81st United States Congress
Senate

81st United States Congress

Section Title: Senate
Table Section Text: None

State (class)	Vacator	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's formal installation

Kentucky (3)	Alben W. Barkley (D)	Incumbent resigned January 19, 1949, to become U.S. Vice President. Successor appointed January 20, 1949, to finish the term.	Garrett L. Withers (D)	January 20, 1949

North Carolina (2)	J. Melville Broughton (D)	Incumbent died March 6, 1949. Successor appointed March 29, 1949, to continue the term.	Frank P. Graham (D)	March 29, 1949

New York (3)	Robert F. Wagner (D)	Incumbent resigned June 28, 1949, due to ill health. Successor appointed July 7, 1949, to continue the term.	John Foster Dulles (R)	July 7, 1949

Rhode Island (1)	J. Howard McGrath (D)	Incumbent resigned August 23, 1949, to become U.S. Attorney General. Successor appointed to continue the term.	Edward L. Leahy (D)	August 24, 1949

Idaho (2)	Bert H. Miller (D)	Incumbent died October 8, 1949. Successor appointed to continue the term. Successor later elected November 7, 1950.	Henry Dworshak (R)	October 14, 1949

Kansas (3)	Clyde M. Reed (R)	Incumbent died November 8, 1949. Successor appointed to continue the term.	Harry Darby (R)	December 2, 1949

New York (3)	John Foster Dulles (R)	Interim appointee lost November 8, 1949, election to finish the term. Successor elected November 8, 1949.	Herbert H. Lehman (D)	November 9, 1949

Connecticut (1)	Raymond E. Baldwin (R)	Incumbent resigned December 16, 1949. Successor appointed to continue the term. Successor later elected November 7, 1950.	William Benton (D)	December 17, 1949

Kentucky (3)	Garrett L. Withers (D)	Interim appointee resigned November 26, 1950, to trigger special election. Successor elected November 7, 1950.	Earle C. Clements (D)	November 27, 1950

North Carolina (2)	Frank P. Graham (D)	Interim appointee lost November 7, 1950, election to finish the term. Successor elected November 7, 1950.	Willis Smith (D)	November 27, 1950

Kansas (3)	Harry Darby (R)	Interim appointee retired November 28, 1950, when successor elected. Successor elected November 29, 1950.	Frank Carlson (R)	November 29, 1950

California (3)	Sheridan Downey (D)	Incumbent resigned November 30, 1950, due to ill health. Successor appointed to finish term, having already been elected to the next term.	Richard Nixon (R)	December 1, 1950

Rhode Island (1)	Edward L. Leahy (D)	Interim appointee retired December 18, 1950, when successor elected. Successor elected December 19, 1950.	John O. Pastore (D)	December 19, 1950

Sentence(s)

Bert H. Miller (D) served until October 8, 1949 and Henry Dworshak (R) succeeded him on October 14, 1949.

final_sentence: Bert H. Miller (D) served until October 8, 1949 and Henry Dworshak (R) succeeded him on October 14, 1949.