List of United States senators from New Hampshire

New Hampshire was admitted to the Union on June 21, 1788. It elects United States senators to Class 2 and Class 3. The state's current senators are Democrats Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan. Senator Shaheen is currently serving her third term (since 2009); Senator Hassan is currently serving her first term (since 2017).

Current delegation
Jeanne Shaheen (D)
Maggie Hassan (D)

List of senators

Class 2

Class 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.

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Class 3

Class 3 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently 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
Paine Wingate		 Anti-
Administration		 March 4, 1789 –
March 3, 1793		 Josiah Bartlett was at first elected November 12, 1788, but "declined the appointment."[1] Elected in January 1789.

Lost re-election.		 1 1st 1 Elected November 11, 1788. March 4, 1789 –
March 3, 1801		 Pro-
Administration
John Langdon		 1
2nd
2
Samuel Livermore		 Pro-
Administration		 March 4, 1793 –
June 12, 1801		 Elected in 1792. 2 3rd Anti-
Administration
Federalist 4th 2 Re-election year unknown. Democratic-
Republican
5th
Re-elected December 21, 1798.

Resigned.		 3 6th
7th 3 Elected June 21, 1800.

Resigned.		 March 4, 1801 –
June 14, 1802		 Federalist
James Sheafe		 2
Vacant June 12, 1801 –
June 17, 1801		  
3
Simeon Olcott		 Federalist June 17, 1801 –
March 3, 1805		 Elected in 1801 to finish Livermore's term.
  June 14, 1802 –
June 17, 1802		 Vacant
Elected in 1802 to finish Sheafe's term.

Retired.		 June 17, 1802 –
March 3, 1807		 Federalist
William Plumer		 3
8th
4
Nicholas Gilman		 Democratic-
Republican		 March 4, 1805 –
May 2, 1814		 Elected November 28, 1804. 4 9th
10th 4 Elected in 1807.

Resigned.		 March 4, 1807 –
June 1, 1810		 Democratic-
Republican		 Nahum Parker 4
11th
  June 1, 1810 –
June 21, 1810		 Vacant
Elected in 1810 to finish Parker's term. June 21, 1810 –
March 3, 1813		 Federalist Charles Cutts 5
Re-elected on June 21, 1810.

Died.		 5 12th
13th 5 Legislature failed to elect. March 4, 1813 –
April 2, 1813		 Vacant
Appointed to continue the term.

Retired when successor elected.		 April 2, 1813 –
June 10, 1813		 Federalist Charles Cutts
Elected in 1813 to finish Cutts's term.

Resigned.		 June 10, 1813 –
June 16, 1817		 Federalist
Jeremiah Mason		 6
Vacant May 2, 1814 –
June 24, 1814		  
5
Thomas W. Thompson		 Federalist June 24, 1814 –
March 3, 1817		 Elected in 1814 to finish Gilman's term.
14th
6
David L. Morril		 Democratic-
Republican		 March 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1823		 Elected in 1816.

Retired.		 6 15th
  June 16, 1817 –
June 27, 1817		 Vacant
Elected in 1817 to finish Mason's term. June 27, 1817 –
March 3, 1819		 Democratic-
Republican
Clement Storer		 7
16th 6 Elected in 1818. March 4, 1819 –
March 3, 1825		 Democratic-
Republican
John Fabyan Parrott		 8
17th
7
Samuel Bell		 Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1835		 Elected in 1823. 7 18th
Anti-Jacksonian 19th 7   March 3, 1825 –
March 16, 1825		 Vacant
Elected in 1825. March 16, 1825 –
March 3, 1831		 Jacksonian
Levi Woodbury		 9
20th
Re-elected in 1828 or 1829.

Retired.		 8 21st
22nd 8 Elected in 1831.

Resigned to become Governor of New Hampshire.		 March 4, 1831 –
May 30, 1836		 Jacksonian
Isaac Hill		 10
23rd
8
Henry Hubbard		 Jacksonian March 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1841		 Elected in 1835.

Retired to run for Governor of New Hampshire.		 9 24th
  May 30, 1836 –
June 8, 1836		 Vacant
Elected in 1836 to finish Hill's term.

Lost re-election.		 June 8, 1836 –
March 3, 1837		 Jacksonian
John Page		 11
Democratic 25th 9 Elected in 1837.

Resigned.		 March 4, 1837 –
February 28, 1842		 Democratic
Franklin Pierce		 12
26th
9
Levi Woodbury		 Democratic March 4, 1841 –
September 20, 1845		 Elected in 1841.

Resigned to become a Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.		 10 27th
Appointed to continue Pierce's term.

Elected in June 1842 to finish Pierce's term.		 March 1, 1842 –
March 3, 1843		 Democratic
Leonard Wilcox		 13
28th 10 Elected in 1843. March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1849		 Democratic
Charles G. Atherton		 14
29th
Vacant September 20, 1845 –
December 1, 1845		  
10
Benning W. Jenness		 Democratic December 1, 1845 –
June 13, 1846		 Appointed to continue Woodbury's term.

Lost election to finish Woodbury's term.
11
Joseph Cilley		 Liberty June 13, 1846 –
March 3, 1847		 Elected in 1846 to finish Woodbury's term.

Lost election to next term.
12
John P. Hale		 Independent Democratic March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1853		 Elected in 1846.

Retired to run for President of the United States.		 11 30th
Free Soil 31st 11 Elected in 1848 or 1849.

Died.		 March 4, 1849 –
January 11, 1855		 Democratic
Moses Norris, Jr.		 15
32nd
13
Charles G. Atherton		 Democratic March 4, 1853 –
November 15, 1853		 Elected in 1852.

Died.		 12 33rd
Vacant November 15, 1853 –
November 29, 1853		  
14
Jared W. Williams		 Democratic November 29, 1853 –
July 15, 1854		 Appointed to continue Atherton's term.

Appointment expired without election.
Vacant July 15, 1854 –
July 30, 1855		  
  January 11, 1855 –
January 16, 1855		 Vacant
Appointed to finish Norris's term. January 16, 1855 –
March 3, 1855		 Democratic
John S. Wells		 16
34th 12 Legislature failed to elect. March 4, 1855 –
July 29, 1855		 Vacant
15
John P. Hale		 Republican July 30, 1855 –
March 3, 1865		 Elected in 1855 to finish Atherton's term. Elected late in 1855.

Died.		 July 30, 1855 –
May 26, 1857		 Republican
James Bell		 17
35th
  May 26, 1857 –
June 27, 1857		 Vacant
Elected in 1857 to finish Bell's term. June 27, 1857 –
July 27, 1866		 Republican
Daniel Clark		 18
Re-elected in 1859. 13 36th
37th 13 Re-elected in 1861.

Resigned.
38th
16
Aaron H. Cragin		 Republican March 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1877		 Elected in 1864. 14 39th
  July 27, 1866 –
August 31, 1866		 Vacant
Appointed to finish Clark's term.

Retired.		 August 31, 1866 –
March 3, 1867		 Republican
George G. Fogg		 19
40th 14 Elected in 1866 or 1867.

Lost renomination.		 March 4, 1867 –
March 3, 1873		 Republican
James W. Patterson		 20
41st
Re-elected in 1870. 15 42nd
43rd 15 Elected in 1872.

Lost re-election.		 March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1879		 Republican
Bainbridge Wadleigh		 21
44th
17
Edward H. Rollins		 Republican March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1883		 Elected in 1876.

Lost re-election.		 16 45th
46th 16 Legislature failed to elect. March 3, 1879 –
March 18, 1879		 Vacant
Appointed to fill vacancy caused by legislature's failure to elect.

Retired.		 March 18, 1879 –
June 18, 1879		 Republican
Charles H. Bell		 22
  June 18, 1879 –
June 20, 1879		 Vacant
Elected in 1879 to finish the vacant term. June 20, 1879 –
March 3, 1885		 Republican
Henry W. Blair		 23
47th
Vacant March 4, 1883 –
August 2, 1883		 Legislature failed to elect. 17 48th
18
Austin F. Pike		 Republican August 2, 1883 –
October 8, 1886		 Elected late in 1883.

Died.
49th 17 Legislature failed to elect. March 3, 1885 –
March 5, 1885		 Vacant
Appointed to continue the vacant term.

Elected June 17, 1885 to finish the vacant term.

Lost renomination.		 March 5, 1885 –
March 3, 1891		 Republican
Henry W. Blair
Vacant October 8, 1886 –
November 14, 1886		  
19
Person Colby Cheney		 Republican November 14, 1886 –
June 14, 1887		 Appointed to continue Pike's term.

Retired when successor qualified.
50th
20
William E. Chandler		 Republican June 14, 1887 –
March 3, 1889		 Elected in 1887 to finish Pike's term.

Legislature failed to elect.
21
Gilman Marston		 Republican March 4, 1889 –
June 18, 1889		 Appointed to start term when legislature failed to elect. 18 51st
22
William E. Chandler		 Republican June 18, 1889 –
March 3, 1901		 Elected in 1889 to finish the term.
52nd 18 Elected in 1891. March 4, 1891 –
August 17, 1918		 Republican
Jacob Harold Gallinger		 24
53rd
Re-elected in 1895.

Lost renomination.		 19 54th
55th 19 Re-elected in 1897.
56th
23
Henry E. Burnham		 Republican March 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1913		 Elected January 15, 1901.[2] 20 57th
58th 20 Re-elected in 1903.
59th
Re-elected January 15, 1907.[3]

Retired.		 21 60th
61st 21 Re-elected in 1909.
62nd
Vacant March 4, 1913 –
March 13, 1913		 Legislature elected late. 22 63rd
24
Henry F. Hollis		 Democratic March 13, 1913 –
March 3, 1919		 Elected late March 13, 1913.

Retired.
64th 22 Re-elected in 1914.

Died.
65th
  August 17, 1918 –
September 2, 1918		 Vacant
Appointed to continue Gallinger's term.

Retired.		 September 2, 1918 –
November 5, 1918		 Republican
Irving W. Drew		 25
Elected in 1918 to finish Gallinger's term. November 6, 1918 –
March 3, 1933		 Republican
George H. Moses		 26
25
Henry W. Keyes		 Republican March 4, 1919 –
January 3, 1937		 Elected in 1918. 23 66th
67th 23 Re-elected in 1920.
68th
Re-elected in 1924. 24 69th
70th 24 Re-elected in 1926.

Lost re-election.
71st
Re-elected in 1930.

Retired.		 25 72nd
73rd 25 Elected in 1932.

Lost re-election.		 March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1939		 Democratic
Fred H. Brown		 27
74th
26
Styles Bridges		 Republican January 3, 1937 –
November 26, 1961		 Elected in 1936. 26 75th
76th 26 Elected in 1938. January 3, 1939 –
July 24, 1953		 Republican
Charles W. Tobey		 28
77th
Re-elected in 1942. 27 78th
79th 27 Re-elected in 1944.
80th
Re-elected in 1948. 28 81st
82nd 28 Re-elected in 1950.

Died.
83rd
  July 24, 1953 –
August 14, 1953		 Vacant
Appointed to continue Tobey's term.

Lost nomination to finish Tobey's term.		 August 14, 1953 –
November 7, 1954		 Republican
Robert W. Upton		 29
Elected in 1954 to finish Tobey's term. November 8, 1954 –
December 31, 1974		 Republican
Norris Cotton		 30
Re-elected in 1954. 29 84th
85th 29 Re-elected in 1956.
86th
Re-elected in 1960.

Died.		 30 87th
Vacant November 26, 1961 –
January 10, 1962		  
27
Maurice J. Murphy, Jr.		 Republican January 10, 1962 –
November 6, 1962		 Appointed to continue Bridges's term.

Lost nomination to finish Bridges's term.
28
Thomas J. McIntyre		 Democratic November 7, 1962 –
January 3, 1979		 Elected in 1962 to finish Bridge's term.
88th 30 Re-elected in 1962.
89th
Re-elected in 1966. 31 90th
91st 31 Re-elected in 1968.

Retired, then resigned early.
92nd
Re-elected in 1972.

Lost re-election.		 32 93rd
Appointed to finish Cotton's term. December 31, 1974 –
January 3, 1975		 Republican
Louis C. Wyman		 31
94th 32 Contested election between Louis C. Wyman and John A. Durkin. January 3, 1975 –
August 8, 1975		 Vacant
Appointed to continue term after contested election. August 8, 1975 –
September 18, 1975		 Republican
Norris H. Cotton		 32
Elected to finish contested term.

Lost re-election and resigned early.		 September 18, 1975 –
December 29, 1980		 Democratic
John A. Durkin		 33
95th
29
Gordon J. Humphrey		 Republican January 3, 1979 –
December 4, 1990		 Elected in 1978. 33 96th
Appointed to finish Durkin's term, having been elected to the next term. December 29, 1980 –
January 3, 1993		 Republican
Warren Rudman		 34
97th 33 Elected in 1980.
98th
Re-elected in 1984.

Retired and resigned early to take his seat in the New Hampshire Senate.		 34 99th
100th 34 Re-elected in 1986.

Retired.
101st
Vacant December 4, 1990 –
December 7, 1990		  
30
Bob Smith		 Republican December 7, 1990 –
January 3, 2003		 Appointed early to finish Humphrey's term, having already been elected to the next term.
Elected in 1990. 35 102nd
103rd 35 Elected in 1992. January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2011		 Republican
Judd Gregg		 35
104th
Re-elected in 1996.

Lost renomination.		 36 105th
106th 36 Re-elected in 1998.
107th
31
John E. Sununu		 Republican January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2009		 Elected in 2002.

Lost re-election.		 37 108th
109th 37 Re-elected in 2004.

Retired.
110th
32
Jeanne Shaheen		 Democratic January 3, 2009 –
Present		 Elected in 2008. 38 111th
112th 38 Elected in 2010.

Lost re-election.		 January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2017		 Republican
Kelly Ayotte		 36
113th
Re-elected in 2014. 39 114th
115th 39 Elected in 2016. January 3, 2017 –
Present		 Democratic
Maggie Hassan		 37
116th
Re-elected in 2020. 40 117th
118th 40 To be decided in the 2022 election.
119th
To be determined in the 2026 election. 41 120th
# Senator Party Years in office Electoral history T   T Electoral history Years in office Party Senator #
Class 2 Class 3

Living former senators

As of February 2021, there are five former living senators from New Hampshire. The most recent and most recently serving senator to die was Warren Rudman (served 1980–1993) on November 19, 2012.

Senator Term of office Date of birth (and age)
Gordon J. Humphrey 1979–1990 (1940-10-09) October 9, 1940
Bob Smith 1990–2003 (1941-03-30) March 30, 1941
Judd Gregg 1993–2011 (1947-02-14) February 14, 1947
John E. Sununu 2003–2009 (1964-09-10) September 10, 1964
Kelly Ayotte 2011–2017 (1968-06-27) June 27, 1968

See also

References
  1. "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  2. "Burnham Is New Hampshire's Choice". The New York Times. January 16, 1901. p. 3.
  3. The Tribune Almanac and Political Register 1908. New York: The Tribune Association. 1908. p. 259.
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