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Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = " Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,7 ...
was admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819. The state elects U.S. senators to Class 2 and Class 3. Its
United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and po ...
seats were declared vacant from March 1861 to July 1868 due to its secession from the Union during the
American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and t ...
. Alabama's current U.S. senators are Republicans
Richard Shelby Richard Craig Shelby (born May 6, 1934) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Alabama. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986 as a Democrat who later switched to the Republican Party in 1994, h ...
(since January 3, 1987) and
Tommy Tuberville Thomas Hawley Tuberville ( ; born September 18, 1954) is an American retired college football coach and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Alabama since 2021. Before entering politics, Tuberville was the head football ...
(since January 3, 2021).


List of senators

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William R. King , rowspan=4 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=21 nowrap , Dec 14, 1819 –
Apr 15, 1844 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1819. , rowspan=3 , 1 , , rowspan=4 , 1 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1819.Resigned. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Dec 14, 1819 –
Dec 12, 1822 , rowspan=2 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=2 align=right ,
John Williams Walker John Williams Walker (August 12, 1783April 23, 1823) was an American politician, who served as the Democratic-Republican United States senator from the state of Alabama, the first senator elected by that state. Life and career Walker was born Aug ...
! rowspan=2 , 1 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Walker's term.Retired. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Dec 12, 1822 –
Mar 3, 1825 , rowspan=2 , Democratic-
Republican , align=right rowspan=2 , William Kelly ! rowspan=2 , 2 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=6 , Re-elected in 1822. , rowspan=6 , 2 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=9 , Jacksonian , rowspan=4 , rowspan=6 , 2 , Elected in 1824 or 1825.Died. , nowrap , Mar 4, 1825 –
Jan 24, 1826 , , Jacksonian , align=right ,
Henry H. Chambers ! 3 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Jan 24, 1826 –
Feb 17, 1826 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Chambers's term.Successor elected. , nowrap , Feb 17, 1826 –
Nov 27, 1826 , , Jacksonian , align=right ,
Israel Pickens Israel Pickens (January 30, 1780 – April 24, 1827) was an American politician and lawyer, third Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama (1821–1825), member of the North Carolina Senate (1808–1810), and United States Congressman from North Car ...
! 4 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Chambers's term.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Nov 27, 1826 –
Mar 3, 1831 , rowspan=3 , Jacksonian , rowspan=3 align=right ,
John McKinley John McKinley (May 1, 1780 – July 19, 1852) was a United States Senator from the state of Alabama and an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Early life McKinley was born in Culpeper County, Virginia, on May 1, 1 ...
! rowspan=3 , 5 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1828. , rowspan=3 , 3 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 3 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1831.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1831 –
Mar 3, 1837 , , Jacksonian , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Gabriel Moore Gabriel Moore (1785 – August 6, 1844) was a Democratic-Republican, later Jacksonian and National Republican politician and fifth governor of the U.S. state of Alabama (1829–1831). Life and politics Moore was born in Stokes County, North ...
! rowspan=3 , 6 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=2 , National
Republican , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1834. , rowspan=5 , 4 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=8 , Democratic , rowspan=3 , rowspan=7 , 4 , Elected in 1837.Resigned to become a Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. , nowrap , Mar 4, 1837 –
Apr 22, 1837 , , Democratic , align=right ,
John McKinley John McKinley (May 1, 1780 – July 19, 1852) was a United States Senator from the state of Alabama and an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Early life McKinley was born in Culpeper County, Virginia, on May 1, 1 ...
! 7 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Apr 22, 1837 –
Jun 19, 1837 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish McKinley's term.Resigned. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jun 19, 1837 –
Nov 15, 1841 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Clement Comer Clay Clement Comer Clay (December 17, 1789 – September 6, 1866) was the eighth Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1835 to 1837. An attorney, judge and politician, he also was elected to the state legislature, as well as to the House of Rep ...
! rowspan=3 , 8 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 1840.Resigned to become U.S. Minister to France. , rowspan=7 , 5 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" ,   , Nov 15, 1841 –
Nov 24, 1841 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Elected to finish Clay's term. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Nov 24, 1841 –
Jun 16, 1848 , rowspan=6 , Democratic , rowspan=6 align=right ,
Arthur P. Bagby Arthur Pendleton Bagby (1794 – September 21, 1858) was a slave owner and the tenth Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1837 to 1841. Born in Louisa County, Virginia, in 1794, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1819, practic ...
! rowspan=6 , 9 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=9 , 5 , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1842.Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Russia. , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Apr 15, 1844 –
Apr 22, 1844 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 2 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
Dixon Hall Lewis Dixon Hall Lewis (August 10, 1802 – October 25, 1848) was an American politician who served as a Representative and a Senator from Alabama. Life and career Lewis was born on Bothwick plantation, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, and moved to Ha ...
, rowspan=5 , Democratic , rowspan=5 nowrap , Apr 22, 1844 –
Oct 24, 1848 , rowspan=2 , Appointed to finish King's term. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1847.Died. , rowspan=10 , 6 , rowspan=5 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Jun 16, 1848 –
Jul 1, 1848 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Appointed to continue Bagby's term. Elected to finish Bagby's term. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Jul 1, 1848 –
Dec 20, 1852 , rowspan=6 , Democratic , rowspan=6 align=right ,
William R. King ! rowspan=6 , 10 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Oct 24, 1848 –
Nov 25, 1848 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 3 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Benjamin Fitzpatrick Benjamin Fitzpatrick (June 30, 1802 – November 21, 1869) was the 11th Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama and a United States Senator from that state. He was a Democrat. Early life Born in Greene County, Georgia, Fitzpatrick was orphaned a ...
, rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 nowrap , Nov 25, 1848 –
Nov 30, 1849 , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue Lewis's term.Successor elected. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , rowspan=7 , 6 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1848 or 1849.Resigned due to poor health. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=4 , 4 , rowspan=4 align=left ,
Jeremiah Clemens Jeremiah Clemens (December 28, 1814 – May 21, 1865) was a U.S. senator and novelist from the state of Alabama. He was elected to fill the vacancy left by the death of Dixon Hall Lewis, and served from November 30, 1849, to March 4, 1853. Cleme ...
, rowspan=4 , Democratic , rowspan=4 nowrap , Nov 30, 1849 –
Mar 3, 1853 , rowspan=4 , Elected to finish Lewis's term.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Dec 20, 1852 –
Jan 14, 1853 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Appointed to continue King's term. Elected in 1853 to finish King's term. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 14, 1853 –
Mar 3, 1855 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Benjamin Fitzpatrick Benjamin Fitzpatrick (June 30, 1802 – November 21, 1869) was the 11th Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama and a United States Senator from that state. He was a Democrat. Early life Born in Greene County, Georgia, Fitzpatrick was orphaned a ...
! rowspan=7 , 11 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 4, 1853 –
Nov 29, 1853 , Legislature failed to elect. , rowspan=5 , 7 , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 5 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
Clement Claiborne Clay Clement Claiborne Clay (December 13, 1816 – January 3, 1882), also known as C. C. Clay Jr., was a United States Senator (Democrat) from the state of Alabama from 1853 to 1861, and a Confederate States senator from Alabama from 1862 to 1864. Hi ...
, rowspan=5 , Democratic , rowspan=5 nowrap , Nov 29, 1853 –
Jan 21, 1861 , rowspan=4 , Elected late in 1853. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , rowspan=5 , 7 , Legislature failed to elect. , nowrap , Mar 4, 1855 –
Nov 26, 1855 , colspan=2 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected late.Withdrew. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Nov 26, 1855 –
Jan 21, 1861 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Benjamin Fitzpatrick Benjamin Fitzpatrick (June 30, 1802 – November 21, 1869) was the 11th Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama and a United States Senator from that state. He was a Democrat. Early life Born in Greene County, Georgia, Fitzpatrick was orphaned a ...
, - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , Re-elected in 1858.Withdrew. , rowspan=4 , 8 , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , rowspan=5 nowrap , Jan 21, 1861 –
Jul 13, 1868 , rowspan=5 valign=center ,
Civil War A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government polici ...
and
Reconstruction Reconstruction may refer to: Politics, history, and sociology * Reconstruction (law), the transfer of a company's (or several companies') business to a new company *''Perestroika'' (Russian for "reconstruction"), a late 20th century Soviet Unio ...
, rowspan=5 valign=center ,
Civil War A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government polici ...
and
Reconstruction Reconstruction may refer to: Politics, history, and sociology * Reconstruction (law), the transfer of a company's (or several companies') business to a new company *''Perestroika'' (Russian for "reconstruction"), a late 20th century Soviet Unio ...
, rowspan=5 nowrap , Jan 21, 1861 –
Jul 13, 1868 , rowspan=5 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 8 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , 9 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , rowspan=4 , 9 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 6 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Willard Warner Willard Warner (September 4, 1826 – November 23, 1906) was a brevet brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama after the war. Early life and career Warner was born in Gr ...
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Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=2 nowrap , Jul 13, 1868 –
Mar 3, 1871 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1868 to finish vacant term.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1868 to finish vacant term. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Jul 13, 1868 –
Mar 3, 1879 , rowspan=6 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
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George E. Spencer George Eliphaz Spencer (November 1, 1836 – February 19, 1893) was an American politician and a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama who also served as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Born in Champion, Ne ...
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George Goldthwaite , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1871 –
Mar 3, 1877 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1870.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 10 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 10 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1872.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=19 , 8 , rowspan=19 align=left ,
John Tyler Morgan John Tyler Morgan (June 20, 1824 – June 11, 1907) was an American politician was served as a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and later was elected for six terms as the U.S. Senator (1877–1907) ...
, rowspan=19 , Democratic , rowspan=19 nowrap , Mar 4, 1877 –
Jun 11, 1907 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1876. , rowspan=6 , 11 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , rowspan=6 , 11 , Elected in 1878.Died. , nowrap , Mar 4, 1879 –
Dec 31, 1879 , , Democratic , align=right ,
George S. Houston George Smith Houston (January 17, 1811 – December 31, 1879) was an American Democratic politician who was the 24th Governor of Alabama from 1874 to 1878. He was also a congressman and senator for Alabama. Early life Houston was born near Fra ...
! 13 , - style="height:2em" ,   , nowrap , Dec 31, 1879 –
Jan 7, 1880 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Houston's term.Successor qualified. , nowrap , Jan 7, 1880 –
Nov 23, 1880 , , Democratic , align=right ,
Luke Pryor ! 14 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Houston's term. , rowspan=9 nowrap , Nov 24, 1880 –
Mar 3, 1897 , rowspan=9 , Democratic , rowspan=9 align=right ,
James L. Pugh James Lawrence Pugh (December 12, 1820March 9, 1907) was a U.S. senator from Alabama, as well as a member of the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War. Biography Pugh was born in Burke County, Georgia, and moved to Alabama in 18 ...
! rowspan=9 , 15 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1882. , rowspan=3 , 12 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 12 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1884. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1888. , rowspan=3 , 13 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 13 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1890.Lost renomination. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1894. , rowspan=3 , 14 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 14 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1897. , rowspan=8 nowrap , Mar 4, 1897 –
Jul 27, 1907 , rowspan=8 , Democratic , rowspan=8 align=right ,
Edmund Pettus ! rowspan=8 , 16 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1900. , rowspan=3 , 15 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=7 , 15 , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1903. Re-elected early in 1907, but died. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , Re-elected in 1907.Died. , rowspan=7 , 16 , rowspan=5 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , Jun 11, 1907 –
Jun 18, 1907 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=11 , 9 , rowspan=11 align=left ,
John H. Bankhead , rowspan=11 , Democratic , rowspan=11 nowrap , Jun 18, 1907 –
Mar 1, 1920 , rowspan=5 , Appointed to continue Morgan's term. Elected in 1907 to finish Morgan's term. , - style="height:2em" ,   , Jul 27, 1907 –
Aug 6, 1907 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Elected to finish Pettus's term. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Aug 6, 1907 –
Aug 8, 1913 , rowspan=4 , Democratic , rowspan=4 align=right ,
Joseph F. Johnston ! rowspan=4 , 17 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 16 , rowspan=3 , Elected in to next term.Died. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Re-elected early January 17, 1911. , rowspan=5 , 17 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" ,
Henry De Lamar Clayton Jr. Henry De Lamar Clayton Jr. (February 10, 1857 – December 21, 1929) was a United States representative from Alabama and a United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Al ...
(D) was appointed in 1913 to continue the term, but his appointment was challenged and withdrawn.
Franklin Potts Glass Sr. (D) was subsequently appointed to continue the term, but the Senate refused to seat him. , Aug 8, 1913 –
May 11, 1914 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Elected to finish Johnston's term.Retired. , May 11, 1914 –
Mar 3, 1915 , , Democratic , align=right ,
Francis S. White Francis Shelley White (March 13, 1847August 1, 1922) was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama. Born in Noxubee County, Mississippi, he became a lawyer and served in the Civil War. He was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives and ...
! 18 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 17 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1914. , rowspan=9 nowrap , Mar 4, 1915 –
Mar 3, 1927 , rowspan=9 , Democratic , rowspan=9 align=right ,
Oscar Underwood Oscar Wilder Underwood (May 6, 1862 – January 25, 1929) was an American lawyer and politician from Alabama, and also a candidate for President of the United States in 1912 and 1924. He was the first formally designated floor leader in the Uni ...
! rowspan=9 , 19 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , Re-elected in 1918.Died. , rowspan=6 , 18 , rowspan=4 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , Mar 1, 1920 –
Mar 5, 1920 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! 10 , align=left ,
B. B. Comer , , Democratic , Mar 5, 1920 –
Nov 2, 1920 , Appointed to continue Bankhead's term.Successor elected. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 11 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
James Thomas Heflin James Thomas Heflin (April 9, 1869 – April 22, 1951), nicknamed "Cotton Tom", was an American politician who served as a United States representative and United States senator from Alabama. Early life Born in Louina, Alabama, he attended t ...
, rowspan=6 , Democratic , rowspan=6 nowrap , Nov 3, 1920 –
Mar 3, 1931 , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Bankhead's term. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 18 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1920.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1924.Disqualified. , rowspan=3 , 19 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 19 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1926. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1927 –
Aug 19, 1937 , rowspan=6 , Democratic , rowspan=6 align=right ,
Hugo Black Hugo Lafayette Black (February 27, 1886 – September 25, 1971) was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist who served as a U.S. Senator from Alabama from 1927 to 1937 and as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1937 to 1971. ...
! rowspan=6 , 20 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=10 , 12 , rowspan=10 align=left ,
John H. Bankhead II John Hollis Bankhead II (July 8, 1872 – June 12, 1946) was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama. Like his father, John H. Bankhead, he was elected three times to the Senate, and like his father, he died in office. He served in the Senate ...
, rowspan=10 , Democratic , rowspan=10 nowrap , Mar 4, 1931 –
Jun 12, 1946 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1930. , rowspan=3 , 20 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 20 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1932.Resigned to become a Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1936. , rowspan=5 , 21 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , Appointed by her husband to finish Black's term.Resigned when her successor won the Democratic primary. , Aug 20, 1937 –
Jan 10, 1938 , , Democratic , align=right ,
Dixie Bibb Graves Dixie Graves (née Bibb; July 26, 1882 – January 21, 1965) was a First Lady from the State of Alabama and the first woman to serve as a United States Senator from Alabama. She was appointed to the Senate by her husband, Governor Bibb Graves, ...
! 21 , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Graves's term. Elected in 1938 to finish Black's term. , rowspan=20 nowrap , Jan 11, 1938 –
Jan 3, 1969 , rowspan=20 , Democratic , rowspan=20 align=right ,
J. Lister Hill Joseph Lister Hill (December 29, 1894 – December 20, 1984) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Alabama in the U.S. Congress for more than forty-five years, as both a U.S. Representative (1923–1938) ...
! rowspan=20 , 22 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=7 , 21 , rowspan=7 , Re-elected in 1938. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1942.Died. , rowspan=7 , 22 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , Jun 12, 1946 –
Jun 15, 1946 ,   , - style="height:2em" ! 13 , align=left ,
George R. Swift , , Democratic , Jun 15, 1946 –
Nov 5, 1946 , Appointed to continue Bankhead's term.Successor elected. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=20 , 14 , rowspan=20 align=left ,
John Sparkman John Jackson Sparkman (December 20, 1899 – November 16, 1985) was an American jurist and politician from the state of Alabama. A Southern Democrat, Sparkman served in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1946 and the United St ...
, rowspan=20 , Democratic , rowspan=20 nowrap , Nov 6, 1946 –
Jan 3, 1979 , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Bankhead's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , 22 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1944. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1948. , rowspan=3 , 23 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 23 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1950. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1954. , rowspan=3 , 24 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 24 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1956. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1960. , rowspan=3 , 25 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 25 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1962.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1966. , rowspan=3 , 26 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 26 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1968. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Jan 3, 1969 –
Jun 1, 1978 , rowspan=5 , Democratic , rowspan=5 align=right ,
James Allen ! rowspan=5 , 23 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1972.Retired. , rowspan=5 , 27 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 27 , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1974.Died. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue her husband's term.Lost nomination to finish her husband's term. , Jun 8, 1978 –
Nov 7, 1978 , , Democratic , align=right ,
Maryon Pittman Allen ! 24 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish James Allen's term.Lost renomination; resigned one day early to give his successor advantageous seniority. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Nov 7, 1978 –
Jan 2, 1981 , rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Donald Stewart ! rowspan=2 , 25 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=11 , 15 , rowspan=11 align=left ,
Howell Heflin Howell Thomas Heflin (June 19, 1921 – March 29, 2005) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States Senate, representing Alabama, from 1979 to 1997. Early life Heflin was born on June 19, 1921, in Poulan, Georgia. He att ...
, rowspan=11 , Democratic , rowspan=11 nowrap , Jan 3, 1979 –
Jan 3, 1997 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1978. , rowspan=4 , 28 , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to finish Stewart's term, having already been elected to the next term. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Jan 2, 1981 –
Jan 3, 1987 , rowspan=4 ,
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=4 align=right ,
Jeremiah Denton Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr. (July 15, 1924 – March 28, 2014) was an American politician and military officer who served as a U.S. Senator representing Alabama from 1981 to 1987. He was the first Republican to be popularly elected to a Sen ...
! rowspan=4 , 26 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 28 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1980.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1984. , rowspan=3 , 29 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 29 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1986. , rowspan=21 , Jan 3, 1987 –
present , rowspan=4 , Democratic , rowspan=21 align=right ,
Richard Shelby Richard Craig Shelby (born May 6, 1934) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Alabama. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986 as a Democrat who later switched to the Republican Party in 1994, h ...
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Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
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Jeff Sessions Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III (born December 24, 1946) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 84th United States Attorney General from 2017 to 2018. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as United States ...
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Feb 8, 2017 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1996. , rowspan=3 , 31 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 31 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1998. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2002. , rowspan=3 , 32 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 32 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2004. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2008. , rowspan=3 , 33 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 33 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2010. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 2014.Resigned to become U.S. Attorney General. , rowspan=5 , 34 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=5 , 34 , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 2016.Retiring at end of term. , - style="height:2em" ! 17 , align=left ,
Luther Strange Luther Johnson Strange III (born March 1, 1953) is an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from Alabama from 2017 to 2018. He was appointed to fill that position after it was vacated by Sen. Jeff Sessions upon Ses ...
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Doug Jones , rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 nowrap , Jan 3, 2018 –
Jan 3, 2021 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 2017 to finish Sessions's term.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 19 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Tommy Tuberville Thomas Hawley Tuberville ( ; born September 18, 1954) is an American retired college football coach and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Alabama since 2021. Before entering politics, Tuberville was the head football ...
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Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
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Katie Britt Katie Elizabeth Britt (née Boyd; born February 2, 1982) is an American attorney, businesswoman, and politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, junior United States Senate, United States senator from Alabama since 2023. A m ...
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Living former senators

, there are four living former U.S. senators from Alabama. The most recent senator to die was Maryon Pittman Allen (served 1978) on July 23, 2018. The most recently serving senator to die was
Howell Heflin Howell Thomas Heflin (June 19, 1921 – March 29, 2005) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States Senate, representing Alabama, from 1979 to 1997. Early life Heflin was born on June 19, 1921, in Poulan, Georgia. He att ...
(served 1979–1997) on March 29, 2005.


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See also

* List of United States representatives from Alabama * United States congressional delegations from Alabama * Elections in Alabama


Notes


References


External links

* {{U.S. congressional delegations senators
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