List of United States Senators from Indiana

Indiana was admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816. Since then, Indiana has been represented in the United States Senate by 44 different men in Class 1 and Class 3; David Turpie served non-consecutive terms in Class 1, Dan Coats served non-consecutive terms in Class 3, and William Ezra Jenner served in both classes. Until the passage of the 17th amendment in 1913, senators were elected by the Indiana General Assembly; after that they were elected popularly by Indiana citizens. A senatorial term lasts six years beginning on January 3. In case of a vacancy the Governor of Indiana has the duty to appoint a new senator. The longest-serving of any Senator from Indiana is Republican Richard Lugar.

List of Senators

Class 1 Class 1 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that was elected for three U.S. Congresses in the first elections of 1818, and then the seat was contested every three Congresses (six years) thereafter. The seat in recent years has been contested in 1994, 2000, 2006, and 2012. The next election will be in 2018.						C o n g r e s s	Class 3 Class 3 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that was elected for one United States Congress in the first elections of 1818, and then the seat was contested every three Congresses (six years) thereafter. The seat in recent years has been contested in 1998, 2004, and 2010. The next election will be in 2016.
#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T e r m		T e r m	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
1	James Noble	Democratic- Republican	December 11, 1816 – February 26, 1831	Elected in 1816.	1	14th Congress	1	Elected in 1816.	December 11, 1816 – March 3, 1825	Democratic- Republican	Waller Taylor	1
						15th Congress
						16th Congress	2	Re-elected in 1818. Retired.
				Re-elected in 1821.	2	17th Congress
		Crawford Republican				18th Congress				Crawford Republican
		Anti- Jacksonian				19th Congress	3	Elected in 1824.	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1837	Anti- Jacksonian	William Hendricks	2
		Adams		Re-elected in 1827. Died.	3	20th Congress				Adams
		Anti- Jacksonian				21st Congress				Anti- Jacksonian
Vacant			February 26, 1831 – August 19, 1831
						22nd Congress	4	Re-elected in 1830. Lost re-election.
2	Robert Hanna	Anti- Jacksonian	August 19, 1831 – January 3, 1832	Appointed to continue Noble's term. Retired when successor qualified.
3	John Tipton	Jacksonian	January 3, 1832 – March 3, 1839	Elected to finish Noble's term.
				Re-elected in 1832. Retired.	4	23rd Congress
						24th Congress
		Democratic				25th Congress	5	Elected in 1836. Lost re-election.	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843	Whig	Oliver H. Smith	3
4	Albert Smith White	Whig	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1845	Elected in 1838. Retired.	5	26th Congress
						27th Congress
						28th Congress	6	Elected in 1842. Lost renomination.	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1849	Democratic	Edward A. Hannegan	4
5	Jesse D. Bright	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – February 5, 1862	Elected in 1844.	6	29th Congress
						30th Congress
						31st Congress	7	Elected in 1848. Died.	March 4, 1849 – December 4, 1852	Democratic	James Whitcomb	5
				Re-elected in 1850.	7	32nd Congress
									December 4, 1852 – December 6, 1852	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Whitcomb's term. Retired when successor qualified.	December 6, 1852 – January 18, 1853	Democratic	Charles W. Cathcart	6
								Elected to finish Whitcomb's term. Lost re-election.	January 18, 1853 – March 3, 1855	Democratic	John Pettit	7
						33rd Congress
						34th Congress	8	Legislature failed to elect.	March 4, 1855 – February 4, 1857	Vacant
								Elected late in 1857. Retired.	February 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861	Democratic	Graham N. Fitch	8
				Re-elected in 1856. Expelled for sympathizing with the Confederacy.	8	35th Congress
						36th Congress
						37th Congress	9	Elected in 1860. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1867	Republican	Henry Smith Lane	9
Vacant			February 5, 1862 – February 24, 1862
6	Joseph A. Wright	Unionist	February 24, 1862 – January 14, 1863	Appointed to finish Bright's term. Retired when successor qualified.
7	David Turpie	Democratic	January 14, 1863 – March 3, 1863	Elected to finish Bright's term.
8	Thomas A. Hendricks	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869	Elected in 1862. Retired.	9	38th Congress
						39th Congress
						40th Congress	10	Elected in 1867.	March 4, 1867 – November 1, 1877	Republican	Oliver P. Morton	10
9	Daniel D. Pratt	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1875	Elected in 1869. Retired.	10	41st Congress
						42nd Congress
						43rd Congress	11	Re-elected in 1873. Died.
10	Joseph E. McDonald	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881	Elected in 1874. Lost re-election.	11	44th Congress
						45th Congress
									November 1, 1877 – November 6, 1877	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Morton's term. Elected to finish Morton's term.	November 6, 1877 – March 3, 1897	Democratic	Daniel W. Voorhees	11
						46th Congress	12	Re-elected in 1879.
11	Benjamin Harrison	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1887	Elected in 1880. Lost re-election.	12	47th Congress
						48th Congress
						49th Congress	13	Re-elected in 1885.
12	David Turpie	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1899	Elected in 1887.	13	50th Congress
						51st Congress
						52nd Congress	14	Re-elected in 1891. Lost re-election.
				Re-elected in 1893. Lost re-election.	14	53rd Congress
						54th Congress
						55th Congress	15	Elected in 1896.	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1905	Republican	Charles W. Fairbanks	12
13	Albert J. Beveridge	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1911	Elected in 1899.	15	56th Congress
						57th Congress
						58th Congress	16	Re-elected in 1902. Resigned to become Vice President.
				Re-elected in 1905. Lost re-election.	16	59th Congress		Elected to finish Fairbanks's term. Lost re-election.	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1909	Republican	James A. Hemenway	13
						60th Congress
						61st Congress	17	Elected in 1909.	March 4, 1909 – March 14, 1916	Democratic	Benjamin F. Shiveley	14
14	John W. Kern	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917	Elected in 1910. Lost re-election.	17	62nd Congress
						63rd Congress
						64th Congress	18	Re-elected in 1914. Died.
									March 14, 1916 – March 20, 1916	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Shiveley's term. Lost election to finish Shiveley's term.	March 20, 1916 – November 7, 1916	Democratic	Thomas Taggart	15
								Elected to finish Shiveley's term.	November 8, 1916 – March 3, 1933	Republican	James Eli Watson	16
15	Harry Stewart New	Republican	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1923	Elected in 1916. Lost renomination.	18	65th Congress
						66th Congress
						67th Congress	19	Re-elected in 1920.
16	Samuel M. Ralston	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – October 14, 1925	Elected in 1922. Died.	19	68th Congress
						69th Congress
Vacant			October 14, 1925 – October 20, 1925
17	Arthur Raymond Robinson	Republican	October 20, 1925 – January 3, 1935	Appointed to continue Ralston's term. Elected to finish Ralston's term.
						70th Congress	20	Re-elected in 1926. Lost re-election.
				Re-elected in 1928. Lost re-election.	20	71st Congress
						72nd Congress
						73rd Congress	21	Elected in 1932.	March 4, 1933 – January 25, 1944	Democratic	Frederick Van Nuys	17
18	Sherman Minton	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941	Elected in 1934. Lost re-election.	21	74th Congress
						75th Congress
						76th Congress	22	Re-elected in 1938. Died.
19	Raymond E. Willis	Republican	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1947	Elected in 1940. Retired.	22	77th Congress
						78th Congress
									January 25, 1944 – January 28, 1944	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Van Nuys's term. Retired when successor elected.	January 28, 1944 – November 13, 1944	Democratic	Samuel D. Jackson	18
								Elected to finish Van Nuys's term. Retired.	November 14, 1944 – January 3, 1945	Republican	William E. Jenner	19
						79th Congress	23	Elected in 1944.	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1963	Republican	Homer E. Capehart	20
20	William Ezra Jenner	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1959	Elected in 1946.	23	80th Congress
						81st Congress
						82nd Congress	24	Re-elected in 1950.
				Re-elected in 1952. Retired.	24	83rd Congress
						84th Congress
						85th Congress	25	Re-elected in 1956. Lost re-election.
21	Vance Hartke	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1977	Elected in 1958.	25	86th Congress
						87th Congress
						88th Congress	26	Elected in 1962.	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1981	Democratic	Birch Bayh	21
				Re-elected in 1964.	26	89th Congress
						90th Congress
						91st Congress	27	Re-elected in 1968.
				Re-elected in 1970. Lost re-election.	27	92nd Congress
						93rd Congress
						94th Congress	28	Re-elected in 1974. Lost re-election.
22	Richard Lugar	Republican	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 2013	Elected in 1976.	28	95th Congress
						96th Congress
						97th Congress	29	Elected in 1980.	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1989	Republican	Dan Quayle	22
				Re-elected in 1982.	29	98th Congress
						99th Congress
						100th Congress	30	Re-elected in 1986. Resigned to become U.S. Vice President.
				Re-elected in 1988.	30	101st Congress		Appointed to continue Quayle's term. Elected to finish Quayle's term.	January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1999	Republican	Dan Coats	23
						102nd Congress
						103rd Congress	31	Re-elected in 1992. Retired.
				Re-elected in 1994.	31	104th Congress
						105th Congress
						106th Congress	32	Elected in 1998.	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2011	Democratic	Evan Bayh	24
				Re-elected in 2000.	32	107th Congress
						108th Congress
						109th Congress	33	Re-elected in 2004. Retired.
				Re-elected in 2006. Lost renomination.	33	110th Congress
						111th Congress
						112th Congress	34	Elected in 2010. Retiring in 2016.	January 3, 2011 – Present	Republican	Dan Coats	25
23	Joe Donnelly	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – Present	Elected in 2012.	34	113th Congress
						114th Congress
						115th Congress	35	To be determined in the 2016 election.
To be determined in the 2018 election.					35	116th Congress
						117th Congress
#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T e r m		T e r m	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 1							Class 3

Living former U.S. Senators from Indiana

As of April 2015, there are four former Senators from Indiana who are currently living, one from Class 1 and three from Class 3.

Senator	Term of office	Class	Date of birth (and age)
Birch Bayh	1963–1981	3	(1928-01-22) January 22, 1928
Richard Lugar	1977–2013	1	(1932-04-04) April 4, 1932
Dan Quayle	1981–1989	3	(1947-02-04) February 4, 1947
Evan Bayh	1999–2011	3	(1955-12-26) December 26, 1955

See also

• List of United States Representatives from Indiana
• United States congressional delegations from Indiana