List of United States Senators from Florida - wikipedia List of United States Senators from Florida Current delegation Senator Bill Nelson ( D ) Senator Marco Rubio ( R ) Florida 's current U.S. Senators since January 3, 2011 Florida was admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, and elects its senators to Class 1 and Class 3. Florida 's Senate seats were declared vacant in March 1861, due to its secession from the Union. They were again filled since July 1868. Its current senators are Bill Nelson ( D ) and Marco Rubio ( R ). Contents 1 List of Senators 2 Living former U.S. Senators from Florida 3 See also 4 References List of Senators Class 1 Class 1 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that were elected for three U.S. Congress in the first elections of 1845, and then the seat was contested again every three Congresses ( six years ) thereafter. The seat in recent years has been contested in 1994, 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 elected for two United States Congresses in the first elections of 1845, and then the seat was contested again every three Congresses ( six years ) thereafter. The seat in recent years has 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 # David Levy Yulee Democratic July 1, 1845 -- March 3, 1851 Elected in 1845. Lost re-election. 29th Congress Elected in 1845. Retired. July 1, 1845 -- March 3, 1849 Democratic James Westcott 30th Congress 31st Congress Elected in 1848. Retired. March 4, 1849 -- March 3, 1855 Whig Jackson Morton Stephen Mallory Democratic March 4, 1851 -- January 21, 1861 Elected in 1851. 32nd Congress 33rd Congress 34th Congress Elected in 1855. Withdrew. March 4, 1855 -- January 21, 1861 Democratic David Levy Yulee Re-elected in 1857. Withdrew. 35th Congress 36th Congress Vacant January 21, 1861 -- June 17, 1868 Civil War and Reconstruction Civil War and Reconstruction January 21, 1861 -- June 25, 1868 Vacant 37th Congress 38th Congress 39th Congress 40th Congress 5 Adonijah Welch Republican June 17, 1868 -- March 3, 1869 Elected to finish term. Retired. Elected to finish term. Retired. June 25, 1868 -- March 3, 1873 Republican Thomas W. Osborn Abijah Gilbert Republican March 4, 1869 -- March 3, 1875 Elected in 1868 or 1869. Retired. 5 41st Congress 42nd Congress 43rd Congress 6 Elected in 1872 or 1873. Retired. March 4, 1873 -- March 3, 1879 Republican Simon B. Conover 5 5 Charles W. Jones Democratic March 4, 1875 -- March 3, 1887 Elected in 1875. 6 44th Congress 45th Congress 46th Congress 7 Elected January 21, 1879. March 4, 1879 -- March 3, 1891 Democratic Wilkinson Call 6 Re-elected in 1881. Retired. 7 47th Congress 48th Congress 49th Congress 8 Elected January 20, 1885. Vacant March 4, 1887 -- May 19, 1887 8 50th Congress 6 Samuel Pasco Democratic May 19, 1887 -- April 18, 1899 Elected late to finish term in 1887. 51st Congress 52nd Congress 9 Legislature failed to elect. March 4, 1891 -- May 26, 1891 Elected late May 26, 1891. Retired. May 26, 1891 -- March 3, 1897 Democratic Wilkinson Call Appointed to begin next term as legislature had failed to elect. Elected April 20, 1893 to finish term. 9 53rd Congress 54th Congress 55th Congress 10 Legislature failed to elect. March 4, 1897 -- May 13, 1897 Elected late May 14, 1897. May 14, 1897 -- December 23, 1907 Democratic Stephen Mallory II 7 Appointed to begin next term as legislature had failed to elect. Lost election to finish term. 10 56th Congress Vacant April 18, 1899 -- April 20, 1899 7 James Taliaferro Democratic April 20, 1899 -- March 3, 1911 Elected to finish Pasco 's term. 57th Congress 58th Congress 11 Appointed to begin the term as legislature had failed to elect. Elected April 22, 1903 to finish term. Died. Appointed to begin the term as legislature had failed to elect. Re-elected April 20, 1905 to finish term. Lost re-election. 11 59th Congress 60th Congress December 23, 1907 -- December 26, 1907 Vacant Appointed to finish Mallory 's term. Died. December 26, 1907 -- March 22, 1908 Democratic William James Bryan 8 March 22, 1908 -- March 27, 1908 Vacant Appointed to finish Mallory 's term. Retired. March 27, 1908 -- March 3, 1909 Democratic William Hall Milton 9 61st Congress 12 Appointed to begin the term. Elected April 20, 1909 to finish the term. March 4, 1909 -- June 17, 1936 Democratic Duncan U. Fletcher 10 8 Nathan P. Bryan Democratic March 4, 1911 -- March 3, 1917 Appointed to begin the term. Elected April 19, 1911 to finish the term. Lost renomination. 12 62nd Congress 63rd Congress 64th Congress 13 Re-elected in 1914. 9 Park Trammell Democratic March 4, 1917 -- May 8, 1936 Elected in 1916. 13 65th Congress 66th Congress 67th Congress 14 Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. 14 68th Congress 69th Congress 70th Congress 15 Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. 15 71st Congress 72nd Congress 73rd Congress 16 Re-elected in 1932. Died. Re-elected in 1934. Died. 16 74th Congress Vacant May 8, 1936 -- May 26, 1936 10 Scott M. Loftin Democratic May 26, 1936 -- November 3, 1936 Appointed to continue Trammell 's term. Successor elected. June 17, 1936 -- July 1, 1936 Vacant Appointed to continue Fletcher 's term. Retired when successor qualified. July 1, 1936 -- November 3, 1936 Democratic William Luther Hill 11 11 Charles O. Andrews Democratic November 4, 1936 -- September 18, 1946 Elected to finish Trammell 's term. Elected to finish Fletcher 's term. November 4, 1936 -- January 3, 1951 Democratic Claude Pepper 12 75th Congress 76th Congress 17 Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Died. 17 77th Congress 78th Congress 79th Congress 18 Re-elected in 1944. Lost renomination. Vacant September 18, 1946 -- September 25, 1946 12 Spessard Holland Democratic September 25, 1946 -- January 3, 1971 Appointed to finish Andrews 's term. Elected in 1946. 18 80th Congress 81st Congress 82nd Congress 19 Elected in 1950. January 3, 1951 -- January 3, 1969 Democratic George Smathers 13 Re-elected in 1952. 19 83rd Congress 84th Congress 85th Congress 20 Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. 20 86th Congress 87th Congress 88th Congress 21 Re-elected in 1962. Retired. Re-elected in 1964. Retired. 21 89th Congress 90th Congress 91st Congress 22 Elected in 1968. Retired and resigned early. January 3, 1969 -- December 31, 1974 Republican Edward J. Gurney 14 13 Lawton Chiles Democratic January 3, 1971 -- January 3, 1989 Elected in 1970. 22 92nd Congress 93rd Congress Appointed to finish Gurney 's term, having been elected to the next term. January 1, 1975 -- December 31, 1980 Democratic Richard Stone 15 94th Congress 23 Elected in 1974. Lost re-election and resigned early. Re-elected in 1976. 23 95th Congress 96th Congress Appointed to finish Stone 's term, having been elected to the next term. January 1, 1981 -- January 3, 1987 Republican Paula Hawkins 16 97th Congress 24 Elected in 1980. Lost re-election. Re-elected in 1982. Retired. 24 98th Congress 99th Congress 100th Congress 25 Elected in 1986. January 3, 1987 -- January 3, 2005 Democratic Bob Graham 17 14 Connie Mack III Republican January 3, 1989 -- January 3, 2001 Elected in 1988. 25 101st Congress 102nd Congress 103rd Congress 26 Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Retired. 26 104th Congress 105th Congress 106th Congress 27 Re-elected in 1998. Retired. 15 Bill Nelson Democratic January 3, 2001 -- Present Elected in 2000. 27 107th Congress 108th Congress 109th Congress 28 Elected in 2004. Resigned. January 3, 2005 -- September 9, 2009 Republican Mel Martínez 18 Re-elected in 2006. 28 110th Congress 111th Congress Appointed to finish Martínez 's term. Retired. September 9, 2009 -- January 3, 2011 Republican George LeMieux 19 112th Congress 29 Elected in 2010. January 3, 2011 -- Present Republican Marco Rubio 20 Re-elected in 2012. 29 113th Congress 114th Congress 115th Congress 30 Re-elected in 2016. To be determined in the 2018 election. 30 116th Congress 117th Congress 118th Congress 31 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 Florida As of October 2016, there are five living former U.S. Senators from Florida, one from Class 1 and four from Class 3. The most recent senator to die was Paula Hawkins on Class 3 ( 1981 - 1987 ) on December 4, 2009. The most recent Class 1 senator to die was Lawton Chiles ( 1971 - 1989 ) on December 12, 1998. Senator Term of office Class Date of birth ( and age ) Richard Stone 1975 -- 1980 ( 1928 - 09 - 22 ) September 22, 1928 ( age 89 ) Bob Graham 1987 -- 2005 ( 1936 - 11 - 09 ) November 9, 1936 ( age 81 ) Connie Mack III 1989 -- 2001 ( 1940 - 10 - 29 ) October 29, 1940 ( age 77 ) Mel Martinez 2005 -- 2009 ( 1946 - 10 - 23 ) October 23, 1946 ( age 71 ) George LeMieux 2009 -- 2011 ( 1969 - 05 - 21 ) May 21, 1969 ( age 48 ) See also List of United States Representatives from Florida United States congressional delegations from Florida References ^ Jump up to : Mallory and Yulee, 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. Mallory 's seat was declared vacant by the Senate on March 14, 1861, but Yulee 's was already vacant because his term ended at noon on March 4, 1861. Jump up ^ `` THE FLORIDA SENATORSHIP ''. The New York Times. January 22, 1879. p. 1. Jump up ^ `` SELECTING NEW SENATORS ''. The New York Times. January 20, 1885. p. 1. Jump up ^ `` CALL DECLARED ELECTED ''. May 26, 1891. p. 1. ^ Jump up to : Byrd, p. 93. Jump up ^ `` MALLORY ELECTED SENATOR ''. The New York Times. May 15, 1897. p. 12. Jump up ^ `` Senators of the United States 1789 - present, A chronological list of senators since the First Congress in 1789 '' ( PDF ). Senate Historical Office. April 17, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2017. 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. ). U.S. Government Printing Office. Taft, George S. ( 1885 ). `` Compilation of Senate Election Cases from 1789 to 1885 ''. United States Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections. Washington, DC : U.S. Government Printing Office. 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Answer: Bill Nelson (D)