115th United States Congress
Senate

115th United States Congress

Section Title: Senate
Table Section Text: None

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

Alabama (2)	Jeff Sessions (R)	Resigned February 8, 2017, to become U.S. Attorney General. Successor appointed February 9, 2017, to continue the term.	Luther Strange (R)	February 9, 2017

Minnesota (2)	Al Franken (D)	Resigned January 2, 2018, amid a sexual misconduct scandal. Successor appointed January 2, 2018, to continue the term.	Tina Smith (D)	January 3, 2018

Alabama (2)	Luther Strange (R)	Appointment expired January 3, 2018, following a special election. Successor elected December 12, 2017, to finish the term and qualified January 3, 2018.	Doug Jones (D)	January 3, 2018

Mississippi (2)	Thad Cochran (R)	Resigned April 1, 2018, for health reasons. Successor appointed April 2, 2018, to continue the term.	Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)	April 9, 2018

Arizona (3)	John McCain (R)	Died August 25, 2018. Successor appointed September 4, 2018, to continue the term.	Jon Kyl (R)	September 5, 2018

Arizona (3)	Jon Kyl (R)	Resigned December 31, 2018. Successor was seated in next Congress.	Vacant until the next Congress

Sentence(s)

In the 115th United States Congress, Jeff Sessions (R) served until February 8, 2017, Luther Strange (R) served from February 9, 2017 to January 3, 2018, and Doug Jones (D) was appointed on January 3, 2018.

final_sentence: In the 115th United States Congress, Jeff Sessions (R) served until February 8, 2017, Luther Strange (R) served from February 9, 2017 to January 3, 2018, and Doug Jones (D) was appointed on January 3, 2018.