Jump to content

List of United States senators from Montana

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Current delegation

Montana was admitted to the Union on November 8, 1889, and elects U.S. senators to classes 1 and 2. Its current U.S. senators are Democrat Jon Tester (serving since 2007) and Republican Steve Daines (serving since 2015), making it one of five states to have a United States Senate delegation split between Republican and Democratic caucusing senators. Max Baucus is the state's longest serving senator, serving from 1978 to 2014.

List of senators

[edit]
Class 1
Class 1 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2000, 2006, 2012, and 2018. The next election will be in 2024.
C Class 2
Class 2 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2002, 2008, 2014, and 2020. The next election will be in 2026.
# Senator Party Dates in office Electoral history T T Electoral history Dates in office Party Senator #
Vacant Nov 8, 1889 –
Jan 1, 1890
Montana elected its first senators two months after admission to the Union. 1 51st 1 Montana elected its first senators two months after admission to the Union. Nov 8, 1889 –
Jan 2, 1890
Vacant
1
Wilbur F. Sanders
Republican Jan 1, 1890 –
Mar 3, 1893
Elected in 1890.
Lost re-election.
Elected in 1890.
Retired.
Jan 2, 1890 –
Mar 3, 1895
Republican
Thomas C. Power
1
52nd
Vacant Mar 3, 1893 –
Jan 16, 1895
Legislature failed to elect. 2 53rd
2
Lee Mantle
Republican Jan 16, 1895 –
Mar 3, 1899
Elected to finish vacant term.
Lost renomination.
54th 2 Elected in Jan 1895.[1]
Lost re-election.
Mar 4, 1895 –
Mar 3, 1901
Republican
Thomas H. Carter
2
Silver
Republican
55th
3
William Clark
Democratic Mar 4, 1899 –
May 15, 1900
Elected in 1899.
Resigned to avoid claim of election fraud.
3 56th
Vacant May 15, 1900 –
Mar 7, 1901
Clark was appointed to continue his term, but did not qualify.
57th 3 Elected in 1901.
Retired.
Mar 4, 1901 –
Mar 3, 1907
Democratic
William Clark
3
4
Paris Gibson
Democratic Mar 7, 1901 –
Mar 3, 1905
Elected to finish Clark's term.[2][3]
Retired.
58th
5 Portrait of Thomas H. Carter
Thomas H. Carter
Republican Mar 4, 1905 –
Mar 3, 1911
Elected Jan 16, 1905.[4]
Lost re-election.
4 59th
60th 4 Elected Jan 16, 1907.[5]
Lost re-election as a Progressive.
Mar 4, 1907 –
Mar 3, 1913
Republican
Joseph M. Dixon
4
61st
6
Henry L. Myers
Democratic Mar 4, 1911 –
Mar 3, 1923
Elected Mar 2, 1911. 5 62nd
63rd 5 Elected Jan 14, 1913. Mar 4, 1913 –
Mar 2, 1933
Democratic
Thomas J. Walsh
5
64th
Re-elected in 1916.
Retired.
6 65th
66th 6 Re-elected in 1918.
67th
7
Burton K. Wheeler
Democratic Mar 4, 1923 –
Jan 3, 1947
Elected in 1922. 7 68th
69th 7 Re-elected in 1924.
70th
Re-elected in 1928. 8 71st
72nd 8 Re-elected in 1930.
Died.[6]
  Mar 2, 1933 –
Mar 13, 1933
Vacant
73rd
Appointed to continue Walsh's term.
Lost nomination to finish Walsh's term.
Mar 13, 1933 –
Nov 6, 1934
Democratic
John E. Erickson
6
Elected to finish Walsh's term.[7] Nov 7, 1934 –
Jan 3, 1961
Democratic
James E. Murray
7
Re-elected in 1934. 9 74th
75th 9 Re-elected in 1936.
76th
Re-elected in 1940.
Lost renomination.
10 77th
78th 10 Re-elected in 1942.
79th
8
Zales Ecton
Republican Jan 3, 1947 –
Jan 3, 1953
Elected in 1946.
Lost re-election.
11 80th
81st 11 Re-elected in 1948.
82nd
9
Mike Mansfield
Democratic Jan 3, 1953 –
Jan 3, 1977
Elected in 1952.[8] 12 83rd
84th 12 Re-elected in 1954.
Retired.
85th
Re-elected in 1958. 13 86th
87th 13 Elected in 1960.[9] Jan 3, 1961 –
Jan 12, 1978
Democratic
Lee Metcalf
8
88th
Re-elected in 1964. 14 89th
90th 14 Re-elected in 1966.
91st
Re-elected in 1970.
Retired.
15 92nd
93rd 15 Re-elected in 1972.
Died.
94th
10
John Melcher
Democratic Jan 3, 1977 –
Jan 3, 1989
Elected in 1976. 16 95th
  Jan 12, 1978 –
Jan 22, 1978
Vacant
Appointed to finish Metcalf's term.
Lost nomination to full term.
Resigned early to give successor preferential seniority.
Jan 22, 1978 –
Dec 14, 1978
Democratic
Paul G. Hatfield
9
  Dec 14, 1978 –
Dec 15, 1978
Vacant
Appointed early to finish Metcalf's term, having already been elected to the next term.[10] Dec 15, 1978 –
Feb 6, 2014
Democratic
Max Baucus
10
96th 16 Elected in 1978.
97th
Re-elected in 1982.
Lost re-election.
17 98th
99th 17 Re-elected in 1984.
100th
11
Conrad Burns
Republican Jan 3, 1989 –
Jan 3, 2007
Elected in 1988. 18 101st
102nd 18 Re-elected in 1990.
103rd
Re-elected in 1994. 19 104th
105th 19 Re-elected in 1996.
106th
Re-elected in 2000.
Lost re-election.
20 107th
108th 20 Re-elected in 2002.
109th
12
Jon Tester
Democratic Jan 3, 2007 –
present
Elected in 2006. 21 110th
111th 21 Re-elected in 2008.
Announced retirement, then resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to China.
112th
Re-elected in 2012. 22 113th
  Feb 6, 2014 –
Feb 9, 2014
Vacant
Appointed to finish Baucus's term.
Ran for election to full term, but withdrew.
Feb 9, 2014 –
Jan 3, 2015
Democratic
John Walsh
11
114th 22 Elected in 2014. Jan 3, 2015 –
present
Republican
Steve Daines
12
115th
Re-elected in 2018. 23 116th
117th 23 Re-elected in 2020.
118th
To be determined in the 2024 election. 24 119th
120th 24 To be determined in the 2026 election.
# Senator Party Years in office Electoral history T C T Electoral history Years in office Party Senator #
Class 1 Class 2

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Goodspeed, Weston Arthur, ed. (1904). "The Province and the States: A History of the Province of Louisiana Under France and Spain, And of the Territories and States of the United States Formed Therefrom" (Vol. VI ed.). Madison, Wisconsin: Western Historical Association. p. 457.
  2. ^ Tribune Staff. "125 Montana Newsmakers: Paris Gibson". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
  3. ^ "Gibson, Paris, (1830 - 1920)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
  4. ^ The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1906. New York: The Press Publishing Co. New York World. 1905. p. 108.
  5. ^ The Tribune Almanac and Political Register 1908. New York: The Tribune Association. 1908. p. 259.
  6. ^ Tribune Staff. "125 Montana Newsmakers: Sen. Thomas J. Walsh". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
  7. ^ Tribune Staff. "125 Montana Newsmakers: Sen. James E. Murray". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
  8. ^ Tribune Staff. "125 Montana Newsmakers: Mike Mansfield". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
  9. ^ Tribune Staff. "125 Montana Newsmakers: Sen. Lee Metcalf". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
  10. ^ Tribune Staff. "125 Montana Newsmakers: Sen. Max Baucus". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved August 29, 2011.