) was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Indiana. He was the Senate's second official majority leader. While an article published by the Senate (see References) gives his year of birth as ...
! rowspan=11 , 16 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 15 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Harry Stewart New , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1917 –
Mar 3, 1923 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1916.Lost renomination. , rowspan=3 , 18 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 19 , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1920. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 16 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Samuel M. Ralston , rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 4, 1923 –
Oct 14, 1925 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1922.Died. , rowspan=5 , 19 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Oct 14, 1925 –
Oct 20, 1925 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 17 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
Arthur Raymond Robinson Arthur Raymond Robinson (March 12, 1881March 17, 1961) was a United States senator from Indiana. Early life Born in Pickerington, Ohio, Robinson attended the common schools, graduated from the Ohio Northern University in 1901 ( B. Comm. Sci ...
, rowspan=5 , Republican , rowspan=5 nowrap , Oct 20, 1925 –
Jan 3, 1935 , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue Ralston's term. Elected in 1926 to finish Ralston's term.Byrd, p. 104 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 20 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1926.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1928.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 20 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 21 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1932. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1933 –
Jan 25, 1944 , rowspan=6 , Democratic , rowspan=6 align=right ,
Frederick Van Nuys ! rowspan=6 , 17 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 18 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Sherman Minton Sherman "Shay" Minton (October 20, 1890 – April 9, 1965) was an American politician and jurist who served as a U.S. senator from Indiana and later became an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States; he was a member of the ...
, rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 1935 –
Jan 3, 1941 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1934.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 21 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 22 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1938.Died. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 19 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
Raymond E. Willis Raymond Eugene Willis (August 11, 1875March 21, 1956) was a United States senator from Indiana. Born in Waterloo, Indiana, he attended the public schools and graduated from Wabash College in 1896. He learned the printer's trade in Waterloo and m ...
, rowspan=6 , Republican , rowspan=6 nowrap , Jan 3, 1941 –
Jan 3, 1947 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1940.Retired. , rowspan=6 , 22 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Jan 25, 1944 –
Jan 28, 1944 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Van Nuys's term.Retired when successor elected. , nowrap , Jan 28, 1944 –
Nov 13, 1944 , , Democratic , align=right ,
Samuel D. Jackson ! 18 , - style="height:2em" , Elected to finish Van Nuys's term.Retired. , nowrap , Nov 14, 1944 –
Jan 3, 1945 , , Republican , align=right ,
William E. Jenner William Ezra Jenner (July 21, 1908 – March 9, 1985) was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Indiana. A Republican, Jenner was an Indiana state senator from 1934 to 1942, and a U.S. Senator from 1944 to 1945 and again from ...
! 19 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 23 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1944. , rowspan=9 nowrap , Jan 3, 1945 –
Jan 3, 1963 , rowspan=9 , Republican , rowspan=9 align=right ,
Homer E. Capehart Homer Earl Capehart (June 6, 1897 – September 3, 1979) was an American businessman and politician from Indiana. After serving in the United States Army during World War I, he became involved in the manufacture of record players and other pro ...
! rowspan=9 , 20 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 20 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
William E. Jenner William Ezra Jenner (July 21, 1908 – March 9, 1985) was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Indiana. A Republican, Jenner was an Indiana state senator from 1934 to 1942, and a U.S. Senator from 1944 to 1945 and again from ...
, rowspan=6 , Republican , rowspan=6 nowrap , Jan 3, 1947 –
Jan 3, 1959 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1946. , rowspan=3 , 23 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 24 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1950. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1952.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 24 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 25 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1956.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=9 , 21 , rowspan=9 align=left ,
Vance Hartke Rupert Vance Hartke (May 31, 1919July 27, 2003) was an American politician who served as a Democratic United States Senator from Indiana from 1959 until 1977. Hartke won election to the Senate after serving as the mayor of Evansville, Indiana. I ...
, rowspan=9 , Democratic , rowspan=9 nowrap , Jan 3, 1959 –
Jan 3, 1977 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1958. , rowspan=3 , 25 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 26 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1962. , rowspan=9 nowrap , Jan 3, 1963 –
Jan 3, 1981 , rowspan=9 , Democratic , rowspan=9 align=right ,
Birch Bayh Birch Evans Bayh Jr. (; January 22, 1928 – March 14, 2019) was an American Democratic Party politician who served as U.S. Senator from Indiana from 1963 to 1981. He was first elected to office in 1954, when he won election to the India ...
! rowspan=9 , 21 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1964. , rowspan=3 , 26 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 27 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1968. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1970.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 27 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 28 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1974.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=18 , 22 , rowspan=18 align=left ,
Richard Lugar Richard Green Lugar (April 4, 1932 – April 28, 2019) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Indiana from 1977 to 2013. He was a member of the Republican Party. Born in Indianapolis, Lugar graduated from Den ...
, rowspan=18 , Republican , rowspan=18 nowrap , Jan 3, 1977 –
Jan 3, 2013 , rowspan=3 , 1976 United States Senate election in Indiana, Elected in 1976. , rowspan=3 , 28 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 29 , rowspan=3 , 1980 United States Senate election in Indiana, Elected in 1980. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Jan 3, 1981 –
Jan 3, 1989 , rowspan=4 , Republican , rowspan=4 align=right ,
Dan Quayle ! rowspan=4 , 22 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , 1982 United States Senate election in Indiana, Re-elected in 1982. , rowspan=3 , 29 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 30 , 1986 United States Senate election in Indiana, Re-elected in 1986.Resigned to become
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. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , 1988 United States Senate election in Indiana, Re-elected in 1988. , rowspan=3 , 30 , , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue Quayle's term.1990 United States Senate special election in Indiana, Elected in 1990 to finish Quayle's term. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Jan 3, 1989 –
Jan 3, 1999 , rowspan=5 , Republican , rowspan=5 align=right ,
Dan Coats Daniel Ray Coats (born May 16, 1943) is an American politician, attorney, and former diplomat. From 2017 to 2019, he served as the Director of National Intelligence in the Trump administration. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a ...
! rowspan=5 , 23 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 31 , rowspan=3 , 1992 United States Senate election in Indiana, Re-elected in 1992.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , 1994 United States Senate election in Indiana, Re-elected in 1994. , rowspan=3 , 31 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 32 , rowspan=3 , 1998 United States Senate election in Indiana, Elected in 1998. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Jan 3, 1999 –
Jan 3, 2011 , rowspan=6 , Democratic , rowspan=6 align=right ,
Evan Bayh ! rowspan=6 , 24 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , 2000 United States Senate election in Indiana, Re-elected in 2000. , rowspan=3 , 32 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 33 , rowspan=3 , 2004 United States Senate election in Indiana, Re-elected in 2004.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , 2006 United States Senate election in Indiana, Re-elected in 2006.Lost renomination. , rowspan=3 , 33 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 34 , rowspan=3 , 2010 United States Senate election in Indiana, Elected in 2010.Retired. , rowspan=3 , Jan 3, 2011 –
Jan 3, 2017 , rowspan=3 , Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Dan Coats Daniel Ray Coats (born May 16, 1943) is an American politician, attorney, and former diplomat. From 2017 to 2019, he served as the Director of National Intelligence in the Trump administration. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a ...
! rowspan=3 , 25 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 23 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Joe Donnelly , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 , Jan 3, 2013 –
Jan 3, 2019 , rowspan=3 , 2012 United States Senate election in Indiana, Elected in 2012.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 34 , , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 35 , rowspan=3 , 2016 United States Senate election in Indiana, Elected in 2016. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Jan 3, 2017 –
Present , rowspan=6 , Republican , rowspan=6 align=right ,
Todd Young Todd Christopher Young (born August 24, 1972) is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator for Indiana, a seat he has held since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Young previously served as the U.S. re ...
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Mike Braun Michael Kent Braun (; born March 24, 1954) is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Indiana since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously represented the 63rd district in the India ...
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Living former senators

, there are four living former U.S. senators from Indiana. The most recent and most recently serving senator to die was
Richard Lugar Richard Green Lugar (April 4, 1932 – April 28, 2019) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Indiana from 1977 to 2013. He was a member of the Republican Party. Born in Indianapolis, Lugar graduated from Den ...
(served 1977–2013) on April 28, 2019.


Superlatives


Longest service


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Youngest at beginning of service


Oldest at end of service


See also

* List of United States representatives from Indiana * United States congressional delegations from Indiana * Elections in Indiana


References and external links

* * {{U.S. congressional delegations United States senators from Indiana, Lists of Indiana politicians, United States senators Lists of United States senators by state, Indiana