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List of United States Senators from Tennessee
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Tennessee was admitted as the 16th state to the United States of America on June 1, 1796. As of 2011, a total of 70 individuals have represented Tennessee in the U.S. Senate.
The current members of the U.S. Senate from Tennessee are:
Historical senators
The following individuals were elected to the U.S. Senate from Tennessee.
| Historical Representation to the US Senate by Party from Tennessee | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Total | |||
| Democratic | 37 | |||
| Republican | 24 | |||
| Whig | 5 | |||
| Total Senators | 66 | |||
| Senator | Years Served | Party |
|---|---|---|
| William Cocke | 1796-1797 | Republican |
| Andrew Jackson | 1797-1798 | Republican |
| Daniel Smith | 1798-1799 | Republican |
| Joseph Anderson | 1799-1815 | Republican |
| George W. Campbell | 1815-1818 | Republican |
| John H. Eaton | 1818-1829 | Republican |
| Felix Grundy | 1829-1838 | Democratic |
| Ephraim H. Foster | 1838-1839 | Whig |
| Felix Grundy | 1839-1840 | Democratic |
| Alfred O. P. Nicholson | 1840-1842 | Democratic |
| Ephraim H. Foster | 1843-1845 | Whig |
| Hopkins L. Turney | 1845-1851 | Democratic |
| James C. Jones | 1851-1857 | Whig |
| Andrew Johnson | 1857-1862 | Democratic |
| David T. Patterson | 1866-1869 | Democratic |
| William G. Brownlow | 1869-1875 | Republican |
| Andrew Johnson | 1875-1875 | Democratic |
| David M. Key | 1875-1877 | Democratic |
| James E. Bailey | 1877-1881 | Democratic |
| Howell E. Jackson | 1881-1886 | Democratic |
| Washington C. Whitthorne | 1886-1887 | Democratic |
| William B. Bate | 1887-1905 | Democratic |
| James B. Frazier | 1905-1911 | Democratic |
| Luke Lea | 1911-1917 | Democratic |
| Kenneth D. McKellar | 1917-1953 | Democratic |
| Albert A. Gore, Sr. | 1953-1971 | Democratic |
| William E. Brock III | 1971-1977 | Republican |
| James R. Sasser | 1977-1995 | Democratic |
| William H. Frist | 1995-2007 | Republican |
| Bob Corker | 2007-Present | Republican |
