List of United States senators from Georgia

Georgia was admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788. 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
Senator Jon Ossoff (D)
Senator Raphael Warnock (D)

United States senators are popularly elected to six-year terms that begin on January 3 of the year after their election. Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. Before 1914, Georgia's senators were chosen by the Georgia General Assembly, and before 1935, their terms began March 4. Popular Senate elections remained despite the General Assembly not taking action to ratify the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution that was passed in 1913.

Rebecca Latimer Felton was the first female U.S. senator, representing Georgia in the Senate for one day in 1922,[1] having been appointed to the seat to replace the late Thomas E. Watson.

Richard Russell Jr. was the state's longest serving senator, served from 1933 to 1971.

Since January 20, 2021, Georgia has been represented in the Senate by Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock. Ossoff defeated Republican David Perdue in the regularly-scheduled 2020 election, while Warnock defeated appointed Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler in the concurrent special election, both of which were decided in runoffs on January 5, 2021. Ossoff is the first Jewish senator from Georgia and Warnock the first black senator from Georgia.[2]

Georgia is one of fifteen states alongside Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, South Dakota and Utah to have a younger senior senator and an older junior senator.

List of senators

Class 2

Class 2 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2002, 2008, 2014, and 2020. The next election will be in 2026.

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Class 3

Class 3 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2010, 2016, 2020 (special election), and 2022. The next election will be in 2028.

#SenatorPartyDates in officeElectoral historyTTElectoral historyDates in officePartySenator#
1
William Few
Anti-
Admin.
Mar 4, 1789 –
Mar 4, 1793
Elected in 1789.
Lost re-election.
11st1Elected in 1789.Mar 4, 1789 –
Mar 4, 1801
Anti-
Admin.
James Gunn1
2nd
2
James Jackson
Anti-
Admin.
Mar 4, 1793 –
Nov 16, 1795
Elected in 1793.
Resigned to run for the Georgia legislature.
23rd
Democratic-
Republican
4th2Re-elected in 1794.
Retired.
Federalist
3
George Walton
FederalistNov 16, 1795 –
Feb 20, 1796
Appointed to continue Jackson's term.
Retired when successor elected.
4Josiah TattnallDemocratic-
Republican
Feb 20, 1796 –
Mar 4, 1799
Elected to finish Jackson's term.
5th
5
Abraham Baldwin
Democratic-
Republican
Mar 4, 1799 –
Mar 4, 1807
Elected in 1799.36th
7th3Elected in 1800.
Died.
Mar 4, 1801 –
Mar 19, 1806
Democratic-
Republican

James Jackson
2
8th
Re-elected in 1804.
Died.
49th
 Mar 19, 1806 –
Jun 19, 1806
Vacant
Elected to finish Jackson's term.Jun 19, 1806 –
Nov 14, 1809
Democratic-
Republican

John Milledge
3
VacantMar 4, 1807 –
Aug 27, 1807
 10th4Re-elected in 1806.
Resigned.
6
George Jones
Democratic-
Republican
Aug 27, 1807 –
Nov 7, 1807
Appointed to continue Baldwin's term.
Lost special election.
7
William H. Crawford
Democratic-
Republican
Nov 7, 1807 –
Mar 23, 1813
Elected to finish Baldwin's term.
11th
 Nov 14, 1809 –
Nov 27, 1809
Vacant
Elected to finish Milledge's term.Nov 27, 1809 –
Mar 4, 1819
Democratic-
Republican

Charles Tait
4
Re-elected in 1810 or 1811
Resigned to become U.S. Minister to France.
512th
13th5Re-elected in 1813.
VacantMar 23, 1813 –
Apr 8, 1813
 
8William Bellinger BullochDemocratic-
Republican
Apr 8, 1813 –
Nov 6, 1813
Appointed to continue Crawford's term.
Retired when successor elected.
9
William Wyatt Bibb
Democratic-
Republican
Nov 6, 1813 –
Nov 9, 1816
Elected to finish Crawford's term.
Resigned.
14th
VacantNov 9, 1816 –
Nov 13, 1816
 
10
George Troup
Democratic-
Republican
Nov 13, 1816 –
Sep 23, 1818
Elected to finish Crawford's term.
Elected to full term in 1816.
Resigned.
615th
VacantSep 23, 1818 –
Nov 23, 1818
 
11
John Forsyth
Democratic-
Republican
Nov 23, 1818 –
Feb 17, 1819
Elected to finish Troup's term.
Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Spain.
VacantFeb 17, 1819 –
Nov 6, 1819
 
16th6Elected in 1819.Mar 4, 1819 –
Mar 4, 1825
Federalist
John Elliott
5
12
Freeman Walker
Democratic-
Republican
Nov 6, 1819 –
Aug 6, 1821
Elected to finish Troup's term.
Resigned.
17th
VacantAug 6, 1821 –
Nov 10, 1821
 
13
Nicholas Ware
Democratic-
Republican
Nov 10, 1821 –
Sep 7, 1824
Elected to finish Troup's term.
Re-elected in 1823.
Died.
718th
VacantSep 7, 1824 –
Dec 6, 1824
 
14Thomas W. CobbDemocratic-
Republican
Dec 6, 1824 –
Nov 7, 1828
Elected to finish Ware's term.
Resigned.
Jacksonian19th7Elected in 1825.
Resigned to become U.S. Attorney General.
Mar 4, 1825 –
Mar 9, 1829
Jacksonian
John M. Berrien
6
20th
15
Oliver H. Prince
JacksonianNov 7, 1828 –
Mar 4, 1829
Elected to finish Ware's term.
[data missing]
16
George Troup
JacksonianMar 4, 1829 –
Nov 8, 1833
Elected in 1828.
Resigned.
821st
 Mar 9, 1829 –
Nov 9, 1829
Vacant
Elected to finish Berrien's term.Nov 9, 1829 –
Jun 27, 1834
Jacksonian
John Forsyth
7
22nd8Re-elected in 1830 or 1831.
Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State.
23rd
VacantNov 8, 1833 –
Nov 21, 1833
 
17
John P. King
JacksonianNov 21, 1833 –
Nov 1, 1837
Elected to finish Troup's term.
 Jun 27, 1834 –
Jan 12, 1835
Vacant
Elected to finish Forsyth's term.Jan 12, 1835 –
Mar 4, 1843
JacksonianAlfred Cuthbert8
Re-elected in 1834.
Resigned.
924th
Democratic25th9Re-elected in 1837.
Retired.
Democratic
VacantNov 1, 1837 –
Nov 22, 1837
 
18
Wilson Lumpkin
DemocraticNov 22, 1837 –
Mar 4, 1841
Elected to finish King's term.
26th
19
John M. Berrien
WhigMar 4, 1841 –
May 1845
Elected in 1840.
Resigned to become judge of the Supreme Court of Georgia.
1027th
28th10Elected in 1843.
Resigned.
Mar 4, 1843 –
Feb 4, 1848
Democratic
Walter T. Colquitt
9
29th
VacantMay 1845 –
Nov 13, 1845
 

John M. Berrien
WhigNov 13, 1845 –
May 28, 1852
Elected to finish his own term.
Re-elected in 1846.
Resigned.
1130th
Appointed to finish Colquitt's term.
Retired.
Feb 4, 1848 –
Mar 4, 1849
Democratic
Herschel V. Johnson
10
31st11Elected in 1847 for the term beginning in 1849.[3]
[data missing]
Mar 4, 1849 –
Mar 4, 1855
Whig
William Crosby Dawson
11
32nd
VacantMay 28, 1852 –
May 31, 1852
 
20
Robert M. Charlton
DemocraticMay 31, 1852 –
Mar 4, 1853
Appointed to finish Berrien's term. 
21
Robert Toombs
DemocraticMar 4, 1853 –
Feb 4, 1861
Elected in 1852.1233rd
34th12Elected in 1854 or 1855.
Withdrew.
Mar 4, 1855 –
Jan 28, 1861
Democratic
Alfred Iverson Sr.
12
35th
Re-elected in 1858.
Withdrew.
1336th
Civil War and ReconstructionJan 28, 1861 –
Feb 1, 1871
Vacant
VacantFeb 4, 1861 –
Feb 24, 1871
Civil War and Reconstruction
37th13
38th
1439th
40th14
41st
Elected in 1867 to finish the term, but not seated until Georgia's readmission.
Retired.
Feb 1, 1871 –
Mar 4, 1873
Republican
Joshua Hill
13
22
Homer V. M. Miller
DemocraticFeb 24, 1871 –
Mar 4, 1871
Elected to finish term.
VacantMar 4, 1871 –
Nov 14, 1871
Foster Blodgett (R) presented credentials as Senator-elect, but the Senate declared him not elected.1542nd
23
Thomas M. Norwood
DemocraticNov 14, 1871 –
Mar 4, 1877
Elected after Blodgett's credentials were rejected.
Lost re-election.
43rd15Elected in 1873.Mar 4, 1873 –
May 26, 1880
Democratic
John B. Gordon
14
44th
24
Benjamin Harvey Hill
DemocraticMar 4, 1877 –
Aug 16, 1882
Elected in 1877.
Died.
1645th
46th16Re-elected in 1879.
Resigned to promote a venture for the Georgia Pacific Railway.
Elected to finish Gordon's term.May 26, 1880 –
Mar 4, 1891
Democratic
Joseph E. Brown
15
47th
VacantAug 16, 1882 –
Nov 15, 1882
 
25
Middleton P. Barrow
DemocraticNov 15, 1882 –
Mar 4, 1883
Elected to finish Hill's term.
Retired.
26
Alfred H. Colquitt
DemocraticMar 4, 1883 –
Mar 26, 1894
Elected in 1883.1748th
49th17Re-elected in 1885.
Retired due to illness.
50th
Re-elected in 1888
Died.
1851st
52nd18Elected in 1890.
Retired.
Mar 4, 1891 –
Mar 4, 1897
Democratic
John B. Gordon
16
53rd
VacantMar 26, 1894 –
Apr 2, 1894
 
27
Patrick Walsh
DemocraticApr 2, 1894 –
Mar 4, 1895
Appointed to continue Colquitt's term.
Elected in 1894 to finish Colquitt's term.[4]
Lost renomination.
28
Augustus Octavius Bacon
DemocraticMar 4, 1895 –
Feb 14, 1914
Elected in 1894.1954th
55th19Elected in 1896.Mar 4, 1897 –
Nov 13, 1910
Democratic
Alexander S. Clay
17
56th
Re-elected in 1900.
Legislature failed to elect.[5]
2057th
58th20Re-elected in 1902.[6]
59th
Appointed to begin the next term.
Re-elected in 1907.[5]
Legislature failed to elect.
2160th
61st21Re-elected in 1909.
Died.
 Nov 13, 1910 –
Nov 17, 1910
Vacant
Appointed to continue Clay's term.
Lost election to finish Clay's term.
Nov 17, 1910 –
Jul 14, 1911
Democratic
Joseph M. Terrell
18
62nd
Elected to finish Clay's term.
Did not take office until Nov 16 upon resigning as Governor of Georgia.
Jul 14, 1911 –
Mar 4, 1921
Democratic
Hoke Smith
19
Appointed to begin the term.
Re-elected in 1913, the first election by popular vote.[7]
Died.
2263rd
VacantFeb 14, 1914 –
Mar 2, 1914
 
29
William S. West
DemocraticMar 2, 1914 –
Nov 3, 1914
Appointed to continue Bacon's term.
Successor elected.
30
Thomas W. Hardwick
DemocraticNov 4, 1914 –
Mar 4, 1919
Elected to finish Bacon's term.
Lost renomination.
64th22Re-elected in 1914.
Lost renomination.
65th
31
William J. Harris
DemocraticMar 4, 1919 –
Apr 18, 1932
Elected in 1918.2366th
67th23Elected in 1920.
Died.
Mar 4, 1921 –
Sep 26, 1922
Democratic
Thomas E. Watson
20
 Sep 26, 1922 –
Oct 3, 1922
Vacant
Appointed to continue Watson's term.
Retired.
Oct 3, 1922 –
Nov 21, 1922[8]
Democratic
Rebecca Latimer Felton
21
Elected to finish Watson's term.Nov 22, 1922 –
Jan 3, 1957[9]
Democratic
Walter F. George
22
68th
Re-elected in 1924.2469th
70th24Re-elected in 1926.
71st
Re-elected in 1930.
Died.
2572nd
VacantApr 18, 1932 –
Apr 25, 1932
 
32
John S. Cohen
DemocraticApr 25, 1932 –
Jan 11, 1933
Appointed to continue Harris's term.
Successor elected.
33
Richard Russell Jr.
DemocraticJan 12, 1933 –
Jan 21, 1971
Elected in 1932 to finish Harris's term.
73rd25Re-elected in 1932.
74th
Re-elected in 1936.2675th
76th26Re-elected in 1938.
77th
Re-elected in 1942.2778th
79th27Re-elected in 1944.
80th
Re-elected in 1948.2881st
82nd28Re-elected in 1950.
Retired.
83rd
Re-elected in 1954.2984th
85th29Elected in 1956.Jan 3, 1957 –
Jan 3, 1981
Democratic
Herman Talmadge
23
86th
Re-elected in 1960.3087th
88th30Re-elected in 1962.
89th
Re-elected in 1966.
Died.
3190th
91st31Re-elected in 1968.
92nd
VacantJan 21, 1971 –
Feb 1, 1971
 
34
David H. Gambrell
DemocraticFeb 1, 1971 –
Nov 7, 1972
Appointed to continue Russell's term.
Lost nomination to finish Russell's term.
35
Sam Nunn
DemocraticNov 8, 1972 –
Jan 3, 1997
Elected to finish Russell's term.
Elected to full term in 1972.3293rd
94th32Re-elected in 1974.
Lost re-election.
95th
Re-elected in 1978.3396th
97th33Elected in 1980.
Lost re-election.
Jan 3, 1981 –
Jan 3, 1987
Republican
Mack Mattingly
24
98th
Re-elected in 1984.3499th
100th34Elected in 1986.
Lost re-election in runoff election.
Jan 3, 1987 –
Jan 3, 1993
Democratic
Wyche Fowler
25
101st
Re-elected in 1990.
Retired.
35102nd
103rd35Elected in 1992 in runoff election.Jan 3, 1993 –
Jul 18, 2000
Republican
Paul Coverdell
26
104th
36
Max Cleland
DemocraticJan 3, 1997 –
Jan 3, 2003
Elected in 1996.
Lost re-election.
36105th
106th36Re-elected in 1998.
Died.
 July 18, 2000 –
July 27, 2000
Vacant
Appointed to continue Coverdell's term.
Elected in 2000 to finish Coverdell's term.
Retired.
July 27, 2000 –
Jan 3, 2005
Democratic
Zell Miller
27
107th
37
Saxby Chambliss
RepublicanJan 3, 2003 –
Jan 3, 2015
Elected in 2002.37108th
109th37Elected in 2004.Jan 3, 2005 –
Dec 31, 2019
Republican
Johnny Isakson
28
110th
Re-elected in 2008 in runoff election.
Retired.
38111th
112th38Re-elected in 2010.
113th
38
David Perdue
RepublicanJan 3, 2015 –
Jan 3, 2021
Elected in 2014.
Term expired before runoff election.
Lost re-election in runoff.
39114th
115th39Re-elected in 2016.
Resigned.
116th
 Dec 31, 2019 –
Jan 6, 2020
Vacant
Appointed to continue Isakson's term.
Lost election in runoff to finish Isakson's term.
Jan 6, 2020 –
Jan 20, 2021
Republican
Kelly Loeffler
29
VacantJan 3, 2021 –
Jan 20, 2021
40117th
39
Jon Ossoff
DemocraticJan 20, 2021 –
present
Elected in 2021 in runoff election.Elected in 2021 in runoff election to finish Isakson's term.Jan 20, 2021 –
present
Democratic
Raphael Warnock
30
118th40Re-elected in 2022 in runoff election.
119th
To be determined in the 2026 election.41120th
121st41To be determined in the 2028 election.
#SenatorPartyYears in officeElectoral historyTCTElectoral historyYears in officePartySenator#
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