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U.S. Senate seat, Oregon (class 2)

32 members have held this seat since Dec 5, 1859. Now: Jeff Merkley D.

Holders
32
20 R · 12 D
Longest tenure
18 years
Mark Odom Hatfield
Current
12 years
Jeff Merkley, since Jan 6, 2015
history/seat/or-sen-2Every holder, newest first
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186018801900192019401960198020002020Delazon Smith · 1859-12-05 – 1860-01-01 · DemocratEdward Dickinson Baker · 1860-01-01 – 1862-01-01 · RepublicanBenjamin Franklin Harding · 1862-01-01 – 1865-03-04 · DemocratGeorge Henry Williams · 1865-12-04 – 1871-03-04 · RepublicanJames Kerr Kelly · 1871-03-04 – 1877-03-04 · DemocratLa Fayette Grover · 1877-10-15 – 1883-03-04 · DemocratJoseph Norton Dolph · 1883-12-03 – 1889-03-04 · RepublicanJoseph Norton Dolph · 1889-12-02 – 1895-03-04 · RepublicanGeorge Wycliffe McBride · 1895-12-02 – 1901-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Hipple Mitchell · 1901-12-02 – 1905-12-09 · RepublicanJohn McDermeid Gearin · 1905-12-13 – 1907-01-24 · DemocratJonathan Bourne Jr. · 1907-12-02 – 1913-03-04 · RepublicanHarry Lane · 1913-04-07 – 1917-05-24 · DemocratCharles Linza McNary · 1917-05-29 – 1918-11-06 · RepublicanFrederick William Mulkey · 1918-11-06 – 1918-12-18 · RepublicanCharles Linza McNary · 1918-12-18 – 1919-03-04 · RepublicanCharles Linza McNary · 1919-05-19 – 1925-03-04 · RepublicanCharles Linza McNary · 1925-12-07 – 1931-03-04 · RepublicanCharles Linza McNary · 1931-12-07 – 1943-01-04 · RepublicanCharles Linza McNary · 1943-01-06 – 1944-02-26 · RepublicanGuy Cordon · 1944-03-04 – 1955-01-04 · RepublicanRichard Lewis Neuberger · 1955-01-05 – 1960-03-10 · DemocratHall Stoner Lusk · 1960-03-16 – 1960-11-09 · DemocratMaurine Brown Neuberger · 1960-11-09 – 1967-01-04 · DemocratMark Odom Hatfield · 1967-01-10 – 1979-01-04 · RepublicanMark Odom Hatfield · 1979-01-15 – 1997-01-04 · RepublicanGordon Harold Smith · 1997-01-07 – 2003-01-04 · RepublicanGordon Harold Smith · 2003-01-07 – 2009-01-04 · RepublicanJeff Merkley · 2009-01-06 – 2015-01-04 · DemocratJeff Merkley · 2015-01-06 – present · DemocratBenjamin Stark · 1861-07-04 – 1863-03-04 · DemocratFrederick William Mulkey · 1907-01-23 – 1907-03-04 · Republican
Jeff Merkley D
Jan 6, 2015 – present · 12 years
Jeff Merkley D
Jan 6, 2009 – Jan 4, 2015 · 6 years
Gordon Harold Smith R
Jan 7, 2003 – Jan 4, 2009 · 6 years
Gordon Harold Smith R
Jan 7, 1997 – Jan 4, 2003 · 6 years
Mark Odom Hatfield R
Jan 15, 1979 – Jan 4, 1997 · 18 years
Mark Odom Hatfield R
Jan 10, 1967 – Jan 4, 1979 · 12 years
Maurine Brown Neuberger D
Nov 9, 1960 – Jan 4, 1967 · 6.2 years
Hall Stoner Lusk D
Mar 16, 1960 – Nov 9, 1960 · 8 months
Richard Lewis Neuberger D
Jan 5, 1955 – Mar 10, 1960 · 5.2 years
Guy Cordon R
Mar 4, 1944 – Jan 4, 1955 · 11 years
Charles Linza McNary R
Jan 6, 1943 – Feb 26, 1944 · 14 months
Charles Linza McNary R
Dec 7, 1931 – Jan 4, 1943 · 11 years
Charles Linza McNary R
Dec 7, 1925 – Mar 4, 1931 · 5.2 years
Charles Linza McNary R
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1925 · 5.8 years
Charles Linza McNary R
Dec 18, 1918 – Mar 4, 1919 · 2 months
Frederick William Mulkey R
Nov 6, 1918 – Dec 18, 1918 · 42 days
Charles Linza McNary R
May 29, 1917 – Nov 6, 1918 · 17 months
Harry Lane D
Apr 7, 1913 – May 24, 1917 · 4.1 years
Jonathan Bourne Jr. R
Dec 2, 1907 – Mar 4, 1913 · 5.3 years
Frederick William Mulkey R
Jan 23, 1907 – Mar 4, 1907 · 40 days
John McDermeid Gearin D
Dec 13, 1905 – Jan 24, 1907 · 13 months
John Hipple Mitchell R
Dec 2, 1901 – Dec 9, 1905 · 4 years
George Wycliffe McBride R
Dec 2, 1895 – Mar 4, 1901 · 5.3 years
Joseph Norton Dolph R
Dec 2, 1889 – Mar 4, 1895 · 5.3 years
Joseph Norton Dolph R
Dec 3, 1883 – Mar 4, 1889 · 5.3 years
La Fayette Grover D
Oct 15, 1877 – Mar 4, 1883 · 5.4 years
James Kerr Kelly D
Mar 4, 1871 – Mar 4, 1877 · 6 years
George Henry Williams R
Dec 4, 1865 – Mar 4, 1871 · 5.2 years
Benjamin Franklin Harding D
Jan 1, 1862 – Mar 4, 1865 · 3.2 years
Benjamin Stark D
Jul 4, 1861 – Mar 4, 1863 · 20 months
Edward Dickinson Baker R
Jan 1, 1860 – Jan 1, 1862 · 2 years
Delazon Smith D
Dec 5, 1859 – Jan 1, 1860 · 27 days

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