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Current delegation




Dick Durbin (D)





Tammy Duckworth (D)




Illinois was admitted to the Union on December 3, 1818, and has been represented in the United States Senate by 47 senators. Senators from Illinois are elected to Class 2 and Class 3.


The Senate twice refused to seat Frank L. Smith, 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, three have held Illinois's Class 3 seat, including Barack Obama who went on to become the President of the United States. This makes Illinois the state with the most African-American senators.




Contents





  • 1 List of Senators


  • 2 Living former Senators


  • 3 Notes


  • 4 References


  • 5 See also




List of Senators[edit]




























































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Class 2


Class 2 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that were elected for three U.S. Congresses in the first elections of 1818, and then the seat was contested every three Congresses (six years) thereafter. The seat in recent years have been contested in 1996, 2002, 2008, and 2014. The next election will be in 2020.


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Class 3


Class 3 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that were elected for one United States Congress in the first elections of 1818, and then the seat was contested every three Congresses (six years) thereafter. The seat in recent years have been contested in 1998, 2004, 2010, and 2016. The next election will be in 2022.


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Senator
Party
Years in office
Electoral history
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Years in office
Party
Senator
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1

JBThomas.jpg
Jesse B. Thomas

Democratic-
Republican
December 3, 1818 –
March 3, 1829

Elected October 7, 1818.
1

15th
1

Elected October 7, 1818.
December 3, 1818 –
March 3, 1824

Democratic-
Republican

Ninian.Edwards.png
Ninian Edwards
1

16th
2

Re-elected in early February 1819.

Resigned.

17th
Crawford
Democratic-
Republican

Re-elected in 1823.

Retired.
2

18th
Adams-Clay
Democratic-
Republican
 
March 4, 1824 –
November 24, 1824
Vacant

Elected to finish Edwards's term.

Retired.
November 24, 1824 –
March 3, 1825
Crawford
Democratic-
Republican

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John McLean
2

Anti-
Jacksonian

19th
3

Elected in 1825.
March 4, 1825 –
December 12, 1835
Jacksonian

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Elias Kane
3

Adams

20th
2

JMcLean-Senator.jpg
John McLean
Jacksonian
March 4, 1829 –
October 14, 1830

Elected in 1829.

Died.
3

21st
Vacant
October 14, 1830 –
November 12, 1830
 
3

DJ Baker-Senator.jpg
David J. Baker
Jacksonian
November 12, 1830 –
December 11, 1830
Appointed to continue McLean's term.

Retired.
4

JMRobinson-Senator.jpg
John M. Robinson
Jacksonian
December 11, 1830 –
March 3, 1841

Elected to finish McLean's term.

22nd
4

Re-elected in 1831.

Died.

23rd

Re-elected in 1835.

Retired.
4

24th
 
December 12, 1835 –
December 30, 1835
Vacant
Appointed to finish Kane's term.

Lost election to full term.
December 30, 1835 –
March 3, 1837
Jacksonian

William Lee Davidson Ewing bioguide.jpg
William Lee D. Ewing
4

Democratic

25th
5

Elected in 1837.

Retired.
March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1843

Democratic

RYoung.jpg
Richard M. Young
5

26th
5

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Samuel McRoberts

Democratic
March 4, 1841 –
March 27, 1843

Elected in 1841.

Died.
5

27th

28th
6

Elected in 1843.

Lost renomination.
March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1849

Democratic

SBreese.jpg
Sidney Breese
6
Vacant
March 27, 1843 –
August 16, 1843
 
6

James Semple.jpg
James Semple

Democratic
August 16, 1843 –
March 3, 1847
Appointed to continue McRoberts's term.

Elected December 11, 1844 to finish McRoberts's term.[1]

Retired.

29th
7

SADouglas.jpg
Stephen A. Douglas

Democratic
March 4, 1847 –
June 3, 1861

Elected in 1846.
6

30th

31st
7

Elected January 13, 1849.[2]

Election voided.[3]
March 4, 1849 –
March 15, 1849

Democratic

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James Shields
7
 
March 15, 1849 –
October 27, 1849
Vacant

Elected to finish his own term.

Lost re-election.
October 27, 1849 –
March 3, 1855

Democratic

James Shields - Brady-Handy.jpg
James Shields

32nd

Re-elected in 1852.
7

33rd

34th
8
Elected in 1854 or 1855.
March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1873

Democratic

Lyman Trumbull - Brady-Handy.jpg
Lyman Trumbull
8

35th

Republican

Re-elected in 1858.

Died.
8

36th

37th
9

Re-elected in 1861.
Vacant
June 3, 1861 –
June 26, 1861
 
8

Orville Hickman Browning - Brady-Handy.jpg
Orville Browning

Republican
June 26, 1861 –
January 12, 1863
Appointed to continue Douglas's term.

Lost election to finish Douglas's term.
9

William Alexander Richardson - Brady-Handy.jpg
William A. Richardson

Democratic
January 12, 1863 –
March 3, 1865

Elected to finish Douglas's term.

Retired.

38th
10

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Richard Yates

Republican
March 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1871
Elected in 1864 or 1865.

Retired.
9

39th

40th
10

Re-elected in 1867.

[Data unknown/missing.]

41st
11

John Alexander Logan.jpg
John A. Logan

Republican
March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1877
Elected in 1870 or 1871.

Lost re-election.
10

42nd

Liberal
Republican

43rd
11
Elected in 1872 or 1873.

Retired.
March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1879

Republican

Richard James Oglesby.jpg
Richard J. Oglesby
9

44th
12

DDavis.jpg
David Davis
Independent
March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1883
Election year unknown.

Retired.
11

45th

46th
12

Elected in 1879.
March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1885

Republican

John Alexander Logan.jpg
John A. Logan
10

47th
13

Shelby Moore Cullom - Brady-Handy.jpg
Shelby Moore Cullom

Republican
March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1913

Elected in 1882.
12

48th

49th
13
Legislature failed to elect.

Re-elected late in 1885.

Died.
May 19, 1885 –
December 26, 1886

Republican

John Alexander Logan.jpg
John A. Logan
 
December 26, 1886 –
January 19, 1887
Vacant

Elected to finish Logan's term.

Retired.
January 19, 1887 –
March 3, 1891

Republican

C.B.Farwell.jpg
Charles B. Farwell
11

50th

Re-elected in 1888.
13

51st

52nd
14

Elected in 1890.

Retired.
March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1897

Democratic

John.M.Palmer.jpg
John M. Palmer
12

53rd

Re-elected in 1894.
14

54th

55th
15

Elected January 20, 1897.[4]

Retired.
March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1903

Republican

WEMason.jpg
William E. Mason
13

56th

Re-elected January 22, 1901.
15

57th

58th
16

Elected January 20, 1903.

Lost re-election.
March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1909

Republican

AHopkins.jpg
Albert J. Hopkins
14

59th

Re-elected January 22, 1907.[5]

Lost renomination.
16

60th

61st
17
 
March 4, 1909 –
June 18, 1909
Vacant

Elected May 26, 1909, but ineligible until resignation from U.S. House.

Election voided.
June 18, 1909 –
July 13, 1912

Republican

William Lorimer, Illinois Senator, GGB photo.jpg
William Lorimer
15

62nd
 
July 13, 1912 –
March 26, 1913
Vacant
Vacant
March 4, 1913 –
March 26, 1913
Legislature failed to elect.
17

63rd
14

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J. Hamilton Lewis

Democratic
March 26, 1913 –
March 3, 1919

Elected March 26, 1913 to finish the vacant term.

Lost re-election.

Elected March 26, 1913 to finish Lorimer's term.
March 26, 1913 –
March 3, 1921

Republican

Lawrence Yates Sherman.jpg
Lawrence Y. Sherman
16

64th
18

Re-elected in 1914.

Retired.

65th
15

Joseph Medill McCormick.jpg
Joseph M. McCormick

Republican
March 4, 1919 –
February 25, 1925

Elected in 1918.

Lost renomination and died just before the end of the term.
18

66th

67th
19

Elected in 1920.

Lost renomination and died just before the end of the term.
March 4, 1921 –
December 7, 1926

Republican

William Brown McKinley.jpg
William B. McKinley
17

68th
16

Charles.S.Deneen.jpg
Charles S. Deneen

Republican
February 26, 1925 –
March 3, 1931
Appointed to finish McCormick's term, having already been elected to the next term.

Elected in 1924.

Lost renomination.
19

69th
Appointed to continue McKinley's term.

Not seated/resigned.[6]

December 7, 1926

Republican

Frank L. Smith.jpg
Frank L. Smith
18
 
December 7, 1926 –
December 3, 1928
Vacant

70th
20

Elected to finish the term.

Lost re-election.
December 3, 1928 –
March 3, 1933

Republican

Otis Ferguson Glenn.jpg
Otis F. Glenn
19

71st
17

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J. Hamilton Lewis

Democratic
March 4, 1931 –
April 9, 1939

Elected in 1930.
20

72nd

73rd
21

Elected in 1932.

Retired.
March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1939

Democratic

WilliamDieterich.jpg
William H. Dieterich
20

74th

Re-elected in 1936.

Died.
21

75th

76th
22

Elected in 1938.
January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1951

Democratic

ScottWikeLucas.jpg
Scott W. Lucas
21
Vacant
April 9, 1939 –
April 14, 1939
 
18

James Slattery.jpg
James M. Slattery

Democratic
April 14, 1939 –
November 21, 1940
Appointed to continue Lewis's term.

Lost election to finish Lewis's term.
19

CWBrooks-Senator.jpg
Charles W. Brooks

Republican
November 22, 1940 –
January 3, 1949

Elected to finish Lewis's term.

77th

Re-elected in 1942.

Lost re-election.
22

78th

79th
23

Re-elected in 1944.

Lost re-election.

80th
20

Paul Douglas.JPG
Paul Douglas

Democratic
January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1967

Elected in 1948.
23

81st

82nd
24

Elected in 1950.
January 3, 1951 –
September 7, 1969

Republican

EverettDirksen.jpg
Everett Dirksen
22

83rd

Re-elected in 1954.
24

84th

85th
25

Re-elected in 1956.

86th

Re-elected in 1960.

Lost re-election.
25

87th

88th
26

Re-elected in 1962.

89th
21

Charles Percy.jpg
Charles H. Percy

Republican
January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1985

Elected in 1966.
26

90th

91st
27

Re-elected in 1968.

Died.
 
September 7, 1969 –
September 17, 1969
Vacant
Appointed to continue Dirksen's term.

Lost election to finish Dirksen's term.
September 17, 1969 –
November 3, 1970

Republican

Ralph T. Smith.jpg
Ralph Tyler Smith
23
 
November 3, 1970 –
November 17, 1970
Vacant

Elected to finish Dirksen's term.
November 17, 1970 –
January 3, 1981

Democratic

AdlaistevensonIII.jpg
Adlai Stevenson III
24

92nd

Re-elected in 1972.
27

93rd

94th
28

Re-elected in 1974.

Retired.

95th

Re-elected in 1978.

Lost re-election.
28

96th

97th
29

Elected in 1980.
January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1993

Democratic

Alan John Dixon.jpg
Alan J. Dixon
25

98th
22

Paul Simon (US Senator from Illinois).jpg
Paul Simon

Democratic
January 3, 1985 –
January 3, 1997

Elected in 1984.
29

99th

100th
30

Re-elected in 1986.

Lost renomination.

101st

Re-elected in 1990.

Retired.
30

102nd

103rd
31

Elected in 1992.

Lost re-election.
January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1999

Democratic

Sen. Carol Moseley Braun.jpg
Carol Moseley Braun
26

104th
23

Richard Durbin official photo.jpg
Dick Durbin

Democratic
January 3, 1997 –
Present

Elected in 1996.
31

105th

106th
32

Elected in 1998.

Retired.
January 3, 1999 –
January 3, 2005

Republican

Peter Fitzgerald.jpg
Peter Fitzgerald
27

107th

Re-elected in 2002.
32

108th

109th
33

Elected in 2004.

Resigned to become U.S. President.
January 3, 2005 –
November 16, 2008

Democratic

BarackObamaportrait.jpg
Barack Obama
28

110th
 
November 16, 2008 –
January 12, 2009
Vacant

Re-elected in 2008.
33

111th
Appointed to continue Obama's term.[7]

Retired when successor qualified.
January 12, 2009 –
November 29, 2010

Democratic

Sen Roland Burris.jpg
Roland Burris
29

Elected to finish Obama's term.[8]
November 29, 2010 –
January 3, 2017

Republican

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Mark Kirk
30

112th
34

Elected to full term in 2010.[8]

Lost re-election.

113th

Re-elected in 2014.
34

114th

115th
35

Elected in 2016.
January 3, 2017 –
Present

Democratic

Tammy Duckworth, official portrait, 115th Congress (cropped).jpg
Tammy Duckworth
31

116th
To be determined in the 2020 election.
35

117th

118th
36
To be determined in the 2022 election.
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Senator
Party
Years in office
Electoral history
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Electoral history
Years in office
Party
Senator
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Class 2

Class 3


Living former Senators[edit]


As of January 2017[update], there are six living former Senators. The most recent senator to die was Alan J. Dixon on July 6, 2014. The most recently serving senator to die was Paul Simon (1985–1997) on December 9, 2003.






























Senator
Class
Term of office
Date of birth (and age)

Adlai Stevenson III
3

November 17, 1970 – January 3, 1981

(1930-10-10) October 10, 1930 (age 88)

Carol Moseley Braun
3

January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999

(1947-08-16) August 16, 1947 (age 71)

Peter Fitzgerald
3

January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2005

(1960-10-20) October 20, 1960 (age 58)

Barack Obama
3

January 3, 2005 – November 16, 2008

(1961-08-04) August 4, 1961 (age 57)

Roland Burris
3

January 12, 2009 – November 29, 2010

(1937-08-03) August 3, 1937 (age 81)

Mark Kirk
3

November 29, 2010 – January 3, 2017

(1959-09-15) September 15, 1959 (age 59)


Notes[edit]




  1. ^ Byrd, p. 101.


  2. ^ Polk, James (1853). The Statesman's Manual: The Addresses and Messages of the Presidents of the United States, Inaugural, Annual, and Special, from 1789 to 1851. E. Walker. p. 1890. Retrieved May 16, 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  3. ^ Shields was not seated because he had not been a citizen for the required nine years. He reached that mark on October 21, 1849, so his subsequent election was accepted by the Senate.


  4. ^ "Mason in Illinois". The New York Times. January 21, 1897. p. 2.


  5. ^ "NO CHOICE IN RHODE ISLAND". The New York Times. January 23, 1907. p. 1.


  6. ^ When Smith presented his credentials to serve the remainder of McKinely's term, the Senate refused to seat him based on what it saw as an election rife with fraud and corruption When Smith returned with his credentials for the term he was elected to, the Senate again refused to seat him for the same reasons. Smith and the Governor considered him to be the rightful senator, but he resigned in February 1928. The Senate does not consider him to have been a senator.


  7. ^ Burris was appointed on December 30, 2008, but was certified late because his appointment was disputed.


  8. ^ ab Kirk was elected to fill the remainder of Barack Obama's term in a special election held the same day as the general election for the next term, which he also won.




References[edit]



  • "Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present". via Senate.gov.


  • 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.). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.


  • Taft, George S.; Furber, George P.; Buck, George M.; Webb, Charles A.; Pierce, Herbert R. (1913). "Compilation of Senate Election Cases from 1789 to 1913". U.S. Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.


See also[edit]


  • List of United States Representatives from Illinois

  • United States congressional delegations from Illinois











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