List of United States Senators from Louisiana

Louisiana was admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, and elects senators to Class 2 and Class 3. Its current senators are Republicans David Vitter and Bill Cassidy.

List of Senators

Class 2 Class 2 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently 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 has recently 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	Jean Noel Destréhan	Democratic-Republican	September 3, 1812 – October 1, 1812	Resigned	1	12th Congress	1	Elected in 1812.	September 3, 1812 – March 4, 1813	Democratic-Republican	Allan B. Magruder	1
Vacant			October 1, 1812 – October 8, 1812
2	Thomas Posey	Democratic-Republican	October 8, 1812 – February 4, 1813	Appointed to continue Destréhan's term. Lost election to finish Destréhan's term.
3	James Brown	Democratic-Republican	February 5, 1813 – March 4, 1817	Elected to finish Destréhan's term. Lost election to full term.
		13th Congress				2	Elected in 1813 Retired.	March 4, 1813 – March 4, 1819	Democratic-Republican	Eligius Fromentin	2
		14th Congress
4	William C. C. Claiborne	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1817 – November 23, 1817	Elected in 1817. Died.	2				15th Congress
Vacant			November 23, 1817 – January 12, 1818
5	Henry Johnson	Democratic-Republican	January 12, 1818 – May 27, 1824	Appointed to finish Claiborne's term.
		16th Congress				3	Elected in 1819. Resigned to become U.S. Minister to France.	March 4, 1819 – December 10, 1823	Democratic- Republican	James Brown	3
		17th Congress
		Adams-Clay Democratic- Republican		Elected to full term in 1823. Resigned to become Governor of Louisiana.	3				18th Congress			Adams-Clay Democratic- Republican
							December 10, 1823 – January 15, 1824	Vacant
		Appointed to finish Brown's term					January 15, 1824 – May 19, 1833	Adams-Clay Republican	Josiah S. Johnston	4
Vacant			May 27, 1824 – November 19, 1824
6	Charles D.J. Bouligny	Adams-Clay Republican	November 19, 1824 – March 4, 1829	Elected to finish Johnson's term.
		Anti- Jacksonian				19th Congress		4			Elected to full term in 1825.	Anti- Jacksonian
		Adams				20th Congress						Adams
7	Edward Livingston	Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 – May 24, 1831	Elected in 1828 or 1829. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State.	4	21st Congress						Anti- Jacksonian
		22nd Congress				5		Re-elected in 1831. Died.
Vacant			May 24, 1831 – November 15, 1831
8	George A. Waggaman	Anti- Jacksonian	November 15, 1831 – March 4, 1835	Elected to finish Livingston's term.
		23rd Congress
								May 19, 1833 – December 19, 1833	Vacant
							Elected to finish Johnson's term. Resigned due to ill health.	December 19, 1833 – January 5, 1837	Anti-Jacksonian	Alexander Porter	5
Vacant			March 4, 1835 – January 13, 1836	Charles Gayarré was elected in 1835, but resigned due to ill health.	5				24th Congress
9	Robert C. Nicholas	Jacksonian	January 13, 1836 – March 4, 1841	Elected to finish Gauarré's term. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
							January 5, 1837 – January 12, 1837	Vacant
		Elected to finish Porter's term.					January 12, 1837 – March 1, 1842	Jacksonian	Alexander Mouton	6
		Democratic				25th Congress		6			Re-elected in 1837. Resigned.	Democratic
		26th Congress
10	Alexander Barrow	Whig	March 4, 1841 – December 29, 1846	Elected in 1840. Died.	6	27th Congress
							March 1, 1842 – April 14, 1842		Vacant
		Appointed to finish Mouton's term. Lost election to full term.					April 14, 1842 – March 4, 1843		Whig	Charles Magill Conrad	7
		28th Congress				7	Elected in 1843, but due to ill health did not take his seat. Died.	March 4, 1843 – January 13, 1844	Whig	Alexander Porter	8
								January 13, 1844 – February 12, 1844	Vacant
							Elected to finish Porter's term Lost election to full term in 1849.	February 12, 1844 – March 3, 1849	Whig	Henry Johnson	9
		29th Congress
Vacant			December 29, 1846 – January 21, 1847
11	Pierre Soulé	Democratic	January 21, 1847 – March 4, 1847	Elected to finish Barrow's term. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
12	Solomon W. Downs	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 4, 1853	Elected in 1847. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	7				30th Congress
		31st Congress				8	Elected in 1848. Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Spain.	March 3, 1849 – April 11, 1853	Democratic	Pierre Soulé	10
		32nd Congress
13	Judah P. Benjamin	Whig	March 4, 1853 – February 4, 1861	Elected in 1852.	8				33rd Congress
							April 11, 1853 – December 5, 1853	Vacant
		Elected to finish Soulés term.					December 5, 1853 – February 4, 1861	Democratic	John Slidell	11
		34th Congress				9		Re-elected in 1854 or 1855. Resigned.
		Democratic									35th Congress
		Re-elected in 1859. Withdrew.		9	36th Congress
Vacant			February 4, 1861 – July 8, 1868				American Civil War and Reconstruction	American Civil War and Reconstruction	February 4, 1861 – July 9, 1868	Vacant
					37th Congress	10
					38th Congress
				10	39th Congress
					40th Congress	11
14	John S. Harris	Republican	July 8, 1868 – March 4, 1871				Elected to finish incomplete term in 1868. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!].
		Elected to finish incomplete term. Resigned to become Governor of Louisiana.						July 9, 1868 – November 1, 1872	Republican	William P. Kellogg	12
					41st Congress
15	Joseph R. West		Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 4, 1877	Elected in 1870 or 1871. Retired.		11		42nd Congress
		Senate declined to seat rival claimants William L. McMillen and P. B. S. Pinchback[1]	November 1, 1872 – January 12, 1876					Vacant.
						43rd Congress					12
						44th Congress
		Elected to finish incomplete term in 1876. Lost re-election.	January 12, 1876 – March 4, 1879					Democratic	James B. Eustis	13
16	William P. Kellogg			Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1883	Elected in 1877. Retired to run for member of the U.S. House of Representatives.	12	45th Congress
		46th Congress	13	Elected in 1878. Lost re-election.				March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1885	Democratic	Benjamin F. Jonas	14
		47th Congress
17	Randall L. Gibson	Democratic			March 4, 1883 – December 15, 1892	Elected in 1882.	13		48th Congress
		49th Congress	14	Elected in 1884. Retired.				March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1891	Democratic	James B. Eustis	15
		50th Congress
		Re-elected in 1888. Died.				14	51st Congress
			52nd Congress	15			Elected in 1890. Resigned to become U.S. Supreme Court Justice.	March 4, 1891 – March 12, 1894	Democratic	Edward Douglass White	16
Vacant					December 15, 1892 – December 31, 1892
18	Donelson Caffery	Democratic			December 31, 1892 – March 4, 1901				Elected to finish Gibson's term.
		53rd Congress
			Appointed to continue White's term. Elected to finish White's term. Retired.				March 12, 1894 – March 4, 1897	Democratic		Newton C. Blanchard	17
		Re-elected in 1894. Retired.				15		54th Congress
			55th Congress	16			Elected in 1896.	March 4, 1897 – June 28, 1910	Democratic	Samuel D. McEnery	18
			56th Congress
19	Murphy J. Foster	Democratic	March 4, 1901 – March 4, 1913		Elected in 1900.	16			57th Congress
		58th Congress		17			Re-elected in 1902.
		59th Congress
		Re-elected in 1906. Lost renomination.			17	60th Congress
				61st Congress		18	Re-elected in 1908. Died.
								June 28, 1910 – December 7, 1910	Vacant
							Appointed to continue McEnery's term. Elected to finish McEnery's term. Retired.	December 7, 1910 – March 4, 1915	Democratic	John Thornton	19
				62nd Congress
20	Joseph E. Ransdell	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1931	Elected in 1912.	18				63rd Congress
		64th Congress				19	Elected in 1914. Died.	March 4, 1915 – April 12, 1918	Democratic	Robert F. Broussard	20
		65th Congress
								April 12, 1918 – April 22, 1918	Vacant
							Appointed to continue Broussard's term. Retired when elected successor qualified.	April 22, 1918 – November 5, 1918	Democratic	Walter Guion	21
							Elected to finish Broussard's term. Retired.	November 6, 1918 – March 4, 1921	Democratic	Edward James Gay	22
		Re-elected in 1918.		19	66th Congress
					67th Congress	20	Elected in 1920.	March 4, 1921 – March 4, 1933	Democratic	Edwin S. Broussard	23
					68th Congress
		Re-elected in 1924. Lost renomination.		20	69th Congress
					70th Congress	21	Re-elected in 1926. Lost renomination.
					71st Congress
Vacant			March 4, 1931 – January 25, 1932		21				72nd Congress
21	Huey Long	Democratic	January 25, 1932 – September 10, 1935	Elected in 1930, but continued to serve as Governor of Louisiana, until finally taking his Senate seat. Died.
		73rd Congress				22	Elected in 1932.	March 4, 1933 – May 14, 1948	Democratic	John H. Overton	24
		74th Congress
Vacant			September 10, 1935 – January 31, 1936
22	Rose McConnell Long	Democratic	January 31, 1936 – January 2, 1937	Appointed to continue Huey Long's term. Elected to finish Huey Long's term. Retired.
23	Allen J. Ellender	Democratic	January 3, 1937 – July 27, 1972	Elected in 1936.	22				75th Congress
		76th Congress				23	Re-elected in 1938.
		77th Congress
		Re-elected in 1942.		23	78th Congress
					79th Congress	24	Re-elected in 1944. Died.
					80th Congress
								May 14, 1948 – May 18, 1948	Vacant
							Appointed to continue Overton's term. Retired when elected successor qualified.	May 18, 1948 – December 30, 1948	Democratic	William C. Feazel	25
							Elected to finish Overton's term.	December 31, 1948 – January 3, 1987	Democratic	Russell B. Long	26
		Re-elected in 1948.		24	81st Congress
					82nd Congress	25	Re-elected in 1950.
					83rd Congress
		Re-elected in 1954.		25	84th Congress
					85th Congress	26	Re-elected in 1956.
					86th Congress
		Re-elected in 1960.		26	87th Congress
					88th Congress	27	Re-elected in 1962.
					89th Congress
		Re-elected in 1966. Died.		27	90th Congress
					91st Congress	28	Re-elected in 1968.
					92nd Congress
Vacant			July 27, 1972 – August 1, 1972
24	Elaine S. Edwards	Democratic	August 1, 1972 – November 13, 1972						Appointed to continue Ellender's term. Retired when successor qualified.
25	Bennett Johnston, Jr.	Democratic	November 14, 1972 – January 3, 1997						Elected to finish Ellender's term.
		Re-elected in 1972.		28	93rd Congress
					94th Congress	29	Re-elected in 1974.
					95th Congress
		Re-elected in 1978.		29	96th Congress
					97th Congress	30	Re-elected in 1980. Retired.
					98th Congress
		Re-elected in 1984.		30	99th Congress
					100th Congress	31	Elected in 1986.	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2005	Democratic	John Breaux	27
					101st Congress
		Re-elected in 1990. Retired.		31	102nd Congress
					103rd Congress	32	Re-elected in 1992.
					104th Congress
26	Mary Landrieu	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2015	Elected in 1996.	32				105th Congress
		106th Congress				33	Re-elected in 1998. Retired.
		107th Congress
		Re-elected in 2002.		33	108th Congress
					109th Congress	34	Elected in 2004.	January 3, 2005 – Present	Republican	David Vitter	28
					110th Congress
		Re-elected in 2008. Lost re-election.		34	111th Congress
					112th Congress	35	Re-elected in 2010. Retiring.[2]
					113th Congress
27	Bill Cassidy	Republican	January 3, 2015 – Present	Elected in 2014.	35				114th Congress
		115th Congress				36	To be determined in the 2016 election.
		116th Congress
To be determined in the 2020 election.					36							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 U.S. Senators from Louisiana

As of April 2015, there are four living former U.S. Senators from Louisiana, three from Class 2 and one from Class 3.

Senator	Term of office	Class	Date of birth (and age)
Elaine S. Edwards	1972	2	March 8, 1929
J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.	1972–1997	2	June 10, 1932
John Breaux	1987–2005	3	March 1, 1944
Mary Landrieu	1997–2015	2	November 23, 1955

References

1. Compilation of Senate Election Cases from 1789 to 1885 - Pages 483 - 512
2. Robillard, Kevin (November 21, 2015). "Edwards beats Vitter in Louisiana governor’s race". Politico. Retrieved November 21, 2015.

See also

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