List of members of the United States Congress by brevity of service

This is a list of United States congresspersons by brevity of service. It includes representatives and senators who have served less than six years in the Senate or less than two years in the House, not counting currently serving members. This list excludes members whose term ended with 73rd United States Congress that served the entirety of that term, which due to the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution, only lasted from March 4, 1933, to January 3, 1935, and inaugural holders of Class 1 and Class 2 Senate seats that served the entirety of the first term, due to the initial terms being only 2 and 4 years long respectively, as the Senate classes were staggered so that a third of the seats would be up every two years.

Key

In green	Appointed to Senate or won special election
D	Died
R	Resigned
AE	Appointed or elected to a different office
O	Other reason for loss of office

Senate time

Tenure		Name	Party affiliation	State	Reason for leaving	Dates of service	Lifespan
1	1 day [lower-alpha 1]	Rebecca Latimer Felton [1]	Democratic	Georgia	Appointed and did not seek election.	November 21, 1922 – November 22, 1922 [lower-alpha 2]	1835–1930
2 [lower-alpha 3]	3 days	Louis C. Wyman [1] (O)	Republican	New Hampshire	Initially won election to the Senate, but was appointed shortly before it convened to give him seniority over the rest of the incoming cohort. His seat was ruled to be vacant and a new election was held.	December 31, 1974 – January 3, 1975	1917–2002
3	8 days	Homer V. M. Miller (O)	Democratic	Georgia	Won election to the Senate, but was not seated until February 24, 1871, and served the remainder of his term.	February 24, 1871 – March 3, 1871	1814–1896
4	10 days	Alva M. Lumpkin (D)	Democratic	South Carolina	Appointed following the vacancy created by James F. Byrnes's appointment to the Supreme Court and later died.	July 22, 1941 – August 1, 1941	1886–1941
5	23 days	John N. Heiskell [2] (O)	Democratic	Arkansas	Appointed by Governor George Washington Donaghey following the vacancy created by Jeff Davis's death.	January 6, 1913 – January 29, 1913	1872–1972
6	33 days	William Marmaduke Kavanaugh [3] (O)	Democratic	Arkansas	Appointed by the Arkansas General Assembly following the vacancy created by Jeff Davis's death.	January 29, 1913 – March 3, 1913	1866–1915
7	44 days	Wilton E. Hall	Democratic	South Carolina	Appointed following the vacancy created by Ellison D. Smith's death and chose not to seek election.	November 20, 1944 – January 3, 1945	1901–1980
8	55 days	Thomas M. Storke	Democratic	California	Appointed as interim senator following the vacancy created by William Gibbs McAdoo's resignation and the inauguration of Sheridan Downey.	November 9, 1938 – January 3, 1939	1876–1971
9	59 days	Dean Barkley [1]	Independence Party of Minnesota	Minnesota	Appointed following the death of Paul Wellstone.	November 4, 2002 – January 3, 2003	1950–
	59 days	John Moses (D)	Democratic	North Dakota	Won in the general election, died in office.	January 3, 1945 – March 3, 1945	1885–1945
10	73 days	George Jones	Democratic-Republican	Georgia	Appointed to fill out the remainder of Abraham Baldwin's term.	August 27, 1807 – November 7, 1807	1766–1838
11	93 days	Jocelyn Burdick [1]	Democratic	North Dakota	Appointed following the death of her husband Quentin Burdick.	September 12, 1992 – December 14, 1992	1922–2019
12	97 days	George Walton [1] (R)	Federalist	Georgia	Appointed following the vacancy created by James Jackson's resignation.	November 16, 1795 – February 20, 1796	1749–1804
13	104 days	Elaine Edwards [1] (R)	Democratic	Louisiana	Appointed following the death of Allen J. Ellender and later resigned.	August 1, 1972 – November 13, 1972	1929–2018
14	110 days	Middleton P. Barrow	Democratic	Georgia	Appointed to fill out the remainder of Benjamin Harvey Hill's term and did not seek election to a term in his own right.	November 15, 1882 – March 3, 1883	1839–1903
15	117 days	Oliver H. Prince	Democratic	Georgia	Selected by the state legislature to fill the vacancy caused by Thomas W. Cobb's resignation.	November 7, 1828 – March 4, 1829	1782–1837
16	121 days	Carte Goodwin	Democratic	West Virginia	Appointed by Governor Joe Manchin on July 16, 2010, as a placeholder to fill the vacancy created by the death of Robert Byrd.	July 16, 2010 – November 15, 2010	1974–
17	129 days	Charles B. Mitchel (O)	Democratic	Arkansas	Elected in the general election and later expelled from the Senate.	March 4, 1861 – July 11, 1861	1815–1864
18	133 days	Paul G. Kirk	Democratic	Massachusetts	Appointed following the death of Ted Kennedy and chose not to run in the special election.	September 24, 2009 – February 4, 2010	1938–
19	143 days	Jeffrey Chiesa [4]	Republican	New Jersey	Appointed following the death of Frank Lautenberg and chose not to run in the special election.	June 10, 2013 – October 31, 2013	1965–
20	144 days	Bob Krueger [1]	Democratic	Texas	Appointed following the appointment of Lloyd Bentsen as Secretary of the Treasury and was defeated in the special election.	January 21, 1993 – June 14, 1993	1935–2022
21	144 days	Dixie Bibb Graves [5] (R)	Democratic	Alabama	Appointed following the appointment of Hugo Black as a Supreme Court Justice and later resigned.	August 20, 1937 – January 10, 1938	1882–1965
22	144 days	George R. Swift [5]	Democratic	Alabama	Appointed following the death of John H. Bankhead II.	June 15, 1946 – November 5, 1946	1887–1972
23	149 days	Sheila Frahm [1]	Republican	Kansas	Appointed following the resignation of Bob Dole and was defeated in the Republican primary.	June 11, 1996 – November 7, 1996	1945–
24	152 days	Maryon Pittman Allen [5]	Democratic	Alabama	Appointed following the death of her husband James Allen and later lost the Democratic primary for the special election.	June 8, 1978 – November 7, 1978	1925–2018
25	165 days	Mo Cowan [4]	Democratic	Massachusetts	Appointed following the appointment of John Kerry as Secretary of State and chose not to run in the special election.	February 1, 2013 – July 16, 2013	1969–
26	193 days	Ernest W. Gibson, Jr. [1]	Republican	Vermont	Appointed by Governor George D. Aiken following the death of his father, Ernest Willard Gibson. Chose not to run for election to the seat.	June 24, 1940 - January 3, 1941	1901-1969
27	213 days	William Bellinger Bulloch	Democratic-Republican	Georgia	Appointed following the resignation of William H. Crawford.	April 8, 1813 – November 6, 1813	1777–1852
28	215 days	Thomas A. Wofford	Democratic	South Carolina	Appointed following the resignation of Strom Thurmond and chose not to run in the special election.	April 5, 1956 – November 6, 1956	1908–1978
29	240 days	Joseph M. Terrell	Democratic	Georgia	Appointed following the death of Alexander S. Clay and resigned following a stroke.	November 17, 1910 – July 14, 1911	1861–1912
30	242 days	B. B. Comer [5]	Democratic	Alabama	Appointed following the death of John H. Bankhead.	March 5, 1920 – November 2, 1920	1848–1927
31	247 days	William Stanley West	Democratic	Georgia	Appointed following the death of Augustus O. Bacon.	March 2, 1914 – November 3, 1914	1849–1914
32	259 days	Nicholas F. Brady [1]	Republican	New Jersey	Appointed following the resignation of Harrison A. Williams and chose not to run in the special election.	April 12, 1982 – December 27, 1982	1930–
33	262 days	John S. Cohen	Democratic	Georgia	Appointed following the death of William J. Harris and chose not to run in the special election.	April 25, 1932 – January 11, 1933	1870–1935
34	274 days	Israel Pickens	Democratic	Alabama	Appointed following the death of Henry H. Chambers.	February 17, 1826 – November 27, 1826	1780–1827
35	275 days	John C. Breckinridge (O)	Democratic	Kentucky	Elected in the general election and later expelled from the Senate.	March 4, 1861 – December 4, 1861	1821–1875
36	277 days	Robert M. Charlton	Democratic	Georgia	Appointed following the resignation of John M. Berrien.	May 31, 1852 – March 4, 1853	1807–1854
37	297 days	Francis S. White	Democratic	Alabama	Elected in the special election following the death of Joseph F. Johnston. Did not run for reelection.	May 11, 1914 – March 3, 1915	1847–1922
38	299 days	Waldo P. Johnson (O)	Democratic	Missouri	Elected in the general election and later expelled from the Senate.	March 17, 1861 – January 10, 1862	1817–1885
39	303 days	George S. Houston (D)	Democratic	Alabama	Elected in the general election and died in office.	March 4, 1879 – December 31, 1879	1811–1879
40	307 days	Luther Strange	Republican	Alabama	Appointed to fill the seat vacated by Jeff Sessions after his resignation to become U.S. Attorney General, but subsequently lost the Republican primary for the special election.	February 9, 2017 – January 3, 2018	1953–
41	322 days	Luke Pryor	Democratic	Alabama	Appointed following the death of George S. Houston.	January 7, 1880 – November 23, 1880	1820–1900
42	327 days	Henry H. Chambers (D)	Jacksonian	Alabama	Died in office.	March 4, 1825 – January 24, 1826	1790–1826
43	337 days	Patrick Walsh	Democratic	Georgia	Appointed to fill out the remainder of the term of Alfred H. Colquitt.	April 2, 1894 – March 3, 1895	1840–1899
44	340 days	William Blount (O)	Democratic-Republican	Tennessee	Appointed as Tennessee's first senator and was later expelled from the Senate.	August 2, 1796 – July 8, 1797	1749–1800
45	373 days	Hiram Rhodes Revels	Republican	Mississippi	Elected in a special election following Mississippi's readmission into the United States and later chose not to seek reelection.	February 23, 1870 – March 3, 1871	1827–1901
46	380 days	Kelly Loeffler	Republican	Georgia	Appointed to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Johnny Isakson, lost subsequent special runoff election.	January 6, 2020 – January 20, 2021	1970–
47	389 days	Kaneaster Hodges Jr.	Democratic	Arkansas	Appointed to fill the vacancy created by the death of John L. McClellan, prohibited by state law from seeking election to fill the vacancy.	December 10, 1977 – January 3, 1979	1938–2022
48	474 days	Louis Wigfall (O)	Democratic	Texas	Appointed to fill the vacancy created by James Pinckney Henderson's death and later expelled from the Senate.	December 5, 1859 – March 23, 1861	1816–1874
49	642 days	Lloyd Spencer [6] (O)	Democratic	Arkansas	Appointed to fill the vacancy created by John E. Miller's resignation to become a judge and did not run for election.	April 1, 1941 – January 3, 1943	1893–1981
50	668 days	Ted Kaufman	Democratic	Delaware	Appointed to fill the vacancy created by Joe Biden's resignation and chose not to run in the special election.	January 16, 2009 – November 15, 2010	1939–
51	690 days	Jean Carnahan	Democratic	Missouri	Appointed to fill vacancy created by her husband Mel Carnahan's death who died before being elected but was defeated in a special election to fill the remainder of the term.	January 3, 2001 - November 23, 2002	1933–2024
52	698 days	Harlan Mathews	Democratic	Tennessee	Appointed to fill the vacancy created by Al Gore's resignation and chose not to run in the special election.	January 2, 1993 – December 1, 1994	1927–2014
53	699 days	Martha McSally	Republican	Arizona	Appointed to fill the vacancy created by Jon Kyl, lost subsequent special election.	January 3, 2019 – December 2, 2020	1966–
54	762 days	Richard Nixon (AE)	Republican	California	Appointed following the resignation of Sheridan Downey to the seat he recently won the election for to gain seniority and later elected to the vice presidency.	December 1, 1950 – January 1, 1953	1913–1994
55	787 days	Donald Stewart	Democratic	Alabama	Elected in a special election following the death of James Allen. Lost renomination and resigned.	November 8, 1978 – January 2, 1981	1940–
56	813 days	William Kelly	Democratic-Republican	Alabama	Elected following the resignation of John Williams Walker.	December 12, 1822 – March 3, 1825	1786–1834
57	1,064 days	Scott Brown	Republican	Massachusetts	Won special election against Martha Coakley to finish Ted Kennedy's term in 2010, and sworn on February 4, 2010. Subsequently lost regular election for next term against Democrat Elizabeth Warren.	February 4, 2010 – January 3, 2013	1959–
58	1,095 days	John Williams Walker (R)	Democratic-Republican	Alabama	Resigned due to failing health.	December 14, 1819 – December 12, 1822	1783–1823
59	1,096 days	Doug Jones	Democratic	Alabama	Won special election against Roy Moore to finish Jeff Sessions's term in 2017, and sworn in January 2018. Subsequently lost regular election for next term against Republican Tommy Tuberville.	January 3, 2018 – January 3, 2021	1954–
60	1,100 days	William Wyatt Bibb	Democratic-Republican	Georgia	Elected following the resignation of William H. Crawford.	November 6, 1813 – November 9, 1816	1781–1820
61	1,108 days	Josiah Tattnall	Democratic-Republican	Georgia	Elected following the resignation of James Jackson.	February 20, 1796 – March 4, 1799	1765–1803
62	1,190 days	Jeremiah Clemens	Democratic	Alabama	Elected following the death of Dixon Hall Lewis.	November 30, 1849 – March 4, 1853	1814–1865
63	1,232 days	John E. Miller [7] (R)	Democratic	Arkansas	Elected in special election to fill the vacancy created by Joseph T. Robinson's death and resigned to become a judge.	November 15, 1937 – March 31, 1941	1888–1981
64	1,245 days	John Milledge	Democratic-Republican	Georgia	Elected following the death of James Jackson.	June 19, 1806 – November 14, 1809	1757–1818
65	1,413 days	Barack Obama (AE)	Democratic	Illinois	Elected in the general election and later resigned after winning the 2008 presidential election.	January 3, 2005 – November 16, 2008	1961–
66	1,476 days	Kamala Harris (AE)	Democratic	California	Elected in the general election and later resigned after winning the 2020 election as vice president.	January 3, 2017 – January 18, 2021	1964–
67	1,779 days	John Forsyth (AE)	Democratic-Republican/​Jacksonian	Georgia	Elected following the resignation of George Troup, then resigned to become U.S. Minister to Spain. Elected again following the resignation of John M. Berrien, re-elected, and then resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State.	November 23, 1818 – February 17, 1819; November 9, 1829 – June 27, 1834	1780–1841
68	1,964 days	William H. Crawford (AE)	Democratic-Republican	Georgia	Elected in a special election following the death of Abraham Baldwin. Re-elected, then resigned to become U.S. Minister to France.	November 7, 1807 – March 23, 1813	1772–1834

House time

Tenure		Name	Party affiliation	State	Reason for leaving	Dates of service	Lifespan
1	1 day	Effingham Lawrence (O)	Democratic	Louisiana	The results of the 1872 election in the district were contested, and the House did not declare Lawrence the winner of the election and seat him until March 3, 1875, the day before the term was to expire.	March 3, 1875 – March 4, 1875	1820–1878
1	1 day	George A. Sheridan (O)	Liberal Republican	Louisiana	The results of the 1872 election in the district were contested, and the House did not declare Sheridan the winner of the election and seat him until March 3, 1875, the day before the term was to expire.	March 3, 1875 – March 4, 1875	1840–1896
3	2 days	Turner M. Marquett (O)	Republican	Nebraska	Elected to the at-large seat of the new State of Nebraska, but, because the state was not formally admitted to the Union until March 2, 1867, he was only able to serve as a representative for two days.	March 2, 1867 – March 4, 1867	1831–1894
3	2 days [8]	Gustavus Sessinghaus (O)	Republican	Missouri	The results of the 1880 election in the district were contested, and the House did not declare Sessinghaus the winner of the election and seat him until March 2, 1883, two days before the term was to expire.	March 2, 1883 – March 4, 1883 [lower-alpha 4]	1838–1887
5	29 days	Walter W. Bankhead (R)	Democratic	Alabama	Won in the general election and later resigned.	January 3, 1941 – February 1, 1941	1897–1988
6	31 days	Kwanza Hall	Democratic	Georgia	Won special runoff election one month after general election day to fill John Lewis's seat after his death and was not a candidate in the regular election.	December 3, 2020 – January 3, 2021	1971–
7	35 days	Brenda Jones	Democratic	Michigan	Won special election and was defeated in Democratic primary for a full term.	November 29, 2018 – January 3, 2019	1959–
8	39 days	James Mann [9] (D)	Democratic	Louisiana	Won in the general election and died in office.	July 18, 1868 – August 26, 1868	1822–1868
9	51 days	David Curson [10]	Democratic	Michigan	Won special election and did not seek reelection.	November 13, 2012 – January 3, 2013	1948–
10	51 days	Shelley Sekula-Gibbs	Republican	Texas	Won special election but lost regular general election (as a write-in candidate) held the same day.	November 13, 2006 – January 3, 2007	1953–
11	54 days	Douglas Hemphill Elliott	Republican	Pennsylvania	Won special election to fill Richard M. Simpson's seat following his death and died in office.	April 26, 1960 – June 19, 1960	1921–1960
12	58 days	Willa L. Fulmer	Democratic	South Carolina	Won special election to fill her late husband Hampton P. Fulmer's vacant seat and did not seek reelection.	November 7, 1944 – January 3, 1945	1884–1968
13	62 days	Lewis E. Sawyer	Democratic	Arkansas	Won in the general election and died in office.	March 4, 1923 – May 5, 1923	1867–1923
14	84 days	Nathaniel D. Wallace [9]	Democratic	Louisiana	Won special election and did not seek reelection.	December 9, 1886 – March 3, 1887	1845–1894
15	89 days	John W. Hunter	Democratic	New York	Won special election to fill James Humphrey's seat following his death and did not seek reelection.	December 4, 1866 – March 3, 1867	1807–1900
16	90 days	Alexander Boarman [9]	Liberal Republican	Louisiana	Won special election and lost reelection.	December 3, 1872 – March 3, 1873	1839–1916
17	90 days	Benjamin Flanders [9]	Unionist	Louisiana	Won special election and did not seek reelection.	December 3, 1862 – March 3, 1863	1816–1896
18	95 days	William Francis Strudwick	Federalist	North Carolina	Won a special election to replace Absalom Tatom and did not seek reelection.	November 28, 1796 – March 3, 1797	1765–1812
19	107 days	Robert L. Coffey (D)	Democratic	Pennsylvania	Won in the general election and died in office.	January 3, 1949 – April 20, 1949	1918–1949
20	112 days	Joe Sempolinski	Republican	New York	Won in a special election to replace Tom Reed and did not seek reelection.	September 13, 2022 – January 3, 2023	1983–
21	118 days	J. Smith Young	Democratic	Louisiana	Won special election to fill John E. Leonard's seat following his death and did not seek reelection.	November 5, 1878 – March 3, 1879	1834–1916
22	121 days	Richard Alvin Tonry [9] (R)	Democratic	Louisiana	Won in the general election and later resigned.	January 3, 1977 – May 4, 1977	1935–2012
23	152 days	John William Reid (O)	Democratic	Missouri	Won in the general election and later expelled from the House.	March 4, 1861 – August 3, 1861	1821–1881
24	188 days	Jean Spencer Ashbrook	Republican	Ohio	Won in a special election to replace her husband John M. Ashbrook and did not seek reelection.	June 29, 1982 – January 3, 1983	1934–
25	196 days	Mayra Flores	Republican	Texas	Won in a special election to replace Filemon Vela Jr. and lost reelection.	June 21, 2022 – January 3, 2023	1986–
26	203 days	Connie Conway	Republican	California	Won in a special election to replace Devin Nunes and did not seek reelection.	June 14, 2022 – January 3, 2023	1950–
27	207 days	James C. Alvord (D)	Whig	Massachusetts	Won in the general election and later died.	March 4, 1839 – September 27, 1839	1808–1839
28	207 days	Alton Waldon	Democratic	New York	Won in a special election to replace Joseph P. Addabbo and later lost renomination.	June 10, 1986 – January 3, 1987	1936–2023
29	214 days	William B. Spencer (R)	Democratic	Louisiana	Won a special election, and resigned to accept a judicial appointment.	June 8, 1876 – January 8, 1877	1835–1882
30	222 days	Larkin I. Smith (D)	Republican	Mississippi	Won in the general election and later died.	January 3, 1989 – August 13, 1989	1944–1989
31	226 days	Charles Djou	Republican	Hawaii	Won in a special election to replace Neil Abercrombie and later lost reelection.	May 22, 2010 – January 3, 2011	1970–
32	228 days	W. Jasper Blackburn	Republican	Louisiana	Elected following Louisiana's readmission to the Union.	July 18, 1868 – March 3, 1869	1820–1899
33	228 days	Michel Vidal	Republican	Louisiana	Elected following Louisiana's readmission to the Union.	July 18, 1868 – March 3, 1869	1824–1895
34	241 days	James Davenport (D)	Federalist	Connecticut	Won in a special election to replace James Hillhouse and later died.	December 5, 1796 – August 3, 1797	1758–1797
35	245 days	Don Cazayoux	Democratic	Louisiana	Won in a special election to replace Richard Baker and later lost reelection.	May 3, 2008 – January 3, 2009	1964–
36	246 days	James McCleery (D)	Republican	Louisiana	Died in office.	March 4, 1871 – November 5, 1871	1837–1871
37	298 days	Walter Capps (D)	Democratic	California	Won in the general election and later died in office.	January 3, 1997 – October 28, 1997	1934–1997
38	304 days	Katie Hill (R)	Democratic	California	Won in the general election and later resigned.	January 3, 2019 – November 3, 2019	1987–
39	332 days	George Santos (O)	Republican	New York	Won in the general election and later expelled from House.	January 3, 2023 – December 1, 2023	1988 –
40	358 days	Henry Latimer (AE)	Federalist	Delaware	Lost in the general election, but contested the results and was ruled as the victor causing a delayed inauguration and later elected to Senate.	February 14, 1794 – February 7, 1795	1752–1819
41	376 days	John E. Leonard (D)	Republican	Louisiana	Died in office.	March 4, 1877 – March 15, 1878	1845–1878
42	382 days	Bill Janklow (R)	Republican	South Dakota	Won in the general election and later resigned due to causing a fatal car crash. [11]	January 3, 2003 – January 20, 2004	1939–2012
43	383 days	Anthony Wayne (O)	Democratic	Georgia	Won in the general election, but seat was later ruled as vacant due to dispute over his residency.	March 4, 1791 – March 21, 1792	1745–1796
44	389 days	Trey Radel [12] (R)	Republican	Florida	Won in the general election and later resigned.	January 3, 2013 – January 27, 2014	1976–
45	413 days	Vance McAllister (R) [12]	Republican	Louisiana	Won a special election to replace Rodney Alexander and later did not seek reelection.	November 16, 2013 – January 3, 2015	1974–
46	417 days	Pierre Bossier (D)	Democratic	Louisiana	Died in office.	March 4, 1843 – April 24, 1844	1797–1844
47	425 days	George Allen	Republican	Virginia	Won a special election to replace D. French Slaughter Jr. and later chose not to seek reelection.	November 5, 1991 – January 3, 1993	1952–
48	455 days	Absalom Tatom (R)	Democratic-Republican	North Carolina	Won in the general election and later resigned.	March 4, 1795 – June 1, 1796	1742–1802
49	464 days	George Luke Smith	Republican	Louisiana	Won a special election following the death of Representative-elect Samuel Peters. Lost re-election.	November 24, 1873 – March 3, 1875	1837–1884
50	466 days	Michael Hahn (D)	Unionist, Republican	Louisiana	Elected late from Union-occupied Louisiana during the Civil War. Louisiana lost representation after the 37th Congress. Later elected again, but died in office.	December 3, 1862 – March 4, 1863; March 4, 1885 – March 15, 1886	1830–1886
51	475 days	Samuel Louis Gilmore (D)	Democratic	Louisiana	Died in office.	March 30, 1909 – July 18, 1910	1859–1910
52	478 days	Bob Turner	Republican	New York	Won a special election to replace Anthony Weiner and did not seek reelection.	September 13, 2011 – January 3, 2013	1941–
53	492 days	Eric Massa (R)	Democratic	New York	Won in the general election and later resigned.	January 3, 2009 – March 8, 2010	1969–
54	512 days	Joseph P. Newsham	Republican	Louisiana	Elected upon Louisiana's readmission to the Union and did not seek reelection. Later elected in a special election to replace Michel Vidal, and did not seek reelection.	July 18, 1868 – March 3, 1869 May 23, 1870 – March 3, 1871	1837–1919
55	522 days	Frank Ballance (R)	Democratic	North Carolina	Won in the general election and later resigned.	January 3, 2003 – June 8, 2004	1942–2019
56	528 days	George Partridge (R)	Pro-Administration	Massachusetts	Won in the general election and later resigned.	March 4, 1789 – August 14, 1790	1740–1828
57	531 days	Joseph F. Smith	Democratic	Pennsylvania	Won in a special election to replace Raymond Lederer and later lost in the Democratic primary.	July 21, 1981 – January 3, 1983	1920–1999
58	531 days	Charles Magill Conrad (AE)	Whig	Louisiana	Resigned following appointment as U.S. Secretary of War.	March 4, 1849 – August 17, 1850	1804–1878
59	556 days	Karen Handel	Republican	Georgia	Won a special election to replace Tom Price and later lost reelection.	June 26, 2017 – January 3, 2019	1962–
60	564 days	Mark Takai (D)	Democratic	Hawaii	Won in the general election and later died in office.	January 3, 2015 – July 20, 2016	1967–2016
61	582 days	Kathy Hochul	Democratic	New York	Won a special election to replace Chris Lee and later lost reelection.	June 1, 2011 – January 3, 2013	1962–
62	582 days	Benjamin Franklin Whittemore (R)	Republican	South Carolina	Won a special election following South Carolina's readmission into the Union and later resigned.	July 18, 1868 – February 24, 1870	1824–1894
63	594 days	Lovell Rousseau (R)	Unconditional Unionist	Kentucky	Elected in the general election, but resigned after being censured only to run in the special election and won to replace himself and later did not seek reelection.	March 4, 1865 – July 21, 1866; December 3, 1866 – March 3, 1867	1818–1869
64	600 days	Bill Redmond	Republican	New Mexico	Won a special election to replace Bill Richardson and later lost reelection.	May 13, 1997 – January 3, 1999	1955–
65	602 days	John T. Deweese (R)	Republican	North Carolina	Won a special election following North Carolina's readmission into the Union and later resigned.	July 6, 1868 – February 28, 1870	1835-1906
66	609 days	Peter W. Barca	Democratic	Wisconsin	Won a special election to replace Les Aspin and later lost reelection.	May 4, 1993 – January 3, 1995	1955–
67	614 days	Scott Murphy	Democratic	New York	Won a special election to replace Kirsten Gillibrand and later lost reelection.	April 29, 2009 – January 3, 2011	1970–
68	614 days	Uriah Forrest (R)	Federalist	Maryland	Won in the general election and later resigned.	March 4, 1793 – November 8, 1794	1756-1805
69	644 days	Catherine Small Long	Democratic	Louisiana	Won a special election to replace her husband Gillis William Long and later chose not to run for reelection.	March 30, 1985 – January 3, 1987	1924–2019
70	661 days	John H. Overton	Democratic	Louisiana	Won a special election to replace James B. Aswell. Did not seek reelection to the House.	May 12, 1931 – March 3, 1933	1875–1948
71	674 days	Sam Brownback (AE)	Republican	Kansas	Won in the general election and later the special Senate election to replace Bob Dole.	January 3, 1995 – November 7, 1996	1956–
72	730 days	Tim Scott (AE; R)	Republican	South Carolina	Won in the general election, and later won reelection, but he resigned a day before his initial House term ended to accept appointment to the Senate.	January 3, 2011 – January 2, 2013	1965–

See also

• List of members of the United States Congress by longevity of service
• List of members of the United States House of Representatives who served a single term

Notes

1. If one were to only count following her inauguration then she would only have served one day, but if tenure were counted she would have served 50 days
2. Tenure: October 3, 1922 – November 22, 1922
3. 1 if one were to count Felton's tenure rather than days served.
4. While the issue of whether the congressional term prior to the adoption of the 20th Amendment ended at 11:59 p.m. on March 3 or at 11:59 a.m. on March 4 was one that never was resolved conclusively in either the House of Representatives or Senate, the final House session of the 47th Congress ended on March 4, 1883. See

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