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

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. The next election will be in 2016.
#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T e r m		T e r m	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
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 – February 2, 1798	Vacant
4	John Sloss Hobart	Federalist	February 2, 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.
Vacant			August 17, 1798 – December 11, 1798	Vacant
6	James Watson	Federalist	December 11, 1798 – March 19, 1800	Elected to finish Hobart's term. Resigned to become Naval Officer of the Port of New York.
						6th Congress
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 in a special election 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.
								Vacant	February 5, 1802 – February 23, 1802	Vacant
								Elected in a special election 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.	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			January 16, 1804 – February 25, 1804	Vacant
								Elected in a special election to finish Armstrong's term.	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. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
11	Obadiah German	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1815	Elected in 1809. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	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
								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.	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. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
						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 in a special election 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.
						27th Congress
						28th Congress	10	Re-elected in 1843. Resigned when elected N.Y. Governor.
Vacant			June 17, 1844 – December 9, 1844	Vacant
								Vacant	November 26, 1844 – November 30, 1844	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Wright's term. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	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.
								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.
						33rd Congress
						34th Congress	12	Re-elected in 1855. Retired to run for U.S. President		Republican
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. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!].	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 – October 11, 1881	Vacant				Vacant	May 16, 1881 – October 11, 1881	Vacant
23	100px Warner Miller	Republican	October 11, 1881 – March 3, 1887	Elected to finish Platt's term. Lost re-election.				Elected in a special election to finish Conkling's term. Retired.	October 11, 1881 – March 3, 1885	Republican	Elbridge G. Lapham	16
						48th Congress
						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
								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.
						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
						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.
				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 – January 3, 1950	Republican	John Foster Dulles	23
								Elected in a Elected to finish Wagner's term.	January 3, 1950 – 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
								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
						90th Congress
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.
						91st Congress	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	To be determined in the 2016 election.
To be determined in the 2018 election.					40	116th Congress
						117th Congress
#	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 April 2015, three former U.S. Senators from New York are alive, two from Class 1 and one from Class 3.

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

See also

• List of United States Representatives from New York
• United States congressional delegations from New York