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List of United States Senators from Arkansas

Arkansas was admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, and elects its senators to Class 2 and Class 3. Arkansas's Senate seats were declared vacant in July 1861, due to its secession from the Union. They were again filled from June 1868. Its current senators are Democrat Mark Pryor and Republican John Boozman.

Contents

  • Class 2 1
  • Class 3 2
  • See also 3
  • References 4

Class 2

# Senator Party Years Term Electoral history
1 William S. Fulton Democratic September 18, 1836 –
August 15, 1844 		1 Elected in 1836
2 Re-elected in 1840

Died
Vacant August 15, 1844 –
November 8, 1844
2 Chester Ashley Democratic November 8, 1844 –
April 29, 1848 		Elected to finish Fulton's term
3 Elected to a full term in 1846

Died
Vacant April 29, 1848 –
May 12, 1848
3 William K. Sebastian Democratic May 12, 1848 –
July 11, 1861 		Appointed to continue Ashley's term
Elected to finish Ashley's term
4 Elected to full term in 1852
5 Re-elected in 1858

Expelled
(Expulsion was reversed by the Senate in 1877)
Vacant July 11, 1861 –
June 22, 1868 		Civil War and Reconstruction
6
4 Alexander McDonald Republican June 22, 1868 –
March 4, 1871 		Elected to finish term

Lost re-election
5 Powell Clayton Republican March 4, 1871 –
March 4, 1877 		7 Elected in 1871
6 Augustus Garland Democratic March 4, 1877 –
March 6, 1885 		8 Elected in 1876
9 Re-elected in 1883

Resigned to become U.S. Attorney General
Vacant March 6, 1885 –
March 20, 1885
7 James H. Berry Democratic March 20, 1885 –
March 4, 1907 		Elected to finish Garland's term
10 Re-elected in 1889
11 Re-elected in 1895
12 Re-elected in 1901

Lost re-election
8 Jeff Davis Democratic March 4, 1907 –
January 3, 1913 		13 Elected in 1906

Re-elected in 1912, but died before new term began
Vacant January 3, 1913 –
January 6, 1913
9 John N. Heiskell Democratic January 6, 1913 –
January 29, 1913 		Appointed to continue Davis's term

Successor qualified
10 William M. Kavanaugh Democratic January 29, 1913 –
March 4, 1913 		Elected to finish Davis's term
11 Joseph T. Robinson Democratic March 4, 1913 –
July 14, 1937 		14 Elected in 1913[1]
15 Re-elected in 1918
16 Re-elected in 1924
17 Re-elected in 1930
18 Re-elected in 1936

Died
Vacant July 14, 1937 –
November 15, 1937
12 John E. Miller Democratic November 15, 1937 –
March 31, 1941 		Elected to finish Robinson's term

Resigned to become U.S. District Judge
Vacant March 31, 1941 –
April 1, 1941
13 George L. Spencer Democratic April 1, 1941 –
January 3, 1943 		Elected to finish Miller's term

Retired
14 John L. McClellan Democratic January 3, 1943 –
November 28, 1977 		19 Elected in 1942
20 Re-elected in 1948
21 Re-elected in 1954
22 Re-elected in 1960
23 Re-elected in 1966
24 Re-elected in 1972

Died
Vacant November 28, 1977 –
December 10, 1977
15 Kaneaster Hodges, Jr. Democratic December 10, 1977 –
January 3, 1979 		Appointed to finish McClellan's term

Retired
16 David H. Pryor Democratic January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1997 		25 Elected in 1978
26 Re-elected in 1984
27 Re-elected in 1990

Retired
17 Tim Hutchinson Republican January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2003 		28 Elected in 1996

Lost re-election
18 Mark Pryor Democratic January 3, 2003 –
Present 		29 Elected in 2002
30 Re-elected in 2008

Lost re-election
# Senator Party Years Term Electoral history

Class 3

# Senator Party Years Term Electoral history
1 Ambrose H. Sevier Democratic September 18, 1836 –
March 15, 1848 		1 Elected in 1836
2 Re-elected in 1837
3 Re-elected in 1843

Resigned
Vacant March 15, 1848 –
March 30, 1848
2 Solon Borland Democratic March 30, 1848 –
April 11, 1853 		Elected to finish Sevier's term
4 Elected to full term in 1848

Resigned
Vacant April 11, 1853 –
July 6, 1853
3 Robert W. Johnson Democratic July 6, 1853 –
March 4, 1861 		Appointed to continue Borland's term
Elected to finish Borland's term
6 Re-elected in 1855

Retired
4 Charles B. Mitchel Democratic March 4, 1861 –
July 11, 1861 		7 Elected in 1861

Expelled for supporting the Confederacy
Vacant July 11, 1861 –
June 23, 1868 		Civil War and Reconstruction
8
5 Benjamin F. Rice Republican June 23, 1868 –
March 4, 1873 		Elected to finish term
6 Stephen W. Dorsey Republican March 4, 1873 –
March 4, 1879 		9 Elected in 1873

Retired
7 James D. Walker Democratic March 4, 1879 –
March 4, 1885 		10 Elected in 1879

Retired
8 James K. Jones Democratic March 4, 1885 –
March 4, 1903 		10 Elected in 1885
11 Re-elected in 1891
12 Re-elected in 1897

Lost re-election
9 James P. Clarke Democratic March 4, 1903 –
October 1, 1916 		13 Elected in 1903
14 Re-elected in 1909
15 Re-elected in 1914

Died
Vacant October 1, 1916 –
November 8, 1916
10 William F. Kirby Democratic November 8, 1916 –
March 4, 1921 		Elected to finish Clarke's term

Lost renomination
11 Thaddeus H. Caraway Democratic March 4, 1921 –
November 6, 1931 		16 Elected in 1920
17 Re-elected in 1926

Died
Vacant November 6, 1931 –
November 13, 1931
12 Hattie W. Caraway Democratic November 13, 1931 –
January 3, 1945 		Appointed to finish her husband's term
18 Elected to full term in 1932
19 Re-elected in 1938

Lost renomination
13 J. William Fulbright Democratic January 3, 1945 –
December 31, 1974 		20 Elected in 1944
21 Re-elected in 1950
22 Re-elected in 1956
23 Re-elected in 1962
24 Re-elected in 1968

Lost re-nomination, then resigned
Vacant December 31, 1974 –
January 3, 1975
14 Dale Bumpers Democratic January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1999 		25 Elected in 1974
26 Re-elected in 1980
27 Re-elected in 1986
28 Re-elected in 1992

Retired
15 Blanche Lincoln Democratic January 3, 1999 –
January 3, 2011 		29 Elected in 1998
30 Re-elected in 2004

Lost re-election
16 John Boozman Republican January 3, 2011 –
Present 		31 Elected in 2010
# Senator Party Years Term Electoral history

See also

References

  1. ^ Robinson was the last U.S. Senator elected by a state legislature in advance of the implementation of the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
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