List of United States Senators from Alabama

Alabama

Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...

was admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, and elects senators to Class 2 and Class 3. Its Senate seats were declared vacant from March 1861 to July 1868 due to its secession from the Union during the American Civil War

American Civil War

The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

. Alabama's current senators are Jeff Sessions

Jeff Sessions

Jefferson Beauregard "Jeff" Sessions III is the junior United States Senator from Alabama. First elected in 1996, Sessions is a member of the Republican Party...

and Richard Shelby

Richard Shelby

Richard Craig Shelby is the senior U.S. Senator from Alabama. First elected to the Senate in 1986, he is the ranking member of the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and was its chairman from 2003 to 2007....

Class 2

#	Senator	Party	Years	Term	Electoral history
1	William R. King William R. King William Rufus DeVane King was the 13th Vice President of the United States for about six weeks , and earlier a U.S. Representative from North Carolina, Minister to France, and a Senator from Alabama...	Democratic- Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along...	December 14, 1819 – April 15, 1844	1	Elected in 1819
		Jacksonian Democrat Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along...		2	Re-elected in 1822 United States Senate elections, 1822 The United States Senate election of 1822 was an election for the United States Senate which saw the Democratic-Republican Party retain a majority over the National Republican and Federalist parties....
				3	Re-elected in 1828 United States Senate elections, 1828 The United States Senate election of 1828 was an election which had the Jacksonian coalition, despite its leader's victory in the presidential election, lose two seats in the United States Senate to the opposing Anti-Jackson coalition....
				4	Re-elected in 1834 United States Senate elections, 1834 The United States Senate election of 1834 was an election which had the Jacksonian coalition assume control of the United States Senate from the Anti-Jackson coalition....
				5	Re-elected in 1840 United States Senate elections, 1840 The United States Senate election of 1840 was an election which, corresponding with their Party's success in the 1840 Presidential election, had the Whig Party take control of the United States Senate....
				6	Resigned
Vacant			April 15, 1844 – April 22, 1844
2	Dixon Hall Lewis Dixon Hall Lewis Dixon Hall Lewis was an American politician who served as a Representative and a Senator from Alabama.-Biography:...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	April 22, 1844 – October 24, 1848		Appointed to finish King's term
2			April 22, 1844 – October 24, 1848	7	Re-elected in 1846 United States Senate elections, 1846 The United States Senate election of 1846 was an election which had the Democratic Party gain four seats in the United States Senate.As this election was prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by State legislatures.-Results:... Died
Vacant			October 24, 1848 – November 25, 1848
3	Benjamin Fitzpatrick Benjamin Fitzpatrick Benjamin Fitzpatrick was an American politician, who served as the 11th Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama and as United States Senator from Alabama as a Democrat....	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	November 25, 1848 – November 30, 1849		Appointed to continue Lewis's term Successor elected
4	Jeremiah Clemens Jeremiah Clemens Jeremiah Clemens was a U.S. senator and novelist from the state of Alabama. He was elected to fill the vacancy left by the death of Dixon Hall Lewis, and served from November 30, 1849 to March 3, 1853...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	November 30, 1849 – March 4, 1853		Elected to finish Lewis's term Retired
5	Clement Claiborne Clay Clement Claiborne Clay Clement Claiborne Clay was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama from 1853 to 1861, and a C.S.A. senator from the Alabama from 1861 to 1863...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	November 29, 1853 – January 21, 1861	8	Elected late in 1853
5			November 29, 1853 – January 21, 1861	9	Re-elected in 1858 United States Senate elections, 1858 The United States Senate election of 1858 was an election which had the Republican Party gain six additional seats in the United States Senate.As this election was prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by State legislatures.... Withdrew
Vacant			January 21, 1861 – July 13, 1868	9	American Civil War American Civil War The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25... and Reconstruction
Vacant			January 21, 1861 – July 13, 1868	10
6	Willard Warner Willard Warner Willard Warner was a brevet brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama after the war.-Early life and career:...	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	July 13, 1868 – March 4, 1871	10	Lost re-election
7	George Goldthwaite George Goldthwaite George Goldthwaite was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama. He served in the Senate from March 4, 1871 to March 4, 1877, and did not run for reelection.-External links:*...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	March 4, 1871 – March 4, 1877	11	Retired
8	John Tyler Morgan John Tyler Morgan John Tyler Morgan was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, and a six-term U.S. senator from the state of Alabama after the war. He was a strong supporter of states rights and racial segregation through the Reconstruction era. He was an expansionist, arguing for...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	March 4, 1877 – June 11, 1907	12	Elected in 1876 United States Senate elections, 1876 The United States Senate election of 1876 was an election which had the Democratic Party gain three seats in the United States Senate, and which coincided with Rutherford B...
				13	Re-elected in 1882 United States Senate elections, 1882 The United States Senate election of 1882 was an election which had the Republican Party obtain an outright majority in the United States Senate....
				14	Re-elected in 1888 United States Senate elections, 1888 The United States Senate election of 1888 was an election which, coinciding with Benjamin Harrison's victory over incumbent President Grover Cleveland, had the Republican Party gain twelve seats in the United States Senate, mostly from newly-admitted States....
				15	Re-elected in 1894
				16	Re-elected in 1900 United States Senate elections, 1900 The United States Senate election of 1900 was an election which had the Republican Party gain three seats in the United States Senate, and which corresponded with President William McKinley's landslide re-election....
				17	Re-elected in 1906 United States Senate elections, 1906 The United States Senate election of 1906 was an election which had the Republican Party gain three seats in the United States Senate, expanding their majority to almost twice that of the opposing Democratic Party.... Died
Vacant			June 11, 1907 – June 18, 1907
9	John H. Bankhead John H. Bankhead John Hollis Bankhead was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama.-Biography:He was born on September 13, 1842. He was appointed, then elected, to serve out the remainder of the term left by the death of John Tyler Morgan, and was later re-elected twice. He served in the Senate from June 18, 1907...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	June 18, 1907 – March 1, 1920		Appointed to finish Morgan's term
				18	Re-elected in 1912
				19	Re-elected in 1918 Died
Vacant			March 1, 1920 – March 5, 1920
10	B. B. Comer B. B. Comer Braxton Bragg Comer was an American Democratic politician who was the 33rd Governor of Alabama from 1907 to 1911.-Early Life and Education:...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	March 5, 1920 – November 2, 1920		Appointed to continue Bankhead's term Successor elected
11	James Thomas Heflin	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	November 3, 1920 – March 4, 1931		Elected to finish Bankhead's term
11	James Thomas Heflin		November 3, 1920 – March 4, 1931	20	Re-elected in 1924 Disqualified from running
12	John H. Bankhead II John H. Bankhead II John Hollis Bankhead II was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama. Like his father, John H. Bankhead, he was elected three times to the Senate, and like his father, he died in office....	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	March 4, 1931 – June 12, 1946	21	Elected in 1932
				22	Re-elected in 1938
				23	Re-elected in 1944 Died
Vacant			June 12, 1946 – June 15, 1946
13	George R. Swift George R. Swift George Robinson Swift was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama. He was appointed to fill the term left by the death of John H. Bankhead, II and served in the Senate from June 15 to November 5, 1946, when a successor, John J. Sparkman, was elected. Swift was in the lumber business...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	June 15, 1946 – November 5, 1946		Appointed to continue Bankhead's term Successor elected
14	John Sparkman John Sparkman John Jackson Sparkman was an American politician from the state of Alabama. A conservative Southern Democrat, Sparkman served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate from 1937 until 1979. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President as Adlai Stevenson's running mate in...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	November 6, 1946 – January 3, 1979		Elected to finish Bankhead's term
				24	Re-elected in 1950
				25	Re-elected in 1956
				26	Re-elected in 1962
				27	Re-elected in 1968
				28	Re-elected in 1972 Retired
15	Howell Heflin Howell Heflin Howell Thomas Heflin was a United States Senator from Tuscumbia, Alabama, and a member of the Democratic Party.-Biography:...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1997	29	Elected in 1978 United States Senate elections, 1978 The United States Senate election of 1978 in the middle of Democratic President Jimmy Carter's term. The Democrats lost a net of three seats to the Republicans, leaving the balance of the chamber 58-41 in favor of the Democrats....
				30	Re-elected in 1984 United States Senate elections, 1984 The 1984 elections to the United States Senate coincided with the landslide re-election of President Ronald Reagan in the 1984 presidential election...
				31	Re-elected in 1990 United States Senate elections, 1990 Elections to one-third of the seats in the United States Senate were held on Tuesday, November 6, 1990. The Democratic Party increased its majority with a net gain of one seat from the Republicans. This was in keeping with the trend that the party of the President often loses seats in a midterm... Retired
16	Jeff Sessions Jeff Sessions Jefferson Beauregard "Jeff" Sessions III is the junior United States Senator from Alabama. First elected in 1996, Sessions is a member of the Republican Party...	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	January 3, 1997 – Present	32	Elected in 1996 United States Senate election in Alabama, 1996 The 1996 United States Senate election in Alabama was held on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Howell Heflin decided to retire. Republican Jeff Sessions won the open seat, becoming just the second Republican U.S...
				33	Re-elected in 2002 United States Senate election in Alabama, 2002 The 2002 United States Senate election in Alabama was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions won re-election to a second term. -Background:...
				34	Re-elected in 2008 United States Senate election in Alabama, 2008 The 2008 United States Senate election in Alabama was held on November 4, 2008 to elect one of Alabama's members to the United States Senate. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions won re-election to a third term.-Background:...
#	Senator	Party	Years	Term	Electoral history

Class 3

#	Senator	Party	Years	Term	Electoral history
1	John Williams Walker John Williams Walker John Williams Walker was an American politician, who served as the Democratic-Republican United States senator from the state of Alabama, the first senator elected by that state....	Democratic- Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along...	December 14, 1819 – December 12, 1822	1	Elected in 1819 Resigned
2	William Kelly William Kelly (senator) William Kelly was an American politician, who served as the Democratic-Republican U.S. senator from the state of Alabama from December 12, 1822 to 1825. He was originally elected to fill the remainder of John Williams Walker's term, who resigned.-Political life:After serving as a U.S...	Democratic- Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along...	December 12, 1822 – March 4, 1825		Elected to finish Walker's term Retired
2		Jacksonian Democrat Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along...	December 12, 1822 – March 4, 1825		Elected to finish Walker's term Retired
3	Henry H. Chambers Henry H. Chambers Henry H. Chambers was an American politician, who served as the Democratic-Republican U.S. senator from the state of Alabama from March 4, 1825 until his death. He was replaced by Israel Pickens until a replacement, John McKinley, could be elected.-External links:...	Democratic- Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along...	March 4, 1825 – January 24, 1826	2	Elected in 1825 Died
Vacant			January 24, 1826 – February 17, 1826
4	Israel Pickens Israel Pickens Israel Pickens was an American politician and lawyer, third Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama , member of the North Carolina Senate , and North Carolina Congressman in the United States House of Representatives .Born in Concord, North Carolina, Pickens graduated from Jefferson College Israel...	Jacksonian Democrat Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along...	February 17, 1826 – November 27, 1826		Appointed to continue Chambers's term Successor elected
5	John McKinley John McKinley John McKinley was a U.S. Senator from the state of Alabama and an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court.Born in Culpeper County, Virginia, his family moved to Kentucky when he was an infant...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	November 27, 1826 – March 4, 1831		Elected to finish Chambers's term Lost re-election
6	Gabriel Moore Gabriel Moore Gabriel Moore was a Democratic-Republican politician from Alabama, born in Stokes County, North Carolina. Moore's most prominent role was as fifth Governor of the US state of Alabama from 1829 to 1831; he also was the second Representative of the state of Alabama, and the first Representative of...	Democratic- Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along...	March 4, 1831 – March 4, 1837	3	Elected in 1831 Lost re-election
7	John McKinley John McKinley John McKinley was a U.S. Senator from the state of Alabama and an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court.Born in Culpeper County, Virginia, his family moved to Kentucky when he was an infant...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	March 4, 1837 – April 22, 1837	4	Elected in 1837 Resigned to become U.S. Supreme Court justice
Vacant			March 4, 1837 – June 19, 1837
8	Clement Comer Clay Clement Comer Clay Clement Comer Clay was the eighth Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1835 to 1837.Clay was born in Halifax County, Virginia. His father, William Clay, was an officer in the American Revolutionary War, who moved to Grainger County, Tennessee, after the war. Clay attended public schools and...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	June 19, 1837 – November 15, 1841		Appointed to finish McKinley's term Resigned
9	Arthur P. Bagby Arthur P. Bagby Arthur Pendleton Bagby was the tenth Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1837 to 1841. Born in Louisa County, Virginia in 1794, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1819, practicing in Claiborne, Alabama...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	November 24, 1841 – June 16, 1848		Elected to finish Clay's term
9			November 24, 1841 – June 16, 1848	5	?Re-elected in 1843 Resigned to become Minister to Russia
Vacant			June 16, 1848 – July 1, 1848
10	William R. King William R. King William Rufus DeVane King was the 13th Vice President of the United States for about six weeks , and earlier a U.S. Representative from North Carolina, Minister to France, and a Senator from Alabama...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	July 1, 1848 – December 20, 1852		Appointed to continue Bagby's term Elected to finish Bagby's term
10			July 1, 1848 – December 20, 1852	6	?Re-elected in 1849 Resigned due to poor health
Vacant			December 20, 1852 – January 14, 1853
11	Benjamin Fitzpatrick Benjamin Fitzpatrick Benjamin Fitzpatrick was an American politician, who served as the 11th Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama and as United States Senator from Alabama as a Democrat....	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	January 14, 1853 – March 3, 1855
	Vacant		March 4, 1855 – November 26, 1855	7	Legislature failed to elect
	Benjamin Fitzpatrick Benjamin Fitzpatrick Benjamin Fitzpatrick was an American politician, who served as the 11th Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama and as United States Senator from Alabama as a Democrat....	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	November 26, 1855 – January 21, 1861		Elected late Withdrew
Vacant			January 21, 1861 – July 13, 1868		American Civil War American Civil War The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25... and Reconstruction
Vacant			January 21, 1861 – July 13, 1868	8
12	George E. Spencer George E. Spencer George Eliphaz Spencer was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama.Born in Champion, New York, he was educated at Montreal College in Canada. After relocating to Iowa he engaged in the study of law. During the Civil War, he enlisted as a captain on October 16, 1862. While serving on the staff of...	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	July 13, 1868 – March 4, 1879	8	Elected in 1868 United States Senate elections, 1868 The United States Senate election of 1868 was an election which had the Republican Party gain five seats in the United States Senate, enlarging their already overwhelming majority....
12			July 13, 1868 – March 4, 1879	9	Re-elected in 1872 United States Senate elections, 1872 The United States Senate election of 1872 was an election which had the Republican Party, while still retaining a commanding majority, lose nine seats in the United States Senate, mostly as defections to the Liberal Republican Party. It also coincided with President Ulysses S... Retired
13	George S. Houston George S. Houston George Smith Houston was an American Democratic politician who was the 24th Governor of Alabama from 1874 to 1878....	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	March 4, 1879 – December 31, 1879	10	Elected in 1878 United States Senate elections, 1878 The United States Senate election of 1878 was an election which had the Democratic Party retake control of the United States Senate for the first time since before the Civil War.... Died
Vacant			December 31, 1879 – January 7, 1880
14	Luke Pryor Luke Pryor Luke Pryor was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama. He was appointed to fill the Senate term left by the death of George S. Houston and served from January 7 to November 23, 1880, when a replacement was elected. Pryor was a Democrat...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	January 7, 1880 – November 23, 1880		Appointed to continue Houston's term Successor qualified
15	James L. Pugh James L. Pugh James Lawrence Pugh was a U.S. senator from Alabama, as well as a member of the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War.- Biography :...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	November 24, 1880 – March 4, 1897		Elected to finish Houston's term
				11	Re-elected in 1884 United States Senate elections, 1884 The United States Senate election of 1884 was an election which had the Republican Party gain four seats in the United States Senate, and which coincided with the presidential election of 1884....
				12	Re-elected in 1892 United States Senate elections, 1892 The United States Senate election of 1892 was an election which, corresponding with former President Grover Cleveland's return to power, had the Republican Party lose seven seats in the United States Senate and lose its majority to the Democratic Party.... Retired
16	Edmund Pettus Edmund Pettus Edmund Winston Pettus , was an American lawyer, soldier, and legislator. He served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War, during which he was captured three times, as well as a U.S...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	March 4, 1897 – July 27, 1907	13	Elected in 1896 United States Senate elections, 1896 The United States Senate election of 1896 was an election which had the Democratic Party lose six seats in the United States Senate, mostly to minor third parties....
16			March 4, 1897 – July 27, 1907	14	Re-elected in 1902 United States Senate elections, 1902 The United States Senate election of 1902 was an election which had the Republican Party and the Democratic Party each gain one seat in the United States Senate.... Died
Vacant			July 27, 1907 – August 6, 1907
17	Joseph F. Johnston Joseph F. Johnston Joseph Forney Johnston was an American Democratic politician and businessman who was the 30th Governor of Alabama from 1896 to 1900. He later served in the U.S. Senate from August 6, 1907 to his death on August 8, 1913...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	August 6, 1907 – August 8, 1913		Elected to finish Pettus's term
17			August 6, 1907 – August 8, 1913	15	Re-elected in 1908 United States Senate elections, 1908 Some states elected their Senators directly even before passage of the 17th Amendment in 1913. Oregon pioneered direct election and experimented with different measures over several years until it succeeded in 1907. Soon after, Nebraska followed suit and laid the foundation for other states to... Died
Vacant			August 8, 1913 – May 11, 1914
18	Francis S. White Francis S. White Francis Shelley "Frank" White was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama. Born in Noxubee County, Mississippi, he became a lawyer and served in the Civil War. He was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives and then moved to Birmingham, Alabama to practice law. He was elected to fill...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	May 11, 1914 – March 4, 1915		Elected to finish Johnston's term Retired
19	Oscar Underwood Oscar Underwood Oscar Wilder Underwood was an American politician.Underwood was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on May 6, 1862. He was the grandson of Joseph R. Underwood, a Kentucky Senator circa 1850. He attended the University of Virginia at Charlottesville...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1927	16	Elected in 1914
19			March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1927	17	Re-elected in 1920 Retired
20	Hugo Black Hugo Black Hugo Lafayette Black was an American politician and jurist. A member of the Democratic Party, Black represented Alabama in the United States Senate from 1927 to 1937, and served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1937 to 1971. Black was nominated to the Supreme...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	March 4, 1927 – August 19, 1937	18	Elected in 1926
				19	Re-elected in 1932
				20	Re-elected in 1938 Resigned to become U.S. Supreme Court justice
21	Dixie Bibb Graves Dixie Bibb Graves Dixie Bibb Graves was a United States Senator and former First Lady from the state of Alabama. The first woman Senator from Alabama, she was appointed to the Senate by her husband, then Governor Bibb Graves, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Hugo L. Black...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	August 20, 1937 – January 10, 1938		Appointed (by her husband, the Governor) to finish Black's term Resigned
22	J. Lister Hill J. Lister Hill Joseph Lister Hill was a Democratic U.S. Senator from the state of Alabama. He was elected to fill the term left by the resignation of Dixie Bibb Graves and was reelected five times, serving in the Senate from January 11, 1938 until January 3, 1969...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	January 11, 1938 – January 3, 1969		Appointed to finish Graves's term
				21	Elected in 1938
				22	Re-elected in 1944
				23	Re-elected in 1950
				24	Re-elected in 1956
				25	Re-elected in 1962 Retired
23	James Allen	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	January 3, 1969 – June 1, 1978	26	Elected in 1968
23	James Allen		January 3, 1969 – June 1, 1978	27	Re-elected in 1974 Died
24	Maryon Pittman Allen Maryon Pittman Allen Maryon Pittman Allen is a former United States Senator from Alabama.In 1978, she was appointed as a Democrat to the United States Senate by Governor George Wallace, to succeed her late husband, James Allen....	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	June 8, 1978 – November 7, 1978		Appointed to continue her husband's seat Lost nomination for special election to finish the term
25	Donald W. Stewart	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	November 7, 1978 – January 2, 1981		Elected to finish James Allen's term Lost renomination; resigned one day early to give successor advantageous seniority
26	Jeremiah Denton Jeremiah Denton Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr. is a retired United States Navy rear admiral, naval aviator and a former Republican U.S. senator, for the state of Alabama...	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	January 2, 1981 – January 3, 1987		Appointed to finish Stewart's term, having already been elected to the next term
26			January 2, 1981 – January 3, 1987	28	Elected in 1980 United States Senate election in Alabama, 1980 The 1980 United States Senate election in Alabama took place on November 3, 1980 alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Donald... Lost re-election
27	Richard Shelby Richard Shelby Richard Craig Shelby is the senior U.S. Senator from Alabama. First elected to the Senate in 1986, he is the ranking member of the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and was its chairman from 2003 to 2007....	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	January 3, 1987 – November 9, 1994	29	Elected in 1986 United States Senate election in Alabama, 1986 The 1986 United States Senate election in Alabama took place on November 3, 1986 alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican U.S...
			January 3, 1987 – November 9, 1994	30	Re-elected in 1992 United States Senate election in Alabama, 1992 The 1992 United States Senate election in Alabama took place on November 3, 1992 alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Richard...
		Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	November 9, 1994 – Present	30
				31	Re-elected in 1998 United States Senate election in Alabama, 1998 The 1998 United States Senate election in Alabama took place on November 3, 1998 alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Richard...
				32	Re-elected in 2004 United States Senate election in Alabama, 2004 The 2004 United States Senate election in Alabama took place on November 2, 2004 alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican U.S...
				33	Re-elected in 2010 United States Senate election in Alabama, 2010 The 2010 United States Senate election in Alabama took place on November 2, 2010 alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states, as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections...
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