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Class 1Class 1 U.S. senators belong to the——electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2000, 2006, 2012, and 2018. The next election will be, in 2024. C Class 2Class 2 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2002, 2008, 2014, and 2020. The next election will be in 2026. # Senator Party Dates in office Electoral history T T Electoral history Dates in office Party Senator # Vacant Dec 29, 1845 –
Feb 21, 1846 Texas did not elect its senators until two months after statehood. 1 29th 1 Texas did not elect its senators until two months after statehood. Dec 29, 1845 –
Feb 21, 1846 Vacant 1
Thomas Jefferson Rusk Democratic Feb 21, 1846 –
Jul 29, 1857 Elected in 1846. Elected in 1846. Feb 21, 1846 –
Mar 3, 1859 Democratic
Sam Houston 1 30th 2 Re-elected in 1847. 31st Re-elected in 1851. 2 32nd 33rd 3 Re-elected in 1853.Retired. 34th Re-elected in 1857.Died. 3 35th Vacant Jul 29, 1857 –
Nov 9, 1857   2
J. Pinckney Henderson Democratic Nov 9, 1857 –
Jun 4, 1858 Appointed to finish Rusk's term.Died. Vacant Jun 4, 1858 –
Sep 27, 1858   3
Matthias Ward Democratic Sep 27, 1858 –
Dec 5, 1859 Appointed to continue Rusk's term.Lost nomination to finish Rusk's term. 36th 4 Elected in 1859.Expelled following Texas's secession from the "Union." Mar 4, 1859 –
Jul 11, 1861 Democratic
John Hemphill 2 4
Louis Wigfall Democratic Dec 5, 1859 –
Mar 23, 1861 Elected to finish Rusk's term.Withdrew. 37th Vacant Mar 23, 1861 –
Mar 30, 1870 Civil War and reconstruction. Civil War and reconstruction. Jul 11, 1861 –
Mar 31, 1870 Vacant 4 38th 39th 5 40th 5 41st 5
J. W. Flanagan Republican Mar 30, 1870 –
Mar 3, 1875 Elected upon readmission. Elected upon readmission. Mar 31, 1870 –
Mar 3, 1877 Republican
Morgan C. Hamilton 3 42nd 6 Re-elected in 1871.Retired. 43rd Liberal Republican 6
Samuel B. Maxey Democratic Mar 4, 1875 –
Mar 3, 1887 Elected in 1875. 6 44th Republican 45th 7 Elected in 1876. Mar 4, 1877 –
Mar 3, 1895 Democratic
Richard Coke 4 46th Re-elected in 1881.Lost re-election. 7 47th 48th 8 Re-elected in 1882. 49th 7
John H. Reagan Democratic Mar 4, 1887 –
Jun 10, 1891 Elected in 1887.Resigned to become chairman of the Railroad Commission of Texas. 8 50th 51st 9 Re-elected in 1888.Retired. 52nd 8
Horace Chilton Democratic Jun 10, 1891 –
Mar 22, 1892 Appointed to continue Reagan's term.Lost election to finish Reagan's term. 9
Roger Q. Mills Democratic Mar 30, 1892 –
Mar 3, 1899 Elected to finish Reagan's term. Re-elected in 1893.Retired. 9 53rd 54th 10 Elected in 1894.Retired. Mar 4, 1895 –
Mar 3, 1901 Democratic
Horace Chilton 5 55th 10
Charles A. Culberson Democratic Mar 4, 1899 –
Mar 3, 1923 Elected in 1899. 10 56th 57th 11 Elected in 1901. Mar 4, 1901 –
Jan 3, 1913 Democratic
Joseph W. Bailey 6 58th Re-elected in 1905. 11 59th 60th 12 Re-elected in 1907.Resigned. 61st Re-elected in 1911. 12 62nd Appointed to continue Bailey's term.Lost election to finish Bailey's term.Retired. Jan 4, 1913 –
Jan 29, 1913 Democratic
Rienzi Melville Johnston 7   Jan 29, 1913 –
Feb 3, 1913 Vacant Elected in 1913 to finish Bailey's term. Feb 3, 1913 –
Apr 9, 1941 Democratic
Morris Sheppard 8 63rd 13 Elected in 1913 to the full term. 64th Re-elected in 1916.Lost re-election. 13 65th 66th 14 Re-elected in 1918. 67th 11
Earle B. Mayfield Democratic Mar 4, 1923 –
Mar 3, 1929 Elected in 1922.Lost renomination. 14 68th 69th 15 Re-elected in 1924. 70th 12
Tom Connally Democratic Mar 4, 1929 –
Jan 3, 1953 Elected in 1928. 15 71st 72nd 16 Re-elected in 1930. 73rd Re-elected in 1934. 16 74th 75th 17 Re-elected in 1936.Died. 76th Re-elected in 1940. 17 77th   Apr 9, 1941 –
Apr 21, 1941 Vacant Appointed to continue Sheppard's term.Died. Apr 21, 1941 –
Jun 26, 1941 Democratic
Andrew J. Houston 9   Jun 26, 1941 –
Aug 4, 1941 Vacant Elected to finish Sheppard's term. Aug 4, 1941 –
Jan 3, 1949 Democratic
W. Lee O'Daniel 10 78th 18 Re-elected in 1942.Retired. 79th Re-elected in 1946.Retired. 18 80th 81st 19 Elected in 1948. Jan 3, 1949 –
Jan 3, 1961 Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson 11 82nd 13
Price Daniel Democratic Jan 3, 1953 –
Jan 14, 1957 Elected in 1952.Resigned to become Governor of Texas. 19 83rd 84th 20 Re-elected in 1954.Re-elected in 1960, but resigned to become U.S. Vice President. 85th 14
Bill Blakley Democratic Jan 15, 1957 –
Apr 28, 1957 Appointed to continue Daniel's term.Retired when his successor was elected. 15
Ralph Yarborough Democratic Apr 29, 1957 –
Jan 3, 1971 Elected to finish Daniel's term. Re-elected in 1958. 20 86th 87th 21 Appointed to begin Johnson's term.Lost election to finish Johnson's term. Jan 3, 1961 –
Jun 14, 1961 Democratic
Bill Blakley 12 Elected May 27, 1961 to finish Johnson's term. Jun 15, 1961 –
Jan 3, 1985 Republican
John Tower 13 88th Re-elected in 1964.Lost renomination. 21 89th 90th 22 Re-elected in 1966. 91st 16
Lloyd Bentsen Democratic Jan 3, 1971 –
Jan 20, 1993 Elected in 1970. 22 92nd 93rd 23 Re-elected in 1972. 94th Re-elected in 1976. 23 95th 96th 24 Re-elected in 1978.Retired. 97th Re-elected in 1982. 24 98th 99th 25 Elected in 1984. Jan 3, 1985 –
Nov 30, 2002 Republican
Phil Gramm 14 100th Re-elected in 1988.Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. 25 101st 102nd 26 Re-elected in 1990. 103rd Vacant Jan 20, 1993 –
Jan 21, 1993   17
Bob Krueger Democratic Jan 21, 1993 –
Jun 14, 1993 Appointed to continue Bentsen's term.Lost election to finish Bentsen's term. 18
Kay Bailey Hutchison Republican Jun 14, 1993 –
Jan 3, 2013 Elected in 1993 to finish Bentsen's term. Re-elected in 1994. 26 104th 105th 27 Re-elected in 1996.Retired, "and resigned early to give successor preferential seniority." 106th Re-elected in 2000. 27 107th   Nov 30, 2002 –
Dec 2, 2002 Vacant Appointed to finish Gramm's term, having been elected to the next term. Dec 2, 2002 –
present Republican
John Cornyn 15 108th 28 Elected in 2002. 109th Re-elected in 2006.Retired. 28 110th 111th 29 Re-elected in 2008. 112th 19
Ted Cruz Republican Jan 3, 2013 –
present Elected in 2012. 29 113th 114th 30 Re-elected in 2014. 115th Re-elected in 2018. 30 116th 117th 31 Re-elected in 2020. 118th To be determined in the 2024 election. 31 119th 120th 32 To be determined in the 2026 election. # Senator Party Years in office Electoral history T C T Electoral history Years in office Party Senator # Class 1 Class 2

See also※

• United States congressional delegations from Texas
• List of United States representatives from Texas
• Elections in Texas

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