List of United States Senators from Oregon

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.

Contents

Class 2

# Senator Years Party Term Congress Electoral history
1 DelazonSmith.jpg Delazon Smith February 14, 1859 –
March 3, 1859
Democratic 1 35 Elected in 1859

Lost re-election
March 3, 1859 –
October 1, 1860
  2 36 Legislature failed to elect
2 EdDBaker.jpg Edward D. Baker October 1, 1860 –
October 21, 1861
Republican 36
(Continued)
Elected late in 1860

Died
37
October 21, 1861 –
February 27, 1862
3 Benjamin Stark 1910.jpg Benjamin Stark February 27, 1862 –
December 1, 1862
Democratic Appointed to continue Baker's term

Retired when successor elected
4 Benjamin F. Harding - Brady-Handy.jpg Benjamin F. Harding December 1, 1862 –
March 3, 1865
Democratic 37
(Continued)
Elected to finish Baker's term

Retired
38
5 George Henry Williams, Brady-Handy bw photo portrait, ca1870-1880.jpg George H. Williams March 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1871
Republican 3 39 Elected in 1865

Lost re-election
40
41
6 James K. Kelly - Brady-Handy.jpg James K. Kelly March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1877
Democratic 4 42 Elected in 1871

Retired
43
44
7 La Fayette Grover - Brady-Handy.jpg La Fayette Grover March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1883
Democratic 5 45 Elected in 1877

Retired
46
47
8 Joseph N. Dolph.jpg Joseph N. Dolph March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1895
Republican 6 48 Elected in 1883
49
50
7 51 Re-elected in 1889

Lost re-election
52
53
9 George W. McBride.jpg George W. McBride March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1901
Republican 8 54 Elected in 1895

Lost renomination
55
56
10 John H. Mitchell - Brady-Handy.jpg John H. Mitchell March 4, 1901 –
December 8, 1905
Republican 9 57 Elected in 1900

Died
58
59
December 8, 1905 –
December 21, 1905
11 John M. Gearin.jpg John M. Gearin December 21, 1905 –
January 23, 1907
Democratic Appointed to continue Mitchell's term

Retired when successor elected
January 23, 1907 –
January 30, 1907
12 Frederick W. Mulkey.jpg Frederick W. Mulkey January 30, 1907 –
March 3, 1907
Republican Elected to finish Mitchell's term

Retired
13 Jonathan Bourne.jpg Jonathan Bourne, Jr. March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1913
Republican 10 60 Elected in 1906

Lost renomination
61
62
14 Harry Lane.jpg Harry Lane March 4, 1913 –
May 23, 1917
Democratic 11 63 Elected in 1912

Died
64
65
May 23, 1917 –
May 29, 1917
15 Charles mcnary.jpg Charles L. McNary May 29, 1917 –
November 5, 1918
Republican Appointed to continue Lane's term

Retired when successor elected
16 Frederick W. Mulkey.jpg Frederick W. Mulkey November 6, 1918 –
December 17, 1918
Republican Elected to finish Lane's term

Resigned early to give successor preferential seniority
17 Charles mcnary.jpg Charles L. McNary December 18, 1918 –
February 25, 1944
Republican Appointed to finish Mulkey's term,
having already been elected to the next term
12 66 Elected in 1918
67
68
13 69 Re-elected in 1924
70
71
14 72 Re-elected in 1930
73
74
15 75 Re-elected in 1936
76
77
16 78 Re-elected in 1942

Died
February 25, 1944 –
March 13, 1944
18 Guy F. Cordon.jpg Guy Cordon March 13, 1944 –
January 3, 1955
Republican 78
(Continued)
Appointed to continue McNary's term
Elected to finish McNary's term
79
80
17 81 Re-elected in 1948

Lost re-election
82
83
19 Richard Lewis Neuberger.jpg Richard L. Neuberger January 3, 1955 –
March 9, 1960
Democratic 18 84 Elected in 1954

Died
85
86
March 9, 1960 –
March 23, 1960
20 Hall Stoner Lusk.jpg Hall S. Lusk March 23, 1960 –
November 9, 1960
Democratic Appointed to continue Neuberger's term

Retired when successor elected
21 Maurine Brown Neuberger.jpg Maurine Brown Neuberger November 9, 1960 –
January 3, 1967
Democratic Elected to finish her husband's term
19 87 Elected in 1960

Retired
88
89
22 Mark hatfield.jpg Mark Hatfield January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1997
Republican 20 90 Elected in 1966
91
92
21 93 Re-elected in 1972
94
95
22 96 Re-elected in 1978
97
98
23 99 Re-elected in 1984
100
101
24 102 Re-elected in 1990

Retired
103
104
23 Gordon Smith official portrait.jpg Gordon Smith January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2009
Republican 25 105 Elected in 1996
106
107
26 108 Re-elected in 2002

Lost re-election 2008
109
110
24 Jeff Merkley.jpg Jeff Merkley January 3, 2009 –
Present
Democratic 27 111 Elected in 2008
112
113
# Senator Years Party Term Congress Electoral history

Class 3

# Senator Years Party Term Congress Electoral history
1 Joseph Lane.jpg Joseph Lane February 14, 1859 –
March 3, 1861
Democratic 1 35 Elected in 1859

Retired
36
2 James W. Nesmith - Brady-Handy.jpg James W. Nesmith March 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1867
Democratic 2 37 Elected in 1861

Lost re-election
38
39
3 Henry W. Corbett - Brady-Handy.jpg Henry W. Corbett March 4, 1867 –
March 3, 1873
Republican 3 40 Elected in 1867

Retired
41
42
4 John H. Mitchell - Brady-Handy.jpg John H. Mitchell March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1879
Republican 4 43 Elected in 1873

Lost re-election
44
45
5 James H. Slater - Brady-Handy.jpg James H. Slater March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1885
Democratic 5 46 Elected in 1879

Retired
47
48
March 3, 1885 –
December 17, 1885
6 49
6 John H. Mitchell - Brady-Handy.jpg John H. Mitchell December 17, 1885 –
March 3, 1897
Republican 49
(Continued)
Elected late in 1885
50
51
7 52 Re-elected in 1891

Lost re-election
53
54
March 3, 1897 –
October 7, 1898
8 55
7 Joseph Simon of Oregon.jpg Joseph Simon October 7, 1898 –
March 3, 1903
Republican 55
(Continued)
Elected late in 1898

Retired
56
57
8 Charles W. Fulton.jpg Charles W. Fulton March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1909
Republican 9 58 Elected in 1902

Lost re-election
59
60
9 George E Chamberlain -3Qtr view.jpg George E. Chamberlain March 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1921
Democratic 10 61 Elected in 1908
62
63
11 64 Re-elected in 1914

Lost re-election, 1920
65
66
10 Robert Nelson Stanfield.jpg Robert N. Stanfield March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1927
Republican 12 67 Elected in 1920

Lost re-election
68
69
11 Fredericksteiwer.jpg Frederick Steiwer March 4, 1927 –
January 31, 1938
Republican 13 70 Elected in 1926
71
72
14 73 Re-elected in 1932

Resigned
74
75
January 31, 1938 –
February 11, 1938
12 Alfred Evan Reames.jpg Alfred E. Reames February 11, 1938 –
November 9, 1938
Democratic Appointed to continue Steiwer's term

Retired when successor elected
13 Alexander Grant Barry.jpg Alexander G. Barry November 9, 1938 –
January 3, 1939
Republican Elected to finish Steiwer's term

Retired
14 Rufus Holman.jpg Rufus C. Holman January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1945
Republican 15 76 Elected in 1938

Lost renomination
77
78
15 Wayne Morse.jpg Wayne Morse January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1969
Republican
(until 1952)
16 79 Elected in 1944
80
81
17 82 Re-elected in 1950
Independent
(1952-1955)
82
(Continued)
83
Democratic
(from 1955)
84
18 85 Re-elected in 1956
86
87
19 88 Re-elected in 1962

Lost re-election
89
90
16 RWPackwood.jpg Bob Packwood January 3, 1969 –
October 1, 1995
Republican 20 91 Elected in 1968
92
93
21 94 Re-elected in 1974
95
96
22 97 Re-elected in 1980
98
99
23 100 Re-elected in 1986
101
102
24 103 Re-elected in 1992

Resigned
104
October 1, 1995 –
February 6, 1996
17 Ron Wyden official portrait crop.jpg Ron Wyden February 6, 1996 –
Present
Democratic 104
(Continued)
Elected to finish Packwood's term
105
25 106 Re-elected in 1998
107
108
26 109 Re-elected in 2004
110
111
27 112 Re-elected in 2010
113
114
# Senator Years Party Term Congress Electoral history

See also

  1. ^ "Initiative, Referendum and Recall Introduction". . Salem, Oregon: Oregon Secretary of State. 2006. http://bluebook.state.or.us/state/elections/elections35.htm. Retrieved May 25, 2011. 
  2. ^ "U.S. Senators from Oregon". . Salem, Oregon: Oregon Secretary of State. 2006. http://bluebook.state.or.us/state/elections/elections09.htm. Retrieved May 25, 2011. 
  3. ^ Carey, Charles Henry (1922). . 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 reelected as a Republican in 1950. He changed to Independent in 1952 and to Democrat in 1955. He was reelected as a Democrat in 1956 and 1962.
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