List of United States senators from Ohio
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Ohio was admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, and elects U.S. senators to class 1 and class 3. Its current U.S. senators are Republicans Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted (both serving since 2025). John Sherman was Ohio's longest-serving senator (1861–1877; 1881–1897).
List of senators
| Class 1Class 1 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2006, 2012, 2018, and 2024. The next election will be in 2030. | C | Class 3Class 3 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2004, 2010, 2016, and 2022. The next election will be in 2026 (special) and 2028. | ||||||||||
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| # | Senator | Party | Dates in office | Electoral history | T | T | Electoral history | Dates in office | Party | Senator | # | |
| 1 | John Smith | Democratic- Republican |
Apr 1, 1803 – Apr 25, 1808 |
Elected in 1803.[1]Resigned. | 1 | 8th | 1 | Elected in 1803.[1]Retired. | Apr 1, 1803 – Mar 3, 1807 |
Democratic- Republican |
Thomas Worthington |
1 |
| 9th | ||||||||||||
| 10th | 2 | Elected in 1807.[2]Resigned. | Mar 4, 1807 – Mar 3, 1809 |
Democratic- Republican |
Edward Tiffin |
2 | ||||||
| Vacant | Apr 25, 1808 – Dec 12, 1808 |
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| 2 | Return J. Meigs Jr. |
Democratic- Republican |
Dec 12, 1808 – Dec 8, 1810 |
Elected in 1808 to finish Smith's term.[3] | ||||||||
| Elected in 1808 to full term.[3]Resigned to become Governor of Ohio. | 2 | 11th | Mar 4, 1809 – May 18, 1809 |
Vacant | ||||||||
| Appointed to continue Tiffin's term.[3]Retired when successor elected. | May 18, 1809 – Dec 11, 1809 |
Democratic- Republican |
Stanley Griswold | 3 | ||||||||
| Vacant | Dec 8, 1810 – Dec 15, 1810 |
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| Elected in 1809 to finish Tiffin's term.Retired. | Dec 11, 1809 – Mar 3, 1813 |
Democratic- Republican |
Alexander Campbell |
4 | ||||||||
| 3 | Thomas Worthington |
Democratic- Republican |
Dec 15, 1810 – Dec 1, 1814 |
Elected in 1810 to finish Meigs's term.Resigned to become Governor of Ohio. | ||||||||
| 12th | ||||||||||||
| 13th | 3 | Elected in 1813.Retired. | Mar 4, 1813 – Mar 3, 1819 |
Democratic- Republican |
Jeremiah Morrow |
5 | ||||||
| Vacant | Dec 1, 1814 – Dec 10, 1814 |
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| 4 | Joseph Kerr | Democratic- Republican |
Dec 10, 1814 – Mar 3, 1815 |
Elected in 1814 to finish Meigs's term.Retired. | ||||||||
| 5 | Benjamin Ruggles |
Democratic- Republican |
Mar 4, 1815 – Mar 3, 1833 |
Elected in 1815. | 3 | 14th | ||||||
| 15th | ||||||||||||
| 16th | 4 | Elected in 1819.Died. | Mar 4, 1819 – Dec 13, 1821 |
Democratic- Republican |
William A. Trimble |
6 | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1821. | 4 | 17th | ||||||||||
| Dec 13, 1821 – Jan 3, 1822 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
| Elected in 1822 to finish Trimble's term.Lost re-election. | Jan 3, 1822 – Mar 3, 1825 |
Democratic- Republican |
Ethan Allen Brown |
7 | ||||||||
| 18th | ||||||||||||
| National Republican |
19th | 5 | Elected in 1824.Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Colombia. | Mar 4, 1825 – May 20, 1828 |
National Republican |
William Henry Harrison |
8 | |||||
| Re-elected in 1827.Retired. | 5 | 20th | ||||||||||
| May 20, 1828 – Dec 10, 1828 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
| Elected in 1828 to finish Harrison's term.Retired. | Dec 10, 1828 – Mar 3, 1831 |
National Republican |
Jacob Burnet |
9 | ||||||||
| 21st | ||||||||||||
| 22nd | 6 | Elected in 1830.Lost re-election. | Mar 4, 1831 – Mar 3, 1837 |
National Republican |
Thomas Ewing |
10 | ||||||
| 6 | Thomas Morris |
Jacksonian | Mar 4, 1833 – Mar 3, 1839 |
Elected in 1833.Lost re-election. | 6 | 23rd | ||||||
| 24th | ||||||||||||
| Democratic | 25th | 7 | Elected in 1837. | Mar 4, 1837 – Mar 3, 1849 |
Democratic | William Allen |
11 | |||||
| 7 | Benjamin Tappan |
Democratic | Mar 4, 1839 – Mar 3, 1845 |
Elected in 1838.Retired. | 7 | 26th | ||||||
| 27th | ||||||||||||
| 28th | 8 | Re-elected in 1842.Lost re-election. | ||||||||||
| 8 | Thomas Corwin |
Whig | Mar 4, 1845 – Jul 20, 1850 |
Elected in 1844.[4]Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. | 8 | 29th | ||||||
| 30th | ||||||||||||
| 31st | 9 | Elected in 1849.Retired. | Mar 4, 1849 – Mar 3, 1855 |
Free Soil | Salmon P. Chase |
12 | ||||||
| 9 | Thomas Ewing |
Whig | Jul 20, 1850 – Mar 3, 1851 |
Appointed to finish Corwin's term.Lost election to the next term. | ||||||||
| Vacant | Mar 4, 1851 – Mar 15, 1851 |
9 | 32nd | |||||||||
| 10 | Benjamin Wade |
Whig | Mar 15, 1851 – Mar 3, 1869 |
Elected late in 1851.[5] | ||||||||
| 33rd | ||||||||||||
| Republican | 34th | 10 | Elected in 1854[6]Lost re-election. | Mar 4, 1855 – Mar 3, 1861 |
Democratic | George E. Pugh |
13 | |||||
| Re-elected in 1856. | 10 | 35th | ||||||||||
| 36th | ||||||||||||
| 37th | 11 | Elected in 1860.Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. | Mar 4, 1861 – Mar 6, 1861 |
Republican | Salmon P. Chase |
14 | ||||||
| Mar 6, 1861 – Mar 21, 1861 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
| Elected in 1861 to finish Chase's term. | Mar 21, 1861 – Mar 8, 1877 |
Republican | John Sherman |
15 | ||||||||
| Re-elected in 1863.Lost renomination. | 11 | 38th | ||||||||||
| 39th | ||||||||||||
| 40th | 12 | Re-elected in 1866. | ||||||||||
| 11 | Allen G. Thurman |
Democratic | Mar 4, 1869 – Mar 3, 1881 |
Elected in 1868. | 12 | 41st | ||||||
| 42nd | ||||||||||||
| 43rd | 13 | Re-elected in 1872.Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. | ||||||||||
| Re-elected in 1874.Lost re-election. | 13 | 44th | ||||||||||
| 45th | ||||||||||||
| Mar 8, 1877 – Mar 21, 1877 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
| Elected in 1877 to finish Sherman's term.Retired. | Mar 21, 1877 – Mar 3, 1879 |
Republican | Stanley Matthews |
16 | ||||||||
| 46th | 14 | Election date unknown.Lost renomination. | Mar 4, 1879 – Mar 3, 1885 |
Democratic | George H. Pendleton |
17 | ||||||
| 12 | John Sherman |
Republican | Mar 4, 1881 – Mar 4, 1897 |
Elected in 1881. | 14 | 47th | ||||||
| 48th | ||||||||||||
| 49th | 15 | Elected in 1884.[7][8]Retired. | Mar 4, 1885 – Mar 3, 1891 |
Democratic | Henry B. Payne |
18 | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1886. | 15 | 50th | ||||||||||
| 51st | ||||||||||||
| 52nd | 16 | Elected in 1890.Lost re-election.[9] | Mar 4, 1891 – Mar 3, 1897 |
Democratic | Calvin S. Brice |
19 | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1892.Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State. | 16 | 53rd | ||||||||||
| 54th | ||||||||||||
| 55th | 17 | Elected in 1896. | Mar 4, 1897 – Mar 3, 1909 |
Republican | Joseph B. Foraker |
20 | ||||||
| 13 | Mark Hanna |
Republican | Mar 5, 1897 – Feb 15, 1904 |
Appointed to continue Sherman's term.Elected in 1898 to finish Sherman's term.[10] | ||||||||
| Elected in 1898 to the next term.Died. | 17 | 56th | ||||||||||
| 57th | ||||||||||||
| 58th | 18 | Re-elected in 1902.[11]Retired.[12] | ||||||||||
| Vacant | Feb 15, 1904 – Mar 23, 1904 |
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| 14 | Charles W. F. Dick |
Republican | Mar 23, 1904 – Mar 3, 1911 |
Elected in 1904 to finish Hanna's term. | ||||||||
| Elected in 1904 to the next term.Lost re-election. | 18 | 59th | ||||||||||
| 60th | ||||||||||||
| 61st | 19 | Elected Jan 12, 1909.[12]Retired. | Mar 4, 1909 – Mar 3, 1915 |
Republican | Theodore E. Burton |
21 | ||||||
| 15 | Atlee Pomerene |
Democratic | Mar 4, 1911 – Mar 3, 1923 |
Elected Jan 10, 1911. | 19 | 62nd | ||||||
| 63rd | ||||||||||||
| 64th | 20 | Elected in 1914.Retired to run for U.S. President.Resigned to become U.S. President. | Mar 4, 1915 – Jan 13, 1921 |
Republican | Warren G. Harding |
22 | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1916.Lost re-election. | 20 | 65th | ||||||||||
| 66th | ||||||||||||
| Appointed to finish Harding's term, having been elected to the next term. | Jan 14, 1921 – Mar 30, 1928 |
Republican | Frank B. Willis |
23 | ||||||||
| 67th | 21 | Elected in 1920. | ||||||||||
| 16 | Simeon D. Fess |
Republican | Mar 4, 1923 – Jan 3, 1935 |
Elected in 1922. | 21 | 68th | ||||||
| 69th | ||||||||||||
| 70th | 22 | Re-elected in 1926.Died. | ||||||||||
| Mar 30, 1928 – Apr 5, 1928 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
| Appointed to continue Willis's term.Lost nomination to finish Willis's term. | Apr 5, 1928 – Dec 14, 1928 |
Democratic | Cyrus Locher |
24 | ||||||||
| Elected in 1928 to finish Willis's term.Died. | Dec 15, 1928 – Oct 28, 1929 |
Republican | Theodore E. Burton |
25 | ||||||||
| Re-elected in 1928.Lost re-election. | 22 | 71st | ||||||||||
| Oct 28, 1929 – Nov 5, 1929 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
| Appointed to continue Willis's term.Lost election to finish Willis's term. | Nov 5, 1929 – Nov 30, 1930 |
Republican | Roscoe C. McCulloch |
26 | ||||||||
| Elected in 1930 to finish Willis's term. | Dec 1, 1930 – Jan 3, 1939 |
Democratic | Robert J. Bulkley |
27 | ||||||||
| 72nd | ||||||||||||
| 73rd | 23 | Re-elected in 1932.Lost re-election. | ||||||||||
| 17 | Vic Donahey |
Democratic | Jan 3, 1935 – Jan 3, 1941 |
Elected in 1934.Retired. | 23 | 74th | ||||||
| 75th | ||||||||||||
| 76th | 24 | Elected in 1938. | Jan 3, 1939 – Jul 31, 1953 |
Republican | Robert A. Taft |
28 | ||||||
| 18 | Harold H. Burton |
Republican | Jan 3, 1941 – Sep 30, 1945 |
Elected in 1940.Resigned when appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. | 24 | 77th | ||||||
| 78th | ||||||||||||
| 79th | 25 | Re-elected in 1944. | ||||||||||
| Vacant | Sep 30, 1945 – Oct 8, 1945 |
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| 19 | James W. Huffman |
Democratic | Oct 8, 1945 – Nov 5, 1946 |
Appointed to continue Burton's term.Retired when successor elected. | ||||||||
| 20 | Kingsley Taft |
Republican | Nov 5, 1946 – Jan 3, 1947 |
Elected in 1946 to finish Burton's term.Retired. | ||||||||
| 21 | John W. Bricker |
Republican | Jan 3, 1947 – Jan 3, 1959 |
Elected in 1946. | 25 | 80th | ||||||
| 81st | ||||||||||||
| 82nd | 26 | Re-elected in 1950.Died. | ||||||||||
| Re-elected in 1952.Lost re-election. | 26 | 83rd | ||||||||||
| Jul 31, 1953 – Nov 10, 1953 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
| Appointed to continue Taft's term.Lost election to finish Taft's term. | Nov 10, 1953 – Dec 2, 1954 |
Democratic | Thomas Burke |
29 | ||||||||
| Dec 2, 1954 – Dec 16, 1954 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
| Elected in 1954 to finish Taft's term.Lost re-election. | Dec 16, 1954 – Jan 3, 1957 |
Republican | George H. Bender |
30 | ||||||||
| 84th | ||||||||||||
| 85th | 27 | Elected in 1956. | Jan 3, 1957 – Jan 3, 1969 |
Democratic | Frank Lausche |
31 | ||||||
| 22 | Stephen M. Young |
Democratic | Jan 3, 1959 – Jan 3, 1971 |
Elected in 1958. | 27 | 86th | ||||||
| 87th | ||||||||||||
| 88th | 28 | Re-elected in 1962.Lost renomination. | ||||||||||
| Re-elected in 1964.Retired. | 28 | 89th | ||||||||||
| 90th | ||||||||||||
| 91st | 29 | Elected in 1968.Resigned to become U.S. Attorney General. | Jan 3, 1969 – Jan 3, 1974 |
Republican | William Saxbe |
32 | ||||||
| 23 | Robert Taft Jr. |
Republican | Jan 3, 1971 – Dec 28, 1976 |
Elected in 1970.Lost re-election and resigned early. | 29 | 92nd | ||||||
| 93rd | ||||||||||||
| Appointed to finish Saxbe's term.Lost nomination to full term and resigned early. | Jan 4, 1974 – Dec 23, 1974 |
Democratic | Howard Metzenbaum |
33 | ||||||||
| Appointed to finish Saxbe's term, having been elected to the next term. | Dec 24, 1974 – Jan 3, 1999 |
Democratic | John Glenn |
34 | ||||||||
| 94th | 30 | Elected in 1974. | ||||||||||
| 24 | Howard Metzenbaum |
Democratic | Dec 29, 1976 – Jan 3, 1995 |
Appointed to finish Taft's term, having been elected to the next term. | ||||||||
| Elected in 1976. | 30 | 95th | ||||||||||
| 96th | ||||||||||||
| 97th | 31 | Re-elected in 1980. | ||||||||||
| Re-elected in 1982. | 31 | 98th | ||||||||||
| 99th | ||||||||||||
| 100th | 32 | Re-elected in 1986. | ||||||||||
| Re-elected in 1988.Retired. | 32 | 101st | ||||||||||
| 102nd | ||||||||||||
| 103rd | 33 | Re-elected in 1992.Retired. | ||||||||||
| 25 | Mike DeWine |
Republican | Jan 3, 1995 – Jan 3, 2007 |
Elected in 1994. | 33 | 104th | ||||||
| 105th | ||||||||||||
| 106th | 34 | Elected in 1998. | Jan 3, 1999 – Jan 3, 2011 |
Republican | George Voinovich |
35 | ||||||
| Re-elected in 2000.Lost re-election. | 34 | 107th | ||||||||||
| 108th | ||||||||||||
| 109th | 35 | Re-elected in 2004.Retired. | ||||||||||
| 26 | Sherrod Brown |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2007 – Jan 3, 2025 |
Elected in 2006. | 35 | 110th | ||||||
| 111th | ||||||||||||
| 112th | 36 | Elected in 2010. | Jan 3, 2011 – Jan 3, 2023 |
Republican | Rob Portman |
36 | ||||||
| Re-elected in 2012. | 36 | 113th | ||||||||||
| 114th | ||||||||||||
| 115th | 37 | Re-elected in 2016.Retired. | ||||||||||
| Re-elected in 2018.Lost re-election. | 37 | 116th | ||||||||||
| 117th | ||||||||||||
| 118th | 38 | Elected in 2022.Resigned to become Vice President of the United States. | Jan 3, 2023 – Jan 10, 2025 |
Republican | JD Vance |
37 | ||||||
| 27 | Bernie Moreno |
Republican | Jan 3, 2025 – present |
Elected in 2024. | 38 | 119th | ||||||
| Jan 10, 2025 – Jan 18, 2025 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
| Appointed to continue Vance's term. | Jan 18, 2025 – present |
Republican | Jon Husted |
38 | ||||||||
| To be determined in the 2026 special election. | ||||||||||||
| 120th | ||||||||||||
| 121st | 39 | To be determined in the 2028 election. | ||||||||||
| To be determined in the 2030 election. | 39 | 122nd | ||||||||||
| # | Senator | Party | Years in office | Electoral history | T | C | T | Electoral history | Years in office | Party | Senator | # |
| Class 1 | Class 3 | |||||||||||