List of United States Senators from Maine

Maine became a state on March 15, 1820. The state's senators belong to Class 1 and Class 2. Republican Susan Collins (elected 1996) and Independent Angus King (elected 2012) are Maine's current senators.

List of Senators

Class 1

Class 1 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1994, 2000, 2006, and 2012. The next election will be in 2018.

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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.

# Senator Party Years in office Electoral history T
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1
John Holmes
Democratic-Republican June 13, 1820 –
March 3, 1827
Elected in 1820. 1 16th Congress 1 Elected in 1820. June 14, 1820 –
March 3, 1829
Democratic-Republican
John Chandler
1
Elected in 1821.

[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
2 17th Congress
Crawford
Democratic-Republican
18th Congress 2 Re-elected in 1823.

Retired.
Crawford
Democratic-Republican
Anti-
Jacksonian
19th Congress Jacksonian
2
Albion Parris
Jacksonian March 4, 1827 –
August 26, 1828
Elected in 1827.

Resigned to become a judge on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
3 20th Congress
Vacant August 26, 1828 –
January 15, 1829
3
John Holmes
Anti-
Jacksonian
January 15, 1829 –
March 3, 1833
Elected to finish Parris's term
21st Congress 3 Elected in 1829.

Resigned.
March 4, 1829 –
January 1, 1835
Anti-
Jacksonian

Peleg Sprague
2
22nd Congress
4
Ether Shepley
Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1836
Elected in 1832 or 1833.

Resigned to become Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
4 23rd Congress
  January 1, 1835 –
January 20, 1835
Vacant
Elected to finish Sprague's term January 20, 1835 –
March 3, 1841
Jacksonian
John Ruggles
3
24th Congress 4 Re-elected in 1835.

Lost re-election.
5
Judah Dana
Jacksonian March 4, 1836 –
March 3, 1837
Appointed to continue Shepley's term.

Either lost election to finish the term or retired when elected successor qualified. ([Data unknown/missing. You can help!]).
6
Reuel Williams
Democratic March 4, 1837 –
February 15, 1843
Elected to finish Shepley's term 25th Congress Democratic
Re-elected in 1839.

Resigned.
5 26th Congress
27th Congress 5 Elected in 1840.

Lost re-election.
March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1847
Whig
George Evans
4
Vacant February 15, 1843 –
December 4, 1843
 
28th Congress
7
John Fairfield
Democratic December 4, 1843 –
December 24, 1847
Elected to finish Williams's term
Re-elected in 1844 or 1845.

Died.
6 29th Congress
30th Congress 6 Elected in 1846.[1]

Retired.
March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1853
Democratic
James W. Bradbury
5
Vacant December 24, 1847 –
January 5, 1848
8
Wyman B. S. Moor
Democratic January 5, 1848 –
June 7, 1848
Appointed to continue Fairfield's term.

Successor elected.
9
Hannibal Hamlin
Democratic June 8, 1848 –
January 7, 1857
Elected to finish Fairfield's term
31st Congress
Re-elected in 1851.

Resigned to become Governor of Maine.
7 32nd Congress
33rd Congress 7 Legislature failed to elect March 4, 1853 –
February 10, 1854
Vacant
Elected to finish term. February 10, 1854 –
July 1, 1864
Whig
William P. Fessenden
6
34th Congress
Vacant January 7, 1857 –
January 16, 1857
10
Amos Nourse
Republican January 16, 1857 –
March 3, 1857
Elected to finish Hamlin's term
11
Hannibal Hamlin
Republican March 4, 1857 –
January 17, 1861
Elected in 1857.

Resigned to become U.S. Vice President.
8 35th Congress Republican
36th Congress 8 Re-elected in 1859.

Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
12
Lot M. Morrill
Republican January 17, 1861 –
March 3, 1869
Elected to finish Hamlin's term
37th Congress
Re-elected in 1863.

Lost re-election.
9 38th Congress
  July 1, 1864 –
October 27, 1864
Vacant
Appointed to continue Fessenden's term.

Elected January 11, 1865 to finish Fessenden's term.[2]

Retired.
October 27, 1864 –
March 3, 1865
Republican
Nathan A. Farwell
7
39th Congress 9 Elected in 1864 or 1865.

Died.
March 4, 1865 –
September 8, 1869
Republican
William P. Fessenden
8
40th Congress
13
Hannibal Hamlin
Republican March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1881
Elected in 1869. 10 41st Congress
  September 8, 1869 –
October 30, 1869
Vacant
Appointed to finish Fessenden's term.

Elected January 19, 1870 to finish Fessenden's term.[2]
October 30, 1869 –
July 7, 1876
Republican
Lot M. Morrill
9
42nd Congress 10 Re-elected in 1871.

Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
43rd Congress
Re-elected in 1875.

Retired.
11 44th Congress
  July 7, 1876 –
July 10, 1876
Vacant
Appointed to finish Morrill's term.

Elected January 17, 1877 to finish Morrill's term.[2]
July 10, 1876 –
March 5, 1881
Republican
James G. Blaine
10
45th Congress 11 Elected to full term in 1877.

Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State.
46th Congress
14
Eugene Hale
Republican March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1911
Elected in 1881. 12 47th Congress
  March 5, 1881 –
March 18, 1881
Vacant
Elected to finish Blaine's term March 18, 1881 –
August 8, 1911
Republican
William P. Frye
11
48th Congress 12 Re-elected in 1883.
49th Congress
Re-elected in 1887. 13 50th Congress
51st Congress 13 Re-elected in 1889.
52nd Congress
Re-elected in 1893. 14 53rd Congress
54th Congress 14 Re-elected in 1895.
55th Congress
Re-elected in 1899.

Retired.
15 56th Congress
57th Congress 15 Re-elected in 1901.
58th Congress
Re-elected in 1905.

Retired.
16 59th Congress
60th Congress 16 Re-elected in 1907.

Died.
61st Congress
15
Charles Fletcher Johnson
Democratic March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1917
Elected in 1910.

Lost re-election.
17 62nd Congress
  August 8, 1911 –
September 23, 1911
Vacant
Appointed to continue Frye's term.

Elected April 2, 1912 to finish Frye's term.[2]

Lost re-election.
September 23, 1911 –
March 3, 1913
Democratic
Obadiah Gardner
12
63rd Congress 17 Elected in 1913.

Died.
March 4, 1913 –
June 16, 1916
Republican
Edwin C. Burleigh
13
64th Congress
  June 16, 1916 –
September 12, 1916
Vacant
Elected to finish Burleigh's term September 12, 1916 –
August 23, 1926
Republican
Bert M. Fernald
14
16
Frederick Hale
Republican March 4, 1917 –
January 3, 1941
Elected in 1916. 18 65th Congress
66th Congress 18 Re-elected in 1918.
67th Congress
Re-elected in 1922. 19 68th Congress
69th Congress 19 Re-elected in 1924.

Died.
  August 23, 1926 –
November 30, 1926
Vacant
Elected to finish Fernald's term.

Retired.
November 30, 1926 –
March 3, 1931
Republican
Arthur R. Gould
15
70th Congress
Re-elected in 1928. 20 71st Congress
72nd Congress 20 Elected in 1930. March 4, 1931 –
January 3, 1949
Republican
Wallace H. White, Jr.
16
73rd Congress
Re-elected in 1934.

Retired.
21 74th Congress
75th Congress 21 Re-elected in 1936.
76th Congress
17
Ralph Brewster
Republican January 3, 1941 –
December 31, 1952
Elected in 1940. 22 77th Congress
78th Congress 22 Re-elected in 1942.

Retired.
79th Congress
Re-elected in 1946.

Resigned, having already lost the renomination.
23 80th Congress
81st Congress 23 Elected in 1948. January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1973
Republican
Margaret Chase Smith
17
82nd Congress
Vacant December 31, 1952 –
January 3, 1953
 
18
Frederick G. Payne
Republican January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1959
Elected in 1952.

Lost re-election.
24 83rd Congress
84th Congress 24 Re-elected in 1954.
85th Congress
19
Edmund Muskie
Democratic January 3, 1959 –
May 7, 1980
Elected in 1958. 25 86th Congress
87th Congress 25 Re-elected in 1960.
88th Congress
Re-elected in 1964. 26 89th Congress
90th Congress 26 Re-elected in 1966.

Lost re-election.
91st Congress
Re-elected in 1970. 27 92nd Congress
93rd Congress 27 Elected in 1972.

Lost re-election.
January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1979
Democratic
William Hathaway
18
94th Congress
Re-elected in 1976.

Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State.
28 95th Congress
96th Congress 28 Elected in 1978. January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1997
Republican
William Cohen
19
Vacant May 7, 1980 –
May 19, 1980
 
20
George J. Mitchell
Democratic May 19, 1980 –
January 3, 1995
Appointed to finish Muskie's term
97th Congress
Re-elected in 1982[3] 29 98th Congress
99th Congress 29 Re-elected in 1984.
100th Congress
Re-elected in 1988.

Retired.
30 101st Congress
102nd Congress 30 Re-elected in 1990.

Retired.
103rd Congress
21
Olympia Snowe
Republican January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 2013
Elected in 1994. 31 104th Congress
105th Congress 31 Elected in 1996. January 3, 1997 –
Present
Republican
Susan Collins
20
106th Congress
Re-elected in 2000. 32 107th Congress
108th Congress 32 Re-elected in 2002.
109th Congress
Re-elected in 2006.

Retired.
33 110th Congress
111th Congress 33 Re-elected in 2008.
112th Congress
22
Angus King
Independent January 3, 2013 –
Present
Elected in 2012. 34 113th Congress
114th Congress 34 Re-elected in 2014.
115th Congress
To be determined in the 2018 election. 35 116th Congress
117th Congress 35 To be determined in the 2020 election.
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Class 1 Class 2

Living former U.S. Senators from Maine

As of April 2015, there are three living former U.S. Senators from Maine who, two from Class 1 and one from Class 2.

Senator Term of office Class Date of birth (and age)
William Cohen 1979–1997 2 August 28, 1940
George J. Mitchell 1980–1995 1 August 20, 1933
Olympia Snowe 1995–2013 1 February 21, 1947

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