Class 2
| # | Senator | Party | Years | Term | Electoral history |
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| 1 | Joseph Stanton, Jr. | Anti-Administration | June 7, 1790 – March 4, 1793 |
1 | Elected in 1790 |
| 2 | William Bradford | Pro-Administration | March 4, 1793 – October 1797 |
2 | Elected in 1793 Resigned |
| Federalist | |||||
| Vacant | October 1797 – November 13, 1797 |
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| 3 | Ray Greene | Federalist | November 13, 1797 – March 5, 1801 |
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| 3 | (Re-?)elected in 1799 Resigned |
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| Vacant | March 5, 1801 – May 6, 1801 |
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| 4 | Christopher Ellery | Democratic- Republican |
May 6, 1801 – March 4, 1805 |
Lost re-election |
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| 5 | James Fenner | Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1805 – September 1807 |
4 | Elected in 1805 Resigned |
| Vacant | September 1807 – October 26, 1807 |
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| 6 | Elisha Mathewson | Democratic- Republican |
October 26, 1807 – March 4, 1811 |
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| 7 | Jeremiah B. Howell | Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1811 – March 4, 1817 |
5 | Elected in 1811 Retired |
| 8 | James Burrill, Jr. | Federalist | March 4, 1817 – December 25, 1820 |
6 | Elected in 1817 Died |
| Vacant | December 25, 1820 – January 9, 1821 |
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| 9 | Nehemiah R. Knight | Democratic- Republican |
January 9, 1821 – March 4, 1841 |
Elected to finish Burrill's term | |
| Crawford Republican |
7 | Re-elected in 1823 | |||
| Anti-Jacksonian | 8 | Re-elected in 1829 | |||
| Whig | 9 | Re-elected in 1835 |
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| 10 | James F. Simmons | Whig | March 4, 1841 – March 4, 1847 |
10 | Elected in 1841 |
| 11 | John Hopkins Clarke | Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 4, 1853 |
11 | Elected in 1847 |
| Vacant | March 4, 1853 – July 20, 1853 |
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| 12 | Philip Allen | Democratic | July 20, 1853 – March 4, 1859 |
Retired |
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| 13 | Henry B. Anthony | Republican | March 4, 1859 – September 2, 1884 |
13 | Elected in 1859 |
| 14 | Re-elected in 1865 | ||||
| 15 | Re-elected in 1871 | ||||
| 16 | Re-elected in 1877 | ||||
| 17 | Re-elected in 1883 Died |
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| Vacant | September 2, 1884 – November 19, 1884 |
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| 14 | William P. Sheffield | Republican | November 19, 1884 – January 20, 1885 |
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| 15 | Jonathan Chace | Republican | January 20, 1885 – April 9, 1889 |
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| 18 | (Re-?)elected in 1889 Resigned |
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| 16 | Nathan F. Dixon, III | Republican | April 10, 1889 – March 4, 1895 |
Retired |
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| 17 | George P. Wetmore | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1907 |
19 | Elected in 1895 |
| 20 | Re-elected in 1801 Legislature failed to elect |
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| Vacant | March 4, 1907 – January 22, 1908 |
21 | |||
| George P. Wetmore | Republican | January 22, 1908– March 4, 1913 |
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| 18 | LeBaron B. Colt | Republican | March 4, 1913 – August 18, 1924 |
22 | Elected in 1912 |
| 23 | Re-elected in 1918 Died |
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| Vacant | August 18, 1924 – November 5, 1924 |
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| 19 | Jesse H. Metcalf | Republican | November 5, 1924 – January 3, 1937 |
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| 24 | (Re-?)elected in 1924 | ||||
| 25 | Re-elected in 1930 Lost re-election |
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| 20 | Theodore F. Green | Democratic | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1961 |
26 | Elected in 1936 |
| 27 | Re-elected in 1942 | ||||
| 28 | Re-elected in 1948 | ||||
| 29 | Re-elected in 1954 Retired |
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| 21 | Claiborne Pell | Democratic | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1997 |
30 | Elected in 1960 |
| 31 | Re-elected in 1966 | ||||
| 32 | Re-elected in 1972 | ||||
| 33 | Re-elected in 1978 | ||||
| 34 | Re-elected in 1984 | ||||
| 35 | Re-elected in 1990 Retired |
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| 22 | Jack Reed | Democratic | January 3, 1997 – Present |
36 | Elected in 1996 |
| 37 | Re-elected in 2002 | ||||
| 38 | Re-elected in 2008 | ||||
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