List of United States Senators from New York

This is a list of the United States Senators who have represented the State of New York. The date of the start of the tenure is either the first day of the legislative term (Senators who were elected regularly before the term began), or the day when they took the seat (Senators who were elected in special elections to fill vacancies, or after the term began).

List of Senators

#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T e r m	C o n g r e s s	T e r m	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 1 Class 1 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that were elected for only one U.S. Congress in the first elections of 1788/1789, and then the seat was contested again for the 2nd, 5th, and every three Congresses (six years) thereafter. The seat in recent years have been contested in 1994, 2000, 2006, 2012, with a special election taking place in 2010. The next election will be in 2018.						C o n g r e s s	Class 3 Class 3 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that were elected for the first three United States Congresses in the first elections of 1788/1789, and then the seat was contested again for the 4th, 7th, and every three Congresses (six years) thereafter. The seat in recent years have been contested in 1998, 2004, and 2010, and 2016. The next election will be in 2022.
1	Philip Schuyler	Pro- Administration	July 27, 1789 – March 3, 1791	Elected in 1789. Lost re-election.	1	1st Congress	1	Elected in 1789.	July 25, 1789 – May 23, 1796	Pro- Administration	Rufus King	1
2	Aaron Burr	Anti- Administration	March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1797	Elected in 1791. Lost re-election.	2	2nd Congress
		3rd Congress
		Democratic- Republican				4th Congress	2	Re-elected in 1795. Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Great Britain.		Federalist
		Vacant						May 23, 1796 – December 8, 1796	Vacant
		Elected to finish King's term. Resigned.						December 8, 1796 – August 1800	Federalist	John Laurance	2
3	Philip Schuyler		Federalist	March 4, 1797 – January 3, 1798	Elected in 1797. Resigned due to ill health.	3			5th Congress
Vacant			January 3, 1798 – January 11, 1798	Vacant
4	John Sloss Hobart		Federalist	January 11, 1798 – April 16, 1798	Elected to finish Schuyler's term. Resigned to become federal judge.
Vacant			April 16, 1798 – May 5, 1798	Vacant
5	William North		Federalist	May 5, 1798 – August 17, 1798	Appointed to continue Hobart's term. Successor elected.
6	James Watson		Federalist	August 17, 1798 – March 19, 1800	Elected to finish Hobart's term. Resigned to become Naval Officer of the Port of New York.
6	James Watson		6th Congress	August 17, 1798 – March 19, 1800
Vacant				March 19, 1800 – May 3, 1800	Vacant
7	Gouverneur Morris			Federalist	May 3, 1800 – March 3, 1803				Elected to finish Watson's term. Lost re-election.
				Vacant				August 1800 – January 8, 1801		Vacant
				Elected to finish Laurance's term.				January 8, 1801 – February 5, 1802		Democratic- Republican	John Armstrong, Jr.	3
			7th Congress	3			Re-elected in 1801. Resigned.	January 8, 1801 – February 5, 1802			John Armstrong, Jr.	3
		Vacant					February 5, 1802 – February 23, 1802	Vacant
		Elected to finish Armstrong's term. Resigned; unhappy with living conditions in Washington, DC.					February 23, 1802 – November 4, 1803	Democratic- Republican		DeWitt Clinton	4
8	Theodorus Bailey		Democratic- Republican		March 4, 1803 – January 16, 1804	Elected in 1803. Resigned.	February 23, 1802 – November 4, 1803	4		DeWitt Clinton	4	8th Congress
		Vacant	November 4, 1803 – December 8, 1803				Vacant
		Appointed to continue Clinton's term. Resigned; Elected to the Class 1 seat.	December 8, 1803 – February 23, 1804				Democratic- Republican		John Armstrong, Jr.	5
Vacant			December 8, 1803 – February 23, 1804		January 16, 1804 – February 25, 1804	Vacant			John Armstrong, Jr.	5
Vacant			Elected to finish Armstrong's term.		January 16, 1804 – February 25, 1804	Vacant	February 23, 1804 – March 3, 1813		Democratic- Republican	John Smith	6
9	John Armstrong, Jr.	Democratic- Republican			February 25, 1804 – June 30, 1804	Elected to finish Bailey's term. Resigned to become U.S. Minister to France.
Vacant					June 30, 1804 – November 23, 1804	Vacant
10	Samuel L. Mitchill	Democratic- Republican			November 23, 1804 – March 3, 1809	Elected to finish Armstrong's term. Lost re-election.
		9th Congress
		10th Congress	4	Re-elected in 1807. Retired or lost re-election.
11	Obadiah German	Democratic- Republican			March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1815	Elected in 1809. Retired or lost re-election.			5			11th Congress
		12th Congress
		13th Congress	5	Elected in 1813. Legislature failed to elect.			March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1819	Federalist		Rufus King	7
12	Nathan Sanford	Democratic- Republican			March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1821	Elected in 1815. Lost re-election.		6	14th Congress
		15th Congress
		16th Congress	6	Vacant			March 4, 1819 – January 25, 1820		Vacant
		16th Congress		Re-elected late. Retired due to advanced age.			January 25, 1820 – March 3, 1825		Federalist	Rufus King
13	Martin Van Buren	Democratic- Republican / Bucktails			March 4, 1821 – December 20, 1828	Elected in 1821.		7	17th Congress
		Crawford Democratic- Republican							18th Congress			Adams-Clay Federalist
		Jacksonian	19th Congress	7			See U.S. Senate election in NY 1825-26		March 4, 1825 – January 31, 1826	Vacant
		Elected late. Retired.	19th Congress				January 31, 1826 – March 3, 1831		Anti- Jacksonian	Nathan Sanford	8
			Re-elected in 1827. Resigned to become N.Y. Governor.			8		20th Congress	Adams
Vacant			December 20, 1828 – January 15, 1829		Vacant
14	Charles E. Dudley		Jacksonian		January 15, 1829 – March 3, 1833				Elected to finish Van Buren's term. Retired or lost re-election.
			21st Congress					Anti- Jacksonian
			22nd Congress	8			Elected in 1831. Resigned; elected N.Y. Governor.	March 4, 1831 – January 1, 1833		Jacksonian	William L. Marcy	9
		Vacant					January 1, 1833 – January 14, 1833	Vacant
		Elected to finish Marcy's term.					January 4, 1833 – November 26, 1844	Jacksonian		Silas Wright, Jr.	10
15	Nathaniel P. Tallmadge		Jacksonian		March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1839	Elected in 1833. Legislature failed to re-elect.		9				23rd Congress
			24th Congress
		Democratic	25th Congress	9					Re-elected in 1837.			Democratic
	Vacant		March 4, 1839 – January 27, 1840		Vacant	10		26th Congress
	Nathaniel P. Tallmadge	Whig	January 27, 1840 – June 17, 1844		Elected late. Resigned to become Governor of Wisconsin Territory.			26th Congress
		27th Congress
		28th Congress		10				Re-elected in 1843. Resigned when elected N.Y. Governor.
Vacant			June 17, 1844 – December 9, 1844		Vacant			Re-elected in 1843. Resigned when elected N.Y. Governor.
							Vacant	November 26, 1844 – November 30, 1844	Vacant
							Appointed to continue Wright's term. Retired or lost election.	November 30, 1844 – January 27, 1845	Democratic	Henry A. Foster	11
16	Daniel S. Dickinson	Democratic	December 9, 1844 – March 3, 1851		Appointed to continue Tallmadge's term. Elected to finish Tallmadge's term.			November 30, 1844 – January 27, 1845		Henry A. Foster	11
		Elected to finish Wright's term. Lost re-election.					January 27, 1845 – March 3, 1849	Democratic	John Adams Dix	12
					Elected to full term in 1845. Lost re-election.	11		29th Congress
								30th Congress
		31st Congress		11			Elected in 1849.	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1861	Whig	William H. Seward	13
Vacant			March 4, 1851 – December 1, 1851		Vacant	12			32nd Congress
17	Hamilton Fish	Whig	December 1, 1851 – March 3, 1857		Elected late. Retired.				32nd Congress
		33rd Congress
		34th Congress		12			Re-elected in 1855.^[1] Retired to run for U.S. President		Republican^[1]
18	Preston King	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1863		Elected in 1857. Lost renomination.	13			35th Congress
		36th Congress
		37th Congress		13			Elected in 1861. Lost re-nomination.	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1867	Republican	Ira Harris	14
19	Edwin D. Morgan	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869		Elected in 1863. Lost re-nomination.	14			38th Congress
		39th Congress
		40th Congress		14			Elected in 1867.	March 4, 1867 – May 16, 1881	Republican	Roscoe Conkling	15
20	Reuben Fenton	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1875		Elected in 1869. Not an active candidate for renomination in 1875.^[2]	15			41st Congress
		42nd Congress
		43rd Congress		15			Re-elected in 1873.
21	Francis Kernan	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881		Elected in 1875. Lost re-election.	16			44th Congress
		45th Congress
		46th Congress		16			Re-elected in 1879. Resigned because of a disagreement with the President over federal appointments in New York.
22	Thomas C. Platt	Republican	March 4, 1881 – May 16, 1881		Elected in 1881. Resigned because of a disagreement with the President over federal appointments in New York.	17			47th Congress
Vacant			May 16, 1881 – July 27, 1881		Vacant		Vacant	May 16, 1881 – July 29, 1881		Vacant
23	Warner Miller	Republican	July 27, 1881 – March 3, 1887		Elected to finish Platt's term. Lost re-election.		Elected to finish Conkling's term. Retired.	July 29, 1881 – March 3, 1885		Republican	Elbridge G. Lapham	16
		48th Congress					Elected to finish Conkling's term. Retired.	July 29, 1881 – March 3, 1885			Elbridge G. Lapham	16
		49th Congress		17			Elected in 1885. Lost re-election.	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891	Republican	William M. Evarts	17
24	Frank Hiscock	Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1893		Elected in 1887. Lost re-election.	18			50th Congress
		51st Congress
		52nd Congress		18			Vacant	March 4, 1891 – January 7, 1892	Vacant
		52nd Congress					Elected in 1891, but took his seat only after term as N.Y. Governor ended. Lost re-election.	January 7, 1892 – March 3, 1897	Democratic	David B. Hill	18
25	Edward Murphy, Jr.	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1899		Elected in 1893. Lost re-election.	19			53rd Congress
		54th Congress
		55th Congress		19			Elected in 1897.	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1909	Republican	Thomas C. Platt	19
26	Chauncey Depew	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1911		Elected in 1899.	20			56th Congress
		57th Congress
		58th Congress		20			Re-elected in 1903. Retired.
		Re-elected in 1905. Lost re-election.			21	59th Congress
						60th Congress
				61st Congress		21	Elected in 1909. Retired.	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1915	Republican	Elihu Root	20
Vacant			March 3, 1911 – April 4, 1911	Vacant	22				62nd Congress
27	James A. O'Gorman	Democratic	April 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917	Elected late. Retired.					62nd Congress
		63rd Congress
		64th Congress				22	Elected in 1914.	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1927	Republican	James W. Wadsworth, Jr.	21
28	William M. Calder	Republican	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1923	Elected in 1916. Lost re-election.	23				65th Congress
		66th Congress
		67th Congress				23	Re-elected in 1920. Lost re-election.
29	Royal S. Copeland	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – June 17, 1938	Elected in 1922.	24				68th Congress
		69th Congress
		70th Congress				24	Elected in 1926.	March 4, 1927 – June 28, 1949	Democratic	Robert F. Wagner	22
		Re-elected in 1928.		25	71st Congress
					72nd Congress
					73rd Congress	25	Re-elected in 1932.
		Re-elected in 1934. Died.		26	74th Congress
		Re-elected in 1934. Died.			75th Congress
Vacant			June 17, 1938 – December 3, 1938						Vacant
30	James M. Mead	Democratic	December 3, 1938 – January 3, 1947						Elected to finish Copeland's term.
		76th Congress			26	Re-elected in 1938.			Elected to finish Copeland's term.
		Re-elected in 1940. Retired to run for N.Y. Governor.		27			77th Congress
							78th Congress
					79th Congress	27	Re-elected in 1944. Resigned due to ill health.
31	Irving M. Ives	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1959	Elected in 1946.	28				80th Congress
		81st Congress
							Vacant	June 28, 1949 – July 7, 1949	Vacant
							Appointed to continue Wagner's term. Lost election to finish Wagner's term.	July 7, 1949 – November 8, 1949	Republican	John Foster Dulles	23
							Elected to finish Wagner's term.	November 9, 1949 – January 3, 1957	Democratic	Herbert H. Lehman	24
		82nd Congress				28	Re-elected in 1950. Retired.
		Re-elected in 1952. Retired.		29	83rd Congress
					84th Congress
					85th Congress	29	Vacant	January 3, 1957 – January 9, 1957	Vacant
					85th Congress		Elected in 1956, but took seat late to prevent the Governor from appointing a rival to be his successor as N.Y. Attorney General	January 9, 1957 – January 3, 1981	Republican	Jacob K. Javits	25
32	Kenneth Keating	Republican	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1965	Elected in 1958. Lost re-election.	30				86th Congress
		87th Congress
		88th Congress				30	Re-elected in 1962.
33	Robert F. Kennedy	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – June 6, 1968	Elected in 1964. Died.	31				89th Congress
33	Robert F. Kennedy	90th Congress	January 3, 1965 – June 6, 1968	Elected in 1964. Died.
Vacant			June 6, 1968 – September 10, 1968	Vacant
34	Charles Goodell		Republican	September 10, 1968 – January 3, 1971					Appointed to finish Kennedy's term. Lost election to a full term.
34	Charles Goodell		91st Congress	September 10, 1968 – January 3, 1971		31	Re-elected in 1968.
35	James L. Buckley	Conservative	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1977	Elected in 1970. Lost re-election.	32				92nd Congress
		93rd Congress
		94th Congress				32	Re-elected in 1974. Lost renomination and then lost re-election as a Liberal.
36	Daniel Patrick Moynihan	Democratic	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 2001	Elected in 1976.	33				95th Congress
		96th Congress
		97th Congress				33	Elected in 1980.	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1999	Republican	Al D'Amato	26
		Re-elected in 1982.		34	98th Congress
					99th Congress
					100th Congress	34	Re-elected in 1986.
		Re-elected in 1988.		35	101st Congress
					102nd Congress
					103rd Congress	35	Re-elected in 1992. Lost re-election.
		Re-elected in 1994. Retired.		36	104th Congress
					105th Congress
					106th Congress	36	Elected in 1998.	January 3, 1999 – Present	Democratic	Chuck Schumer	27
37	Hillary Clinton	Democratic	January 3, 2001 – January 21, 2009	Elected in 2000.	37				107th Congress
		108th Congress
		109th Congress				37	Re-elected in 2004.
		Re-elected in 2006. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State.		38	110th Congress
					111th Congress
Vacant			January 21, 2009 – January 25, 2009						Vacant
38	Kirsten Gillibrand	Democratic	January 25, 2009 – Present						Appointed to continue Clinton's term. Elected to finish Clinton's term.
		112th Congress			38	Re-elected in 2010.
		Re-elected in 2012.		39			113th Congress
							114th Congress
					115th Congress	39	Re-elected in 2016.
To be determined in the 2018 election.					40				116th Congress
									117th Congress
						118th Congress	40	To be determined in the 2022 election.
#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T e r m		T e r m	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 1							Class 3

Living former U.S. Senators from New York

As of October 2016, three former U.S. Senators from New York are alive, two from Class 1 and one from Class 3. The most recent senator to die was Daniel Patrick Moynihan of Class 1 (1977-2001) on March 26, 2003. The most recent Class 3 senator to die was Jacob K. Javits (1957-1981) on March 7, 1986.

Senator	Term of office	Class	Date of birth (and age)
James L. Buckley	1971 – 1977	1	(1923-03-09) March 9, 1923
Al D'Amato	1981 – 1999	3	(1937-08-01) August 1, 1937
Hillary Clinton	2001 – 2009	1	(1947-10-26) October 26, 1947

References

1 2 William H. Seward was re-elected in 1855 as a Whig, but became a Republican shortly thereafter.
↑ "Hon. Edwin D. Morgan Nominated by the Republican Caucus for United States Senator". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, NY. January 19, 1875. p. 1. (subscription required (help)). The caucus proceeded to ballot, with the following result: Morgan, 40; Dix, 13; Wheeler, 2; Fenton, 2; blank, 5.

Byrd, Robert C. (October 1, 1993). Wolff, Wendy, ed. "The Senate, 1789-1989: Historical Statistics, 1789-1992". United States Senate Historical Office (volume 4 Bicentennial ed.). U.S. Government Printing Office.

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Elections in New York

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NY State Senate	1984 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014

NY State Assembly	1984 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014

NY Governor	1777 1780 1783 1786 1789 1792 1795 1798 1801 1804 1807 1810 1811 1813 1816 1817 1820 1822 1824 1826 1828 1830 1832 1834 1836 1838 1840 1842 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018

NY Attorney General	1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

NY Comptroller	1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

NY Judicial	1847 S 1870 S 1959 1960 1969

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U.S. Senate	Class 1: 1789 1791 1797 1798 S1 1798 S2 1800 S1 1803 1804 S2 1809 1815 1821 1827 1829 S 1833 1839–40 1845 1851 1857 1863 1869 1875 1881 1881 S 1887 1893 1899 1905 1911 1916 1922 1928 1934 1938 S 1940 1946 1952 1958 1964 1970 1976 1982 1988 1994 2000 2006 2010 S 2012 Class 3: 1789 1795 1796 S 1800 S2 1801 1802 S 1804 S1 1807 1813 1819–20 1825–26 1831 1833 S 1837 1843 1845 S 1849 1855 1861 1867 1873 1879 1881 S 1885 1891 1897 1903 1909 1914 1920 1926 1932 1938 1944 1949 S 1950 1956 1962 1968 1974 1980 1986 1992 1998 2004 2010 2016

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