List of United States Senators From Pennsylvania

Class 1

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

#	Senator	Party	Years	Congress	Term	Electoral history
1	William Maclay	Anti-Administration	March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1791	1	1	Elected in 1789 Lost re-election
Vacant			March 4, 1791 – December 1, 1793	2	2
Vacant			March 4, 1791 – December 1, 1793	3
2	Albert Gallatin	Anti-Administration	December 2, 1793 – February 28, 1794			Elected late in 1793 Election voided on the grounds that he had not met the residency requirements for eligibility to the office.
Vacant			March 1, 1794 – April 23, 1794
3	James Ross	Federalist	April 24, 1794 – March 3, 1803	3		Elected to finish Gallatin's term
				4		Elected to finish Gallatin's term
				5	3	Re-elected in 1797
				6
				7
4	Samuel Maclay	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1803 – January 4, 1809	8	4	Elected in 1803 Resigned, believing he would lose re-election
				9
				10
Vacant			January 4, 1809 – January 9, 1809	10
5	Michael Leib	Democratic- Republican	January 9, 1809 – February 14, 1814	10		Elected to finish Maclay's term
				11	5	Elected in 1809 Resigned to become Postmaster of Philadelphia
				12
				13
6	Jonathan Roberts	Democratic- Republican	February 24, 1814 – March 3, 1821	13		Elected to finish Leib's term
				14	6	Re-elected in 1815
				15
				16
Vacant			March 4, 1821 – December 10, 1821	17	7	Legislature failed to elect
7	William Findlay	Democratic- Republican	December 10, 1821 – March 3, 1827	17		Elected late in 1821 Retired
		Jacksonian Republican		18
		Jacksonian		19
8	Isaac D. Barnard	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – December 6, 1831	20	8	Elected in 1827 Resigned to due ill health
8	Isaac D. Barnard	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – December 6, 1831	21		Elected in 1827 Resigned to due ill health
Vacant			December 6, 1831 – December 13, 1831	21
9	George Mifflin Dallas	Jacksonian	December 13, 1831 – March 3, 1833	21		Elected to finish Barnard's term Retired
9	George Mifflin Dallas	Jacksonian	December 13, 1831 – March 3, 1833	22		Elected to finish Barnard's term Retired
10	Samuel McKean	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1839	23	9	Elected in 1832
				24
				25
Vacant			March 4, 1839 – January 14, 1840	26	10	Legislature failed to elect
11	Daniel Sturgeon	Democratic	January 14, 1840 – March 3, 1851	26		Elected late in 1839
				27
				28
				29	11	Re-elected in 1844
				30
				31
12	Richard Brodhead	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1857	32	12	Elected in 1850
				33
				34
13	Simon Cameron	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861	35	13	Elected in 1856 Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of War
				36
				37
Vacant			March 4, 1861 – March 14, 1861	37
14	David Wilmot	Republican	March 14, 1861 – March 3, 1863	37		Elected in 1861 to finish Cameron's term Retired
15	Charles R. Buckalew	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869	38	14	Elected in 1862
				39
				40
16	John Scott	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1875	41	15	Elected in 1868 Retired
				42
				43
17	William A. Wallace	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881	44	16	Elected in 1874 Lost re-election
				45
				46
18	John I. Mitchell	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1887	47	17	Elected in 1880
				48
				49
19	Matthew S. Quay	Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1899	50	18	Elected in 1886
				51
				52
				53	19	Re-elected in 1892 Legislature failed to re-elect
				54
				55
Vacant			March 4, 1899 – January 16, 1901	56	20	Quay was appointed to continue the term, but the Senate declared him not entitled to the seat
20	Matthew S. Quay	Republican	January 16, 1901 – May 28, 1904	56		Elected late in 1901 Died
				57
				58
21	Philander C. Knox	Republican	June 10, 1904 – March 4, 1909	58		Appointed to continue Quay's term Elected to finish Quay's term
				59	21	Re-elected in 1902 Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State
				60
				61
Vacant			March 4, 1909 – March 17, 1909	61
22	George T. Oliver	Republican	March 17, 1909 – March 3, 1917	61		Elected to finish Knox's term
				62	22	Re-elected in 1911 Retired
				63
				64
23	Philander C. Knox	Republican	March 4, 1917 – October 12, 1921	65	23	Elected in 1916 Died
				66
				67
Vacant			October 12, 1921 – October 24, 1921
24	William E. Crow	Republican	October 24, 1921 – August 2, 1922			Appointed to continue Knox's term Died
Vacant			August 2, 1922 – August 8, 1922
25	David A. Reed	Republican	August 8, 1922 – January 3, 1935			Appointed to continue Knox's term Elected both to finish Knox's term and to the next term
				68	24	Elected in 1922
				69
				70
				71	25	Re-elected in 1928 Lost re-election
				72
				73
26	Joseph F. Guffey	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1947	74	26	Elected in 1934
				75
				76
				77	27	Re-elected in 1940 Lost re-election
				78
				79
27	Edward Martin	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1959	80	28	Elected in 1946
				81
				82
				83	29	Re-elected in 1952 Retired
				84
				85
28	Hugh Scott	Republican	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1977	86	30	Elected in 1958
				87
				88
				89	31	Re-elected in 1964
				90
				91
				92	32	Re-elected in 1970 Retired
				93
				94
29	John Heinz	Republican	January 3, 1977 – April 4, 1991	95	33	Elected in 1976
				96
				97
				98	34	Re-elected in 1982
				99
				100
				101	35	Re-elected in 1988 Died
				102		Re-elected in 1988 Died
Vacant			April 4, 1991 – May 9, 1991	102
30	Harris Wofford	Democratic	May 9, 1991 – January 3, 1995	102		Appointed to continue Heinz's term Elected to finish Heinz's term Lost re-election
30	Harris Wofford	Democratic	May 9, 1991 – January 3, 1995	103
31	Rick Santorum	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2007	104	36	Elected in 1994
				105
				106
				107	37	Re-elected in 2000 Lost re-election
				108
				109
32	Bob Casey, Jr.	Democratic	January 3, 2007 – Present	110	38	Elected in 2006
				111
				112
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