List of United States Senators from Oregon

Oregon was admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859. Its current Senators are Democrats Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley.

Prior to 1906, Senators were elected by the Oregon Legislative Assembly. In 1904, Oregon voters passed a ballot measure that required Senators to be selected by a popular vote and then endorsed by the Legislature. Beginning in 1914, Senators were directly elected by popular vote on the basis of the 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution.^[1][2][3]

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	Delazon Smith	Democratic	February 14, 1859 – March 3, 1859	Elected in 1859. Lost re-election.	1	35th Congress	1	Elected in 1859. Retired.	February 14, 1859 – March 3, 1861	Democratic	Joseph Lane	1
Vacant			March 3, 1859 – October 1, 1860	Legislature failed to elect	2	36th Congress
2	Edward D. Baker	Republican	October 1, 1860 – October 21, 1861	Elected late in 1860. Died.
		37th Congress				2	Elected in 1860 or 1861. Lost re-election.	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1867	Democratic	James Nesmith	2
Vacant			October 21, 1861 – February 27, 1862
3	Benjamin Stark	Democratic	February 27, 1862 – September 12, 1862	Appointed to continue Baker's term. Retired when successor elected.
4	Benjamin F. Harding	Democratic	September 12, 1862 – March 3, 1865	Elected to finish Baker's term. Retired.
		38th Congress
5	George H. Williams	Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1871	Elected in 1864. Lost re-election.	3				39th Congress
		40th Congress				3	Elected in 1866 or 1867. Retired.	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873	Republican	Henry W. Corbett	3
		41st Congress
6	James K. Kelly	Democratic	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1877	Elected in 1870. Retired.	4				42nd Congress
		43rd Congress				4	Elected in 1873. Lost re-election.	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879	Republican	John H. Mitchell	4
		44th Congress
7	La Fayette Grover	Democratic	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883	Elected in 1877. Retired.	5				45th Congress
		46th Congress				5	Elected in 1879. Retired.	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1885	Democratic	James H. Slater	5
		47th Congress
8	Joseph N. Dolph	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1895	Elected in 1883.	6				48th Congress
		49th Congress				6		March 3, 1885 – December 17, 1885	Vacant
							Elected late in 1885.	December 17, 1885 – March 3, 1897	Republican	John H. Mitchell	6
		50th Congress
		Re-elected in 1889. Lost re-election.		7	51st Congress
					52nd Congress	7	Re-elected in 1891. Lost re-election.
					53rd Congress
9	George W. McBride	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1901	Elected in 1895. Lost renomination.	8				54th Congress
		55th Congress				8		March 3, 1897 – October 7, 1898	Vacant
							Elected late in 1898. Retired.	October 7, 1898 – March 3, 1903	Republican	Joseph Simon	7
		56th Congress
10	John H. Mitchell	Republican	March 4, 1901 – December 8, 1905	Elected in 1900. Died.	9				57th Congress
		58th Congress				9	Elected in 1902. Lost re-election.	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1909	Republican	Charles W. Fulton	8
		59th Congress
Vacant			December 8, 1905 – December 21, 1905
11	John M. Gearin	Democratic	December 21, 1905 – January 23, 1907	Appointed to continue Mitchell's term. Retired when successor elected.
Vacant			January 23, 1907 – January 30, 1907
12	Frederick W. Mulkey	Republican	January 30, 1907 – March 3, 1907	Elected to finish Mitchell's term.[4] Retired.
13	Jonathan Bourne, Jr.	Republican	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913	Elected in 1906.[4] Lost renomination.	10				60th Congress
		61st Congress				10	Elected in 1908.[4]	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1921	Democratic	George E. Chamberlain	9
		62nd Congress
14	Harry Lane	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – May 23, 1917	Elected in 1912.[4] Died.	11				63rd Congress
		64th Congress				11	Re-elected in 1914. Lost re-election.
		65th Congress
Vacant			May 23, 1917 – May 29, 1917
15	Charles L. McNary	Republican	May 29, 1917 – November 5, 1918	Appointed to continue Lane's term. Elected to the next term, but not to finish the current term.
16	Frederick W. Mulkey	Republican	November 6, 1918 – December 17, 1918	Elected to finish Lane's term. Resigned early to give successor preferential seniority.
17	Charles L. McNary	Republican	December 18, 1918 – February 25, 1944	Appointed to finish Mulkey's term, having already been elected to the next term.
		Elected in 1918.		12	66th Congress
					67th Congress	12	Elected in 1920. Lost re-election.	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1927	Republican	Robert N. Stanfield	10
					68th Congress
		Re-elected in 1924.		13	69th Congress
					70th Congress	13	Elected in 1926.	March 4, 1927 – January 31, 1938	Republican	Frederick Steiwer	11
					71st Congress
		Re-elected in 1930.		14	72nd Congress
					73rd Congress	14	Re-elected in 1932. Resigned.
					74th Congress
		Re-elected in 1936.		15	75th Congress
								January 31, 1938 – February 11, 1938	Vacant
							Appointed to continue Steiwer's term. Retired when successor elected.	February 11, 1938 – November 9, 1938	Democratic	Alfred E. Reames	12
							Elected to finish Steiwer's term. Retired.	November 9, 1938 – January 3, 1939	Republican	Alexander G. Barry	13
					76th Congress	15	Elected in 1938. Lost renomination.	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1945	Republican	Rufus C. Holman	14
					77th Congress
		Re-elected in 1942. Died.		16	78th Congress
Vacant			February 25, 1944 – March 13, 1944
18	Guy Cordon	Republican	March 13, 1944 – January 3, 1955						Appointed to continue McNary's term. Elected to finish McNary's term.
		79th Congress			16	Elected in 1944.	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1969	Republican[5]		Wayne Morse	15
		80th Congress
		Re-elected in 1948. Lost re-election.		17				81st Congress
					82nd Congress	17		Re-elected in 1950.
									Independent[5]
					83rd Congress
19	Richard L. Neuberger	Democratic	January 3, 1955 – March 9, 1960	Elected in 1954. Died.	18				84th Congress			Democratic[5]
		85th Congress				18		Re-elected in 1956.
		86th Congress
Vacant			March 9, 1960 – March 23, 1960
20	Hall S. Lusk	Democratic	March 23, 1960 – November 9, 1960	Appointed to continue Neuberger's term. Retired when successor elected.
21	Maurine Brown Neuberger	Democratic	November 9, 1960 – January 3, 1967	Elected to finish her husband's term.
		Re-elected in 1960. Retired.		19	87th Congress
					88th Congress	19		Re-elected in 1962. Lost re-election.
					89th Congress
22	Mark Hatfield	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1997	Elected in 1966.	20				90th Congress
		91st Congress				20	Elected in 1968.	January 3, 1969 – October 1, 1995	Republican	Bob Packwood	16
		92nd Congress
		Re-elected in 1972.		21	93rd Congress
					94th Congress	21	Re-elected in 1974.
					95th Congress
		Re-elected in 1978.		22	96th Congress
					97th Congress	22	Re-elected in 1980.
					98th Congress
		Re-elected in 1984.		23	99th Congress
					100th Congress	23	Re-elected in 1986.
					101st Congress
		Re-elected in 1990. Retired.		24	102nd Congress
					103rd Congress	24	Re-elected in 1992. Resigned.
					104th Congress
								October 1, 1995 – February 6, 1996	Vacant
							Elected to finish Packwood's term.	February 6, 1996 – Present	Democratic	Ron Wyden	17
23	Gordon Smith	Republican	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009	Elected in 1996.	25				105th Congress
		106th Congress				25	Re-elected in 1998.
		107th Congress
		Re-elected in 2002. Lost re-election.		26	108th Congress
					109th Congress	26	Re-elected in 2004.
					110th Congress
24	Jeff Merkley	Democratic	January 3, 2009 – Present	Elected in 2008.	27				111th Congress
		112th Congress				27	Re-elected in 2010.
		113th Congress
		Re-elected in 2014.		28	114th Congress
					115th Congress	39	To be decided in the 2016 election.
					116th Congress
To be decided in the 2020 election.					29							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 two former Senators who are living, one each from Class 2 and 3.

Senator	Term of office	Class	Date of birth (and age)
Bob Packwood	1969–1995	3	September 11, 1932
Gordon H. Smith	1997–2009	2	May 25, 1952

See also

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

References

1. "Initiative, Referendum and Recall Introduction". Oregon Blue Book. Salem, Oregon: Oregon Secretary of State. 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
2. "U.S. Senators from Oregon". Oregon Blue Book. Salem, Oregon: Oregon Secretary of State. 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
3. Carey, Charles Henry (1922). History of Oregon. Chicago, Illinois: Pioneer Publishing. pp. 837–838.
4. Selected by popular vote, elected by Legislature
5. Wayne Morse was elected as a Republican in 1944 and re-elected as a Republican in 1950. He changed to Independent in 1952 and to Democratic in 1955. He was re-elected as a Democrat in 1956 and 1962.

External links

• "U. S. Senators from Oregon". Oregon State Archives. Retrieved May 25, 2011.