List of United States Senators from Washington
Encyclopedia
Washington was admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889, and elects its United States Senators
to Class 1 and Class 3. Its current senators are Patty Murray
and Maria Cantwell
.
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
to Class 1 and Class 3. Its current senators are Patty Murray
Patty Murray
Patricia Lynn "Patty" Murray is the senior United States Senator from Washington and a member of the Democratic Party. Murray was first elected to the Senate in 1992, becoming Washington's first female senator...
and Maria Cantwell
Maria Cantwell
Maria E. Cantwell is the junior United States Senator from the state of Washington and a member of the Democratic Party....
.
Class 1
# | Senator | Party | Years | Term | Electoral history |
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1 | John B. Allen John B. Allen John Beard Allen was an American politician from the state of Washington. He was a Republican.-Biography:Allen was born in Crawfordsville, Indiana. He served as a private in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He earned a law degree from the University of Michigan and passed the bar in... |
Republican | November 20, 1889 – March 4, 1893 |
1 | Elected in 1889 Legislature failed to re-elect |
Vacant | March 4, 1893 – February 19, 1895 |
2 | The legislature failed to elected a senator for the term beginning March 4, 1893. The governor appointed John Allen to serve until March 20, 1893, but the Senate rejected his credentials. | ||
2 | John L. Wilson John L. Wilson John Lockwood Wilson was an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. states of Indiana and Washington. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate... |
Republican | February 19, 1895 – March 4, 1899 |
2 | Lost re-election |
3 | Addison G. Foster Addison G. Foster Addison Gardner Foster was a United States Senator from Washington.He attended the common schools and moved to Wabasha County, Minnesota where he engaged in the grain and real estate business. He was auditor and surveyor of Wabasha County; he then moved to St. Paul, Minnesota in 1873 where he... |
Republican | March 4, 1899 – March 4, 1905 |
3 | Elected in 1898 Retired |
4 | Samuel H. Piles Samuel H. Piles Samuel Henry Piles was a United States Senator from Washington. Born near Smithland, Kentucky, he attended private schools there, and studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Snohomish, Territory of Washington in 1883. He moved to Spokane in 1886 and later in the same year... |
Republican | March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1911 |
4 | Elected in 1904 Retired |
5 | Miles Poindexter Miles Poindexter Miles Poindexter was an American politician. As a Republican and later a Progressive, he served as a United States Representative and United States Senator.-Early life:Poindexter was born in Memphis, Tennessee... |
Republican | March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1923 |
5 | Elected in 1910 |
6 | Re-elected in 1916 Lost re-election |
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6 | Clarence C. Dill | Democratic | March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1935 |
7 | Elected in 1922 |
8 | Re-elected in 1928 Retired |
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7 | Lewis B. Schwellenbach Lewis B. Schwellenbach Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach , was an American lawyer, politician, and judge. He was born in Superior, Wisconsin.-Early life:When Schwellenbach was eight years old, his family moved to Spokane, Washington... |
Democratic | January 3, 1935 – December 16, 1940 |
9 | Elected in 1934 Resigned |
Vacant | December 16, 1940 – December 19, 1940 |
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8 | Monrad C. Wallgren | Democratic | December 19, 1940 – January 9, 1945 |
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10 | Resigned |
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9 | Hugh B. Mitchell | Democratic | January 10, 1945 – December 25, 1946 |
10 | Appointed to finish Wallgren's term Lost election to next term and resigned early |
10 | Harry P. Cain Harry P. Cain Harry Pulliam Cain was a United States Senator from Washington who served as a Republican from 1946 to 1953. Today, Cain is mainly remembered for his very conservative and often highly controversial views as a member of the Senate, and as a friend and supporter of Senator Joseph McCarthy, but... |
Republican | December 26, 1946 – January 3, 1953 |
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11 | Elected in 1946 Lost re-election |
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11 | Henry M. Jackson Henry M. Jackson Henry Martin "Scoop" Jackson was a U.S. Congressman and Senator from the state of Washington from 1941 until his death... |
Democratic | January 3, 1953 – September 1, 1983 |
12 | Elected in 1952 |
13 | Re-elected in 1958 | ||||
14 | Re-elected in 1964 | ||||
15 | Re-elected in 1970 | ||||
16 | Re-elected in 1976 | ||||
17 | Re-elected in 1982 Died |
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Vacant | September 1, 1983 – September 8, 1983 |
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12 | Daniel J. Evans Daniel J. Evans Daniel Jackson Evans served three terms as the 16th Governor of the state of Washington from 1965 to 1977, and represented the state in the United States Senate from 1983 to 1989.... |
Republican | September 8, 1983 – January 3, 1989 |
17 | Retired |
13 | Slade Gorton Slade Gorton Thomas Slade Gorton III is an American politician. A Republican, he was a U.S. senator from Washington state from 1981 to 1987, and from 1989 to 2001. He held both of the state's Senate seats in his career and was narrowly defeated for reelection twice as an incumbent: in 1986 by Brock Adams, and... |
Republican | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 2001 |
18 | Elected in 1988 |
19 | Re-elected in 1994 Lost re-election |
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14 | Maria Cantwell Maria Cantwell Maria E. Cantwell is the junior United States Senator from the state of Washington and a member of the Democratic Party.... |
Democratic | January 3, 2001 – Present |
20 | Elected in 2000 |
21 | Re-elected in 2006 |
Class 3
# | Senator | Party | Years | Term | Electoral history |
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1 | Watson C. Squire Watson C. Squire Watson Carvosso Squire was a United States Senator from Washington.-Biography:Born in Cape Vincent, New York, he attended the public schools, Falley Seminary and Fairfield Seminary . He graduated from Wesleyan University in 1859 and was principal of the Moravia Institute... |
Republican | November 20, 1889 – March 4, 1897 |
1 | Elected in 1889 |
2 | Re-elected in 1891 Lost re-election |
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2 | George Turner George Turner (U.S. politician) George Turner was a United States Senator from Washington.Born in Edina, Missouri, he attended the common schools and served as a military telegraph operator with the Union Army from 1861 to 1865. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1869, commencing practice in Mobile, Alabama... |
Democratic | March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1903 |
3 | Elected in 1897 Retired |
3 | Levi Ankeny Levi Ankeny Levi Ankeny was a Republican United States Senator from the state of Washington.He was born in Buchanan County, Missouri near St. Joseph, but crossed the plains to Oregon in 1850 with his parents and settled in Portland... |
Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1909 |
4 | Elected in 1902 Lost renomination |
4 | Wesley L. Jones | Republican | March 4, 1909 – November 19, 1932 |
5 | Elected in 1908 |
6 | Re-elected in 1914 | ||||
7 | Re-elected in 1920 | ||||
8 | Re-elected in 1926 Died, having already lost re-election |
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Vacant | November 19, 1932 – November 22, 1932 |
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5 | Elijah S. Grammer Elijah S. Grammer Elijah Sherman Grammer was a Republican Senator from Washington from 1932-1933.Grammer was a businessman and logger by profession.-External links: Congressional biography... |
Republican | November 22, 1932 – March 4, 1933 |
8 | Appointed to finish Jones's term Retired |
6 | Homer T. Bone | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – November 13, 1944 |
9 | Elected in 1932 |
10 | Re-elected in 1938 Resigned |
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Vacant | November 13, 1944 – December 14, 1944 |
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7 | Warren G. Magnuson Warren G. Magnuson Warren Grant "Maggie" Magnuson was a United States Senator of the Democratic Party from Washington from 1944 until 1981. Upon leaving the Senate, he was the most senior member of the body... |
Democratic | December 14, 1944 – January 3, 1981 |
10 | Appointed to finish Bone's term, having already been elected to the next term |
11 | (Re-?)elected in 1944 | ||||
12 | Re-elected in 1950 | ||||
13 | Re-elected in 1956 | ||||
14 | Re-elected in 1962 | ||||
15 | Re-elected in 1968 | ||||
16 | Re-elected in 1974 Lost re-election |
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8 | Slade Gorton Slade Gorton Thomas Slade Gorton III is an American politician. A Republican, he was a U.S. senator from Washington state from 1981 to 1987, and from 1989 to 2001. He held both of the state's Senate seats in his career and was narrowly defeated for reelection twice as an incumbent: in 1986 by Brock Adams, and... |
Republican | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1987 |
17 | Elected in 1980 Lost re-election |
9 | Brock Adams Brock Adams Brockman "Brock" Adams was an American politician and member of Congress. Adams was a Democrat from Washington and served as a U.S. Representative, Senator, and United States Secretary of Transportation before retiring in January 1993.Adams was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and attended the public... |
Democratic | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993 |
18 | Elected in 1986 |
10 | Patty Murray Patty Murray Patricia Lynn "Patty" Murray is the senior United States Senator from Washington and a member of the Democratic Party. Murray was first elected to the Senate in 1992, becoming Washington's first female senator... |
Democratic | January 3, 1993 – Present |
19 | Elected in 1992 |
20 | Re-elected in 1998 | ||||
21 | Re-elected in 2004 | ||||
22 | Re-elected in 2010 |
See also
- List of United States Representatives from Washington
- United States congressional delegations from WashingtonUnited States Congressional Delegations from WashingtonThese are tables of congressional delegations from the state of Washington to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-Delegates from Washington Territory:-Members from Washington State:...