List of United States senators from Mississippi

Current delegation

Roger Wicker (R)

Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)

Mississippi was admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, and elects senators to class 1 and class 2. Its current senators are Republicans Cindy Hyde-Smith and Roger Wicker. As of February 2022, 51 people have served as U.S. senators from Mississippi. John C. Stennis was Mississippi's longest-serving senator (1947–1989).

Mississippi last elected a Democrat in 1982, and both seats have been occupied by the Republicans since 1989.

List of senators

Class 1 Class 1 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2008 (special election), 2012, 2018, and 2024. The next election will be in 2030.						C	Class 2 Class 2 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2008, 2014, 2018 (special election) and 2020. The next election will be in 2026.
#	Senator	Party	Dates in office	Electoral history	T		T	Electoral history	Dates in office	Party	Senator	#
1	Walter Leake	Democratic- Republican	Dec 10, 1817 – May 15, 1820	Elected in 1817. Resigned.	1	15th	1	Elected in 1817.	Dec 10, 1817 – Mar 4, 1829	Democratic- Republican	Thomas Hill Williams	1
						16th
Vacant			May 15, 1820 – Aug 30, 1820
2	David Holmes	Democratic- Republican	Aug 30, 1820 – Sep 25, 1825	Elected to finish Leake's term.
				Re-election year unknown. Resigned to become Governor of Mississippi.	2	17th
						18th	2	Re-elected in 1823.
		Jacksonian				19th				Jacksonian
Vacant			Sep 25, 1825 – Sep 28, 1825
3	Powhatan Ellis	Jacksonian	Sep 28, 1825 – Jan 28, 1826	Appointed to continue Holmes's term. Lost election to finish Holmes's term.
4	Thomas Buck Reed	Jacksonian	Jan 28, 1826 – Mar 4, 1827	Elected to finish Holmes's term. Lost election to full term.
5	Powhatan Ellis	Jacksonian	Mar 4, 1827 – Jul 16, 1832	Election year unknown. Resigned to become a U.S. District Judge.	3	20th
						21st	3	Elected in 1828. Died.	Mar 4, 1829 – Nov 26, 1829	Jacksonian	Thomas Buck Reed	2
									Nov 26, 1829 – Jan 6, 1830	Vacant
								Elected to finish Reed's term. Died.	Jan 6, 1830 – Jul 2, 1830	Jacksonian	Robert H. Adams	3
									Jul 2, 1830 – Oct 15, 1830	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Adams's term. Elected in 1830 to finish Adams's term. [1] Lost re-election.	Oct 15, 1830 – Mar 4, 1835	Jacksonian	George Poindexter	4
						22nd				National Republican
Vacant			Jul 16, 1832 – Nov 12, 1832
6	John Black	Jacksonian	Nov 12, 1832 – Mar 4, 1833	Appointed to finish Ellis's term.
	Vacant		Mar 4, 1833 – Nov 22, 1833	Legislature failed to elect.	4	23rd
	John Black	National Republican	Nov 22, 1833 – Jan 22, 1838	Elected late. Resigned.
						24th	4	Elected in 1835.	Mar 4, 1835 – Mar 5, 1845	Jacksonian	Robert J. Walker	5
		Whig				25th				Democratic
7	James F. Trotter	Democratic	Jan 22, 1838 – Jul 10, 1838	Appointed to continue Black's term. Resigned.
Vacant			Jul 10, 1838 – Nov 12, 1838
8	Thomas H. Williams	Democratic	Nov 12, 1838 – Mar 4, 1839	Appointed to continue Black's term. Elected in 1839 to finish Black's term. [2] [ data missing ].
9	John Henderson	Whig	Mar 4, 1839 – Mar 4, 1845	Elected in 1838. [ data missing ].	5	26th
						27th	5	Re-elected in 1841. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
						28th
10	Jesse Speight	Democratic	Mar 4, 1845 – May 1, 1847	Elected in 1844. Died.	6	29th
									Mar 5, 1845 – Nov 3, 1845	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Walker's term. Elected in 1846 to finish Walker's term. [1] [ data missing ].	Nov 3, 1845 – Mar 4, 1847	Democratic	Joseph W. Chalmers	6
						30th	6	Elected in 1846 or 1847. Resigned to become Governor of Mississippi.	Mar 4, 1847 – Jan 8, 1852	Democratic	Henry S. Foote	7
Vacant			May 1, 1847 – Aug 10, 1847
11	Jefferson Davis	Democratic	Aug 10, 1847 – Sep 23, 1851	Appointed to continue Speight's term. Elected in 1848 to finish Speight's term. [2]
						31st
				Re-elected in 1850. Resigned to run for Governor of Mississippi.	7	32nd
Vacant			Sep 23, 1851 – Dec 1, 1851
12	John J. McRae	Democratic	Dec 1, 1851 – Mar 17, 1852	Appointed to continue Davis's term. Successor elected.
									Jan 8, 1852 – Feb 18, 1852	Vacant
								Elected to finish Foote's term. Retired.	Feb 18, 1852 – Mar 4, 1853	Whig	Walker Brooke	8
13	Stephen Adams	Democratic	Mar 17, 1852 – Mar 4, 1857	Elected to finish Davis's term. [ data missing ].
						33rd	7		Mar 4, 1853 – Jan 7, 1854	Vacant
								Elected late in 1854	Jan 7, 1854 – Jan 12, 1861	Democratic	Albert G. Brown	9
						34th
14	Jefferson Davis	Democratic	Mar 4, 1857 – Jan 21, 1861	Elected in 1856 or 1857. Resigned.	8	35th
						36th	8	Re-elected in 1859. Withdrew.
								Civil War and Reconstruction	Jan 12, 1861 – Feb 23, 1870	Vacant
Vacant			Jan 21, 1861 – Feb 23, 1870	Civil War and Reconstruction
						37th
					9	38th
						39th	9
						40th
					10	41st
15	Adelbert Ames	Republican	Feb 23, 1870 – Jan 4, 1874	Elected in 1870 upon readmission. Resigned to become Governor of Mississippi.				Elected in 1870 upon readmission. [ data missing ].	Feb 23, 1870 – Mar 4, 1871	Republican	Hiram R. Revels	10
						42nd	10		Mar 4, 1871 – Dec 1, 1871	Vacant
								Elected in 1870, but remained Governor until Dec 1871. [ data missing ].	Dec 1, 1871 – Mar 4, 1877	Republican	James L. Alcorn	11
						43rd
Vacant			Jan 4, 1874 – Feb 3, 1874
16	Henry R. Pease	Republican	Feb 3, 1874 – Mar 4, 1875	Elected to finish Ames's term. Retired.
17	Blanche Bruce	Republican	Mar 4, 1875 – Mar 4, 1881	Elected in 1874. [ data missing ].	11	44th
						45th	11	Elected in 1876.	Mar 4, 1877 – Mar 6, 1885	Democratic	Lucius Q. C. Lamar	12
						46th
18	James Z. George	Democratic	Mar 4, 1881 – Aug 14, 1897	Elected in 1880.	12	47th
						48th	12	Re-elected in 1883. Resigned.
						49th
									Mar 6, 1885 – Mar 9, 1885	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Lamar's term. Elected in 1886 to finish Lamar's term. [1]	Mar 9, 1885 – Jan 24, 1894	Democratic	Edward C. Walthall	13
				Re-elected in 1886.	13	50th
						51st	13	Re-elected in 1889. Resigned.
						52nd
				Re-elected in 1892. [3] Died.	14	53rd
									Jan 24, 1894 – Feb 7, 1894	Vacant
								Elected to finish Walthall's term. [ data missing ].	Feb 7, 1894 – Mar 4, 1895	Democratic	Anselm J. McLaurin	14
						54th	14	Elected early in 1892. [3] Died.	Mar 4, 1895 – Apr 21, 1898	Democratic	Edward C. Walthall	15
						55th
Vacant			Aug 14, 1897 – Oct 8, 1897
19	Hernando Money	Democratic	Oct 8, 1897 – Mar 4, 1911	Appointed to finish George's term.
									Apr 21, 1898 – May 31, 1898	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Walthall's term. Elected in 1900 to finish Walthall's term. [4] Retired.	May 31, 1898 – Mar 4, 1901	Democratic	William V. Sullivan	16
				Elected to full term in 1899.	15	56th
						57th	15	Elected in 1900.	Mar 4, 1901 – Dec 22, 1909	Democratic	Anselm J. McLaurin	17
						58th
				Re-elected in 1904. [5] Retired.	16	59th
						60th	16	Re-elected early in 1904. [5] Died.
						61st
									Dec 22, 1909 – Dec 27, 1909	Vacant
								Appointed to continue McLaurin's term. Successor qualified.	Dec 27, 1909 – Feb 22, 1910	Democratic	James Gordon	18
								Elected to finish McLaurin's term. Lost nomination to full term.	Feb 23, 1910 – Mar 4, 1913	Democratic	LeRoy Percy	19
20	John Sharp Williams	Democratic	Mar 4, 1911 – Mar 4, 1923	Elected early in 1908.	17	62nd
						63rd	17	Elected in 1912. Lost renomination.	Mar 4, 1913 – Mar 4, 1919	Democratic	James K. Vardaman	20
						64th
				Re-elected in 1916. Retired.	18	65th
						66th	18	Elected in 1918.	Mar 4, 1919 – Jun 22, 1941	Democratic	Pat Harrison	21
						67th
21	Hubert D. Stephens	Democratic	Mar 4, 1923 – Jan 3, 1935	Elected in 1922.	19	68th
						69th	19	Re-elected in 1924.
						70th
				Re-elected in 1928. Lost renomination.	20	71st
						72nd	20	Re-elected in 1930.
						73rd
22	Theodore G. Bilbo	Democratic	Jan 3, 1935 – Aug 21, 1947	Elected in 1934.	21	74th
						75th	21	Re-elected in 1936. Died.
						76th
				Re-elected in 1940.	22	77th
									Jun 22, 1941 – Jun 30, 1941	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Harrison's term. Retired when successor elected.	Jun 30, 1941 – Sep 28, 1941	Democratic	James Eastland	22
								Elected to finish Harrison's term. Lost renomination.	Sep 29, 1941 – Jan 3, 1943	Democratic	Wall Doxey	23
						78th	22	Elected in 1942.	Jan 3, 1943 – Dec 27, 1978	Democratic	James Eastland	24
						79th
				Re-elected in 1946. Died.	23	80th
Vacant			Aug 21, 1947 – Nov 5, 1947
23	John C. Stennis	Democratic	Nov 5, 1947 – Jan 3, 1989	Elected to finish Bilbo's term.
						81st	23	Re-elected in 1948.
						82nd
				Re-elected in 1952.	24	83rd
						84th	24	Re-elected in 1954.
						85th
				Re-elected in 1958.	25	86th
						87th	25	Re-elected in 1960.
						88th
				Re-elected in 1964.	26	89th
						90th	26	Re-elected in 1966.
						91st
				Re-elected in 1970.	27	92nd
						93rd	27	Re-elected in 1972. Retired, and resigned early to give successor preferential seniority.
						94th
				Re-elected in 1976.	28	95th
								Appointed early to finish Eastland's term, having already been elected to the next term.	Dec 27, 1978 – Apr 1, 2018	Republican	Thad Cochran	25
						96th	28	Elected in 1978.
						97th
				Re-elected in 1982. Retired.	29	98th
						99th	29	Re-elected in 1984.
						100th
24	Trent Lott	Republican	Jan 3, 1989 – Dec 18, 2007	Elected in 1988.	30	101st
						102nd	30	Re-elected in 1990.
						103rd
				Re-elected in 1994.	31	104th
						105th	31	Re-elected in 1996.
						106th
				Re-elected in 2000.	32	107th
						108th	32	Re-elected in 2002.
						109th
				Re-elected in 2006. Resigned.	33	110th
Vacant			Dec 18, 2007 – Dec 31, 2007
25	Roger Wicker	Republican	Dec 31, 2007 – present	Appointed to continue Lott's term. Elected in 2008 to finish Lott's term.
						111th	33	Re-elected in 2008.
						112th
				Re-elected in 2012.	34	113th
						114th	34	Re-elected in 2014. Resigned.
						115th
								Appointed to continue Cochran's term. Elected in 2018 in runoff election to finish Cochran's term.	Apr 2, 2018 – present	Republican	Cindy Hyde-Smith	26
				Re-elected in 2018.	35	116th
						117th	35	Re-elected in 2020.
						118th
				Re-elected in 2024.	36	119th
						120th	36	To be determined in the 2026 election.
#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T	C	T	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 1							Class 2

See also

• United States portal
• Mississippi portal
• Politics portal

• List of United States representatives from Mississippi
• United States congressional delegations from Mississippi
• Elections in Mississippi

Notes

1. Byrd, p. 130.
2. Byrd, p. 129.
3. "GEORGE AND WALTHALL ELECTED". The New York Times . January 20, 1892.
4. Byrd, p. 131.
5. "Re-elect Senators McLaurin and Money" (PDF). The New York Times . January 20, 1904. p. 5.

References

• Byrd, Robert C. (October 1, 1993). Wolff, Wendy (ed.). The Senate, 1789-1989: Historical Statistics, 1789-1992. United States Senate Historical Office (volume 4 Bicentennial ed.). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. ISBN   9780160632563.