List of United States Senators from Georgia

This is a chronological listing of the United States Senators from Georgia.

Georgia has had Senators since the 1st Congress. Its Senate seats were declared vacant in March 1861 owing to its secession from the Union. They were again filled from February 1871.

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 Georgia General Assembly, and before 1935, their terms began March 4.

List of Senators

Class 2 Class 2 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that were elected for two U.S. Congresses in the first elections of 1789, and then the seat was contested again for the 3rd Congress, and every three Congresses (six years) thereafter. The seat in recent years have been contested in 1996, 2002, 2008, and 2014. The next election will be in 2020.						C o n g r e s s	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 1788/1789, and then the seat was contested again for the 4th Congress, and every three Congresses (six years) thereafter. The seat in recent years have been contested in 1998, 2004, and 2010. The next election will be in 2016.
#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T e r m		T e r m	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
1	William Few	Anti- Administration	March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793	Elected in 1789. Lost re-election.	1	1st Congress	1	Elected in 1789.	March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1801	Anti- Administration	James Gunn	1
		2nd Congress
2	James Jackson	Anti- Administration	March 4, 1793 – November 16, 1795	Elected in 1793 Resigned to run for the Georgia legislature.	2	3rd Congress
		4th Congress				2	Re-elected in 1795.	Federalist
3	George Walton		Federalist	November 16, 1795 – February 20, 1796				Appointed to continue Jackson's term. Retired when successor elected.
4	Josiah Tattnall		Democratic- Republican	February 20, 1796 – March 3, 1799				Elected to finish Jackson's term.
		5th Congress
5	Abraham Baldwin	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1799 – March 4, 1807	Elected in 1799.	3			6th Congress
		7th Congress				3	Elected in 1801. Died.	March 4, 1801 – March 19, 1806	Democratic- Republican	James Jackson	2
		8th Congress
		Re-elected in 1805. Died.		4	9th Congress
								March 19, 1806 – June 19, 1806	Vacant
							Elected to finish Jackson's term.	June 19, 1806 – November 14, 1809	Democratic- Republican	John Milledge	3
Vacant			March 4, 1807 – August 27, 1807			10th Congress	4		Re-elected in 1807. Resigned.
6	George Jones	Democratic- Republican	August 27, 1807 – November 7, 1807		Appointed to continue Baldwin's term. Retired when successor elected.
7	William H. Crawford	Democratic- Republican	November 7, 1807 – March 23, 1813		Elected to finish Baldwin's term.
		11th Congress
								November 14, 1809 – November 27, 1809	Vacant
						Elected to finish Milledge's term.		November 27, 1809 – March 3, 1819	Democratic- Republican	Charles Tait	4
		Re-elected in 1811 Resigned to become U.S. Minister to France.		5	12th Congress
					13th Congress	5	Re-elected in 1813.
Vacant			March 23, 1813 – April 8, 1813
8	William Bellinger Bulloch	Democratic- Republican	April 8, 1813 – November 6, 1813						Appointed to continue Crawford's term. Retired when successor elected.
9	William Wyatt Bibb	Democratic- Republican	November 6, 1813 – November 9, 1816						Elected to finish Crawford's term. Resigned.
		14th Congress
Vacant			November 9, 1816 – November 13, 1816
10	George Troup	Democratic- Republican	November 13, 1816 – September 23, 1818		Elected to finish Bibb's term as well as to the next term.
		Elected to full term in 1816. Resigned.		6	15th Congress
11	John Forsyth	Democratic- Republican	September 23, 1818 – February 17, 1819						Elected to finish Troup's term. Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Spain.
Vacant			February 17, 1819 – November 6, 1819
					16th Congress	6	Elected in 1819.	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1825		Democratic- Republican	John Elliott	5
12	Freeman Walker	Democratic- Republican	November 6, 1819 – August 6, 1821						Elected to finish Forsyth's term. Resigned.
		17th Congress
Vacant			August 6, 1821 – November 10, 1821
13	Nicholas Ware	Democratic- Republican	November 10, 1821 – September 7, 1824		Elected to finish Walker's term.
		Crawford Democratic- Republican		Re-elected in 1823. Died.	7				18th Congress	Crawford Democratic- Republican
Vacant			September 7, 1824 – December 6, 1824
14	Thomas W. Cobb	Jacksonian Democratic- Republican	December 6, 1824 – November 7, 1828	Elected to finish Ware's term. Resigned.
		Jacksonian				19th Congress	7	Elected in 1825. Resigned to become U.S. Attorney General.	March 4, 1825 – March 9, 1829	Jacksonian	John M. Berrien	6
		20th Congress
15	Oliver H. Prince		Jacksonian	November 7, 1828 – March 3, 1829		Elected to finish Cobb's term. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
16	George Troup	Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 – November 8, 1833	Elected in 1828. Resigned.	8	21st Congress
								March 9, 1829 – November 9, 1829	Vacant
		Elected to finish Berrien's term.						November 9, 1829 – June 27, 1834	Jacksonian	John Forsyth	7
		22nd Congress				8	Re-elected in 1831. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State.
		23rd Congress
Vacant			November 8, 1833 – November 21, 1833
17	John Pendleton King	Jacksonian	November 21, 1833 – November 1, 1837	Elected to finish Troup's term.
							June 27, 1834 – January 12, 1835	Vacant
		Elected to finish Forsyth's term.					January 12, 1835 – March 3, 1843	Jacksonian	Alfred Cuthbert	8
				Re-elected in 1834. Resigned.	9			24th Congress
		Democratic				25th Congress		9			Re-elected in 1837. Retired.	Democratic
Vacant			November 1, 1837 – November 22, 1837
18	Wilson Lumpkin	Democratic	November 22, 1837 – March 3, 1841	Elected to finish King's term.
		26th Congress
19	John M. Berrien	Whig	March 4, 1841 – May 1845	Elected in 1840. Resigned to become judge of the Supreme Court of Georgia.	10	27th Congress
		28th Congress				10	Elected in 1843. Resigned.	March 4, 1843 – February 4, 1848	Democratic	Walter T. Colquitt	9
	Vacant		May 1845 – November 13, 1845						29th Congress
	John M. Berrien	Whig	November 13, 1845 – May 28, 1852	Elected to finish his term.
		Re-elected in 1846. Resigned.		11	30th Congress
							Appointed to finish Colquitt's term. Retired.	February 4, 1848 – March 3, 1849	Democratic	Herschel Vespasian Johnson	10
					31st Congress	11	Elected in 1847 for the term beginning in 1849.[1] [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1855	Whig	William Crosby Dawson	11
					32nd Congress
Vacant			May 28, 1852 – May 31, 1852
20	Robert M. Charlton	Democratic	May 31, 1852 – March 3, 1853	Appointed to finish Berrien's term.
21	Robert Toombs	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – February 4, 1861	Elected in 1852.	12				33rd Congress
		34th Congress				12	Elected in 1854 or 1855. Withdrew.	March 4, 1855 – January 28, 1861	Democratic	Alfred Iverson, Sr.	12
		35th Congress
		Re-elected in 1858. Withdrew.		13	36th Congress
							Civil War and Reconstruction	January 28, 1861 – February 1, 1871	Vacant
Vacant			February 4, 1861 – February 24, 1871									Civil War and Reconstruction
					37th Congress	13
					38th Congress
				14	39th Congress
					40th Congress	14
					41st Congress
							Elected in 1867 to finish the term, but not seated until Georgia's readmission. Retired.	February 1, 1871 – March 3, 1873	Republican	Joshua Hill	13
22	Homer V.M. Miller	Democratic	February 24, 1871 – March 3, 1871						Elected to finish term.
Vacant			March 4, 1871 – November 14, 1871	Foster Blodgett presented credentials as Senator-elect, but the Senate declared him not elected.	15				42nd Congress
23	Thomas M. Norwood	Democratic	November 14, 1871 – March 3, 1877	Elected after Blodgett's credentials were rejected.
		43rd Congress				15	Elected in 1873.	March 4, 1873 – May 26, 1880	Democratic	John Brown Gordon	14
		44th Congress
24	Benjamin Harvey Hill	Democratic	March 4, 1877 – August 16, 1882	Elected in 1877. Died.	16				45th Congress
		46th Congress				16	Re-elected in 1879. Resigned to promote a venture for the Georgia-Pacific Railroad.
							Elected to finish Gordon's term.	May 26, 1880 – March 3, 1891	Democratic	Joseph E. Brown	15
		47th Congress
Vacant			August 16, 1882 – November 15, 1882
25	Middleton P. Barrow	Democratic	November 15, 1882 – March 3, 1883	Elected to finish Hill's term. Retired.
26	Alfred H. Colquitt	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 26, 1894	Elected in 1883.	17				48th Congress
		49th Congress				17	Re-elected in 1885. Retired due to illness.
		50th Congress
		Re-elected in 1889 Died.		18	51st Congress
					52nd Congress	18	Elected in 1891. Retired.	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1897	Democratic	John Brown Gordon	16
					53rd Congress
Vacant			March 26, 1894 – April 2, 1894
27	Patrick Walsh	Democratic	April 2, 1894 – March 3, 1895						Appointed to continue Colquitt's term. Elected to finish Colquitt's term. Lost renomination.
28	Augustus Octavius Bacon	Democratic	March 4, 1895 – February 14, 1914	Elected in 1894.	19				54th Congress
		55th Congress				19	Elected in 1896.	March 4, 1897 – November 13, 1910	Democratic	Alexander S. Clay	17
		56th Congress
		Re-elected in 1900.		20	57th Congress
					58th Congress	20	Re-elected in 1902.
					59th Congress
		Re-elected in 1906.		21	60th Congress
					61st Congress	21	Re-elected in 1908. Died.
								November 13, 1910 – November 17, 1910	Vacant
							Elected in 1843. Resigned.	November 17, 1910 – July 14, 1911	Democratic	Joseph M. Terrell	18
					62nd Congress
								July 14, 1911 – November 16, 1911	Vacant
							Elected to finish Terrell's term.	November 16, 1911 – March 3, 1921	Democratic	M. Hoke Smith	19
		Re-elected in 1912. Died.		22	63rd Congress
Vacant			February 14, 1914 – March 2, 1914
29	William S. West	Democratic	March 2, 1914 – November 3, 1914				Appointed to continue Bacon's seat Successor elected.
30	Thomas W. Hardwick	Democratic	November 4, 1914 – March 3, 1919				Elected to finish Bacon's term. Lost renomoination.
		64th Congress			22	Re-elected in 1914. Lost renomination.
		65th Congress
31	William J. Harris	Democratic	March 4, 1919 – April 18, 1932	Elected in 1918.			23		66th Congress
		67th Congress			23	Elected in 1920. Died.		March 4, 1921 – September 26, 1922	Democratic	Thomas E. Watson	20
								September 26, 1922 – November 21, 1922	Vacant
						Appointed to continue Watson's term. Retired.		November 21, 1922 – November 22, 1922	Democratic	Rebecca Latimer Felton	21
						Elected to finish Watson's term.		November 22, 1922 – January 2, 1957	Democratic	Walter F. George	22
		68th Congress
		Re-elected in 1924.		24			69th Congress
					70th Congress	24	Re-elected in 1926.
					71st Congress
		Re-elected in 1930. Died.		25	72nd Congress
Vacant			April 18, 1932 – April 25, 1932
32	John S. Cohen	Democratic	April 25, 1932 – January 11, 1933						Appointed to continue Harris's term. Successor elected.
33	Richard Russell, Jr.	Democratic	January 12, 1933 – January 21, 1971						Elected to finish Harris's term.
		73rd Congress			25	Re-elected in 1932.
		74th Congress
		Re-elected in 1936.		26			75th Congress
					76th Congress	26	Re-elected in 1938.
					77th Congress
		Re-elected in 1942.		27	78th Congress
					79th Congress	27	Re-elected in 1944.
					80th Congress
		Re-elected in 1948.		28	81st Congress
					82nd Congress	28	Re-elected in 1950. Retired.
					83rd Congress
		Re-elected in 1954.		29	84th Congress
					85th Congress	29	Elected in 1956.	January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1981	Democratic	Herman E. Talmadge	23
					86th Congress
		Re-elected in 1960.		30	87th Congress
					88th Congress	30	Re-elected in 1962.
					89th Congress
		Re-elected in 1966. Died.		31	90th Congress
					91st Congress	31	Re-elected in 1968.
					92nd Congress
Vacant			January 21, 1971 – February 1, 1971
34	David H. Gambrell	Democratic	February 1, 1971 – November 7, 1972						Appointed to continue Russell's term. Lost election to finish Russell's term.
35	Sam Nunn	Democratic	November 8, 1972 – January 3, 1997						Elected to finish Russell's term.
		Re-elected in 1972.		32	93rd Congress
					94th Congress	32	Re-elected in 1974. Lost re-election.
					95th Congress
		Re-elected in 1978.		33	96th Congress
					97th Congress	33	Elected in 1980. Lost re-election.	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1987	Republican	Mack Mattingly	24
					98th Congress
		Re-elected in 1984.		34	99th Congress
					100th Congress	34	Elected in 1986. Lost re-election.	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993	Democratic	Wyche Fowler	25
					101st Congress
		Re-elected in 1990. Retired.		35	102nd Congress
					103rd Congress	35	Elected in 1992.	January 3, 1993 – July 18, 2000	Republican	Paul Coverdell	26
					104th Congress
36	Max Cleland	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003	Elected in 1996. Lost re-election.	36				105th Congress
		106th Congress				36	Re-elected in 1998. Died.
								July 18, 2000 – July 27, 2000	Vacant
							Appointed to continue Coverdell's term. Elected in 2000 to finish Coverdell's term. Retired.	July 27, 2000 – January 3, 2005	Democratic	Zell Miller	27
		107th Congress
37	Saxby Chambliss	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2015	Elected in 2002.	37				108th Congress
		109th Congress				37	Elected in 2004.	January 3, 2005 – Present	Republican	Johnny Isakson	28
		110th Congress
		Re-elected in 2008. Retired.		38	111th Congress
					112th Congress	38	Re-elected in 2010.
					113th Congress
38	David Perdue	Republican	January 3, 2015 – Present	Elected in 2014.	39				114th Congress
		115th Congress				To be determined in the 2016 election.
		116th Congress
To be determined in the 2020 election.												117th Congress
#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T e r m		T e r m	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 2							Class 3

Living former Senators

As of April 2015, there are seven former U.S. Senators from the U.S. State of Georgia who are living, four from Class 2 and three from Class 3.

Senator	Term of office	Class	Date of birth (and age)
David H. Gambrell	1971–1972	2	December 20, 1929
Sam Nunn	1972–1997	2	September 8, 1938
Mack Mattingly	1981–1987	3	January 7, 1931
Wyche Fowler	1987–1993	3	October 6, 1940
Max Cleland	1997–2003	2	August 24, 1942
Zell Miller	2000–2005	3	February 24, 1932
Saxby Chambliss	2003–2015	2	November 10, 1943

See also

• List of United States Representatives from Georgia
• United States congressional delegations from Georgia

References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=p90RAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA427&dq=%22william+c.+dawson%22&lr=&as_brr=1&ei=CsTkR7TALI-kswO9g9ncBA#v=onepage&q=%22william%20c.%20dawson%22&f=false