List of United States Senators from New York

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Below is a list of U.S. Senators who have represented the State of New York in the United States Senate since 1789. The date of the start of the tenure is either the first day of the legislative term (Senators who were elected regularly before the term began), or the day when they took the seat (U.S. Senators who were elected in special elections to fill vacancies, or after the term began). New York's current U.S. Senators are Democrats Chuck Schumer (serving since 1999, also serving as Senate Minority Leader since 2017) and Kirsten Gillibrand (serving 2009).

New York (state) State of the United States of America

New York is a state in the Northeastern United States. New York was one of the original thirteen colonies that formed the United States. With an estimated 19.54 million residents in 2018, it is the fourth most populous state. In order to distinguish the state from the city with the same name, it is sometimes referred to as New York State.

United States Senate Upper house of the United States Congress

The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress which, along with the United States House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprises the legislature of the United States. The Senate chamber is located in the north wing of the Capitol Building, in Washington, D.C.

Chuck Schumer U.S. Senator from the State of New York

Charles Ellis Schumer is an American politician serving as the senior United States Senator from New York, a seat to which he was first elected in 1998. A member of the Democratic Party, he has also been the Senate Minority Leader since 2017. He first defeated three-term Republican incumbent Al D'Amato before being reelected in 2004 with 71 percent of the vote, in 2010 with 66 percent of the vote, and in 2016 with 70 percent of the vote. He is the current dean of New York's congressional delegation.

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List of Senators

Class 1

Class 1 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that were elected for only one U.S. Congress in the first elections of 1788/89, and then the seat was contested again for the 2nd, 5th, and every three Congresses (six years) thereafter. The seat in recent years have been contested in 1994, 2000, 2006, 2012, 2018, with a special election taking place in 2010. 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 the first three United States Congresses in the first elections of 1788/89, and then the seat was contested again for the 4th, 7th, and every three Congresses (six years) thereafter. The seat in recent years have been contested in 1998, 2004, 2010, and 2016. The next election will be in 2022.

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Philip Schuyler
Pro-
Admin.
July 27, 1789 –
March 3, 1791
Elected in 1789.


Lost re-election.
1 1st 1 Elected in 1789.July 25, 1789 –
May 23, 1796
Pro-
Admin.
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Rufus King
1
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Aaron Burr
Anti-
Admin.
March 4, 1791 –
March 3, 1797
Elected in 1791.

Lost re-election.
2 2nd
3rd
Democratic-
Republican
4th 2 Re-elected in 1795.

Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Great Britain.
Federalist
VacantMay 23, 1796 –
December 8, 1796
Vacant
Elected to finish King's term.
Resigned.
December 8, 1796 –
August 1800
Federalist JohnLaurance.jpg
John Laurance
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Philip Schuyler
Federalist March 4, 1797 –
January 3, 1798
Elected in 1797.

Resigned due to ill health.
3 5th
VacantJanuary 3, 1798 –
January 11, 1798
Vacant
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John Sloss Hobart
Federalist January 11, 1798 –
April 16, 1798
Elected to finish Schuyler's term.

Resigned to become federal judge.
VacantApril 16, 1798 –
May 5, 1798
Vacant
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William North
Federalist May 5, 1798 –
August 17, 1798
Appointed to continue Hobart's term.

Successor elected.
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James Watson
Federalist August 17, 1798 –
March 19, 1800
Elected to finish Hobart's term.

Resigned to become Naval Officer of the Port of New York.
6th
VacantMarch 19, 1800 –
May 3, 1800
Vacant
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Gouverneur Morris
Federalist May 3, 1800 –
March 3, 1803
Elected to finish Watson's term.

Lost re-election.
VacantAugust 1800 –
January 8, 1801
Vacant
Elected to finish Laurance's term.January 8, 1801 –
February 5, 1802
Democratic-
Republican
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John Armstrong, Jr.
3
7th 3 Re-elected January 27, 1801.

Resigned.
VacantFebruary 5, 1802 –
February 23, 1802
Vacant
Elected to finish Armstrong's term.

Resigned; unhappy with living conditions in Washington, DC.
February 23, 1802 –
November 4, 1803
Democratic-
Republican
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DeWitt Clinton
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Theodorus Bailey
Democratic-
Republican
March 4, 1803 –
January 16, 1804
Elected in 1803.

Resigned.
4 8th
VacantNovember 4, 1803 –
December 8, 1803
Vacant
Appointed to continue Clinton's term.

Resigned; Elected to the Class 1 seat.
December 8, 1803 –
February 23, 1804
Democratic-
Republican
John Armstrong Jr..jpg
John Armstrong, Jr.
5
VacantJanuary 16, 1804 –
February 25, 1804
Vacant
Elected to finish Armstrong's term.February 23, 1804 –
March 3, 1813
Democratic-
Republican
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John Smith
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John Armstrong, Jr.
Democratic-
Republican
February 25, 1804 –
June 30, 1804
Elected to finish Bailey's term.

Resigned to become U.S. Minister to France.
VacantJune 30, 1804 –
November 23, 1804
Vacant
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Samuel L. Mitchill
Democratic-
Republican
November 23, 1804 –
March 3, 1809
Elected to finish Armstrong's term.

Lost re-election.
9th
10th 4 Re-elected in 1807.

Retired or lost re-election.
11 Obadiah German Democratic-
Republican
March 4, 1809 –
March 3, 1815
Elected in 1809.

Retired or lost re-election.
5 11th
12th
13th 5 Elected in 1813.

Legislature failed to elect.
March 4, 1813 –
March 3, 1819
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Rufus King
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Nathan Sanford
Democratic-
Republican
March 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1821
Elected in 1815.

Lost re-election.
6 14th
15th
16th 6VacantMarch 4, 1819 –
January 25, 1820
Vacant
Re-elected late.

Retired due to advanced age.
January 25, 1820 –
March 3, 1825
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Rufus King
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Martin Van Buren
Democratic-
Republican

/ Bucktails
March 4, 1821 –
December 20, 1828
Elected in 1821.7 17th
Crawford
Democratic-
Republican
18th Adams-Clay
Federalist
Jacksonian 19th 7 Legislature failed to elect.March 4, 1825 –
January 31, 1826
Vacant
Elected late.

Retired.
January 31, 1826 –
March 3, 1831
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Nathan Sanford
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Re-elected in 1827.

Resigned to become N.Y. Governor.
8 20th
VacantDecember 20, 1828 –
January 15, 1829
Vacant
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Charles E. Dudley
Jacksonian January 15, 1829 –
March 3, 1833
Elected to finish Van Buren's term.

Retired or lost re-election.
21st
22nd 8 Elected in 1831.

Resigned; elected N.Y. Governor.
March 4, 1831 –
January 1, 1833
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William L. Marcy
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VacantJanuary 1, 1833 –
January 14, 1833
Vacant
Elected to finish Marcy's term.January 4, 1833 –
November 26, 1844
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Silas Wright, Jr.
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Nathaniel P. Tallmadge
Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1839
Elected in 1833.

Legislature failed to re-elect.
9 23rd
24th
Democratic 25th 9 Re-elected in 1837. Democratic
VacantMarch 4, 1839 –
January 27, 1840
Vacant10 26th
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Nathaniel P. Tallmadge
Whig January 27, 1840 –
June 17, 1844
Elected late.

Resigned to become Governor of Wisconsin Territory.
27th
28th 10 Re-elected in 1843.

Resigned when elected N.Y. Governor.
VacantJune 17, 1844 –
December 9, 1844
Vacant
VacantNovember 26, 1844 –
November 30, 1844
Vacant
Appointed to continue Wright's term.

Retired or lost election.
November 30, 1844 –
January 27, 1845
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Daniel S. Dickinson
Democratic December 9, 1844 –
March 3, 1851
Appointed to continue Tallmadge's term.

Elected to finish Tallmadge's term.
Elected to finish Wright's term.

Lost re-election.
January 27, 1845 –
March 3, 1849
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John Adams Dix
12
Elected to full term in 1845.

Lost re-election.
11 29th
30th
31st 11 Elected in 1849.March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1861
Whig WmHSeward.jpg
William H. Seward
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VacantMarch 4, 1851 –
December 1, 1851
Vacant12 32nd
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Hamilton Fish
Whig December 1, 1851 –
March 3, 1857
Elected late.

Retired.
33rd
34th 12 Re-elected in 1855. [1]

Retired to run for U.S. President
Republican [1]
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Preston King
Republican March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1863
Elected in 1857.

Lost renomination.
13 35th
36th
37th 13 Elected in 1861.

Lost re-nomination.
March 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1867
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Ira Harris
14
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Edwin D. Morgan
Republican March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1869
Elected in 1863.

Lost re-nomination.
14 38th
39th
40th 14 Elected in 1867.March 4, 1867 –
May 16, 1881
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Roscoe Conkling
15
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Reuben Fenton
Republican March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1875
Elected in 1869.

Not an active candidate for renomination in 1875. [2]
15 41st
42nd
43rd 15 Re-elected in 1873.
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Francis Kernan
Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1881
Elected in 1875.

Lost re-election.
16 44th
45th
46th 16 Re-elected in 1879.

Resigned because of a disagreement with the President over federal appointments in New York.
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Thomas C. Platt
Republican March 4, 1881 –
May 16, 1881
Elected in 1881.

Resigned because of a disagreement with the President over federal appointments in New York.
17 47th
VacantMay 16, 1881 –
July 27, 1881
VacantVacantMay 16, 1881 –
July 29, 1881
Vacant
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Warner Miller
Republican July 27, 1881 –
March 3, 1887
Elected to finish Platt's term.

Lost re-election.
Elected to finish Conkling's term.

Retired.
July 29, 1881 –
March 3, 1885
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Elbridge G. Lapham
16
48th
49th 17 Elected in 1885.

Lost re-election.
March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1891
Republican William M. Evarts - Brady-Handy.jpg
William M. Evarts
17
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Frank Hiscock
Republican March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1893
Elected in 1887.

Lost re-election.
18 50th
51st
52nd 18VacantMarch 4, 1891 –
January 7, 1892
Vacant
Elected in 1891, but took his seat only after term as N.Y. Governor ended.

Lost re-election.
January 7, 1892 –
March 3, 1897
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David B. Hill
18
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Edward Murphy, Jr.
Democratic March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1899
Elected in 1893.

Lost re-election.
19 53rd
54th
55th 19 Elected January 20, 1897.March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1909
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Thomas C. Platt
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Chauncey Depew
Republican March 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1911
Elected in 1899.20 56th
57th
58th 20 Re-elected January 20, 1903.

Retired.
Re-elected in 1905.

Lost re-election.
21 59th
60th
61st 21 Elected January 19, 1909.

Retired.
March 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1915
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Elihu Root
20
VacantMarch 3, 1911 –
April 4, 1911
Vacant22 62nd
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James A. O'Gorman
Democratic April 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1917
Elected March 31, 1911.

Retired.
63rd
64th 22 Elected in 1914.March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1927
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James W. Wadsworth, Jr.
21
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William M. Calder
Republican March 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1923
Elected in 1916.

Lost re-election.
23 65th
66th
67th 23 Re-elected in 1920.

Lost re-election.
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Royal S. Copeland
Democratic March 4, 1923 –
June 17, 1938
Elected in 1922.24 68th
69th
70th 24 Elected in 1926.March 4, 1927 –
June 28, 1949
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Robert F. Wagner
22
Re-elected in 1928.25 71st
72nd
73rd 25 Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.

Died.
26 74th
75th
VacantJune 17, 1938 –
December 3, 1938
Vacant
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James M. Mead
Democratic December 3, 1938 –
January 3, 1947
Elected to finish Copeland's term.
76th 26 Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.

Retired to run for N.Y. Governor.
27 77th
78th
79th 27 Re-elected in 1944.

Resigned due to ill health.
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Irving M. Ives
Republican January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1959
Elected in 1946.28 80th
81st
VacantJune 28, 1949 –
July 7, 1949
Vacant
Appointed to continue Wagner's term.

Lost election to finish Wagner's term.
July 7, 1949 –
November 8, 1949
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John Foster Dulles
23
Elected to finish Wagner's term.November 9, 1949 –
January 3, 1957
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Herbert H. Lehman
24
82nd 28 Re-elected in 1950.

Retired.
Re-elected in 1952.

Retired.
29 83rd
84th
85th 29VacantJanuary 3, 1957 –
January 9, 1957
Vacant
Elected in 1956, but took seat late to prevent the Governor from appointing a rival to be his successor as N.Y. Attorney General January 9, 1957 –
January 3, 1981
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Jacob Javits
25
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Kenneth Keating
Republican January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1965
Elected in 1958.

Lost re-election.
30 86th
87th
88th 30 Re-elected in 1962.
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Robert F. Kennedy
Democratic January 3, 1965 –
June 6, 1968
Elected in 1964.

Died.
31 89th
90th
VacantJune 6, 1968 –
September 10, 1968
Vacant
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Charles Goodell
Republican September 10, 1968 –
January 3, 1971
Appointed to finish Kennedy's term.

Lost election to a full term.
91st 31 Re-elected in 1968.
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James L. Buckley
Conservative January 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1977
Elected in 1970.

Lost re-election.
32 92nd
93rd
94th 32 Re-elected in 1974.

Lost renomination and then lost re-election as a Liberal.
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Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Democratic January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 2001
Elected in 1976.33 95th
96th
97th 33 Elected in 1980.January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1999
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Al D'Amato
26
Re-elected in 1982.34 98th
99th
100th 34 Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.35 101st
102nd
103rd 35 Re-elected in 1992.

Lost re-election.
Re-elected in 1994.

Retired.
36 104th
105th
106th 36 Elected in 1998.January 3, 1999 –
Present
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Chuck Schumer
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic January 3, 2001 –
January 21, 2009
Elected in 2000.37 107th
108th
109th 37 Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.

Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State.
38 110th
111th
VacantJanuary 21, 2009 –
January 25, 2009
Vacant
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic January 25, 2009 –
Present
Appointed to continue Clinton's term.

Elected to finish Clinton's term.
112th 38 Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.39 113th
114th
115th 39 Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.40 116th
117th
118th 40 To be determined in the 2022 election.
To be determined in the 2024 election. 119th
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Living former U.S. Senators from New York

As of January 2019, there are three living former U.S. Senators from New York. The most recent to die was Daniel Patrick Moynihan (served 1977–2001) on March 26, 2003, who is also the most recently serving to die.

Daniel Patrick Moynihan American politician

Daniel Patrick "Pat" Moynihan was an American politician, sociologist, and diplomat. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented New York in the United States Senate and served as an adviser to Republican U.S. President Richard Nixon.

SenatorTerm of officeClassDate of birth (and age)
James L. Buckley January 3, 1971 – January 3, 19771March 9, 1923 (age 96)
Al D'Amato January 3, 1981 – January 3, 19993August 1, 1937 (age 82)
Hillary Clinton January 3, 2001 – January 21, 20091October 26, 1947 (age 71)

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United States congressional delegations from New York Wikipedia list article

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

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References

  1. 1 2 William H. Seward was re-elected in 1855 as a Whig, but became a Republican shortly thereafter.
  2. "Hon. Edwin D. Morgan Nominated by the Republican Caucus for United States Senator" . Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, NY. January 19, 1875. p. 1. The caucus proceeded to ballot, with the following result: Morgan, 40; Dix, 13; Wheeler, 2; Fenton, 2; blank, 5.
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