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 second term (since 2017). Jacob Harold Gallinger was New Hampshire's longest-serving senator (1891–1918).
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 2004, 2010, 2016, and 2022. The next election will be in 2028. | ||||||||||
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# | Senator | Party | Dates in office | Electoral history | T | T | Electoral history | Dates in office | Party | Senator | # | |
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 |
2nd | ||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||
7th | 3 | Elected in 1800.Resigned. | Mar 4, 1801 – Jun 14, 1802 |
Federalist | James Sheafe |
2 | ||||||
Vacant | Jun 12, 1801 – Jun 17, 1801 |
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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 | ||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||
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 Cutts's term.Resigned. | Jun 10, 1813 – Jun 16, 1817 |
Federalist | Jeremiah Mason |
6 | ||||||||
Vacant | May 2, 1814 – Jun 24, 1814 |
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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 Mason's term. | 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 | ||||||||
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 | |||||
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 | ||||||
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 |
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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 | |||||
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 |
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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 |
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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. | Elected late in 1855.Died. | Jul 30, 1855 – May 26, 1857 |
Republican | James Bell |
17 | |||
35th | ||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||
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. | ||||||||
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 |
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19 | Person Colby Cheney |
Republican | Nov 14, 1886 – Jun 14, 1887 |
Appointed to continue Pike's term.Retired when successor qualified. | ||||||||
50th | ||||||||||||
20 | William E. Chandler |
Republican | Jun 14, 1887 – Mar 3, 1889 |
Elected in 1887 to finish Pike's term.Legislature failed to elect. | ||||||||
21 | Gilman Marston |
Republican | Mar 4, 1889 – Jun 18, 1889 |
Appointed to start term when legislature failed to elect. | 18 | 51st | ||||||
22 | William E. Chandler |
Republican | Jun 18, 1889 – Mar 3, 1901 |
Elected in 1889 to finish the term. | ||||||||
52nd | 18 | Elected in 1891. | Mar 4, 1891 – Aug 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 | 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. | ||||||||
64th | 22 | Re-elected in 1914.Died. | ||||||||||
65th | ||||||||||||
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 | ||||||
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 | ||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||
85th | 29 | Re-elected in 1956. | ||||||||||
86th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1960.Died. | 30 | 87th | ||||||||||
Vacant | Nov 26, 1961 – Jan 10, 1962 |
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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 | ||||||||||
Appointed to finish Cotton's term. | 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. | 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 A. Durkin |
33 | ||||||||
95th | ||||||||||||
29 | Gordon J. Humphrey |
Republican | Jan 3, 1979 – Dec 4, 1990 |
Elected in 1978. | 33 | 96th | ||||||
Appointed to finish Durkin's 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 |
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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 | ||||||||||
121st | 41 | To be determined in the 2028 election. | ||||||||||
# | Senator | Party | Years in office | Electoral history | T | T | Electoral history | Years in office | Party | Senator | # | |
Class 2 | Class 3 |