List of United States Senators from California - wikipedia List of United States Senators from California Current delegation Dianne Feinstein ( D ) Kamala Harris ( D ) since January 3, 2017 California elects United States Senators to Class 1 and Class 3. The state has been represented by 44 people in the Senate since it was admitted to the Union on September 9, 1850. Its current U.S. Senators are Democrats Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris. Contents 1 List of Senators 2 Living former U.S. Senators from California 3 References 4 See also List of Senators Class 1 Class 1 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that were first elected for only one U.S. Congress in the first elections of 1850, and then the seat was contested again every three Congresses ( six years ) thereafter. The seat in recent years have been contested in 2000, 2006, and 2012. The next election will be in 2018. o n g r s s Class 3 Class 3 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that were first elected for the first three United States Congresses in the first elections of 1850, and then the seat was contested again every three Congresses ( six years ) thereafter. The seat in recent years have been contested in 1998, 2004, and 2010, and 2016. The next election will be in 2022. # Senator Party Years in office Electoral history r m r m Electoral history Years in office Party Senator # John C. Frémont Democratic September 9, 1850 -- March 3, 1851 Elected December 20, 1849. 31st Elected December 20, 1849. September 9, 1850 -- March 2, 1855 Democratic William M. Gwin Vacant March 4, 1851 -- January 29, 1852 Legislature failed to elect. 32nd John B. Weller Democratic January 30, 1852 -- March 3, 1857 Elected late in 1852. Lost re-election. 33rd 34th Legislature failed to elect. March 3, 1855 -- January 13, 1857 Vacant Elected late in 1857. January 14, 1857 -- March 3, 1861 Democratic William M. Gwin David C. Broderick Democratic March 4, 1857 -- September 16, 1859 Elected in 1856. Died. 35th 36th Vacant September 17, 1859 -- November 2, 1859 Henry P. Haun Democratic November 3, 1859 -- March 4, 1860 Appointed to continue Broderick 's term. Lost election to finish Broderick 's term. 5 Milton Latham Democratic March 5, 1860 -- March 3, 1863 Elected to finish Broderick 's term. Lost re-election. 37th Elected in 1860. Retired. March 4, 1861 -- March 3, 1867 Democratic James A. McDougall 6 John Conness Republican March 4, 1863 -- March 3, 1869 Elected during the 1862 / 63 cycle. 38th 39th 40th Elected during the 1866 / 67 cycle. March 4, 1867 -- March 3, 1873 Republican Cornelius Cole 7 Eugene Casserly Democratic March 4, 1869 -- November 29, 1873 Elected in 1868. Resigned. 5 41st 42nd 43rd 5 Elected in 1872 or 1873. Retired. March 4, 1873 -- March 3, 1879 Republican Aaron A. Sargent Vacant November 30, 1873 -- December 22, 1873 8 John S. Hager Democratic December 23, 1873 -- March 3, 1875 Elected to finish Casserly 's term. Retired. 9 Newton Booth Anti-Monopoly March 4, 1875 -- March 3, 1881 Elected in 1874. Retired. 6 44th 45th 46th 6 Elected in 1878. Retired. March 4, 1879 -- March 3, 1885 Democratic James T. Farley 5 10 John Franklin Miller Republican March 4, 1881 -- March 8, 1886 Elected in 1880. Died. 7 47th 48th 49th 7 Elected in 1885. March 4, 1885 -- June 21, 1893 Republican Leland Stanford 6 Vacant March 9, 1886 -- March 22, 1886 11 George Hearst Democratic March 23, 1886 -- August 3, 1886 Appointed to continue Miller 's term. Successor qualified. 12 Abram P. Williams Republican August 4, 1886 -- March 3, 1887 Elected to finish Miller 's term. Retired. 13 George Hearst Democratic March 4, 1887 -- February 28, 1891 Elected in 1887. Died. 8 50th 51st Vacant March 1, 1891 -- March 18, 1891 52nd 8 Re-elected in 1891. Died. 14 Charles N. Felton Republican March 19, 1891 -- March 3, 1893 Elected to finish Hearst 's term. Retired. 15 Stephen M. White Democratic March 4, 1893 -- March 3, 1899 Elected in 1893. Retired. 9 53rd June 22, 1893 -- July 25, 1893 Vacant Appointed to continue Stanford 's term. Elected January 23, 1895 to finish Stanford 's term. July 26, 1893 -- March 3, 1915 Republican George Clement Perkins 7 54th 55th 9 Re-elected January 13, 1897. Vacant March 4, 1899 -- February 6, 1900 10 56th 16 Thomas R. Bard Republican February 7, 1900 -- March 3, 1905 Elected late in 1900. Lost re-election. 57th 58th 10 Re-elected January 13, 1903. 17 Frank P. Flint Republican March 4, 1905 -- March 3, 1911 Elected January 11, 1905. Retired. 11 59th 60th 61st 11 Re-elected January 12, 1909. Retired. 18 John D. Works Republican March 4, 1911 -- March 3, 1917 Elected in 1911. Retired. 12 62nd 63rd 64th 12 Elected in 1914. Lost re-election. March 4, 1915 -- March 3, 1921 Democratic James D. Phelan 8 19 Hiram Johnson Republican March 4, 1917 -- August 6, 1945 Elected in 1916. Did n't take seat until March 16, 1917 as he wanted to remain Governor of California. However, he was still elected and qualified as Senator. 13 65th 66th 67th 13 Elected in 1920. March 4, 1921 -- March 3, 1933 Republican Samuel M. Shortridge 9 Re-elected in 1922. 14 68th 69th 70th 14 Re-elected in 1926. Lost renomination. Re-elected in 1928. 15 71st 72nd 73rd 15 Elected in 1932. Lost renomination, then resigned. March 4, 1933 -- November 8, 1938 Democratic William Gibbs McAdoo 10 Re-elected in 1934. 16 74th 75th Appointed to finish McAdoo 's term. Retired. November 9, 1938 -- January 2, 1939 Democratic Thomas M. Storke 11 76th 16 Elected in 1938. January 3, 1939 -- November 30, 1950 Democratic Sheridan Downey 12 Re-elected in 1940. Died. 17 77th 78th 79th 17 Re-elected in 1944. Ran for re-election, but dropped out of renomination race due to ill health. Resigned early due to ill health. Vacant August 7, 1945 -- August 25, 1945 20 William F. Knowland Republican August 26, 1945 -- January 2, 1959 Appointed to continue Johnson 's term. Elected November 5, 1946 to finish Johnson 's term. Re-elected in 1946. 18 80th 81st Appointed to finish Downey 's term, having been elected to the next term. December 1, 1950 -- January 1, 1953 Republican Richard Nixon 13 82nd 18 Elected in 1950. Resigned to become Vice President of the United States. Appointed to continue Nixon 's term. Elected November 2, 1954 to finish Nixon 's term. January 2, 1953 -- January 2, 1969 Republican Thomas Kuchel 14 Re-elected in 1952. Retired to run for Governor of California. 19 83rd 84th 85th 19 Re-elected in 1956. 21 Clair Engle Democratic January 3, 1959 -- July 30, 1964 Elected in 1958. Died. 20 86th 87th 88th 20 Re-elected in 1962. Lost renomination. Vacant July 31, 1964 -- August 3, 1964 22 Pierre Salinger Democratic August 4, 1964 -- December 31, 1964 Appointed to continue Engle 's term. Lost election to full term, then resigned early to give successor preferential seniority. 23 George Murphy Republican January 1, 1965 -- January 1, 1971 Appointed to finish Salinger 's term, having been elected to the next term. Elected in 1964. Lost re-election, then resigned early to give successor preferential seniority. 21 89th 90th 91st 21 Elected in 1968. January 3, 1969 -- January 2, 1993 Democratic Alan Cranston 15 24 John V. Tunney Democratic January 2, 1971 -- January 1, 1977 Appointed to finish Murphy 's term, having been elected to the next term. Elected in 1970. Lost re-election, then resigned early to give successor preferential seniority. 22 92nd 93rd 94th 22 Re-elected in 1974. 25 S.I. Hayakawa Republican January 2, 1977 -- January 2, 1983 Appointed to finish Tunney 's term, having been elected to the next term. Elected in 1976. Retired. 23 95th 96th 97th 23 Re-elected in 1980. 26 Pete Wilson Republican January 3, 1983 -- January 6, 1991 Elected in 1982. 24 98th 99th 100th 24 Re-elected in 1986. Retired. Re-elected in 1988. Resigned to become Governor of California. 25 101st 102nd 27 John F. Seymour Republican January 7, 1991 -- November 3, 1992 Appointed to continue Wilson 's term. Lost election to finish Wilson 's term. 28 Dianne Feinstein Democratic November 4, 1992 -- Present Elected to finish Wilson 's term. 103rd 25 Elected in 1992. January 3, 1993 -- January 3, 2017 Democratic Barbara Boxer 16 Re-elected in 1994. 26 104th 105th 106th 26 Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. 27 107th 108th 109th 27 Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. 28 110th 111th 112th 28 Re-elected in 2010. Retired. Re-elected in 2012. 29 113th 114th 115th 29 Elected in 2016. January 3, 2017 -- Present Democratic Kamala Harris 17 To be determined in the 2018 election. 30 116th 117th 118th 30 To be determined in the 2022 election. # Senator Party Years in office Electoral history r m r m Electoral history Years in office Party Senator # Class 1 Class 3 Living former U.S. Senators from California There are currently three living former U.S. Senators from California. The most recent Senator to die was John V. Tunney ( January 2, 1971 -- January 1, 1977 ) on January 12, 2018. The most recently serving senator to die was Alan Cranston ( 1969 -- 1993 ) on December 31, 2000. Senator Term of office Date of birth ( and age ) Wilson, Pete Pete Wilson 000000001983 - 01 - 03 - 0000 January 3, 1983 -- January 6, 1991 ( 1933 - 08 - 23 ) August 23, 1933 ( age 84 ) Seymour, John F. John F. Seymour 000000001991 - 01 - 07 - 0000 January 7, 1991 -- November 3, 1992 ( 1937 - 12 - 03 ) December 3, 1937 ( age 80 ) Boxer, Barbara Barbara Boxer 000000001993 - 01 - 03 - 0000 January 3, 1993 -- January 3, 2017 ( 1940 - 11 - 11 ) November 11, 1940 ( age 77 ) References Jump up ^ John Conness was elected as a Democrat, but changed party to Republican after the election. ^ Jump up to : Byrd, p. 83. Jump up ^ `` Perkins Re-elected in California ''. The New York Times. p. 12. Jump up ^ `` Perkins of California Re-elected ''. The New York Times. January 14, 1903. p. 12. Jump up ^ The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1906. 1905. p. 108. Jump up ^ `` Perkins of California Re-elected ''. The New York Times. January 13, 1903. p. 5. Jump up ^ Joseph, Cameron ( January 8, 2015 ). `` Barbara Boxer to retire in 2016 ''. The Hill. Retrieved January 17, 2016. `` States in the Senate -- California 's United States Senators ''. via Senate.gov. `` Party Division in the Senate, 1789 - Present ''. via Senate.gov. Byrd, Robert C. ( October 1, 1993 ). Wolff, Wendy, ed. `` The Senate, 1789 - 1989 : Historical Statistics, 1789 - 1992 ''. United States Senate Historical Office ( volume 4 Bicentennial ed. ). Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office. 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