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List of United States senators from Rhode Island

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Current delegation
Jack Reed (D)
Jack Reed (D)
Jack Reed (D)
Sheldon Whitehouse (D)

Rhode Island ratified the United States Constitution on May 29, 1790 and elects its U.S. senators to class 1 and class 2. The state's current U.S. senators are Democrats Jack Reed (since 1997) and Sheldon Whitehouse (since 2007). Claiborne Pell was Rhode Island's longest-serving senator (1961–1997).

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List of senators

Class 1

Class 1 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2000, 2006, 2012, and 2018. The next election will be in 2024.

C

Class 2

Class 2 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2002, 2008, 2014, and 2020. The next election will be in 2026.

# Senator Party Dates in office Electoral history T T Electoral history Dates in office Party Senator #
Vacant May 29, 1790 –
Jun 7, 1790 		Rhode Island did not elect its U.S. senators until Jun 7, 1790. 1 1st 1 Rhode Island did not elect its U.S. senators until Jun 7, 1790. May 29, 1790 –
Jun 7, 1790 		Vacant
1

Theodore Foster 		Pro-
Admin. 		Jun 7, 1790 –
Mar 3, 1803 		Elected in 1790. Elected in 1790. Jun 7, 1790 –
Mar 3, 1793 		Anti-Admin. Joseph Stanton Jr. 1
Re-elected in 1791. 2 2nd
3rd 2 Elected in 1793.
Resigned. 		Mar 4, 1793 –
Oct 1797 		Pro-Admin. William Bradford 2
Federalist 4th Federalist
Re-elected in 1797.
Retired. 		3 5th
  Oct 1797 –
Nov 13, 1797 		Vacant
Elected in 1797 to finish Bradford's term. Nov 13, 1797 –
Mar 5, 1801 		Federalist

Ray Greene 		3


6th 3 Re-elected in 1798.
Resigned.
7th
  Mar 5, 1801 –
May 6, 1801 		Vacant
Elected in 1801 to finish Greene's term.
Lost re-election. 		May 6, 1801 –
Mar 3, 1805 		Democratic-
Republican

Christopher Ellery 		4
2 Samuel J. Potter Democratic-
Republican 		Mar 4, 1803 –
Oct 14, 1804 		Elected in 1802.
Died. 		4 8th
Vacant Oct 14, 1804 –
Oct 29, 1804 		 
3 Benjamin Howland Democratic-
Republican 		Oct 29, 1804 –
Mar 3, 1809 		Elected in 1804 to finish Potter's term.
Retired.
9th 4 Elected in 1804.
Resigned. 		Mar 4, 1805 –
Sep 1807 		Democratic-
Republican

James Fenner 		5
10th
  Sep 1807 –
Oct 26, 1807 		Vacant
Elected to finish Fenner's term. Oct 26, 1807 –
Mar 3, 1811 		Democratic-
Republican

Elisha Mathewson 		6
4 Francis Malbone Federalist Mar 4, 1809 –
Jun 4, 1809 		Elected in 1808.[1]
Died. 		5 11th
Vacant Jun 4, 1809 –
Jun 26, 1809 		 
5

Christopher G. Champlin 		Federalist Jun 26, 1809 –
Oct 12, 1811 		Elected in 1809 to finish Malbone's term.
Resigned.
12th 5 Elected in 1810.
Retired. 		Mar 4, 1811 –
Mar 3, 1817 		Democratic-
Republican

Jeremiah B. Howell 		7
Vacant Oct 12, 1811 –
Oct 28, 1811 		 
6

William Hunter 		Federalist Oct 28, 1811 –
Mar 3, 1821 		Elected in 1811 to finish Champlin's term.
13th
Re-elected in 1814. 6 14th
15th 6 Elected in 1816.
Died. 		Mar 4, 1817 –
Dec 25, 1820 		Federalist

James Burrill Jr. 		8
16th
  Dec 25, 1820 –
Jan 9, 1821 		Vacant
Elected in 1821 to finish Burrill's term. Jan 9, 1821 –
Mar 3, 1841 		Democratic-
Republican

Nehemiah R. Knight 		9
7

James DeWolf 		Democratic-
Republican 		Mar 4, 1821 –
Oct 31, 1825 		Election date unknown.
Resigned. 		7 17th
18th 7 Re-elected in 1823.
National
Republican 		19th National
Republican
8

Asher Robbins 		National
Republican 		Oct 31, 1825 –
Mar 3, 1839 		Elected in 1825 to finish DeWolf's term.
Re-elected in 1827. 8 20th
21st 8 Re-elected in 1829.
22nd
Re-elected in 1833.
[data missing] 		9 23rd
24th 9 Re-elected in 1835.
[data missing]
Whig 25th Whig
9

Nathan F. Dixon I 		Whig Mar 4, 1839 –
Jan 29, 1842 		Election date unknown.
Died. 		10 26th
27th 10 Elected in 1841.
Lost re-election. 		Mar 4, 1841 –
Mar 3, 1847 		Whig

James F. Simmons 		10
Vacant Jan 29, 1842 –
Feb 18, 1842 		 
10

William Sprague III 		Whig Feb 18, 1842 –
Jan 17, 1844 		Elected in 1842 to finish Dixon's term.
Resigned.
28th
Vacant Jan 17, 1844 –
Jan 25, 1844 		 
11

John Brown Francis 		Law and Order Jan 25, 1844 –
Mar 3, 1845 		Elected in 1844 to finish Sprague's term.
Retired.
12

Albert C. Greene 		Whig Mar 4, 1845 –
Mar 3, 1851 		Election date unknown.
Retired. 		11 29th
30th 11 Election date unknown.
[data missing] 		Mar 4, 1847 –
Mar 3, 1853 		Whig

John Hopkins Clarke 		11
31st
13

Charles T. James 		Democratic Mar 4, 1851 –
Mar 3, 1857 		Election date unknown.
Retired. 		12 32nd
33rd 12   Mar 4, 1853 –
Jul 20, 1853 		Vacant
Elected late.
Retired. 		Jul 20, 1853 –
Mar 3, 1859 		Democratic

Philip Allen 		12
34th
14

James F. Simmons 		Republican Mar 4, 1857 –
Aug 15, 1862 		Elected in 1856.
Resigned. 		13 35th
36th 13 Elected in 1858. Mar 4, 1859 –
Sep 2, 1884 		Republican

Henry B. Anthony 		13
37th
Vacant Aug 15, 1862 –
Dec 1, 1862 		 
15

Samuel G. Arnold 		Republican Dec 1, 1862 –
Mar 3, 1863 		Elected in 1862 to finish Simmons's term.
[data missing]
16

William Sprague IV 		Republican Mar 4, 1863 –
Mar 3, 1875 		Elected in 1862. 14 38th
39th 14 Re-elected in 1864.
40th
Re-elected in 1868.
Retired. 		15 41st
42nd 15 Re-elected in 1870.
43rd
17

Ambrose Burnside 		Republican Mar 4, 1875 –
Sep 13, 1881 		Elected in 1874. 16 44th
45th 16 Re-elected in 1876.
46th
Re-elected in 1880.
Died. 		17 47th
Vacant Sep 13, 1881 –
Oct 5, 1881 		 
18

Nelson W. Aldrich 		Republican Oct 5, 1881 –
Mar 3, 1911 		Elected in 1881 to finish Burnside's term.
48th 17 Re-elected in 1882.
Died.
  Sep 2, 1884 –
Nov 19, 1884 		Vacant
Appointed to continue Anthony's term. Nov 19, 1884 –
Jan 20, 1885 		Republican

William P. Sheffield 		14
Elected in 1885 to finish Anthony's term. Jan 20, 1885 –
Apr 9, 1889 		Republican

Jonathan Chace 		15
49th
Re-elected in 1886. 18 50th
51st 18 Re-elected in 1888.
Resigned.
Elected in 1889 to finish Chace's term.
Retired. 		Apr 10, 1889 –
Mar 3, 1895 		Republican

Nathan F. Dixon III 		16
52nd
Re-elected in 1892. 19 53rd
54th 19 Elected in 1894. Mar 4, 1895 –
Mar 3, 1907 		Republican

George P. Wetmore 		17
55th
Re-elected in 1898. 20 56th
57th 20 Re-elected in 1900.
58th
Re-elected Jan 18, 1905.[2]
Retired. 		21 59th
60th 21 Legislature failed to elect. Mar 4, 1907 –
Jan 22, 1908 		Vacant
Elected in 1908 to finish the vacant term.
Retired. 		Jan 22, 1908–
Mar 3, 1913 		Republican

George P. Wetmore
61st
19

Henry F. Lippitt 		Republican Mar 4, 1911 –
Mar 3, 1917 		Elected in 1910.
Lost re-election. 		22 62nd
63rd 22 Elected in 1913. Mar 4, 1913 –
Aug 18, 1924 		Republican

LeBaron Bradford Colt 		18
64th
20

Peter G. Gerry 		Democratic Mar 4, 1917 –
Mar 3, 1929 		Elected in 1916. 23 65th
66th 23 Re-elected in 1918.
Died.
67th
Re-elected in 1922.
Lost re-election. 		24 68th
  Aug 18, 1924 –
Nov 4, 1924 		Vacant
Elected in 1924 to finish Colt's term. Nov 4, 1924 –
Jan 3, 1937 		Republican

Jesse H. Metcalf 		19
69th 24 Elected in 1924.
70th
21

Felix Hebert 		Republican Mar 4, 1929 –
Jan 3, 1935 		Elected in 1928.
Lost re-election. 		25 71st
72nd 25 Re-elected in 1930
Lost re-election.
73rd
22

Peter G. Gerry 		Democratic Jan 3, 1935 –
Jan 3, 1947 		Elected in 1934. 26 74th
75th 26 Elected in 1936. Jan 3, 1937 –
Jan 3, 1961 		Democratic

Theodore F. Green 		20
76th
Re-elected in 1940.
Retired. 		27 77th
78th 27 Re-elected in 1942.
79th
23

J. Howard McGrath 		Democratic Jan 3, 1947 –
Aug 23, 1949 		Elected in 1946.
Resigned to become U.S. Attorney General. 		28 80th
81st 28 Re-elected in 1948.
24

Edward L. Leahy 		Democratic Aug 24, 1949 –
Dec 10, 1950 		Appointed to continue McGrath's term.
Retired.
Vacant Dec 10, 1950 –
Dec 19, 1950 		 
25

John Pastore 		Democratic Dec 19, 1950 –
Dec 28, 1976 		Elected in 1950 to finish McGrath's term.
82nd
Re-elected in 1952. 29 83rd
84th 29 Re-elected in 1954.
Retired.
85th
Re-elected in 1958. 30 86th
87th 30 Elected in 1960. Jan 3, 1961 –
Jan 3, 1997 		Democratic

Claiborne Pell 		21
88th
Re-elected in 1964. 31 89th
90th 31 Re-elected in 1966.
91st
Re-elected in 1970.
Retired and resigned early
to give successor preferential seniority. 		32 92nd
93rd 32 Re-elected in 1972.
94th
26

John Chafee 		Republican Dec 29, 1976 –
Oct 24, 1999 		Appointed to finish Pastore's term, having been elected to the next term.
Elected in 1976. 33 95th
96th 33 Re-elected in 1978.
97th
Re-elected in 1982. 34 98th
99th 34 Re-elected in 1984.
100th
Re-elected in 1988. 35 101st
102nd 35 Re-elected in 1990.
Retired.
103rd
Re-elected in 1994.
Died, having planned to retire at the end of term. 		36 104th
105th 36 Elected in 1996. Jan 3, 1997 –
present 		Democratic

Jack Reed 		22
106th
Vacant Oct 24, 1999 –
Nov 2, 1999 		 
27

Lincoln Chafee 		Republican Nov 2, 1999 –
Jan 3, 2007 		Appointed to finish his father's term.
Elected in 2000 to a full term.
Lost re-election. 		37 107th
108th 37 Re-elected in 2002.
109th
28

Sheldon Whitehouse 		Democratic Jan 3, 2007 –
present 		Elected in 2006. 38 110th
111th 38 Re-elected in 2008.
112th
Re-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 C T Electoral history Years in office Party Senator #
Class 1 Class 2

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rhode Island 1808 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). Jan 14, 1809.
  2. ^ The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1906. New York: The Press Publishing Co. New York World. 1905.

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