List of United States Senators From Mississippi

Class 1

#	Senator	Party	Years	Congress	Term	Electoral history
1	Walter Leake	Democratic- Republican	December 10, 1817– May 15, 1820	15	1	Elected in 1817 Resigned
1	Walter Leake	Democratic- Republican	December 10, 1817– May 15, 1820	16		Elected in 1817 Resigned
Vacant			May 15, 1820– August 30, 1820	16
2	David Holmes	Democratic- Republican	August 30, 1820– September 25, 1825	16		Elected to finish Leake's term
		Democratic- Republican		17	2	Re-elected in 1821 Resigned to become Governor of Mississippi
		Jackson Republican		18
		Jacksonian		19
Vacant			September 25, 1825– September 28, 1825
3	Powhatan Ellis	Jacksonian	September 28, 1825– January 28, 1826			Appointed to continue Holmes's term Lost election to finish term
4	Thomas Buck Reed	Jacksonian	January 28, 1826– March 4, 1827			Lost election to full term
5	Powhatan Ellis	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827– July 16, 1832	20	3	Elected in 1827 Resigned
				21
				22
Vacant			July 16, 1832– November 12, 1832	22
6	John Black	Jacksonian	November 12, 1832– March 3, 1833	22		Appointed to finish Ellis's term
	Vacant		March 3, 1833– November 22, 1833	23	4	Legislature failed to elect
	John Black	Anti- Jacksonian	November 22, 1833– January 22, 1838	23
		Anti- Jacksonian		24
		Whig		25
7	James F. Trotter	Democratic	January 22, 1838– July 10, 1838			Appointed to continue Black's term Resigned
Vacant			July 10, 1838– November 12, 1838
8	Thomas Hickman Williams	Democratic	November 12, 1838– March 4, 1839			Appointed to continue Black's term Elected to finish Black's term
9	John Henderson	Whig	March 4, 1839– March 4, 1845	26	5	Elected in 1839
				27
				28
10	Jesse Speight	Democratic	March 4, 1845– May 1, 1847	29	6	Elected in 1844 Died
10	Jesse Speight	Democratic	March 4, 1845– May 1, 1847	30		Elected in 1844 Died
Vacant			May 1, 1847– August 10, 1847	30
11	Jefferson Davis	Democratic	August 10, 1847– September 23, 1851	30		Appointed to continue Speight's term Elected to finish Speight's term
				31
				32	7	Re-elected in 1850 Resigned to run for Governor of Mississippi
Vacant			September 23, 1851– December 1, 1851
12	John J. McRae	Democratic	December 1, 1851– March 17, 1852			Appointed to continue Davis's term Successor elected
13	Stephen Adams	Democratic	March 17, 1852– March 4, 1857			Elected to finish Davis's term
				33
				34
14	Jefferson Davis	Democratic	March 4, 1857– January 21, 1861	35	8	Elected in 1857 Resigned
14	Jefferson Davis	Democratic	March 4, 1857– January 21, 1861	36		Elected in 1857 Resigned
Vacant			January 21, 1861– February 23, 1870	36		American Civil War and Reconstruction
				37
				38	9
				39
				40
				41	10
15	Adelbert Ames	Republican	February 23, 1870– January 10, 1874	41		Elected in 1870 to complete vacant term Resigned to become Governor of Mississippi
				42
				43
Vacant			January 10, 1874– February 3, 1874	43
16	Henry R. Pease	Republican	February 3, 1874– March 4, 1875	43		Elected to finish Ames's term Retired
17	Blanche Bruce	Republican	March 4, 1875– March 4, 1881	44	11	Elected in 1874
				45
				46
18	James Z. George	Democratic	March 4, 1881– August 14, 1897	47	12	Elected in 1881
				48
				49
				50	13	Re-elected in 1887
				51
				52
				53	14	Re-elected in 1893 Died
				54
				55
Vacant			August 14, 1897– October 8, 1897	55
19	Hernando Money	Democratic	October 8, 1897– March 4, 1911	55		Appointed to finish George's Term
				56	15	Elected to full term in 1899
				57
				58
				59	16	Re-elected in 1905 Retired
				60
				61
20	John Sharp Williams	Democratic	March 4, 1911– March 4, 1923	62	17	Elected in 1910
				63
				64
				65	18	Re-elected in 1916 Retired
				66
				67
21	Hubert D. Stephens	Democratic	March 4, 1923– January 3, 1935	68	19	Elected in 1922
				69
				70
				71	20	Re-elected in 1928 Lost renomination
				72
				73
22	Theodore G. Bilbo	Democratic	January 3, 1935– August 21, 1947	74	21	Elected in 1934
				75
				76
				77	22	Re-elected in 1940
				78
				79
				80	23	Re-elected in 1946 Died
Vacant			August 21, 1947– November 5, 1947	80
23	John C. Stennis	Democratic	November 5, 1947– January 3, 1989	80		Elected to finish Bilbo's term
				81
				82
				83	24	Re-elected in 1952
				84
				85
				86	25	Re-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
				96
				97
				98	29	Re-elected in 1982 Retired
				99
				100
24	Trent Lott	Republican	January 3, 1989– December 18, 2007	101	30	Elected in 1988
				102
				103
				104	31	Re-elected in 1994
				105
				106
				107	32	Re-elected in 2000
				108
				109
				110	33	Re-elected in 2006 Resigned
Vacant			December 18, 2007– December 31, 2007	110
25	Roger Wicker	Republican	December 31, 2007– Present	110		Appointed to continue Lott's term
				111		Elected to finish Lott's term
				112		Elected to finish Lott's term
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