List of United States senators from Georgia

This is a chronological listing of the United States senators from Georgia. The state has had senators since the 1st Congress. Its Senate seats were declared vacant in March 1861 owing to its secession from the Union. They were again filled from February 1871.

Current delegation

Jon Ossoff (D)

Raphael Warnock (D)

United States senators are popularly elected, for a six-year term, beginning January 3. Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. Before 1914, they were chosen by the Georgia General Assembly, and before 1935, their terms began March 4.

Georgian Rebecca Latimer Felton was the first female U.S. senator. She served in the U.S. Senate from Georgia for one day in 1922,[1] following appointment due to the death of Thomas E. Watson.

The current incumbents are Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock who were both sworn in on January 20, 2021. Ossoff defeated incumbent Republican David Perdue in the regular runoff election while Warnock defeated appointed Republican Kelly Loeffler in a runoff election both on January 5, 2021. Ossoff is the first Jewish senator from Georgia and Warnock is the first black senator from Georgia.[2]

List of senators

Class 2 Class 2 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that were elected for two U.S. Congresses in the first elections of 1789 and then the seat was contested again for the 3rd Congress, as well as every three Congresses (six years) thereafter. The seat in recent years has been contested in 2008, 2014 and 2020. The next election will be in 2026.						C	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 Congress, as well as every three Congresses (six years) thereafter. The seat in recent years has been contested in 2004, 2010 and 2016 with a special election in 2020 due to the December 31, 2019, resignation of Johnny Isakson. The next election will be in 2022.
#	Senator	Party	Dates in office	Electoral history	T		T	Electoral history	Dates in office	Party	Senator	#
1	William Few	Anti- Administration	March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793	Elected in 1789. Lost re-election.	1	1st	1	Elected in 1789.	March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1801	Anti- Administration	James Gunn	1
						2nd
2	James Jackson	Anti- Administration	March 4, 1793 – November 16, 1795	Elected in 1793. Resigned to run for the Georgia legislature.	2	3rd
		Democratic- Republican				4th	2	Re-elected November 13, 1794.		Federalist
3	George Walton	Federalist	November 16, 1795 – February 20, 1796	Appointed to continue Jackson's term. Retired when successor elected.
4	Josiah Tattnall	Democratic- Republican	February 20, 1796 – March 3, 1799	Elected to finish Jackson's term.
						5th
5	Abraham Baldwin	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1799 – March 4, 1807	Elected January 18, 1799.	3	6th
						7th	3	Elected November 19, 1800. Died.	March 4, 1801 – March 19, 1806	Democratic- Republican	James Jackson	2
						8th
				Re-elected November 14, 1804. Died.	4	9th
									March 19, 1806 – June 19, 1806	Vacant
								Elected to finish Jackson's term.	June 19, 1806 – November 14, 1809	Democratic- Republican	John Milledge	3
Vacant			March 4, 1807 – August 27, 1807			10th	4	Re-elected in 1806. Resigned.
6	George Jones	Democratic- Republican	August 27, 1807 – November 7, 1807	Appointed to continue Baldwin's term. Lost special election.
7	William H. Crawford	Democratic- Republican	November 7, 1807 – March 23, 1813	Elected to finish Baldwin's term.
						11th
									November 14, 1809 – November 27, 1809	Vacant
								Elected to finish Milledge's term.	November 27, 1809 – March 3, 1819	Democratic- Republican	Charles Tait	4
				Re-elected in 1810 or 1811 Resigned to become U.S. Minister to France.	5	12th
						13th	5	Re-elected in 1813.
Vacant			March 23, 1813 – April 8, 1813
8	William Bellinger Bulloch	Democratic- Republican	April 8, 1813 – November 6, 1813	Appointed to continue Crawford's term. Retired when successor elected.
9	William Wyatt Bibb	Democratic- Republican	November 6, 1813 – November 9, 1816	Elected to finish Crawford's term. Resigned.
						14th
Vacant			November 9, 1816 – November 13, 1816
10	George Troup	Democratic- Republican	November 13, 1816 – September 23, 1818	Elected to finish Bibb's term.
				Elected to full term in 1816. Resigned.	6	15th
Vacant			September 23, 1818 – November 23, 1818
11	John Forsyth	Democratic- Republican	November 23, 1818 – February 17, 1819	Elected to finish Troup's term. Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Spain.
Vacant			February 17, 1819 – November 6, 1819
						16th	6	Elected in 1819.	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1825	Democratic- Republican	John Elliott	5
12	Freeman Walker	Democratic- Republican	November 6, 1819 – August 6, 1821	Elected to finish Forsyth's term. Resigned.
						17th
Vacant			August 6, 1821 – November 10, 1821
13	Nicholas Ware	Democratic- Republican	November 10, 1821 – September 7, 1824	Elected to finish Walker's term.
				Re-elected in 1823. Died.	7	18th
Vacant			September 7, 1824 – December 6, 1824
14	Thomas W. Cobb	Democratic- Republican	December 6, 1824 – November 7, 1828	Elected to finish Ware's term. Resigned.
		Jacksonian				19th	7	Elected in 1825. Resigned to become U.S. Attorney General.	March 4, 1825 – March 9, 1829	Jacksonian	John Macpherson Berrien	6
						20th
15	Oliver H. Prince	Jacksonian	November 7, 1828 – March 3, 1829	Elected to finish Cobb's term. [data unknown/missing]
16	George Troup	Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 – November 8, 1833	Elected in 1828. Resigned.	8	21st
									March 9, 1829 – November 9, 1829	Vacant
								Elected to finish Berrien's term.	November 9, 1829 – June 27, 1834	Jacksonian	John Forsyth	7
						22nd	8	Re-elected in 1830 or 1831. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State.
						23rd
Vacant			November 8, 1833 – November 21, 1833
17	John Pendleton King	Jacksonian	November 21, 1833 – November 1, 1837	Elected to finish Troup's term.
									June 27, 1834 – January 12, 1835	Vacant
								Elected to finish Forsyth's term.	January 12, 1835 – March 3, 1843	Jacksonian	Alfred Cuthbert	8
				Re-elected in 1834. Resigned.	9	24th
		Democratic				25th	9	Re-elected in 1837. Retired.		Democratic
Vacant			November 1, 1837 – November 22, 1837
18	Wilson Lumpkin	Democratic	November 22, 1837 – March 3, 1841	Elected to finish King's term.
						26th
19	John Macpherson Berrien	Whig	March 4, 1841 – May 1845	Elected in 1840. Resigned to become judge of the Supreme Court of Georgia.	10	27th
						28th	10	Elected in 1843. Resigned.	March 4, 1843 – February 4, 1848	Democratic	Walter T. Colquitt	9
						29th
	Vacant		May 1845 – November 13, 1845
	John Macpherson Berrien	Whig	November 13, 1845 – May 28, 1852	Elected to finish his term.
				Re-elected in 1846. Resigned.	11	30th
								Appointed to finish Colquitt's term. Retired.	February 4, 1848 – March 3, 1849	Democratic	Herschel Vespasian Johnson	10
						31st	11	Elected in 1847 for the term beginning in 1849.[3] [data unknown/missing]	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1855	Whig	William Crosby Dawson	11
						32nd
Vacant			May 28, 1852 – May 31, 1852
20	Robert M. Charlton	Democratic	May 31, 1852 – March 3, 1853	Appointed to finish Berrien's term.
21	Robert Toombs	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – February 4, 1861	Elected in 1852.	12	33rd
						34th	12	Elected in 1854 or 1855. Withdrew.	March 4, 1855 – January 28, 1861	Democratic	Alfred Iverson, Sr.	12
						35th
				Re-elected in 1858. Withdrew.	13	36th
								Civil War and Reconstruction	January 28, 1861 – February 1, 1871	Vacant
Vacant			February 4, 1861 – February 24, 1871	Civil War and Reconstruction
						37th	13
						38th
					14	39th
						40th	14
						41st
								Elected in 1867 to finish the term, but not seated until Georgia's readmission. Retired.	February 1, 1871 – March 3, 1873	Republican	Joshua Hill	13
22	Homer V.M. Miller	Democratic	February 24, 1871 – March 3, 1871	Elected to finish term.
Vacant			March 4, 1871 – November 14, 1871	Foster Blodgett presented credentials as Senator-elect, but the Senate declared him not elected.	15	42nd
23	Thomas M. Norwood	Democratic	November 14, 1871 – March 3, 1877	Elected after Blodgett's credentials were rejected. Lost re-election.
						43rd	15	Elected in 1873.	March 4, 1873 – May 26, 1880	Democratic	John Brown Gordon	14
						44th
24	Benjamin Harvey Hill	Democratic	March 4, 1877 – August 16, 1882	Elected in 1877. Died.	16	45th
						46th	16	Re-elected in 1879. Resigned to promote a venture for the Georgia Pacific Railway.
								Elected to finish Gordon's term.	May 26, 1880 – March 3, 1891	Democratic	Joseph E. Brown	15
						47th
Vacant			August 16, 1882 – November 15, 1882
25	Middleton P. Barrow	Democratic	November 15, 1882 – March 3, 1883	Elected to finish Hill's term. Retired.
26	Alfred H. Colquitt	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 26, 1894	Elected in 1883.	17	48th
						49th	17	Re-elected in 1885. Retired due to illness.
						50th
				Re-elected in 1888 Died.	18	51st
						52nd	18	Elected in 1890. Retired.	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1897	Democratic	John Brown Gordon	16
						53rd
Vacant			March 26, 1894 – April 2, 1894
27	Patrick Walsh	Democratic	April 2, 1894 – March 3, 1895	Appointed to continue Colquitt's term. Elected November 7, 1894 to finish Colquitt's term.[4] Lost renomination.
28	Augustus Octavius Bacon	Democratic	March 4, 1895 – February 14, 1914	Elected in 1894.	19	54th
						55th	19	Elected in 1896.	March 4, 1897 – November 13, 1910	Democratic	Alexander S. Clay	17
						56th
				Re-elected in 1900. Legislature failed to elect.[5]	20	57th
						58th	20	Re-elected November 4, 1902.[6]
						59th
				Appointed to begin the next term. Re-elected July 9, 1907.[5] Legislature failed to elect.	21	60th
						61st	21	Re-elected July 6, 1909. Died.
									November 13, 1910 – November 17, 1910	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Clay's term. Lost election to finish Clay's term.	November 17, 1910 – July 14, 1911	Democratic	Joseph M. Terrell	18
						62nd
								Elected to finish Clay's term. Although formally elected and qualified, did not take office until November 16, 1911 upon resigning as Governor of Georgia.	July 14, 1911 – March 3, 1921	Democratic	M. Hoke Smith	19
				Appointed to begin the term. Re-elected July 15, 1913, the first election by popular vote.[7] Died.	22	63rd
Vacant			February 14, 1914 – March 2, 1914
29	William S. West	Democratic	March 2, 1914 – November 3, 1914	Appointed to continue Bacon's term. Successor elected.
30	Thomas W. Hardwick	Democratic	November 4, 1914 – March 3, 1919	Elected to finish Bacon's term. Lost renomination.
						64th	22	Re-elected in 1914. Lost renomination.
						65th
31	William J. Harris	Democratic	March 4, 1919 – April 18, 1932	Elected in 1918.	23	66th
						67th	23	Elected in 1920. Died.	March 4, 1921 – September 26, 1922	Democratic	Thomas E. Watson	20
									September 26, 1922 – November 21, 1922	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Watson's term. Retired.	November 21, 1922 – November 22, 1922[8]	Democratic	Rebecca Latimer Felton	21
								Elected to finish Watson's term.	November 22, 1922 – January 3, 1957[9]	Democratic	Walter F. George	22
						68th
				Re-elected in 1924.	24	69th
						70th	24	Re-elected in 1926.
						71st
				Re-elected in 1930. Died.	25	72nd
Vacant			April 18, 1932 – April 25, 1932
32	John S. Cohen	Democratic	April 25, 1932 – January 11, 1933	Appointed to continue Harris's term. Successor elected.
33	Richard Russell Jr.	Democratic	January 12, 1933 – January 21, 1971	Elected November 8, 1932 to finish Harris's term and seated January 12, 1933.
						73rd	25	Re-elected in 1932.
						74th
				Re-elected in 1936.	26	75th
						76th	26	Re-elected in 1938.
						77th
				Re-elected in 1942.	27	78th
						79th	27	Re-elected in 1944.
						80th
				Re-elected in 1948.	28	81st
						82nd	28	Re-elected in 1950. Retired.
						83rd
				Re-elected in 1954.	29	84th
						85th	29	Elected in 1956.	January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1981	Democratic	Herman E. Talmadge	23
						86th
				Re-elected in 1960.	30	87th
						88th	30	Re-elected in 1962.
						89th
				Re-elected in 1966. Died.	31	90th
						91st	31	Re-elected in 1968.
						92nd
Vacant			January 21, 1971 – February 1, 1971
34	David H. Gambrell	Democratic	February 1, 1971 – November 7, 1972	Appointed to continue Russell's term. Lost election to finish Russell's term.
35	Sam Nunn	Democratic	November 8, 1972 – January 3, 1997	Elected to finish Russell's term.
				Elected to full term in 1972.	32	93rd
						94th	32	Re-elected in 1974. Lost re-election.
						95th
				Re-elected in 1978.	33	96th
						97th	33	Elected in 1980. Lost re-election.	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1987	Republican	Mack Mattingly	24
						98th
				Re-elected in 1984.	34	99th
						100th	34	Elected in 1986. Lost re-election.	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993	Democratic	Wyche Fowler	25
						101st
				Re-elected in 1990. Retired.	35	102nd
						103rd	35	Elected in 1992.	January 3, 1993 – July 18, 2000	Republican	Paul Coverdell	26
						104th
36	Max Cleland	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003	Elected in 1996. Lost re-election.	36	105th
						106th	36	Re-elected in 1998. Died.
									July 18, 2000 – July 27, 2000	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Coverdell's term. Elected to finish Coverdell's term. Retired.	July 27, 2000 – January 3, 2005	Democratic	Zell Miller	27
						107th
37	Saxby Chambliss	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2015	Elected in 2002.	37	108th
						109th	37	Elected in 2004.	January 3, 2005 – December 31, 2019	Republican	Johnny Isakson	28
						110th
				Re-elected in 2008. Retired.	38	111th
						112th	38	Re-elected in 2010.
						113th
38	David Perdue	Republican	January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2021	Elected in 2014. Term expired before runoff election. Lost re-election.	39	114th
						115th	39	Re-elected in 2016. Resigned.
						116th
									December 31, 2019 – January 6, 2020	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Isakson's term. Lost election to finish Isakson's term.	January 6, 2020 – January 20, 2021	Republican	Kelly Loeffler	29
Vacant			January 3, 2021 – January 20, 2021		40	117th
39	Jon Ossoff	Democratic	January 20, 2021 – Present	Elected in 2021.				Elected to finish Isakson's term.	January 20, 2021 – Present	Democratic	Raphael Warnock	30
						118th	40	To be determined in the 2022 election.
						119th
To be determined in the 2026 election.					41	120th
#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T		T	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 2							Class 3

Living former senators

As of February 2021, there are nine living former U.S. senators from Georgia. The most recent and most recently serving senator to die was Zell Miller (served 2000–2005) on March 23, 2018.

Senator	Term of office	Date of birth (and age)
David H. Gambrell	February 1, 1971 – November 7, 1972	December 20, 1929
Sam Nunn	November 8, 1972 – January 3, 1997	September 8, 1938
Mack Mattingly	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1987	January 7, 1931
Wyche Fowler	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993	October 6, 1940
Max Cleland	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003	August 24, 1942
Saxby Chambliss	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2015	November 10, 1943
Johnny Isakson	January 3, 2005 – December 31, 2019	December 28, 1944
David Perdue	January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2021	December 10, 1949
Kelly Loeffler	January 6, 2020 – January 20, 2021	November 27, 1970

See also

• List of United States Representatives from Georgia
• United States congressional delegations from Georgia

Notes

References

1. "Mrs. Felton Dies. Appointed for One-Day Term From Georgia, She Said She Hoped to See Women in Senate. Active Almost to the Last, She Had Gone to Atlanta at 94 to Attend to School Business". The New York Times. January 25, 1930. Retrieved February 3, 2009. Mrs. Rebecca Latimer Felton of Cartersville, a pioneer in the fight for woman's suffrage, for many years a leader in State and national activities and the only woman who ever held a seat in the United States Senate, died at 11:45 o'clock tonight at a local hospital.
2. Tessa Stuart (January 6, 2021). "Warnock Makes History and Democrats Gain Senate Majority". Rolling Stone.
3. Stryker, James (September 1849). Stryker's American Register and Magazine. 3. p. 427.
4. Byrd, p. 114.
5. The Tribune Almanac and Political Register 1908. New York: The Tribune Association. 1908. p. 258.
6. "Senator Clay of Georgia Re-elected". The New York Times. November 5, 1902. p. 2.
7. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000014: "…became the first U.S. senator elected by popular vote following ratification of the 17th Amendment."
8. McHenry, Robert (ed.) (1983). "Felton, Rebecca Ann Latimer (1835-1930)". Famous American Women: A Biographical Dictionary from Colonial Times to the Present (2nd ed.). New York: Dover Publ. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-486-24523-2. famous american women felton.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
9. "GEORGE, Walter Franklin - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.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. ISBN 9780160632563.