List of United States senators from Georgia

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 Mar 1861 owing to its secession from the Union. They were again filled from February 1871.

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

United States senators are popularly elected to six-year terms that begin on January 3 of the year after their election. Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. Before 1914, Georgia's senators 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, representing Georgia in the Senate for one day in 1922,[1] having been appointed to the seat to replace the late Thomas E. Watson.

Richard Russell Jr. was the state's longest serving senator, served from 1933 to 1971.

Since January 20, 2021, Georgia has been represented in the Senate by Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock. Ossoff defeated Republican David Perdue in the regularly-scheduled 2020 election, while Warnock defeated appointed Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler in the concurrent special election, both of which were decided in runoffs on January 5, 2021. Ossoff is the first Jewish senator from Georgia and Warnock the first black senator 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 2010, 2016, 2020 (special election), and 2022. The next election will be in 2028.

# Senator Party Dates in office Electoral history T T Electoral history Dates in office Party Senator #
1
William Few		 Anti-
Admin.		 Mar 4, 1789 –
Mar 3, 1793		 Elected in 1789.
Lost re-election.		 1 1st 1 Elected in 1789. Mar 4, 1789 –
Mar 3, 1801		 Anti-
Admin.		 James Gunn 1
2nd
2
James Jackson		 Anti-
Admin.		 Mar 4, 1793 –
Nov 16, 1795		 Elected in 1793.
Resigned to run for the Georgia legislature.		 2 3rd
Democratic-
Republican		 4th 2 Re-elected in 1794.
Retired.		 Federalist
3
George Walton		 Federalist Nov 16, 1795 –
Feb 20, 1796		 Appointed to continue Jackson's term.
Retired when successor elected.
4 Josiah Tattnall Democratic-
Republican		 Feb 20, 1796 –
Mar 3, 1799		 Elected to finish Jackson's term.
5th
5
Abraham Baldwin		 Democratic-
Republican		 Mar 4, 1799 –
Mar 4, 1807		 Elected in 1799. 3 6th
7th 3 Elected in 1800.
Died.		 Mar 4, 1801 –
Mar 19, 1806		 Democratic-
Republican
James Jackson		 2
8th
Re-elected in 1804.
Died.		 4 9th
  Mar 19, 1806 –
Jun 19, 1806		 Vacant
Elected to finish Jackson's term. Jun 19, 1806 –
Nov 14, 1809		 Democratic-
Republican
John Milledge		 3
Vacant Mar 4, 1807 –
Aug 27, 1807		   10th 4 Re-elected in 1806.
Resigned.
6
George Jones		 Democratic-
Republican		 Aug 27, 1807 –
Nov 7, 1807		 Appointed to continue Baldwin's term.
Lost special election.
7
William H. Crawford		 Democratic-
Republican		 Nov 7, 1807 –
Mar 23, 1813		 Elected to finish Baldwin's term.
11th
  Nov 14, 1809 –
Nov 27, 1809		 Vacant
Elected to finish Milledge's term. Nov 27, 1809 –
Mar 3, 1819		 Democratic-
Republican
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 Mar 23, 1813 –
Apr 8, 1813		  
8 William Bellinger Bulloch Democratic-
Republican		 Apr 8, 1813 –
Nov 6, 1813		 Appointed to continue Crawford's term.
Retired when successor elected.
9
William Wyatt Bibb		 Democratic-
Republican		 Nov 6, 1813 –
Nov 9, 1816		 Elected to finish Crawford's term.
Resigned.
14th
Vacant Nov 9, 1816 –
Nov 13, 1816		  
10
George Troup		 Democratic-
Republican		 Nov 13, 1816 –
Sep 23, 1818		 Elected to finish Crawford's term.
Elected to full term in 1816.
Resigned.		 6 15th
Vacant Sep 23, 1818 –
Nov 23, 1818		  
11
John Forsyth		 Democratic-
Republican		 Nov 23, 1818 –
Feb 17, 1819		 Elected to finish Troup's term.
Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Spain.
Vacant Feb 17, 1819 –
Nov 6, 1819		  
16th 6 Elected in 1819. Mar 4, 1819 –
Mar 3, 1825		 Democratic-
Republican
John Elliott		 5
12
Freeman Walker		 Democratic-
Republican		 Nov 6, 1819 –
Aug 6, 1821		 Elected to finish Troup's term.
Resigned.
17th
Vacant Aug 6, 1821 –
Nov 10, 1821		  
13
Nicholas Ware		 Democratic-
Republican		 Nov 10, 1821 –
Sep 7, 1824		 Elected to finish Troup's term.
Re-elected in 1823.
Died.		 7 18th
Vacant Sep 7, 1824 –
Dec 6, 1824		  
14 Thomas W. Cobb Democratic-
Republican		 Dec 6, 1824 –
Nov 7, 1828		 Elected to finish Ware's term.
Resigned.
Jacksonian 19th 7 Elected in 1825.
Resigned to become U.S. Attorney General.		 Mar 4, 1825 –
Mar 9, 1829		 Jacksonian
John M. Berrien		 6
20th
15
Oliver H. Prince		 Jacksonian Nov 7, 1828 –
Mar 3, 1829		 Elected to finish Ware's term.
[data missing]
16
George Troup		 Jacksonian Mar 4, 1829 –
Nov 8, 1833		 Elected in 1828.
Resigned.		 8 21st
  Mar 9, 1829 –
Nov 9, 1829		 Vacant
Elected to finish Berrien's term. Nov 9, 1829 –
Jun 27, 1834		 Jacksonian
John Forsyth		 7
22nd 8 Re-elected in 1830 or 1831.
Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State.
23rd
Vacant Nov 8, 1833 –
Nov 21, 1833		  
17
John P. King		 Jacksonian Nov 21, 1833 –
Nov 1, 1837		 Elected to finish Troup's term.
  Jun 27, 1834 –
Jan 12, 1835		 Vacant
Elected to finish Forsyth's term. Jan 12, 1835 –
Mar 3, 1843		 Jacksonian Alfred Cuthbert 8
Re-elected in 1834.
Resigned.		 9 24th
Democratic 25th 9 Re-elected in 1837.
Retired.		 Democratic
Vacant Nov 1, 1837 –
Nov 22, 1837		  
18
Wilson Lumpkin		 Democratic Nov 22, 1837 –
Mar 3, 1841		 Elected to finish King's term.
26th
19
John M. Berrien		 Whig Mar 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.		 Mar 4, 1843 –
Feb 4, 1848		 Democratic
Walter T. Colquitt		 9
29th
Vacant May 1845 –
Nov 13, 1845		  

John M. Berrien		 Whig Nov 13, 1845 –
May 28, 1852		 Elected to finish his own term.
Re-elected in 1846.
Resigned.		 11 30th
Appointed to finish Colquitt's term.
Retired.		 Feb 4, 1848 –
Mar 3, 1849		 Democratic
Herschel V. Johnson		 10
31st 11 Elected in 1847 for the term beginning in 1849.[3]
[data missing]		 Mar 4, 1849 –
Mar 3, 1855		 Whig
William Crosby Dawson		 11
32nd
Vacant May 28, 1852 –
May 31, 1852		  
20
Robert M. Charlton		 Democratic May 31, 1852 –
Mar 3, 1853		 Appointed to finish Berrien's term.  
21
Robert Toombs		 Democratic Mar 4, 1853 –
Feb 4, 1861		 Elected in 1852. 12 33rd
34th 12 Elected in 1854 or 1855.
Withdrew.		 Mar 4, 1855 –
Jan 28, 1861		 Democratic
Alfred Iverson Sr.		 12
35th
Re-elected in 1858.
Withdrew.		 13 36th
Civil War and Reconstruction Jan 28, 1861 –
Feb 1, 1871		 Vacant
Vacant Feb 4, 1861 –
Feb 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.		 Feb 1, 1871 –
Mar 3, 1873		 Republican
Joshua Hill		 13
22
Homer V. M. Miller		 Democratic Feb 24, 1871 –
Mar 3, 1871		 Elected to finish term.
Vacant Mar 4, 1871 –
Nov 14, 1871		 Foster Blodgett (R) presented credentials as Senator-elect, but the Senate declared him not elected. 15 42nd
23
Thomas M. Norwood		 Democratic Nov 14, 1871 –
Mar 3, 1877		 Elected after Blodgett's credentials were rejected.
Lost re-election.
43rd 15 Elected in 1873. Mar 4, 1873 –
May 26, 1880		 Democratic
John B. Gordon		 14
44th
24
Benjamin Harvey Hill		 Democratic Mar 4, 1877 –
Aug 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 –
Mar 3, 1891		 Democratic
Joseph E. Brown		 15
47th
Vacant Aug 16, 1882 –
Nov 15, 1882		  
25
Middleton P. Barrow		 Democratic Nov 15, 1882 –
Mar 3, 1883		 Elected to finish Hill's term.
Retired.
26
Alfred H. Colquitt		 Democratic Mar 4, 1883 –
Mar 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.		 Mar 4, 1891 –
Mar 3, 1897		 Democratic
John B. Gordon		 16
53rd
Vacant Mar 26, 1894 –
Apr 2, 1894		  
27
Patrick Walsh		 Democratic Apr 2, 1894 –
Mar 3, 1895		 Appointed to continue Colquitt's term.
Elected in 1894 to finish Colquitt's term.[4]
Lost renomination.
28
Augustus Octavius Bacon		 Democratic Mar 4, 1895 –
Feb 14, 1914		 Elected in 1894. 19 54th
55th 19 Elected in 1896. Mar 4, 1897 –
Nov 13, 1910		 Democratic
Alexander S. Clay		 17
56th
Re-elected in 1900.
Legislature failed to elect.[5]		 20 57th
58th 20 Re-elected in 1902.[6]
59th
Appointed to begin the next term.
Re-elected in 1907.[5]
Legislature failed to elect.		 21 60th
61st 21 Re-elected in 1909.
Died.
  Nov 13, 1910 –
Nov 17, 1910		 Vacant
Appointed to continue Clay's term.
Lost election to finish Clay's term.		 Nov 17, 1910 –
Jul 14, 1911		 Democratic
Joseph M. Terrell		 18
62nd
Elected to finish Clay's term.
Did not take office until Nov 16 upon resigning as Governor of Georgia.		 Jul 14, 1911 –
Mar 3, 1921		 Democratic
Hoke Smith		 19
Appointed to begin the term.
Re-elected in 1913, the first election by popular vote.[7]
Died.		 22 63rd
Vacant Feb 14, 1914 –
Mar 2, 1914		  
29
William S. West		 Democratic Mar 2, 1914 –
Nov 3, 1914		 Appointed to continue Bacon's term.
Successor elected.
30
Thomas W. Hardwick		 Democratic Nov 4, 1914 –
Mar 3, 1919		 Elected to finish Bacon's term.
Lost renomination.
64th 22 Re-elected in 1914.
Lost renomination.
65th
31
William J. Harris		 Democratic Mar 4, 1919 –
Apr 18, 1932		 Elected in 1918. 23 66th
67th 23 Elected in 1920.
Died.		 Mar 4, 1921 –
Sep 26, 1922		 Democratic
Thomas E. Watson		 20
  Sep 26, 1922 –
Oct 3, 1922		 Vacant
Appointed to continue Watson's term.
Retired.		 Oct 3, 1922 –
Nov 21, 1922[8]		 Democratic
Rebecca Latimer Felton		 21
Elected to finish Watson's term. Nov 22, 1922 –
Jan 3, 1957[9]		 Democratic
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 Apr 18, 1932 –
Apr 25, 1932		  
32
John S. Cohen		 Democratic Apr 25, 1932 –
Jan 11, 1933		 Appointed to continue Harris's term.
Successor elected.
33
Richard Russell Jr.		 Democratic Jan 12, 1933 –
Jan 21, 1971		 Elected in 1932 to finish Harris's term.
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. Jan 3, 1957 –
Jan 3, 1981		 Democratic
Herman 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 Jan 21, 1971 –
Feb 1, 1971		  
34
David H. Gambrell		 Democratic Feb 1, 1971 –
Nov 7, 1972		 Appointed to continue Russell's term.
Lost nomination to finish Russell's term.
35
Sam Nunn		 Democratic Nov 8, 1972 –
Jan 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.		 Jan 3, 1981 –
Jan 3, 1987		 Republican
Mack Mattingly		 24
98th
Re-elected in 1984. 34 99th
100th 34 Elected in 1986.
Lost re-election.		 Jan 3, 1987 –
Jan 3, 1993		 Democratic
Wyche Fowler		 25
101st
Re-elected in 1990.
Retired.		 35 102nd
103rd 35 Elected in 1992 in runoff election. Jan 3, 1993 –
Jul 18, 2000		 Republican
Paul Coverdell		 26
104th
36
Max Cleland		 Democratic Jan 3, 1997 –
Jan 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 in 2000 to finish Coverdell's term.
Retired.		 July 27, 2000 –
Jan 3, 2005		 Democratic
Zell Miller		 27
107th
37
Saxby Chambliss		 Republican Jan 3, 2003 –
Jan 3, 2015		 Elected in 2002. 37 108th
109th 37 Elected in 2004. Jan 3, 2005 –
Dec 31, 2019		 Republican
Johnny Isakson		 28
110th
Re-elected in 2008 in runoff election.
Retired.		 38 111th
112th 38 Re-elected in 2010.
113th
38
David Perdue		 Republican Jan 3, 2015 –
Jan 3, 2021		 Elected in 2014.
Term expired before runoff election.
Lost re-election in runoff.		 39 114th
115th 39 Re-elected in 2016.
Resigned.
116th
  Dec 31, 2019 –
Jan 6, 2020		 Vacant
Appointed to continue Isakson's term.
Lost election in runoff to finish Isakson's term.		 Jan 6, 2020 –
Jan 20, 2021		 Republican
Kelly Loeffler		 29
Vacant Jan 3, 2021 –
Jan 20, 2021		 40 117th
39
Jon Ossoff		 Democratic Jan 20, 2021 –
present		 Elected in 2021 in runoff election. Elected in 2021 in runoff election to finish Isakson's term. Jan 20, 2021 –
present		 Democratic
Raphael Warnock		 30
118th 40 Re-elected in 2022 in runoff election.
119th
To be determined in the 2026 election. 41 120th
121st 41 To be determined in the 2028 election.
# Senator Party Years in office Electoral history T C T Electoral history Years in office Party Senator #
Class 2 Class 3

See also

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. Vol. 3. p. 427.
    4. Byrd, p. 114.
    5. 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. "A chronological list of senators since the First Congress in 1789" (PDF). United States Senate.
    9. "GEORGE, Walter Franklin - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov.
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