List of United States Senators from Virginia

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The List of United States Senators from Virginia lists all the people who ever for this state of the US Senate have listened to the Senate classes sorted. 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

Tim Kaine
Mark Warner

Virginia has been a US state since June 25, 1788 and to date has 33 class 1 senators in Congress , one of which, William Cabell Rives , served two non-contiguous terms as a two-year vacancy separated the two terms.

Surname Term of office Political party Life dates
William Grayson 1789-1790 Democratic Republican 1736-12. March 1790
John Walker 1790 federalist February 13, 1744–2. December 1809
James Monroe 1790-1794 Democratic Republican April 28, 1758-4. July 1831
Stevens Thomson Mason 1794-1803 Democratic Republican December 29, 1760-9. May 1803
John Taylor of Caroline 1803 Democratic Republican December 19, 1753-21. August 1824
Abraham Bedford Venable 1803-1804 Democratic Republican November 20, 1758-26. December 1811
William Branch Giles 1804 Democratic Republican August 12, 1762–4. December 1830
Andrew Moore 1804-1809 Democratic Republican 1752-14. April 1821
Richard Brent 1809-1814 Democratic Republican 1757-30. December 1814
James Barbour 1815-1825 Democratic Republican June 10, 1775-7. June 1842
John Randolph of Roanoke 1825-1827 Democratic Republican June 2, 1773-24. May 1833
John Tyler 1827-1836 Whig March 29, 1790-18. January 1862
William Cabell Rives 1836-1839 democrat May 4, 1793-25. April 1868
vacant
William Cabell Rives 1841-1845 Whig May 4, 1793-25. April 1868
Isaac Samuels Pennybacker 1845-1847 democrat September 3, 1805-12. January 1847
James Murray Mason 1847-1861 democrat November 3, 1798-28. April 1871
Waitman Thomas Willey 1861-1863 unionist October 18, 1811–2. May 1900
Lemuel Jackson Bowden 1863-1864 unionist January 16, 1815–2. January 1864
vacant
John Francis Lewis 1870-1875 republican March 1, 1818–2. September 1895
Robert Enoch Withers 1875-1881 democrat September 18, 1821-21. September 1907
William Mahone 1881-1887 republican December 1, 1826-8. October 1895
John Warwick Daniel 1887-1910 democrat September 5, 1842-29. June 1910
Claude Augustus Swanson 1910-1933 democrat March 31, 1862–7. July 1939
Harry Flood Byrd Sr. 1933-1965 democrat June 10, 1887-20. October 1966
Harry Flood Byrd Jr. 1965-1983 Democrat
from 1971 independent 		December 20, 1914-30. July 2013
Paul Seward Trible 1983-1989 republican * December 29, 1946
Charles Spittal Robb 1989-2001 democrat * June 26, 1939
George Felix Allen 2001-2007 republican * March 8, 1952
James Henry Webb 2007-2013 democrat * February 9, 1946
Timothy Michael Kaine since 2013 democrat * February 26, 1958

2nd grade

Virginia had 29 class 2 senators to date , one of whom, John Taylor, served two non-consecutive terms.

Surname Term of office Political party Life dates
Richard Henry Lee 1789-1792 Democratic Republican January 20, 1732-19. June 1794
John Taylor of Caroline 1792-1794 Democratic Republican December 19, 1753-21. August 1824
Henry Tazewell 1794-1799 Democratic Republican November 27, 1753-24. January 1799
Wilson Cary Nicholas 1799-1804 Democratic Republican January 31, 1761-10. October 1820
Andrew Moore 1804 Democratic Republican 1752-14. April 1821
William Branch Giles 1804-1815 Democratic Republican August 12, 1762–4. December 1830
vacant
Armistead Thomson Mason 1816-1817 Democratic Republican August 4, 1787–6. February 1819
John Wayles Eppes 1817-1819 Democratic Republican April 19, 1773-13. September 1823
James Pleasants 1819-1822 Democratic Republican October 24, 1769–9. November 1836
John Taylor of Caroline 1822-1824 Democratic Republican December 19, 1753-21. August 1824
Littleton Waller Tazewell 1824-1832 Democratic Republican December 17, 1774–6. May 1860
William Cabell Rives 1832-1834 democrat May 4, 1793-25. April 1868
Benjamin Watkins Leigh 1834-1836 National Republicans June 18, 1781–2. February 1849
Richard Elliot Parker 1836-1837 democrat December 27, 1783-10. September 1840
William Henry Roane 1837-1841 democrat September 17, 1787-11. May 1845
William Segar Archer 1841-1847 Whig March 5, 1789-28. March 1855
Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter 1847-1861 democrat April 21, 1809-18. July 1887
John Snyder Carlile 1861-1865 unionist December 16, 1817-24. October 1878
vacant
John Warfield Johnston 1870-1883 democrat September 9, 1818-27. February 1889
Harrison Holt Riddleberger 1883-1889 republican October 4, 1844-24. January 1890
John Strode Barbour 1889-1892 democrat December 29, 1820-14. May 1892
Eppa Hunton 1892-1895 democrat September 22, 1822-11. October 1908
Thomas Staples Martin 1895-1919 democrat July 29, 1847-12. November 1919
Carter Glass 1920-1946 democrat January 4, 1858-28. May 1946
Thomas Granville Burch 1946 democrat July 3, 1869-20. March 1951
Absalom Willis Robertson 1946-1966 democrat May 27, 1887–1. November 1971
William Belser Spong 1966-1973 democrat September 29, 1920-8. October 1997
William Lloyd Scott 1973-1979 republican July 1, 1915-14. February 1997
John William Warner 1979-2009 republican * February 18, 1927
Mark Robert Warner since 2009 democrat * December 15, 1954

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