List of United States Senators from Washington

Washington was admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889, and elects its United States Senators to Class 1 and Class 3. Its current senators are Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell.

List of Senators

Class 1 Class 1 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1994, 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 has recently 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	#
Vacant			November 11, 1889 – November 20, 1889	Washington elected its first senators after it was admitted to the Union.	1	51st Congress	1	Washington elected its first senators after it was admitted to the Union.	November 11, 1889 – November 20, 1889	Vacant
1	John B. Allen	Republican	November 20, 1889 – March 4, 1893	Elected in 1889. Legislature failed to re-elect.				Elected in 1889.	November 20, 1889 – March 4, 1897	Republican	Watson C. Squire	1
		52nd Congress				2	Re-elected in 1891. Lost re-election.
Vacant			March 4, 1893 – February 19, 1895	The legislature failed to elect a senator for the term beginning March 4, 1893. The governor appointed John Allen to serve until March 20, 1893, but the Senate rejected his credentials.	2			53rd Congress
2	John L. Wilson	Republican	February 19, 1895 – March 4, 1899	Elected February 1, 1895 to finish the vacant term, but took his seat late. Lost renomination.
		54th Congress
		55th Congress				3	Elected in 1897. Retired.	March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1903	Democratic	George Turner	2
3	Addison G. Foster	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 4, 1905	Elected February 1, 1899.[1] Retired.	3				56th Congress
		57th Congress
		58th Congress				4	Elected in 1902. Lost renomination.	March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1909	Republican	Levi Ankeny	3
4	Samuel H. Piles	Republican	March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1911	Elected in 1904. Retired.	4				59th Congress
		60th Congress
		61st Congress				5	Elected in 1908	March 4, 1909 – November 19, 1932	Republican	Wesley L. Jones	4
5	Miles Poindexter	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1923	Elected in 1910	5				62nd Congress
		63rd Congress
		64th Congress				6	Re-elected in 1914
		Re-elected in 1916. Lost re-election.		6	65th Congress
					66th Congress
					67th Congress	7	Re-elected in 1920
6	Clarence C. Dill	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1935	Elected in 1922	7				68th Congress
		69th Congress
		70th Congress				8	Re-elected in 1926. Died, having already lost re-election.
		Re-elected in 1928. Retired.		8	71st Congress
					72nd Congress
								November 19, 1932 – November 22, 1932	Vacant
							Appointed to finish Jones's term. Retired.	November 22, 1932 – March 4, 1933	Republican	Elijah S. Grammer	5
					73rd Congress	9	Elected in 1932	March 4, 1933 – November 13, 1944	Democratic	Homer T. Bone	6
7	Lewis B. Schwellenbach	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – December 16, 1940	Elected in 1934. Resigned.	9				74th Congress
		75th Congress
		76th Congress				10	Re-elected in 1938. Resigned.
Vacant			December 16, 1940 – December 19, 1940
8	Monrad C. Wallgren	Democratic	December 19, 1940 – January 9, 1945	Appointed to finish Schwellenbach's term, having already been elected to the next term.
		Elected in 1940. Resigned.		10	77th Congress
					78th Congress
								November 13, 1944 – December 14, 1944	Vacant
							Appointed to finish Bone's term, having already been elected to the next term.	December 14, 1944 – January 3, 1981	Democratic	Warren G. Magnuson	7
					79th Congress	11	Elected in 1944
9	Hugh B. Mitchell	Democratic	January 10, 1945 – December 25, 1946						Appointed to finish Wallgren's term. Lost election to next term and resigned early.
10	Harry P. Cain	Republican	December 26, 1946 – January 3, 1953						Appointed to finish Mitchell's term, having already been elected to the next term.
		Elected in 1946. Lost re-election.		11	80th Congress
					81st Congress
					82nd Congress	12	Re-elected in 1950
11	Henry M. Jackson	Democratic	January 3, 1953 – September 1, 1983	Elected in 1952	12				83rd Congress
		84th Congress
		85th Congress				13	Re-elected in 1956
		Re-elected in 1958		13	86th Congress
					87th Congress
					88th Congress	14	Re-elected in 1962
		Re-elected in 1964		14	89th Congress
					90th Congress
					91st Congress	15	Re-elected in 1968
		Re-elected in 1970		15	92nd Congress
					93rd Congress
					94th Congress	16	Re-elected in 1974. Lost re-election.
		Re-elected in 1976		16	95th Congress
					96th Congress
					97th Congress	17	Elected in 1980. Lost re-election.	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1987	Republican	Slade Gorton	8
		Re-elected in 1982. Died.		17	98th Congress
Vacant			September 1, 1983 – September 8, 1983
12	Daniel J. Evans	Republican	September 8, 1983 – January 3, 1989						Appointed to continue Jackson's term. Elected to finish Jackson's term. Retired.
		99th Congress
		100th Congress			18	Elected in 1986. Retired.	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993	Democratic		Brock Adams	9
13	Slade Gorton	Republican	January 3, 1989 – January 3, 2001	Elected in 1988				18	101st Congress
		102nd Congress
		103rd Congress			19	Elected in 1992	January 3, 1993 – Present		Democratic	Patty Murray	10
		Re-elected in 1994. Lost re-election.		19				104th Congress
								105th Congress
					106th Congress	20		Re-elected in 1998
14	Maria Cantwell	Democratic	January 3, 2001 – Present	Elected in 2000	20				107th Congress
		108th Congress
		109th Congress				21		Re-elected in 2004
		Re-elected in 2006		21	110th Congress
					111th Congress
					112th Congress	22		Re-elected in 2010
		Re-elected in 2012		22	113th Congress
					114th Congress
					115th Congress	23		Re-elected in 2016.
To be determined in the 2018 election.					23				116th Congress
									117th Congress
						118th Congress	24	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 Washington

As of October 2016, there are two living former Senators, both from Class 1 (although Gorton had also served in Class 3). The most recent senator to die was Brock Adams of Class 3 (1987-1993) on September 10, 2004. The most recent Class 1 senator to die was Hugh Mitchell (1945-1946) on June 10, 1996. The most recently serving Class 1 senator to die was Henry M. Jackson (1953-1983), who died in office on September 1, 1983.

See also

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

References