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U.S. Senate seat, Maryland (class 3)

42 members have held this seat since Mar 4, 1789. Now: Chris Van Hollen D.

Holders
42
17 D · 9 R · 6 W · 4 F · 2 A · 2 UU · 1 PA · 1 J
Longest tenure
18 years
Barbara A. Mikulski
Current
9.8 years
Chris Van Hollen, since Jan 3, 2017
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180018201840186018801900192019401960198020002020John Henry · 1789-03-04 – 1795-03-04 · Pro-AdministrationJohn Henry · 1795-12-07 – 1798-01-01 · FederalistWilliam Hindman · 1800-01-01 – 1801-03-04 · FederalistRobert Wright · 1801-12-07 – 1807-03-04 · RepublicanPhilip Reed · 1807-10-26 – 1813-03-04 · RepublicanRobert Henry Goldsborough · 1813-05-24 – 1819-03-04 · FederalistEdward Lloyd · 1819-12-06 – 1825-03-04 · RepublicanEdward Lloyd · 1825-12-05 – 1827-03-04 · JacksonEzekiel Forman Chambers · 1831-12-05 – 1835-03-04 · AdamsRobert Henry Goldsborough · 1835-12-07 – 1837-03-04 · WhigJohn Selby Spence · 1837-09-04 – 1840-10-25 · WhigJohn Leeds Kerr · 1841-05-31 – 1843-03-04 · WhigJames Alfred Pearce · 1843-12-04 – 1849-03-04 · WhigJames Alfred Pearce · 1849-12-03 – 1855-03-04 · WhigJames Alfred Pearce · 1855-12-03 – 1861-03-04 · DemocratJames Alfred Pearce · 1861-07-04 – 1863-03-04 · DemocratJohn Angel James Creswell · 1865-12-04 – 1867-03-04 · Unconditional UnionistGeorge Vickers · 1868-01-01 – 1873-03-04 · DemocratGeorge Robertson Dennis · 1873-12-01 – 1879-03-04 · DemocratJames Black Groome · 1879-03-18 – 1885-03-04 · DemocratEphraim King Wilson · 1885-12-07 – 1891-03-04 · DemocratCharles Hopper Gibson · 1891-12-07 – 1897-03-04 · DemocratGeorge Louis Wellington · 1897-03-15 – 1903-03-04 · RepublicanArthur Pue Gorman · 1903-11-09 – 1906-06-05 · DemocratWilliam Pinkney Whyte · 1906-06-08 – 1908-03-18 · DemocratJohn Walter Smith · 1908-03-25 – 1915-03-04 · DemocratJohn Walter Smith · 1915-12-06 – 1921-03-04 · DemocratOvington Eugene Weller · 1921-04-11 – 1927-03-05 · RepublicanMillard Evelyn Tydings · 1927-12-05 – 1933-03-04 · DemocratMillard Evelyn Tydings · 1933-03-09 – 1951-01-04 · DemocratDaniel Baugh Brewster · 1963-01-09 – 1969-01-04 · DemocratCharles McCurdy Mathias Jr. · 1975-01-14 – 1987-01-04 · RepublicanBarbara A. Mikulski · 1987-01-06 – 1999-01-04 · DemocratBarbara A. Mikulski · 1999-01-06 – 2017-01-04 · DemocratJames Lloyd · 1797-05-15 – 1801-03-04 · FederalistPhilip Reed · 1806-11-25 – 1807-03-04 · RepublicanEzekiel Forman Chambers · 1826-01-01 – 1831-03-04 · AdamsJohn Selby Spence · 1836-12-31 – 1837-03-04 · WhigThomas Holliday Hicks · 1862-01-01 – 1866-01-01 · Unconditional UnionistJohn Marshall Butler · 1951-01-03 – 1963-01-04 · RepublicanCharles McCurdy Mathias Jr. · 1969-01-03 – 1975-01-04 · RepublicanChris Van Hollen · 2017-01-03 – present · Democrat
Chris Van Hollen D
Jan 3, 2017 – present · 9.8 years
Barbara A. Mikulski D
Jan 6, 1999 – Jan 4, 2017 · 18 years
Barbara A. Mikulski D
Jan 6, 1987 – Jan 4, 1999 · 12 years
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R
Jan 14, 1975 – Jan 4, 1987 · 12 years
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R
Jan 3, 1969 – Jan 4, 1975 · 6 years
Daniel Baugh Brewster D
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1969 · 6 years
John Marshall Butler R
Jan 3, 1951 – Jan 4, 1963 · 12 years
Millard Evelyn Tydings D
Mar 9, 1933 – Jan 4, 1951 · 18 years
Millard Evelyn Tydings D
Dec 5, 1927 – Mar 4, 1933 · 5.2 years
Ovington Eugene Weller R
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 5, 1927 · 5.9 years
John Walter Smith D
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1921 · 5.2 years
John Walter Smith D
Mar 25, 1908 – Mar 4, 1915 · 6.9 years
William Pinkney Whyte D
Jun 8, 1906 – Mar 18, 1908 · 21 months
Arthur Pue Gorman D
Nov 9, 1903 – Jun 5, 1906 · 2.6 years
George Louis Wellington R
Mar 15, 1897 – Mar 4, 1903 · 6 years
Charles Hopper Gibson D
Dec 7, 1891 – Mar 4, 1897 · 5.2 years
Ephraim King Wilson D
Dec 7, 1885 – Mar 4, 1891 · 5.2 years
James Black Groome D
Mar 18, 1879 – Mar 4, 1885 · 6 years
George Robertson Dennis D
Dec 1, 1873 – Mar 4, 1879 · 5.3 years
George Vickers D
Jan 1, 1868 – Mar 4, 1873 · 5.2 years
John Angel James Creswell UU
Dec 4, 1865 – Mar 4, 1867 · 15 months
Thomas Holliday Hicks UU
Jan 1, 1862 – Jan 1, 1866 · 4 years
James Alfred Pearce D
Jul 4, 1861 – Mar 4, 1863 · 20 months
James Alfred Pearce D
Dec 3, 1855 – Mar 4, 1861 · 5.3 years
James Alfred Pearce W
Dec 3, 1849 – Mar 4, 1855 · 5.2 years
James Alfred Pearce W
Dec 4, 1843 – Mar 4, 1849 · 5.2 years
John Leeds Kerr W
May 31, 1841 – Mar 4, 1843 · 21 months
John Selby Spence W
Sep 4, 1837 – Oct 25, 1840 · 3.1 years
John Selby Spence W
Dec 31, 1836 – Mar 4, 1837 · 2 months
Robert Henry Goldsborough W
Dec 7, 1835 – Mar 4, 1837 · 15 months
Ezekiel Forman Chambers A
Dec 5, 1831 – Mar 4, 1835 · 3.2 years
Ezekiel Forman Chambers A
Jan 1, 1826 – Mar 4, 1831 · 5.2 years
Edward Lloyd J
Dec 5, 1825 – Mar 4, 1827 · 15 months
Edward Lloyd R
Dec 6, 1819 – Mar 4, 1825 · 5.2 years
Robert Henry Goldsborough F
May 24, 1813 – Mar 4, 1819 · 5.8 years
Philip Reed R
Oct 26, 1807 – Mar 4, 1813 · 5.4 years
Philip Reed R
Nov 25, 1806 – Mar 4, 1807 · 3 months
Robert Wright R
Dec 7, 1801 – Mar 4, 1807 · 5.2 years
William Hindman F
Jan 1, 1800 – Mar 4, 1801 · 14 months
James Lloyd F
May 15, 1797 – Mar 4, 1801 · 3.8 years
John Henry F
Dec 7, 1795 – Jan 1, 1798 · 2.1 years
John Henry PA
Mar 4, 1789 – Mar 4, 1795 · 6 years

Dates are from the @unitedstates congress-legislators project. Consecutive terms of one person are merged.