List of United States senators from Georgia

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Current delegation
Senator Jon Ossoff (D)
Senator Raphael Warnock (D)

Georgia was admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788. The state has had senators since the 1st Congress. Its Senate seats were declared vacant in March 1861 owing to its secession from the Union. They were again filled from February 1871.

United States senators are popularly elected, for a six-year term, beginning January 3. Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. Before 1914, they were chosen by the Georgia General Assembly, and before 1935, their terms began March 4. Popular Senate elections remained despite the General Assembly not taking action to ratify the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution that was passed in 1913.

Rebecca Latimer Felton was the first female U.S. senator. She served in the U.S. Senate from Georgia for one day in 1922,[1] following appointment due to the death of Thomas E. Watson.

The incumbents are Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, who were both sworn in on January 20, 2021. Ossoff defeated Republican incumbent David Perdue in the regular runoff election, while Warnock defeated appointed Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler in a runoff election both on January 5, 2021. Ossoff is the first Jewish senator and Warnock is the first black senator, both from Georgia.[2]

List of senators[]

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.

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Class 3

Class 3 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2004, 2010, 2016, and 2020 (special election). The next election will be in 2022.

# Senator Party Dates in office Electoral history T T Electoral history Dates in office Party Senator #
1 William Few (NYPL b13049824-424737).tiff
William Few
Anti-
Administration
March 4, 1789 –
March 3, 1793
Elected in 1789.

Lost re-election.
1 1st 1 Elected in 1789. March 4, 1789 –
March 3, 1801
Anti-
Administration
James Gunn 1
2nd
2 JamesJackson.jpg
James Jackson
Anti-
Administration
March 4, 1793 –
November 16, 1795
Elected in 1793.

Resigned to run for the Georgia legislature.
2 3rd
Democratic-
Republican
4th 2 Re-elected November 13, 1794. Federalist
3 George Walton.jpg
George Walton
Federalist November 16, 1795 –
February 20, 1796
Appointed to continue Jackson's term.

Retired when successor elected.
4 Josiah Tattnall Democratic-
Republican
February 20, 1796 –
March 3, 1799
Elected to finish Jackson's term.
5th
5 Abraham Baldwin.jpg
Abraham Baldwin
Democratic-
Republican
March 4, 1799 –
March 4, 1807
Elected January 18, 1799. 3 6th
7th 3 Elected November 19, 1800.

Died.
March 4, 1801 –
March 19, 1806
Democratic-
Republican
JamesJackson.jpg
James Jackson
2
8th
Re-elected November 14, 1804.

Died.
4 9th
  March 19, 1806 –
June 19, 1806
Vacant
Elected to finish Jackson's term. June 19, 1806 –
November 14, 1809
Democratic-
Republican
Milledge.jpg
John Milledge
3
Vacant March 4, 1807 –
August 27, 1807
  10th 4 Re-elected in 1806.

Resigned.
6 GeorgeJonesGA.jpg
George Jones
Democratic-
Republican
August 27, 1807 –
November 7, 1807
Appointed to continue Baldwin's term.

Lost special election.
7 WilliamHarrisCrawford5.jpg
William H. Crawford
Democratic-
Republican
November 7, 1807 –
March 23, 1813
Elected to finish Baldwin's term.
11th
  November 14, 1809 –
November 27, 1809
Vacant
Elected to finish Milledge's term. November 27, 1809 –
March 3, 1819
Democratic-
Republican
CharlesTait.jpg
Charles Tait
4
Re-elected in 1810 or 1811

Resigned to become U.S. Minister to France.
5 12th
13th 5 Re-elected in 1813.
Vacant March 23, 1813 –
April 8, 1813
 
8 William Bellinger Bulloch Democratic-
Republican
April 8, 1813 –
November 6, 1813
Appointed to continue Crawford's term.

Retired when successor elected.
9 William Wyatt Bibb.jpg
William Wyatt Bibb
Democratic-
Republican
November 6, 1813 –
November 9, 1816
Elected to finish Crawford's term.
Resigned.
14th
Vacant November 9, 1816 –
November 13, 1816
 
10 George Michael Troup.jpg
George Troup
Democratic-
Republican
November 13, 1816 –
September 23, 1818
Elected to finish Bibb's term.
Elected to full term in 1816.

Resigned.
6 15th
Vacant September 23, 1818 –
November 23, 1818
 
11 John Forsyth US Secretary of State.jpg
John Forsyth
Democratic-
Republican
November 23, 1818 –
February 17, 1819
Elected to finish Troup's term.

Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Spain.
Vacant February 17, 1819 –
November 6, 1819
 
16th 6 Elected in 1819. March 4, 1819 –
March 3, 1825
Democratic-
Republican
JohnElliott.jpg
John Elliott
5
12 Freeman Walker.jpg
Freeman Walker
Democratic-
Republican
November 6, 1819 –
August 6, 1821
Elected to finish Forsyth's term.

Resigned.
17th
Vacant August 6, 1821 –
November 10, 1821
 
13 Nicholas Ware.jpg
Nicholas Ware
Democratic-
Republican
November 10, 1821 –
September 7, 1824
Elected to finish Walker's term.
Re-elected in 1823.

Died.
7 18th
Vacant September 7, 1824 –
December 6, 1824
 
14 Thomas W. Cobb Democratic-
Republican
December 6, 1824 –
November 7, 1828
Elected to finish Ware's term.

Resigned.
Jacksonian 19th 7 Elected in 1825.

Resigned to become U.S. Attorney General.
March 4, 1825 –
March 9, 1829
Jacksonian John Macpherson Berrien, portrait by John Maier.png
John Macpherson Berrien
6
20th
15 Oliver Hillhouse Prince.jpg
Oliver H. Prince
Jacksonian November 7, 1828 –
March 3, 1829
Elected to finish Cobb's term.

[data unknown/missing]
16 George Michael Troup.jpg
George Troup
Jacksonian March 4, 1829 –
November 8, 1833
Elected in 1828.

Resigned.
8 21st
  March 9, 1829 –
November 9, 1829
Vacant
Elected to finish Berrien's term. November 9, 1829 –
June 27, 1834
Jacksonian John Forsyth US Secretary of State.jpg
John Forsyth
7
22nd 8 Re-elected in 1830 or 1831.

Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State.
23rd
Vacant November 8, 1833 –
November 21, 1833
 
17 John Pendleton King.jpg
John Pendleton King
Jacksonian November 21, 1833 –
November 1, 1837
Elected to finish Troup's term.
  June 27, 1834 –
January 12, 1835
Vacant
Elected to finish Forsyth's term. January 12, 1835 –
March 3, 1843
Jacksonian Alfred Cuthbert 8
Re-elected in 1834.

Resigned.
9 24th
Democratic 25th 9 Re-elected in 1837.

Retired.
Democratic
Vacant November 1, 1837 –
November 22, 1837
 
18 Wilson Lumpkin.jpg
Wilson Lumpkin
Democratic November 22, 1837 –
March 3, 1841
Elected to finish King's term.
26th
19 John Macpherson Berrien, portrait by John Maier.png
John Macpherson Berrien
Whig March 4, 1841 –
May 1845
Elected in 1840.

Resigned to become judge of the Supreme Court of Georgia.
10 27th
28th 10 Elected in 1843.

Resigned.
March 4, 1843 –
February 4, 1848
Democratic Walter Terry Colquitt.jpg
Walter T. Colquitt
9
29th
Vacant May 1845 –
November 13, 1845
 
John Macpherson Berrien, portrait by John Maier.png
John Macpherson Berrien
Whig November 13, 1845 –
May 28, 1852
Elected to finish his term.
Re-elected in 1846.

Resigned.
11 30th
Appointed to finish Colquitt's term.

Retired.
February 4, 1848 –
March 3, 1849
Democratic Herschel Vespasian Johnson.jpg
Herschel Vespasian Johnson
10
31st 11 Elected in 1847 for the term beginning in 1849.[3]

[data unknown/missing]
March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1855
Whig William Crosby Dawson.jpg
William Crosby Dawson
11
32nd
Vacant May 28, 1852 –
May 31, 1852
 
20 Robert Milledge Charlton.jpg
Robert M. Charlton
Democratic May 31, 1852 –
March 3, 1853
Appointed to finish Berrien's term.  
21 Robert Toombs - Brady-Handy.jpg
Robert Toombs
Democratic March 4, 1853 –
February 4, 1861
Elected in 1852. 12 33rd
34th 12 Elected in 1854 or 1855.

Withdrew.
March 4, 1855 –
January 28, 1861
Democratic Alfred Iverson, Sr. - Brady-Handy.jpg
Alfred Iverson, Sr.
12
35th
Re-elected in 1858.

Withdrew.
13 36th
Civil War and Reconstruction January 28, 1861 –
February 1, 1871
Vacant
Vacant February 4, 1861 –
February 24, 1871
Civil War and Reconstruction
37th 13
38th
14 39th
40th 14
41st
Elected in 1867 to finish the term, but not seated until Georgia's readmission.

Retired.
February 1, 1871 –
March 3, 1873
Republican JoshuaHill.jpg
Joshua Hill
13
22 Homer Virgil Milton Miller.jpg
Homer V.M. Miller
Democratic February 24, 1871 –
March 3, 1871
Elected to finish term.
Vacant March 4, 1871 –
November 14, 1871
Foster Blodgett presented credentials as Senator-elect, but the Senate declared him not elected. 15 42nd
23 Thomas M. Norwood - Brady-Handy.jpg
Thomas M. Norwood
Democratic November 14, 1871 –
March 3, 1877
Elected after Blodgett's credentials were rejected.

Lost re-election.
43rd 15 Elected in 1873. March 4, 1873 –
May 26, 1880
Democratic Jbgordon.jpg
John Brown Gordon
14
44th
24 Benjamin Harvey Hill - Brady-Handy.jpg
Benjamin Harvey Hill
Democratic March 4, 1877 –
August 16, 1882
Elected in 1877.

Died.
16 45th
46th 16 Re-elected in 1879.

Resigned to promote a venture for the Georgia Pacific Railway.
Elected to finish Gordon's term. May 26, 1880 –
March 3, 1891
Democratic Joseph Emerson Brown.jpg
Joseph E. Brown
15
47th
Vacant August 16, 1882 –
November 15, 1882
 
25 Middleton P. Barrow - Brady-Handy.jpg
Middleton P. Barrow
Democratic November 15, 1882 –
March 3, 1883
Elected to finish Hill's term.

Retired.
26 Alfred Holt Colquitt.jpg
Alfred H. Colquitt
Democratic March 4, 1883 –
March 26, 1894
Elected in 1883. 17 48th
49th 17 Re-elected in 1885.

Retired due to illness.
50th
Re-elected in 1888

Died.
18 51st
52nd 18 Elected in 1890.

Retired.
March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1897
Democratic Jbgordon.jpg
John Brown Gordon
16
53rd
Vacant March 26, 1894 –
April 2, 1894
 
27 Patrick Walsh.jpg
Patrick Walsh
Democratic April 2, 1894 –
March 3, 1895
Appointed to continue Colquitt's term.

Elected November 7, 1894 to finish Colquitt's term.[4]

Lost renomination.
28 AugustusOctaviusBacon.jpg
Augustus Octavius Bacon
Democratic March 4, 1895 –
February 14, 1914
Elected in 1894. 19 54th
55th 19 Elected in 1896. March 4, 1897 –
November 13, 1910
Democratic Alexander Stephens Clay.jpg
Alexander S. Clay
17
56th
Re-elected in 1900.

Legislature failed to elect.[5]
20 57th
58th 20 Re-elected November 4, 1902.[6]
59th
Appointed to begin the next term.

Re-elected July 9, 1907.[5]

Legislature failed to elect.
21 60th
61st 21 Re-elected July 6, 1909.

Died.
  November 13, 1910 –
November 17, 1910
Vacant
Appointed to continue Clay's term.

Lost election to finish Clay's term.
November 17, 1910 –
July 14, 1911
Democratic JosephMTerrell.jpg
Joseph M. Terrell
18
62nd
Elected to finish Clay's term.
Although formally elected and qualified, did not take office until November 16, 1911 upon resigning as Governor of Georgia.
July 14, 1911 –
March 3, 1921
Democratic M. Hoke Smith, 1912.jpg
M. Hoke Smith
19
Appointed to begin the term.

Re-elected July 15, 1913, the first election by popular vote.[7]

Died.
22 63rd
Vacant February 14, 1914 –
March 2, 1914
 
29 WilliamWest.jpg
William S. West
Democratic March 2, 1914 –
November 3, 1914
Appointed to continue Bacon's term.

Successor elected.
30 Senator Thomas Hardwick.jpg
Thomas W. Hardwick
Democratic November 4, 1914 –
March 3, 1919
Elected to finish Bacon's term.

Lost renomination.
64th 22 Re-elected in 1914.

Lost renomination.
65th
31 William Julius Harris.jpg
William J. Harris
Democratic March 4, 1919 –
April 18, 1932
Elected in 1918. 23 66th
67th 23 Elected in 1920.

Died.
March 4, 1921 –
September 26, 1922
Democratic Tom E Watson.jpg
Thomas E. Watson
20
  September 26, 1922 –
November 21, 1922
Vacant
Appointed to continue Watson's term.

Retired.
November 21, 1922 –
November 22, 1922[8]
Democratic Reb Felton-Geo Senate.jpg
Rebecca Latimer Felton
21
Elected to finish Watson's term. November 22, 1922 –
January 3, 1957[9]
Democratic Walter George.PNG
Walter F. George
22
68th
Re-elected in 1924. 24 69th
70th 24 Re-elected in 1926.
71st
Re-elected in 1930.

Died.
25 72nd
Vacant April 18, 1932 –
April 25, 1932
 
32 John S Cohen.jpg
John S. Cohen
Democratic April 25, 1932 –
January 11, 1933
Appointed to continue Harris's term.

Successor elected.
33 Richard Brevard Russell.jpg
Richard Russell Jr.
Democratic January 12, 1933 –
January 21, 1971
Elected November 8, 1932 to finish Harris's term and seated January 12, 1933.
73rd 25 Re-elected in 1932.
74th
Re-elected in 1936. 26 75th
76th 26 Re-elected in 1938.
77th
Re-elected in 1942. 27 78th
79th 27 Re-elected in 1944.
80th
Re-elected in 1948. 28 81st
82nd 28 Re-elected in 1950.

Retired.
83rd
Re-elected in 1954. 29 84th
85th 29 Elected in 1956. January 3, 1957 –
January 3, 1981
Democratic HermanTalmadge.jpg
Herman E. Talmadge
23
86th
Re-elected in 1960. 30 87th
88th 30 Re-elected in 1962.
89th
Re-elected in 1966.

Died.
31 90th
91st 31 Re-elected in 1968.
92nd
Vacant January 21, 1971 –
February 1, 1971
 
34 David Henry GAMBRELL.jpg
David H. Gambrell
Democratic February 1, 1971 –
November 7, 1972
Appointed to continue Russell's term.

Lost nomination to finish Russell's term.
35 Sam Nunn.jpg
Sam Nunn
Democratic November 8, 1972 –
January 3, 1997
Elected to finish Russell's term.
Elected to full term in 1972. 32 93rd
94th 32 Re-elected in 1974.

Lost re-election.
95th
Re-elected in 1978. 33 96th
97th 33 Elected in 1980.

Lost re-election.
January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1987
Republican MackMattingly.jpg
Mack Mattingly
24
98th
Re-elected in 1984. 34 99th
100th 34 Elected in 1986.

Lost re-election.
January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1993
Democratic Wyche Fowler.PNG
Wyche Fowler
25
101st
Re-elected in 1990.

Retired.
35 102nd
103rd 35 Elected in 1992. January 3, 1993 –
July 18, 2000
Republican Paul Coverdell.PNG
Paul Coverdell
26
104th
36 Cleland.jpg
Max Cleland
Democratic January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2003
Elected in 1996.

Lost re-election.
36 105th
106th 36 Re-elected in 1998.

Died.
  July 18, 2000 –
July 27, 2000
Vacant
Appointed to continue Coverdell's term.

Elected to finish Coverdell's term.

Retired.
July 27, 2000 –
January 3, 2005
Democratic Zell B Miller.jpg
Zell Miller
27
107th
37 Saxby Chambliss.jpg
Saxby Chambliss
Republican January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2015
Elected in 2002. 37 108th
109th 37 Elected in 2004. January 3, 2005 –
December 31, 2019
Republican Johnny Isakson.jpg
Johnny Isakson
28
110th
Re-elected in 2008.

Retired.
38 111th
112th 38 Re-elected in 2010.
113th
38 David Perdue official Senate photo.jpg
David Perdue
Republican January 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2021
Elected in 2014.

Term expired before runoff election.

Lost re-election.
39 114th
115th 39 Re-elected in 2016.

Resigned.
116th
  December 31, 2019 –
January 6, 2020
Vacant
Appointed to continue Isakson's term.

Lost election to finish Isakson's term.
January 6, 2020 –
January 20, 2021
Republican Kelly Loeffler.jpg
Kelly Loeffler
29
Vacant January 3, 2021 –
January 20, 2021
40 117th
39 Jon Ossoff Senate Portrait 2021.jpg
Jon Ossoff
Democratic January 20, 2021 –
Present
Elected in 2021. Elected to finish Isakson's term. January 20, 2021 –
Present
Democratic Raphael Warnock official photo.jpg
Raphael Warnock
30
118th 40 To be determined in the 2022 election.
119th
To be determined in the 2026 election. 41 120th
# Senator Party Years in office Electoral history T   T Electoral history Years in office Party Senator #
Class 2 Class 3

Living former senators[]

As of August 2021, there are eight living former U.S. senators from Georgia. The most recent senator to die was David H. Gambrell (served 1971–1972) on May 6, 2021. The most recently serving senator to die was Zell Miller (served 2000–2005) on March 23, 2018.

Senator Term of office Date of birth (and age)
Sam Nunn November 8, 1972 – January 3, 1997 (1938-09-08) September 8, 1938 (age 82)
Mack Mattingly January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1987 (1931-01-07) January 7, 1931 (age 90)
Wyche Fowler January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993 (1940-10-06) October 6, 1940 (age 80)
Max Cleland January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003 (1942-08-24) August 24, 1942 (age 79)
Saxby Chambliss January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2015 (1943-11-10) November 10, 1943 (age 77)
Johnny Isakson January 3, 2005 – December 31, 2019 (1944-12-28) December 28, 1944 (age 76)
David Perdue January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2021 (1949-12-10) December 10, 1949 (age 71)
Kelly Loeffler January 6, 2020 – January 20, 2021 (1970-11-27) November 27, 1970 (age 50)

Superlatives[]

Longest service[]

Senator First served Last served Length of service
Richard Russell Jr. January 12, 1933 January 21, 1971 38 years, 9 days
(13,888 days)
Walter F. George November 22, 1922 January 3, 1957 34 years, 42 days
(12,461 days)
Sam Nunn November 8, 1972 January 3, 1997 24 years, 56 days
(27,071 days)
Herman Talmadge January 3, 1957 January 3, 1981 24 years, 0 days
(8,766 days)
Augustus Octavius Bacon March 4, 1895 February 14, 1914 18 years, 347 days
(6,921 days)

Shortest service[]

Senator First served Last served Length of service
Rebecca Latimer Felton November 21, 1922 November 22, 1922 1 day
(1 days)
Homer V. M. Miller February 24, 1871 March 3, 1871 1 week
(7 days)
George Jones August 27, 1807 November 7, 1807 2 months, 1 week and 4 days
(72 days)
George Walton November 16, 1795 February 20, 1796 3 months and 4 days
(96 days)
Middleton P. Barrow November 15, 1882 March 3, 1883 3 months, 2 weeks and 2 days
(108 days)

Youngest at beginning of service[]

Senator Date of birth First served Age
Josiah Tattnall 1765 February 20, 1796 30-31 years
William Wyatt Bibb October 2, 1781 November 6, 1813 32 years, 1 month and 4 days
Jon Ossoff February 16, 1987 January 20, 2021 33 years, 11 months and 4 days
Sam Nunn September 8, 1938 November 8, 1972 34 years and 2 months
John Pendleton King April 3, 1799 November 21, 1833 34 years, 7 months and 18 days

Oldest at end of service[]

Senator Date of birth Last served Age
Rebecca Latimer Felton June 10, 1835 November 22, 1922 87 years, 5 months and 12 days
Walter F. George January 29, 1878 January 3, 1957 78 years, 11 months and 5 days
Johnny Isakson December 28, 1944 December 31, 2019 75 years and 3 days
Augustus Octavius Bacon October 20, 1839 February 14, 1914 74 years, 3 months and 25 days
Richard Russell Jr. November 2, 1897 January 21, 1971 73 years, 2 months and 19 days

See also[]

  • List of United States representatives from Georgia
  • United States congressional delegations from Georgia

Notes[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Mrs. Felton Dies. Appointed for One-Day Term From Georgia, She Said She Hoped to See Women in Senate. Active Almost to the Last, She Had Gone to Atlanta at 94 to Attend to School Business". The New York Times. January 25, 1930. Retrieved February 3, 2009. Mrs. Rebecca Latimer Felton of Cartersville, a pioneer in the fight for woman's suffrage, for many years a leader in State and national activities and the only woman who ever held a seat in the United States Senate, died at 11:45 tonight at a local hospital.
  2. ^ Tessa Stuart (January 6, 2021). "Warnock Makes History and Democrats Gain Senate Majority". Rolling Stone.
  3. ^ Stryker, James (September 1849). Stryker's American Register and Magazine. 3. p. 427.
  4. ^ Byrd, p. 114.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b The Tribune Almanac and Political Register 1908. New York: The Tribune Association. 1908. p. 258.
  6. ^ "Senator Clay of Georgia Re-elected". The New York Times. November 5, 1902. p. 2.
  7. ^ "…became the first U.S. senator elected by popular vote following ratification of the 17th Amendment."
  8. ^ McHenry, Robert (ed.) (1983). "Felton, Rebecca Ann Latimer (1835-1930)". Famous American Women: A Biographical Dictionary from Colonial Times to the Present (2nd ed.). New York: Dover Publ. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-486-24523-2. famous american women felton.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "GEORGE, Walter Franklin - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov.
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