List of United States Senators from Maine

Maine became a state on March 15, 1820. The state's senators belong to Class 1 and Class 2. Republican Susan Collins (elected 1996) and Independent Angus King (elected 2012) are Maine's current senators.

List of Senators

#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T e r m	C o n g r e s s	T e r m	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 1 Class 1 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1994, 2000, 2006, and 2012. The next election will be in 2018.						C o n g r e s s	Class 2 Class 2 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1996, 2002, 2008, and 2014. The next election will be in 2020.
1	John Holmes	Democratic-Republican	June 13, 1820 – March 3, 1827	Elected in 1820.	1	16th Congress	1	Elected in 1820.	June 14, 1820 – March 3, 1829	Democratic-Republican	John Chandler	1
		Democratic-Republican		Elected in 1821. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	2	17th Congress	1	Elected in 1820.		Democratic-Republican
		Crawford Democratic-Republican				18th Congress	2	Re-elected in 1823. Retired.		Crawford Democratic-Republican
		Anti- Jacksonian				19th Congress				Jacksonian
2	Albion Parris	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – August 26, 1828	Elected in 1827. Resigned to become a judge on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.	3	20th Congress
Vacant			August 26, 1828 – January 15, 1829
3	John Holmes	Anti- Jacksonian	January 15, 1829 – March 3, 1833	Elected to finish Parris's term
						21st Congress	3	Elected in 1829. Resigned.	March 4, 1829 – January 1, 1835	Anti- Jacksonian	Peleg Sprague	2
						22nd Congress
4	Ether Shepley	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1836	Elected in 1832 or 1833. Resigned to become Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.	4	23rd Congress
									January 1, 1835 – January 20, 1835	Vacant
								Elected to finish Sprague's term	January 20, 1835 – March 3, 1841	Jacksonian	John Ruggles	3
						24th Congress	4	Re-elected in 1835. Lost re-election.
5	Judah Dana	Jacksonian	March 4, 1836 – March 3, 1837	Appointed to continue Shepley's term. Either lost election to finish the term or retired when elected successor qualified. ([Data unknown/missing. You can help!]).		24th Congress
6	Reuel Williams	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – February 15, 1843	Elected to finish Shepley's term		25th Congress				Democratic
				Re-elected in 1839. Resigned.	5	26th Congress				Democratic
				Re-elected in 1839. Resigned.		27th Congress	5	Elected in 1840. Lost re-election.	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1847	Whig	George Evans	4
Vacant			February 15, 1843 – December 4, 1843			27th Congress
Vacant			February 15, 1843 – December 4, 1843			28th Congress
7	John Fairfield	Democratic	December 4, 1843 – December 24, 1847	Elected to finish Williams's term		28th Congress
				Re-elected in 1844 or 1845. Died.	6	29th Congress
				Re-elected in 1844 or 1845. Died.		30th Congress	6	Elected in 1846.^[1] Retired.	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1853	Democratic	James W. Bradbury	5
Vacant			December 24, 1847 – January 5, 1848
8	Wyman B. S. Moor	Democratic	January 5, 1848 – June 7, 1848	Appointed to continue Fairfield's term. Successor elected.
9	Hannibal Hamlin	Democratic	June 8, 1848 – January 7, 1857	Elected to finish Fairfield's term
				Elected to finish Fairfield's term		31st Congress
				Re-elected in 1851. Resigned to become Governor of Maine.	7	32nd Congress
						33rd Congress	7	Legislature failed to elect	March 4, 1853 – February 10, 1854	Vacant
						33rd Congress		Elected to finish term.	February 10, 1854 – July 1, 1864	Whig	William P. Fessenden	6
						34th Congress
Vacant			January 7, 1857 – January 16, 1857
10	Amos Nourse	Republican	January 16, 1857 – March 3, 1857	Elected to finish Hamlin's term
11	Hannibal Hamlin	Republican	March 4, 1857 – January 17, 1861	Elected in 1857. Resigned to become U.S. Vice President.	8	35th Congress				Republican
11	Hannibal Hamlin	Republican	March 4, 1857 – January 17, 1861	Elected in 1857. Resigned to become U.S. Vice President.		36th Congress	8	Re-elected in 1859. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
12	Lot M. Morrill	Republican	January 17, 1861 – March 3, 1869	Elected to finish Hamlin's term		36th Congress
				Elected to finish Hamlin's term		37th Congress
				Re-elected in 1863. Lost re-election.	9	38th Congress
									July 1, 1864 – October 27, 1864	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Fessenden's term. Elected January 11, 1865 to finish Fessenden's term.^[2] Retired.	October 27, 1864 – March 3, 1865	Republican	Nathan A. Farwell	7
						39th Congress	9	Elected in 1864 or 1865. Died.	March 4, 1865 – September 8, 1869	Republican	William P. Fessenden	8
						40th Congress
13	Hannibal Hamlin	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1881	Elected in 1869.	10	41st Congress
									September 8, 1869 – October 30, 1869	Vacant
								Appointed to finish Fessenden's term. Elected January 19, 1870 to finish Fessenden's term.^[2]	October 30, 1869 – July 7, 1876	Republican	Lot M. Morrill	9
						42nd Congress	10	Re-elected in 1871. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
						43rd Congress
				Re-elected in 1875. Retired.	11	44th Congress
									July 7, 1876 – July 10, 1876	Vacant
								Appointed to finish Morrill's term. Elected January 17, 1877 to finish Morrill's term.^[2]	July 10, 1876 – March 5, 1881	Republican	James G. Blaine	10
						45th Congress	11	Elected to full term in 1877. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State.
						46th Congress
14	Eugene Hale	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1911	Elected in 1881.	12	47th Congress
									March 5, 1881 – March 18, 1881	Vacant
								Elected to finish Blaine's term	March 18, 1881 – August 8, 1911	Republican	William P. Frye	11
						48th Congress	12	Re-elected in 1883.
						49th Congress
				Re-elected in 1887.	13	50th Congress
						51st Congress	13	Re-elected in 1889.
						52nd Congress
				Re-elected in 1893.	14	53rd Congress
						54th Congress	14	Re-elected in 1895.
						55th Congress
				Re-elected in 1899. Retired.	15	56th Congress
						57th Congress	15	Re-elected in 1901.
						58th Congress
				Re-elected in 1905. Retired.	16	59th Congress
						60th Congress	16	Re-elected in 1907. Died.
						61st Congress
15	Charles Fletcher Johnson	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917	Elected in 1910. Lost re-election.	17	62nd Congress
									August 8, 1911 – September 23, 1911	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Frye's term. Elected April 2, 1912 to finish Frye's term.^[2] Lost re-election.	September 23, 1911 – March 3, 1913	Democratic	Obadiah Gardner	12
						63rd Congress	17	Elected in 1913. Died.	March 4, 1913 – June 16, 1916	Republican	Edwin C. Burleigh	13
						64th Congress		Elected in 1913. Died.	March 4, 1913 – June 16, 1916	Republican	Edwin C. Burleigh	13
									June 16, 1916 – September 12, 1916	Vacant
								Elected to finish Burleigh's term	September 12, 1916 – August 23, 1926	Republican	Bert M. Fernald	14
16	Frederick Hale	Republican	March 4, 1917 – January 3, 1941	Elected in 1916.	18	65th Congress		Elected to finish Burleigh's term
						66th Congress	18	Re-elected in 1918.
						67th Congress
				Re-elected in 1922.	19	68th Congress
						69th Congress	19	Re-elected in 1924. Died.
									August 23, 1926 – November 30, 1926	Vacant
								Elected to finish Fernald's term. Retired.	November 30, 1926 – March 3, 1931	Republican	Arthur R. Gould	15
						70th Congress
				Re-elected in 1928.	20	71st Congress
						72nd Congress	20	Elected in 1930.	March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1949	Republican	Wallace H. White, Jr.	16
						73rd Congress
				Re-elected in 1934. Retired.	21	74th Congress
						75th Congress	21	Re-elected in 1936.
						76th Congress
17	Ralph Brewster	Republican	January 3, 1941 – December 31, 1952	Elected in 1940.	22	77th Congress
						78th Congress	22	Re-elected in 1942. Retired.
						79th Congress
				Re-elected in 1946. Resigned, having already lost the renomination.	23	80th Congress
						81st Congress	23	Elected in 1948.	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1973	Republican	Margaret Chase Smith	17
						82nd Congress
Vacant			December 31, 1952 – January 3, 1953			82nd Congress
18	Frederick G. Payne	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959	Elected in 1952. Lost re-election.	24	83rd Congress
						84th Congress	24	Re-elected in 1954.
						85th Congress
19	Edmund Muskie	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – May 7, 1980	Elected in 1958.	25	86th Congress
						87th Congress	25	Re-elected in 1960.
						88th Congress
				Re-elected in 1964.	26	89th Congress
						90th Congress	26	Re-elected in 1966. Lost re-election.
						91st Congress
				Re-elected in 1970.	27	92nd Congress
						93rd Congress	27	Elected in 1972. Lost re-election.	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979	Democratic	William Hathaway	18
						94th Congress
				Re-elected in 1976. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State.	28	95th Congress
						96th Congress	28	Elected in 1978.	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1997	Republican	William Cohen	19
Vacant			May 7, 1980 – May 19, 1980
20	George J. Mitchell	Democratic	May 19, 1980 – January 3, 1995	Appointed to finish Muskie's term
				Appointed to finish Muskie's term		97th Congress
				Re-elected in 1982^[3]	29	98th Congress
						99th Congress	29	Re-elected in 1984.
						100th Congress
				Re-elected in 1988. Retired.	30	101st Congress
						102nd Congress	30	Re-elected in 1990. Retired.
						103rd Congress
21	Olympia Snowe	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2013	Elected in 1994.	31	104th Congress
						105th Congress	31	Elected in 1996.	January 3, 1997 – Present	Republican	Susan Collins	20
						106th Congress
				Re-elected in 2000.	32	107th Congress
						108th Congress	32	Re-elected in 2002.
						109th Congress
				Re-elected in 2006. Retired.	33	110th Congress
						111th Congress	33	Re-elected in 2008.
						112th Congress
22	Angus King	Independent	January 3, 2013 – Present	Elected in 2012.	34	113th Congress
						114th Congress	34	Re-elected in 2014.
						115th Congress
To be determined in the 2018 election.					35	116th Congress
To be determined in the 2018 election.					35	117th Congress	35	To be determined in the 2020 election.
#	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 2

Living former U.S. Senators from Maine

As of April 2015^[update], there are three living former U.S. Senators from Maine who, two from Class 1 and one from Class 2.

Senator	Term of office	Class	Date of birth (and age)
William Cohen	1979–1997	2	(1940-08-28) August 28, 1940 (age 83)
George J. Mitchell	1980–1995	1	(1933-08-20) August 20, 1933 (age 90)
Olympia Snowe	1995–2013	1	(1947-02-21) February 21, 1947 (age 77)

References

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↑ http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/senators_appointed.htm

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