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 Democratic Leader since 2017, and the longest serving senator in the state) and Kirsten Gillibrand (serving since 2009).

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List of senators

Class 1
Class 1 senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2010 (special election), 2012, 2018, and 2024. The next election will be in 2030.
C Class 3
Class 3 senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2004, 2010, 2016, and 2022. The next election will be in 2028.
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Philip Schuyler
Pro-
Admin.
Jul 27, 1789 –
Mar 3, 1791
Elected in 1789.

Lost re-election.
1 1st 1 Elected in 1789.Jul 25, 1789 –
May 23, 1796
Pro-
Admin.
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Rufus King
1
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Aaron Burr
Anti-
Admin.
Mar 4, 1791 –
Mar 3, 1797
Elected in 1791.2 2nd
3rd
Democratic-
Republican
4th 2 Re-elected in 1795.
Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Great Britain.
Federalist
VacantMay 23, 1796 –
Dec 8, 1796
Vacant
Elected to finish King's term.
Resigned.
Dec 8, 1796 –
Aug 1800
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John Laurance
2
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Philip Schuyler
Federalist Mar 4, 1797 –
Jan 3, 1798
Elected in 1797.
Resigned due to ill health.
3 5th
VacantJan 3, 1798 –
Jan 11, 1798
Vacant
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John Sloss Hobart
Federalist Jan 11, 1798 –
Apr 16, 1798
Elected to finish Schuyler's term.
Resigned to become federal judge.
VacantApr 16, 1798 –
May 5, 1798
Vacant
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William North
Federalist May 5, 1798 –
Aug 17, 1798
Appointed to continue Schuyler's term.
Successor elected.
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James Watson
Federalist Aug 17, 1798 –
Mar 19, 1800
Elected to finish Schuyler's term.
6th
VacantMar 19, 1800 –
May 3, 1800
Vacant
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Gouverneur Morris
Federalist May 3, 1800 –
Mar 3, 1803
Elected to finish Schuyler's term.
VacantAug 1800 –
Nov 6, 1800
Vacant
Elected to finish King's term.Nov 6, 1800 –
Feb 5, 1802
Democratic-
Republican
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John Armstrong Jr.
3
7th 3 Re-elected in 1801.
Resigned.
VacantFeb 5, 1802 –
Feb 23, 1802
Vacant
Elected to finish Armstrong's term.
Resigned.
Feb 23, 1802 –
Nov 4, 1803
Democratic-
Republican
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DeWitt Clinton
4
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Theodorus Bailey
Democratic-
Republican
Mar 4, 1803 –
Jan 16, 1804
Elected in 1803.
Resigned.
4 8th
VacantNov 4, 1803 –
Dec 8, 1803
Vacant
Appointed to continue his own term.
Resigned; Elected to the class 1 seat.
Dec 8, 1803 –
Feb 23, 1804
Democratic-
Republican
John Armstrong Jr Rembrandt Peale.jpg
John Armstrong Jr.
5
VacantJan 16, 1804 –
Feb 25, 1804
Vacant
Elected to finish Armstrong's term.Feb 23, 1804 –
Mar 3, 1813
Democratic-
Republican
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John Smith
6
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John Armstrong Jr.
Democratic-
Republican
Feb 25, 1804 –
Jun 30, 1804
Elected to finish Bailey's term.
Resigned to become U.S. Minister to France.
VacantJun 30, 1804 –
Nov 23, 1804
Vacant
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Samuel L. Mitchill
Democratic-
Republican
Nov 23, 1804 –
Mar 3, 1809
Elected to finish Bailey's term.
9th
10th 4 Re-elected in 1807.
Retired or lost re-election.
11 Obadiah German Democratic-
Republican
Mar 4, 1809 –
Mar 3, 1815
Elected in 1809.
Retired.
5 11th
12th
13th 5 Elected in 1813.Mar 4, 1813 –
Mar 3, 1819
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Rufus King
7
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Nathan Sanford
Democratic-
Republican
Mar 4, 1815 –
Mar 3, 1821
Elected in 1815.6 14th
15th
16th 6VacantMar 4, 1819 –
Jan 25, 1820
Vacant
Re-elected late.
Retired.
Jan 25, 1820 –
Mar 3, 1825
Federalist Gilbert Stuart - Portrait of Rufus King (1819-1820) - Google Art Project.jpg
Rufus King
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Martin Van Buren
Democratic-
Republican

/Bucktail
Mar 4, 1821 –
Dec 20, 1828
Elected in 1821.7 17th
18th
Democratic 19th 7 Legislature failed to elect.Mar 4, 1825 –
Jan 31, 1826
Vacant
Elected late.
Retired.
Jan 31, 1826 –
Mar 3, 1831
National
Republican
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Nathan Sanford
8
Re-elected in 1827.
Resigned to become N.Y. Governor.
8 20th
VacantDec 20, 1828 –
Jan 15, 1829
Vacant
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Charles E. Dudley
Jacksonian Jan 15, 1829 –
Mar 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.
Mar 4, 1831 –
Jan 1, 1833
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William L. Marcy
9
VacantJan 1, 1833 –
Jan 14, 1833
Vacant
Elected to finish Marcy's term.Jan 4, 1833 –
Nov 26, 1844
Jacksonian SWhightJr.jpg
Silas Wright Jr.
10
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Nathaniel P. Tallmadge
Jacksonian Mar 4, 1833 –
Mar 3, 1839
Elected in 1833.
Legislature failed to re-elect.
9 23rd
24th
Democratic 25th 9 Re-elected in 1837. Democratic
VacantMar 4, 1839 –
Jan 27, 1840
Vacant10 26th
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Nathaniel P. Tallmadge
Whig Jan 27, 1840 –
Jun 17, 1844
Elected late.
27th
28th 10 Re-elected in 1843.
Resigned when elected N.Y. Governor.
VacantJun 17, 1844 –
Dec 9, 1844
Vacant
VacantNov 26, 1844 –
Nov 30, 1844
Vacant
Appointed to continue Wright's term.
Lost election for remainder of Wright's term.
Nov 30, 1844 –
Jan 27, 1845
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Henry A. Foster
11
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Daniel S. Dickinson
Democratic Dec 9, 1844 –
Mar 3, 1851
Appointed to continue Tallmadge's term.
Elected to finish Wright's term.Jan 27, 1845 –
Mar 3, 1849
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John Adams Dix
12
Elected to full term in 1845.11 29th
30th
31st 11 Elected in 1849.Mar 4, 1849 –
Mar 3, 1861
Whig WmHSeward.jpg
William H. Seward
13
VacantMar 4, 1851 –
Dec 1, 1851
Vacant12 32nd
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Hamilton Fish
Whig Dec 1, 1851 –
Mar 3, 1857
Elected late.
Retired.
33rd
34th 12 Re-elected in 1855.
Retired to become Secretary of State
Republican [a]
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Preston King
Republican Mar 4, 1857 –
Mar 3, 1863
Elected in 1857.
Lost renomination.
13 35th
36th
37th 13 Elected in 1861.Mar 4, 1861 –
Mar 3, 1867
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Ira Harris
14
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Edwin D. Morgan
Republican Mar 4, 1863 –
Mar 3, 1869
Elected in 1863.14 38th
39th
40th 14 Elected in 1867.Mar 4, 1867 –
May 16, 1881
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Roscoe Conkling
15
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Reuben Fenton
Republican Mar 4, 1869 –
Mar 3, 1875
Elected in 1869.
Not an active candidate for renomination in 1875. [1]
15 41st
42nd
Liberal Republican
Republican 43rd 15 Re-elected in 1873.
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Francis Kernan
Democratic Mar 4, 1875 –
Mar 3, 1881
Elected in 1875.16 44th
45th
46th 16 Re-elected in 1879.
Resigned.
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Thomas C. Platt
Republican Mar 4, 1881 –
May 16, 1881
Elected in 1881.
Resigned.
17 47th
VacantMay 16, 1881 –
Jul 27, 1881
VacantVacantMay 16, 1881 –
Jul 29, 1881
Vacant
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Warner Miller
Republican Jul 27, 1881 –
Mar 3, 1887
Elected to finish Platt's term. Elected to finish Conkling's term.
Retired.
Jul 29, 1881 –
Mar 3, 1885
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Elbridge G. Lapham
16
48th
49th 17 Elected in 1885.Mar 4, 1885 –
Mar 3, 1891
Republican William M. Evarts - Brady-Handy.jpg
William M. Evarts
17
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Frank Hiscock
Republican Mar 4, 1887 –
Mar 3, 1893
Elected in 1887.18 50th
51st
52nd 18VacantMar 4, 1891 –
Jan 7, 1892
Vacant
Elected in 1891, but took his seat only after term as N.Y. Governor ended.Jan 7, 1892 –
Mar 3, 1897
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David B. Hill
18
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Edward Murphy Jr.
Democratic Mar 4, 1893 –
Mar 3, 1899
Elected in 1893.19 53rd
54th
55th 19 Elected Jan 20, 1897.Mar 4, 1897 –
Mar 3, 1909
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Thomas C. Platt
19
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Chauncey Depew
Republican Mar 4, 1899 –
Mar 3, 1911
Elected in 1899.20 56th
57th
58th 20 Re-elected Jan 20, 1903.
Retired.
Re-elected in 1905.21 59th
60th
61st 21 Elected Jan 19, 1909.
Retired.
Mar 4, 1909 –
Mar 3, 1915
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Elihu Root
20
VacantMar 3, 1911 –
Apr 4, 1911
Vacant22 62nd
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James A. O'Gorman
Democratic Apr 4, 1911 –
Mar 3, 1917
Elected Mar 31, 1911.
Retired.
63rd
64th 22 Elected in 1914.Mar 4, 1915 –
Mar 3, 1927
Republican JWWadsworth.jpg
James W. Wadsworth Jr.
21
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William M. Calder
Republican Mar 4, 1917 –
Mar 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 Mar 4, 1923 –
Jun 17, 1938
Elected in 1922.24 68th
69th
70th 24 Elected in 1926.Mar 4, 1927 –
Jun 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
VacantJun 17, 1938 –
Dec 3, 1938
Vacant
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James M. Mead
Democratic Dec 3, 1938 –
Jan 3, 1947
Elected to finish Copeland's term.
76th 26 Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.27 77th
78th
79th 27 Re-elected in 1944.
Resigned due to ill health.
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Irving Ives
Republican Jan 3, 1947 –
Jan 3, 1959
Elected in 1946.28 80th
81st
VacantJun 28, 1949 –
Jul 7, 1949
Vacant
Appointed to continue Wagner's term.Jul 7, 1949 –
Nov 8, 1949
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John Foster Dulles
23
Elected to finish Wagner's term.Nov 9, 1949 –
Jan 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 29VacantJan 3, 1957 –
Jan 9, 1957
Vacant
Elected in 1956, but took seat late to remain N.Y. Attorney General.Jan 9, 1957 –
Jan 3, 1981
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Jacob Javits
25
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Kenneth Keating
Republican Jan 3, 1959 –
Jan 3, 1965
Elected in 1958.30 86th
87th
88th 30 Re-elected in 1962.
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Robert F. Kennedy
Democratic Jan 3, 1965 –
Jun 6, 1968
Elected in 1964.31 89th
90th
VacantJun 6, 1968 –
Sep 10, 1968
Vacant
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Charles Goodell
Republican Sep 10, 1968 –
Jan 3, 1971
Appointed to finish Kennedy's term.
91st 31 Re-elected in 1968.
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James L. Buckley
Conservative Jan 3, 1971 –
Jan 3, 1977
Elected in 1970.
Changed parties in 1976.
32 92nd
93rd
94th 32 Re-elected in 1974.
Republican
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Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Democratic Jan 3, 1977 –
Jan 3, 2001
Elected in 1976.33 95th
96th
97th 33 Elected in 1980.Jan 3, 1981 –
Jan 3, 1999
Republican Alfonse D'Amato.jpg
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.
Re-elected in 1994.
Retired.
36 104th
105th
106th 36 Elected in 1998.Jan 3, 1999 –
present
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Chuck Schumer
27
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic Jan 3, 2001 –
Jan 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
VacantJan 21, 2009 –
Jan 26, 2009
Vacant
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Jan 26, 2009 –
present
Appointed to continue 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 Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.41 119th
120th
121st 41 To be determined in the 2028 election.
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Notes

  1. William H. Seward was re-elected in 1855 as a Whig, but became a Republican shortly thereafter.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">1894–95 United States Senate elections</span>

The 1894–95 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1894 and 1895, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. In these elections, terms were up for the senators in Class 2.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1868–69 United States Senate elections</span>

The 1868–69 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1868 and 1869, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. In these elections, terms were up for the senators in Class 1.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1884–85 United States Senate elections</span>

The 1884–85 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states, coinciding with the presidential election of 1884. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1884 and 1885, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. In these elections, terms were up for the senators in Class 3.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1862–63 United States Senate elections</span>

The 1862–63 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states, occurring during the American Civil War. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1862 and 1863, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. In these elections, terms were up for the senators in Class 1.

References

  1. "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.