List of United States Senators From Maine - Class 1

Class 1

# Senator Party Years Congress Term Electoral history
1 John Holmes Democratic-Republican June 13, 1820 –
March 4, 1827		 16 1 Elected in 1820
17 2 Elected in 1821
Crawford
Republican		 18
Anti-
Jacksonian		 19
2 Albion Parris Jacksonian March 4, 1827 –
August 26, 1828		 20 3 Resigned to become a judge on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
Vacant August 26, 1828 –
January 15, 1829
3 John Holmes Anti-
Jacksonian		 January 15, 1829 –
March 4, 1833		 20 Elected to finish Parris's term
21
22
4 Ether Shepley Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1836		 23 4 Resigned to become Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
24
5 Judah Dana Jacksonian March 4, 1836 –
March 3, 1837		 Appointed to continue Shepley's term

Successor qualified
6 Reuel Williams Democratic March 4, 1837 –
February 15, 1843		 25 Elected to finish Shepley's term
26 5 Re-elected in 1839

Resigned
27
Vacant February 15, 1843 –
December 4, 1843
28
7 John Fairfield Democratic December 4, 1843 –
December 24, 1847		 28
 Elected to finish Williams's term
29 6 Re-elected in 1845

Died
30
Vacant December 24, 1847 –
January 5, 1848
8 Wyman B. S. Moor Democratic January 5, 1848 –
June 7, 1848		 30
 Appointed to continue Fairfield's term

Successor elected
9 Hannibal Hamlin Democratic June 8, 1848 –
January 7, 1857		 31 Elected to finish Fairfield's term
32 7 Re-elected in 1851

Resigned to become Governor of Maine
33
34
Vacant January 7, 1857 –
January 16, 1857
10 Amos Nourse Republican January 16, 1857 –
March 4, 1857		 34
 Elected to finish Hamlin's term
11 Hannibal Hamlin Republican March 4, 1857 –
January 17, 1861		 35 8 Elected in 1857

Resigned to become U.S. Vice President
36
12 Lot M. Morrill Republican January 17, 1861 –
March 4, 1869		 36
 Elected to finish Hamlin's term
37
38 9 Re-elected in 1863
39
40
13 Hannibal Hamlin Republican March 4, 1869 –
March 4, 1881		 41 10 Elected in 1869
42
43
44 11 Re-elected in 1875

Retired
45
46
14 Eugene Hale Republican March 4, 1881 –
March 4, 1911		 47 12 Elected in 1881
48
49
50 13 Re-elected in 1887
51
52
53 14 Re-elected in 1893
54
55
56 15 Re-elected in 1899

Retired
57
58
59 16 Re-elected in 1905

Retired
60
61
15 Charles Fletcher Johnson Democratic March 4, 1911 –
March 4, 1917		 62 17 Elected in 1910

Lost re-election
63
64
16 Frederick Hale Republican March 4, 1917 –
January 3, 1941		 65 18 Elected in 1916
66
67
68 19 Re-elected in 1922
69
70
71 20 Re-elected in 1928
72
73
74 21 Re-elected in 1934

Retired
75
76
17 Ralph Brewster Republican January 3, 1941 –
December 31, 1952		 77 22 Elected in 1940
78
79
80 23 Re-elected in 1946

Resigned, having already lost the renomination
81
82
Vacant December 31, 1952 –
January 3, 1953
18 Frederick G. Payne Republican January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1959		 83 24 Elected in 1952

Lost re-election
84
85
19 Edmund Muskie Democratic January 3, 1959 –
May 7, 1980		 86 25 Elected in 1958
87
88
89 26 Re-elected in 1964
90
91
92 27 Re-elected in 1970
93
94
95 28 Re-elected in 1976

Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State
96
Vacant May 7, 1980 –
May 19, 1980
20 George J. Mitchell Democratic May 19, 1980 –
January 3, 1995		 96
 Appointed to continue Muskie's term

Elected to finish Muskie's term
97
98 29 Re-elected in 1982
99
100
101 30 Re-elected in 1988

Retired
102
103
21 Olympia Snowe Republican January 3, 1995 –
Present		 104 31 Elected in 1994
105
106
107 32 Re-elected in 2000
108
109
110 33 Re-elected in 2006
111
112
# Senator Party Years Congress Term Electoral history

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