List of United States Senators From Oregon - Class 2

Class 2

# Senator Party Years Congress Term Electoral history
1 Delazon Smith Democratic February 14, 1859 –
March 3, 1859
35 1 Elected in 1859

Lost re-election
Vacant March 3, 1859 –
October 1, 1860
36 2 Legislature failed to elect
2 Edward D. Baker Republican October 1, 1860 –
October 21, 1861
36
Elected late in 1860

Died
37
Vacant October 21, 1861 –
February 27, 1862
3 Benjamin Stark Democratic February 27, 1862 –
December 1, 1862
Appointed to continue Baker's term

Retired when successor elected
4 Benjamin F. Harding Democratic December 1, 1862 –
March 3, 1865
37
Elected to finish Baker's term

Retired
38
5 George H. Williams Republican March 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1871
39 3 Elected in 1865

Lost re-election
40
41
6 James K. Kelly Democratic March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1877
42 4 Elected in 1871

Retired
43
44
7 La Fayette Grover Democratic March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1883
45 5 Elected in 1877

Retired
46
47
8 Joseph N. Dolph Republican March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1895
48 6 Elected in 1883
49
50
51 7 Re-elected in 1889

Lost re-election
52
53
9 George W. McBride Republican March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1901
54 8 Elected in 1895

Lost renomination
55
56
10 John H. Mitchell Republican March 4, 1901 –
December 8, 1905
57 9 Elected in 1900

Died
58
59
Vacant December 8, 1905 –
December 21, 1905
11 John M. Gearin Democratic December 21, 1905 –
January 23, 1907
Appointed to continue Mitchell's term

Retired when successor elected
Vacant January 23, 1907 –
January 30, 1907
12 Frederick W. Mulkey Republican January 30, 1907 –
March 3, 1907
Elected to finish Mitchell's term

Retired
13 Jonathan Bourne, Jr. Republican March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1913
60 10 Elected in 1906

Lost renomination
61
62
14 Harry Lane Democratic March 4, 1913 –
May 23, 1917
63 11 Elected in 1912

Died
64
65
Vacant May 23, 1917 –
May 29, 1917
15 Charles L. McNary Republican May 29, 1917 –
November 5, 1918
Appointed to continue Lane's term

Retired when successor elected
16 Frederick W. Mulkey Republican November 6, 1918 –
December 17, 1918
Elected to finish Lane's term

Resigned early to give successor preferential seniority
17 Charles L. McNary Republican December 18, 1918 –
February 25, 1944
Appointed to finish Mulkey's term,
having already been elected to the next term
66 12 Elected in 1918
67
68
69 13 Re-elected in 1924
70
71
72 14 Re-elected in 1930
73
74
75 15 Re-elected in 1936
76
77
78 16 Re-elected in 1942

Died
Vacant February 25, 1944 –
March 13, 1944
18 Guy Cordon Republican March 13, 1944 –
January 3, 1955
78
Appointed to continue McNary's term
Elected to finish McNary's term
79
80
81 17 Re-elected in 1948

Lost re-election
82
83
19 Richard L. Neuberger Democratic January 3, 1955 –
March 9, 1960
84 18 Elected in 1954

Died
85
86
Vacant March 9, 1960 –
March 23, 1960
20 Hall S. Lusk Democratic March 23, 1960 –
November 9, 1960
Appointed to continue Neuberger's term

Retired when successor elected
21 Maurine Brown Neuberger Democratic November 9, 1960 –
January 3, 1967
Elected to finish her husband's term
87 19 Re-elected in 1960

Retired
88
89
22 Mark Hatfield Republican January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1997
90 20 Elected in 1966
91
92
93 21 Re-elected in 1972
94
95
96 22 Re-elected in 1978
97
98
99 23 Re-elected in 1984
100
101
102 24 Re-elected in 1990

Retired
103
104
23 Gordon Smith Republican January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2009
105 25 Elected in 1996
106
107
108 26 Re-elected in 2002

Lost re-election 2008
109
110
24 Jeff Merkley Democratic January 3, 2009 –
Present
111 27 Elected in 2008
112
113
# Senator Party Years Congress Term Electoral history

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