List of United States Senators from Florida

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Florida was admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845 and elects its U.S. senators to Class 1 and Class 3. Florida's U.S. Senate seats were declared vacant in March 1861, due to its secession from the Union. They were filled again in July 1868. The state is currently represented by Republicans Marco Rubio (serving since 2011) and Rick Scott (serving since 2019).

Florida State of the United States of America

Florida is the southernmost contiguous state in the United States. The state is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida. Florida is the 22nd-most extensive, the 3rd-most populous, and the 8th-most densely populated of the U.S. states. Jacksonville is the most populous municipality in the state and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. The Miami metropolitan area is Florida's most populous urban area. Tallahassee is the state's capital.

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List of Senators

Class 1

Class 1 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that were elected for three U.S. Congress in the first elections of 1845, and then the seat was contested again every three congresses (six years) thereafter. The seat in recent years has been contested in 1994, 2000, 2006, 2012 and 2018. The next election will be in 2024.

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Class 3

Class 3 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that were elected for two United States Congresses in the first elections of 1845, and then the seat was contested again every three congresses (six years) thereafter. The seat in recent years has been contested in 1998, 2004, 2010, and 2016. The next election will be in 2022.

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1 David Levy Yulee - Brady-Handy.jpg
David Levy Yulee
DemocraticJuly 1, 1845 –
March 3, 1851
Elected in 1845.

Lost re-election.
1 29th 1 Elected in 1845.

Retired.
July 1, 1845 –
March 3, 1849
Democratic James Westcott 1
30th
31st 2 Elected in 1848.

Retired.
March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1855
Whig JacksonMorton.jpg
Jackson Morton
2
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Stephen Mallory
DemocraticMarch 4, 1851 –
January 21, 1861 [1]
Elected in 1851.2 32nd
33rd
34th 3 Elected in 1855.

Withdrew. [1]
March 4, 1855 –
January 21, 1861 [1]
Democratic David Levy Yulee - Brady-Handy.jpg
David Levy Yulee
3
Re-elected in 1857.

Withdrew. [1]
3 35th
36th
VacantJanuary 21, 1861 –
June 17, 1868
Civil War and Reconstruction. Civil War and Reconstruction.January 21, 1861 [1]
June 25, 1868
Vacant
37th 4
4 38th
39th
40th 5
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Adonijah Welch
RepublicanJune 17, 1868 –
March 3, 1869
Elected to finish term.

Retired.
Elected to finish term.

Retired.
June 25, 1868 –
March 3, 1873
Republican Thomas W. Osborn - Brady-Handy.jpg
Thomas W. Osborn
4
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Abijah Gilbert
RepublicanMarch 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1875
Elected in 1868 or 1869.

Retired.
5 41st
42nd
43rd 6Elected in 1872 or 1873.

Retired.
March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1879
Republican Simon Barclay Conover - Brady-Handy.jpg
Simon B. Conover
5
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Charles W. Jones
DemocraticMarch 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1887
Elected in 1875.6 44th
45th
46th 7 Elected January 21, 1879. [2] March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1891
Democratic Wilkinson Call - Brady-Handy.jpg
Wilkinson Call
6
Re-elected in 1881.

Retired.
7 47th
48th
49th 8 Elected January 20, 1885. [3]
VacantMarch 4, 1887 –
May 19, 1887
 8 50th
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Samuel Pasco
DemocraticMay 19, 1887 –
April 18, 1899
Elected late to finish term in 1887.
51st
52nd 9Legislature failed to elect.March 4, 1891 –
May 26, 1891
Elected late May 26, 1891. [4]

Retired.
May 26, 1891 –
March 3, 1897
Democratic Wilkinson Call - Brady-Handy.jpg
Wilkinson Call
Appointed to begin next term as legislature had failed to elect.

Elected April 20, 1893 to finish term. [5]
9 53rd
54th
55th 10Legislature failed to elect.March 4, 1897 –
May 13, 1897
 
Elected late May 14, 1897. [6] May 14, 1897 –
December 23, 1907
Democratic SRMalloryII.jpg
Stephen Mallory II
7
Appointed to begin next term as legislature had failed to elect.

Lost election to finish term.
10 56th
VacantApril 18, 1899 –
April 20, 1899
 
7 James Piper Taliaferro.jpg
James Taliaferro
DemocraticApril 20, 1899 –
March 3, 1911
Elected to finish Pasco's term. [5]
57th
58th 11Appointed to begin the term as legislature had failed to elect.

Elected April 22, 1903 to finish term. [5]

Died.
Appointed to begin the term as legislature had failed to elect. [5]

Re-elected April 20, 1905 to finish term. [5]

Lost re-election.
11 59th
60th
 December 23, 1907 –
December 26, 1907
Vacant
Appointed to finish Mallory's term.

Died.
December 26, 1907 –
March 22, 1908
Democratic Williamjamesbryan.jpg
William James Bryan
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 March 22, 1908 –
March 27, 1908
Vacant
Appointed to finish Mallory's term.

Retired.
March 27, 1908 –
March 3, 1909
Democratic Williamhallmilton.jpg
William Hall Milton
9
61st 12Appointed to begin the term. [5]

Elected April 20, 1909 to finish the term.
March 4, 1909 –
June 17, 1936
Democratic Duncanupshawfletcher.jpg
Duncan U. Fletcher
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Nathan P. Bryan
DemocraticMarch 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1917
Appointed to begin the term. [5]

Elected April 19, 1911 to finish the term. [5]

Lost renomination.
12 62nd
63rd
64th 13 Re-elected in 1914.
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Park Trammell
DemocraticMarch 4, 1917 –
May 8, 1936
Elected in 1916.13 65th
66th
67th 14 Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.14 68th
69th
70th 15 Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.15 71st
72nd
73rd 16 Re-elected in 1932.

Died.
Re-elected in 1934.

Died.
16 74th
VacantMay 8, 1936 –
May 26, 1936
 
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Scott M. Loftin
DemocraticMay 26, 1936 –
November 3, 1936
Appointed to continue Trammell's term.

Successor elected.
 June 17, 1936 –
July 1, 1936
Vacant
Appointed to continue Fletcher's term.

Retired when successor qualified.
July 1, 1936 –
November 3, 1936
Democratic Williamlutherhill.jpg
William Luther Hill
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Charles O. Andrews
DemocraticNovember 4, 1936 –
September 18, 1946
Elected to finish Trammell's term. Elected to finish Fletcher's term.November 4, 1936 –
January 3, 1951
Democratic Claude Denson Pepper.jpg
Claude Pepper
12
75th
76th 17 Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.

Died.
17 77th
78th
79th 18 Re-elected in 1944.

Lost renomination.
VacantSeptember 18, 1946 –
September 25, 1946
 
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Spessard Holland
DemocraticSeptember 25, 1946 –
January 3, 1971
Appointed to finish Andrews's term. [5]
Elected in 1946.18 80th
81st
82nd 19 Elected in 1950.January 3, 1951 –
January 3, 1969
Democratic George smathers.jpg
George Smathers
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Re-elected in 1952.19 83rd
84th
85th 20 Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.20 86th
87th
88th 21 Re-elected in 1962.

Retired.
Re-elected in 1964.

Retired.
21 89th
90th
91st 22 Elected in 1968.

Retired and resigned early.
January 3, 1969 –
December 31, 1974
Republican Edward J Gurney.jpg
Edward J. Gurney
14
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Lawton Chiles
DemocraticJanuary 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1989
Elected in 1970.22 92nd
93rd
Appointed to finish Gurney's term, having been elected to the next term.January 1, 1975 –
December 31, 1980
Democratic Richardbernardstone.jpg
Richard Stone
15
94th 23 Elected in 1974.

Lost renomination and resigned early.
Re-elected in 1976.23 95th
96th
Appointed to finish Stone's term, having been elected to the next term.January 1, 1981 –
January 3, 1987
Republican Hawkins, Paula.jpg
Paula Hawkins
16
97th 24 Elected in 1980.

Lost re-election.
Re-elected in 1982.

Retired.
24 98th
99th
100th 25 Elected in 1986.January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 2005
Democratic Bob Graham, official Senate photo portrait, color.jpg
Bob Graham
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Connie Mack III
RepublicanJanuary 3, 1989 –
January 3, 2001
Elected in 1988.25 101st
102nd
103rd 26 Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.

Retired.
26 104th
105th
106th 27 Re-elected in 1998.

Retired.
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Bill Nelson
DemocraticJanuary 3, 2001 –
January 3, 2019
Elected in 2000.27 107th
108th
109th 28 Elected in 2004.

Resigned.
January 3, 2005 –
September 9, 2009
Republican Mel Martinez.jpg
Mel Martínez
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Re-elected in 2006.28 110th
111th
Appointed to finish Martínez's term.

Retired.
September 9, 2009 –
January 3, 2011 [7]
Republican Senator George LeMieux.jpg
George LeMieux
19
112th 29 Elected in 2010.January 3, 2011 –
Present
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Marco Rubio
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Re-elected in 2012.

Lost re-election.
29 113th
114th
115th 30 Re-elected in 2016.
VacantJanuary 3, 2019 –
January 8, 2019
 30 116th
16 Official Portrait of Senator Rick Scott (cropped).jpg
Rick Scott
RepublicanJanuary 8, 2019 –
Present
Elected in 2018, but delayed his inauguration to finish his term as Governor of Florida.
117th
118th 31To be determined in the 2022 election.
To be determined in the 2024 election.31 119th
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Class 1 Class 3

Living former U.S. senators from Florida

As of January 2019, there are five living former U.S. senators from Florida, two from Class 1 and three from Class 3. The most recent senator to die was Richard Stone (served 1975–1980) on July 28, 2019. The most recently serving senator to die was Lawton Chiles (served 1971–1989) on December 12, 1998.

Richard Stone (politician) politician, lawyer, diplomat and banker from United States of America

Richard Bernard Stone was an American politician who served as a Democratic United States Senator from Florida from 1975 to 1980 and later served as Ambassador at Large to Central America and Ambassador to Denmark.

Lawton Chiles Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging

Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. was an American politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He served as a United States Senator from 1971 to 1989 and as the 41st Governor of Florida from 1991 to 1998.

SenatorTerm of officeClassDate of birth (and age)
Bob Graham 1987–20053November 9, 1936 (age 82)
Connie Mack III 1989–20011October 29, 1940 (age 78)
Bill Nelson 2001–20191September 29, 1942 (age 76)
Mel Martinez 2005–20093October 23, 1946 (age 72)
George LeMieux 2009–20113May 21, 1969 (age 50)

See also

United States congressional delegations from Florida Wikimedia list article

These are tables of congressional delegations from Florida to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.

Related Research Articles

In the United States Senate elections of 1870 and 1871, the Republican Party lost five seats in the United States Senate, though it still retained an overwhelming majority. In advance of these elections, the last four seceded states were readmitted to the Senate.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Mallory and Yulee, along with several other senators, announced they were withdrawing from the Senate on January 21, 1861, due to their states' decisions to secede from the Union. Mallory's seat was declared vacant by the Senate on March 14, 1861, but Yulee's was already vacant because his term ended at noon on March 4, 1861.
  2. "THE FLORIDA SENATORSHIP". The New York Times. January 22, 1879. p. 1.
  3. "SELECTING NEW SENATORS". The New York Times. January 20, 1885. p. 1.
  4. "CALL DECLARED ELECTED". May 26, 1891. p. 1.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Byrd, p. 93.
  6. "MALLORY ELECTED SENATOR". The New York Times. May 15, 1897. p. 12.
  7. "Senators of the United States 1789-present, A chronological list of senators since the First Congress in 1789" (PDF). Senate Historical Office. April 17, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
Robert Byrd U.S. Senator from West Virginia (1959–2010)

Robert Carlyle Byrd was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from West Virginia for over 51 years, from 1959 until his death in 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, Byrd previously served as a U.S. Representative from 1953 until 1959. He is the longest-serving U.S. Senator in history. In addition, he was, at the time of his death, the longest-serving member in the history of the United States Congress, a record later surpassed by Representative John Dingell of Michigan. Byrd was the last remaining member of the U.S. Senate to have served during the presidency of Dwight Eisenhower, and the last remaining member of Congress to have served during the presidency of Harry S. Truman. Byrd is also the only West Virginian to have served in both chambers of the state legislature and both chambers of Congress.

The Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections was a committee of the United States Senate.