List of United States senators from Connecticut

Current delegation

Richard Blumenthal (D)

Chris Murphy (D)

(ordered by seniority)

This is a chronological listing of the United States senators from Connecticut .

United States senators are popularly elected, for a six-year term, beginning January 3. Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. Before 1914, they were chosen by the Connecticut General Assembly, and before 1935, their terms began March 4. Its current U.S. senators are Democrats Richard Blumenthal (serving since 2011) and Chris Murphy (serving since 2013). Chris Dodd is Connecticut's longest-serving senator (1981–2011).

List of senators

Class 1 Class 1 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2006, 2012, 2018, and 2024 . The next election will be in 2030.						C	Class 3 Class 3 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2004, 2010, 2016, and 2022. The next election will be in 2028.
#	Senator	Party	Dates in office	Electoral history	T		T	Electoral history	Dates in office	Party	Senator	#
1	Oliver Ellsworth (Windsor)	Pro-Administration	Mar 4, 1789 – Mar 8, 1796	Elected in 1788.	1	1st	1	Elected in 1788. Resigned.	Mar 4, 1789 – Mar 3, 1791	Pro-Administration	William S. Johnson (Stratford)	1
				Re-elected in 1791. Resigned to become Chief Justice of the United States.	2	2nd			Mar 4, 1791 – Jun 13, 1791	Vacant
								Elected to finish Johnson's term. Died.	Jun 13, 1791 – Jul 23, 1793	Pro-Administration	Roger Sherman (New Milford)	2
						3rd
									Jul 23, 1793 – Dec 2, 1793	Vacant
								Elected to finish Sherman's term. Retired.	Dec 2, 1793 – Mar 3, 1795	Pro-Administration	Stephen Mix Mitchell (Wethersfield)	3
		Federalist				4th	2	Election date unknown. Resigned to become Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut.	Mar 4, 1795 – Jun 10, 1796	Federalist	Jonathan Trumbull Jr. (Lebanon)	4
Vacant			Mar 8, 1796 – May 12, 1796
									Jun 10, 1796 – Oct 13, 1796	Vacant
								Elected to finish Trumbull's term.	Oct 13, 1796 – Jul 19, 1807	Federalist	Uriah Tracy (Litchfield)	5
2	James Hillhouse (New Haven)	Federalist	May 12, 1796 – Jun 10, 1810	Elected to finish Ellsworth's term.
				Re-elected in 1797.	3	5th
						6th
						7th	3	Re-elected in 1801.
				Re-elected in 1802. [1]	4	8th
						9th
						10th	4	Re-elected in 1807. Died.
									Jul 19, 1807 – Oct 25, 1807	Vacant
								Elected to finish Tracy's term.	Oct 25, 1807 – May 13, 1813	Federalist	Chauncey Goodrich (Hartford)	6
				Re-elected in 1809. Resigned.	5	11th
Vacant			Jun 10, 1810 – Dec 4, 1810
3	Samuel W. Dana (Middletown)	Federalist	Dec 4, 1810 – Mar 3, 1821	Elected to finish Hillhouse's term.
						12th
						13th	5	Re-elected in 1813. Resigned to become Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut.
								Elected to finish Goodrich's term. Retired.	May 13, 1813 – Mar 3, 1819	Federalist	David Daggett (New Haven)	7
				Re-elected in 1814.	6	14th
						15th
						16th	6	Elected in 1818. Re-elected in 1824 and presented his credentials but was not permitted to qualify.	Mar 4, 1819 – Mar 3, 1825	Democratic-Republican	James Lanman (Norwich)	8
4	Elijah Boardman (Litchfield)	Democratic-Republican	Mar 4, 1821 – Aug 18, 1823	Elected in 1821. Died.	7	17th
						18th
Vacant			Aug 18, 1823 – Oct 8, 1823
5	Henry W. Edwards (New Haven)	Democratic-Republican	Oct 8, 1823 – Mar 3, 1827	Appointed to continue Boardman's term. Elected in 1824 to finish Boardman's term.
		Jacksonian				19th	7		Mar 4, 1825 – May 4, 1825	Vacant
								Elected late to complete Lanman's term. [ data missing ]	May 4, 1825 – Mar 3, 1831	National Republican	Calvin Willey (Tolland)	9
6	Samuel A. Foot (Cheshire)	National Republican	Mar 4, 1827 – Mar 3, 1833	Elected in 1826. Lost re-election.	8	20th
						21st
						22nd	8	Elected in 1831. [ data missing ]	Mar 4, 1831 – Mar 3, 1837	National Republican	Gideon Tomlinson (Fairfield)	10
7	Nathan Smith (New Haven)	National Republican	Mar 4, 1833 – Dec 6, 1835	Elected in 1832. Died.	9	23rd
						24th
Vacant			Dec 6, 1835 – Dec 21, 1835
8	John Milton Niles (Hartford)	Jacksonian	Dec 21, 1835 – Mar 3, 1839	Elected to finish Smith's term. Retired.
		Democratic				25th	9	Elected in 1837. [ data missing ]	Mar 4, 1837 – Mar 3, 1843	Democratic	Perry Smith (New Milford)	11
9	Thaddeus Betts (Norwalk)	Whig	Mar 4, 1839 – Apr 7, 1840	Elected in 1838 or 1839. Died.	10	26th
Vacant			Apr 7, 1840 – May 4, 1840
10	Jabez W. Huntington (Litchfield)	Whig	May 4, 1840 – Nov 1, 1847	Elected to finish Betts's term.
						27th
						28th	10	Elected in 1842. Retired.	Mar 4, 1843 [2] – Mar 3, 1849	Democratic	John Milton Niles (Hartford)	12
				Re-elected in 1844 or 1845. Died.	11	29th
						30th
Vacant			Nov 1, 1847 – Nov 11, 1847
11	Roger Sherman Baldwin (New Haven)	Whig	Nov 11, 1847 – Mar 3, 1851	Appointed to continue Huntington's term. Elected in 1848 to finish Huntington's term. [ data missing ]
						31st	11	Elected in 1848 or 1849. Resigned.	Mar 4, 1849 – May 24, 1854	Whig	Truman Smith (Litchfield)	13
Vacant			Mar 4, 1851 – May 12, 1852		12	32nd
12	Isaac Toucey (Hartford)	Democratic	May 12, 1852 – Mar 3, 1857	Elected late in 1852. Retired.
						33rd
								Elected to finish Smith's term. Retired.	May 24, 1854 – Mar 3, 1855	Free Soil	Francis Gillette (Hartford)	14
						34th	12	Elected in 1854.	Mar 4, 1855 – Mar 3, 1867	Republican	Lafayette S. Foster (Norwich)	15
13	James Dixon (Hartford)	Republican	Mar 4, 1857 – Mar 3, 1869	Elected in 1856.	13	35th
						36th
						37th	13	Re-elected in 1860. Lost re-election.
				Re-elected in 1862. Lost re-election.	14	38th
						39th
						40th	14	Elected in 1866.	Mar 4, 1867 – Nov 21, 1875	Republican	Orris S. Ferry (Norwalk)	16
14	William A. Buckingham (Norwich)	Republican	Mar 4, 1869 – Feb 5, 1875	Elected in 1868 or 1869. Lost re-election and died before end of term.	15	41st
						42nd
						43rd	15	Re-elected in 1872. Died.		Liberal Republican
15	William W. Eaton (Hartford)	Democratic	Feb 5, 1875 – Mar 3, 1881	Appointed to finish Buckingham's term, having been elected to the next term.
				Elected in 1874. Unknown if retired or lost re-election.	16	44th				Republican
									Nov 21, 1875 – Nov 27, 1875	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Ferry's term. Retired when successor elected.	Nov 27, 1875 – May 17, 1876	Democratic	James E. English (New Haven)	17
								Elected to finish Ferry's term. [ data missing ]	May 17, 1876 – Mar 3, 1879	Democratic	William Barnum (Lime Rock)	18
						45th
						46th	16	Elected in 1879.	Mar 4, 1879 – Apr 21, 1905	Republican	Orville H. Platt (Meriden)	19
16	Joseph R. Hawley (Hartford)	Republican	Mar 4, 1881 – Mar 3, 1905	Elected in 1881.	17	47th
						48th
						49th	17	Re-elected in 1885.
				Re-elected in 1887.	18	50th
						51st
						52nd	18	Re-elected in 1891.
				Re-elected in 1893.	19	53rd
						54th
						55th	19	Re-elected in 1897.
				Re-elected in 1899. Retired.	20	56th
						57th
						58th	20	Re-elected in 1903. Died.
									Apr 21, 1905 – May 10, 1905	Vacant
17	Morgan Bulkeley (Hartford)	Republican	Mar 4, 1905 – Mar 3, 1911	Elected in 1905. [3] Lost re-election.	21	59th
								Elected to finish Platt's term.	May 10, 1905 – Oct 14, 1924	Republican	Frank B. Brandegee (New London)	20
						60th
						61st	21	Re-elected in 1909.
18	George P. McLean (Simsbury)	Republican	Mar 4, 1911 – Mar 3, 1929	Elected in 1911.	22	62nd
						63rd
						64th	22	Re-elected in 1914.
				Re-elected in 1916.	23	65th
						66th
						67th	23	Re-elected in 1920. Died.
				Re-elected in 1922. Retired.	24	68th
									Oct 14, 1924 – Dec 17, 1924	Vacant
								Elected to finish Brandegee's term and seated Jan 8, 1925. [4]	Dec 17, 1924 – Mar 3, 1933	Republican	Hiram Bingham III (New Haven)	21
						69th
						70th	24	Re-elected in 1926. Lost re-election.
19	Frederic C. Walcott (Norfolk)	Republican	Mar 4, 1929 – Jan 3, 1935	Elected in 1928. Lost re-election.	25	71st
						72nd
						73rd	25	Elected in 1932. Lost re-election.	Mar 4, 1933 – Jan 3, 1939	Democratic	Augustine Lonergan (Hartford)	22
20	Francis T. Maloney (Meriden)	Democratic	Jan 3, 1935 – Jan 16, 1945	Elected in 1934.	26	74th
						75th
						76th	26	Elected in 1938. Lost re-election.	Jan 3, 1939 – Jan 3, 1945	Republican	John A. Danaher (Portland)	23
				Re-elected in 1940. Died.	27	77th
						78th
						79th	27	Elected in 1944.	Jan 3, 1945 – Jul 28, 1952	Democratic	Brien McMahon (Norwalk)	24
Vacant			Jan 16, 1945 – Feb 15, 1945
21	Thomas C. Hart (Sharon)	Republican	Feb 15, 1945 – Nov 5, 1946	Appointed to continue Maloney's term. Successor qualified.
Vacant			Nov 5, 1946 – Dec 27, 1946
22	Raymond E. Baldwin (Stratford)	Republican	Dec 27, 1946 – Dec 16, 1949	Elected to finish Maloney's term.
				Elected to full term in 1946. Resigned.	28	80th
						81st
23	William Benton (Norwalk)	Democratic	Dec 17, 1949 – Jan 3, 1953	Appointed to continue Baldwin's term. Elected to finish Baldwin's term. Lost re-election.
						82nd	28	Re-elected in 1950. Died.
									Jul 28, 1952 – Aug 29, 1952	Vacant
								Appointed to continue McMahon's term. Retired when successor elected, and elected to the class 1 seat.	Aug 29, 1952 – Nov 4, 1952	Republican	William A. Purtell (West Hartford)	25
								Elected to finish McMahon's term.	Nov 4, 1952 – Jan 3, 1963	Republican	Prescott Bush (Greenwich)	26
24	William A. Purtell (West Hartford)	Republican	Jan 3, 1953 – Jan 3, 1959	Elected in 1952. Lost re-election.	29	83rd
						84th
						85th	29	Re-elected in 1956. Retired.
25	Thomas J. Dodd (West Hartford)	Democratic	Jan 3, 1959 – Jan 3, 1971	Elected in 1958.	30	86th
						87th
						88th	30	Elected in 1962.	Jan 3, 1963 – Jan 3, 1981	Democratic	Abraham Ribicoff (Hartford)	27
				Re-elected in 1964. Lost renomination, and lost re-election as an independent.	31	89th
						90th
						91st	31	Re-elected in 1968.
26	Lowell Weicker (Greenwich)	Republican	Jan 3, 1971 – Jan 3, 1989	Elected in 1970.	32	92nd
						93rd
						94th	32	Re-elected in 1974. Retired.
				Re-elected in 1976.	33	95th
						96th
						97th	33	Elected in 1980.	Jan 3, 1981 – Jan 3, 2011	Democratic	Chris Dodd (East Haddam)	28
				Re-elected in 1982. Lost re-election.	34	98th
						99th
						100th	34	Re-elected in 1986.
27	Joe Lieberman (New Haven)	Democratic	Jan 3, 1989 – Jan 3, 2013	Elected in 1988.	35	101st
						102nd
						103rd	35	Re-elected in 1992.
				Re-elected in 1994.	36	104th
						105th
						106th	36	Re-elected in 1998.
				Re-elected in 2000.	37	107th
						108th
						109th	37	Re-elected in 2004. Retired.
		Independent		Lost re-nomination, but re-elected in 2006 as an Independent. Retired.	38	110th
						111th
						112th	38	Elected in 2010.	Jan 3, 2011 – present	Democratic	Richard Blumenthal (Greenwich)	29
28	Chris Murphy (Hartford)	Democratic	Jan 3, 2013 – present	Elected in 2012.	39	113th
						114th
						115th	39	Re-elected in 2016.
				Re-elected in 2018.	40	116th
						117th
						118th	40	Re-elected in 2022.
				Re-elected in 2024.	41	119th
						120th
						121st	41	To be determined in the 2028 election.
#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T	C	T	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 1							Class 3

See also

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• List of United States representatives from Connecticut
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• Elections in Connecticut

References

1. "Connecticut 1802 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved January 30, 2018., citing American Mercury (Hartford, CT). November 4, 1802.
2. Due to ill-health and a credentials challenge, John Milton Niles was unable to serve until May 16, 1844
3. "BULKELEY IN CONNECTICUT". The New York Times . January 18, 1905. p. 2.
4. "A chronological list of senators since the First Congress in 1789" (PDF). United States Senate.