List of United States senators from New Hampshire

Current delegation

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 making it one of only four states alongside Minnesota, Nevada and Washington to have two female U.S. senators. Senator Shaheen is currently serving her third term (since 2009); Senator Hassan is currently serving her second term (since 2017). Jacob Harold Gallinger was New Hampshire's longest-serving senator (1891–1918).

List of senators

#	Senator	Party	Dates in office	Electoral history	T	C	T	Electoral history	Dates in office	Party	Senator	#
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.						C	Class 3 Class 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 2028.
1	Paine Wingate	Anti- Admin.	Mar 4, 1789 – Mar 3, 1793	Josiah Bartlett was at first elected in 1788, but "declined the appointment."^[1] Elected in 1789. Lost re-election.	1	1st	1	Elected in 1788.	Mar 4, 1789 – Mar 3, 1801	Pro- Admin.	John Langdon	1
1	Paine Wingate	Anti- Admin.	Mar 4, 1789 – Mar 3, 1793		1	2nd				Pro- Admin.
2	Samuel Livermore	Pro- Admin.	Mar 4, 1793 – Jun 12, 1801	Elected in 1792.	2	3rd				Anti- Admin.
		Federalist				4th	2	Re-election year unknown.		Democratic- Republican
						5th
				Re-elected in 1798. Resigned.	3	6th
				Re-elected in 1798. Resigned.		7th	3	Elected in 1800. Resigned.	Mar 4, 1801 – Jun 14, 1802	Federalist	James Sheafe	2
Vacant			Jun 12, 1801 – Jun 17, 1801
3	Simeon Olcott	Federalist	Jun 17, 1801 – Mar 3, 1805	Elected in 1801 to finish Livermore's term.
									Jun 14, 1802 – Jun 17, 1802	Vacant
								Elected in 1802 to finish Sheafe's term. Retired.	Jun 17, 1802 – Mar 3, 1807	Federalist	William Plumer	3
						8th
4	Nicholas Gilman	Democratic- Republican	Mar 4, 1805 – May 2, 1814	Elected in 1804.	4	9th
						10th	4	Elected in 1807. Resigned.	Mar 4, 1807 – Jun 1, 1810	Democratic- Republican	Nahum Parker	4
						11th		Elected in 1807. Resigned.	Mar 4, 1807 – Jun 1, 1810	Democratic- Republican	Nahum Parker	4
									Jun 1, 1810 – Jun 21, 1810	Vacant
								Elected in 1810 to finish Parker's term.	Jun 21, 1810 – Mar 3, 1813	Federalist	Charles Cutts	5
				Re-elected in 1810. Died.	5	12th		Elected in 1810 to finish Parker's term.	Jun 21, 1810 – Mar 3, 1813	Federalist	Charles Cutts
						13th	5	Legislature failed to elect.	Mar 4, 1813 – Apr 2, 1813	Vacant
								Appointed to continue the term. Retired when successor elected.	Apr 2, 1813 – Jun 10, 1813	Federalist	Charles Cutts
								Elected in 1813 to finish the vacant term that happened in 1813. Resigned.	Jun 10, 1813 – Jun 16, 1817	Federalist	Jeremiah Mason	6
Vacant			May 2, 1814 – Jun 24, 1814
5	Thomas W. Thompson	Federalist	Jun 24, 1814 – Mar 3, 1817	Elected in 1814 to finish Gilman's term.
5	Thomas W. Thompson	Federalist	Jun 24, 1814 – Mar 3, 1817	Elected in 1814 to finish Gilman's term.		14th
6	David L. Morril	Democratic- Republican	Mar 4, 1817 – Mar 3, 1823	Elected in 1816. Retired.	6	15th
									Jun 16, 1817 – Jun 27, 1817	Vacant
								Elected in 1817 to finish the vacant term that happened in 1813.	Jun 27, 1817 – Mar 3, 1819	Democratic- Republican	Clement Storer	7
						16th	6	Elected in 1818.	Mar 4, 1819 – Mar 3, 1825	Democratic- Republican	John Fabyan Parrott	8
						17th
7	Samuel Bell	Democratic- Republican	Mar 4, 1823 – Mar 3, 1835	Elected in 1823.	7	18th
		National Republican				19th	7		Mar 3, 1825 – Mar 16, 1825	Vacant
						19th		Elected in 1825.	Mar 16, 1825 – Mar 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.	Mar 4, 1831 – May 30, 1836	Jacksonian	Isaac Hill	10
						23rd
8	Henry Hubbard	Jacksonian	Mar 4, 1835 – Mar 3, 1841	Elected in 1835. Retired to run for Governor of New Hampshire.	9	24th
									May 30, 1836 – Jun 8, 1836	Vacant
								Elected in 1836 to finish Hill's term. Lost re-election.	Jun 8, 1836 – Mar 3, 1837	Jacksonian	John Page	11
		Democratic				25th	9	Elected in 1837. Resigned.	Mar 4, 1837 – Feb 28, 1842	Democratic	Franklin Pierce	12
		Democratic				26th
9	Levi Woodbury	Democratic	Mar 4, 1841 – Sep 20, 1845	Elected in 1841. Resigned to become a Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.	10	27th
						27th		Appointed to continue Pierce's term. Elected in 1842 to finish Pierce's term.	Mar 1, 1842 – Mar 3, 1843	Democratic	Leonard Wilcox	13
						28th	10	Elected in 1843.	Mar 4, 1843 – Mar 3, 1849	Democratic	Charles G. Atherton	14
						29th
Vacant			Sep 20, 1845 – Dec 1, 1845
10	Benning W. Jenness	Democratic	Dec 1, 1845 – Jun 13, 1846	Appointed to continue Woodbury's term. Lost election to finish Woodbury's term.
11	Joseph Cilley	Liberty	Jun 13, 1846 – Mar 3, 1847	Elected in 1846 to finish Woodbury's term. Lost election to next term.
12	John P. Hale	Independent Democratic	Mar 4, 1847 – Mar 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.	Mar 4, 1849 – Jan 11, 1855	Democratic	Moses Norris Jr.	15
		Free Soil				32nd
13	Charles G. Atherton	Democratic	Mar 4, 1853 – Nov 15, 1853	Elected in 1852. Died.	12	33rd
Vacant			Nov 15, 1853 – Nov 29, 1853
14	Jared W. Williams	Democratic	Nov 29, 1853 – Jul 15, 1854	Appointed to continue Atherton's term. Appointment expired without election.
Vacant			Jul 15, 1854 – Jul 30, 1855
									Jan 11, 1855 – Jan 16, 1855	Vacant
								Appointed to finish Norris's term.	Jan 16, 1855 – Mar 3, 1855	Democratic	John S. Wells	16
						34th	12	Legislature failed to elect.	Mar 4, 1855 – Jul 29, 1855	Vacant
15	John P. Hale	Republican	Jul 30, 1855 – Mar 3, 1865	Elected in 1855 to finish Atherton's term.		34th		Elected late in 1855. Died.	Jul 30, 1855 – May 26, 1857	Republican	James Bell	17
						35th		Elected late in 1855. Died.	Jul 30, 1855 – May 26, 1857	Republican	James Bell	17
									May 26, 1857 – Jun 27, 1857	Vacant
								Elected in 1857 to finish Bell's term.	Jun 27, 1857 – Jul 27, 1866	Republican	Daniel Clark	18
				Re-elected in 1859.	13	36th		Elected in 1857 to finish Bell's term.
						37th	13	Re-elected in 1861. Resigned.
						38th
16	Aaron H. Cragin	Republican	Mar 4, 1865 – Mar 3, 1877	Elected in 1864.	14	39th
									Jul 27, 1866 – Aug 31, 1866	Vacant
								Appointed to finish Clark's term. Retired.	Aug 31, 1866 – Mar 3, 1867	Republican	George G. Fogg	19
						40th	14	Elected in 1866 or 1867. Lost renomination.	Mar 4, 1867 – Mar 3, 1873	Republican	James W. Patterson	20
						41st
				Re-elected in 1870.	15	42nd
						43rd	15	Elected in 1872. Lost re-election.	Mar 4, 1873 – Mar 3, 1879	Republican	Bainbridge Wadleigh	21
						44th
17	Edward H. Rollins	Republican	Mar 4, 1877 – Mar 3, 1883	Elected in 1876. Lost re-election.	16	45th
						46th	16	Legislature failed to elect.	Mar 3, 1879 – Mar 18, 1879	Vacant
								Appointed to fill vacancy caused by legislature's failure to elect. Retired.	Mar 18, 1879 – Jun 18, 1879	Republican	Charles H. Bell	22
									Jun 18, 1879 – Jun 20, 1879	Vacant
								Elected in 1879 to finish the vacant term.	Jun 20, 1879 – Mar 3, 1885	Republican	Henry W. Blair	23
						47th
Vacant			Mar 4, 1883 – Aug 2, 1883	Legislature failed to elect.	17	48th
18	Austin F. Pike	Republican	Aug 2, 1883 – Oct 8, 1886	Elected late in 1883. Died.		48th
						49th	17	Legislature failed to elect.	Mar 3, 1885 – Mar 5, 1885	Vacant
								Appointed to continue the vacant term. Elected in 1885 to finish the vacant term. Lost renomination.	Mar 5, 1885 – Mar 3, 1891	Republican	Henry W. Blair
Vacant			Oct 8, 1886 – Nov 14, 1886
19	Person Colby Cheney	Republican	Nov 14, 1886 – Jun 14, 1887	Appointed to continue Pike's term. Retired when successor qualified.
19	Person Colby Cheney	Republican	Nov 14, 1886 – Jun 14, 1887			50th
20	Bill Chandler	Republican	Jun 14, 1887 – Mar 3, 1889	Elected in 1887 to finish Pike's term. Legislature failed to elect.		50th
21	Gilman Marston	Republican	Mar 4, 1889 – Jun 18, 1889	Appointed to start term when legislature failed to elect.	18	51st
22	Bill Chandler	Republican	Jun 18, 1889 – Mar 3, 1901	Elected in 1889 to finish the term.		51st
						52nd	18	Elected in 1891.	Mar 4, 1891 – Aug 17, 1918	Republican	Jacob H. Gallinger	24
						53rd
				Re-elected in 1895. Lost renomination.	19	54th
						55th	19	Re-elected in 1897.
						56th
23	Henry E. Burnham	Republican	Mar 4, 1901 – Mar 3, 1913	Elected in 1901.^[2]	20	57th
						58th	20	Re-elected in 1903.
						59th
				Re-elected in 1907.^[3] Retired.	21	60th
						61st	21	Re-elected in 1909.
						62nd
Vacant			Mar 4, 1913 – Mar 13, 1913	Legislature elected late.	22	63rd
24	Henry F. Hollis	Democratic	Mar 13, 1913 – Mar 3, 1919	Elected late in 1913. Retired.		63rd
						64th	22	Re-elected in 1914. Died.
						65th		Re-elected in 1914. Died.
									Aug 17, 1918 – Sep 2, 1918	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Gallinger's term. Retired.	Sep 2, 1918 – Nov 5, 1918	Republican	Irving W. Drew	25
								Elected in 1918 to finish Gallinger's term.	Nov 6, 1918 – Mar 3, 1933	Republican	George H. Moses	26
25	Henry W. Keyes	Republican	Mar 4, 1919 – Jan 3, 1937	Elected in 1918.	23	66th		Elected in 1918 to finish Gallinger's term.
						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.	Mar 4, 1933 – Jan 3, 1939	Democratic	Fred H. Brown	27
						74th
26	Styles Bridges	Republican	Jan 3, 1937 – Nov 26, 1961	Elected in 1936.	26	75th
						76th	26	Elected in 1938.	Jan 3, 1939 – Jul 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		Re-elected in 1950. Died.
									Jul 24, 1953 – Aug 14, 1953	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Tobey's term. Lost nomination to finish Tobey's term.	Aug 14, 1953 – Nov 7, 1954	Republican	Robert W. Upton	29
								Elected in 1954 to finish Tobey's term.	Nov 8, 1954 – Dec 31, 1974	Republican	Norris Cotton	30
				Re-elected in 1954.	29	84th		Elected in 1954 to finish Tobey's term.
						85th	29	Re-elected in 1956.
						86th
				Re-elected in 1960. Died.	30	87th
Vacant			Nov 26, 1961 – Jan 10, 1962
27	Moe Murphy	Republican	Jan 10, 1962 – Nov 6, 1962	Appointed to continue Bridges's term. Lost nomination to finish Bridges's term.
28	Thomas J. McIntyre	Democratic	Nov 7, 1962 – Jan 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
						93rd		Appointed to finish Cotton's term. Term annulled.	Dec 31, 1974 – Jan 3, 1975	Republican	Louis Wyman	31
						94th	32	Contested election.	Jan 3, 1975 – Aug 8, 1975	Vacant
								Appointed to continue term after contested election. Resigned when successor elected.	Aug 8, 1975 – Sep 18, 1975	Republican	Norris Cotton	32
								Elected to finish contested term. Lost re-election and resigned early.	Sep 18, 1975 – Dec 29, 1980	Democratic	John Durkin	33
						95th
29	Gordon Humphrey	Republican	Jan 3, 1979 – Dec 4, 1990	Elected in 1978.	33	96th
						96th		Appointed to finish contested term, having been elected to the next term.	Dec 29, 1980 – Jan 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			Dec 4, 1990 – Dec 7, 1990
30	Bob Smith	Republican	Dec 7, 1990 – Jan 3, 2003	Appointed to finish Humphrey's term, having already been elected to the next term.
				Elected in 1990.	35	102nd
						103rd	35	Elected in 1992.	Jan 3, 1993 – Jan 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	Jan 3, 2003 – Jan 3, 2009	Elected in 2002. Lost re-election.	37	108th
						109th	37	Re-elected in 2004. Retired.
						110th
32	Jeanne Shaheen	Democratic	Jan 3, 2009 – present	Elected in 2008.	38	111th
						112th	38	Elected in 2010. Lost re-election.	Jan 3, 2011 – Jan 3, 2017	Republican	Kelly Ayotte	36
						113th
				Re-elected in 2014.	39	114th
						115th	39	Elected in 2016.	Jan 3, 2017 – present	Democratic	Maggie Hassan	37
						116th
				Re-elected in 2020.	40	117th
						118th	40	Re-elected in 2022.
						119th
To be determined in the 2026 election.					41	120th
To be determined in the 2026 election.					41	121st	41	To be determined in the 2028 election.
#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T	C	T	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 2						C	Class 3

References

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

[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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v t e United States senators from New Hampshire
Class 2	Wingate Livermore Olcott Gilman Thompson Morril S. Bell Hubbard Woodbury Jenness Cilley Hale Atherton Williams Hale Cragin Rollins Pike Cheney Chandler Marston Chandler Burnham Hollis Keyes Bridges Murphy McIntyre Humphrey Smith Sununu Shaheen
Class 3	Langdon Sheafe Plumer Parker Cutts Mason Storer Parrott Woodbury Hill Page Pierce Wilcox Atherton Norris Wells J. Bell Clark Fogg Patterson Wadleigh C. Bell Blair Gallinger Drew Moses Brown Tobey Upton Cotton Wyman Cotton Durkin Rudman Gregg Ayotte Hassan

v t e New Hampshire's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators	▌Jeanne Shaheen (D) ▌Maggie Hassan (D)
Representatives (ordered by district)	▌Chris Pappas (D) ▌Annie Kuster (D)

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