List of United States Senators from Louisiana

Louisiana was admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, and elects senators to Class 2 and Class 3. Its current senators are Democrat Mary Landrieu and Republican David Vitter.

1 Class 2
2 Class 3
3 References
4 See also

Class 2

#	Senator	Party	Years	Term	Electoral history
1	Jean Noel Destréhan	Unknown	September 3, 1812 – October 1, 1812	1	Resigned
Vacant			October 1, 1812 – October 8, 1812
2	Thomas Posey	Democratic-Republican	October 8, 1812 – February 4, 1813		Appointed to continue Destréhan's term Lost election to finish Destréhan's term
3	James Brown	Democratic-Republican	February 5, 1813 – March 4, 1817		Elected to finish Destréhan's term Lost election to full term
4	William C. C. Claiborne	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1817 – November 23, 1817	2	Elected in 1817 Died
Vacant			November 23, 1817 – January 12, 1818
5	Henry Johnson	Democratic-Republican	January 12, 1818 – May 27, 1824		Appointed to finish Claiborne's term
5	Henry Johnson	Democratic-Republican	January 12, 1818 – May 27, 1824	3	Elected to full term in 1823 Resigned to become Governor
Vacant			May 27, 1824 – November 19, 1824
6	Charles Dominique Joseph Bouligny	Adams-Clay Republican	November 19, 1824 – March 4, 1829		Elected to finish Johnson's term
7	Edward Livingston	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1829 – May 24, 1831	4	Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State
Vacant			May 24, 1831 – November 15, 1831
8	George A. Waggaman	Anti- Jacksonian	November 15, 1831 – March 4, 1835
Vacant			March 4, 1835 – January 13, 1836	5	Charles Gayarré was elected in 1835, but resigned due to ill health
9	Robert C. Nicholas	Jacksonian	January 13, 1836 – March 4, 1841		Elected to finish Gauarré's term
9	Robert C. Nicholas	Democratic	January 13, 1836 – March 4, 1841		Elected to finish Gauarré's term
10	Alexander Barrow	Whig	March 4, 1841 – December 29, 1846	6	Elected in 1841 Died
Vacant			December 29, 1846 – January 21, 1847
11	Pierre Soulé	Democratic	January 21, 1847 – March 4, 1847		Elected to finish Barrow's term
12	Solomon W. Downs	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 4, 1853	7	Elected in 1847
13	Judah P. Benjamin	Whig	March 4, 1853 – February 4, 1861	8	Elected in 1853
13	Judah P. Benjamin	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – February 4, 1861	9	Re-elected in 1859 Withdrew
Vacant			February 4, 1861 – July 8, 1868	9	American Civil War and Reconstruction
Vacant			February 4, 1861 – July 8, 1868	10	American Civil War and Reconstruction
14	John S. Harris	Republican	July 8, 1868 – March 4, 1871	10	Elected to finish incomplete term in 1868
15	Joseph R. West	Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 4, 1877	11	Elected in 1871 Retired
16	William P. Kellogg	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1883	12	Elected in 1877 Retired to run for member of the U.S. House of Representatives
17	Randall L. Gibson	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – December 15, 1892	13	Elected in 1882
17	Randall L. Gibson	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – December 15, 1892	14	Re-elected in 1888 Died
Vacant			December 15, 1892 – December 31, 1892
18	Donelson Caffery	Democratic	December 31, 1892 – March 4, 1901		Elected to finish Gibson's term
18	Donelson Caffery	Democratic	December 31, 1892 – March 4, 1901	15	Re-elected in 1894 Retired
19	Murphy J. Foster	Democratic	March 4, 1901 – March 4, 1913	16	Elected in 1900
19	Murphy J. Foster	Democratic	March 4, 1901 – March 4, 1913	17	Re-elected in 1906 Lost renomination
20	Joseph E. Ransdell	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1931	18	Elected in 1912
				19	Re-elected in 1918
				20	Re-elected in 1924 Lost renomination
Vacant			March 4, 1931 – January 25, 1932	21
21	Huey Long	Democratic	January 25, 1932 – September 10, 1935		Continued to serve as Governor of Louisiana, leaving the Senate seat vacant Assassinated
Vacant			September 10, 1935 – January 31, 1936
22	Rose McConnell Long	Democratic	January 31, 1936 – January 2, 1937		Appointed to continue Huey Long's term Elected to finish Huey Long's term Retired
23	Allen J. Ellender	Democratic	January 3, 1937 – July 27, 1972	22	Elected in 1936
				23	Re-elected in 1942
				24	Re-elected in 1948
				25	Re-elected in 1954
				26	Re-elected in 1960
				27	Re-elected in 1966 Died
Vacant			July 27, 1972 – August 1, 1972
24	Elaine S. Edwards	Democratic	August 1, 1972 – November 13, 1972		Appointed to continue Ellender's term Retired when successor qualified
25	Bennett Johnston, Jr.	Democratic	November 14, 1972 – January 3, 1997		Elected to finish Ellender's term
				28	Re-elected in 1972
				29	Re-elected in 1978
				30	Re-elected in 1984
				31	Re-elected in 1990 Retired
26	Mary Landrieu	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – Present	32	Elected in 1996
				33	Re-elected in 2002
				34	Re-elected in 2008 Lost re-election
27	Bill Cassidy	Republican	January 3, 2015 – Tentative	35	Elected in 2014

Class 3

#	Senator	Party	Years	Term	Electoral history
1	Allan B. Magruder	Democratic-Republican	September 3, 1812 – March 4, 1813	1	Elected in 1812
2	Eligius Fromentin	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1813 – March 4, 1819	2	Elected in 1813
3	James Brown	Adams-Clay Republican	March 4, 1819 – December 10, 1823	3	Elected in 1819 Resigned to become Minister to France
Vacant			December 10, 1823 – January 15, 1824
4	Josiah S. Johnston	Adams-Clay Republican	January 15, 1824 – May 19, 1833		Appointed to finish Brown's term
				4	Elected to full term in 1825
				5	Re-elected in 1831 Died
Vacant			May 19, 1833 – December 19, 1833
5	Alexander Porter	Whig	December 19, 1833 – January 5, 1837		Elected to finish Johnson's term Resigned
Vacant			January 5, 1837 – January 12, 1837
6	Alexander Mouton	Democratic	January 12, 1837 – March 1, 1842		Elected to finish Porter's term
6	Alexander Mouton	Democratic	January 12, 1837 – March 1, 1842	6	Re-elected in 1837 Resigned
Vacant			March 1, 1842 – April 14, 1842
7	Charles Magill Conrad	Whig	April 14, 1842 – March 4, 1843		Appointed to finish Mouton's term Lost election to full term
Vacant			March 4, 1843 – February 12, 1844	7	Alexander Porter was elected, but due to ill health declined the seat
8	Henry Johnson	Whig	February 12, 1844 – March 3, 1849	7	Appointed to continue Porter's term Lost election to full term in 1849
9	Pierre Soulé	Democratic	March 3, 1849 – April 11, 1853	8	Elected in 1849 Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Spain
Vacant			April 11, 1853 – December 5, 1853
10	John Slidell	Democratic	December 5, 1853 – February 4, 1861		Elected to finish Soulé term
10	John Slidell	Democratic	December 5, 1853 – February 4, 1861	9	Re-elected in 1855 Resigned
Vacant			February 4, 1861 – July 9, 1868	9	American Civil War and Reconstruction
				10
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11	William P. Kellogg	Republican	July 9, 1868 – November 1, 1872		Appointed to finish incomplete term Resigned to become Governor of Louisiana
Vacant			November 1, 1872 – January 12, 1876
Vacant			November 1, 1872 – January 12, 1876	12	Senate declined to seat rival claimants William L. McMillen and P. B. S. Pinchback^[1]
12	James B. Eustis	Democratic	January 12, 1876 – March 4, 1879	12	Elected to finish incomplete term in 1876 Lost re-election
13	Benjamin F. Jonas	Democratic	March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1885	13	Elected in 1878 Lost re-election
14	James B. Eustis	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1891	14	Elected in 1884 Retired
15	Edward Douglass White	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 12, 1894	15	Elected in 1890 Resigned to become U.S. Supreme Court Justice
16	Newton C. Blanchard	Democratic	March 12, 1894 – March 4, 1897	15	Appointed to continue White's term Elected to finish White's term Retired
17	Samuel D. McEnery	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – June 28, 1910	16	Elected in 1896
				17	Re-elected in 1902
				18	Re-elected in 1908 Died
Vacant			June 28, 1910 – December 7, 1910
18	John Thornton	Democratic	December 7, 1910 – March 4, 1915		Appointed to continue McEnery's term Elected to finish McEnery's term Retired
19	Robert F. Broussard	Democratic	March 4, 1915 – April 12, 1918	19	Elected in 1914 Died
Vacant			April 12, 1918 – April 22, 1918
20	Walter Guion	Democratic	April 22, 1918 – November 5, 1918		Appointed to continue Broussard's term Successor elected
21	Edward James Gay	Democratic	November 6, 1918 – March 4, 1921		Elected to finish Broussard's term Retired
22	Edwin S. Broussard	Democratic	March 4, 1921 – March 4, 1933	20	Elected in 1920
22	Edwin S. Broussard	Democratic	March 4, 1921 – March 4, 1933	21	Re-elected in 1926 Lost renomination
23	John H. Overton	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – May 14, 1948	22	Elected in 1932
				23	Re-elected in 1938
				24	Re-elected in 1944 Died
Vacant			May 14, 1948 – May 18, 1948
24	William C. Feazel	Democratic	May 18, 1948 – December 30, 1948		Appointed to continue Overton's term Retired
25	Russell B. Long	Democratic	December 31, 1948 – January 3, 1987		Elected to finish Overton's term
				25	Re-elected in 1950
				26	Re-elected in 1956
				27	Re-elected in 1962
				28	Re-elected in 1968
				29	Re-elected in 1974
				30	Re-elected in 1980 Retired
26	John Breaux	Democratic	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2005	31	Elected in 1986
				32	Re-elected in 1992
				33	Re-elected in 1998 Retired
27	David Vitter	Republican	January 3, 2005 – Present	34	Elected in 2004
27	David Vitter	Republican	January 3, 2005 – Present	35	Re-elected in 2010

References

^ Compilation of Senate Election Cases from 1789 to 1885 - Pages 483 - 512

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Class 3

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