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U.S. Senate seat, Maine (class 1)

35 members have held this seat since Jun 13, 1820. Now: Angus S. King, Jr. I.

Holders
35
17 R · 11 D · 3 J · 2 DR · 1 A · 1 I
Longest tenure
18 years
Olympia J. Snowe
Current
14 years
Angus S. King, Jr., since Jan 3, 2013
history/seat/me-sen-1Every holder, newest first
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18201840186018801900192019401960198020002020John Holmes · 1820-06-13 – 1821-03-04 · Democratic RepublicanJohn Holmes · 1821-03-06 – 1827-03-04 · Democratic RepublicanAlbion Keith Parris · 1827-12-03 – 1829-03-04 · JacksonEther Shepley · 1833-12-02 – 1837-03-04 · JacksonReuel Williams · 1837-09-04 – 1839-03-04 · DemocratReuel Williams · 1839-12-02 – 1844-01-01 · DemocratJohn Fairfield · 1845-12-01 – 1848-01-01 · DemocratWyman Bradbury Seavy Moor · 1848-01-01 – 1849-03-04 · DemocratHannibal Hamlin · 1851-12-01 – 1857-03-04 · DemocratAmos Nourse · 1857-12-07 – 1858-01-01 · RepublicanLot Myrick Morrill · 1861-07-04 – 1863-03-04 · RepublicanLot Myrick Morrill · 1863-12-07 – 1869-03-04 · RepublicanHannibal Hamlin · 1869-03-04 – 1875-03-04 · RepublicanHannibal Hamlin · 1875-12-06 – 1881-03-04 · RepublicanEugene Hale · 1881-12-05 – 1887-03-04 · RepublicanEugene Hale · 1887-12-05 – 1893-03-04 · RepublicanEugene Hale · 1893-08-07 – 1899-03-04 · RepublicanEugene Hale · 1899-12-04 – 1905-03-04 · RepublicanEugene Hale · 1905-12-04 – 1911-03-04 · RepublicanCharles Fletcher Johnson · 1911-04-04 – 1917-03-04 · DemocratFrederick Hale · 1917-04-02 – 1923-03-04 · RepublicanFrederick Hale · 1923-12-03 – 1929-03-04 · RepublicanFrederick Hale · 1929-04-15 – 1941-01-04 · RepublicanFrederick George Payne · 1953-01-03 – 1959-01-04 · RepublicanEdmund Sixtus Muskie · 1959-01-07 – 1971-01-04 · DemocratEdmund Sixtus Muskie · 1971-01-21 – 1980-05-08 · DemocratGeorge John Mitchell · 1980-05-17 – 1995-01-04 · DemocratOlympia J. Snowe · 1995-01-04 – 2013-01-04 · RepublicanJohn Holmes · 1829-01-15 – 1833-03-04 · AdamsJudah Dana · 1836-01-01 – 1838-01-01 · JacksonJohn Fairfield · 1843-12-04 – 1845-03-04 · DemocratHannibal Hamlin · 1848-01-01 – 1851-03-04 · DemocratHannibal Hamlin · 1857-12-07 – 1862-01-01 · RepublicanRalph Owen Brewster · 1941-01-03 – 1953-01-04 · RepublicanAngus S. King, Jr. · 2013-01-03 – present · Independent
Angus S. King, Jr. I
Jan 3, 2013 – present · 14 years
Olympia J. Snowe R
Jan 4, 1995 – Jan 4, 2013 · 18 years
George John Mitchell D
May 17, 1980 – Jan 4, 1995 · 15 years
Edmund Sixtus Muskie D
Jan 21, 1971 – May 8, 1980 · 9.3 years
Edmund Sixtus Muskie D
Jan 7, 1959 – Jan 4, 1971 · 12 years
Frederick George Payne R
Jan 3, 1953 – Jan 4, 1959 · 6 years
Ralph Owen Brewster R
Jan 3, 1941 – Jan 4, 1953 · 12 years
Frederick Hale R
Apr 15, 1929 – Jan 4, 1941 · 12 years
Frederick Hale R
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1929 · 5.3 years
Frederick Hale R
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1923 · 5.9 years
Charles Fletcher Johnson D
Apr 4, 1911 – Mar 4, 1917 · 5.9 years
Eugene Hale R
Dec 4, 1905 – Mar 4, 1911 · 5.2 years
Eugene Hale R
Dec 4, 1899 – Mar 4, 1905 · 5.2 years
Eugene Hale R
Aug 7, 1893 – Mar 4, 1899 · 5.6 years
Eugene Hale R
Dec 5, 1887 – Mar 4, 1893 · 5.2 years
Eugene Hale R
Dec 5, 1881 – Mar 4, 1887 · 5.2 years
Hannibal Hamlin R
Dec 6, 1875 – Mar 4, 1881 · 5.2 years
Hannibal Hamlin R
Mar 4, 1869 – Mar 4, 1875 · 6 years
Lot Myrick Morrill R
Dec 7, 1863 – Mar 4, 1869 · 5.2 years
Lot Myrick Morrill R
Jul 4, 1861 – Mar 4, 1863 · 20 months
Amos Nourse R
Dec 7, 1857 – Jan 1, 1858 · 25 days
Hannibal Hamlin R
Dec 7, 1857 – Jan 1, 1862 · 4.1 years
Hannibal Hamlin D
Dec 1, 1851 – Mar 4, 1857 · 5.3 years
Wyman Bradbury Seavy Moor D
Jan 1, 1848 – Mar 4, 1849 · 14 months
Hannibal Hamlin D
Jan 1, 1848 – Mar 4, 1851 · 3.2 years
John Fairfield D
Dec 1, 1845 – Jan 1, 1848 · 2.1 years
John Fairfield D
Dec 4, 1843 – Mar 4, 1845 · 15 months
Reuel Williams D
Dec 2, 1839 – Jan 1, 1844 · 4.1 years
Reuel Williams D
Sep 4, 1837 – Mar 4, 1839 · 18 months
Judah Dana J
Jan 1, 1836 – Jan 1, 1838 · 2 years
Ether Shepley J
Dec 2, 1833 – Mar 4, 1837 · 3.3 years
John Holmes A
Jan 15, 1829 – Mar 4, 1833 · 4.1 years
Albion Keith Parris J
Dec 3, 1827 – Mar 4, 1829 · 15 months
John Holmes DR
Mar 6, 1821 – Mar 4, 1827 · 6 years
John Holmes DR
Jun 13, 1820 – Mar 4, 1821 · 9 months

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