List of United States Senators from New York
List of Senators

List of United States Senators from New York

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Class 1 Class 1 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that were elected for only one U.S.	C o n g r e s s	Class 3 Class 3 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that were elected for the first three United States Congresses in the first elections of 1788/89, and then the seat was contested again for the 4th, 7th, and every three Congresses (six years) thereafter.

#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T e r m	T e r m	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#

1	-	Pro- Admin.	July 27, 1789 – March 3, 1791	Elected in 1789. Lost re-election.	1	1st	1	Elected in 1789.	July 25, 1789 – May 23, 1796	Pro- Admin.	Rufus King - National Portrait Gallery.JPG Rufus King	1

2	-	Anti- Admin.	March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1797	Elected in 1791. Lost re-election.	2	2nd

3rd

Democratic- Republican	4th	Re-elected in 1795. Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Great Britain.	Federalist

Vacant	May 23, 1796 – December 8, 1796	Vacant

Elected to finish King's term. Resigned.	December 8, 1796 – August 1800	Federalist

3	-	March 4, 1797 – January 3, 1798	Elected in 1797. Resigned due to ill health.	3	5th	2	-	2

Vacant	January 3, 1798 – January 11, 1798

4	January 11, 1798 – April 16, 1798	Elected to finish Schuyler's term. Resigned to become federal judge.

Vacant	April 16, 1798 – May 5, 1798

5	May 5, 1798 – August 17, 1798	Appointed to continue Hobart's term. Successor elected.

6	August 17, 1798 – March 19, 1800	Elected to finish Hobart's term. Resigned to become Naval Officer of the Port of New York.

6th

Vacant	March 19, 1800 – May 3, 1800

7	May 3, 1800 – March 3, 1803	Elected to finish Watson's term. Lost re-election.

Federalist	Vacant	August 1800 – January 8, 1801	Vacant

-	Elected to finish Laurance's term.	January 8, 1801 – February 5, 1802	Democratic- Republican	-

7th	Re-elected January 27, 1801. Resigned.

Vacant	February 5, 1802 – February 23, 1802	Vacant

Elected to finish Armstrong's term. Resigned; unhappy with living conditions in Washington, DC.	February 23, 1802 – November 4, 1803	Democratic- Republican	4

8	March 4, 1803 – January 16, 1804	Elected in 1803. Resigned.	8th	3

Democratic- Republican	4	Vacant	November 4, 1803 – December 8, 1803	Vacant

-	Appointed to continue Clinton's term. Resigned; Elected to the Class 1 seat.	December 8, 1803 – February 23, 1804	-	5

Vacant	January 16, 1804 – February 25, 1804

Elected to finish Armstrong's term.	February 23, 1804 – March 3, 1813	Democratic- Republican	6

9	-	February 25, 1804 – June 30, 1804	Elected to finish Bailey's term. Resigned to become U.S. Minister to France.	-

Vacant	June 30, 1804 – November 23, 1804

10	November 23, 1804 – March 3, 1809	Elected to finish Armstrong's term. Lost re-election.

9th

10th	Re-elected in 1807. Retired or lost re-election.

11	Obadiah German	March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1815	Elected in 1809. Retired or lost re-election.	5	11th

12th	4

Democratic- Republican	13th	Elected in 1813. Legislature failed to elect.	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1819	Federalist	7

12	NathanSanford.JPG Nathan Sanford	March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1821	Elected in 1815. Lost re-election.	6	14th	5	-

15th

Democratic- Republican	16th	Vacant	March 4, 1819 – January 25, 1820	Vacant

Re-elected late. Retired due to advanced age.	January 25, 1820 – March 3, 1825	Federalist	-

13	Democratic- Republican / Bucktails	March 4, 1821 – December 20, 1828	Elected in 1821.	17th	6

Crawford Democratic- Republican	18th	Adams-Clay Federalist

-	Jacksonian	7	19th	7	See U.S. Senate election in NY 1825-26	March 4, 1825 – January 31, 1826	Vacant

Elected late. Retired.	January 31, 1826 – March 3, 1831	Anti- Jacksonian	NathanSanford.JPG Nathan Sanford	8

Re-elected in 1827. Resigned to become N.Y. Governor.	20th	Adams

Vacant	December 20, 1828 – January 15, 1829

14	Jacksonian	January 15, 1829 – March 3, 1833	Elected to finish Van Buren's term. Retired or lost re-election.

-	21st	Anti- Jacksonian

8	22nd	8	Elected in 1831. Resigned; elected N.Y. Governor.	March 4, 1831 – January 1, 1833	9

Vacant	January 1, 1833 – January 14, 1833	Vacant

Elected to finish Marcy's term.	January 4, 1833 – November 26, 1844	10

15	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1839	Elected in 1833. Legislature failed to re-elect.	9	23rd	Jacksonian

-	24th	-

Democratic	25th	Re-elected in 1837.	Democratic

Vacant	March 4, 1839 – January 27, 1840	Vacant	26th	9

Whig	January 27, 1840 – June 17, 1844	Elected late. Resigned to become Governor of Wisconsin Territory.

27th

28th	Re-elected in 1843. Resigned when elected N.Y. Governor.

Vacant	June 17, 1844 – December 9, 1844

10	10	November 26, 1844 – November 30, 1844

Appointed to continue Wright's term. Retired or lost election.	November 30, 1844 – January 27, 1845	Democratic	11

16	-	December 9, 1844 – March 3, 1851	Appointed to continue Tallmadge's term. Elected to finish Tallmadge's term.	-

Democratic	Elected to finish Wright's term. Lost re-election.	January 27, 1845 – March 3, 1849	Democratic	12

Elected to full term in 1845. Lost re-election.	11	29th

30th

31st	Elected in 1849.	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1861	Whig	13

Vacant	March 4, 1851 – December 1, 1851	12	32nd	11	-

17	December 1, 1851 – March 3, 1857	Elected late. Retired.

33rd

Whig	34th	Re-elected in 1855. Retired to run for U.S. President	Republican

18	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1863	Elected in 1857. Lost renomination.	35th	12

36th

Republican	13	37th	13	Elected in 1861. Lost re-nomination.	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1867	Republican	14

19	-	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869	Elected in 1863. Lost re-nomination.	38th	-

39th

Republican	14	40th	14	Elected in 1867.	March 4, 1867 – May 16, 1881	Republican	15

20	-	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1875	Elected in 1869. Not an active candidate for renomination in 1875.	41st	-

42nd

43rd	Re-elected in 1873.

21	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881	Elected in 1875. Lost re-election.	16	44th

45th

46th	Re-elected in 1879. Resigned because of a disagreement with the President over federal appointments in New York.

22	March 4, 1881 – May 16, 1881	Elected in 1881. Resigned because of a disagreement with the President over federal appointments in New York.	17	47th	16

Vacant	May 16, 1881 – July 27, 1881	May 16, 1881 – July 29, 1881	Vacant

23	-	Republican	July 27, 1881 – March 3, 1887	Elected to finish Platt's term. Lost re-election.	Elected to finish Conkling's term. Retired.	July 29, 1881 – March 3, 1885	Republican	-

48th

49th	Elected in 1885. Lost re-election.	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891

24	-	Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1893	Elected in 1887. Lost re-election.	18	50th	17	Republican	-	17

51st

52nd	Vacant	March 4, 1891 – January 7, 1892	Vacant

Elected in 1891, but took his seat only after term as N.Y. Governor ended. Lost re-election.	January 7, 1892 – March 3, 1897	Democratic

25	-	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1899	Elected in 1893. Lost re-election.	19	53rd	18	-	18

54th

Democratic	55th	Elected January 20, 1897.	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1909	Republican

26	-	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1911	Elected in 1899.	20	56th	19	-	19

57th

58th	Re-elected January 20, 1903. Retired.

Re-elected in 1905. Lost re-election.	21	59th	20

60th

Republican	61st	Elected January 19, 1909. Retired.	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1915	Republican

Vacant	March 3, 1911 – April 4, 1911	22	62nd	21	-	20

27	Democratic	April 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917	Elected March 31, 1911. Retired.

63rd

64th	Elected in 1914.	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1927

28	-	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1923	Elected in 1916. Lost re-election.	23	65th	22	-	21

Republican	66th	Republican

67th	Re-elected in 1920. Lost re-election.

29	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – June 17, 1938	Elected in 1922.	24	68th	23

69th

70th	Elected in 1926.	March 4, 1927 – June 28, 1949	22

-	Re-elected in 1928.	25	71st	24	-

72nd

73rd	Re-elected in 1932.

Re-elected in 1934. Died.	26	74th	25

75th

Vacant	June 17, 1938 – December 3, 1938	Democratic

30	December 3, 1938 – January 3, 1947	Elected to finish Copeland's term.

76th	Re-elected in 1938.

Re-elected in 1940. Retired to run for N.Y. Governor.	27	77th	26

78th

79th	Re-elected in 1944. Resigned due to ill health.

31	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1959	Elected in 1946.	28	80th	27

81st

Vacant	June 28, 1949 – July 7, 1949	Vacant

-	Appointed to continue Wagner's term. Lost election to finish Wagner's term.	July 7, 1949 – November 8, 1949	JohnFosterDulles.jpeg John Foster Dulles	23

Elected to finish Wagner's term.	November 9, 1949 – January 3, 1957	24

82nd	Re-elected in 1950. Retired.

Re-elected in 1952. Retired.	29	83rd	28

84th

85th	Vacant	January 3, 1957 – January 9, 1957	Vacant

Elected in 1956, but took seat late to prevent the Governor from appointing a rival to be his successor as N.Y.	January 9, 1957 – January 3, 1981	25

32	Republican	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1965	Elected in 1958. Lost re-election.	30	86th	29	Republican

87th

88th	Re-elected in 1962.

33	-	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – June 6, 1968	Elected in 1964. Died.	31	89th	30	-

90th

Vacant	June 6, 1968 – September 10, 1968

34	September 10, 1968 – January 3, 1971	Appointed to finish Kennedy's term. Lost election to a full term.

91st	Re-elected in 1968.

35	Conservative	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1977	Elected in 1970. Lost re-election.	32	92nd	31

93rd

94th	Re-elected in 1974. Lost renomination and then lost re-election as a Liberal.

36	Democratic	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 2001	Elected in 1976.	33	95th	32

96th

97th	Elected in 1980.	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1999	26

Re-elected in 1982.	34	98th	33	Republican

99th

100th	Re-elected in 1986.

-	Re-elected in 1988.	35	101st	34	-

102nd

103rd	Re-elected in 1992. Lost re-election.

Re-elected in 1994. Retired.	104th	35

105th

106th	Elected in 1998.	January 3, 1999 – Present	27

37	Democratic	January 3, 2001 – January 21, 2009	Elected in 2000. First Woman to hold this position and first first lady to be elected to public office	37	107th	36	Democratic

108th

109th	Re-elected in 2004.

Re-elected in 2006. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State.	38	110th

111th

Vacant	January 21, 2009 – January 25, 2009	37

-	January 25, 2009 – Present	Appointed to continue Clinton's term. Elected to finish Clinton's term.	-

112th	Re-elected in 2010.

38	Re-elected in 2012.	39	113th	38

114th

115th	Re-elected in 2016.

Re-elected in 2018.	40	116th	39

117th

118th	To be determined in the 2022 election.

To be determined in the 2024 election.	119th

#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T e r m	T e r m	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#

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Sentence(s)

Obadiah German was a U.S. Senator from New York, and served from March 4, 1809 to March 3, 1815.

final_sentence: Obadiah German was a U.S. Senator from New York, and served from March 4, 1809 to March 3, 1815.