List of United States Senators from Montana

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The list of United States Senators from Montana lists everyone who has ever served in the Senate for that state , sorted by Senate class . One class shows when this senator will be re-elected. The elections for the class 1 senators took place in 2018; the class 2 senators were last re-elected in November 2014.

class 1

Jon Tester
Steve Daines

Montana has been a US state since November 8, 1889 and has had twelve class 1 senators in Congress to date .

Surname Term of office Political party Life dates
Wilbur Fiske Sanders 1890-1893 republican May 2, 1834 - July 7, 1905
vacant
Lee Mantle 1895-1899 republican December 13, 1851 - November 18, 1934
William Andrews Clark 1899-1900 democrat January 8, 1839 - March 2, 1925
Paris Gibson 1901-1905 democrat July 1, 1830 - December 16, 1920
Thomas Henry Carter 1905-1911 republican October 30, 1854 - September 17, 1911
Henry Lee Myers 1911-1923 democrat October 9, 1862 - November 11, 1943
Burton Kendall Wheeler 1923-1947 democrat February 27, 1882 - January 6, 1975
Zales Nelson Ecton 1947-1953 republican April 1, 1898 - March 3, 1961
Michael Joseph Mansfield 1953-1977 democrat March 16, 1903 - October 5, 2001
John Melcher 1977-1989 democrat September 6, 1924 - April 12, 2018
Conrad Ray Burns 1989-2007 republican January 25, 1935 - April 28, 2016
Jon Tester since 2007 democrat * August 21, 1956

2nd grade

To date, Montana has provided twelve class 2 senators .

Surname Term of office Political party Life dates
Thomas Charles Power 1890-1895 republican May 22, 1839 - February 16, 1923
Thomas Henry Carter 1895-1901 republican October 30, 1854 - September 17, 1911
William Andrews Clark 1901-1907 democrat January 8, 1839 - March 2, 1925
Joseph Moore Dixon 1907-1913 republican July 31, 1867 - May 22, 1934
Thomas James Walsh 1913-1933 democrat June 12, 1859 - March 2, 1933
John Edward Erickson 1933-1934 democrat March 14, 1863 - May 25, 1946
James Edward Murray 1934-1961 democrat May 3, 1876 - March 23, 1961
Lee Warren Metcalf 1961-1978 democrat January 28, 1911 - January 12, 1978
Paul Gerhart Hatfield 1978 democrat April 29, 1928 - July 3, 2000
Max Seven Baucus 1978-2014 democrat * December 11, 1941
John E. Walsh 2014-2015 democrat * November 3, 1960
Steven David Daines since 2015 republican * August 20, 1962

See also