List of United States Senators from California

California elects United States Senators to Class 1 and Class 3. The state has been represented by 44 people in the Senate. Its current Senators are Democrats Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, the current senior delegation in the Senate.

List of Senators

Class 1 Class 1 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that were first elected for only one U.S. Congress in the first elections of 1850, and then the seat was contested again every three Congresses (six years) thereafter. The seat in recent years have been contested in 2000, 2006, and 2012. The next election will be in 2018.						C o n g r e s s	Class 3 Class 3 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that were first elected for the first three United States Congresses in the first elections of 1850, and then the seat was contested again every three Congresses (six years) thereafter. The seat in recent years have been contested in 1998, 2004, and 2010, and 2016. The next election will be in 2022.
#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T e r m		T e r m	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
1	John C. Frémont	Democratic	September 10, 1850 – March 3, 1851	Elected in 1850.	1	31st Congress	1	Elected in 1850.	September 10, 1850 – March 3, 1855	Democratic	William M. Gwin	1
Vacant			March 4, 1851 – January 30, 1852	Legislature failed to elect.	2	32nd Congress
2	John B. Weller	Democratic	January 30, 1852 – March 3, 1857	Elected late in 1852. Lost re-election.
		33rd Congress
		34th Congress				2	Legislature failed to elect.	March 4, 1855 – January 13, 1857	Vacant
							Elected late in 1857. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	January 13, 1857 – March 3, 1861	Democratic	William M. Gwin
3	David C. Broderick	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – September 16, 1859	Elected in 1856. Died.	3				35th Congress
		36th Congress
Vacant			September 16, 1859 – November 3, 1859
4	Henry P. Haun	Democratic	November 3, 1859 – March 3, 1860	Appointed to continue Broderick's term. Lost election to finish Broderick's term.
5	Milton Latham	Democratic	March 5, 1860 – March 3, 1863	Elected to finish Broderick's term. Lost re-election.
		37th Congress				3	Elected in 1860. Retired.	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1867	Democratic	James A. McDougall	2
6	John Conness	Republican[1]	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869	Elected in 1862 or 1863. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	4				38th Congress
		39th Congress
		40th Congress				4	Elected in 1866 or 1867. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873	Republican	Cornelius Cole	3
7	Eugene Casserly	Democratic	March 4, 1869 – November 29, 1873	Elected in 1868. Resigned.	5				41st Congress
		42nd Congress
		43rd Congress				5	Elected in 1872 or 1873. Retired.	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879	Republican	Aaron A. Sargent	4
Vacant			November 29, 1873 – December 23, 1873
8	John S. Hager	Democratic	December 23, 1873 – March 3, 1875	Elected to finish Casserly's term. Retired.
9	Newton Booth	Anti-Monopoly	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881	Elected in 1874. Retired.	6				44th Congress
		45th Congress
		46th Congress				6	Elected in 1878. Retired.	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1885	Democratic	James T. Farley	5
10	John Franklin Miller	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 8, 1886	Elected in 1880. Died.	7				47th Congress
		48th Congress
		49th Congress				7	Elected in 1885.	March 4, 1885 – June 21, 1893	Republican	Leland Stanford	6
Vacant			March 8, 1886 – March 23, 1886
11	George Hearst	Democratic	March 23, 1886 – August 4, 1886	Appointed to continue Miller's term. Successor qualified.
12	Abram P. Williams	Republican	August 4, 1886 – March 3, 1887	Elected to finish Miller's term. Retired.
13	George Hearst	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – February 28, 1891	Elected in 1887. Died.	8				50th Congress
		51st Congress
Vacant			February 28, 1891 – March 19, 1891
						52nd Congress	8		Re-elected in 1891. Died.
14	Charles N. Felton	Republican	March 19, 1891 – March 3, 1893	Elected to finish Hearst's term. Retired.
15	Stephen M. White	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1899	Elected in 1893. Retired.	9	53rd Congress
								June 21, 1893 – July 26, 1893	Vacant
		Appointed to continue Stanford's term. Elected January 23, 1895 to finish Stanford's term.[2]						July 26, 1893 – March 3, 1915	Republican	George Clement Perkins	7
						54th Congress
		55th Congress				9	Re-elected January 13, 1897.[3]
Vacant			March 4, 1899 – February 7, 1900		10				56th Congress
16	Thomas R. Bard	Republican	February 7, 1900 – March 3, 1905	Elected late in 1900. Lost re-election.
		57th Congress
		58th Congress				10	Re-elected January 13, 1903.[4]
17	Frank P. Flint	Republican	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911	Elected January 11, 1905.[5] Retired.	11				59th Congress
		60th Congress
		61st Congress				11	Re-elected January 12, 1909.[6] Retired.
18	John D. Works	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917	Elected in 1911. Retired.	12				62nd Congress
		63rd Congress
		64th Congress				12	Elected in 1914. Lost re-election.	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921	Democratic	James D. Phelan	8
19	Hiram Johnson	Republican	March 16, 1917 – August 6, 1945	Elected in 1916.	13				65th Congress
		66th Congress
		67th Congress				13	Elected in 1920.	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1933	Republican	Samuel M. Shortridge	9
		Re-elected in 1922.		14	68th Congress
					69th Congress
					70th Congress	14	Re-elected in 1926. Lost renomination.
		Re-elected in 1928.		15	71st Congress
					72nd Congress
					73rd Congress	15	Elected in 1932. Lost renomination, then resigned.	March 4, 1933 – November 8, 1938	Democratic	William Gibbs McAdoo	10
		Re-elected in 1934.		16	74th Congress
					75th Congress
							Appointed to finish McAdoo's term. Retired.	November 9, 1938 – January 3, 1939	Democratic	Thomas M. Storke	11
					76th Congress	16	Elected in 1938.	January 3, 1939 – November 30, 1950	Democratic	Sheridan Downey	12
		Re-elected in 1940. Died.		17	77th Congress
					78th Congress
					79th Congress	17	Re-elected in 1944. Ran for re-election, but dropped out of renomination race due to ill health. Resigned early due to ill health.
Vacant			August 6, 1945 – August 26, 1945
20	William F. Knowland	Republican	August 26, 1945 – January 3, 1959						Appointed to continue Johnson's term. Elected November 5, 1946 to finish Johnson's term.
		Elected to full term in 1946.		18	80th Congress
					81st Congress
							Appointed to finish Downey's term, having been elected to the next term.	December 4, 1950 – January 1, 1953	Republican	Richard Nixon	13
					82nd Congress	18	Elected in 1950. Resigned to become Vice President.
								January 1, 1953 – January 3, 1953	Vacant
							Appointed to continue Nixon's term. Elected November 2, 1954 to finish Nixon's term.[2]	January 2, 1953 – January 3, 1969	Republican	Thomas Kuchel	14
		Re-elected in 1952. Retired to run for Governor of California.		19	83rd Congress
					84th Congress
					85th Congress	19	Elected to full term in 1956.
21	Clair Engle	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – July 30, 1964	Elected in 1958. Died.	20				86th Congress
		87th Congress
		88th Congress				20	Re-elected in 1962. Lost renomination.
Vacant			July 30, 1964 – August 4, 1964
22	Pierre Salinger	Democratic	August 4, 1964 – December 31, 1964	Appointed to continue Engle's term. Lost election to full term, then resigned early to give successor preferential seniority.
23	George Murphy	Republican	January 1, 1965 – January 2, 1971	Appointed to finish Salinger's term, having been elected to the next term.
		Elected in 1964. Lost re-election, then resigned early to give successor preferential seniority.		21	89th Congress
					90th Congress
					91st Congress	21	Elected in 1968.	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1993	Democratic	Alan Cranston	15
24	John V. Tunney	Democratic	January 2, 1971 – January 2, 1977						Appointed to finish Murphy's term, having been elected to the next term.
		Elected in 1970. Lost re-election, then resigned early to give successor preferential seniority.		22	92nd Congress
					93rd Congress
					94th Congress	22	Re-elected in 1974.
25	S. I. Hayakawa	Republican	January 2, 1977 – January 3, 1983						Appointed to finish Tunney's term, having been elected to the next term.
		Elected in 1976. Retired.		23	95th Congress
					96th Congress
					97th Congress	23	Re-elected in 1980.
26	Pete Wilson	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 7, 1991	Elected in 1982.	24				98th Congress
		99th Congress
		100th Congress				24	Re-elected in 1986. Retired.
		Re-elected in 1988. Resigned to become Governor of California.		25	101st Congress
					102nd Congress
27	John F. Seymour	Republican	January 7, 1991 – November 10, 1992						Appointed to continue Wilson's term. Lost election to finish Wilson's term.
28	Dianne Feinstein	Democratic	November 10, 1992 – Present						Elected to finish Wilson's term.
		103rd Congress			25	Elected in 1992.	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2017	Democratic		Barbara Boxer	16
		Elected to full term in 1994.		26				104th Congress
								105th Congress
					106th Congress	26		Re-elected in 1998.
		Re-elected in 2000.		27	107th Congress
					108th Congress
					109th Congress	27		Re-elected in 2004.
		Re-elected in 2006.		28	110th Congress
					111th Congress
					112th Congress	28		Re-elected in 2010. Retired.[7]
		Re-elected in 2012.		29	113th Congress
					114th Congress
					115th Congress	29	Elected in 2016.	January 3, 2017 – Present	Democratic	Kamala Harris	17
To be determined in the 2018 election.					30				116th Congress
									117th Congress
						118th Congress	30	To be determined in the 2022 election.
#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T e r m		T e r m	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 1							Class 3

Living former U.S. Senators from California

As of October 2016, there are three former U.S. Senators from the U.S. State of California who are currently living at this time, all from Class 1. The most recent senator to die was Pierre Salinger of Class 1 (1964) on October 16, 2004. The most recent Class 3 senator to die was Alan Cranston (1969-1993) on December 31, 2000. The most recently serving Class 1 senator to die was S. I. Hayakawa (1977-1983) on February 27, 1992.

References

• "Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present". via Senate.gov. 
• Byrd, Robert C. (October 1, 1993). Wolff, Wendy, ed. "The Senate, 1789-1989: Historical Statistics, 1789-1992". United States Senate Historical Office (volume 4 Bicentennial ed.). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. 

See also

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