List of United States senators from Virginia

Virginia has sent senators to the U.S. Senate since 1789. Its Senate seats were declared vacant in March 1861, due to its secession from the Union, but Senators representing its western counties continued to sit until March 1865. Virginia's Senate seats were again filled from January 1870. Virginia's current Senators are Democrats Mark Warner and Tim Kaine.

Current delegation

Mark Warner (D)

Tim Kaine (D)

List of senators

Class 1 Class 1 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that were elected for only one U.S. Congress in the first election of 1788, and the seat was contested again for the 2nd, 5th, and every three Congresses (six years) thereafter. The seat in recent years has been contested in 2006, 2012, and 2018. The next election is in 2024.						C	Class 2 Class 2 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that were elected for the first two United States Congresses in the first election of 1788, and the seat was contested again for the 3rd, 6th, and every three Congresses (six years) thereafter. The seat in recent years has been contested in 2008, 2014, and 2020. The next election is in 2026.
#	Senator	Party	Dates in office	Electoral history	T		T	Electoral history	Dates in office	Party	Senator	#
1	William Grayson	Anti- Admin.	March 4, 1789 – March 12, 1790	Elected November 8, 1788. Died.	1	1st	1	Elected November 8, 1788. Resigned.	March 4, 1789 – October 8, 1792	Anti- Admin.	Richard H. Lee	1
Vacant			March 12, 1790 – March 31, 1790
2	John Walker	Pro- Admin.	March 31, 1790 – November 9, 1790	Appointed to continue Grayson's term. Retired.
3	James Monroe	Anti- Admin.	November 9, 1790 – May 27, 1794	Elected to finish Grayson's term.
				Re-elected in 1791. Resigned to become U.S. Minister Plenipotentiary to France.	2	2nd
									October 8, 1792 – October 18, 1792	Vacant
								Elected to finish Lee's term.	October 18, 1792 – May 11, 1794	Anti- Admin.	John Taylor	2
						3rd	2	Re-elected in 1793. Resigned.
Vacant			May 27, 1794 – November 18, 1794
									May 11, 1794 – December 29, 1794	Vacant
4	Stevens T. Mason	Anti- Admin.	November 18, 1794 – May 10, 1803	Elected to finish Monroe's term.
								Elected to finish Taylor's term. Re-elected in 1798, but died before new term began.	December 29, 1794 – January 24, 1799	Anti- Admin.	Henry Tazewell	3
		Democratic- Republican				4th				Democratic- Republican
				Re-elected in 1796.	3	5th
									January 24, 1799 – December 5, 1799	Vacant
						6th	3
								Elected to finish Tazewell's term. Resigned to become collector of the port of Norfolk.	December 5, 1799 – May 22, 1804	Democratic- Republican	Wilson C. Nicholas	4
						7th
				Re-elected in 1803. Died.	4	8th
Vacant			May 10, 1803 – June 4, 1803
5	John Taylor	Democratic- Republican	June 4, 1803 – December 7, 1803	Appointed to continue Mason's term. Retired.
6	Abraham B. Venable	Democratic- Republican	December 7, 1803 – June 7, 1804	Elected to finish Mason's term. Resigned to become President of the Bank of Virginia.
									May 22, 1804 – August 11, 1804	Vacant
Vacant			June 7, 1804 – August 11, 1804
7	William B. Giles	Democratic- Republican	August 11, 1804 – December 3, 1804	Appointed to continue Venable's term. Resigned when elected to finish Wilson Cary Nicholas's Class 2 term.[1]				Appointed to continue Nicholas's term. Resigned when elected to finish Abraham B. Venable's Class 1 term.[1]	August 11, 1804 – December 3, 1804	Democratic- Republican	Andrew Moore	5
8	Andrew Moore	Democratic- Republican	December 4, 1804 – March 3, 1809	Elected to finish Venable's term.[1] Retired.[2]				Elected to finish Nicholas's term.	December 4, 1804 – March 3, 1815	Democratic- Republican	William B. Giles	6
						9th	4	Re-elected in 1804.
						10th
9	Richard Brent	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1809 – December 30, 1814	Elected in 1809.[2] Died.	5	11th
						12th	5	Re-elected January 2, 1811. Resigned.
						13th
Vacant			December 30, 1814 – January 2, 1815
10	James Barbour	Democratic- Republican	January 2, 1815 – March 7, 1825	Elected to finish Brent's term, having already been elected to the next term.
				Elected November 19, 1814.	6	14th		John Eppes (DR) was elected December 7, 1815, but declined to serve.	March 4, 1815 – January 3, 1816	Vacant
								Elected to finish Giles's term. Lost re-election.	January 3, 1816 – March 3, 1817	Democratic- Republican	Armistead T. Mason	7
						15th	6	Elected December 9, 1816. Resigned because of ill health.	March 4, 1817 – December 4, 1819	Democratic- Republican	John Eppes	8
						16th
									December 4, 1819 – December 14, 1819	Vacant
								Elected December 10, 1819 to finish Eppes's term and qualified December 14, 1819. Resigned.	December 14, 1819 – December 15, 1822	Democratic- Republican	James Pleasants	9
				Re-elected in 1821. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of War.	7	17th
									December 15, 1822 – December 18, 1822	Vacant
								Elected to finish Pleasants' term.	December 18, 1822 – August 21, 1824	Democratic- Republican	John Taylor	10
						18th	7	Re-elected in 1823. Died.
									August 21, 1824 – December 7, 1824	Vacant
								Elected to finish Taylor's term.	December 7, 1824 – July 16, 1832	Democratic– Republican	Littleton Tazewell	11
		Jacksonian				19th				Jacksonian
Vacant			March 7, 1825 – December 26, 1825
11	John Randolph	Jacksonian	December 26, 1825 – March 3, 1827	Appointed to continue Barbour's term. Lost election to next term.
12	John Tyler	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – February 29, 1836	Elected in 1827.	8	20th
						21st	8	Re-elected in 1829. Resigned.
						22nd
									July 16, 1832 – December 10, 1832	Vacant
								Elected to finish Tazewell's term. Resigned.	December 10, 1832 – February 22, 1834	Jacksonian	William C. Rives	12
		Anti- Jacksonian		Re-elected in 1833. Resigned.	9	23rd
									February 22, 1834 – February 26, 1834	Vacant
								Elected to finish Rives's term.	February 26, 1834 – July 4, 1836	Anti- Jacksonian	Benjamin W. Leigh	13
						24th	9	Re-elected in 1835. Resigned.
Vacant			February 29, 1836 – March 3, 1836
13	William C. Rives	Jacksonian	March 4, 1836 – March 3, 1839	Elected to finish Tyler's term. Legislature failed to elect in 1839.
									July 4, 1836 – December 12, 1836	Vacant
								Elected to finish Leigh's term. Resigned to become judge of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.	December 12, 1836 – March 13, 1837	Jacksonian	Richard E. Parker	14
		Democratic				25th				Democratic
								Elected to finish Parker's term. Lost re-election.	March 14, 1837 – March 3, 1841	Democratic	William H. Roane	15
	Vacant		March 3, 1839 – January 18, 1841		10	26th
	William C. Rives	Whig	January 18, 1841 – March 3, 1845	Re-elected late in 1841.
						27th	10	Elected in 1840. Lost re-election.	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1847	Whig	William S. Archer	16
						28th
Vacant			March 4, 1845 – December 3, 1845		11	29th
14	Isaac S. Pennybacker	Democratic	December 3, 1845 – January 12, 1847	Elected to finish the vacancy. Died.
Vacant			January 12, 1847 – January 21, 1847
15	James M. Mason	Democratic	January 21, 1847 – July 11, 1861[3][4]	Elected to finish Pennybacker's term.
						30th	11	Elected in 1846.	March 4, 1847 – July 11, 1861[3][4]	Democratic	Robert M. T. Hunter	17
						31st
				Re-elected in 1850.	12	32nd
						33rd	12	Re-elected in 1852.
						34th
				Re-elected in 1856. Expelled for his support of the Confederacy.	13	35th
						36th	13	Re-elected in 1858. Expelled for his support of the Confederacy.
						37th
Vacant			July 11, 1861 – July 13, 1861						July 11, 1861 – July 13, 1861	Vacant
16	Waitman T. Willey	Unionist	July 13, 1861 – March 3, 1863[5]	Elected to finish Mason's term. Retired.				Elected to finish Hunter's term.[4]	July 13, 1861 – March 3, 1865	Unionist	John S. Carlile	18
17	Lemuel J. Bowden	Unionist	March 4, 1863 – January 2, 1864	Elected in 1863. Died.	14	38th
Vacant			January 2, 1864 – January 26, 1870	Joseph Segar (U) presented his credentials on February 17, 1865, but was not seated.[5][6] Civil War and Reconstruction.
						39th	14	John Underwood (U) presented his credentials on March 9, 1865, but was not seated.[6] Civil War and Reconstruction.	March 4, 1865 – January 26, 1870	Vacant
						40th
					15	41st
18	John F. Lewis	Republican	January 26, 1870 – March 3, 1875	Elected to finish the vacant term. Retired.				Elected to finish the vacant term.	January 26, 1870 – March 3, 1871	Democratic	John W. Johnston	19
						42nd	15		March 4, 1871 – March 15, 1871	Vacant
								Re-elected late in 1871.	March 15, 1871 – March 3, 1883	Democratic	John W. Johnston
						43rd
19	Robert E. Withers	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881	Elected in 1875. Lost re-election.	16	44th
						45th	16	Re-elected in 1877. Lost re-election.
						46th
20	William Mahone	Readjuster	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1887	Elected in 1881. Lost re-election.	17	47th
						48th	17	Elected December 21, 1881 for the term beginning in 1883. Retired.	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889	Readjuster	Harrison H. Riddleberger	20
						49th
21	John W. Daniel	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – June 29, 1910	Elected in 1887.	18	50th
						51st	18	Elected December 20, 1887 for the term beginning in 1889. Died.	March 4, 1889 – May 14, 1892	Democratic	John S. Barbour Jr.	21
						52nd
									May 14, 1892 – May 28, 1892	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Barbour's term. Elected December 20, 1893 to finish Barbour's term.[7] Retired.	May 28, 1892 – March 3, 1895	Democratic	Eppa Hunton	22
				Re-elected early December 16, 1891.	19	53rd
						54th	19	Elected early December 19, 1893.[8]	March 4, 1895 – November 12, 1919	Democratic	Thomas S. Martin	23
						55th
				Re-elected December 19, 1899.	20	56th
						57th	20	Re-elected early December 19, 1899.
						58th
				Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1910, but died before that term began.	21	59th
						60th	21	Re-elected in 1906.
						61st
Vacant			June 29, 1910 – August 1, 1910	Vacant
22	Claude A. Swanson	Democratic	August 1, 1910 – March 3, 1933	Appointed to finish Daniel's last term.
				Re-appointed February 28, 1911 to begin Daniel's next term. Elected January 23, 1912 to finish Daniel's next term.	22	62nd
						63rd	22	Re-elected January 24, 1912.
						64th
				Re-elected in 1916.	23	65th
						66th	23	Re-elected in 1918. Died.
									November 12, 1919 – February 2, 1920	Vacant
								Appointed November 18, 1919 to continue Martin's term, but did not immediately qualify, preferring to remain as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. Elected November 3, 1920 to finish Martin's term.	February 2, 1920 – May 28, 1946	Democratic	Carter Glass	24
						67th
				Re-elected in 1922.	24	68th
						69th	24	Re-elected in 1924.
						70th
				Re-elected in 1928. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Navy.	25	71st
						72nd	25	Re-elected in 1930.
23	Harry F. Byrd	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – November 10, 1965	Appointed to continue Swanson's term. Elected November 7, 1933 to finish Swanson's term.		73rd
				Re-elected in 1934.	26	74th
						75th	26	Re-elected in 1936.
						76th
				Re-elected in 1940.	27	77th
						78th	27	Re-elected in 1942. Died.
						79th
									May 28, 1946 – May 31, 1946	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Glass's term. Retired.	May 31, 1946 – November 5, 1946	Democratic	Thomas G. Burch	25
								Elected to finish Glass's term.	November 5, 1946 – December 30, 1966	Democratic	A. Willis Robertson	26
				Re-elected in 1946.	28	80th
						81st	28	Re-elected in 1948.
						82nd
				Re-elected in 1952.	29	83rd
						84th	29	Re-elected in 1954.
						85th
				Re-elected in 1958.	30	86th
						87th	30	Re-elected in 1960. Lost re-nomination, retired early to give his successor preferential seniority.
						88th
				Re-elected in 1964. Resigned for health reasons.	31	89th
Vacant			November 10, 1965 – November 12, 1965
24	Harry F. Byrd Jr.	Democratic	November 12, 1965 – January 3, 1983	Appointed to continue his father's term. Elected November 8, 1966 to finish his father's term.
								Appointed to finish Robertson's term, having already been elected to the next term.	December 31, 1966 – January 3, 1973	Democratic	William B. Spong Jr.	27
						90th	31	Elected in 1966. Lost re-election.
						91st
		Independent		Re-elected in 1970.	32	92nd
						93rd	32	Elected in 1972. Retired and resigned early to give his successor preferential seniority.	January 3, 1973 – January 1, 1979	Republican	William L. Scott	28
						94th
				Re-elected in 1976. Retired.	33	95th
								Appointed to finish Scott's term, having already been elected to the next term.	January 2, 1979 – January 3, 2009	Republican	John Warner	29
						96th	33	Elected in 1978.
						97th
25	Paul Trible	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1989	Elected in 1982. Retired.	34	98th
						99th	34	Re-elected in 1984.
						100th
26	Chuck Robb	Democratic	January 3, 1989 – January 3, 2001	Elected in 1988.	35	101st
						102nd	35	Re-elected in 1990.
						103rd
				Re-elected in 1994. Lost re-election.	36	104th
						105th	36	Re-elected in 1996.
						106th
27	George Allen	Republican	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2007	Elected in 2000. Lost re-election.	37	107th
						108th	37	Re-elected in 2002. Retired.
						109th
28	Jim Webb	Democratic	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2013	Elected in 2006. Retired.[9]	38	110th
						111th	38	Elected in 2008.	January 3, 2009 – Present	Democratic	Mark Warner	30
						112th
29	Tim Kaine	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – Present	Elected in 2012.	39	113th
						114th	39	Re-elected in 2014.
						115th
				Re-elected in 2018.	40	116th
						117th	40	Re-elected in 2020.
						118th
To be determined in the 2024 election.					41	119th
						120th	41	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

Superlatives (top 5)

Longest service

Senator	First served	Last served	Length of service
Harry F. Byrd	March 4, 1933	November 10, 1965	32 years, 8 months, 6 days
John W. Warner	January 2, 1979	January 3, 2009	30 years, 1 day
E. Carter Glass	February 20, 1920	May 28, 1946	26 years, 3 months, 8 days
Thomas S. Martin	March 4, 1895	November 12, 1919	24 years, 8 months, 8 days
John W. Daniel	March 4, 1887	June 29, 1910	23 years, 3 months, 25 days

Shortest service

Senator	First served	Last served	Length of service
Richard E. Parker	December 15, 1836	February 13, 1837	1 month, 29 days
Thomas G. Burch	May 31, 1946	November 5, 1946	5 months, 5 days
Abraham B. Venable	December 7, 1803	June 7, 1804	6 months
John Walker	March 31, 1790	November 9, 1790	7 months, 9 days
Lemuel J. Bowden	March 4, 1863	January 2, 1864	9 months, 29 days

Youngest at beginning of service

Senator	Date of birth	First served	Age
Armistead T. Mason	August 4, 1787	January 3, 1816	28 years, 4 months, 30 days
James Monroe	April 28, 1758	November 9, 1790	32 years, 6 months, 9 days
Stevens T. Mason	December 29, 1760	November 17, 1794	33 years, 10 months, 19 days
Paul S. Trible, Jr.	December 29, 1946	January 3, 1983	36 years, 5 days
John Tyler	March 29, 1790	March 4, 1827	36 years, 11 months, 3 days

Oldest at end of service

Senator	Date of birth	Last served	Age
E. Carter Glass	January 4, 1858	May 28, 1946	88 years, 4 months, 24 days
John W. Warner	February 18, 1927	January 3, 2009	81 years, 10 months, 20 days
A. Willis Robertson	May 27, 1887	December 30, 1966	79 years, 7 months, 3 days
Harry F. Byrd	June 10, 1887	November 10, 1965	78 years, 5 months
Thomas G. Burch	July 3, 1869	May 31, 1946	76 years, 10 months, 28 days

Living former U.S. senators from Virginia

As of February 2021, there are five living former U.S. senators from Virginia. The most recent and most recently serving senator to die was Harry F. Byrd Jr. (served 1965–1983) on July 30, 2013.

Senator	Term of office	Date of birth (and age)
John Warner	1979–2009	February 18, 1927
Paul S. Trible Jr.	1983–1989	December 29, 1946
Chuck Robb	1989–2001	June 26, 1939
George Allen	2001–2007	March 8, 1952
Jim Webb	2007–2013	February 9, 1946

See also

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

References

1. On August 11, 1804, the Governor of Virginia appointed William Giles to the Class 1 vacancy and Andrew Moore to the Class 2 vacancy. Before either had taken the oath of office, the legislature elected Giles to fill the Class 2 vacancy and Moore to the Class 1 vacancy, thus reversing who would take which seat.
2. "Virginia 1809 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 18, 2018., citing United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). January 16, 1809.
3. James M. Mason and Robert M. T. Hunter "withdrew" from the Senate on March 28, 1861, with other senators sympathetic to the Confederacy. They were both expelled by a resolution of July 11, 1861.
4. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, (1774–2005), "Official Annotated Membership Roster by State with Vacancy and Special Election Information for the 37th Congress Archived June 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine".
5. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, (1774–2005), "Official Annotated Membership Roster by State with Vacancy and Special Election Information for the 38th Congress Archived June 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine".
6. Segar and Underwood were not seated on the premise that the Union-friendly legislature was illegitimate despite having seated Bowden and Carlile based credentials from the same legislature. In reality, the Senate refused because it did not want to set a precedent for easing reentry of Confederate states. See "Musical Chairs (1861–1869)". United States Senate. Retrieved March 20, 2009.
7. Byrd, p. 180.
8. ""TWO VIRGINIA SENATORS ELECTED"". The New York Times. December 20, 1893.
9. Sen. Jim Webb announces retirement plans Washington Post. February 9, 2011.

• 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.