List of United States senators from California

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Current delegation

California elects United States senators to Class 1 and Class 3. The state has been represented by 47 people in the Senate since it was admitted to the Union on September 9, 1850. Its U.S. senators are Democrats Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla.

List of senators

Class 1

Class 1 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2000, 2006, 2012, and 2018. The next election will be in 2024.

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Class 3

Class 3 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2004, 2010, and 2016, and 2022. The next election will be in 2028.

# Senator Party Dates in office Electoral history T T Electoral history Dates in office Party Senator #
1 90px
John C. Frémont
Democratic Sep 9, 1850 –
Mar 3, 1851
Elected in 1849. 1 31st 1 Elected in 1849. Sep 9, 1850 –
Mar 2, 1855
Democratic WMGwin.jpg
William M. Gwin
1
Vacant Mar 4, 1851 –
Jan 29, 1852
Legislature failed to elect. 2 32nd
2 John Weller.jpg
John B. Weller
Democratic Jan 30, 1852 –
Mar 3, 1857
Elected late in 1852.
Lost re-election.
33rd
34th 2 Legislature failed to elect. Mar 3, 1855 –
Jan 13, 1857
Vacant
Elected late in 1857. Jan 14, 1857 –
Mar 3, 1861
Democratic WMGwin.jpg
William M. Gwin
3 David C. Broderick - Brady-Handy.jpg
David C. Broderick
Democratic Mar 4, 1857 –
Sep 16, 1859
Elected in 1856.
Died.
3 35th
36th
Vacant Sep 17, 1859 –
Nov 2, 1859
 
4 Henry Haun.jpg
Henry P. Haun
Democratic Nov 3, 1859 –
Mar 4, 1860
Appointed to continue Broderick's term.
Lost election to finish Broderick's term.
5 Latham1.jpg
Milton Latham
Democratic Mar 5, 1860 –
Mar 3, 1863
Elected in 1860 to finish Broderick's term.
Lost re-election.
37th 3 Elected in 1860.
Retired.
Mar 4, 1861 –
Mar 3, 1867
Democratic Sen James A McDougall.jpg
James A. McDougall
2
6 John Conness.jpg
John Conness
Republican Mar 4, 1863 –
Mar 3, 1869
Elected during the 1862/63 cycle.[1] 4 38th
39th
40th 4 Elected during the 1866/67 cycle. Mar 4, 1867 –
Mar 3, 1873
Republican CorneliusCole.jpg
Cornelius Cole
3
7 Eugene Casserly - Brady-Handy.jpg
Eugene Casserly
Democratic Mar 4, 1869 –
Nov 29, 1873
Elected in 1868.
Resigned.
5 41st
42nd
43rd 5 Elected in 1872 or 1873.
Retired.
Mar 4, 1873 –
Mar 3, 1879
Republican Aaron Augustus Sargent - Brady-Handy.jpg
Aaron A. Sargent
4
Vacant Nov 30, 1873 –
Dec 22, 1873
 
8 90px
John S. Hager
Democratic Dec 23, 1873 –
Mar 3, 1875
Elected in 1873 to finish Casserly's term.
Retired.
9 90px
Newton Booth
Anti-Monopoly Mar 4, 1875 –
Mar 3, 1881
Elected early in 1873.
Retired.
6 44th
45th
46th 6 Elected in 1878.
Retired.
Mar 4, 1879 –
Mar 3, 1885
Democratic James T. Farley.jpg
James T. Farley
5
10 JFMiller.jpg
John Franklin Miller
Republican Mar 4, 1881 –
Mar 8, 1886
Elected in 1880.
Died.
7 47th
48th
49th 7 Elected in 1885. Mar 4, 1885 –
Jun 21, 1893
Republican LelandStanford.jpg
Leland Stanford
6
Vacant Mar 9, 1886 –
Mar 22, 1886
 
11 George Hearst (cropped).jpg
George Hearst
Democratic Mar 23, 1886 –
Aug 3, 1886
Appointed to continue Miller's term.
Successor qualified.
12 APWilliams.jpg
Abram Williams
Republican Aug 4, 1886 –
Mar 3, 1887
Elected in 1886 to finish Miller's term.
Retired.
13 George Hearst (cropped).jpg
George Hearst
Democratic Mar 4, 1887 –
Feb 28, 1891
Elected in 1887.
Died.
8 50th
51st
Vacant Mar 1, 1891 –
Mar 18, 1891
 
52nd 8 Re-elected in 1891.
Died.
14 Charles Norton Felton.jpg
Charles N. Felton
Republican Mar 19, 1891 –
Mar 3, 1893
Elected in 1891 to finish Hearst's term.
Retired.
15 StephenMWhite.JPG
Stephen M. White
Democratic Mar 4, 1893 –
Mar 3, 1899
Elected in 1893.
Retired.
9 53rd
  Jun 22, 1893 –
Jul 25, 1893
Vacant
Appointed to continue Stanford's term.
Elected in 1895 to finish Stanford's term.[2]
Jul 26, 1893 –
Mar 3, 1915
Republican 90px
George Clement Perkins
7
54th
55th 9 Re-elected in 1897.[3]
Vacant Mar 4, 1899 –
Feb 6, 1900
  10 56th
16 Thomas R. Bard.jpg
Thomas R. Bard
Republican Feb 7, 1900 –
Mar 3, 1905
Elected late in 1900.
Lost re-election.
57th
58th 10 Re-elected in 1903.[4]
17 Frank Putnam Flint.jpg
Frank P. Flint
Republican Mar 4, 1905 –
Mar 3, 1911
Elected in 1905.[5]
Retired.
11 59th
60th
61st 11 Re-elected in 1909.[6]
Retired.
18 John Downey Works.jpg
John D. Works
Republican Mar 4, 1911 –
Mar 3, 1917
Elected in 1911.
Retired.
12 62nd
63rd
64th 12 Elected in 1914.
Lost re-election.
Mar 4, 1915 –
Mar 3, 1921
Democratic James D. Phelan - Mayor of SF 1910.jpg
James D. Phelan
8
19 Hiram Johnson.jpg
Hiram Johnson
Republican Mar 4, 1917 –
Aug 6, 1945
Elected in 1916.
Not seated until March 16 in order to remain Governor of California.
13 65th
66th
67th 13 Elected in 1920. Mar 4, 1921 –
Mar 3, 1933
Republican Samuel Morgan Shortridge.jpg
Samuel M. Shortridge
9
Re-elected in 1922. 14 68th
69th
70th 14 Re-elected in 1926.
Lost renomination.
Re-elected in 1928. 15 71st
72nd
73rd 15 Elected in 1932.
Lost renomination, then resigned.
Mar 4, 1933 –
Nov 8, 1938
Democratic William Gibbs McAdoo, formal photo portrait, 1914.jpg
William Gibbs McAdoo
10
Re-elected in 1934. 16 74th
75th
Appointed to finish McAdoo's term.
Retired.
Nov 9, 1938 –
Jan 3, 1939
Democratic ThomasMStorke.jpg
Thomas M. Storke
11
76th 16 Elected in 1938. Jan 3, 1939 –
Nov 30, 1950
Democratic SDowney.jpg
Sheridan Downey
12
Re-elected in 1940.
Died.
17 77th
78th
79th 17 Re-elected in 1944.
Ran for re-election, but dropped out of renomination race due to ill health.
Resigned early due to ill health.
Vacant Aug 7, 1945 –
Aug 25, 1945
 
20 William F. Knowland headshot.jpg
William Knowland
Republican Aug 26, 1945 –
Jan 3, 1959
Appointed to continue Johnson's term.
Elected in 1946 to finish Johnson's term.
Re-elected in 1946. 18 80th
81st
Appointed to finish Downey's term,
having been elected to the next term.
Dec 1, 1950 –
Jan 1, 1953
Republican 90px
Richard Nixon
13
82nd 18 Elected in 1950.
Resigned to become U.S. Vice President.
Appointed to continue Nixon's term.
Elected in 1954 to finish Nixon's term.[2]
Jan 2, 1953 –
Jan 3, 1969
Republican ThomasKuchel.jpg
Thomas Kuchel
14
Re-elected in 1952.
Retired to run for Governor of California.
19 83rd
84th
85th 19 Re-elected in 1956.
21 90px
Clair Engle
Democratic Jan 3, 1959 –
Jul 30, 1964
Elected in 1958.
Died.
20 86th
87th
88th 20 Re-elected in 1962.
Lost renomination.
Vacant Jul 31, 1964 –
Aug 3, 1964
 
22 PierreSalinger.jpg
Pierre Salinger
Democratic Aug 4, 1964 –
Dec 31, 1964
Appointed to continue Engle's term.
Lost election to full term, resigned early to give successor preferential seniority.
23 GeorgeMurphy.jpg
George Murphy
Republican Jan 1, 1965 –
Jan 1, 1971
Appointed early to finish Engle's term, having been elected to the next term.
Elected in 1964.
Lost re-election, resigned early to give successor preferential seniority.
21 89th
90th
91st 21 Elected in 1968. Jan 3, 1969 –
Jan 3, 1993
Democratic AlanCranston.jpg
Alan Cranston
15
24 x105px
John V. Tunney
Democratic Jan 2, 1971 –
Jan 1, 1977
Appointed to finish Murphy's term, having been elected to the next term.
Elected in 1970.
Lost re-election, resigned early to give successor preferential seniority.
22 92nd
93rd
94th 22 Re-elected in 1974.
25 SIHayakawa.jpg
S. I. Hayakawa
Republican Jan 2, 1977 –
Jan 3, 1983
Appointed to finish Tunney's term, having been elected to the next term.
Elected in 1976.
Retired.
23 95th
96th
97th 23 Re-elected in 1980.
26 90px
Pete Wilson
Republican Jan 3, 1983 –
Jan 7, 1991
Elected in 1982. 24 98th
99th
100th 24 Re-elected in 1986.
Retired.
Re-elected in 1988.
Resigned to become Governor of California.
25 101st
102nd
27 90px
John Seymour
Republican Jan 7, 1991 –
Nov 3, 1992
Appointed to continue Wilson's term.
Lost election to finish Wilson's term.
28 90px
Dianne Feinstein
Democratic Nov 4, 1992 –
Present
Elected in 1992 to finish Wilson's term.
103rd 25 Elected in 1992. Jan 3, 1993 –
Jan 3, 2017
Democratic Barbara Boxer, Official Portrait, 112th Congress.jpg
Barbara Boxer
16
Re-elected in 1994. 26 104th
105th
106th 26 Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000. 27 107th
108th
109th 27 Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006. 28 110th
111th
112th 28 Re-elected in 2010.
Retired.
Re-elected in 2012. 29 113th
114th
115th 29 Elected in 2016.
Resigned to become U.S. Vice President.[7]
Jan 3, 2017 –
Jan 18, 2021
Democratic Senator Harris official senate portrait.jpg
Kamala Harris
17
Re-elected in 2018. 30 116th
117th
Appointed to continue Harris's term.
Elected in 2022 to finish Harris's term.
Jan 18, 2021 –
Present
Democratic 90px
Alex Padilla
18
118th 30 Elected to a full term in 2022.
To be determined in the 2024 election. 31 119th
120th
121st 31 To be determined in the 2028 election.
# Senator Party Years in office Electoral history T   T Electoral history Years in office Party Senator #
Class 1 Class 3

See also

References

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