List of United States Senators from Alabama

Alabama was admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, and elects senators to Class 2 and Class 3. Its Senate seats were declared vacant from March 1861 to July 1868 due to its secession from the Union during the American Civil War. Alabama's current senators are Jeff Sessions and Richard Shelby.

Class 2 1
Class 3 2
References 3
See also 4

Class 2

#	Senator	Party	Years	Term	Electoral history
1	William R. King	Democratic- Republican	December 14, 1819 – April 15, 1844	1	Elected in 1819
		Jacksonian Democrat		2	Re-elected in 1822
				3	Re-elected in 1828
				4	Re-elected in 1834
				5	Re-elected in 1840
				6	Resigned
Vacant			April 15, 1844 – April 22, 1844
2	Dixon Hall Lewis	Democratic	April 22, 1844 – October 24, 1848		Appointed to finish King's term
2	Dixon Hall Lewis	Democratic	April 22, 1844 – October 24, 1848	7	Re-elected in 1846 Died
Vacant			October 24, 1848 – November 25, 1848
3	Benjamin Fitzpatrick	Democratic	November 25, 1848 – November 30, 1849		Appointed to continue Lewis's term Successor elected
4	Jeremiah Clemens	Democratic	November 30, 1849 – March 4, 1853		Elected to finish Lewis's term Retired
5	Clement Claiborne Clay	Democratic	November 29, 1853 – January 21, 1861	8	Elected late in 1853
5	Clement Claiborne Clay	Democratic	November 29, 1853 – January 21, 1861	9	Re-elected in 1858 Withdrew^[1]
Vacant			January 21, 1861 – July 13, 1868	9	American Civil War and Reconstruction
Vacant			January 21, 1861 – July 13, 1868	10	American Civil War and Reconstruction
6	Willard Warner	Republican	July 13, 1868 – March 4, 1871	10	Lost re-election
7	George Goldthwaite	Democratic	March 4, 1871 – March 4, 1877	11	Retired
8	John Tyler Morgan	Democratic	March 4, 1877 – June 11, 1907	12	Elected in 1876
				13	Re-elected in 1882
				14	Re-elected in 1888
				15	Re-elected in 1894
				16	Re-elected in 1900
				17	Re-elected in 1906 Died
Vacant			June 11, 1907 – June 18, 1907
9	John H. Bankhead	Democratic	June 18, 1907 – March 1, 1920		Appointed to finish Morgan's term
				18	Re-elected in 1912
				19	Re-elected in 1918 Died
Vacant			March 1, 1920 – March 5, 1920
10	B. B. Comer	Democratic	March 5, 1920 – November 2, 1920		Appointed to continue Bankhead's term Successor elected
11	James Thomas Heflin	Democratic	November 3, 1920 – March 4, 1931		Elected to finish Bankhead's term
11	James Thomas Heflin	Democratic	November 3, 1920 – March 4, 1931	20	Re-elected in 1924 Disqualified from running
12	John H. Bankhead II (1872-1946)	Democratic	March 4, 1931 – June 12, 1946	21	Elected in 1930
				22	Re-elected in 1936
				23	Re-elected in 1942 Died
Vacant			June 12, 1946 – June 15, 1946
13	George R. Swift (1887-1972)	Democratic	June 15, 1946 – November 5, 1946		Appointed to continue Bankhead's term Successor elected
14	John Sparkman (1899-1985)	Democratic	November 6, 1946 – January 3, 1979		Elected to finish Bankhead's term
				24	Re-elected in 1948
				25	Re-elected in 1954
				26	Re-elected in 1960
				27	Re-elected in 1966
				28	Re-elected in 1972 Retired
15	Howell Heflin (1921-2005)	Democratic	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1997	29	Elected in 1978
				30	Re-elected in 1984
				31	Re-elected in 1990 Retired
16	Jeff Sessions (1946- )	Republican	January 3, 1997 – Present	32	Elected in 1996
				33	Re-elected in 2002
				34	Re-elected in 2008
				35	Re-elected in 2014
#	Senator	Party	Years	Term	Electoral history

Class 3

#	Senator	Party	Years	Term	Electoral history
1	John Williams Walker	Democratic- Republican	December 14, 1819 – December 12, 1822	1	Elected in 1819 Resigned
2	William Kelly	Democratic- Republican	December 12, 1822 – March 4, 1825		Elected to finish Walker's term Retired
2	William Kelly	Jacksonian Democrat	December 12, 1822 – March 4, 1825		Elected to finish Walker's term Retired
3	Henry H. Chambers	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1825 – January 24, 1826	2	Elected in 1825 Died
Vacant			January 24, 1826 – February 17, 1826
4	Israel Pickens	Jacksonian	February 17, 1826 – November 27, 1826		Appointed to continue Chambers's term Successor elected
5	John McKinley	Jacksonian	November 27, 1826 – March 4, 1831		Elected to finish Chambers's term Lost re-election
6	Gabriel Moore	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1831 – March 4, 1837	3	Elected in 1831 Lost re-election
7	John McKinley	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – April 22, 1837	4	Elected in 1837 Resigned to become U.S. Supreme Court justice
Vacant			April 22, 1837 – June 19, 1837
8	Clement Comer Clay	Democratic	June 19, 1837 – November 15, 1841		Appointed to finish McKinley's term Resigned
9	Arthur P. Bagby	Democratic	November 24, 1841 – June 16, 1848		Elected to finish Clay's term
9	Arthur P. Bagby	Democratic	November 24, 1841 – June 16, 1848	5	?Re-elected in 1843 Resigned to become Minister to Russia
Vacant			June 16, 1848 – July 1, 1848
10	William R. King	Democratic	July 1, 1848 – December 20, 1852		Appointed to continue Bagby's term Elected to finish Bagby's term
10	William R. King	Democratic	July 1, 1848 – December 20, 1852	6	?Re-elected in 1849 Resigned due to poor health
Vacant			December 20, 1852 – January 14, 1853
11	Benjamin Fitzpatrick	Democratic	January 14, 1853 – March 3, 1855
	Vacant		March 4, 1855 – November 26, 1855	7	Legislature failed to elect
	Benjamin Fitzpatrick	Democratic	November 26, 1855 – January 21, 1861		Elected late Withdrew^[1]
Vacant			January 21, 1861 – July 13, 1868		American Civil War and Reconstruction
Vacant			January 21, 1861 – July 13, 1868	8	American Civil War and Reconstruction
12	George E. Spencer	Republican	July 13, 1868 – March 4, 1879	8	Elected in 1868
12	George E. Spencer	Republican	July 13, 1868 – March 4, 1879	9	Re-elected in 1872 Retired
13	George S. Houston	Democratic	March 4, 1879 – December 31, 1879	10	Elected in 1878 Died
Vacant			December 31, 1879 – January 7, 1880
14	Luke Pryor	Democratic	January 7, 1880 – November 23, 1880		Appointed to continue Houston's term Successor qualified
15	James L. Pugh	Democratic	November 24, 1880 – March 4, 1897		Elected to finish Houston's term
				11	Re-elected in 1884
				12	Re-elected in 1892 Retired
16	Edmund Pettus	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – July 27, 1907	13	Elected in 1896
16	Edmund Pettus	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – July 27, 1907	14	Re-elected in 1902 Died
Vacant			July 27, 1907 – August 6, 1907
17	Joseph F. Johnston	Democratic	August 6, 1907 – August 8, 1913		Elected to finish Pettus's term
17	Joseph F. Johnston	Democratic	August 6, 1907 – August 8, 1913	15	Re-elected in 1908 Died
Vacant			August 8, 1913 – May 11, 1914
18	Francis S. White	Democratic	May 11, 1914 – March 4, 1915		Elected to finish Johnston's term Retired
19	Oscar Underwood	Democratic	March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1927	16	Elected in 1914
19	Oscar Underwood	Democratic	March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1927	17	Re-elected in 1920 Retired
20	Hugo Black (1886-1971)	Democratic	March 4, 1927 – August 19, 1937	18	Elected in 1926
				19	Re-elected in 1932
				20	Re-elected in 1938 Resigned to become U.S. Supreme Court justice
21	Dixie Bibb Graves (1882-1965)	Democratic	August 20, 1937 – January 10, 1938		Appointed (by her husband, the Governor) to finish Black's term Resigned
22	J. Lister Hill (1894-1984)	Democratic	January 11, 1938 – January 3, 1969		Appointed to finish Graves's term
				21	Elected in 1938
				22	Re-elected in 1944
				23	Re-elected in 1950
				24	Re-elected in 1956
				25	Re-elected in 1962 Retired
23	James Allen (1912-1978)	Democratic	January 3, 1969 – June 1, 1978	26	Elected in 1968
23	James Allen (1912-1978)	Democratic	January 3, 1969 – June 1, 1978	27	Re-elected in 1974 Died
24	Maryon Pittman Allen (1925- )	Democratic	June 8, 1978 – November 7, 1978		Appointed to continue her husband's seat Lost nomination for special election to finish the term
25	Donald W. Stewart (1940- )	Democratic	November 7, 1978 – January 2, 1981		Elected to finish James Allen's term Lost renomination; resigned one day early to give successor advantageous seniority
26	Jeremiah Denton (1924-2014)	Republican	January 2, 1981 – January 3, 1987		Appointed to finish Stewart's term, having already been elected to the next term
26	Jeremiah Denton (1924-2014)	Republican	January 2, 1981 – January 3, 1987	28	Elected in 1980 Lost re-election
27	Richard Shelby (1934- )	Democratic	January 3, 1987 – November 9, 1994	29	Elected in 1986
		Democratic	January 3, 1987 – November 9, 1994	30	Re-elected in 1992
		Republican	November 9, 1994 – Present	30	Re-elected in 1992
				31	Re-elected in 1998
				32	Re-elected in 2004
				33	Re-elected in 2010
#	Senator	Party	Years	Term	Electoral history

References

^ ^a ^b Clay and Fitzpatrick along with several other senators announced they were withdrawing from the Senate on January 21, 1861, due to their states' decisions to secede from the Union. Clay's seat was declared vacant by the Senate on March 14, 1861, but Fitzpatrick's was vacant because his term ended on March 4, 1861.

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List of United States Senators from Alabama

List of United States Senators from Alabama

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References

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