List of United States Senators From Indiana - Class 1

Class 1

Class 1 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that was elected for one session of the U.S. Congress in the first election of 1788 and whose seats in recent years were contested in 1994, 2000, and 2006. They will next be contested in 2012.

# Senator Party Years Term Electoral history
1 James Noble Democratic-
Republican
December 11, 1816 –
February 26, 1831
1 Elected in 1816


2


Re-elected in 1821
Crawford
Republican
Anti-
Jacksonian
3 Re-elected in 1827

Died
Vacant February 26, 1831 –
August 19, 1831
2 Robert Hanna Whig August 19, 1831 –
January 3, 1832
Appointed to continue Noble's term

Retired when successor qualified
3 John Tipton Democratic January 3, 1832 –
March 4, 1839
Elected to finish Noble's term
4 Elected to full term in 1832

Retired
4 Albert Smith White Whig March 4, 1839 –
March 4, 1845
5 Elected in 1838

Retired
5 Jesse D. Bright Democratic March 4, 1845 –
February 5, 1862
6 Elected in 1844
7 Re-elected in 1850
8 Re-elected in 1856

Expelled for sympathizing with the Confederacy
Vacant February 5, 1862 –
February 24, 1862
6 Joseph A. Wright Democratic February 24, 1862 –
January 14, 1863
Appointed to finish Bright's term

Retired when successor qualified
7 David Turpie Democratic January 14, 1863 –
March 4, 1863
Elected to finish Bright's term
8 Thomas A. Hendricks Democratic March 4, 1863 –
March 4, 1869
9 Elected in 1862

Retired
9 Daniel D. Pratt Republican March 4, 1869 –
March 4, 1875
10 Elected in 1868

Retired
10 Joseph E. McDonald Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 4, 1881
11 Elected in 1874

Lost re-election
11 Benjamin Harrison Republican March 4, 1881 –
March 4, 1887
12 Elected in 1880

Lost re-election
12 David Turpie Democratic March 4, 1887 –
March 4, 1899
13 Elected in 1887
14 Re-elected in 1893

Lost re-election
13 Albert J. Beveridge Republican March 4, 1899 –
March 4, 1911
15 Elected in 1899
16 Re-elected in 1905

Lost re-election
14 John W. Kern Democratic March 4, 1911 –
March 4, 1917
17 Elected in 1910

Lost re-election
15 Harry Stewart New Republican March 4, 1917 –
March 4, 1923
18 Elected in 1916

Lost renomination
16 Samuel M. Ralston Democratic March 4, 1923 –
October 14, 1925
19 Elected in 1922

Died
Vacant October 14, 1925 –
October 20, 1925
17 Arthur Raymond Robinson Republican October 20, 1925 –
January 3, 1935
Appointed to continue Ralston's term
Elected to finish Ralston's term
20 Re-elected in 1928

Lost re-election
18 Sherman Minton Democratic January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1941
21 Elected in 1934

Lost re-election
19 Raymond E. Willis Republican January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1947
22 Elected in 1940

Retired
20 William Ezra Jenner Republican January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1959
23 Elected in 1946
24 Re-elected in 1952

Retired
21 Vance Hartke Democratic January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1977
25 Elected in 1958
26 Re-elected in 1964
27 Re-elected in 1970

Lost re-election
22 Richard Lugar Republican January 3, 1977 –
Present
28 Elected in 1976
29 Re-elected in 1982
30 Re-elected in 1988
31 Re-elected in 1994
32 Re-elected in 2000
33 Re-elected in 2006

Lost renomination
# Senator Party Years Term Electoral history

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