List of United States senators from Wyoming
Wyoming was admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, and elects United States senators to Class 1 and Class 2. Its current U.S. senators are Republicans John Barrasso (serving since 2007) and Cynthia Lummis (serving since 2021). 21 people have served as a United States senator from Wyoming.
List of senators[]
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. |
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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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# | Senator | Party | Dates in office | Electoral history | T | T | Electoral history | Dates in office | Party | Senator | # | |
Vacant | July 10, 1890 – November 18, 1890 |
After joining the Union, Wyoming did not elect its senators for four months. | 1 | 51st | 1 | After joining the Union, Wyoming did not elect its senators for four months. | July 10, 1890 – November 15, 1890 |
Vacant | ||||
1 | Francis E. Warren |
Republican | November 18, 1890 – March 3, 1893 |
Elected in 1890. Lost re-election. |
Elected in 1890. Lost re-election. |
November 15, 1890 – March 3, 1895 |
Republican | Joseph M. Carey |
1 | |||
52nd | ||||||||||||
Vacant | March 4, 1893 – January 23, 1895 |
2 | 53rd | |||||||||
2 | Clarence D. Clark |
Republican | January 23, 1895 – March 3, 1917 |
Elected to finish vacant term. | ||||||||
54th | 2 | Elected in 1895. | March 4, 1895 – November 24, 1929 |
Republican | Francis E. Warren |
2 | ||||||
55th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1899. | 3 | 56th | ||||||||||
57th | 3 | Re-elected January 22, 1901. | ||||||||||
58th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected January 25, 1905. | 4 | 59th | ||||||||||
60th | 4 | Re-elected January 22, 1907. | ||||||||||
61st | ||||||||||||
Re-elected January 24, 1911. Lost re-election. |
5 | 62nd | ||||||||||
63rd | 5 | Re-elected January 28, 1913. | ||||||||||
64th | ||||||||||||
3 | John B. Kendrick |
Democratic | March 4, 1917 – November 3, 1933 |
Elected in 1916. | 6 | 65th | ||||||
66th | 6 | Re-elected in 1918. | ||||||||||
67th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1922. | 7 | 68th | ||||||||||
69th | 7 | Re-elected in 1924. Died. | ||||||||||
70th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1928. Died. |
8 | 71st | ||||||||||
November 24, 1929 – December 5, 1929 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Warren's term. Retired when successor elected. |
December 5, 1929 – November 20, 1930 |
Republican | Patrick J. Sullivan |
3 | ||||||||
November 20, 1930 – December 1, 1930 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Elected to finish Warren's term. | December 1, 1930 – January 3, 1937 |
Republican | Robert D. Carey |
4 | ||||||||
72nd | 8 | Elected to full term in 1930. Lost re-election. | ||||||||||
73rd | ||||||||||||
Vacant | November 3, 1933 – December 18, 1933 |
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4 | Joseph C. O'Mahoney |
Democratic | December 18, 1933 – January 3, 1953 |
Appointed to continue Kendrick's term. Elected November 6, 1934 to finish Kendrick's term. | ||||||||
Elected in 1934. | 9 | 74th | ||||||||||
75th | 9 | Elected in 1936. Lost re-election. |
January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943 |
Democratic | Henry H. Schwartz |
5 | ||||||
76th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1940. | 10 | 77th | ||||||||||
78th | 10 | Elected in 1942. Lost re-election. |
January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949 |
Republican | Edward V. Robertson |
6 | ||||||
79th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1946. Lost re-election. |
11 | 80th | ||||||||||
81st | 11 | Elected in 1948. Died. |
January 3, 1949 – June 19, 1954 |
Democratic | Lester C. Hunt |
7 | ||||||
82nd | ||||||||||||
5 | Frank A. Barrett |
Republican | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959 |
Elected in 1952. Lost re-election. |
12 | 83rd | ||||||
June 19, 1954 – June 24, 1954 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Hunt's term. Retired when successor elected. |
June 24, 1954 – November 28, 1954 |
Republican | Edward D. Crippa |
8 | ||||||||
Elected November 8, 1954 to finish Hunt's term. | November 29, 1954 – January 3, 1961 |
Democratic | Joseph C. O'Mahoney |
9 | ||||||||
84th | 12 | Elected to full term in 1954. Retired. | ||||||||||
85th | ||||||||||||
6 | Gale W. McGee |
Democratic | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1977 |
Elected in 1958. | 13 | 86th | ||||||
87th | 13 | Edwin Keith Thomson (R) was elected in 1960, but died December 9, 1960, before the Congress began. Acting as Governor of Wyoming, Hickey appointed himself to begin Thomson's term. Lost election to finish Thomson's term. |
January 3, 1961 – November 6, 1962 |
Democratic | John J. Hickey |
10 | ||||||
Elected to finish Thomson's term. Retired. |
November 7, 1962 – January 3, 1967 |
Republican | Milward L. Simpson |
11 | ||||||||
88th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1964. | 14 | 89th | ||||||||||
90th | 14 | Elected in 1966. | January 3, 1967 – December 31, 1978 |
Republican | Clifford P. Hansen |
12 | ||||||
91st | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1970. Lost re-election. |
15 | 92nd | ||||||||||
93rd | 15 | Re-elected in 1972. Retired and resigned early to give successor preferential seniority. | ||||||||||
94th | ||||||||||||
7 | Malcolm Wallop |
Republican | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1995 |
Elected in 1976. | 16 | 95th | ||||||
Appointed to finish Hansen's term, having already been elected to the next term. | January 1, 1979 – January 3, 1997 |
Republican | Alan K. Simpson |
13 | ||||||||
96th | 16 | Elected in 1978. | ||||||||||
97th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1982. | 17 | 98th | ||||||||||
99th | 17 | Re-elected in 1984. | ||||||||||
100th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1988. Retired. |
18 | 101st | ||||||||||
102nd | 18 | Re-elected in 1990. Retired. | ||||||||||
103rd | ||||||||||||
8 | Craig Thomas |
Republican | January 3, 1995 – June 4, 2007 |
Elected in 1994. | 19 | 104th | ||||||
105th | 19 | Elected in 1996. | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2021 |
Republican | Mike Enzi |
14 | ||||||
106th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 2000. | 20 | 107th | ||||||||||
108th | 20 | Re-elected in 2002. | ||||||||||
109th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 2006. Died. |
21 | 110th | ||||||||||
Vacant | June 4, 2007 – June 22, 2007 | |||||||||||
9 | John Barrasso |
Republican | June 22, 2007 – Present |
Appointed to continue Thomas's term. Elected November 4, 2008 to finish Thomas's term. | ||||||||
111th | 21 | Re-elected in 2008. | ||||||||||
112th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 2012. | 22 | 113th | ||||||||||
114th | 22 | Re-elected in 2014. Retired. | ||||||||||
115th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 2018. | 23 | 116th | ||||||||||
117th | 23 | Elected in 2020. | January 3, 2021 – Present |
Republican | Cynthia Lummis |
15 | ||||||
118th | ||||||||||||
To be determined in the 2024 election. | 24 | 119th | ||||||||||
120th | 24 | To be determined in the 2026 election. | ||||||||||
# | Senator | Party | Years in office | Electoral history | T | T | Electoral history | Years in office | Party | Senator | # | |
Class 1 | Class 2 |
Living former senators[]
As of August 2021, there is one living former U.S. senator from Wyoming. The most recent and most recently serving senator to die was Mike Enzi (served 1997–2021) on July 26, 2021.
Senator | Term of office | Date of birth (and age) |
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Alan K. Simpson | 1979–1997 | September 2, 1931 |
Superlatives[]
Longest service[]
Senator | First served | Last served | Length of service |
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Francis E. Warren | November 24, 1890 | March 3, 1893 | Combined total: 37 years, 6 days (13,519 days) |
March 4, 1895 | November 24, 1929 | ||
Joseph C. O'Mahoney | December 18, 1933 | January 3, 1953 | Combined total: 25 years, 51 days (9,176 days) |
November 29, 1954 | January 3, 1961 | ||
Mike Enzi | January 3, 1997 | January 3, 2021 | 24 years, 0 days (8,766 days) |
Clarence D. Clark | January 23, 1895 | March 3, 1917 | 22 years, 39 days (8,074 days) |
Alan Simpson | January 1, 1979 | January 3, 1997 | 18 years, 2 days (6,577 days) |
Shortest service[]
Excludes incumbent Lummis
Senator | First served | Last served | Length of service |
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Edward D. Crippa | June 24, 1954 | November 28, 1954 | 5 months and 4 days (157 days) |
Patrick Joseph Sullivan | December 5, 1929 | November 30, 1930 | 11 months, 3 weeks and 4 days (360 days) |
John J. Hickey | January 3, 1961 | November 6, 1962 | 1 year, 10 months and 3 days (672 days) |
Milward Simpson | November 6, 1962 | January 3, 1967 | 4 years, 1 month and 4 weeks (1,519 days) |
Joseph M. Carey | November 15, 1890 | March 3, 1895 | 4 years, 3 months, 2 weeks and 2 days (1,569 days) |
Youngest at beginning of service[]
Senator | Date of birth | First served | Age |
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Clarence D. Clark | April 16, 1851 | January 23, 1895 | 43 years, 9 months and 7 days |
Gale W. McGee | March 17, 1915 | January 3, 1959 | 43 years, 9 months and 17 days |
Malcolm Wallop | February 27, 1933 | January 3, 1977 | 43 years, 10 months and 7 days |
Joseph M. Carey | January 19, 1845 | November 15, 1890 | 45 years, 9 months and 27 days |
Francis E. Warren | June 20, 1844 | November 24, 1890 | 46 years, 5 months and 4 days |
Oldest at end of service[]
Senator | Date of birth | Last served | Age |
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Francis E. Warren | June 20, 1844 | November 24, 1929 | 85 years, 5 months and 4 days |
Mike Enzi | February 1, 1944 | January 3, 2021 | 76 years, 11 months and 2 days |
Joseph C. O'Mahoney | November 5, 1884 | January 3, 1961 | 76 years, 1 month and 29 days |
John B. Kendrick | September 6, 1857 | November 3, 1933 | 76 years, 1 month and 28 days |
Craig L. Thomas | February 17, 1933 | June 4, 2007 | 74 years, 3 months and 18 days |
See also[]
- List of United States representatives from Wyoming
- United States congressional delegations from Wyoming
References[]
External links[]
- Wyoming Senators, Representatives on GovTrack.us
- Senators of the 115th Congress, U.S. Senate
- United States senators from Wyoming
- Lists of United States senators by state
- Lists of Wyoming politicians