List of United States Senators from Indiana

Indiana was admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816. Since then, Indiana has been represented in the United States Senate by 44 different men in Class 1 and Class 3; David Turpie served non-consecutive terms in Class 1, Dan Coats served non-consecutive terms in Class 3, and William Ezra Jenner served in both classes. Until the passage of the 17th amendment in 1913, senators were elected by the Indiana General Assembly; after that they were elected popularly by Indiana citizens. A senatorial term lasts six years beginning on January 3. In case of a vacancy the Governor of Indiana has the duty to appoint a new senator. The longest-serving of any Senator from Indiana is incumbent Republican Richard Lugar.

Class 1

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

#	Senator	Party	Years	Term	Electoral history
1	James Noble	Democratic- Republican	December 11, 1816 – February 26, 1831	1	Elected in 1816
				2	Re-elected in 1821
		Crawford Republican
		Anti- Jacksonian
				3	Re-elected in 1827 Died
Vacant			February 26, 1831 – August 19, 1831
2	Robert Hanna	Whig	August 19, 1831 – January 3, 1832		Appointed to continue Noble's term Retired when successor qualified
3	John Tipton	Democratic	January 3, 1832 – March 4, 1839		Elected to finish Noble's term
				4	Elected to full term in 1832 Retired
4	Albert Smith White	Whig	March 4, 1839 – March 4, 1845	5	Elected in 1838 Retired
5	Jesse D. Bright	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – February 5, 1862	6	Elected in 1844
				7	Re-elected in 1850
				8	Re-elected in 1856 Expelled for sympathizing with the Confederacy
Vacant			February 5, 1862 – February 24, 1862
6	Joseph A. Wright	Democratic	February 24, 1862 – January 14, 1863		Appointed to finish Bright's term Retired when successor qualified
7	David Turpie	Democratic	January 14, 1863 – March 4, 1863		Elected to finish Bright's term
8	Thomas A. Hendricks	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 4, 1869	9	Elected in 1862 Retired
9	Daniel D. Pratt	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1875	10	Elected in 1868 Retired
10	Joseph E. McDonald	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1881	11	Elected in 1874 Lost re-election
11	Benjamin Harrison	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 4, 1887	12	Elected in 1880 Lost re-election
12	David Turpie	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1899	13	Elected in 1887
				14	Re-elected in 1893 Lost re-election
13	Albert J. Beveridge	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 4, 1911	15	Elected in 1899
				16	Re-elected in 1905 Lost re-election
14	John W. Kern	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1917	17	Elected in 1910 Lost re-election
15	Harry Stewart New	Republican	March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1923	18	Elected in 1916 Lost renomination
16	Samuel M. Ralston	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – October 14, 1925	19	Elected in 1922 Died
Vacant			October 14, 1925 – October 20, 1925
17	Arthur Raymond Robinson	Republican	October 20, 1925 – January 3, 1935		Appointed to continue Ralston's term Elected to finish Ralston's term
				20	Re-elected in 1928 Lost re-election
18	Sherman Minton	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941	21	Elected in 1934 Lost re-election
19	Raymond E. Willis	Republican	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1947	22	Elected in 1940 Retired
20	William Ezra Jenner	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1959	23	Elected in 1946
				24	Re-elected in 1952 Retired
21	Vance Hartke	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1977	25	Elected in 1958
				26	Re-elected in 1964
				27	Re-elected in 1970 Lost re-election
22	Richard Lugar	Republican	January 3, 1977 – Present	28	Elected in 1976
				29	Re-elected in 1982
				30	Re-elected in 1988
				31	Re-elected in 1994
				32	Re-elected in 2000
				33	Re-elected in 2006
#	Senator	Party	Years	Term	Electoral history

Class 3

Class 3 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that was elected for three sessions of the U.S. Congress in the first election of 1788 and whose seats in recent years were contested in 1992, 1998, 2004, and 2010. They will next be contested in 2016.

#	Senator	Party	Years	Term	Electoral history
1	Waller Taylor	Democratic Republican	December 11, 1816 – March 4, 1825	1	Elected in 1816
				2	Re-elected in 1818 Retired
2	William Hendricks	National Republican	March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1837	3	Elected in 1824
				4	Re-elected in 1830 Lost re-election
3	Oliver H. Smith	Whig	March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1843	5	Elected in 1836 Lost re-election
4	Edward A. Hannegan	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 4, 1849	6	Elected in 1842 Lost renomination
5	James Whitcomb	Democratic	March 4, 1849 – December 4, 1852	7	Elected in 1848 Died
Vacant			December 4, 1852 – December 6, 1852
6	Charles W. Cathcart	Democratic	December 6, 1852 – January 18, 1853		Appointed to continue Whitcomb's term Retired when successor qualified
7	John Pettit	Democratic	January 18, 1853 – March 4, 1855		Elected to finish Whitcomb's term Lost election to full term
Vacant			March 4, 1855 – February 4, 1857	8	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
8	Graham N. Fitch	Democratic	February 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861		Elected late in 1857 Retired
9	Henry Smith Lane	Republican	March 4, 1861 – March 4, 1867	9	Elected in 1860
10	Oliver Hazard Perry Morton	Republican	March 4, 1867 – November 1, 1877	10	Elected in 1866
				11	Re-elected in 1873 Died
Vacant			November 1, 1877 – November 6, 1877
11	Daniel W. Voorhees	Democratic	November 6, 1877 – March 4, 1897		Appointed to continue Morton's term Elected to finish Morton's term
				12	Elected to full term in 1879
				13	Re-elected in 1885
				14	Re-elected in 1891 Lost re-election
12	Charles W. Fairbanks	Republican	March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1905	15	Elected in 1896
				16	Re-elected in 1902 Resigned to become Vice President
13	James A. Hemenway	Republican	March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1909		Elected to finish Fairbanks's term Lost election to full term
14	Benjamin F. Shiveley	Democratic	March 4, 1909 – March 14, 1916	17	Elected in 1909
				18	Re-elected in 1914 Died
Vacant			March 14, 1916 – March 20, 1916
15	Thomas Taggart	Democratic	March 20, 1916 – November 7, 1916		Appointed to continue Shiveley's term Lost election to finish Shiveley's term
16	James Eli Watson	Republican	November 8, 1916 – March 4, 1933		Elected to finish Shiveley's term
				19	Elected to full term in 1920
				20	Re-elected in 1926 Lost re-election
17	Frederick Van Nuys	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 25, 1944	21	Elected in 1932
				22	Re-elected in 1938 Died
Vacant			January 25, 1944 – January 28, 1944
18	Samuel D. Jackson	Democratic	January 28, 1944 – November 13, 1944		Appointed to continue Van Nuys's term Retired when successor elected
19	William E. Jenner	Republican	November 14, 1944 – January 3, 1945		Elected to finish Van Nuys's term Retired
20	Homer E. Capehart	Republican	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1963	23	Elected in 1944
				24	Re-elected in 1950
				25	Re-elected in 1956 Lost re-election
21	Birch Bayh	Democratic	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1981	26	Elected in 1962
				27	Re-elected in 1968
				28	Re-elected in 1974 Lost re-election
22	Dan Quayle	Republican	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1989	29	Elected in 1980
				30	Re-elected in 1986 Resigned to become Vice President
23	Dan Coats	Republican	January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1999		Appointed to continue Quayle's term Elected to finish Quayle's term
				31	Elected to full term in 1992 Retired
24	Evan Bayh	Democratic	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2011	32	Elected in 1998
				33	Re-elected in 2004 Retired
25	Dan Coats	Republican	January 3, 2011 – Present	34	Elected in 2010
#	Senator	Party	Years	Term	Electoral history

Other high offices held

Senators have held other offices.

President of the United States

• Benjamin Harrison

Vice President of the United States

• Thomas A. Hendricks
• Dan Quayle
• Charles W. Fairbanks

Governor of Indiana

• Joseph A. Wright
• Thomas A. Hendricks
• William Hendricks
• Oliver P. Morton
• Henry Smith Lane
• Samuel M. Ralston
• James Whitcomb
• Evan Bayh

United States Supreme Court Justices

• Sherman Minton

Members of the United States House of Representatives

• Joseph A. Wright
• Thomas A. Hendricks
• Joseph E. McDonald
• William Hendricks
• Oliver H. Smith
• Albert Smith White
• Edward A. Hannegan
• Charles W. Cathcart
• John Pettit
• Graham N. Fitch
• Henry Smith Lane
• Daniel W. Voorhees
• James A. Hemenway
• Benjamin F. Shively
• James Eli Watson
• Dan Quayle
• Dan Coats

See also

• List of United States Representatives from Indiana
• United States congressional delegations from Indiana

References

• "U.S. Senators from Indiana". United States Senate. http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/senators/one_item_and_teasers/indiana.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-01.