List of United States Senators From Tennessee

Class 2

Class 2 Senators belong to the electoral cycle that were elected for two sessions of the U.S. Congress in the first election of 1788 and whose seats in recent years are contested in 1996, 2002, 2008, and 2014.

#	Senator	Party	Years	Congress	Term	Electoral history
1	William Blount	Democratic-Republican	August 2, 1796 – July 8, 1797	4	1	Elected in 1796 Expelled
1	William Blount	Democratic-Republican	August 2, 1796 – July 8, 1797	5		Elected in 1796 Expelled
2	Joseph Anderson	Democratic-Republican	July 8, 1797 – March 3, 1799	5		Elected to finish Blount's term Resigned when elected to Class 1 seat
3	William Cocke	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1805	6	2	Elected to finish Anderson's term
				7
				8
4	Daniel Smith	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1805 – March 31, 1809	9	3	Elected in 1805 Resigned
				10
				11
Vacant			April 1, 1809 – April 10, 1809	11
5	Jenkin Whiteside	Democratic-Republican	April 11, 1809 – October 8, 1811	11		Elected to finish Smith's term
5	Jenkin Whiteside	Democratic-Republican	April 11, 1809 – October 8, 1811	12	4	Re-elected in 1809 Resigned
6	George W. Campbell	Democratic-Republican	October 8, 1811 – February 11, 1814	12		Elected to finish Whiteside's term Resigned
6	George W. Campbell	Democratic-Republican	October 8, 1811 – February 11, 1814	13		Elected to finish Whiteside's term Resigned
Vacant			February 12, 1814 – March 16, 1814	13
7	Jesse Wharton	Democratic-Republican	March 17, 1814 – October 10, 1815	13		Appointed to continue Campbell's term Retired when successor elected
7	Jesse Wharton	Democratic-Republican	March 17, 1814 – October 10, 1815	14
8	John Williams	Democratic-Republican	October 10, 1815 – March 3, 1823	14		Elected to finish Campbell's term
				15	5	Appointed to continue his term due to legislature's failure to elect Elected to finish his term Lost re-election
				16
				17
9	Andrew Jackson	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1823 – October 14, 1825	18	6	Elected in 1823 Resigned
9	Andrew Jackson	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1823 – October 14, 1825	19		Elected in 1823 Resigned
Vacant			October 15, 1825 – October 27, 1825	19
10	Hugh Lawson White	Jacksonian	October 28, 1825 – January 13, 1840	19		Elected to finish Jackson's term
				20		Elected to finish Jackson's term
				21	7	Re-elected in 1829
				22
				23
		Anti-Jacksonian		24	8	Re-elected in 1835 Resigned because he could not conscientiously obey the instructions of his constituents
		Whig		25
		Whig		26
11	Alexander O. Anderson	Democratic	February 25, 1840 – March 3, 1841	26		Elected to finish White's term Retired
Vacant			March 4, 1841 – October 17, 1843	27	9	Legislature failed to elect
Vacant			March 4, 1841 – October 17, 1843	28		Legislature failed to elect
12	Spencer Jarnagin	Whig	October 17, 1843 – March 3, 1847	28		Elected to finish vacant term Lost re-election
12	Spencer Jarnagin	Whig	October 17, 1843 – March 3, 1847	29		Elected to finish vacant term Lost re-election
Vacant			March 4, 1847 – November 21, 1847	30	10
13	John Bell	Whig	November 22, 1847 – March 3, 1859	30		Elected late in 1847
				31
				32
				33	11	Re-elected in 1853
				34
				35
14	Alfred O. P. Nicholson	Democratic	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	36	12	Elected in 1859 Withdrew in anticipation of secession
Vacant			March 4, 1861 – July 23, 1866	37		U.S. Civil War
				38
				39	13
15	Joseph S. Fowler	Unionist	July 24, 1866 – March 3, 1871	39		Elected to finish vacant term Retired
		Republican		40
		Republican		41
16	Henry Cooper	Democratic	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1877	42	14	Elected in 1870 Retired
				43
				44
17	Isham G. Harris	Democratic	March 4, 1877 – July 8, 1897	45	15	Elected in 1876
				46
				47
				48	16	Re-elected in 1884
				49
				50
				51	17	Re-elected in 1890
				52
				53
				54	18	Re-elected in 1896 Died
				55		Re-elected in 1896 Died
Vacant			July 9, 1897 – July 19, 1897	55
18	Thomas B. Turley	Democratic	July 20, 1897 – March 3, 1901	55		Appointed to continue Harris's term Elected to finish Harris's term Retired
18	Thomas B. Turley	Democratic	July 20, 1897 – March 3, 1901	56
19	Edward W. Carmack	Democratic	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1907	57	19	Elected in 1900 Lost re-election
				58
				59
20	Robert Love Taylor	Democratic	March 4, 1907 – March 31, 1912	60	20	Elected in 1906 Died
				61
				62
Vacant			April 1, 1912 – April 10, 1912
21	Newell Sanders	Republican	April 11, 1912 – January 24, 1913			Appointed to continue Taylor's term Retired when successor elected
22	William R. Webb	Democratic	January 24, 1913 – March 3, 1913	62		Elected to finish Taylor's term Retired
23	John K. Shields	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1925	63	21	Elected in 1912
				64
				65
				66	22	Re-elected in 1918 Lost renomination
				67
				68
24	Lawrence D. Tyson	Democratic	March 4, 1925 – August 24, 1929	69	23	Elected in 1924 Died
				70
				71
Vacant			August 25, 1929 – September 1, 1929	71
25	William E. Brock	Democratic	September 2, 1929 – March 3, 1931	71		Appointed to continue Tyson's term Elected to finish Tyson's term Retired
26	Cordell Hull	Democratic	March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933	72	24	Elected in 1930 Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State
27	Nathan L. Bachman	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – April 23, 1937	73		Appointed to continue Hull's term Elected to finish Hull's term
				74
				75	25	Re-elected in 1936 Died
Vacant			April 24, 1937 – May 5, 1937
28	George L. Berry	Democratic	May 6, 1937 – November 8, 1938			Appointed to continue Bachman's term Retired when successor elected
Vacant			November 9, 1938 – January 16, 1939	75		Successor elected who preferred to remain as district attorney general
Vacant			November 9, 1938 – January 16, 1939	76
29	Tom Stewart	Democratic	January 16, 1939 – January 3, 1949	76		Elected to finish Bachman's term
				77		Elected to finish Bachman's term
				78	26	Re-elected in 1942 Lost renomination
				79
				80
30	Estes Kefauver	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – August 10, 1963	81	27	Elected in 1948
				82
				83
				84	28	Re-elected in 1954
				85
				86
				87	29	Re-elected in 1962 Died
				88		Re-elected in 1962 Died
Vacant			August 10, 1963 – August 20, 1963
31	Herbert S. Walters	Democratic	August 20, 1963 – November 3, 1964			Appointed to continue Kefauver's term Retired
32	Ross Bass	Democratic	November 4, 1964 – January 2, 1967	88		Elected to finish Kefauver's term Lost renomination
32	Ross Bass	Democratic	November 4, 1964 – January 2, 1967	89		Elected to finish Kefauver's term Lost renomination
33	Howard Baker	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1985	90	30	Elected in 1966
				91
				92
				93	31	Re-elected in 1972
				94
				95
				96	32	Re-elected in 1978 Retired
				97
				98
34	Al Gore, Jr.	Democratic	January 3, 1985 – January 2, 1993	99	33	Elected in 1984
				100
				101
				102	34	Re-elected in 1990 Resigned to become U.S. Vice President
Vacant			January 2, 1993 – January 5, 1993	102
Vacant			January 2, 1993 – January 5, 1993	103
35	Harlan Mathews	Democratic	January 5, 1993 – December 2, 1994	103		Appointed to continue Gore's term Retired when successor elected
36	Fred Thompson	Republican	December 2, 1994 – January 3, 2003	103		Elected to finish Gore's term
				104		Elected to finish Gore's term
				105	35	Re-elected in 1996 Retired
				106
				107
37	Lamar Alexander	Republican	January 3, 2003 – Incumbent	108	36	Elected in 2002
				109
				110
				111	37	Re-elected in 2008
				112
				113
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