List of United States senators from Washington

Current delegation

Washington was admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889 and elects its United States senators to Class 1 and Class 3. Its current U.S. senators are Democrats Patty Murray (since 1993) and Maria Cantwell (since 2001). Warren Magnuson was Washington's longest-serving senator (1944–1981).

List of senators[]

#	Senator	Party	Dates in office	Electoral history	T	C	T	Electoral history	Dates in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 1 Class 1 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2000, 2006, 2012, and 2018. The next election will be in 2024.						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.
Vacant			November 11, 1889 – November 20, 1889	Washington elected its first senators after it was admitted to the Union.	1	51st	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 3, 1893	Elected in 1889. Legislature failed to re-elect.		51st	1	Elected in 1889.	November 20, 1889 – March 3, 1897	Republican	Watson C. Squire	1
1	John B. Allen	Republican	November 20, 1889 – March 3, 1893	Elected in 1889. Legislature failed to re-elect.		52nd	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
2	John L. Wilson	Republican	February 19, 1895 – March 3, 1899	Elected February 1, 1895 to finish the vacant term, but took his seat late. Lost renomination.		53rd
						54th
						55th	3	Elected January 29, 1897.^[1] Lost re-election.^[2]	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903	Democratic	George Turner	2
3	Addison G. Foster	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1905	Elected February 1, 1899.^[3] Retired.	3	56th
						57th
						58th	4	Elected January 29, 1903.^[2] Lost renomination.	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1909	Republican	Levi Ankeny	3
4	Samuel H. Piles	Republican	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911	Elected January 27, 1905.^[4] Retired.	4	59th
						60th
						61st	5	Elected January 19, 1909.	March 4, 1909 – November 19, 1932	Republican	Wesley L. Jones	4
5	Miles Poindexter	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1923	Elected in 1911	5	62nd
		Progressive				63rd
		Republican				64th	6	Re-elected in 1914
				Re-elected in 1916. Lost re-election.	6	65th
						66th
						67th	7	Re-elected in 1920
6	Clarence C. Dill	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1935	Elected in 1922	7	68th
						69th
						70th	8	Re-elected in 1926. Died, having already lost re-election.
				Re-elected in 1928. Retired.	8	71st
						72nd
									November 19, 1932 – November 22, 1932	Vacant
								Appointed to finish Jones's term. Retired.	November 22, 1932 – March 3, 1933	Republican	Elijah S. Grammer	5
						73rd	9	Elected in 1932	March 4, 1933 – November 13, 1944	Democratic	Homer Bone	6
7	Lewis B. Schwellenbach	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – December 16, 1940	Elected in 1934. Resigned.	9	74th
						75th
						76th	10	Re-elected in 1938. Resigned to become Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
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
						78th
									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 Magnuson	7
						79th	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
						81st
						82nd	12	Re-elected in 1950.
11	Henry M. Jackson	Democratic	January 3, 1953 – September 1, 1983	Elected in 1952.	12	83rd
						84th
						85th	13	Re-elected in 1956.
				Re-elected in 1958.	13	86th
						87th
						88th	14	Re-elected in 1962.
				Re-elected in 1964.	14	89th
						90th
						91st	15	Re-elected in 1968.
				Re-elected in 1970.	15	92nd
						93rd
						94th	16	Re-elected in 1974. Lost re-election.
				Re-elected in 1976.	16	95th
						96th
						97th	17	Elected in 1980. Lost re-election.	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1987	Republican	Slade Gorton	8
				Re-elected in 1982. Died.	17	98th
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
						100th	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
						102nd
						103rd	19	Elected in 1992.	January 3, 1993 – Present	Democratic	Patty Murray	10
				Re-elected in 1994. Lost re-election.	19	104th
						105th
						106th	20	Re-elected in 1998.
14	Maria Cantwell	Democratic	January 3, 2001 – Present	Elected in 2000.	20	107th
						108th
						109th	21	Re-elected in 2004.
				Re-elected in 2006.	21	110th
						111th
						112th	22	Re-elected in 2010.
				Re-elected in 2012.	22	113th
						114th
						115th	23	Re-elected in 2016.
				Re-elected in 2018.	23	116th
						117th
						118th	24	To be determined in the 2022 election.
To be determined in the 2024 election.					24	119th	24	To be determined in the 2022 election.
#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T		T	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 1							Class 3

Living former senators[]

As of August 2021, there is one living former U.S. senator from Washington. The most recent and most recently serving senator to die was Slade Gorton (served 1981–1987 and 1989–2001) on August 19, 2020.

Senator	Term of office	Date of birth (and age)
Daniel J. Evans	1983–1989	(1925-10-16) October 16, 1925 (age 95)

Superlatives[]

Longest service[]

Senator	First served	Last served	Length of service
Warren Magnuson	December 14, 1944	January 3, 1981	36 years, 20 days (13,169 days)
Henry M. Jackson	January 3, 1953	September 1, 1983	30 years, 241 days (11,198 days)
Patty Murray	January 3, 1993	Present	28 years, 240 days (10,467 days)
Wesley Livsey Jones	March 4, 1909	November 19, 1932	23 years, 260 days (8,661 days)
Maria Cantwell	January 3, 2001	Present	20 years, 240 days (7,545 days)

Shortest service[]

Senator	First served	Last served	Length of service
Elijah S. Grammer	November 22, 1932	March 3, 1933	3 months, 1 week and 2 days (101 days)
Hugh Mitchell	January 10, 1945	December 25, 1946	1 year, 11 months, 2 weeks and 1 day (714 days)
John B. Allen	November 20, 1889	March 3, 1893	3 years, 3 months, 1 week and 4 days (1,199 days)
John L. Wilson	February 19, 1895	March 3, 1899	4 years, 1 week and 5 days (1,473 days)
Monrad Wallgren	December 19, 1940	January 9, 1945	4 years and 3 weeks (1,482 days)

Youngest at beginning of service[]

Senator	Date of birth	First served	Age
Hugh Mitchell	March 22, 1907	January 10, 1945	37 years, 9 months and 19 days
Clarence Dill	September 21, 1884	March 4, 1923	38 years, 5 months and 11 days
Warren Magnuson	April 12, 1905	December 14, 1944	39 years, 8 months and 2 days
Lewis B. Schwellenbach	September 20, 1894	January 3, 1935	40 years, 3 months and 14 days
Henry M. Jackson	May 31, 1912	January 3, 1953	40 years, 7 months and 3 days

Oldest at end of service[]

Senator	Date of birth	Last served	Age
Warren Magnuson	April 12, 1905	January 3, 1981	75 years, 8 months and 22 days
Slade Gorton	January 8, 1928	January 3, 2001	72 years, 11 months and 26 days
Henry M. Jackson	May 31, 1912	September 1, 1983	71 years, 3 months and 1 day
Patty Murray	October 11, 1950	Present	70 years, 10 months and 20 days
Wesley Livsey Jones	October 9, 1863	November 19, 1932	69 years, 1 month and 10 days

References[]

^ "Turner Elected Senator". The New York Times. January 30, 1897. p. 1.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Ankeny Elected in Washington". The New York Times. January 30, 1903. p. 1.
^ "An Election in Washington". The New York Times. February 2, 1899. p. 2.
^ The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1906. New York: The Press Publishing Co. New York World. 1905. p. 108.

[NYT1897-1] "Turner Elected Senator". The New York Times. January 30, 1897. p. 1.

[NYT1903-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Ankeny Elected in Washington". The New York Times. January 30, 1903. p. 1.

[3] "An Election in Washington". The New York Times. February 2, 1899. p. 2.

[WorldAlmanac-4] The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1906. New York: The Press Publishing Co. New York World. 1905. p. 108.

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