List of United States Senators from Wyoming
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Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...

 was admitted to the Union on June 10, 1890, and elects United States Senators
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 2. Its current senators are Mike Enzi
Mike Enzi
Michael Bradley "Mike" Enzi is the senior U.S. Senator from Wyoming and a member of the Republican Party.Raised in Thermopolis, Wyoming, Enzi attended George Washington University and the University of Denver. He expanded his father's shoe store business in Gillette before being elected mayor of...

 and John Barrasso
John Barrasso
John Anthony Barrasso is the junior U.S. Senator from Wyoming and a member of the Republican Party. He was appointed to the Senate following Craig L. Thomas's death and won a special election in 2008 to fill the remaining four years of Thomas's term....

.

Class 1

# Senator Party Years Term Electoral history
1 Francis E. Warren
Francis E. Warren
Francis Emroy Warren was an American politician of the Republican Party best known for his years in the United States Senate representing Wyoming.-Early life and military service:...

Republican November 18, 1890 –
March 4, 1893
1 Elected in 1890
United States Senate elections, 1890
The United States Senate election of 1890 was an election which had the Republican Party lose two seats in the United States Senate, though still retain a commanding majority....



Vacant March 4, 1893 –
January 23, 1895
2
2 Clarence D. Clark
Clarence D. Clark
Clarence Don Clark was a teacher, lawyer, and politician from New York who participated in the constitutional convention for Wyoming's statehood and was one of that state's first congressmen.-Biography:...

Republican January 23, 1895 –
March 4, 1917
Elected to finish vacant term
3 Re-elected in 1899
4 Re-elected in 1905
5 Re-elected in 1911

Lost re-election
3 John B. Kendrick
John B. Kendrick
John Benjamin Kendrick was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Wyoming.Kendrick was born near Rusk, Texas, where he attended the public schools, and then moved to Wyoming in 1879 and settled on a ranch near Sheridan, where he raised cattle.He was a member of the State...

Democratic March 4, 1917 –
November 3, 1933
6 Elected in 1916
7 Re-elected in 1922
8 Re-elected in 1928

Died
Vacant November 3, 1933 –
January 1, 1934
4 Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney was a Democratic United States Senator from Wyoming.O'Mahoney was born in Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, November 5, 1884. He attended the parochial and public schools and Columbia University, New York City...

Democratic January 1, 1934 –
January 3, 1953
8
(Continued)
Appointed to finish Kendrick's term
9 Re-elected in 1934
10 Re-elected in 1940
11 Re-elected in 1946

Lost re-election
5 Frank A. Barrett
Frank A. Barrett
Frank Aloysius Barrett was an American soldier, lawyer and politician. He is best known as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, and as the 21st Governor of Wyoming....

Republican January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1959
12 Elected in 1952

Lost re-election
6 Gale W. McGee
Gale W. McGee
Gale William McGee was a United States Senator of the Democratic Party, and United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States...

Democratic January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1977
13 Elected in 1958
14 Re-elected in 1964
15 Re-elected in 1970

Lost re-election
7 Malcolm Wallop
Malcolm Wallop
Malcolm Wallop was a Republican politician and former three-term United States Senator from Wyoming.-Early years:...

Republican January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1995
16 Elected in 1976
17 Re-elected in 1982
United States Senate elections, 1982
The United States Senate election of November 2, 1982 was an election for the United States Senate following the Republican gains in 1980. Party balance was unchanged following the election. Incumbents Howard Cannon of Nevada and Harrison Schmitt of New Mexico lost seats to the opposite party, the...

18 Re-elected in 1988
United States Senate elections, 1988
The United States Senate election, of November 8, 1988 was an election for the United States Senate in which, in spite of the Republican victory by George H. W. Bush in the presidential election, the Republicans suffered a net loss of one seat in the Senate...



Retired
8 Craig Thomas Republican January 3, 1995 –
June 4, 2007
19 Elected in 1994
United States Senate election in Wyoming, 1994
The 1994 United States Senate election in Wyoming was held on November 3, 1994. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Malcolm Wallop decided to retire instead of seeking a fourth term. Republican Craig L. Thomas won the open seat.-Republican:...

20 Re-elected in 2000
United States Senate election in Wyoming, 2000
The 2000 United States Senate election in Wyoming was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Craig Thomas won re-election to a second term.-Results:-Results:-Candidates:*Mel Logan , mine worker...

21 Re-elected in 2006

Died
Vacant June 4, 2007 –
June 22, 2007
9 John Barrasso
John Barrasso
John Anthony Barrasso is the junior U.S. Senator from Wyoming and a member of the Republican Party. He was appointed to the Senate following Craig L. Thomas's death and won a special election in 2008 to fill the remaining four years of Thomas's term....

Republican June 22, 2007 –
Present
Appointed to continue Thomas's term

Elected to finish Thomas's term

Class 2

# Senator Party Years Term Electoral history
1 Joseph M. Carey
Joseph M. Carey
Joseph Maull Carey was a lawyer, rancher, judge, and politician, who spent most of his political career in Wyoming before and after it achieved statehood.-Biography:...

Republican November 15, 1890 –
March 3, 1895
1 Elected in 1890
United States Senate elections, 1890
The United States Senate election of 1890 was an election which had the Republican Party lose two seats in the United States Senate, though still retain a commanding majority....



Lost re-election
2 Francis E. Warren
Francis E. Warren
Francis Emroy Warren was an American politician of the Republican Party best known for his years in the United States Senate representing Wyoming.-Early life and military service:...

Republican March 4, 1895 –
November 24, 1929
2 Elected in 1895
3 Re-elected in 1901
4 Re-elected in 1907
5 Re-elected in 1913
6 Re-elected in 1918
7 Re-elected in 1924

Died
Vacant November 24, 1929 –
December 5, 1929
3 Patrick J. Sullivan Republican December 5, 1929 –
November 20, 1930
Appointed to continue Warren's term

Retired when successor elected
Vacant November 20, 1930 –
December 1, 1930
4 Robert D. Carey
Robert D. Carey
Robert Davis Carey was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming and was an important political figure in the state of Wyoming. He was a Republican.In 1919, Carey was elected the 11th Governor of Wyoming and served as such until 1923...

Republican December 1, 1930 –
January 3, 1937
7
(Continued)
Elected to finish Warren's term
8 Elected to full term in 1930

Lost re-election
5 Henry H. Schwartz
Henry H. Schwartz
Henry Herman "Harry" Schwartz was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Wyoming.Schwartz was born on a farm near Fort Recovery, Mercer County, Ohio, and was educated in the public schools of Mercer County and Cincinnati, Ohio...

Democratic January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1943
9 Elected in 1936

Lost re-election
6 Edward V. Robertson
Edward V. Robertson
Edward Vivian Robertson was a United States Senator from Wyoming.Born in Cardiff, Wales, he served in the Third Battalion of the Welsh Regiment during the Second Boer War from 1899 to 1902. He then engaged in mechanical and electric power engineering from 1902 to 1912. Robertson emigrated to the...

Republican January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1949
10 Elected in 1942

Lost re-election
7 Lester C. Hunt
Lester C. Hunt
Lester Callaway Hunt was a Democratic politician and dentist from the state of Wyoming. He served as the 19th Governor of Wyoming from 1943 to 1949 and as United States Senator from January 3, 1949 until his suicide on June 19, 1954....

Democratic January 3, 1949 –
June 19, 1954
11 Elected in 1948

Died
Vacant June 19, 1954 –
June 24, 1954
8 Edward D. Crippa
Edward D. Crippa
Edward David Crippa was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Wyoming.Crippa was born in Rock Springs, Sweetwater County, Wyoming. During World War I, Crippa served as a private in the United States Army....

Republican June 24, 1954 –
November 28, 1954
Appointed to continue Hunt's term

Retired when successor elected
9 Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney was a Democratic United States Senator from Wyoming.O'Mahoney was born in Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, November 5, 1884. He attended the parochial and public schools and Columbia University, New York City...

Democratic November 29, 1954 –
January 3, 1961
11
(Continued)
Elected to finish Hunt's term
12 Elected to full term in 1954

Retired
10 John J. Hickey
John J. Hickey
John Joseph Hickey was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Wyoming.Born in Rawlins, Carbon County, Wyoming, Hickey attended public schools and graduated with a law degree from the University of Wyoming in 1934, and practiced law in Rawlins...

Democratic January 3, 1961 –
November 6, 1962
13 Appointed to begin Senator-elect Edwin Keith Thomson
Edwin Keith Thomson
Edwin Keith Thomson was a United States Representative from Wyoming. Born in Newcastle, Wyoming, he attended the public schools in Beulah, Wyoming and Spearfish, South Dakota...

's term

Lost election to finish Thompson's term
11 Milward L. Simpson
Milward L. Simpson
Milward Lee Simpson was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator and as the 23rd Governor of Wyoming.-Life and career:...

Republican November 7, 1962 –
January 3, 1967
Elected to finish Thompson's term

Retired
12 Clifford P. Hansen Republican January 3, 1967 –
December 31, 1978
14 Elected in 1966
15 Re-elected in 1972

Retired and resigned early to give successor preferential seniority
13 Alan K. Simpson
Alan K. Simpson
Alan Kooi Simpson is an American politician who served from 1979 to 1997 as a United States Senator from Wyoming as a member of the Republican Party. His father, Milward L. Simpson, was also a member of the U.S...

Republican January 1, 1979 –
January 3, 1997
Appointed to finish Hansen's term, having already been elected to the next term
16 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....

17 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...

18 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
14 Mike Enzi
Mike Enzi
Michael Bradley "Mike" Enzi is the senior U.S. Senator from Wyoming and a member of the Republican Party.Raised in Thermopolis, Wyoming, Enzi attended George Washington University and the University of Denver. He expanded his father's shoe store business in Gillette before being elected mayor of...

Republican January 3, 1997 –
Present
19 Elected in 1996
United States Senate election in Wyoming, 1996
The 1996 United States Senate election in Wyoming was held November 5, 1996. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Alan K. Simpson decided to retire...

20 Re-elected in 2002
United States Senate election in Wyoming, 2002
The 2002 United States Senate election in Wyoming was held November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Mike Enzi won re-election to a second term.-Results:-Candidates:*Mike Enzi, incumbent U.S. Senator...

21 Re-elected in 2008

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