List of United States senators from California

California elects United States senators to Class 1 and Class 3. The state has been represented by 44 people in the Senate since it was admitted to the Union on September 9, 1850. Its current U.S. senators are Democrats Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris.

Current delegation

Dianne Feinstein (D)

Kamala Harris (D)

List of senators

Class 1 Class 1 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that were first elected for only one U.S. Congress in the first elections of 1850, and then the seat was contested again every three Congresses (six years) thereafter. The seat in recent years have been contested in 2000, 2006, 2012, and 2018. The next election will be in 2024.						C	Class 3 Class 3 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that were first elected for the first three United States Congresses in the first elections of 1850, and then the seat was contested again every three Congresses (six years) thereafter. The seat in recent years have been contested in 1998, 2004, 2010, and 2016. The next election will be in 2022.
#	Senator	Party	Dates in office	Electoral history	T		T	Electoral history	Dates in office	Party	Senator	#
1	John C. Frémont	Democratic	September 9, 1850 – March 3, 1851	Elected December 20, 1849.	1	31st	1	Elected December 20, 1849.	September 9, 1850 – March 2, 1855	Democratic	William M. Gwin	1
Vacant			March 4, 1851 – January 29, 1852	Legislature failed to elect.	2	32nd
2	John B. Weller	Democratic	January 30, 1852 – March 3, 1857	Elected late in 1852. Lost re-election.
						33rd
						34th	2	Legislature failed to elect.	March 3, 1855 – January 13, 1857	Vacant
								Elected late in 1857.	January 14, 1857 – March 3, 1861	Democratic	William M. Gwin
3	David C. Broderick	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – September 16, 1859	Elected in 1856. Died.	3	35th
						36th
Vacant			September 17, 1859 – November 2, 1859
4	Henry P. Haun	Democratic	November 3, 1859 – March 4, 1860	Appointed to continue Broderick's term. Lost election to finish Broderick's term.
5	Milton Latham	Democratic	March 5, 1860 – March 3, 1863	Elected to finish Broderick's term. Lost re-election.
						37th	3	Elected in 1860. Retired.	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1867	Democratic	James A. McDougall	2
6	John Conness	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869	Elected during the 1862/63 cycle.[1]	4	38th
						39th
						40th	4	Elected during the 1866/67 cycle.	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873	Republican	Cornelius Cole	3
7	Eugene Casserly	Democratic	March 4, 1869 – November 29, 1873	Elected in 1868. Resigned.	5	41st
						42nd
						43rd	5	Elected in 1872 or 1873. Retired.	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879	Republican	Aaron A. Sargent	4
Vacant			November 30, 1873 – December 22, 1873
8	John S. Hager	Democratic	December 23, 1873 – March 3, 1875	Elected to finish Casserly's term. Retired.
9	Newton Booth	Anti-Monopoly	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881	Elected (early) in 1873. Retired.	6	44th
						45th
						46th	6	Elected in 1878. Retired.	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1885	Democratic	James T. Farley	5
10	John Franklin Miller	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 8, 1886	Elected in 1880. Died.	7	47th
						48th
						49th	7	Elected in 1885.	March 4, 1885 – June 21, 1893	Republican	Leland Stanford	6
Vacant			March 9, 1886 – March 22, 1886
11	George Hearst	Democratic	March 23, 1886 – August 3, 1886	Appointed to continue Miller's term. Successor qualified.
12	Abram P. Williams	Republican	August 4, 1886 – March 3, 1887	Elected to finish Miller's term. Retired.
13	George Hearst	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – February 28, 1891	Elected in 1887. Died.	8	50th
						51st
Vacant			March 1, 1891 – March 18, 1891
						52nd	8	Re-elected in 1891. Died.
14	Charles N. Felton	Republican	March 19, 1891 – March 3, 1893	Elected to finish Hearst's term. Retired.
15	Stephen M. White	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1899	Elected in 1893. Retired.	9	53rd
									June 22, 1893 – July 25, 1893	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Stanford's term. Elected January 23, 1895 to finish Stanford's term.[2]	July 26, 1893 – March 3, 1915	Republican	George Clement Perkins	7
						54th
						55th	9	Re-elected January 13, 1897.[3]
Vacant			March 4, 1899 – February 6, 1900		10	56th
16	Thomas R. Bard	Republican	February 7, 1900 – March 3, 1905	Elected late in 1900. Lost re-election.
						57th
						58th	10	Re-elected January 13, 1903.[4]
17	Frank P. Flint	Republican	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911	Elected January 11, 1905.[5] Retired.	11	59th
						60th
						61st	11	Re-elected January 12, 1909.[6] Retired.
18	John D. Works	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917	Elected in 1911. Retired.	12	62nd
						63rd
						64th	12	Elected in 1914. Lost re-election.	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921	Democratic	James D. Phelan	8
19	Hiram Johnson	Republican	March 4, 1917 – August 6, 1945	Elected in 1916. Didn't take seat until March 16, 1917 as he wanted to remain Governor of California. However, he was still elected and qualified as senator.	13	65th
						66th
						67th	13	Elected in 1920.	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1933	Republican	Samuel M. Shortridge	9
				Re-elected in 1922.	14	68th
						69th
						70th	14	Re-elected in 1926. Lost renomination.
				Re-elected in 1928.	15	71st
						72nd
						73rd	15	Elected in 1932. Lost renomination, then resigned.	March 4, 1933 – November 8, 1938	Democratic	William Gibbs McAdoo	10
				Re-elected in 1934.	16	74th
						75th
								Appointed to finish McAdoo's term. Retired.	November 9, 1938 – January 2, 1939	Democratic	Thomas M. Storke	11
						76th	16	Elected in 1938.	January 3, 1939 – November 30, 1950	Democratic	Sheridan Downey	12
				Re-elected in 1940. Died.	17	77th
						78th
						79th	17	Re-elected in 1944. Ran for re-election, but dropped out of renomination race due to ill health. Resigned early due to ill health.
Vacant			August 7, 1945 – August 25, 1945
20	William F. Knowland	Republican	August 26, 1945 – January 2, 1959	Appointed to continue Johnson's term. Elected November 5, 1946 to finish Johnson's term.
				Re-elected in 1946.	18	80th
						81st
								Appointed to finish Downey's term, having been elected to the next term.	December 1, 1950 – January 1, 1953	Republican	Richard Nixon	13
						82nd	18	Elected in 1950. Resigned to become Vice President of the United States.
								Appointed to continue Nixon's term. Elected November 2, 1954 to finish Nixon's term.[2]	January 2, 1953 – January 2, 1969	Republican	Thomas Kuchel	14
				Re-elected in 1952. Retired to run for Governor of California.	19	83rd
						84th
						85th	19	Re-elected in 1956.
21	Clair Engle	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – July 30, 1964	Elected in 1958. Died.	20	86th
						87th
						88th	20	Re-elected in 1962. Lost renomination.
Vacant			July 31, 1964 – August 3, 1964
22	Pierre Salinger	Democratic	August 4, 1964 – December 31, 1964	Appointed to continue Engle's term. Lost election to full term, then resigned early to give successor preferential seniority.
23	George Murphy	Republican	January 1, 1965 – January 1, 1971	Appointed to finish Salinger's term, having been elected to the next term.
				Elected in 1964. Lost re-election, then resigned early to give successor preferential seniority.	21	89th
						90th
						91st	21	Elected in 1968.	January 3, 1969 – January 2, 1993	Democratic	Alan Cranston	15
24	John V. Tunney	Democratic	January 2, 1971 – January 1, 1977	Appointed to finish Murphy's term, having been elected to the next term.
				Elected in 1970. Lost re-election, resigned early to give his successor preferential seniority.	22	92nd
						93rd
						94th	22	Re-elected in 1974.
25	S. I. Hayakawa	Republican	January 2, 1977 – January 2, 1983	Appointed to finish Tunney's term, having been elected to the next term.
				Elected in 1976. Retired.	23	95th
						96th
						97th	23	Re-elected in 1980.
26	Pete Wilson	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 6, 1991	Elected in 1982.	24	98th
						99th
						100th	24	Re-elected in 1986. Retired.
				Re-elected in 1988. Resigned to become Governor of California.	25	101st
						102nd
27	John Seymour	Republican	January 7, 1991 – November 3, 1992	Appointed to continue Wilson's term. Lost election to finish Wilson's term.
28	Dianne Feinstein	Democratic	November 4, 1992 – Present	Elected to finish Wilson's term.
						103rd	25	Elected in 1992.	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2017	Democratic	Barbara Boxer	16
				Re-elected in 1994.	26	104th
						105th
						106th	26	Re-elected in 1998.
				Re-elected in 2000.	27	107th
						108th
						109th	27	Re-elected in 2004.
				Re-elected in 2006.	28	110th
						111th
						112th	28	Re-elected in 2010. Retired.
				Re-elected in 2012.	29	113th
						114th
						115th	29	Elected in 2016.	January 3, 2017 – Present	Democratic	Kamala Harris	17
				Re-elected in 2018.	30	116th
						117th
						118th	30	To be determined in the 2022 election.
To be determined in the 2024 election.					31	119th
#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T		T	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 1							Class 3

Living former U.S. senators from California

As of August 2020, there are three living former U.S. senators from California. The most recent senator to die was John V. Tunney (served January 2, 1971 – January 1, 1977) on January 12, 2018. The most recently serving senator to die was Alan Cranston (served 1969–1993) on December 31, 2000.

Senator	Term of office	Date of birth (and age)
Pete Wilson	January 3, 1983 – January 6, 1991	(1933-08-23) August 23, 1933
John Seymour	January 7, 1991 – November 3, 1992	(1937-12-03) December 3, 1937
Barbara Boxer	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2017	(1940-11-11) November 11, 1940

Longest service U.S. senators from California

• HIRAM JOHNSON March 4, 1917 – August 6, 1945 (28 years, 5 months, 3 days; 10 383 days)
• DIANNE FEINSTEIN November 4, 1992 – Present (27 years, 7 months, 24 days; 10 098 days)
• BARBARA BOXER January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2017 (24 years; 8767 days)
• ALAN CRANSTON January 3, 1969 – January 2, 1993 (24 years; 8766 days)

See also

• List of United States Representatives from California
• United States congressional delegations from California

References

1. John Conness was elected as a Democrat, but changed party to Republican after the election.
2. Byrd, p. 83.
3. "Perkins Re-elected in California". The New York Times. p. 12.
4. "Perkins of California Re-elected". The New York Times. January 14, 1903. p. 12.
5. The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1906. 1905. p. 108.
6. "Perkins of California Re-elected". The New York Times. January 13, 1903. p. 5.

• "States in the Senate – California's United States senators". via Senate.gov.
• "Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present". via Senate.gov.
• Byrd, Robert C. (October 1, 1993). Wolff, Wendy (ed.). "The Senate, 1789-1989: Historical Statistics, 1789-1992". United States Senate Historical Office (volume 4 Bicentennial ed.). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.