Class 2
# | Senator | Party | Years | Congress | Term | Electoral history |
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1 | Thomas Hill Williams | Democratic- Republican |
December 10, 1817– March 4, 1829 |
15 | 1 | Elected in 1817 |
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Jackson Republican |
18 | 2 | Re-elected in 1823 | |||
Jacksonian | 19 | |||||
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2 | Thomas Buck Reed | Jacksonian | March 4, 1829– November 26, 1829 |
21 | 2 | Elected in 1829 Died |
Vacant | November 26, 1829– January 6, 1830 |
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3 | Robert H. Adams | Jacksonian | January 6, 1830– July 2, 1830 |
Elected to finish Reed's term Died |
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Vacant | July 2, 1830– October 15, 1830 |
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4 | George Poindexter | Jacksonian | October 15, 1830– March 4, 1835 |
Appointed to continue Adams's term Elected to finish Adams's term Lost re-election |
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Anti- Jacksonian |
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5 | Robert J. Walker | Democratic | March 4, 1835– March 5, 1845 |
24 | 3 | Elected in 1835 |
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27 | 4 | Re-elected in 1841 Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury |
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Vacant | March 5, 1845– November 3, 1845 |
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6 | Joseph W. Chalmers | Democratic | November 3, 1845– March 4, 1847 |
29 |
Appointed to continue Walker's term Elected to finish Walker's term |
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7 | Henry S. Foote | Democratic | March 4, 1847– January 8, 1852 |
30 | 5 | Elected in 1847 Resigned to become Governor of Mississippi |
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Vacant | January 8, 1852– February 18, 1852 |
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8 | Walker Brooke | Whig | February 18, 1852– March 4, 1853 |
32 |
Elected to finish Foote's term Retired |
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Vacant | March 4, 1853– January 7, 1854 |
33 |
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9 | Albert G. Brown | Democratic | January 7, 1854– January 12, 1861 |
Elected late in 1854 | ||
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36 | 7 | Re-elected in 1859 Withdrew |
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Vacant | January 12, 1861– February 23, 1870 |
American Civil War and Reconstruction | ||||
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10 | Hiram Rhodes Revels | Republican | February 23, 1870– March 3, 1871 |
Elected to finish term |
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Vacant | March 3, 1871– December 1, 1871 |
42 |
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11 | James L. Alcorn | Republican | December 1, 1871– March 4, 1877 |
Elected in 1871, but remained Governor until December 1871 |
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12 | Lucius Q.C. Lamar | Democratic | March 4, 1877– March 6, 1885 |
45 | 10 | Elected in 1877 |
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48 | 11 | Re-elected in 1883 Resigned |
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Vacant | March 6, 1885– March 9, 1885 |
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13 | Edward C. Walthall | Democratic | March 9, 1885– January 24, 1894 |
49 |
Appointed to continue Lamar's term Elected to finish Lamar's term |
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51 | 12 | Re-elected in 1889 Resigned |
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Vacant | January 24, 1894– February 7, 1894 |
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14 | Anselm J. McLaurin | Democratic | February 7, 1894– March 4, 1895 |
53 |
Elected to finish Walthall's term |
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15 | Edward C. Walthall | Democratic | March 4, 1895– April 21, 1898 |
54 | 13 | Elected in 1895 Died |
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Vacant | April 21, 1898– May 31, 1898 |
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16 | William V. Sullivan | Democratic | May 31, 1898– March 4, 1901 |
55 |
Appointed to continue Walthall's term Elected to finish Walthall's term Retired |
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17 | Anselm J. McLaurin | Democratic | March 4, 1901– December 22, 1909 |
57 | 14 | Elected in 1900 |
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60 | 15 | Re-elected in 1906 Died |
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Vacant | December 22, 1909– December 27, 1909 |
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18 | James Gordon | Democratic | December 27, 1909– February 22, 1910 |
Appointed to continue McLaurin's term Successor qualified |
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19 | LeRoy Percy | Democratic | February 23, 1910– March 4, 1913 |
Elected to finish McLaurin's term Lost nomination to full term |
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20 | James K. Vardaman | Democratic | March 4, 1913– March 4, 1919 |
63 | 16 | Elected in 1912 Lost renomination |
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21 | Pat Harrison | Democratic | March 5, 1919– June 22, 1941 |
66 | 17 | Elected in 1918 |
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69 | 18 | Re-elected in 1924 | ||||
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72 | 19 | Re-elected in 1930 | ||||
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75 | 20 | Re-elected in 1936 Died |
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Vacant | June 22, 1941– June 30, 1941 |
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22 | James Eastland | Democratic | June 30, 1941– September 28, 1941 |
Appointed to continue Harrison's term Retired when successor elected |
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23 | Wall Doxey | Democratic | September 29, 1941– January 3, 1943 |
Elected to finish Harrison's term Lost nomination to full term |
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24 | James Eastland | Democratic | January 3, 1943– December 27, 1978 |
78 | 21 | Elected in 1942 |
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81 | 22 | Re-elected in 1948 | ||||
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84 | 23 | Re-elected in 1954 | ||||
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87 | 24 | Re-elected in 1960 | ||||
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90 | 25 | Re-elected in 1966 | ||||
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93 | 26 | Re-elected in 1972 Retired, and resigned early to give successor preferential seniority |
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25 | Thad Cochran | Republican | December 27, 1978– Present |
Appointed early to finish Eastland's term, having already been elected to the next term | ||
96 | 27 | Elected in 1978 | ||||
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99 | 28 | Re-elected in 1984 | ||||
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102 | 29 | Re-elected in 1990 | ||||
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105 | 30 | Re-elected in 1996 | ||||
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107 | ||||||
108 | 31 | Re-elected in 2002 | ||||
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110 | ||||||
111 | 32 | Re-elected in 2008 | ||||
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# | Senator | Party | Years | Congress | Term | Electoral history |
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