List of United States senators from Ohio

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).

Current delegation

Bernie Moreno (R)

Jon Husted (R)

List of senators

Class 1 Class 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 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 2026 (special) and 2028.
#	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
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
								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
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
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
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

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