List of United States senators from Florida

Florida was admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, and elects its U.S. senators to class 1 and class 3. Florida's U.S. Senate seats were declared vacant in March 1861, due to its secession from the Union. They were filled again in July 1868. The state is currently represented by Republicans Marco Rubio (serving since 2011) and Rick Scott (serving since 2019). Duncan U. Fletcher was Florida's longest-serving senator (1909–1936). Florida is one of fifteen states alongside Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, South Dakota and Utah to have a younger senior senator and an older junior senator.

Current delegation

List of senators

Class 1

Class 1 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 senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2004, 2010, 2016, and 2022. The next election will be in 2028.

#SenatorPartyDates in officeElectoral historyTTElectoral historyDates in officePartySenator#
1
David Levy Yulee
DemocraticJul 1, 1845 –
Mar 3, 1851
Elected in 1845.
Lost re-election.
129th1Elected in 1845.
Retired.
Jul 1, 1845 –
Mar 3, 1849
DemocraticJames Westcott1
30th
31st2Elected in 1848.
Retired.
Mar 4, 1849 –
Mar 3, 1855
Whig
Jackson Morton
2
2
Stephen Mallory
DemocraticMar 4, 1851 –
Jan 21, 1861[1]
Elected in 1851.232nd
33rd
34th3Elected in 1855.
Withdrew.[1]
Mar 4, 1855 –
Jan 21, 1861[1]
Democratic
David Levy Yulee
3
Re-elected in 1857.
Withdrew.[1]
335th
36th
VacantJan 21, 1861 –
Jun 17, 1868
Civil War and Reconstruction.Civil War and Reconstruction.Jan 21, 1861[1]
Jun 25, 1868
Vacant
37th4
438th
39th
40th5
3
Adonijah Welch
RepublicanJun 17, 1868 –
Mar 3, 1869
Elected to finish term.
Retired.
Elected to finish term.
Retired.
Jun 25, 1868 –
Mar 3, 1873
Republican
Thomas W. Osborn
4
4
Abijah Gilbert
RepublicanMar 4, 1869 –
Mar 3, 1875
Elected in 1868 or 1869.
Retired.
541st
42nd
43rd6Elected in 1872 or 1873.
Retired.
Mar 4, 1873 –
Mar 3, 1879
Republican
Simon B. Conover
5
5
Charles W. Jones
DemocraticMar 4, 1875 –
Mar 3, 1887
Elected in 1875.644th
45th
46th7Elected in 1879.[2]Mar 4, 1879 –
Mar 3, 1891
Democratic
Wilkinson Call
6
Re-elected in 1881.
Retired.
747th
48th
49th8Elected in 1885.[3]
VacantMar 4, 1887 –
May 19, 1887
 850th
6
Samuel Pasco
DemocraticMay 19, 1887 –
Apr 18, 1899
Elected late to finish term in 1887.
51st
52nd9Legislature failed to elect.Mar 4, 1891 –
May 26, 1891
Vacant
Elected late in 1891.[4]
Retired.
May 26, 1891 –
Mar 3, 1897
Democratic
Wilkinson Call
Appointed to begin next term as legislature had failed to elect.
Elected in 1893 to finish term.[5]
953rd
54th
55th10Legislature failed to elect.Mar 4, 1897 –
May 13, 1897
Vacant
Elected late in 1897.[6]May 14, 1897 –
Dec 23, 1907
Democratic
Stephen Mallory II
7
Appointed to begin next term as legislature had failed to elect.
Lost election to finish term.
1056th
VacantApr 18, 1899 –
Apr 20, 1899
 
7
James Taliaferro
DemocraticApr 20, 1899 –
Mar 3, 1911
Elected to finish term.[5]
57th
58th11Appointed to begin the term as legislature had failed to elect.
Elected in 1903 to finish term.[5]
Died.
Appointed to begin the term as legislature had failed to elect.[5]
Re-elected in 1905 to finish term.[5]
Lost re-election.
1159th
60th
 Dec 23, 1907 –
Dec 26, 1907
Vacant
Appointed to finish term.
Died.
Dec 26, 1907 –
Mar 22, 1908
Democratic
William James Bryan
8
 Mar 22, 1908 –
Mar 27, 1908
Vacant
Appointed to finish term.
Retired.
Mar 27, 1908 –
Mar 3, 1909
Democratic
William Hall Milton
9
61st12Appointed to begin the term.[5]
Elected in 1909 to finish the term.
Mar 4, 1909 –
Jun 17, 1936
Democratic
Duncan U. Fletcher
10
8
Nathan P. Bryan
DemocraticMar 4, 1911 –
Mar 3, 1917
Appointed to begin the term.[5]
Elected in 1911 to finish the term.[5]
Lost renomination.
1262nd
63rd
64th13Re-elected in 1914.
9
Park Trammell
DemocraticMar 4, 1917 –
May 8, 1936
Elected in 1916.1365th
66th
67th14Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.1468th
69th
70th15Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.1571st
72nd
73rd16Re-elected in 1932.
Died.
Re-elected in 1934.
Died.
1674th
VacantMay 8, 1936 –
May 26, 1936
 
10
Scott Loftin
DemocraticMay 26, 1936 –
Nov 3, 1936
Appointed to continue Trammell's term.
Successor elected.
 Jun 17, 1936 –
Jul 1, 1936
Vacant
Appointed to continue Fletcher's term.
Retired when successor qualified.
Jul 1, 1936 –
Nov 3, 1936
Democratic
William Luther Hill
11
11
Charles O. Andrews
DemocraticNov 4, 1936 –
Sep 18, 1946
Elected to finish Trammell's term.Elected to finish Fletcher's term.Nov 4, 1936 –
Jan 3, 1951
Democratic
Claude Pepper
12
75th
76th17Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Died.
1777th
78th
79th18Re-elected in 1944.
Lost renomination.
VacantSep 18, 1946 –
Sep 25, 1946
 
12
Spessard Holland
DemocraticSep 25, 1946 –
Jan 3, 1971
Appointed to finish Andrews's term.[5]
Elected in 1946.1880th
81st
82nd19Elected in 1950.Jan 3, 1951 –
Jan 3, 1969
Democratic
George Smathers
13
Re-elected in 1952.1983rd
84th
85th20Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.2086th
87th
88th21Re-elected in 1962.
Retired.
Re-elected in 1964.
Retired.
2189th
90th
91st22Elected in 1968.
Retired and resigned early.
Jan 3, 1969 –
Dec 31, 1974
Republican
Edward Gurney
14
13
Lawton Chiles
DemocraticJan 3, 1971 –
Jan 3, 1989
Elected in 1970.2292nd
93rd
Appointed to finish Gurney's term, having been elected to the next term.Jan 1, 1975 –
Dec 31, 1980
Democratic
Richard Stone
15
94th23Elected in 1974.
Lost renomination and resigned early.
Re-elected in 1976.2395th
96th
Appointed to finish Stone's term, having been elected to the next term.Jan 1, 1981 –
Jan 3, 1987
Republican
Paula Hawkins
16
97th24Elected in 1980.
Lost re-election.
Re-elected in 1982.
Retired.
2498th
99th
100th25Elected in 1986.Jan 3, 1987 –
Jan 3, 2005
Democratic
Bob Graham
17
14
Connie Mack III
RepublicanJan 3, 1989 –
Jan 3, 2001
Elected in 1988.25101st
102nd
103rd26Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Retired.
26104th
105th
106th27Re-elected in 1998.
Retired.
15
Bill Nelson
DemocraticJan 3, 2001 –
Jan 3, 2019
Elected in 2000.27107th
108th
109th28Elected in 2004.
Resigned.
Jan 3, 2005 –
Sep 9, 2009
Republican
Mel Martínez
18
Re-elected in 2006.28110th
111th
Appointed to finish Martínez's term.
Retired.
Sep 9, 2009 –
Jan 3, 2011[7]
Republican
George LeMieux
19
112th29Elected in 2010.Jan 3, 2011 –
present
Republican
Marco Rubio
20
Re-elected in 2012.
Lost re-election.
29113th
114th
115th30Re-elected in 2016.
VacantJan 3, 2019 –
Jan 8, 2019
 30116th
16
Rick Scott
RepublicanJan 8, 2019 –
present
Elected in 2018.
Delayed his inauguration to finish his term as Governor of Florida.
117th
118th31Re-elected in 2022.
To be determined in the 2024 election.31119th
120th
121st32To be determined in the 2028 election.
#SenatorPartyYears in officeElectoral historyTCTElectoral historyYears in officePartySenator#
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