List of United States Senators from Illinois - wikipedia List of United States Senators from Illinois Illinois was admitted to the Union on December 3, 1818, and has been represented in the United States Senate by 47 senators. Senators from Illinois are elected to Class 2 and Class 3. The Senate twice refused to seat Frank L. Smith, in December 1926 for an appointed term and in March 1927 for an elected one, due to corruption, but he is included in this list because Smith and the Governor considered him to be a senator for approximately two years. Of the eight African Americans ever to sit in the U.S. Senate since Reconstruction, three have held Illinois 's Class 3 seat, including Barack Obama who went on to become the President of the United States. This makes Illinois the state with the most African - American senators. Contents 1 List of Senators 2 Living former Senators 3 Notes 4 References 5 See also List of Senators Class 2 Class 2 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that were elected for three U.S. Congresses in the first elections of 1818, and then the seat was contested every three Congresses ( six years ) thereafter. The seat in recent years have been contested in 1996, 2002, 2008, and 2014. 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 elected for one United States Congress in the first elections of 1818, and then the seat was contested every three Congresses ( six years ) thereafter. The seat 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 # Jesse B. Thomas Democratic - Republican December 3, 1818 -- March 3, 1829 Elected in 1818. 15th Congress Elected in 1818. December 3, 1818 -- March 3, 1824 Democratic - Republican Ninian Edwards 16th Congress Re-elected in 1819. Resigned. 17th Congress Crawford Democratic - Republican Re-elected in 1823. Retired. 18th Congress Adams - Clay Democratic - Republican March 4, 1824 -- November 24, 1824 Vacant Elected to finish Edwards 's term. Retired. November 24, 1824 -- March 3, 1825 Crawford Democratic - Republican John McLean Anti - Jacksonian 19th Congress Elected in 1825. March 4, 1825 -- December 12, 1835 Jacksonian Elias Kane Adams 20th Congress John McLean Jacksonian March 4, 1829 -- October 14, 1830 Elected in 1829. Died. 21st Congress Vacant October 14, 1830 -- November 12, 1830 David J. Baker Jacksonian November 12, 1830 -- December 11, 1830 Appointed to continue McLean 's term. Retired. John M. Robinson Jacksonian December 11, 1830 -- March 3, 1841 Elected to finish McLean 's term. 22nd Congress Re-elected in 1831. Died. 23rd Congress Re-elected in 1835. Retired. 24th Congress December 12, 1835 -- December 30, 1835 Vacant Appointed to finish Kane 's term. Lost election to full term. December 30, 1835 -- March 3, 1837 Jacksonian William Lee D. Ewing Democratic 25th Congress 5 Elected in 1837. Retired. March 4, 1837 -- March 3, 1843 Democratic Richard M. Young 5 26th Congress 5 Samuel McRoberts Democratic March 4, 1841 -- March 27, 1843 Elected in 1841. Died. 5 27th Congress 28th Congress 6 Elected in 1843. Lost renomination. March 4, 1843 -- March 3, 1849 Democratic Sidney Breese 6 Vacant March 27, 1843 -- August 16, 1843 6 James Semple Democratic August 16, 1843 -- March 3, 1847 Appointed to continue McRoberts 's term. Elected December 11, 1844 to finish McRoberts 's term. Retired. 29th Congress 7 Stephen A. Douglas Democratic March 4, 1847 -- June 3, 1861 Elected in 1846. 6 30th Congress 31st Congress 7 Elected in 1848 or 1849. Election voided. March 4, 1849 -- March 15, 1849 Democratic James Shields 7 March 15, 1849 -- October 27, 1849 Vacant Elected to finish his own term. Lost re-election. October 27, 1849 -- March 3, 1855 Democratic James Shields 32nd Congress Re-elected in 1852. 7 33rd Congress 34th Congress 8 Elected in 1854 or 1855. March 4, 1855 -- March 3, 1873 Democratic Lyman Trumbull 8 35th Congress Republican Re-elected in 1858. Died. 8 36th Congress 37th Congress 9 Re-elected in 1861. Vacant June 3, 1861 -- June 26, 1861 8 Orville Browning Republican June 26, 1861 -- January 12, 1863 Appointed to continue Douglas 's term. Lost election to finish Douglas 's term. 9 William A. Richardson Democratic January 12, 1863 -- March 3, 1865 Elected to finish Douglas 's term. Retired. 38th Congress 10 Richard Yates Republican March 4, 1865 -- March 3, 1871 Elected in 1864 or 1865. Retired. 9 39th Congress 40th Congress 10 Re-elected in 1867. ( Data unknown / missing. You can help ! ) 41st Congress 11 John A. Logan Republican March 4, 1871 -- March 3, 1877 Elected in 1870 or 1871. Lost re-election. 10 42nd Congress Liberal Republican 43rd Congress 11 Elected in 1872 or 1873. Retired. March 4, 1873 -- March 3, 1879 Republican Richard J. Oglesby 9 44th Congress 12 David Davis Independent March 4, 1877 -- March 3, 1883 Election year unknown. Retired. 11 45th Congress 46th Congress 12 Elected in 1879. March 4, 1879 -- March 3, 1885 Republican John A. Logan 10 47th Congress 13 Shelby Moore Cullom Republican March 4, 1883 -- March 3, 1913 Elected in 1882. 12 48th Congress 49th Congress 13 Legislature failed to elect. Re-elected late in 1885. Died. May 19, 1885 -- December 26, 1886 Republican John A. Logan December 26, 1886 -- January 19, 1887 Vacant Elected to finish Logan 's term. Retired. January 19, 1887 -- March 3, 1891 Republican Charles B. Farwell 11 50th Congress Re-elected in 1888. 13 51st Congress 52nd Congress 14 Elected in 1890. Retired. March 4, 1891 -- March 3, 1897 Democratic John M. Palmer 12 53rd Congress Re-elected in 1894. 14 54th Congress 55th Congress 15 Elected January 20, 1897. Retired. March 4, 1897 -- March 3, 1903 Republican William E. Mason 13 56th Congress Re-elected January 22, 1901. 15 57th Congress 58th Congress 16 Elected January 20, 1903. Lost re-election. March 4, 1903 -- March 3, 1909 Republican Albert J. Hopkins 14 59th Congress Re-elected January 22, 1907. Lost renomination. 16 60th Congress 61st Congress 17 March 4, 1909 -- June 18, 1909 Vacant Elected May 26, 1909, but ineligible until resignation from U.S. House. Election voided. June 18, 1909 -- July 13, 1912 Republican William Lorimer 15 62nd Congress July 13, 1912 -- March 26, 1913 Vacant Vacant March 4, 1913 -- March 26, 1913 Legislature failed to elect. 17 63rd Congress 14 J. Hamilton Lewis Democratic March 26, 1913 -- March 3, 1919 Elected March 26, 1913 to finish the vacant term. Lost re-election. Elected March 26, 1913 to finish Lorimer 's term. March 26, 1913 -- March 3, 1921 Republican Lawrence Y. Sherman 16 64th Congress 18 Re-elected in 1914. Retired. 65th Congress 15 Joseph M. McCormick Republican March 4, 1919 -- February 25, 1925 Elected in 1918. Lost renomination and died just before the end of the term. 18 66th Congress 67th Congress 19 Elected in 1920. Lost renomination and died just before the end of the term. March 4, 1921 -- December 7, 1926 Republican William B. McKinley 17 68th Congress 16 Charles S. Deneen Republican February 26, 1925 -- March 3, 1931 Appointed to finish McCormick 's term, having already been elected to the next term. Elected in 1924. Lost renomination. 19 69th Congress Appointed to continue McKinley 's term. Not seated / resigned. December 7, 1926 Republican Frank L. Smith 18 December 7, 1926 -- December 3, 1928 Vacant 70th Congress 20 Elected to finish the term. Lost re-election. December 3, 1928 -- March 3, 1933 Republican Otis F. Glenn 19 71st Congress 17 J. Hamilton Lewis Democratic March 4, 1931 -- April 9, 1939 Elected in 1930. 20 72nd Congress 73rd Congress 21 Elected in 1932. Retired. March 4, 1933 -- January 3, 1939 Democratic William H. Dieterich 20 74th Congress Re-elected in 1936. Died. 21 75th Congress 76th Congress 22 Elected in 1938. January 3, 1939 -- January 3, 1951 Democratic Scott W. Lucas 21 Vacant April 9, 1939 -- April 14, 1939 18 James M. Slattery Democratic April 14, 1939 -- November 21, 1940 Appointed to continue Lewis 's term. Lost election to finish Lewis 's term. 19 Charles W. Brooks Republican November 22, 1940 -- January 3, 1949 Elected to finish Lewis 's term. 77th Congress Re-elected in 1942. Lost re-election. 22 78th Congress 79th Congress 23 Re-elected in 1944. Lost re-election. 80th Congress 20 Paul Douglas Democratic January 3, 1949 -- January 3, 1967 Elected in 1948. 23 81st Congress 82nd Congress 24 Elected in 1950. January 3, 1951 -- September 7, 1969 Republican Everett Dirksen 22 83rd Congress Re-elected in 1954. 24 84th Congress 85th Congress 25 Re-elected in 1956. 86th Congress Re-elected in 1960. Lost re-election. 25 87th Congress 88th Congress 26 Re-elected in 1962. 89th Congress 21 Charles H. Percy Republican January 3, 1967 -- January 3, 1985 Elected in 1966. 26 90th Congress 91st Congress 27 Re-elected in 1968. Died. September 7, 1969 -- September 17, 1969 Vacant Appointed to continue Dirksen 's term. Lost election to finish Dirksen 's term. September 17, 1969 -- November 3, 1970 Republican Ralph Tyler Smith 23 November 3, 1970 -- November 17, 1970 Vacant Elected to finish Dirksen 's term. November 17, 1970 -- January 3, 1981 Democratic Adlai Stevenson III 24 92nd Congress Re-elected in 1972. 27 93rd Congress 94th Congress 28 Re-elected in 1974. Retired. 95th Congress Re-elected in 1978. Lost re-election. 28 96th Congress 97th Congress 29 Elected in 1980. January 3, 1981 -- January 3, 1993 Democratic Alan J. Dixon 25 98th Congress 22 Paul Simon Democratic January 3, 1985 -- January 3, 1997 Elected in 1984. 29 99th Congress 100th Congress 30 Re-elected in 1986. Lost renomination. 101st Congress Re-elected in 1990. Retired. 30 102nd Congress 103rd Congress 31 Elected in 1992. Lost re-election. January 3, 1993 -- January 3, 1999 Democratic Carol Moseley Braun 26 104th Congress 23 Dick Durbin Democratic January 3, 1997 -- Present Elected in 1996. 31 105th Congress 106th Congress 32 Elected in 1998. Retired. January 3, 1999 -- January 3, 2005 Republican Peter Fitzgerald 27 107th Congress Re-elected in 2002. 32 108th Congress 109th Congress 33 Elected in 2004. Resigned to become U.S. President. January 3, 2005 -- November 16, 2008 Democratic Barack Obama 28 110th Congress November 16, 2008 -- January 12, 2009 Vacant Re-elected in 2008. 33 111th Congress Appointed to continue Obama 's term. Retired when successor qualified. January 12, 2009 -- November 29, 2010 Democratic Roland Burris 29 Elected to finish Obama 's term. November 29, 2010 -- January 3, 2017 Republican Mark Kirk 30 112th Congress 34 Elected to full term in 2010. Lost re-election. 113th Congress Re-elected in 2014. 34 114th Congress 115th Congress 35 Elected in 2016. January 3, 2017 -- Present Democratic Tammy Duckworth 31 116th Congress To be determined in the 2020 election. 35 117th Congress 118th Congress 36 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 Senators As of January 2017, there are six former U.S. Senators from Illinois who are living, all from Class 3. The most recent senator to die was Alan J. Dixon of Class 3 ( 1981 - 1993 ) on July 6, 2014. The most recent Class 2 senator to die was Charles H. Percy ( 1967 - 1985 ) on September 17, 2011. The most recently serving Class 2 senator to die was Paul Simon ( 1985 - 1997 ) on December 9, 2003. Senator Term of office Class Date of birth ( and age ) Adlai Stevenson III 1970 -- 1981 ( 1930 - 10 - 10 ) October 10, 1930 ( age 87 ) Carol Moseley Braun 1993 -- 1999 ( 1947 - 08 - 16 ) August 16, 1947 ( age 70 ) Peter Fitzgerald 1999 -- 2005 ( 1960 - 10 - 20 ) October 20, 1960 ( age 57 ) Barack Obama 2005 -- 2008 ( 1961 - 08 - 04 ) August 4, 1961 ( age 56 ) Roland Burris 2008 -- 2010 ( 1937 - 08 - 03 ) August 3, 1937 ( age 80 ) Mark Kirk 2010 - 2017 ( 1959 - 09 - 15 ) September 15, 1959 ( age 58 ) Notes Jump up ^ Byrd, p. 101. Jump up ^ Shields was not seated because he had not been a citizen for the required nine years. He reached that mark on October 21, 1949, so his subsequent election was accepted by the Senate. Jump up ^ `` Mason in Illinois ''. The New York Times. January 21, 1897. p. 2. Jump up ^ `` NO CHOICE IN RHODE ISLAND ''. The New York Times. January 23, 1907. p. 1. Jump up ^ When Smith presented his credentials to serve the remainder of McKinely 's term, the Senate refused to seat him based on what it saw as an election rife with fraud and corruption When Smith returned with his credentials for the term he was elected to, the Senate again refused to seat him for the same reasons. Smith and the Governor considered him to be the rightful senator, but he resigned in February 1928. The Senate does not consider him to have been a senator. Jump up ^ Burris was appointed on December 30, 2008, but was certified late because his appointment was disputed. ^ Jump up to : Kirk was elected to fill the remainder of Barack Obama 's term in a special election held the same day as the general election for the next term, which he also won. References `` 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. Taft, George S. ; Furber, George P. ; Buck, George M. ; Webb, Charles A. ; Pierce, Herbert R. ( 1913 ). `` Compilation of Senate Election Cases from 1789 to 1913 ''. U.S. Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office. 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