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

14 members have held this seat since Jan 22, 1896. Now: John R. Curtis R.

Holders
14
7 R · 6 D · 1 SR
Longest tenure
42 years
Orrin G. Hatch
Current
21 months
John R. Curtis, since Jan 3, 2025
history/seat/ut-sen-1Every holder, newest first
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1900192019401960198020002020Frank Jenne Cannon · 1896-01-22 – 1899-03-04 · Silver RepublicanThomas Kearns · 1901-12-02 – 1905-03-04 · RepublicanGeorge Sutherland · 1905-12-04 – 1911-03-04 · RepublicanGeorge Sutherland · 1911-04-04 – 1917-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Henry King · 1917-04-02 – 1923-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Henry King · 1923-12-03 – 1929-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Henry King · 1929-04-15 – 1941-01-04 · DemocratArthur Vivian Watkins · 1947-01-03 – 1959-01-04 · RepublicanFrank Edward Moss · 1959-01-07 – 1971-01-04 · DemocratFrank Edward Moss · 1971-01-21 – 1977-01-04 · DemocratOrrin G. Hatch · 1977-01-04 – 2019-01-04 · RepublicanJohn R. Curtis · 2025-01-03 – present · RepublicanOrrice Abram Murdock Jr. · 1941-01-03 – 1947-01-04 · DemocratMitt Romney · 2019-01-03 – 2025-01-04 · Republican
John R. Curtis R
Jan 3, 2025 – present · 21 months
Mitt Romney R
Jan 3, 2019 – Jan 4, 2025 · 6 years
Orrin G. Hatch R
Jan 4, 1977 – Jan 4, 2019 · 42 years
Frank Edward Moss D
Jan 21, 1971 – Jan 4, 1977 · 6 years
Frank Edward Moss D
Jan 7, 1959 – Jan 4, 1971 · 12 years
Arthur Vivian Watkins R
Jan 3, 1947 – Jan 4, 1959 · 12 years
Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. D
Jan 3, 1941 – Jan 4, 1947 · 6 years
William Henry King D
Apr 15, 1929 – Jan 4, 1941 · 12 years
William Henry King D
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1929 · 5.3 years
William Henry King D
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1923 · 5.9 years
George Sutherland R
Apr 4, 1911 – Mar 4, 1917 · 5.9 years
George Sutherland R
Dec 4, 1905 – Mar 4, 1911 · 5.2 years
Thomas Kearns R
Dec 2, 1901 – Mar 4, 1905 · 3.3 years
Frank Jenne Cannon SR
Jan 22, 1896 – Mar 4, 1899 · 3.1 years

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