List of United States senators from Illinois
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Illinois was admitted to the Union on December 3, 1818, and has been represented in the United States Senate by 48 senators in history.
Class 2
| # | Senator | Party | Took office | Left office | Other offices/Notes | Term | Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jesse B. Thomas | Democratic- Republican | December 3, 1818 | March 4, 1829 | 1 | Elected in 1818 | |
| Crawford Democratic- Republican | 2 | Re-elected in 1823 Retired | |||||
| 2 |  John McLean | Democratic | March 4, 1829 | October 14, 1830 | Speaker of the Illinois House (1820–1822; 1826–1830) Previously served in Illinois's Class 3 seat (1824–1825) | 3 | Elected in 1829 Died |
| 3 |  David J. Baker | Democratic | November 12, 1830 | December 11, 1830 | Appointed Retired | ||
| 4 |  John M. Robinson | Jacksonian | December 11, 1830 | March 4, 1841 | Won special election | ||
| Democratic | 4 | Re-elected in 1835 Retired | |||||
| 5 |  Samuel McRoberts | Democratic | March 4, 1841 | March 27, 1843 | 5 | Elected in 1841 Died | |
| 6 |  James Semple | Democratic | December 4, 1843 | March 4, 1847 | Speaker of the Illinois House (1834–1838) | Appointed Retired | |
| 7 |  Stephen A. Douglas | Democratic | March 4, 1847 | June 3, 1861 | Democratic presidential nominee (1860) | 6 | Elected in 1847 |
| 7 | Re-elected in 1853 | ||||||
| 8 | Re-elected in 1859 Died | ||||||
| 8 |  Orville Browning | Republican | June 26, 1861 | January 12, 1863 | Secretary of the Interior (1866–1869) | Appointed Lost special election | |
| 9 |  William A. Richardson | Democratic | January 12, 1863 | March 4, 1865 | Governor of the Nebraska Territory | Won special election Retired | |
| 10 |  Richard Yates | Republican | March 4, 1865 | March 4, 1871 | Governor of Illinois (1861–1865) | 9 | Elected in 1864 Retired |
| 11 |  John A. Logan | Republican | March 4, 1871 | March 4, 1877 | A House impeachment manager for the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson Later served in Illinois's Class 3 seat (1879–1886) | 10 | Elected in 1870 Lost re-election |
| 12 |  David Davis | Independent | March 4, 1877 | March 4, 1883 | U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1862–1877) President pro tempore (1881–1883) | 11 | Elected in 1876 Retired |
| 13 |  Shelby Moore Cullom | Republican | March 4, 1883 | March 4, 1913 | Governor of Illinois (1877–1883) | 12 | Elected in 1882 |
| 13 | Re-elected in 1888 | ||||||
| 14 | Re-elected in 1894 | ||||||
| 15 | Re-elected in 1900 | ||||||
| 16 | Re-elected in 1906 | ||||||
| 14 |  J. Hamilton Lewis | Democratic | March 26, 1913 | March 4, 1919 | Speaker of the Illinois House (1861–1863; 1873–1875) Senate Majority Whip (1913–1919; 1933–1939) | 17 | Elected in 1912 Lost re-election |
| 15 |  Joseph M. McCormick | Republican | March 4, 1919 | February 25, 1925 | 18 | Elected in 1918 Died[1] | |
| 16 |  Charles S. Deneen | Republican | February 26, 1925 | March 4, 1931 | Governor of Illinois (1905–1913) | Appointed[1] | |
| 19 | Elected in 1924 Lost renomination | ||||||
| 17 | J. Hamilton Lewis | Democratic | March 4, 1931 | April 9, 1939 | Senate Majority Whip (1913–1919; 1933–1939) | 20 | Elected in 1930 |
| 21 | Re-elected in 1936 Died | ||||||
| 18 |  James M. Slattery | Democratic | April 14, 1939 | November 21, 1940 | Appointed Lost special election | ||
| 19 |  Charles W. Brooks | Republican | November 22, 1940 | January 3, 1949 | Won special election | ||
| 22 | Re-elected in 1942 Lost re-election | ||||||
| 20 |  Paul Douglas | Democratic | January 3, 1949 | January 3, 1967 | 23 | Elected in 1948 | |
| 24 | Re-elected in 1954 | ||||||
| 25 | Re-elected in 1960 Lost re-election | ||||||
| 21 |  Charles H. Percy | Republican | January 3, 1967 | January 3, 1985 | 26 | Elected in 1966 | |
| 27 | Re-elected in 1972 | ||||||
| 28 | Re-elected in 1978 Lost re-election | ||||||
| 22 | .jpg) Paul Simon | Democratic | January 3, 1985 | January 3, 1997 | Lieutenant Governor of Illinois | 29 | Elected in 1984 |
| 30 | Re-elected in 1990 Retired | ||||||
| 23 |  Dick Durbin | Democratic | January 3, 1997 | Incumbent | Senate Democratic Whip (2003–present) Senate Majority Whip (2007–present) | 31 | Elected in 1996 |
| 32 | Re-elected in 2002 | ||||||
| 33 | Re-elected in 2008 | ||||||
| # | Senator | Party | Took office | Left office | Other offices/Notes | Term | Electoral history |
Class 3
| # | Senator | Party | Took office | Left office | Other offices/Notes | Term | Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ninian Edwards | Democratic- Republican | December 3, 1818 | March 3, 1824 | Chief Justice of Kentucky (1808) Governor of the Illinois Territory (1809–1818) Governor of Illinois (1826–1830) | 1 | Elected in 1818 |
| 2 | Re-elected in 1819 Resigned | ||||||
| 2 | John McLean | Democratic | November 24, 1824 | March 3, 1825 | Speaker of the Illinois House (1820–1822; 1826–1830) | Won special election Retired | |
| 3 |  Elias Kane | Democratic | March 4, 1825 | December 12, 1835 | 3 | Elected in 1825 | |
| 4 | Re-elected in 1831 Died | ||||||
| 4 |  William Lee D. Ewing | Democratic | December 30, 1835 | March 3, 1837 | Speaker of the Illinois House (1830–1832) Governor of Illinois (1834) | Appointed Lost election | |
| 5 |  Richard M. Young | Democratic | March 4, 1837 | March 3, 1843 | 5 | Elected in 1837 Retired | |
| 6 |  Sidney Breese | Democratic | March 4, 1843 | March 3, 1849 | Speaker of the Illinois House (1851–1853) Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court (1867–1870; 1873–1874) | 6 | Elected in 1843 Lost renomination |
| 7 |  James Shields | Democratic | October 27, 1849 | March 3, 1855 | Later a senator from Minnesota and Missouri | 7 | Elected in 1849 Not seated[2] Won special election Lost re-election |
| 8 |  Lyman Trumbull | Democratic | March 4, 1855 | March 3, 1873 | 8 | Elected in 1855 | |
Republican | |||||||
| 9 | Re-elected in 1861 | ||||||
| 10 | Re-elected in 1867 | ||||||
| Liberal Republican | |||||||
| 9 |  Richard J. Oglesby | Republican | March 4, 1873 | March 3, 1879 | Governor of Illinois (1865–1869; 1873) | 11 | Elected in 1873 Retired |
| 10 | John A. Logan | Republican | March 4, 1879 | December 26, 1886 | A House impeachment manager for the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson Also served in Illinois's Class 1 seat 1871–1877 | 12 | Elected in 1879 |
| 13 | Re-elected in 1885 Died | ||||||
| 11 |  Charles B. Farwell | Republican | January 19, 1887 | March 3, 1891 | Won special election Retired | ||
| 12 |  John M. Palmer | Democratic | March 4, 1891 | March 3, 1897 | 14 | Elected in 1890 Retired | |
| 13 |  William E. Mason | Republican | March 4, 1897 | March 3, 1903 | 15 | Elected in 1896 Retired | |
| 14 |  Albert J. Hopkins | Republican | March 4, 1903 | March 3, 1909 | 16 | Elected in 1902 Lost re-election | |
| 15 |  William Lorimer | Republican | June 18, 1909 | July 13, 1912 | 17 | Elected late in 1909 Election voided | |
| 16 |  Lawrence Y. Sherman | Republican | March 26, 1913 | March 3, 1921 | Speaker of the Illinois House (1899–1903) Lieutenant Governor of Illinois (1905–1909) | Won special election | |
| 18 | Re-elected in 1914 Retired | ||||||
| 17 |  William B. McKinley | Republican | March 4, 1921 | December 7, 1926 | Speaker of the Illinois House (1913–1915) | 19 | Elected in 1920 Died[3] |
| 18 |  Frank L. Smith | Republican | December 7, 1926 | February 9, 1928 | Appointed[3] Not seated/resigned[4] | ||
| 20 | |||||||
| 19 |  Otis F. Glenn | Republican | December 3, 1928 | March 3, 1933 | Won special election Lost re-election | ||
| 20 |  William H. Dieterich | Democratic | March 4, 1933 | January 3, 1939 | 21 | Elected in 1932 Retired | |
| 21 |  Scott W. Lucas | Democratic | January 3, 1939 | January 3, 1951 | Senate Minority Whip (1947–1949) Senate Majority Leader (1949–1951) | 22 | Elected in 1938 |
| 23 | Re-elected in 1944 Lost re-election | ||||||
| 22 |  Everett Dirksen | Republican | January 3, 1951 | September 7, 1969 | Senate Minority Leader (1959–1969) | 24 | Elected in 1950 |
| 25 | Re-elected in 1956 | ||||||
| 26 | Re-elected in 1962 | ||||||
| 27 | Re-elected in 1968 Died | ||||||
| 23 |  Ralph Tyler Smith | Republican | September 17, 1969 | November 3, 1970 | Speaker of the Illinois House (1967–1969) | Appointed Lost special election | |
| 24 |  Adlai Stevenson III | Democratic | November 17, 1970 | January 3, 1981 | Won special election | ||
| 28 | Re-elected in 1974 Retired | ||||||
| 25 |  Alan J. Dixon | Democratic | January 3, 1981 | January 3, 1993 | 29 | Elected in 1980 | |
| 30 | Re-elected in 1986 Lost renomination | ||||||
| 26 |  Carol Moseley Braun | Democratic | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1999 | First Black woman in the Senate First Black Senator from Illinois | 31 | Elected in 1992 Lost re-election |
| 27 |  Peter Fitzgerald | Republican | January 3, 1999 | January 3, 2005 | 32 | Elected in 1998 Retired | |
| 28 |  Barack Obama | Democratic | January 3, 2005 | November 16, 2008 | President of the United States (2009–2017) | 33 | Elected in 2004 Resigned |
| 29 |  Roland Burris | Democratic | January 12, 2009 | November 29, 2010 | Illinois Comptroller (1979–1991) Illinois Attorney General (1991–1995) | Appointed Retired | |
| 30 |  Mark Kirk | Republican | November 29, 2010 | January 3, 2017 | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives | Won special election[5] | |
| 34 | Re-elected in 2010 Lost re-election | ||||||
| 31 |  Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| 35 | Elected in 2016 | ||||||
| # | Senator | Party | Took office | Left office | Other offices/Notes | Term | Electoral history |
Living former Illinois senators
As of January 2017[update], six former senators are alive:
| Senator | Class | Term | Date of birth (and age) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adlai Stevenson III | 3 | 1970–1981 | October 10, 1930 |
| Carol Moseley Braun | 1993–1999 | August 16, 1947 | |
| Peter Fitzgerald | 1999–2005 | October 20, 1960 | |
| Barack Obama | 2005–2008 | August 4, 1961 | |
| Roland Burris | 2008-2010 | August 3, 1937 | |
| Mark Kirk | 2010–2017 | September 15, 1959 |
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