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Republican , rowspan=8 nowrap , Dec 3, 1818 –
Mar 3, 1829 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1818. , rowspan=3 , 1 , , 1 , Elected in 1818. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Dec 3, 1818 –
Mar 3, 1824 , rowspan=4 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=4 align=right ,
Nov 24, 1824 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Elected to finish Edwards's term.Retired. , nowrap , Nov 24, 1824 –
Mar 3, 1825 , , Democratic-
Republican , align=right ,
Republican , , rowspan=6 , 3 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1825. , rowspan=9 nowrap , Mar 4, 1825 –
Dec 12, 1835 , rowspan=9 , Jacksonian , rowspan=9 align=right ,
Oct 14, 1830 , Elected in 1829.Died. , rowspan=6 , 3 , , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Oct 14, 1830 –
Nov 12, 1830 , , - style="height:2em" ! 3 , align=left ,
Dec 11, 1830 , Appointed to continue McLean's term.Retired. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=8 , 4 , rowspan=8 align=left ,
John M. Robinson , rowspan=6 , Jacksonian , rowspan=8 nowrap , Dec 11, 1830 –
Mar 3, 1841 , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish McLean's term. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 4 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1831.Died. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1835.Retired. , rowspan=5 , 4 , , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Dec 12, 1835 –
Dec 30, 1835 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to finish Kane's term.Lost election to full term. , nowrap , Dec 30, 1835 –
Mar 3, 1837 , , Jacksonian , align=right ,
Mar 3, 1843 , rowspan=3 ,
Mar 27, 1843 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1841.Died. , rowspan=5 , 5 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 6 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1843.Lost renomination. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1843 –
Mar 3, 1849 , rowspan=5 ,
Aug 16, 1843 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 6 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Mar 3, 1847 , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue McRoberts's term. Elected in 1844 to finish McRoberts's term.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=10 , 7 , rowspan=10 align=left ,
Jun 3, 1861 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1846. , rowspan=5 , 6 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 7 , Elected in 1849.Election voided. , nowrap , Mar 4, 1849 –
Mar 15, 1849 , ,
James Shields ! rowspan=5 , 7 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Mar 15, 1849 –
Oct 27, 1849 , colspan=2 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish his own term.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Oct 27, 1849 –
Mar 3, 1855 , rowspan=3 ,
James Shields , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1852. , rowspan=3 , 7 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 8 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1855. , rowspan=12 nowrap , Mar 4, 1855 –
Mar 3, 1873 , ,
Jun 26, 1861 , , - style="height:2em" ! 8 , align=left ,
Jan 12, 1863 , Appointed to continue Douglas's term.Retired. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 9 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Mar 3, 1865 , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Douglas's term.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 10 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Richard Yates , rowspan=3 ,
Mar 3, 1871 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1864 or 1865.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 9 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 10 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1867. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 11 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Mar 3, 1877 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1870 or 1871.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 10 , , , Liberal
Republican , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 11 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1873.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1873 –
Mar 3, 1879 , rowspan=3 ,
David Davis , rowspan=3 , Independent , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1877 –
Mar 3, 1883 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1877.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 11 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 12 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1879. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1879 –
Mar 3, 1885 , rowspan=3 ,
Mar 3, 1913 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1882. , rowspan=6 , 12 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 13 , Legislature failed to elect. , nowrap , Mar 4, 1885 –
May 18, 1885 , colspan=2 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Re-elected late in 1885.Died. , nowrap , May 19, 1885 –
Dec 26, 1886 , ,
Jan 19, 1887 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Logan's term.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 19, 1887 –
Mar 3, 1891 , rowspan=3 ,
Charles Farwell ! rowspan=3 , 11 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1888. , rowspan=3 , 13 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 14 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1890.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1891 –
Mar 3, 1897 , rowspan=3 ,
Mar 3, 1903 , rowspan=3 ,
Mar 3, 1909 , rowspan=3 ,
Albert Hopkins ! rowspan=3 , 14 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1907.Lost renomination. , rowspan=5 , 16 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 17 , , nowrap , Mar 4, 1909 –
Jun 18, 1909 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1909, but ineligible until resignation from U.S. House.Election voided. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Jun 18, 1909 –
Jul 13, 1912 , rowspan=2 ,
William Lorimer ! rowspan=2 , 15 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , , rowspan=2 nowrap , Jul 13, 1912 –
Mar 26, 1913 , rowspan=2 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 4, 1913 –
Mar 26, 1913 , Legislature elected late. , rowspan=4 , 17 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 14 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Mar 3, 1919 , rowspan=3 , Elected late in 1913.Lost re-election. , Elected in 1913 to finish Lorimer's term. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Mar 26, 1913 –
Mar 3, 1921 , rowspan=4 ,
Feb 25, 1925 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1918.Lost renomination and died just before the end of the term. , rowspan=4 , 18 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 19 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1920.Lost renomination and died just before the end of the term. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Mar 4, 1921 –
Dec 7, 1926 , rowspan=4 ,
Mar 3, 1931 , Appointed to finish McCormick's term, having already been elected to the next term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1924.Lost renomination. , rowspan=6 , 19 , , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue McKinley's term.Not seated/resigned. , ''Dec 7, 1926'' , ,
Dec 3, 1928 , rowspan=2 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=4 , 20 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish the term.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Dec 3, 1928 –
Mar 3, 1933 , rowspan=3 ,
Apr 9, 1939 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1930. , rowspan=3 , 20 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 21 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1932.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1933 –
Jan 3, 1939 , rowspan=3 ,
Jan 3, 1951 , rowspan=9 ,
Apr 14, 1939 , , - style="height:2em" ! 18 , align=left ,
Nov 21, 1940 , Appointed to continue Lewis's term.Lost election to finish Lewis's term. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 19 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
Jan 3, 1949 , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Lewis's term. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1942.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 22 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 23 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1944.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=9 , 20 , rowspan=9 align=left ,
Jan 3, 1967 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1948. , rowspan=3 , 23 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 24 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1950. , rowspan=10 nowrap , Jan 3, 1951 –
Sep 7, 1969 , rowspan=10 ,
Jan 3, 1985 , rowspan=7 , Elected in 1966. , rowspan=7 , 26 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=7 , 27 , Re-elected in 1968.Died. , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Sep 7, 1969 –
Sep 17, 1969 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Dirksen's term.Lost election to finish Dirksen's term. , nowrap , Sep 17, 1969 –
Nov 3, 1970 , ,
Nov 17, 1970 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Dirksen's term. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Nov 17, 1970 –
Jan 3, 1981 , rowspan=6 ,
Jan 3, 1993 , rowspan=6 ,
Paul Simon , rowspan=6 ,
Jan 3, 1997 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1984. , rowspan=3 , 29 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 30 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1986.Lost renomination. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1990.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 30 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 31 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1992.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 1993 –
Jan 3, 1999 , rowspan=3 ,
Present , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1996. , rowspan=3 , 31 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 32 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1998.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 1999 –
Jan 3, 2005 , rowspan=3 ,
Peter Fitzgerald ! rowspan=3 , 27 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 2002. , rowspan=4 , 32 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 33 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 2004.Resigned to become
Nov 16, 2008 , rowspan=2 ,
Jan 12, 2009 , rowspan=2 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 2008. , rowspan=5 , 33 , , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Obama's term.–
Nov 29, 2010 , ,
Jan 3, 2017 , rowspan=4 ,
Present , rowspan=6 ,
Illinois
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was admitted to the Union
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on December 3, 1818, and has been represented in the United States Senate
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by 47 senators. Senators from Illinois are elected to Class 2 Class 2 may refer to:
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and Class 3.
The Senate twice refused to seat Frank L. Smith
Frank Leslie Smith (November 24, 1867 – August 30, 1950) was an Illinois politician.
Biography
Smith was born in Dwight, Illinois, in Livingston County He served as a United States Congressman from 1919 to 1921.
Career
Smith first ran f ...
, in December 1926 for an appointed term and in March 1927 for an elected one, due to corruption, but he is included in this list because Smith and the Governor considered him to be a senator for approximately two years.
Of the eight African Americans ever to sit in the U.S. Senate since Reconstruction
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, three have held Illinois's Class 3 seat, including Barack Obama
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who went on to become the president of the United States
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. This makes Illinois the state with the most African-American senators. Illinois's current U.S. senators are Democrats Dick Durbin
Richard Joseph Durbin (born November 21, 1944) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Illinois, a seat he has held since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Durbin has served as the Senate Dem ...
(serving since 1997) and Tammy Duckworth
Ladda Tammy Duckworth (born March 12, 1968) is an American politician and retired Army National Guard lieutenant colonel serving as the junior United States senator from Illinois since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented ...
(serving since 2017).
List of senators
, - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=8 , 1 , rowspan=8 align=left ,Jesse B. Thomas
Jesse Burgess Thomas (1777May 2, 1853) was an American lawyer, judge and politician who served as a delegate from the Indiana Territory to the tenth Congress and later served as president of the Constitutional Convention which led to Illinois be ...
, rowspan=6 , Democratic-Republican , rowspan=8 nowrap , Dec 3, 1818 –
Mar 3, 1829 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1818. , rowspan=3 , 1 , , 1 , Elected in 1818. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Dec 3, 1818 –
Mar 3, 1824 , rowspan=4 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=4 align=right ,
Ninian Edwards
Ninian Edwards (March 17, 1775July 20, 1833) was a founding political figure of the State of Illinois. He served as the first and only governor of the Illinois Territory from 1809 to until the territory was dissolved in 1818. He was then one of t ...
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Mar 3, 1825 , , Democratic-
Republican , align=right ,
John McLean
John McLean (March 11, 1785 – April 4, 1861) was an American jurist and politician who served in the United States Congress, as U.S. Postmaster General, and as a justice of the Ohio and U.S. Supreme Courts. He was often discussed for ...
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Dec 12, 1835 , rowspan=9 , Jacksonian , rowspan=9 align=right ,
Elias Kane
Elias Kent Kane (June 7, 1794December 12, 1835) was the first Illinois Secretary of State and a U.S. Senator from Illinois.
Early life
He was born in New York City, to merchant Capt. Elias Kent Kane and Deborah VanSchelluyne of Dutchess County, ...
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, align=left , John McLean
John McLean (March 11, 1785 – April 4, 1861) was an American jurist and politician who served in the United States Congress, as U.S. Postmaster General, and as a justice of the Ohio and U.S. Supreme Courts. He was often discussed for ...
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, nowrap , Mar 4, 1829 –Oct 14, 1830 , Elected in 1829.Died. , rowspan=6 , 3 , , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Oct 14, 1830 –
Nov 12, 1830 , , - style="height:2em" ! 3 , align=left ,
David J. Baker
David Jewett Baker (September 7, 1792August 6, 1869) was an American politician in the U.S. state of Illinois. He briefly served as a U.S. Senator in 1830.
Early life
Baker was born in East Haddam, Connecticut, the son of Joanna (Minor) and B ...
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, nowrap , Nov 12, 1830 –Dec 11, 1830 , Appointed to continue McLean's term.Retired. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=8 , 4 , rowspan=8 align=left ,
John M. Robinson , rowspan=6 , Jacksonian , rowspan=8 nowrap , Dec 11, 1830 –
Mar 3, 1841 , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish McLean's term. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 4 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1831.Died. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1835.Retired. , rowspan=5 , 4 , , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Dec 12, 1835 –
Dec 30, 1835 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to finish Kane's term.Lost election to full term. , nowrap , Dec 30, 1835 –
Mar 3, 1837 , , Jacksonian , align=right ,
William Lee D. Ewing
William Lee Davidson Ewing (August 31, 1795 – March 25, 1846) was a politician from Illinois who served partial terms as the fifth governor of the state and as U.S. Senator.
Ewing was born in Paris, Kentucky and practiced law in Shawn ...
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, rowspan=2 , Democratic
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, rowspan=3 , Elected in 1837.Retired.
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1837 –Mar 3, 1843 , rowspan=3 ,
Democratic
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, rowspan=3 align=right , Richard M. Young
Richard Montgomery Young (February 20, 1798–November 28, 1861) was a U.S. Senator from Illinois.
Young was born in Fayette County, Kentucky and was admitted to the bar in 1816. In 1817, he moved his law practices to Jonesboro, Illinois, and ...
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, rowspan=2 align=left , Samuel McRoberts
Samuel McRoberts (April 12, 1799March 27, 1843) was a United States senator from Illinois. Born near Maeystown, he was educated by private tutors and graduated from the law department of Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. He was ...
, rowspan=2 , Democratic
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, rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 4, 1841 –Mar 27, 1843 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1841.Died. , rowspan=5 , 5 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 6 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1843.Lost renomination. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1843 –
Mar 3, 1849 , rowspan=5 ,
Democratic
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, rowspan=5 align=right , Sidney Breese
Sidney Breese (July 15, 1800 – June 27, 1878), a lawyer, soldier, author and jurist born in New York, became an early Illinois pioneer and represented the state in the United States Senate as well as served as Chief Justice of the Illinois ...
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, nowrap , Mar 27, 1843 –Aug 16, 1843 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 6 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
James Semple
James Semple (January 5, 1798 – December 20, 1866) was an American attorney and politician. He was Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, Attorney General of Illinois, an associate justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, Chargé d'A ...
, rowspan=2 , Democratic
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, rowspan=2 nowrap , Aug 16, 1843 –Mar 3, 1847 , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue McRoberts's term. Elected in 1844 to finish McRoberts's term.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=10 , 7 , rowspan=10 align=left ,
Stephen A. Douglas
Stephen Arnold Douglas (April 23, 1813 – June 3, 1861) was an American politician and lawyer from Illinois. A senator, he was one of two nominees of the badly split Democratic Party for president in the 1860 presidential election, which was ...
, rowspan=10 , Democratic
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*A member of a Democratic Party:
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**Democratic ...
, rowspan=10 nowrap , Mar 4, 1847 –Jun 3, 1861 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1846. , rowspan=5 , 6 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 7 , Elected in 1849.Election voided. , nowrap , Mar 4, 1849 –
Mar 15, 1849 , ,
Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
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*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, align=right , James Shields ! rowspan=5 , 7 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Mar 15, 1849 –
Oct 27, 1849 , colspan=2 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish his own term.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Oct 27, 1849 –
Mar 3, 1855 , rowspan=3 ,
Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
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*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan=3 align=right , James Shields , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1852. , rowspan=3 , 7 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 8 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1855. , rowspan=12 nowrap , Mar 4, 1855 –
Mar 3, 1873 , ,
Democratic
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*A member of a Democratic Party:
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**Democratic ...
, rowspan=12 align=right , Lyman Trumbull
Lyman Trumbull (October 12, 1813 – June 25, 1896) was a lawyer, judge, and United States Senator from Illinois and the co-author of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Born in Colchester, Connecticut, Trumbull esta ...
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, rowspan=10 , Republican
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, rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1859.Died.
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, nowrap , Jun 3, 1861 –Jun 26, 1861 , , - style="height:2em" ! 8 , align=left ,
Orville Browning
Orville Hickman Browning (February 10, 1806 – August 10, 1881) was an attorney in Illinois and a politician who was active in the Whig and Republican Parties. He is notable for his service as a U.S. Senator and the United States Secret ...
, , Republican
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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 again ...
, nowrap , Jun 26, 1861 –Jan 12, 1863 , Appointed to continue Douglas's term.Retired. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 9 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
William A. Richardson
William Anthony Richardson (August 27, 1795 – April 20, 1856) was an early California entrepreneur, influential in the development of Yerba Buena, the forerunner of the city of San Francisco.
Richardson was the first to receive a land gran ...
, rowspan=2 , Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan=2 nowrap , Jan 12, 1863 –Mar 3, 1865 , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Douglas's term.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 10 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Richard Yates , rowspan=3 ,
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 again ...
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1865 –Mar 3, 1871 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1864 or 1865.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 9 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 10 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1867. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 11 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
John A. Logan
John Alexander Logan (February 9, 1826 – December 26, 1886) was an American soldier and politician. He served in the Mexican–American War and was a general in the Union Army in the American Civil War. He served the state of Illinois as a sta ...
, rowspan=3 , 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 again ...
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1871 –Mar 3, 1877 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1870 or 1871.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 10 , , , Liberal
Republican , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 11 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1873.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1873 –
Mar 3, 1879 , rowspan=3 ,
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 again ...
, rowspan=3 align=right , Richard J. Oglesby
Richard James Oglesby (July 25, 1824April 24, 1899) was an American soldier and Republican politician from Illinois, The town of Oglesby, Illinois, is named in his honor, as is an elementary school situated in the Auburn Gresham neighborhoo ...
! rowspan=3 , 9
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,
, - style="height:2em"
! rowspan=3 , 12
, rowspan=3 align=left , David Davis , rowspan=3 , Independent , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1877 –
Mar 3, 1883 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1877.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 11 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 12 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1879. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1879 –
Mar 3, 1885 , rowspan=3 ,
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 again ...
, rowspan=3 align=right , John A. Logan
John Alexander Logan (February 9, 1826 – December 26, 1886) was an American soldier and politician. He served in the Mexican–American War and was a general in the Union Army in the American Civil War. He served the state of Illinois as a sta ...
! rowspan=5 , 10
, - style="height:2em"
,
, - style="height:2em"
! rowspan=20 , 13
, rowspan=20 align=left , Shelby Moore Cullom
Shelby Moore Cullom (November 22, 1829 – January 28, 1914) was a U.S. political figure, serving in various offices, including the United States House of Representatives, the United States Senate and the 17th Governor of Illinois.
Life and c ...
, rowspan=20 , 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 again ...
, rowspan=20 nowrap , Mar 4, 1883 –Mar 3, 1913 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1882. , rowspan=6 , 12 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 13 , Legislature failed to elect. , nowrap , Mar 4, 1885 –
May 18, 1885 , colspan=2 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Re-elected late in 1885.Died. , nowrap , May 19, 1885 –
Dec 26, 1886 , ,
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 again ...
, align=right , John A. Logan
John Alexander Logan (February 9, 1826 – December 26, 1886) was an American soldier and politician. He served in the Mexican–American War and was a general in the Union Army in the American Civil War. He served the state of Illinois as a sta ...
, - style="height:2em"
,
, nowrap , Dec 26, 1886 –Jan 19, 1887 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Logan's term.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 19, 1887 –
Mar 3, 1891 , rowspan=3 ,
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 again ...
, rowspan=3 align=right , Charles Farwell ! rowspan=3 , 11 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1888. , rowspan=3 , 13 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 14 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1890.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1891 –
Mar 3, 1897 , rowspan=3 ,
Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan=3 align=right , John Palmer John Palmer may refer to:
People
Politicians
*John Palmer (fl. 1377–1394), English politician
*Sir John Palmer, 5th Baronet (1735–1817), British politician
*John Palmer (1785–1840), U.S. congressman from New York
*John Palmer (1842–1905), ...
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, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1894.
, rowspan=3 , 14
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, - style="height:2em"
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, rowspan=3 , 15
, rowspan=3 , Elected in 1897.Retired.
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1897 –Mar 3, 1903 , rowspan=3 ,
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 again ...
, rowspan=3 align=right , William Mason William, Willie, or Willy Mason may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*William Mason (poet) (1724–1797), English poet, editor and gardener
*William Mason (architect) (1810–1897), New Zealand architect
*William Mason (composer) (1829–1908), Ame ...
! rowspan=3 , 13
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, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1901.
, rowspan=3 , 15
,
, - style="height:2em"
,
, rowspan=3 , 16
, rowspan=3 , Elected in 1903.Lost re-election.
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1903 –Mar 3, 1909 , rowspan=3 ,
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 again ...
, rowspan=3 align=right , Albert Hopkins ! rowspan=3 , 14 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 1907.Lost renomination. , rowspan=5 , 16 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 17 , , nowrap , Mar 4, 1909 –
Jun 18, 1909 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1909, but ineligible until resignation from U.S. House.Election voided. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Jun 18, 1909 –
Jul 13, 1912 , rowspan=2 ,
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 again ...
, rowspan=2 align=right , William Lorimer ! rowspan=2 , 15 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , , rowspan=2 nowrap , Jul 13, 1912 –
Mar 26, 1913 , rowspan=2 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Mar 4, 1913 –
Mar 26, 1913 , Legislature elected late. , rowspan=4 , 17 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 14 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
J. Hamilton Lewis
James Hamilton Lewis (May 18, 1863 – April 9, 1939) was an American attorney and politician. Sometimes referred to as J. Ham Lewis or Ham Lewis, he represented Washington in the United States House of Representatives, and Illinois in the Unite ...
, rowspan=3 , Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 26, 1913 –Mar 3, 1919 , rowspan=3 , Elected late in 1913.Lost re-election. , Elected in 1913 to finish Lorimer's term. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Mar 26, 1913 –
Mar 3, 1921 , 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 again ...
, rowspan=4 align=right , Lawrence Yates Sherman
Lawrence Yates Sherman (November 8, 1858 – September 15, 1939) was a Republican politician from the State of Illinois. He served as United States Senator, the 28th Lieutenant Governor, and as Speaker of the Illinois House of Represent ...
! rowspan=4 , 16
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,
, rowspan=3 , 18
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1914.Retired.
, - style="height:2em"
,
, - style="height:2em"
! rowspan=3 , 15
, rowspan=3 align=left , Medill McCormick
Joseph Medill McCormick (May 16, 1877 – February 25, 1925) was part of the McCormick family of businessmen and politicians in Chicago. After working for some time and becoming part owner of the ''Chicago Tribune,'' which his maternal grandfat ...
, rowspan=3 , 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 again ...
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1919 –Feb 25, 1925 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1918.Lost renomination and died just before the end of the term. , rowspan=4 , 18 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 19 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1920.Lost renomination and died just before the end of the term. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Mar 4, 1921 –
Dec 7, 1926 , 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 again ...
, rowspan=4 align=right , William B. McKinley
William Brown McKinley (September 5, 1856December 7, 1926) was a U.S. Representative (1905–1913, 1915–1921) and United States Senator (1921–1926) from the State of Illinois. A member of the Republican Party, he was born near Petersburg, Il ...
! rowspan=4 , 17
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,
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! rowspan=7 , 16
, rowspan=7 align=left , Charles S. Deneen
Charles Samuel Deneen (May 4, 1863 – February 5, 1940) was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as the 23rd Governor of Illinois, from 1905 to 1913. He was the first Illinois governor to serve two consecutive terms totall ...
, rowspan=7 , 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 again ...
, rowspan=7 nowrap , Feb 26, 1925 –Mar 3, 1931 , Appointed to finish McCormick's term, having already been elected to the next term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1924.Lost renomination. , rowspan=6 , 19 , , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue McKinley's term.Not seated/resigned. , ''Dec 7, 1926'' , ,
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 again ...
, align=right , Frank L. Smith
Frank Leslie Smith (November 24, 1867 – August 30, 1950) was an Illinois politician.
Biography
Smith was born in Dwight, Illinois, in Livingston County He served as a United States Congressman from 1919 to 1921.
Career
Smith first ran f ...
! , 18
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, rowspan=2 nowrap , Dec 7, 1926 –Dec 3, 1928 , rowspan=2 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=4 , 20 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish the term.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Dec 3, 1928 –
Mar 3, 1933 , rowspan=3 ,
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 again ...
, rowspan=3 align=right , Otis F. Glenn
Otis Ferguson Glenn (August 27, 1879March 11, 1959) was a Republican United States Senator from the State of Illinois.
He was born in Mattoon, Illinois on August 27, 1879. After graduating from law school in 1900 from the University of Illinois ...
! rowspan=3 , 19
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,
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! rowspan=5 , 17
, rowspan=5 align=left , J. Hamilton Lewis
James Hamilton Lewis (May 18, 1863 – April 9, 1939) was an American attorney and politician. Sometimes referred to as J. Ham Lewis or Ham Lewis, he represented Washington in the United States House of Representatives, and Illinois in the Unite ...
, rowspan=5 , Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1931 –Apr 9, 1939 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1930. , rowspan=3 , 20 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 21 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1932.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1933 –
Jan 3, 1939 , rowspan=3 ,
Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan=3 align=right , William H. Dieterich
William Henry Dieterich (March 31, 1876October 12, 1940) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Illinois. He was a state legislator, U.S. Representative, and U.S. Senator
Biography
He was born near Cooperstown, Illinois. Aft ...
! rowspan=3 , 20
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, rowspan=6 , 21
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, rowspan=6 , 22
, rowspan=6 , Elected in 1938.
, rowspan=9 nowrap , Jan 3, 1939 –Jan 3, 1951 , rowspan=9 ,
Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan=9 align=right , Scott W. Lucas
Scott Wike Lucas (February 19, 1892 – February 22, 1968) was an American attorney and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives (1935–1939) and the U.S. Senate (1939–195 ...
! rowspan=9 , 21
, - style="height:2em"
, colspan=3 , ''Vacant''
, nowrap , Apr 9, 1939 –Apr 14, 1939 , , - style="height:2em" ! 18 , align=left ,
James M. Slattery
James Michael Slattery (July 29, 1878 – August 28, 1948) was a United States senator from Illinois.
Born in Chicago, he attended parochial schools and St. Ignatius College (now known as Loyola University Chicago). He was employed as a secre ...
, , Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, nowrap , Apr 14, 1939 –Nov 21, 1940 , Appointed to continue Lewis's term.Lost election to finish Lewis's term. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 19 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
Charles W. Brooks
Charles Wayland Brooks (March 8, 1897 – January 14, 1957) was a Republican U.S. Senator from Illinois from 1940 to 1949.
Early life
Born in West Bureau, Illinois, Brooks served in the Marines during World War I as a first lieutenant from ...
, rowspan=5 , 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 again ...
, rowspan=5 nowrap , Nov 22, 1940 –Jan 3, 1949 , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Lewis's term. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1942.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 22 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 23 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1944.Lost re-election. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=9 , 20 , rowspan=9 align=left ,
Paul Douglas
Paul Howard Douglas (March 26, 1892 – September 24, 1976) was an American politician and Georgist economist. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Senator from Illinois for eighteen years, from 1949 to 1967. During his Senate ...
, rowspan=9 , Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan=9 nowrap , Jan 3, 1949 –Jan 3, 1967 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1948. , rowspan=3 , 23 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 24 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1950. , rowspan=10 nowrap , Jan 3, 1951 –
Sep 7, 1969 , rowspan=10 ,
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 again ...
, rowspan=10 align=right , Everett Dirksen
Everett McKinley Dirksen (January 4, 1896 – September 7, 1969) was an American politician. A Republican, he represented Illinois in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. As Senate Minority Leader from 1959 u ...
! rowspan=10 , 22
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, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1954.
, rowspan=3 , 24
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, rowspan=3 , 25
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1956.
, - style="height:2em"
,
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1960.Lost re-election.
, rowspan=3 , 25
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, - style="height:2em"
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, rowspan=3 , 26
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1962.
, - style="height:2em"
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, rowspan=13 align=left , Charles H. Percy
Charles Harting Percy (September 27, 1919 – September 17, 2011) was an American businessman and politician. He was president of the Bell & Howell Corporation from 1949 to 1964, and served as a Republican U.S. senator from Illinois from 1967 ...
, rowspan=13 , 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 again ...
, rowspan=13 nowrap , Jan 3, 1967 –Jan 3, 1985 , rowspan=7 , Elected in 1966. , rowspan=7 , 26 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=7 , 27 , Re-elected in 1968.Died. , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Sep 7, 1969 –
Sep 17, 1969 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Dirksen's term.Lost election to finish Dirksen's term. , nowrap , Sep 17, 1969 –
Nov 3, 1970 , ,
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 again ...
, align=right , Ralph T. Smith
Ralph Tyler Smith (October 6, 1915 – August 13, 1972) was an American lawyer and politician from Illinois, who served as a United States Senator from Illinois between 1969 until 1970. A member of the Republican Party, Smith previously served i ...
! 23
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, nowrap , Nov 3, 1970 –Nov 17, 1970 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Dirksen's term. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Nov 17, 1970 –
Jan 3, 1981 , rowspan=6 ,
Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan=6 align=right , Adlai Stevenson III
Adlai Ewing Stevenson III (October 10, 1930 – September 6, 2021) was an American attorney and politician of the Democratic Party who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1970 until 1981. A member of the prominent Stevenson fam ...
! rowspan=6 , 24
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, rowspan=3 , 27
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, rowspan=3 , 28
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1974.Retired.
, - style="height:2em"
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, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1978.Lost re-election.
, rowspan=3 , 28
,
, - style="height:2em"
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, rowspan=3 , 29
, rowspan=3 , Elected in 1980.
, rowspan=6 nowrap , Jan 3, 1981 –Jan 3, 1993 , rowspan=6 ,
Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan=6 align=right , Alan J. Dixon
Alan John Dixon (July 7, 1927 – July 6, 2014) was an American politician and member of the United States Democratic Party, Democratic Party who served in the Illinois General Assembly from 1951 to 1971, as the Illinois Treasurer from 1971 to 19 ...
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, rowspan=6 align=left , Paul Simon , rowspan=6 ,
Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan=6 nowrap , Jan 3, 1985 –Jan 3, 1997 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1984. , rowspan=3 , 29 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 30 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1986.Lost renomination. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1990.Retired. , rowspan=3 , 30 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 31 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1992.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 1993 –
Jan 3, 1999 , rowspan=3 ,
Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan=3 align=right , Carol Moseley Braun
Carol Elizabeth Moseley Braun, also sometimes Moseley-Braun (born August 16, 1947), is a former U.S. Senator, an American diplomat, politician, and lawyer who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1993 to 1999. Prior to her Senate ...
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, rowspan=18 align=left , Dick Durbin
Richard Joseph Durbin (born November 21, 1944) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Illinois, a seat he has held since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Durbin has served as the Senate Dem ...
, rowspan=18 , Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan=18 nowrap , Jan 3, 1997 –Present , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1996. , rowspan=3 , 31 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 32 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1998.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jan 3, 1999 –
Jan 3, 2005 , rowspan=3 ,
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 again ...
, rowspan=3 align=right , Peter Fitzgerald ! rowspan=3 , 27 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 2002. , rowspan=4 , 32 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 33 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 2004.Resigned to become
U.S. President
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the Federal government of the United States#Executive branch, executive branch of the Federal gove ...
.
, rowspan=2 nowrap , Jan 3, 2005 –Nov 16, 2008 , rowspan=2 ,
Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
, rowspan=2 align=right , Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Obama was the first Af ...
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, rowspan=2 nowrap , Nov 16, 2008 –Jan 12, 2009 , rowspan=2 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Re-elected in 2008. , rowspan=5 , 33 , , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Obama's term.
Nov 29, 2010 , ,
Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
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Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
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Democratic
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
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**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
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Ladda Tammy Duckworth (born March 12, 1968) is an American politician and retired Army National Guard lieutenant colonel serving as the junior United States senator from Illinois since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented ...
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Living former senators
, there are five living former U.S. senators from Illinois. The most recent senator to die wasAdlai Stevenson III
Adlai Ewing Stevenson III (October 10, 1930 – September 6, 2021) was an American attorney and politician of the Democratic Party who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1970 until 1981. A member of the prominent Stevenson fam ...
(served 1970–1981) on September 6, 2021. The most recently serving senator to die was Paul Simon (served 1985–1997) on December 9, 2003.
Superlatives
Longest service
Shortest service
Youngest at beginning of service
Oldest at end of service
See also
* List of United States representatives from Illinois *United States congressional delegations from Illinois
Since Illinois became a U.S. state in 1818, it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years, and members of the House to two-year t ...
* Elections in Illinois
Elections in Illinois provide for the election of over 40,000 elected seats across over 6,000 units of government.
In a 2020 study, Illinois was ranked as the 4th easiest state for citizens to vote in.
Election system
Elections in Illinois are d ...
Notes
References
External links
* * * {{IllinoisUnited States Senators
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.
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Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Roc ...