List of United States Senators from Alabama - wikipedia List of United States Senators from Alabama Current delegation Richard Shelby ( R ) Doug Jones ( D ) since January 3, 2018 Alabama was admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, and elects U.S. Senators to Class 2 and Class 3. Its Senate seats were declared vacant from March 1861 to July 1868 due to its secession from the Union during the American Civil War. Alabama 's current U.S. Senators are Republican Richard Shelby and Democrat Doug Jones. Contents 1 List of Senators 2 Living former U.S. Senators from Alabama 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References List of Senators Class 2 Class 2 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that were first elected for two United States Congresses in the election of 1819, and then the seat was contested again for the 18th, 21st, and every three Congresses ( six years ) thereafter. Those seats in recent years have been contested in 2002, 2008, 2014, and the next election will be in 2020. o n g r s s Class 3 Class 3 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that were first elected for three U.S. Congresses in the election of 1819, and then the seat was contested again for the 19th, 22nd, and every three Congresses ( six years ) thereafter. Those seats in recent years have been contested in 1998, 2004, 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 # William R. King Democratic - Republican December 14, 1819 -- April 15, 1844 Elected in 1819. 16th Elected in 1819. Resigned. December 14, 1819 -- December 12, 1822 Democratic - Republican John Williams Walker 17th Elected to finish Walker 's term. Retired. December 12, 1822 -- March 3, 1825 Democratic - Republican William Kelly Jackson Democratic - Republican Re-elected in 1822. 18th Jackson Democratic - Republican Jacksonian 19th Elected in 1824 or 1825. Died. March 4, 1825 -- January 24, 1826 Jacksonian Henry H. Chambers January 24, 1826 -- February 17, 1826 Vacant Appointed to continue Chambers 's term. Successor elected. February 17, 1826 -- November 27, 1826 Jacksonian Israel Pickens Elected to finish Chambers 's term. Lost re-election. November 27, 1826 -- March 3, 1831 Jacksonian John McKinley 5 20th Re-elected in 1828. 21st 22nd Elected in 1831. Lost re-election. March 4, 1831 -- March 3, 1837 Jacksonian Gabriel Moore 6 23rd Anti-Jacksonian Re-elected in 1834. 24th Democratic 25th Elected in 1837. Resigned to become U.S. Supreme Court justice. March 4, 1837 -- April 22, 1837 Democratic John McKinley 7 April 22, 1837 -- June 19, 1837 Vacant Elected to finish McKinley 's term. Resigned. June 19, 1837 -- November 15, 1841 Democratic Clement Comer Clay 8 26th Re-elected in 1840. Resigned to become U.S. Minister to France. 5 27th November 15, 1841 -- November 24, 1841 Vacant Elected to finish Clay 's term. November 24, 1841 -- June 16, 1848 Democratic Arthur P. Bagby 9 28th 5 Re-elected in 1842. Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Russia. Vacant April 15, 1844 -- April 22, 1844 Dixon Hall Lewis Democratic April 22, 1844 -- October 24, 1848 Appointed to finish King 's term. 29th Elected in 1847. Died. 6 30th June 16, 1848 -- July 1, 1848 Vacant Appointed to continue Bagby 's term. Elected to finish Bagby 's term. July 1, 1848 -- December 20, 1852 Democratic William R. King 10 Vacant October 24, 1848 -- November 25, 1848 Benjamin Fitzpatrick Democratic November 25, 1848 -- November 30, 1849 Appointed to continue Lewis 's term. Successor elected. 31st 6 Re-elected in 1848 or 1849 ( Data unknown / missing. ). Resigned due to poor health. Jeremiah Clemens Democratic November 30, 1849 -- March 3, 1853 Elected to finish Lewis 's term. Retired. 32nd December 20, 1852 -- January 14, 1853 Vacant Appointed to continue King 's term. Elected December 12, 1853, < / ref > to finish King 's term. January 14, 1853 -- March 3, 1855 Democratic Benjamin Fitzpatrick 11 Vacant March 4, 1853 -- November 29, 1853 Legislature failed to elect. 7 33rd 5 Clement Claiborne Clay Democratic November 29, 1853 -- January 21, 1861 Elected late in 1853. 34th 7 Legislature failed to elect. March 4, 1855 -- November 26, 1855 Vacant Elected late. Withdrew. November 26, 1855 -- January 21, 1861 Democratic Benjamin Fitzpatrick 35th Re-elected in 1858. Withdrew. 8 36th Vacant January 21, 1861 -- July 13, 1868 Civil War and Reconstruction Civil War and Reconstruction January 21, 1861 -- July 13, 1868 Vacant 37th 8 38th 9 39th 40th 9 6 Willard Warner Republican July 13, 1868 -- March 3, 1871 Elected in 1868 to finish vacant term. Lost re-election. Elected in 1868 to finish vacant term. July 13, 1868 -- March 3, 1879 Republican George E. Spencer 12 41st 7 George Goldthwaite Democratic March 4, 1871 -- March 3, 1877 Elected in 1870. Retired. 10 42nd 43rd 10 Re-elected in 1872. Retired. 44th 8 John Tyler Morgan Democratic March 4, 1877 -- June 11, 1907 Elected in 1876. 11 45th 46th 11 Elected in 1878. Died. March 4, 1879 -- December 31, 1879 Democratic George S. Houston 13 December 31, 1879 -- January 7, 1880 Vacant Appointed to continue Houston 's term. Successor qualified. January 7, 1880 -- November 23, 1880 Democratic Luke Pryor 14 Elected to finish Houston 's term. November 24, 1880 -- March 3, 1897 Democratic James L. Pugh 15 47th Re-elected in 1882. 12 48th 49th 12 Re-elected in 1884. 50th Re-elected in 1888. 13 51st 52nd 13 Re-elected in 1890. Lost renomination. 53rd Re-elected in 1894. 14 54th 55th 14 Elected in 1897. March 4, 1897 -- July 27, 1907 Democratic Edmund Pettus 16 56th Re-elected in 1900. 15 57th 58th 15 Re-elected January 26, 1903. Re-elected early in 1907, but died. 59th Re-elected January 22, 1907. Died. 16 60th Vacant June 11, 1907 -- June 18, 1907 9 John H. Bankhead Democratic June 18, 1907 -- March 1, 1920 Appointed to continue Morgan 's term. Elected July 16, 1907, to finish Morgan 's term. July 27, 1907 -- August 6, 1907 Vacant Elected to finish Pettus 's term. August 6, 1907 -- August 8, 1913 Democratic Joseph F. Johnston 17 61st 16 Elected August 6, 1907, to next term. Died. 62nd Re-elected early January 17, 1911. 17 63rd Henry D. Clayton ( D ) was appointed August 12, 1913, to continue the term, but his appointment was challenged and withdrawn. Franklin P. Glass ( D ) was appointed November 17, 1913, to continue the term, but the Senate refused to seat him. August 8, 1913 -- May 11, 1914 Vacant Elected to finish Johnston 's term. Retired. May 11, 1914 -- March 3, 1915 Democratic Francis S. White 18 64th 17 Elected in 1914. March 4, 1915 -- March 3, 1927 Democratic Oscar Underwood 19 65th Re-elected in 1918. Died. 18 66th Vacant March 1, 1920 -- March 5, 1920 10 B.B. Comer Democratic March 5, 1920 -- November 2, 1920 Appointed to continue Bankhead 's term. Successor elected. 11 James Thomas Heflin Democratic November 3, 1920 -- March 3, 1931 First elected to finish Bankhead 's term. 67th 18 Re-elected in 1920. Retired. 68th Re-elected in 1924. Disqualified. 19 69th 70th 19 Elected in 1926. March 4, 1927 -- August 19, 1937 Democratic Hugo Black 20 71st 12 John H. Bankhead II Democratic March 4, 1931 -- June 12, 1946 Elected in 1930. 20 72nd 73rd 20 Re-elected in 1932. Resigned to become U.S. Supreme Court justice. 74th Re-elected in 1936. 21 75th Appointed ( by her husband, the Governor ) to finish Black 's term. Resigned. August 20, 1937 -- January 10, 1938 Democratic Dixie Bibb Graves 21 Appointed to continue Graves 's term. Elected April 26, 1938, to finish Graves 's term. January 11, 1938 -- January 3, 1969 Democratic J. Lister Hill 22 76th 21 Re-elected in 1938. 77th Re-elected in 1942. Died. 22 78th Vacant June 12, 1946 -- June 15, 1946 13 George R. Swift Democratic June 15, 1946 -- November 5, 1946 Appointed to continue Bankhead 's term. Successor elected. 14 John Sparkman Democratic November 6, 1946 -- January 3, 1979 Elected to finish Bankhead 's term. 78th 79th 22 Re-elected in 1944. 80th Re-elected in 1948. 23 81st 82nd 23 Re-elected in 1950. 83rd Re-elected in 1954. 24 84th 85th 24 Re-elected in 1956. 86th Re-elected in 1960. 25 87th 88th 25 Re-elected in 1962. Retired. 89th Re-elected in 1966. 26 90th 91st 26 Elected in 1968. January 3, 1969 -- June 1, 1978 Democratic James Allen 23 92nd Re-elected in 1972. Retired. 27 93rd 94th 27 Re-elected in 1974. Died. 95th Appointed to continue her husband 's term. Lost nomination to finish her husband 's term. June 8, 1978 -- November 7, 1978 Democratic Maryon Pittman Allen 24 Elected to finish James Allen 's term. Lost renomination ; resigned one day early to give successor advantageous seniority. November 7, 1978 -- January 2, 1981 Democratic Donald W. Stewart 25 15 Howell Heflin Democratic January 3, 1979 -- January 3, 1997 Elected in 1978. 28 96th Appointed to finish Stewart 's term, having already been elected to the next term. January 2, 1981 -- January 3, 1987 Republican Jeremiah Denton 26 97th 28 Elected in 1980. Lost re-election. 98th Re-elected in 1984. 29 99th 100th 29 Elected in 1986. January 3, 1987 -- November 9, 1994 Democratic Richard Shelby 27 101st Re-elected in 1990. Retired. 30 102nd 103rd 30 Re-elected in 1992. Changed party in 1994 with the Republican Revolution. November 9, 1994 -- Present Republican 104th 16 Jeff Sessions Republican January 3, 1997 -- February 8, 2017 Elected in 1996. 31 105th 106th 31 Re-elected in 1998. 107th Re-elected in 2002. 32 108th 109th 32 Re-elected in 2004. 110th Re-elected in 2008. 33 111th 112th 33 Re-elected in 2010. 113th Re-elected in 2014. Resigned to become U.S. Attorney General. 34 114th 115th 34 Re-elected in 2016. 17 Luther Strange Republican February 9, 2017 -- January 3, 2018 Appointed to continue Sessions 's term. Lost nomination to finish Sessions 's term. 18 Doug Jones Democratic January 3, 2018 -- Present Elected December 12, 2017 to finish Sessions 's term. 116th To be determined in the 2020 election. 35 117th 118th 35 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 2 Class 3 Living former U.S. Senators from Alabama As of January 2018, there are four living former U.S. Senators from Alabama. The most recent senator to die was Jeremiah Denton on March 28, 2014, who is also the most recently serving senator to die. Senator Term of office Date of birth ( and age ) Maryon P. Allen June 8, 1978 -- November 7, 1978 ( 1925 - 11 - 30 ) November 30, 1925 ( age 92 ) Donald W. Stewart November 7, 1978 -- January 2, 1981 ( 1940 - 02 - 04 ) February 4, 1940 ( age 78 ) Jeff Sessions January 3, 1997 -- February 8, 2017 ( 1946 - 12 - 24 ) December 24, 1946 ( age 71 ) Luther Strange February 9, 2017 -- January 3, 2018 ( 1953 - 03 - 01 ) March 1, 1953 ( age 64 ) See also List of United States Representatives from Alabama United States congressional delegations from Alabama Notes Jump up ^ Byrd, p. 76. ^ Jump up to : Clay and Fitzpatrick along with several other senators announced they were withdrawing from the Senate on January 21, 1861, due to their states ' decisions to secede from the Union. Clay 's seat was declared vacant by the Senate on March 14, 1861, but Fitzpatrick 's was vacant because his term ended on March 4, 1861. Jump up ^ Schlup, Leonard C. ; Ryan, James Gilbert ( 16 February 2018 ). `` Historical Dictionary of the Gilded Age ''. M.E. Sharpe -- via Google Books. Jump up ^ `` Senator Pettus Re-elected ''. The New York Times. January 27, 1903. p. 3. ^ Jump up to : `` NO CHOICE IN RHODE ISLAND ''. The New York Times. January 23, 1907. p. 1. ^ Jump up to : The Tribune Almanac and Political Register 1908. New York : The Tribune Association. 1908. p. 258. Jump up ^ Byrd, p. 340. References 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. United States Senators from Alabama Class 2 King Lewis Fitzpatrick Clemens C. Claiborne Clay Warner Goldthwaite Morgan Bankhead Sr. Comer J. Heflin Bankhead Jr. Swift Sparkman H. Heflin Sessions Strange Jones Class 3 Walker Kelly Chambers Pickens McKinley Moore McKinley C. Comer Clay Bagby King Fitzpatrick Spencer Houston Pryor Pugh Pettus Johnston White Underwood Black Graves Hill J. Allen M. 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