List of United States Senators from Ohio

The state of Ohio elects one Class 1 and one Class 3 senator. Its current senators are Democrat Sherrod Brown and Republican Rob Portman.

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 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
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1
John Smith
Democratic-
Republican
April 1, 1803 –
April 25, 1808
Elected in 1803.

Resigned.
1 8th Congress 1 Elected in 1803.

Retired.
April 1, 1803 –
March 3, 1807
Democratic-
Republican

Thomas Worthington
1
9th Congress
10th Congress 2 Elected in 1806.

Resigned.
March 4, 1807 –
March 3, 1809
Democratic-
Republican

Edward Tiffin
2
Vacant April 25, 1808 –
December 12, 1808
 
2
Return J. Meigs, Jr.
Democratic-
Republican
December 12, 1808 –
December 8, 1810
Elected to finish Smith's term.
Re-elected in 1809.

Resigned to become Governor of Ohio.
2 11th Congress   March 4, 1809 –
May 18, 1809
Vacant
Appointed to finish Tiffin's term.

Retired when successor elected.
May 18, 1809 –
December 11, 1809
Democratic-
Republican

Stanley Griswold
3
Vacant December 8, 1810 –
December 15, 1810
 
Elected to finish Tiffin's term.

Retired.
December 11, 1809 –
March 3, 1813
Democratic-
Republican

Alexander Campbell
4
3
Thomas Worthington
Democratic-
Republican
December 15, 1810 –
December 1, 1814
Elected to finish Meigs's term.

Resigned to become Governor of Ohio.
12th Congress
13th Congress 3 Elected in 1813.

Retired.
March 4, 1813 –
March 3, 1819
Democratic-
Republican

Jeremiah Morrow
5
Vacant December 1, 1814 –
December 10, 1814
 
4
Joseph Kerr
Democratic-
Republican
December 10, 1814 –
March 3, 1815
Elected to finish Worthington's term.

Retired.
5
Benjamin Ruggles
Democratic-
Republican
March 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1833
Elected in 1815. 3 14th Congress
15th Congress
16th Congress 4 Elected in 1819.

Died.
March 4, 1819 –
December 13, 1821
Democratic-
Republican

William A. Trimble
6
Re-elected in 1821. 4 17th Congress
  December 13, 1821 –
January 3, 1822
Vacant
Elected to finish Trimble's term.

Lost re-election.
January 3, 1822 –
March 3, 1825
Democratic-
Republican

Ethan Allen Brown
7
Crawford
Republican
18th Congress Adams-Clay
Republican
Anti-
Jacksonian
19th Congress 5 Elected in 1824.

Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Colombia.
March 4, 1825 –
May 20, 1828
Anti-
Jacksonian

William Henry Harrison
8
Adams Re-elected in 1827.

Retired.
5 20th Congress Adams
  May 20, 1828 –
December 10, 1828
Vacant
Elected to finish Harrison's term.

Retired.
December 10, 1828 –
March 3, 1831
Adams
Jacob Burnet
9
Anti-
Jacksonian
21st Congress Anti-
Jacksonian
22nd Congress 6 Elected in 1830.

Lost re-election.
March 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1837
Anti-
Jacksonian

Thomas Ewing
10
6
Thomas Morris
Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1839
Elected in 1833.

Retired.
6 23rd Congress
24th Congress
Democratic 25th Congress 7 Elected in 1837. March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1849
Democratic
William Allen
11
7
Benjamin Tappan
Democratic March 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1845
Elected in 1838.

Retired.
7 26th Congress
27th Congress
28th Congress 8 Re-elected in 1842.

Lost re-election.
8
Thomas Corwin
Whig March 4, 1845 –
July 20, 1850
Elected in 1844 or 1845.

Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
8 29th Congress
30th Congress
31st Congress 9 Elected in 1849.

Retired.
March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1855
Free Soil
Salmon P. Chase
12
9
Thomas Ewing
Whig July 20, 1850 –
March 3, 1851
Appointed to finish Corwin's term.

Lost election to the next term.
Vacant March 4, 1851 –
March 15, 1851
  9 32nd Congress
10
Benjamin Wade
Whig March 15, 1851 –
March 3, 1869
Elected March 15, 1851 on 37th ballot.[1]
33rd Congress
Republican 34th Congress 10 Elected in 1854.

Lost re-election.
March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1861
Democratic
George E. Pugh
13
Re-elected in 1856. 10 35th Congress
36th Congress
37th Congress 11 Elected in 1860.

Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
March 4, 1861 –
March 6, 1861
Republican
Salmon P. Chase
14
  March 6, 1861 –
March 21, 1861
Vacant
Elected to finish Chase's term. March 21, 1861 –
March 8, 1877
Republican
John Sherman
15
Re-elected in 1863.

Lost renomination.
11 38th Congress
39th Congress
40th Congress 12 Re-elected in 1866.
11
Allen G. Thurman
Democratic March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1881
Elected in 1868. 12 41st Congress
42nd Congress
43rd Congress 13 Re-elected in 1872.

Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
Re-elected in 1874.

Lost re-election.
13 44th Congress
45th Congress
  March 8, 1877 –
March 21, 1877
Vacant
Elected to finish Sherman's term.

Retired.
March 21, 1877 –
March 3, 1879
Republican
Stanley Matthews
16
46th Congress 14 Elected in 1878.

Lost renominiation.
March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1885
Democratic
George H. Pendleton
17
12
John Sherman
Republican March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1897
Elected in 1881. 14 47th Congress
48th Congress
49th Congress 15 Elected in 1884.

Retired.
March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1891
Democratic
Henry B. Payne
18
Re-elected in 1886. 15 50th Congress
51st Congress
52nd Congress 16 Elected in 1890.

Lost re-election.[2]
March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1897
Democratic
Calvin S. Brice
19
Re-elected in 1892.

Resigned.
16 53rd Congress
54th Congress
55th Congress 17 Elected in 1896. March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1909
Republican
Joseph B. Foraker
20
13
Marcus A. Hanna
Republican March 5, 1897 –
February 15, 1904
Appointed to continue Sherman's term.

Elected to finish Sherman's term.
Re-elected in 1898.

Died.
17 56th Congress
57th Congress
58th Congress 18 Re-elected in 1902.

Lost re-election.
Vacant February 15, 1904 –
March 23, 1904
 
14
Charles W. F. Dick
Republican March 23, 1904 –
March 3, 1911
Elected to finish Hanna's term.
Re-elected in 1905.

Lost re-election.
18 59th Congress
60th Congress
61st Congress 19 Elected in 1908.

Retired.
March 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1915
Republican
Theodore E. Burton
21
15
Atlee Pomerene
Democratic March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1923
Elected in 1910. 19 62nd Congress
63rd Congress
64th Congress 20 Elected in 1914.

Resigned to become the U.S. President.
March 4, 1915 –
January 13, 1921
Republican
Warren G. Harding
22
Re-elected in 1916.

Lost re-election.
20 65th Congress
66th Congress
Appointed to finish Harding's term, having been elected to the next term. January 14, 1921 –
March 30, 1928
Republican
Frank B. Willis
23
67th Congress 21 Elected in 1920.
16
Simeon D. Fess
Republican March 4, 1923 –
January 3, 1935
Elected in 1922. 21 68th Congress
69th Congress
70th Congress 22 Re-elected in 1926.

Died.
  March 30, 1928 –
April 5, 1928
Vacant
Appointed to continue Willis's term.

Lost nomination to finish Willis's term.
April 5, 1928 –
December 14, 1928
Democratic
Cyrus Locher
24
Elected to finish Willis's term.

Died.
December 15, 1928 –
October 28, 1929
Republican
Theodore E. Burton
25
Re-elected in 1928.

Lost re-election.
22 71st Congress
  October 28, 1929 –
November 5, 1929
Vacant
Appointed to continue Burton's term.

Lost election to finish Burton's term.
November 5, 1929 –
November 30, 1930
Republican
Roscoe C. McCulloch
26
Elected to finish Burton's term. December 1, 1930 –
January 3, 1939
Democratic
Robert J. Bulkley
27
72nd Congress
73rd Congress 23 Re-elected in 1932.

Lost re-election.
17
A. Victor Donahey
Democratic January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1941
Elected in 1934.

Retired.
23 74th Congress
75th Congress
76th Congress 24 Elected in 1938. January 3, 1939 –
July 31, 1953
Republican
Robert A. Taft
28
18
Harold H. Burton
Republican January 3, 1941 –
September 30, 1945
Elected in 1940.

Resigned when appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
24 77th Congress
78th Congress
79th Congress 25 Re-elected in 1944.
Vacant September 30, 1945 –
October 8, 1945
 
19
James W. Huffman
Democratic October 8, 1945 –
November 5, 1946
Appointed to continue Burton's term.

Retired when successor elected.
20
Kingsley A. Taft
Republican November 5, 1946 –
January 3, 1947
Elected to finish Burton's term.

Retired.
21
John W. Bricker
Republican January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1959
Elected in 1946. 25 80th Congress
81st Congress
82nd Congress 26 Re-elected in 1950.

Died.
Re-elected in 1952.

Lost re-election.
26 83rd Congress
  July 31, 1953 –
November 10, 1953
Vacant
Appointed to continue Taft's term.

Lost election to finish Taft's term.
November 10, 1953 –
December 2, 1954
Democratic
Thomas A. Burke
29
  December 2, 1954 –
December 16, 1954
Vacant
Elected to finish Taft's term.

Lost re-election.
December 16, 1954 –
January 3, 1957
Republican
George H. Bender
30
84th Congress
85th Congress 27 Elected in 1956. January 3, 1957 –
January 3, 1969
Democratic
Frank J. Lausche
31
22
Stephen M. Young
Democratic January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1971
Elected in 1958. 27 86th Congress
87th Congress
88th Congress 28 Re-elected in 1962.

Lost renomination.
Re-elected in 1964.

Retired.
28 89th Congress
90th Congress
91st Congress 29 Elected in 1968.

Resigned to become U.S. Attorney General.
January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1974
Republican
William B. Saxbe
32
23
Robert Taft, Jr.
Republican January 3, 1971 –
December 28, 1976
Elected in 1970.

Lost re-election and resigned early.
29 92nd Congress
93rd Congress
Appointed to finish Saxbe's term.

Lost renomination and resigned early.
January 4, 1974 –
December 23, 1974
Democratic
Howard Metzenbaum
33
Appointed to finish Metzenbaum's term, having been elected to the next term. December 24, 1974 –
January 3, 1999
Democratic
John Glenn
34
94th Congress 30 Elected in 1974.
24
Howard Metzenbaum
Democratic December 29, 1976 –
January 3, 1995
Appointed to finish Taft's term, having been elected to the next term.
Elected in 1976. 30 95th Congress
96th Congress
97th Congress 31 Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982. 31 98th Congress
99th Congress
100th Congress 32 Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.

Retired.
32 101st Congress
102nd Congress
103rd Congress 33 Re-elected in 1992.

Retired.
25
Mike DeWine
Republican January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 2007
Elected in 1994. 33 104th Congress
105th Congress
106th Congress 34 Elected in 1998. January 3, 1999 –
January 3, 2011
Republican
George Voinovich
35
Re-elected in 2000.

Lost re-election.
34 107th Congress
108th Congress
109th Congress 35 Re-elected in 2004.

Retired.
26
Sherrod Brown
Democratic January 3, 2007 –
Present
Elected in 2006. 35 110th Congress
111th Congress
112th Congress 36 Elected in 2010. January 3, 2011 –
Present
Republican
Rob Portman
36
Re-elected in 2012. 36 113th Congress
114th Congress
115th Congress 37 To be determined in the 2016 election.
To be determined in the 2018 election. 37 116th Congress
117th Congress
# Senator Party Years in office Electoral history T
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Class 1 Class 3

Living former Senators

As of April 2015, there are three former Senators who are living, two from Class 1 and one from Class 3.

Senator Term of office Class Date of birth (and age)
John Glenn 1974–1999 3 July 18, 1921
Mike DeWine 1995–2007 1 January 5, 1947
George Voinovich 1999–2011 3 July 15, 1936

See also

Notes

  1. Taylor, William Alexander; Taylor, Aubrey Clarence (1899). Ohio statesmen and annals of progress: from the year 1788 to the year 1900 .. State of Ohio. p. 240.
  2. "Foraker will succeed Brice: Ohio's Republican Legislators Vote Solidly for the Ex-Governor" (PDF). New York Times. January 14, 1896.
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