List of United States senators from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania ratified the United States Constitution on December 12, 1787 and elects its U.S. senators to Class 1 and Class 3. Officeholders are popularly elected, for a six-year term, beginning January 3. Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. Before 1914, they were chosen by the Pennsylvania General Assembly; before 1935, their terms began March 4. The state's current U.S. senators are Democrat Bob Casey Jr. (since 2007) and Republican Pat Toomey (since 2011), making it one of seven states to have a split United States Senate delegation. Arlen Specter was Pennsylvania's longest-serving senator (1981–2011).
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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. |
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Class 3 Class 3 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1998, 2004, 2010, and 2016. The next election will be in 2022. |
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# | Senator | Party | Dates in office | Electoral history | T | T | Electoral history | Dates in office | Party | Senator | # | |
1 | William Maclay |
Anti-Admin. | March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1791 |
Elected in 1788. Lost re-election. |
1 | 1st | 1 | Elected in 1788. Retired. |
March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1795 |
Pro- Admin. |
Robert Morris |
1 |
Vacant | March 4, 1791 – December 1, 1793 |
Legislature failed to elect due to a disagreement on election procedure. | 2 | 2nd | ||||||||
2 | Albert Gallatin |
Anti-Admin. | December 2, 1793 – February 28, 1794 |
Elected to finish the vacant term. Election voided for failure to meet the residency requirements for eligibility to the office. |
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3rd | ||||||||||||
Vacant | March 1, 1794 – April 23, 1794 |
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3 | James Ross |
Pro- Admin. |
April 24, 1794 – March 3, 1803 |
Elected to finish Gallatin's term. | ||||||||
Federalist | 4th | 2 | Elected in 1795. Retired. |
March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1801 |
Federalist | William Bingham |
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Re-elected in 1797. Retired. |
3 | 5th | ||||||||||
6th | ||||||||||||
7th | 3 | Elected in 1801. Resigned to become Supervisor of Revenue of Pennsylvania. |
March 4, 1801 – June 30, 1801 |
Democratic- Republican |
J. Peter G. Muhlenberg |
3 | ||||||
June 30, 1801 – December 17, 1801 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Elected to finish Muhlenberg's term. Retired. |
December 17, 1801 – March 3, 1807 |
Democratic- Republican |
George Logan |
4 | ||||||||
4 | Samuel Maclay | Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1803 – January 4, 1809 |
Elected in 1802. Resigned, believing he would lose re-election. |
4 | 8th | ||||||
9th | ||||||||||||
10th | 4 | Elected in 1806. Retired. |
March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1813 |
Democratic- Republican |
Andrew Gregg |
5 | ||||||
Vacant | January 4, 1809 – January 9, 1809 |
Vacant | ||||||||||
5 | Michael Leib |
Democratic- Republican |
January 9, 1809 – February 14, 1814 |
Elected January 9, 1809 to finish Maclay's term, having already won election to the next term.[1] | ||||||||
Elected on December 13, 1808.[2] Resigned to become Postmaster of Philadelphia. |
5 | 11th | ||||||||||
12th | ||||||||||||
13th | 5 | Elected on December 8, 1812.[3] Retired. |
March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1819 |
Democratic- Republican |
Abner Lacock |
6 | ||||||
Vacant | February 14, 1814 – February 24, 1814 |
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6 | Jonathan Roberts |
Democratic- Republican |
February 24, 1814 – March 3, 1821 |
Elected to finish Leib's term. | ||||||||
Re-elected in late 1814. | 6 | 14th | ||||||||||
15th | ||||||||||||
16th | 6 | Elected in 1818. Retired. |
March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1825 |
Democratic- Republican |
Walter Lowrie |
7 | ||||||
Vacant | March 4, 1821 – December 10, 1821 |
Legislature failed to elect. | 7 | 17th | ||||||||
7 | William Findlay |
Democratic- Republican |
December 10, 1821 – March 3, 1827 |
Elected late in 1821. Retired. |
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Jacksonian | 19th | 7 | Elected in 1825. Lost re-election. |
March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1831 |
National Republican |
William Marks |
8 | |||||
8 | Isaac D. Barnard |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1827 – December 6, 1831 |
Elected in 1826. Resigned to due ill health. |
8 | 20th | ||||||
21st | ||||||||||||
22nd | 8 | Elected in 1830. Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Russia. |
March 4, 1831 – June 30, 1834 |
Jacksonian | William Wilkins |
9 | ||||||
Vacant | December 6, 1831 – December 13, 1831 |
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9 | George M. Dallas |
Jacksonian | December 13, 1831 – March 3, 1833 |
Elected to finish Barnard's term. Retired. |
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Vacant | March 4, 1833 – December 7, 1833 |
Legislature failed to elect. | 9 | 23rd | ||||||||
10 | Samuel McKean |
Jacksonian | December 7, 1833 – March 3, 1839 |
Elected late in 1833. | ||||||||
June 30, 1834 – December 6, 1834 |
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Elected to finish Wilkins's term. | December 6, 1834 – March 5, 1845 |
Jacksonian | James Buchanan |
10 | ||||||||
24th | ||||||||||||
Democratic | 25th | 9 | Re-elected in 1836. | Democratic | ||||||||
Vacant | March 4, 1839 – January 14, 1840 |
Legislature failed to elect. | 10 | 26th | ||||||||
11 | Daniel Sturgeon |
Democratic | January 14, 1840 – March 3, 1851 |
Elected late in 1840. | ||||||||
27th | ||||||||||||
28th | 10 | Re-elected in 1843. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State. |
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Re-elected in 1845. Retired. |
11 | 29th | ||||||||||
March 5, 1845 – March 13, 1845 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Elected in 1845. Retired. |
March 13, 1845 – March 3, 1849 |
Democratic | 100px Simon Cameron |
11 | ||||||||
30th | ||||||||||||
31st | 11 | Elected in 1849. | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1855 |
Whig | James Cooper |
12 | ||||||
12 | 100px Richard Brodhead |
Democratic | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1857 |
Elected in 1851. | 12 | 32nd | ||||||
33rd | ||||||||||||
34th | 12 | Legislature failed to elect in 1856. | March 4, 1855 – January 14, 1856 |
Vacant | ||||||||
Elected late in 1856. Retired. |
January 14, 1856 – March 3, 1861 |
Democratic | William Bigler |
13 | ||||||||
13 | 100px Simon Cameron |
Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 |
Elected in 1857. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of War. |
13 | 35th | ||||||
36th | ||||||||||||
Vacant | March 4, 1861 – March 14, 1861 |
37th | 13 | Elected in 1861. Lost re-election. |
March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1867 |
Republican | Edgar Cowan |
14 | ||||
14 | David Wilmot |
Republican | March 14, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
Elected in 1861 to finish Cameron's term. Retired. |
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15 | Charles R. Buckalew |
Democratic | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869 |
Elected in 1863. | 14 | 38th | ||||||
39th | ||||||||||||
40th | 14 | Elected in 1867. | March 4, 1867 – March 12, 1877 |
Republican | 100px Simon Cameron |
15 | ||||||
16 | John Scott |
Republican | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1875 |
Elected in 1869. Retired. |
15 | 41st | ||||||
42nd | ||||||||||||
43rd | 15 | Re-elected in 1873. Resigned. |
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17 | William A. Wallace |
Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881 |
Elected in early 1875. Lost re-election. |
16 | 44th | ||||||
45th | ||||||||||||
March 12, 1877 – March 20, 1877 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Elected in 1877 to finish his father's term. | March 20, 1877 – March 3, 1897 |
Republican | J. Donald Cameron |
16 | ||||||||
46th | 16 | Re-elected in 1879. | ||||||||||
18 | John I. Mitchell |
Republican | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1887 |
Elected in early 1881. | 17 | 47th | ||||||
48th | ||||||||||||
49th | 17 | Re-elected in 1885. | ||||||||||
19 | Matthew S. Quay |
Republican | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1899 |
Elected in early 1887. | 18 | 50th | ||||||
51st | ||||||||||||
52nd | 18 | Re-elected in 1891. Retired. |
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Re-elected January 17, 1893. Legislature failed to re-elect. |
19 | 53rd | ||||||||||
54th | ||||||||||||
55th | 19 | Elected January 19, 1897. | March 4, 1897 – December 31, 1921 |
Republican | Boies Penrose |
17 | ||||||
Vacant | March 4, 1899 – January 16, 1901 |
Quay was appointed to continue the term, but the Senate declared him not entitled to the seat | 20 | 56th | ||||||||
Matthew S. Quay |
Republican | January 16, 1901 – May 28, 1904 |
Elected late in 1901. Died. |
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57th | ||||||||||||
58th | 20 | Re-elected on January 20, 1903. | ||||||||||
20 | Philander C. Knox |
Republican | June 10, 1904 – March 3, 1909 |
Appointed to continue Quay's term. Elected on January 17, 1905 to finish Quay's term.[4] |
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Re-elected on January 18, 1905.[5] Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State. |
21 | 59th | ||||||||||
60th | ||||||||||||
Vacant | March 4, 1909 – March 17, 1909 |
61st | 21 | Re-elected January 19, 1909. | ||||||||
21 | George T. Oliver |
Republican | March 17, 1909 – March 3, 1917 |
Elected to finish Knox's term | ||||||||
Re-elected January 11, 1911. Retired. |
22 | 62nd | ||||||||||
63rd | ||||||||||||
64th | 22 | Re-elected in 1914. | ||||||||||
22 | Philander C. Knox |
Republican | March 4, 1917 – October 12, 1921 |
Elected in 1916. Died. |
23 | 65th | ||||||
66th | ||||||||||||
67th | 23 | Re-elected in 1920. Died. |
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Vacant | October 12, 1921 – October 24, 1921 |
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23 | William E. Crow |
Republican | October 24, 1921 – August 2, 1922 |
Appointed to continue Knox's term. Died. |
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December 31, 1921 – January 9, 1922 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Penrose's term. Elected to finish Penrose's term. Lost renomination. |
January 9, 1922 – March 3, 1927 |
Republican | George Wharton Pepper |
18 | ||||||||
Vacant | August 2, 1922 – August 8, 1922 |
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24 | David A. Reed |
Republican | August 8, 1922 – January 3, 1935 |
Appointed to continue Knox's term. Elected to finish Knox's term. |
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Elected in 1922. | 24 | 68th | ||||||||||
69th | ||||||||||||
70th | 24 | William S. Vare (R) was elected in 1926, but the Governor refused to certify the election and the Senate refused to qualify him. He was formally unseated December 9, 1929. | March 4, 1927 – December 9, 1929 |
Vacant | ||||||||
Re-elected in 1928. Lost re-election. |
25 | 71st | ||||||||||
Appointed to continue Vare's term. Lost nomination to finish Vare's term. |
December 11, 1929 – December 1, 1930 |
Republican | Joseph R. Grundy |
19 | ||||||||
Elected November 4, 1930 to finish Vare's term | December 2, 1930 – January 3, 1945 |
Republican | James J. Davis |
20 | ||||||||
72nd | ||||||||||||
73rd | 25 | Re-elected in 1932. | ||||||||||
25 | Joseph F. Guffey |
Democratic | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1947 |
Elected in 1934. | 26 | 74th | ||||||
75th | ||||||||||||
76th | 26 | Re-elected in 1938. Lost re-election. |
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Re-elected in 1940. Lost re-election. |
27 | 77th | ||||||||||
78th | ||||||||||||
79th | 27 | Elected in 1944. Lost re-election. |
January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1951 |
Democratic | Francis J. Myers |
21 | ||||||
26 | Edward Martin |
Republican | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1959 |
Elected in 1946. | 28 | 80th | ||||||
81st | ||||||||||||
82nd | 28 | Elected in 1950. Lost re-election. |
January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1957 |
Republican | 100px James H. Duff |
22 | ||||||
Re-elected in 1952. Retired. |
29 | 83rd | ||||||||||
84th | ||||||||||||
85th | 29 | Elected in 1956. | January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1969 |
Democratic | Joseph S. Clark |
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27 | Hugh Scott |
Republican | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1977 |
Elected in 1958. | 30 | 86th | ||||||
87th | ||||||||||||
88th | 30 | Re-elected in 1962. Lost re-election. |
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Re-elected in 1964. | 31 | 89th | ||||||||||
90th | ||||||||||||
91st | 31 | Elected in 1968. | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1981 |
Republican | Richard Schweiker |
24 | ||||||
Re-elected in 1970. Retired. |
32 | 92nd | ||||||||||
93rd | ||||||||||||
94th | 32 | Re-elected in 1974. Retired. |
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28 | John Heinz |
Republican | January 3, 1977 – April 4, 1991 |
Elected in 1976. | 33 | 95th | ||||||
96th | ||||||||||||
97th | 33 | Elected in 1980. | January 3, 1981 – April 28, 2009 |
Republican |
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25 | ||||||
Re-elected in 1982. | 34 | 98th | ||||||||||
99th | ||||||||||||
100th | 34 | Re-elected in 1986. | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 1988. Died. |
35 | 101st | ||||||||||
102nd | ||||||||||||
Vacant | April 4, 1991 – May 9, 1991 |
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29 | Harris Wofford |
Democratic | May 9, 1991 – January 3, 1995 |
Appointed to continue Heinz's term. Elected to finish Heinz's term. Lost re-election. |
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103rd | 35 | Re-elected in 1992. | ||||||||||
30 | Rick Santorum |
Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2007 |
Elected in 1994. | 36 | 104th | ||||||
105th | ||||||||||||
106th | 36 | Re-elected in 1998. | ||||||||||
Re-elected in 2000. Lost re-election. |
37 | 107th | ||||||||||
108th | ||||||||||||
109th | 37 | Re-elected in 2004. Lost renomination. |
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31 | 100px Bob Casey Jr. |
Democratic | January 3, 2007 – Present |
Elected in 2006. | 38 | 110th | ||||||
111th | ||||||||||||
April 28, 2009 – January 3, 2011 |
Democratic | |||||||||||
112th | 38 | Elected in 2010. | January 3, 2011 – Present |
Republican | Pat Toomey |
26 | ||||||
Re-elected in 2012. | 39 | 113th | ||||||||||
114th | ||||||||||||
115th | 39 | Re-elected in 2016. Retiring at end of term. |
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Re-elected in 2018. | 40 | 116th | ||||||||||
117th | ||||||||||||
118th | 41 | To be determined in the 2022 election. | ||||||||||
To be determined in the 2024 election. | 41 | 119th | ||||||||||
# | Senator | Party | Years in office | Electoral history | T | T | Electoral history | Years in office | Party | Senator | # | |
Class 1 | Class 3 |
Living former senators
As of March 2022[update], there is one living former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania. The most recent senator to die was Harris Wofford (served 1991–1995) on January 21, 2019. The most recently serving senator to die was Arlen Specter (served 1981–2011) on October 14, 2012.
Senator | Term of office | Date of birth (and age) |
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Rick Santorum | 1995–2007 | May 10, 1958 |
Superlatives
Longest service
Senator | First served | Last served | Length of service |
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Arlen Specter | January 3, 1981 | January 3, 2011 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days) |
Boies Penrose | March 4, 1897 | December 21, 1921 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days) |
J. Donald Cameron | March 20, 1877 | March 3, 1897 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days) |
Hugh Scott | January 3, 1959 | January 3, 1977 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days) |
Simon Cameron | March 13, 1845 | March 3, 1849 | Combined total: 17 years, 363 days (6,573 days) |
March 4, 1857 | March 3, 1861 | ||
March 4, 1867 | March 12, 1877 |
Shortest service
Senator | First served | Last served | Length of service |
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Albert Gallatin | December 2, 1793 | February 28, 1794 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days) |
Peter Muhlenberg | March 4, 1801 | June 30, 1801 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days) |
William E. Crow | October 24, 1921 | August 2, 1922 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days) |
Joseph R. Grundy | December 11, 1929 | December 1, 1930 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days) |
George M. Dallas | December 13, 1831 | March 3, 1833 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days) |
Youngest at beginning of service
Senator | Date of birth | First served | Age |
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James Ross | July 12, 1762 | April 24, 1794 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Albert Gallatin | January 19, 1761 | December 2, 1793 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Walter Lowrie | December 10, 1784 | March 4, 1819 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Isaac D. Barnard | July 18, 1791 | March 4, 1827 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Boies Penrose | November 1, 1860 | March 4, 1897 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Oldest at end of service
Senator | Date of birth | Last served | Age |
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Arlen Specter | February 12, 1930 | January 3, 2011 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Edward Martin | September 18, 1879 | January 3, 1959 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Simon Cameron | March 8, 1799 | March 12, 1877 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Hugh Scott | November 11, 1900 | January 3, 1977 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Joseph F. Guffey | December 29, 1870 | January 3, 1947 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Notes
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., citing Journal of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1808. 174-176.
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- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., citing Journal of the Pennsylvania State Senate, 1812. 41-43.
- ↑ Byrd, p. 159.
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References
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See also
- List of United States Senate elections in Pennsylvania
- United States congressional delegations from Pennsylvania
- List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania
External links
- Members of Congress from Pennsylvania, govtrack.us
- U.S. Senate members from Pennsylvania, civil.services
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