List of United States senators from Texas

Texas was admitted to the United States on December 29, 1845 and elects its U.S. senators to Class 1 and Class 2. The state's current senators are Republicans John Cornyn (serving since 2002) and Ted Cruz (serving since 2013). A total of 27 Democrats, 7 Republicans, and 1 Liberal Republican have served or are serving as U.S. senators from Texas.

Current senators
John Cornyn (R)
Ted Cruz (R)
since January 3, 2013

List of senators

Class 1

Class 1 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1994, 2000, 2006, 2012, and 2018. The next election will be in 2024.

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Class 2

Class 2 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1996, 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 December 29, 1845 –
February 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. December 29, 1845 –
February 21, 1846		 Vacant
1
Thomas Jefferson Rusk		 Democratic February 21, 1846 –
July 29, 1857		 Elected in 1846. Elected in 1846. February 21, 1846 –
March 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 July 29, 1857 –
November 9, 1857		  
2
James Pinckney Henderson		 Democratic November 9, 1857 –
June 4, 1858		 Appointed to finish Rusk's term.

Died.
Vacant June 4, 1858 –
September 27, 1858		  
3
Matthias Ward		 Democratic September 27, 1858 –
December 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.		 March 4, 1859 –
July 11, 1861		 Democratic
John Hemphill		 2
4
Louis Wigfall		 Democratic December 5, 1859 –
March 23, 1861		 Elected to finish Rusk's term.

Withdrew.
37th
Vacant March 23, 1861 –
March 30, 1870		 U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction.
U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction. July 11, 1861 –
March 31, 1870		 Vacant
4 38th
39th 5
40th
5 41st
5
James W. Flanagan		 Republican March 30, 1870 –
March 3, 1875		 Elected upon readmission.
Elected upon readmission. March 31, 1870 –
March 3, 1877		 Republican
Morgan C. Hamilton		 3
42nd 6 Re-elected in 1871.

Retired.
43rd Liberal Republican
6
Samuel B. Maxey		 Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1887		 Elected in 1875. 6 44th Republican
45th 7 Elected in 1876. March 4, 1877 –
March 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 Henninger Reagan		 Democratic March 4, 1887 –
June 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 June 10, 1891 –
March 22, 1892		 Appointed to continue Reagan's term.

Lost election to finish Reagan's term.
9
Roger Q. Mills		 Democratic March 23, 1892 –
March 3, 1899		 Elected to finish Reagan's term.
Re-elected in 1893.

Retired.		 9 53rd
54th 10 Elected in 1894.

Retired.		 March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1901		 Democratic
Horace Chilton		 5
55th
10
Charles Allen Culberson		 Democratic March 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1923		 Elected in 1899. 10 56th
57th 11 Elected in 1901. March 4, 1901 –
January 3, 1913		 Democratic
Joseph Weldon Bailey		 6
58th
Re-elected January 25, 1905.[1] 11 59th
60th 12 Re-elected in 1907.

Resigned.
61st
Re-elected January 24, 1911. 12 62nd
Appointed to continue Bailey's term.

Lost election to finish Bailey's term.

Retired.		 January 4, 1913 –
January 29, 1913		 Democratic
Rienzi Melville Johnston		 7
  January 29, 1913 –
February 3, 1913		 Vacant
Elected January 28, 1913 to finish Bailey's term. February 3, 1913 –
April 9, 1941		 Democratic
Morris Sheppard		 8
63rd 13 Elected January 28, 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 March 4, 1923 –
March 3, 1929		 Elected in 1922.

Lost renomination.		 14 68th
69th 15 Re-elected in 1924.
70th
12
Tom Connally		 Democratic March 4, 1929 –
January 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
  April 9, 1941 –
April 21, 1941		 Vacant
Appointed to continue Sheppard's term.

Died.		 April 21, 1941 –
June 26, 1941		 Democratic
Andrew Jackson Houston		 9
  June 26, 1941 –
August 4, 1941		 Vacant
Elected to finish Sheppard's term. August 4, 1941 –
January 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. January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1961		 Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson		 11
82nd
13
Price Daniel		 Democratic January 3, 1953 –
January 14, 1957		 Elected in 1952.

Resigned.		 19 83rd
84th 20 Re-elected in 1954.

Re-elected in 1960, but resigned to become Vice President of the United States.
85th
14
William A. Blakley		 Democratic January 15, 1957 –
April 28, 1957		 Appointed to continue Daniel's term.

Retired when his successor was elected.
15
Ralph Yarborough		 Democratic April 29, 1957 –
January 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.		 January 3, 1961 –
June 14, 1961		 Democratic
William A. Blakley		 12
Elected to finish Johnson's term. June 15, 1961 –
January 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 January 3, 1971 –
January 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. January 3, 1985 –
November 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 January 20, 1993 –
January 23, 1993		  
17
Bob Krueger		 Democratic January 23, 1993 –
June 14, 1993		 Appointed to continue Bentsen's term.

Lost election to finish Bentsen's term.
18
Kay Bailey Hutchison		 Republican June 14, 1993 –
January 3, 2013		 Elected 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
  November 30, 2002 –
December 2, 2002		 Vacant
Appointed to finish Gramm's term, having been elected to the next term. December 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 January 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. 31 119th
120th 32 To be determined in the 2026 election.
# Senator Party Years in office Electoral history T   T Electoral history Years in office Party Senator #
Class 1 Class 2

List of living former senators

As of February 2021, there are three living former senators from Texas. The most recent and most recently serving senator to die was Lloyd Bentsen (served 1971–1993) on May 23, 2006.

Senator Term of office Date of birth (and age)
Phil Gramm January 3, 1985 – November 30, 2002 (1942-07-09) July 9, 1942
Bob Krueger January 23, 1993 – June 14, 1993 (1935-09-19) September 19, 1935
Kay Bailey Hutchison June 14, 1993 – January 3, 2013 (1943-07-22) July 22, 1943

See also

References
  1. The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1906. New York: The Press Publishing Co. New York World. 1905. p. 108.
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