List of United States Senators from Mississippi
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Mississippi was admitted as the 20th state to the United States of America on December 10, 1817. As of 2013, a total of 50 individuals have represented Mississippi in the U.S. Senate.
The current members of the U.S. Senate from Mississippi are:
Historical senators
The following individuals were elected to the U.S. Senate from Mississippi.
| Historical Representation to the US Senate by Party from Mississippi | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Total | |||
| Republican | 11 | |||
| Democratic | 30 | |||
| Jacksonian | 5 | |||
| Anti-Jacksonian | 1 | |||
| Whig | 3 | |||
| Total Senators | 50 | |||
| Class 1 Senators from Mississippi | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Years Served | Party | ||||||
| Walter Leake | 1817-1820 | Republican | ||||||
| David Holmes | 1820-1825 | Republican | ||||||
| Powhatan Ellis | 1825-1826 | J | ||||||
| Thomas B. Reed | 1826-1827 | J | ||||||
| Powhatan Ellis | 1827-1832 | J | ||||||
| John Black | 1832-1838 | J,AJ,W | ||||||
| James F. Trotter | 1838-1838 | Democratic | ||||||
| Thomas Hickman Williams | 1838-1839 | Democratic | ||||||
| John Henderson | 1839-1845 | W | ||||||
| Jesse Speight | 1845-1847 | Democratic | ||||||
| Jefferson Davis | 1847-1851 | Democratic | ||||||
| John J. McRae | 1851-1852 | Democratic | ||||||
| Stephen Adams | 1852-1857 | Democratic | ||||||
| Jefferson Davis | 1857-1861 | Democratic | ||||||
| Adelbert Ames | 1870-1874 | Republican | ||||||
| Henry R. Pease | 1874-1875 | Republican | ||||||
| Blanche K. Bruce | 1875-1881 | Republican | ||||||
| James Z. George | 1881-1897 | Democratic | ||||||
| Hernando D. Money | 1897-1911 | Democratic | ||||||
| John Sharp Williams | 1911-1923 | Democratic | ||||||
| Hubert D. Stephens | 1923-1935 | Democratic | ||||||
| Theodore G. Bilbo | 1935-1947 | Democratic | ||||||
| John C. Stennis | 1947-1989 | Democratic | ||||||
| Trent Lott | 1989-2007 | Republican | ||||||
| Roger F. Wicker | 2007-Present | Republican | ||||||
