List of United States Senators from Arkansas

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Arkansas was admitted as the 25th state to the United States of America on June 15, 1836. As of 2013, a total of 34 individuals have represented Arkansas in the U.S. Senate.

The current members of the U.S. Senate from Arkansas are:

Historical senators

The following individuals were elected to the U.S. Senate from Arkansas.

Historical Representation to the US Senate by Party from Arkansas
Party	Total
Democratic	28
Republican	6
Total Senators	34

Class 2 Senators from Arkansas
Senator	Years Served	Party
William S. Fulton	1836-1844	Democratic
Chester Ashley	1844-1848	Democratic
William K. Sebastian	1848-1861	Democratic
Alexander McDonald	1868-1871	Republican
Powell Clayton	1871-1877	Republican
Augustus H. Garland	1877-1885	Democratic
James H. Berry	1885-1907	Democratic
Jeff Davis	1907-1913	Democratic
John N. Heiskell	1913-1913	Democratic
William M. Kavanaugh	1913-1913	Democratic
Joseph T. Robinson	1913-1937	Democratic
John E. Miller	1937-1941	Democratic
G. Lloyd Spencer	1941-1943	Democratic
John L. McClellan	1943-1977	Democratic
Kaneaster Hodges, Jr.	1977-1979	Democratic
David H. Pryor	1979-1997	Democratic
Timothy Hutchinson	1997-2003	Republican
Mark Pryor	2003-Present	Democratic

Class 3 Senators from Arkansas
Senator	Years Served	Party
Ambrose H. Sevier	1836-1848	Democratic
Solon Borland	1848-1853	Democratic
Robert W. Johnson	1853-1861	Democratic
Charles B. Mitchel	1861-1861	Democratic
Benjamin F. Rice	1868-1873	Republican
Stephen W. Dorsey	1873-1879	Republican
James D. Walker	1879-1885	Democratic
James K. Jones	1885-1903	Democratic
James P. Clarke	1903-1916	Democratic
William F. Kirby	1916-1921	Democratic
Thaddeus H. Caraway	1921-1931	Democratic
Hattie W. Caraway	1931-1945	Democratic
J. William Fulbright	1945-1974	Democratic
Dale Bumpers	1975-1999	Democratic
Blanche L. Lincoln	1999-2011	Democratic
John Boozman	2011-Present	Republican

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