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

35 members have held this seat since Dec 1, 1817. Now: Roger F. Wicker R.

Holders
35
21 D · 8 R · 4 J · 2 W
Longest tenure
19 years
Trent Lott
Current
19 years
Roger F. Wicker, since Dec 31, 2007
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18201840186018801900192019401960198020002020Walter Leake · 1817-12-01 – 1821-03-04 · RepublicanDavid Holmes · 1821-03-06 – 1825-09-26 · RepublicanPowhatan Ellis · 1825-12-05 – 1827-03-04 · JacksonPowhatan Ellis · 1827-12-03 – 1833-03-04 · JacksonJohn Black · 1833-11-22 – 1838-01-23 · WhigJohn Henderson · 1839-12-02 – 1845-03-04 · WhigJesse Speight · 1845-12-01 – 1848-01-01 · DemocratJohn Jones McRae · 1851-12-01 – 1853-03-04 · DemocratJefferson Davis · 1857-12-07 – 1862-01-01 · DemocratAdelbert Ames · 1870-01-01 – 1875-03-04 · RepublicanBlanche Kelso Bruce · 1875-12-06 – 1881-03-04 · RepublicanJames Zachariah George · 1881-12-05 – 1887-03-04 · DemocratJames Zachariah George · 1887-12-05 – 1893-03-04 · DemocratJames Zachariah George · 1893-08-07 – 1898-01-01 · DemocratHernando De Soto Money · 1899-12-04 – 1905-03-04 · DemocratHernando De Soto Money · 1905-12-04 – 1911-03-04 · DemocratJohn Sharp Williams · 1911-04-04 – 1917-03-04 · DemocratJohn Sharp Williams · 1917-04-02 – 1923-03-04 · DemocratHubert Durrett Stephens · 1923-12-03 – 1929-03-04 · DemocratHubert Durrett Stephens · 1929-04-15 – 1935-01-04 · DemocratJohn Cornelius Stennis · 1947-01-03 – 1959-01-04 · DemocratJohn Cornelius Stennis · 1959-01-07 – 1971-01-04 · DemocratJohn Cornelius Stennis · 1971-01-21 – 1989-01-04 · DemocratRoger F. Wicker · 2007-12-31 – present · RepublicanDavid Holmes · 1820-08-30 – 1821-03-04 · RepublicanThomas Buck Reed · 1826-01-01 – 1827-03-04 · JacksonJohn Black · 1832-11-12 – 1833-03-04 · JacksonJames Fisher Trotter · 1838-01-01 – 1839-03-04 · DemocratJefferson Davis · 1847-12-06 – 1851-03-04 · DemocratStephen Adams · 1852-01-01 – 1857-03-04 · DemocratHenry Roberts Pease · 1874-01-01 – 1875-03-04 · RepublicanHernando De Soto Money · 1897-03-15 – 1899-03-04 · DemocratTheodore Gilmore Bilbo · 1935-01-03 – 1947-01-04 · DemocratTrent Lott · 1989-01-03 – 2007-12-19 · RepublicanThomas Hickman Williams · 1838-01-01 – 1839-03-04 · Democrat
Roger F. Wicker R
Dec 31, 2007 – present · 19 years
Trent Lott R
Jan 3, 1989 – Dec 19, 2007 · 19 years
John Cornelius Stennis D
Jan 21, 1971 – Jan 4, 1989 · 18 years
John Cornelius Stennis D
Jan 7, 1959 – Jan 4, 1971 · 12 years
John Cornelius Stennis D
Jan 3, 1947 – Jan 4, 1959 · 12 years
Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D
Jan 3, 1935 – Jan 4, 1947 · 12 years
Hubert Durrett Stephens D
Apr 15, 1929 – Jan 4, 1935 · 5.7 years
Hubert Durrett Stephens D
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1929 · 5.3 years
John Sharp Williams D
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1923 · 5.9 years
John Sharp Williams D
Apr 4, 1911 – Mar 4, 1917 · 5.9 years
Hernando De Soto Money D
Dec 4, 1905 – Mar 4, 1911 · 5.2 years
Hernando De Soto Money D
Dec 4, 1899 – Mar 4, 1905 · 5.2 years
Hernando De Soto Money D
Mar 15, 1897 – Mar 4, 1899 · 2 years
James Zachariah George D
Aug 7, 1893 – Jan 1, 1898 · 4.4 years
James Zachariah George D
Dec 5, 1887 – Mar 4, 1893 · 5.2 years
James Zachariah George D
Dec 5, 1881 – Mar 4, 1887 · 5.2 years
Blanche Kelso Bruce R
Dec 6, 1875 – Mar 4, 1881 · 5.2 years
Henry Roberts Pease R
Jan 1, 1874 – Mar 4, 1875 · 14 months
Adelbert Ames R
Jan 1, 1870 – Mar 4, 1875 · 5.2 years
Jefferson Davis D
Dec 7, 1857 – Jan 1, 1862 · 4.1 years
Stephen Adams D
Jan 1, 1852 – Mar 4, 1857 · 5.2 years
John Jones McRae D
Dec 1, 1851 – Mar 4, 1853 · 15 months
Jefferson Davis D
Dec 6, 1847 – Mar 4, 1851 · 3.2 years
Jesse Speight D
Dec 1, 1845 – Jan 1, 1848 · 2.1 years
John Henderson W
Dec 2, 1839 – Mar 4, 1845 · 5.3 years
James Fisher Trotter D
Jan 1, 1838 – Mar 4, 1839 · 14 months
Thomas Hickman Williams D
Jan 1, 1838 – Mar 4, 1839 · 14 months
John Black W
Nov 22, 1833 – Jan 23, 1838 · 4.2 years
John Black J
Nov 12, 1832 – Mar 4, 1833 · 4 months
Powhatan Ellis J
Dec 3, 1827 – Mar 4, 1833 · 5.3 years
Thomas Buck Reed J
Jan 1, 1826 – Mar 4, 1827 · 14 months
Powhatan Ellis J
Dec 5, 1825 – Mar 4, 1827 · 15 months
David Holmes R
Mar 6, 1821 – Sep 26, 1825 · 4.6 years
David Holmes R
Aug 30, 1820 – Mar 4, 1821 · 6 months
Walter Leake R
Dec 1, 1817 – Mar 4, 1821 · 3.3 years

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