List of United States senators from Oregon

Current delegation

Ron Wyden (D)

Jeff Merkley (D)

Oregon was admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859. Its current U.S. senators are Democrats Ron Wyden (serving since 1996) and Jeff Merkley (serving since 2009).

Prior to 1906, U.S. senators were elected by the Oregon Legislative Assembly. In 1904, Oregon voters passed a ballot measure that required U.S. senators to be selected by a popular vote and then endorsed by the state legislature. Beginning in 1914, U.S. senators were directly elected by popular vote on the basis of the 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution.^[1]^[2]^[3]

List of senators[]

#	Senator	Party	Dates in office	Electoral history	T	C	T	Electoral history	Dates in office	Party	Senator	#
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.						C	Class 3 Class 3 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1998, 2004, 2010, and 2016. The next election will be in 2022.
1	Delazon Smith	Democratic	February 14, 1859 – March 3, 1859	Elected in 1859. Lost re-election.	1	35th	1	Elected in 1859. Retired.	February 14, 1859 – March 3, 1861	Democratic	Joseph Lane	1
Vacant			March 3, 1859 – October 1, 1860	Legislature failed to elect.	2	36th
2	Edward Dickinson Baker	Republican	October 1, 1860 – October 21, 1861	Elected late in 1860. Died.		36th
2	Edward Dickinson Baker	Republican	October 1, 1860 – October 21, 1861	Elected late in 1860. Died.		37th	2	Election year unknown. Lost re-election.	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1867	Democratic	James Nesmith	2
Vacant			October 21, 1861 – February 27, 1862
3	Benjamin Stark	Democratic	February 27, 1862 – September 12, 1862	Appointed to continue Baker's term. Retired when successor elected.
4	Benjamin F. Harding	Democratic	September 12, 1862 – March 3, 1865	Elected to finish Baker's term. Retired.
4	Benjamin F. Harding	Democratic	September 12, 1862 – March 3, 1865	Elected to finish Baker's term. Retired.		38th
5	George H. Williams	Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1871	Elected in 1864. Lost re-election.	3	39th
						40th	3	Election year unknown. Retired.	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873	Republican	Henry W. Corbett	3
						41st
6	James K. Kelly	Democratic	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1877	Elected in 1870. Retired.	4	42nd
						43rd	4	Elected in 1872. Lost re-election.	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879	Republican	John H. Mitchell	4
						44th
7	La Fayette Grover	Democratic	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883	Election year unknown. Retired.	5	45th
						46th	5	Election year unknown. Retired.	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1885	Democratic	James H. Slater	5
						47th
8	Joseph N. Dolph	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1895	Elected in 1882.	6	48th
						49th	6		March 3, 1885 – November 18, 1885	Vacant
						49th		Elected late in 1885.	November 18, 1885 – March 3, 1897	Republican	John H. Mitchell	6
						50th
				Re-elected in 1888. Lost re-election.	7	51st
						52nd	7	Re-elected in 1890. Lost re-election.
						53rd
9	George W. McBride	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1901	Elected February 23, 1895.^[4] Lost renomination.	8	54th
						55th	8		March 3, 1897 – October 7, 1898	Vacant
						55th		Elected late in 1898. Retired.	October 7, 1898 – March 3, 1903	Republican	Joseph Simon	7
						56th
10	John H. Mitchell	Republican	March 4, 1901 – December 8, 1905	Elected February 24, 1901. Died.	9	57th
						58th	9	Elected February 21, 1903.^[5] Lost re-election.	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1909	Republican	Charles W. Fulton	8
						59th
Vacant			December 8, 1905 – December 21, 1905
11	John M. Gearin	Democratic	December 21, 1905 – January 23, 1907	Appointed to continue Mitchell's term. Retired when successor elected.
12	Frederick W. Mulkey	Republican	January 23, 1907 – March 3, 1907	Elected to finish Mitchell's term.^[6]^[7] Retired.
13	Jonathan Bourne, Jr.	Republican	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913	Elected January 22, 1907.^[6]^[7] Lost renomination.	10	60th
						61st	10	Elected January 19, 1909.^[7]	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1921	Democratic	George E. Chamberlain	9
						62nd
14	Harry Lane	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – May 23, 1917	Elected January 21, 1913.^[7] Died.	11	63rd
						64th	11	Re-elected in 1914. Lost re-election.
						65th
Vacant			May 23, 1917 – May 29, 1917
15	Charles L. McNary	Republican	May 29, 1917 – November 5, 1918	Appointed to continue Lane's term. Not elected to finish Lane's term.
16	Frederick W. Mulkey	Republican	November 6, 1918 – December 17, 1918	Elected to finish Lane's term. Resigned early to give successor preferential seniority.
17	Charles L. McNary	Republican	December 18, 1918 – February 25, 1944	Appointed to finish Lane/Mulkey's term, having already been elected to the next term.
				Elected in 1918.	12	66th
						67th	12	Elected in 1920. Lost re-election.	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1927	Republican	Robert N. Stanfield	10
						68th
				Re-elected in 1924.	13	69th
						70th	13	Elected in 1926.	March 4, 1927 – January 31, 1938	Republican	Frederick Steiwer	11
						71st
				Re-elected in 1930.	14	72nd
						73rd	14	Re-elected in 1932. Resigned.
						74th
				Re-elected in 1936.	15	75th
									January 31, 1938 – February 1, 1938	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Steiwer's term. Retired when successor elected.	February 1, 1938 – November 9, 1938	Democratic	Alfred E. Reames	12
								Elected to finish Steiwer's term. Retired.	November 9, 1938 – January 3, 1939	Republican	Alexander G. Barry	13
						76th	15	Elected in 1938. Lost renomination.	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1945	Republican	Rufus C. Holman	14
						77th
				Re-elected in 1942. Died.	16	78th
Vacant			February 25, 1944 – March 13, 1944
18	Guy Cordon	Republican	March 13, 1944 – January 3, 1955	Appointed to continue McNary's term. Elected November 7, 1944 to finish McNary's term.
						79th	16	Elected in 1944.	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1969	Republican^[8]	Wayne Morse	15
						80th
				Re-elected in 1948. Lost re-election.	17	81st
						82nd	17	Re-elected in 1950.
						82nd				Independent^[8]
						83rd				Independent^[8]
19	Richard L. Neuberger	Democratic	January 3, 1955 – March 9, 1960	Elected in 1954. Died.	18	84th				Democratic^[8]
						85th	18	Re-elected in 1956.
						86th
Vacant			March 9, 1960 – March 23, 1960
20	Hall S. Lusk	Democratic	March 23, 1960 – November 9, 1960	Appointed to continue Neuberger's term. Retired when successor elected.
21	Maurine Brown Neuberger	Democratic	November 9, 1960 – January 3, 1967	Elected to finish her husband's term.
				Elected to full term in 1960. Retired.	19	87th
						88th	19	Re-elected in 1962. Lost re-election.
						89th
22	Mark Hatfield	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1997	Elected in 1966.	20	90th
						91st	20	Elected in 1968.	January 3, 1969 – October 1, 1995	Republican	Bob Packwood	16
						92nd
				Re-elected in 1972.	21	93rd
						94th	21	Re-elected in 1974.
						95th
				Re-elected in 1978.	22	96th
						97th	22	Re-elected in 1980.
						98th
				Re-elected in 1984.	23	99th
						100th	23	Re-elected in 1986.
						101st
				Re-elected in 1990. Retired.	24	102nd
						103rd	24	Re-elected in 1992. Resigned.
						104th		Re-elected in 1992. Resigned.
									October 1, 1995 – February 6, 1996	Vacant
								Elected to finish Packwood's term.	February 6, 1996 – Present	Democratic	Ron Wyden	17
23	Gordon Smith	Republican	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009	Elected in 1996.	25	105th		Elected to finish Packwood's term.
						106th	25	Re-elected in 1998.
						107th
				Re-elected in 2002. Lost re-election.	26	108th
						109th	26	Re-elected in 2004.
						110th
24	Jeff Merkley	Democratic	January 3, 2009 – Present	Elected in 2008.	27	111th
						112th	27	Re-elected in 2010.
						113th
				Re-elected in 2014.	28	114th
						115th	28	Re-elected in 2016.
						116th
				Re-elected in 2020.	29	117th
						118th	29	To be determined in the 2022 election.
						119th
To be determined in the 2026 election.					30	120th
#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T		T	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 2							Class 3

Living former U.S. senators[]

As of August 2021, there are two living former U.S. senators from Oregon. The most recent and most recently serving senator to die was Mark Hatfield (served 1967–1997) on August 7, 2011.

Senator	Term of office	Date of birth (and age)
Bob Packwood	January 3, 1969 – October 1, 1995	(1932-09-11) September 11, 1932 (age 88)
Gordon H. Smith	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009	(1952-05-25) May 25, 1952 (age 69)

Superlatives[]

Longest service[]

Senator	First served	Last served	Length of service
Mark Hatfield	January 10, 1967	January 3, 1997	29 years, 359 days (10,951 days)
Bob Packwood	January 3, 1969	October 1, 1995	26 years, 271 days (9,767 days)
Charles L. McNary	May 29, 1917	November 5, 1918	Combined total: 26 years, 7 months, 14 days (9,725 days)
Charles L. McNary	December 18, 1918	February 25, 1944	Combined total: 26 years, 7 months, 14 days (9,725 days)
Ron Wyden	February 5, 1996	Present	25 years, 204 days (9,336 days)
Wayne Morse	January 3, 1945	January 3, 1969	24 years, 0 days (8,766 days)

Shortest service[]

Senator	First served	Last served	Length of service
Delazon Smith	February 14, 1859	March 3, 1859	2 weeks and 3 days (17 days)
Alexander G. Barry	November 9, 1938	January 3, 1939	1 month, 3 weeks and 4 days (55 days)
Frederick W. Mulkey	January 23, 1907	March 3, 1907	Combined total: 2 months, 20 days (81 days)
Frederick W. Mulkey	November 6, 1918	December 17, 1918	Combined total: 2 months, 20 days (81 days)
Hall S. Lusk	March 16, 1960	November 8, 1960	7 months, 3 weeks and 2 days (237 days)
Alfred E. Reames	February 1, 1938	November 8, 1938	9 months and 1 week (280 days)

Youngest at beginning of service[]

Senator	Date of birth	First served	Age
Frederick W. Mulkey	January 6, 1874	January 23, 1907	33 years and 17 days
Bob Packwood	September 11, 1932	January 3, 1969	36 years, 3 months and 23 days
John H. Mitchell	June 22, 1835	March 4, 1873	37 years, 8 months and 10 days
Benjamin F. Harding	January 4, 1823	September 12, 1862	39 years, 8 months and 8 days
Henry W. Corbett	February 18, 1827	March 4, 1867	40 years and 14 days

Oldest at end of service[]

Senator	Date of birth	Last served	Age
Hall S. Lusk	September 21, 1883	November 8, 1960	77 years, 1 month and 18 days
Mark Hatfield	July 12, 1922	January 3, 1997	74 years, 5 months and 22 days
Ron Wyden	May 3, 1949	Present	72 years, 3 months and 25 days
John H. Mitchell	June 22, 1835	December 8, 1905	70 years, 5 months and 16 days
Charles L. McNary	June 12, 1874	February 25, 1944	69 years, 8 months and 13 days

References[]

^ "Initiative, Referendum and Recall Introduction". Oregon Blue Book. Salem, Oregon: Oregon Secretary of State. 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
^ "U.S. senators from Oregon". Oregon Blue Book. Salem, Oregon: Oregon Secretary of State. 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
^ Carey, Charles Henry (1922). History of Oregon. Chicago, Illinois: Pioneer Publishing. pp. 837–838.
^ "George Wycliffe McBride". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
^ "OREGON SENATOR CHOSEN". The New York Times. February 22, 1903. p. 3.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1908. The Press Publishing Co., New York World. 1907. p. 263.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Selected by popular vote, but formally elected by the state legislature
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Wayne Morse was elected as a Republican in 1944 and re-elected as a Republican in 1950. He changed to Independent in 1952 and to Democratic in 1955. He was re-elected as a Democrat in 1956 and 1962.

External links[]

"U. S. Senators from Oregon". Oregon State Archives. Retrieved May 25, 2011.

[obbinit-1] "Initiative, Referendum and Recall Introduction". Oregon Blue Book. Salem, Oregon: Oregon Secretary of State. 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2011.

[obbsen-2] "U.S. senators from Oregon". Oregon Blue Book. Salem, Oregon: Oregon Secretary of State. 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2011.

[carey-3] Carey, Charles Henry (1922). History of Oregon. Chicago, Illinois: Pioneer Publishing. pp. 837–838.

[Ore1895-4] "George Wycliffe McBride". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved October 27, 2016.

[NYTOR1903-5] "OREGON SENATOR CHOSEN". The New York Times. February 22, 1903. p. 3.

[WorldAlmanac1907-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1908. The Press Publishing Co., New York World. 1907. p. 263.

[selected-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Selected by popular vote, but formally elected by the state legislature

[Morse-8] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Wayne Morse was elected as a Republican in 1944 and re-elected as a Republican in 1950. He changed to Independent in 1952 and to Democratic in 1955. He was re-elected as a Democrat in 1956 and 1962.

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Class 3	J. Lane Nesmith Corbett Mitchell Slater Mitchell Simon Fulton Chamberlain Stanfield Steiwer Reames Barry Holman Morse Packwood Wyden

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