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

31 members have held this seat since Dec 3, 1821. Now: Josh Hawley R.

Holders
31
19 D · 8 R · 2 J · 1 IRD · 1 LR
Longest tenure
18 years
John Claggett Danforth
Current
7.8 years
Josh Hawley, since Jan 3, 2019
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Josh Hawley R
Jan 3, 2019 – present · 7.8 years
Claire McCaskill D
Jan 4, 2007 – Jan 4, 2019 · 12 years
James M. Talent R
Nov 25, 2002 – Jan 4, 2007 · 4.1 years
Jean Carnahan D
Jan 3, 2001 – Nov 24, 2002 · 23 months
John Ashcroft R
Jan 4, 1995 – Jan 4, 2001 · 6 years
John Claggett Danforth R
Dec 27, 1976 – Jan 4, 1995 · 18 years
William Stuart Symington D
Jan 21, 1971 – Dec 28, 1976 · 5.9 years
William Stuart Symington D
Jan 7, 1959 – Jan 4, 1971 · 12 years
William Stuart Symington D
Jan 3, 1953 – Jan 4, 1959 · 6 years
James Preston Kem R
Jan 3, 1947 – Jan 4, 1953 · 6 years
Frank Parks Briggs D
Jan 18, 1945 – Jan 4, 1947 · 2 years
Harry S. Truman D
Jan 3, 1935 – Jan 19, 1945 · 10 years
Roscoe Conkling Patterson R
Apr 15, 1929 – Jan 4, 1935 · 5.7 years
James Alexander Reed D
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1929 · 5.3 years
James Alexander Reed D
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1923 · 5.9 years
James Alexander Reed D
Apr 4, 1911 – Mar 4, 1917 · 5.9 years
William Warner R
Dec 4, 1905 – Mar 4, 1911 · 5.2 years
Francis Marion Cockrell D
Dec 4, 1899 – Mar 4, 1905 · 5.2 years
Francis Marion Cockrell D
Aug 7, 1893 – Mar 4, 1899 · 5.6 years
Francis Marion Cockrell D
Dec 5, 1887 – Mar 4, 1893 · 5.2 years
Francis Marion Cockrell D
Dec 5, 1881 – Mar 4, 1887 · 5.2 years
Francis Marion Cockrell D
Dec 6, 1875 – Mar 4, 1881 · 5.2 years
Carl Schurz LR
Mar 4, 1869 – Mar 4, 1875 · 6 years
John Brooks Henderson R
Jan 17, 1862 – Mar 4, 1869 · 7.1 years
Trusten Polk D
Dec 7, 1857 – Mar 4, 1863 · 5.2 years
Henry Sheffie Geyer IRD
Dec 1, 1851 – Mar 4, 1857 · 5.3 years
Thomas Hart Benton D
Dec 1, 1845 – Mar 4, 1851 · 5.3 years
Thomas Hart Benton D
Dec 2, 1839 – Mar 4, 1845 · 5.3 years
Thomas Hart Benton D
Dec 2, 1833 – Mar 4, 1839 · 5.3 years
Thomas Hart Benton J
Dec 3, 1827 – Mar 4, 1833 · 5.3 years
Thomas Hart Benton J
Dec 3, 1821 – Mar 4, 1827 · 5.2 years

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