List of United States senators from Tennessee

Tennessee was admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796. Its United States Senate seats were declared vacant in March 1862 owing to its secession from the Union. They were again filled from July 1866. Tennessee's current Senators are Republicans Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty.

Current delegation

Marsha Blackburn (R)

Bill Hagerty (R)

List of senators

Class 1 Class 1 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2000, 2006, 2012 and 2018. The next election will be in 2024.						C	Class 2 Class 2 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2002, 2008, 2014, and 2020. The next election will be in 2026.
#	Senator	Party	Dates in office	Electoral history	T		T	Electoral history	Dates in office	Party	Senator	#
Vacant			June 1, 1796 – August 2, 1796	Tennessee did not elect its Senators until two months after statehood.	1	4th	1	Tennessee did not elect its Senators until two months after statehood.	June 1, 1796 – August 2, 1796	Vacant
1	William Cocke	Democratic-Republican	August 2, 1796 – September 26, 1797	Elected in 1796.				Elected in 1796. Expelled for conspiracy with the Kingdom of Great Britain.	August 2, 1796 – July 8, 1797	Democratic-Republican	William Blount	1
				Appointed to begin the term due to legislature's failure to elect.[1] Lost re-election.	2	5th
									July 8, 1797 – September 26, 1797	Vacant
2	Andrew Jackson	Democratic-Republican	September 26, 1797 – April 1, 1798	Elected to finish Cocke's term. Resigned.				Elected to finish Blount's term. Resigned when elected to the Class 1 seat.	September 26, 1797 – March 3, 1799	Democratic-Republican	Joseph Anderson	2
Vacant			April 1, 1798 – October 6, 1798
3	Daniel Smith	Democratic-Republican	October 6, 1798 – March 3, 1799	Appointed to finish Jackson's term. Retired.
4	Joseph Anderson	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1803	Elected December 12, 1798 to finish Jackson's term.		6th	2	Elected December 12, 1798. Retired or lost re-election.	March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1805	Democratic-Republican	William Cocke	3
						7th
	Vacant		March 4, 1803 – September 22, 1803	Anderson's re-election was late.	3	8th
	Joseph Anderson	Democratic-Republican	September 22, 1803 – March 3, 1809	Re-elected late September 22, 1803.
						9th	3	Elected early September 23, 1803. Resigned.	March 4, 1805 – March 31, 1809	Democratic-Republican	Daniel Smith	4
						10th
			March 4, 1809 – April 11, 1809	Appointed to begin the term due to legislature's failure to elect.[1]	4	11th
									April 1, 1809 – April 11, 1809	Vacant
			April 11, 1809 – March 3, 1815	Re-elected late in 1809. Retired.				Elected to finish Smith's term.	April 11, 1809 – October 8, 1811	Democratic-Republican	Jenkin Whiteside	5
						12th	4	Re-elected early October 28, 1809. Resigned.
								Elected October 1, 1811 to finish Whiteside's term.[2] Resigned.	October 8, 1811 – February 11, 1814	Democratic-Republican	George W. Campbell	6
						13th
									February 12, 1814 – March 16, 1814	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Campbell's term. Retired when his successor was elected.	March 17, 1814 – October 10, 1815	Democratic-Republican	Jesse Wharton	7
Vacant			March 4, 1815 – October 10, 1815		5	14th
5	George W. Campbell	Democratic-Republican	October 10, 1815 – April 20, 1818	Elected late in 1815. Resigned.				Elected to finish Campbell's term. Legislature failed to elect.	October 10, 1815 – March 3, 1823	Democratic-Republican	John Williams	8
						15th	5	Appointed to begin the term.[3] Elected October 2, 1817 to finish the term.[3] Lost re-election.
Vacant			April 20, 1818 – September 27, 1818
6	John H. Eaton	Democratic-Republican	September 5, 1818 – March 4, 1821	Appointed to continue Cambell's term. Elected October 9, 1819 to finish Cambell's term.[1] Legislature failed to elect.
						16th
	Vacant		March 4, 1821 – September 27, 1821		6	17th
	John H. Eaton	Democratic-Republican	September 27, 1821 – March 9, 1829	Re-elected late in 1821.
						18th	6	Elected in 1823. Resigned.	March 4, 1823 – October 14, 1825	Democratic-Republican	Andrew Jackson	9
		Jacksonian				19th				Jacksonian
									October 15, 1825 – October 27, 1825	Vacant
								Elected to finish Jackson's term.	October 28, 1825 – January 13, 1840	Jacksonian	Hugh Lawson White	10
				Re-elected in 1826. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of War.	7	20th
						21st	7	Re-elected in 1829.
Vacant			March 9, 1829 – October 19, 1829
7	Felix Grundy	Jacksonian	October 19, 1829 – July 4, 1838	Elected to finish Eaton's term.
						22nd
				Re-elected in 1833. Resigned to become U.S. Attorney General.	8	23rd
						24th	8	Re-elected in 1835.[4] Resigned because he could not conscientiously obey the instructions of his constituents.		Anti-Jacksonian
		Democratic				25th				Whig
Vacant			July 5, 1838 – September 16, 1838
8	Ephraim H. Foster	Whig	September 17, 1838 – March 3, 1839	Elected to finish Grundy's term. Re-elected but resigned to avoid disobeying instructions given him by the state legislature.
Vacant			March 3, 1839 – November 19, 1839		9	26th
9	Felix Grundy	Democratic	November 19, 1839 – December 19, 1840	Elected late in 1839. Died.
									January 13, 1840 – February 25, 1840	Vacant
								Elected to finish White's term. Retired.	February 25, 1840 – March 3, 1841	Democratic	Alexander O. Anderson	11
Vacant			December 19, 1840 – December 25, 1840
10	Alfred O. P. Nicholson	Democratic	December 25, 1840 – February 7, 1842	Appointed to continue Grundy's term. Retired or lost re-election.
						27th	9	Legislature failed to elect.	March 4, 1841 – October 17, 1843	Vacant
Vacant			February 7, 1842 – October 17, 1843
						28th
11	Ephraim H. Foster	Whig	October 17, 1843 – March 3, 1845	Elected to finish Grundy's term. Retired or lost re-election.				Elected to finish the vacant term. Lost re-election.	October 17, 1843 – March 3, 1847	Whig	Spencer Jarnagin	12
12	Hopkins L. Turney	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851	Elected in 1844. Retired or lost re-election.	10	29th
						30th	10	Legislature failed to elect.	March 4, 1847 – November 21, 1847	Vacant
								Elected late in 1847	November 22, 1847 – March 3, 1859	Whig	John Bell	13
						31st
13	James C. Jones	Whig	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1857	Elected in 1851. Retired.	11	32nd
						33rd	11	Re-elected in 1853. Retired or lost re-election.
						34th
Vacant			March 4, 1857 – October 8, 1857	Legislature failed to elect.	12	35th				Know-Nothing
14	Andrew Johnson	Democratic	October 8, 1857 – March 4, 1862	Elected in 1857 to finish the term. Resigned to become Military Governor of Tennessee.
						36th	12	Elected in 1858. Withdrew in anticipation of secession.	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	Democratic	Alfred O. P. Nicholson	14
						37th		American Civil War	March 4, 1861 – July 24, 1866	Vacant
Vacant			March 4, 1862 – July 24, 1866	American Civil War
					13	38th
						39th	13
15	David T. Patterson	Unionist	July 24, 1866 – March 3, 1869	Elected to finish the vacant term. Retired.				Elected to finish the vacant term. Retired.	July 24, 1866 – March 3, 1871	Unionist	Joseph S. Fowler	15
		Democratic				40th				Republican
16	William G. Brownlow	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1875	Elected in 1867 for the term beginning in 1869. Retired.	14	41st
						42nd	14	Elected during the 1870/71 cycle. Retired.	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1877	Democratic	Henry Cooper	16
						43rd
17	Andrew Johnson	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – July 31, 1875	Elected in 1875. Died.	15	44th
18	David M. Key	Democratic	August 18, 1875 – January 19, 1877	Appointed to continue Johnson's term. Lost election to finish Johnson's term.
19	James E. Bailey	Democratic	January 19, 1877 – March 3, 1881	Elected to finish Johnson's term. Lost re-election.
						45th	15	Elected in 1877.	March 4, 1877 – July 8, 1897	Democratic	Isham G. Harris	17
						46th
20	Howell Jackson	Democratic	March 4, 1881 – April 14, 1886	Elected during the 1880/81 cycle. Resigned to become U.S. Circuit Judge.	16	47th
						48th	16	Re-elected in 1883.
						49th
Vacant			April 14, 1886 – April 16, 1886
21	Washington C. Whitthorne	Democratic	April 16, 1886 – March 3, 1887	Appointed to finish Jackson's term. Retired or lost re-election.
22	William B. Bate	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – March 9, 1905	Elected in 1887.	17	50th
						51st	17	Re-elected in 1889.
						52nd
				Re-elected in 1893.	18	53rd
						54th	18	Re-elected in 1895. Died.
						55th
									July 9, 1897 – July 19, 1897	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Harris's term. Elected February 2, 1898 to finish Harris's term.[5] Retired.	July 20, 1897 – March 3, 1901	Democratic	Thomas B. Turley	18
				Re-elected in 1899	19	56th
						57th	19	Elected January 16, 1901. Lost renomination.[6]	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1907	Democratic	Edward W. Carmack	19
						58th
				Re-elected in 1905. Died.	20	59th
Vacant			March 10, 1905 – March 20, 1905
23	James B. Frazier	Democratic	March 21, 1905 – March 3, 1911	Elected to finish Bate's term. Lost re-election.
						60th	20	Elected on January 15, 1907.[6] Died.	March 4, 1907 – March 31, 1912	Democratic	Robert Love Taylor	20
						61st
24	Luke Lea	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917	Elected January 23, 1911. Lost renomination.	21	62nd
									April 1, 1912 – April 10, 1912	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Taylor's term. Retired when his successor was elected.	April 11, 1912 – January 24, 1913	Republican	Newell Sanders	21
								Elected to finish Taylor's term. Retired.	January 24, 1913 – March 3, 1913	Democratic	William R. Webb	22
						63rd	21	Elected on January 23, 1913.	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1925	Democratic	John K. Shields	23
						64th
25	Kenneth McKellar	Democratic	March 4, 1917 – January 3, 1953	Elected in 1916.	22	65th
						66th	22	Re-elected in 1918. Lost renomination.
						67th
				Re-elected in 1922.	23	68th
						69th	23	Elected in 1924. Died.	March 4, 1925 – August 24, 1929	Democratic	Lawrence D. Tyson	24
						70th
				Re-elected in 1928.	24	71st
									August 25, 1929 – September 1, 1929	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Tyson's term. Elected November 4, 1930 to finish Tyson's term.[5] Retired.	September 2, 1929 – March 3, 1931	Democratic	William E. Brock	25
						72nd	24	Elected in 1930. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State.	March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933	Democratic	Cordell Hull	26
						73rd		Appointed to continue Hull's term. Elected November 7, 1934 to finish Hull's term.[5]	March 4, 1933 – April 23, 1937	Democratic	Nathan L. Bachman	27
				Re-elected in 1934.	25	74th
						75th	25	Re-elected in 1936. Died.
									April 24, 1937 – May 5, 1937	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Bachman's term. Retired when his successor was elected.	May 6, 1937 – November 8, 1938	Democratic	George L. Berry	28
								Elected to finish Bachman's term. Although eligible and elected, did not take his seat as he preferred to remain as District Attorney General. Nevertheless, service begins when eligible and elected, not upon the taking of an oath.	November 9, 1938 – January 3, 1949	Democratic	Tom Stewart	29
						76th
				Re-elected in 1940.	26	77th
						78th	26	Re-elected in 1942. Lost renomination.
						79th
				Re-elected in 1946. Lost renomination.	27	80th
						81st	27	Elected in 1948.	January 3, 1949 – August 10, 1963	Democratic	Estes Kefauver	30
						82nd
26	Albert A. Gore	Democratic	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1971	Elected in 1952.	28	83rd
						84th	28	Re-elected in 1954.
						85th
				Re-elected in 1958.	29	86th
						87th	29	Re-elected in 1960. Died.
						88th
									August 10, 1963 – August 20, 1963	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Kefauver's term Retired	August 20, 1963 – November 3, 1964	Democratic	Herbert S. Walters	31
								Elected to finish Kefauver's term. Lost renomination.	November 4, 1964 – January 2, 1967	Democratic	Ross Bass	32
				Re-elected in 1964. Lost re-election.	30	89th
						90th	30	Elected in 1966.	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1985	Republican	Howard H. Baker Jr.	33
						91st
27	Bill Brock	Republican	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1977	Elected in 1970. Lost re-election.	31	92nd
						93rd	31	Re-elected in 1972.
						94th
28	Jim Sasser	Democratic	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1995	Elected in 1976.	32	95th
						96th	32	Re-elected in 1978. Retired.
						97th
				Re-elected in 1982.	33	98th
						99th	33	Elected in 1984.	January 3, 1985 – January 2, 1993	Democratic	Albert A. Gore Jr.	34
						100th
				Re-elected in 1988. Lost re-election.	34	101st
						102nd	34	Re-elected in 1990. Resigned to become Vice President of the United States.
								Appointed to continue Gore's term. Retired when his successor was elected.	January 2, 1993 – December 2, 1994	Democratic	Harlan Mathews	35
						103rd
								Elected to finish Gore's term.	December 2, 1994 – January 3, 2003	Republican	Fred Thompson	36
29	Bill Frist	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2007	Elected in 1994.	35	104th
						105th	35	Re-elected in 1996. Retired.
						106th
				Re-elected in 2000. Retired.	36	107th
						108th	36	Elected in 2002.	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2021	Republican	Lamar Alexander	37
						109th
30	Bob Corker	Republican	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2019	Elected in 2006.	37	110th
						111th	37	Re-elected in 2008.
						112th
				Re-elected in 2012. Retired.	38	113th
						114th	38	Re-elected in 2014. Retired.
						115th
31	Marsha Blackburn	Republican	January 3, 2019 – Present	Elected in 2018.	39	116th
						117th	39	Elected in 2020.	January 3, 2021 – Present	Republican	Bill Hagerty	38
						118th
To be determined in the 2024 election.					40	119th
						120th	40	To be determined in the 2026 election.
#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T		T	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 1							Class 2

Living former senators

As of February 2021, there are six living former U.S. senators from Tennessee. The most recent and most recently serving senator to die was Fred Thompson (served 1994–2003) on November 1, 2015.

Senator	Term of office	Date of birth (and age)
Bill Brock	1971–1977	November 23, 1930
Jim Sasser	1977–1995	September 30, 1936
Al Gore	1985–1993	March 31, 1948
Bill Frist	1995–2007	February 22, 1952
Lamar Alexander	2003–2021	July 3, 1940
Bob Corker	2007–2019	August 24, 1952

Notes

1. Byrd, p. 169.
2. "Tennessee 1811 U.S. Senate, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 29, 2018., citing Wilson's Knoxville Gazette (Knoxville, TN). October 7, 1811.
3. Byrd, p. 170.
4. "WHITE, Hugh Lawson, (1773–1840)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. U.S. Congress. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
5. Byrd, p. 171.
6. The Tribune Almanac and Political Register 1908. New York: The Tribune Association. 1908. p. 260.

References

• Byrd, Robert C. (October 1, 1993). Wolff, Wendy (ed.). The Senate, 1789-1989: Historical Statistics, 1789-1992. United States Senate Historical Office (volume 4 Bicentennial ed.). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. ISBN 9780160632563.

See also

• United States Congressional Delegations from Tennessee
• List of United States Representatives from Tennessee