Wyoming was admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, and elects United States senators to class 1 and class 2. Its current U.S. senators are Republicans John Barrasso (serving since 2007) and Cynthia Lummis (serving since 2021). 21 people have served as a United States senator from Wyoming. Francis E. Warren was Wyoming's longest serving senator (served 1890–1893; 1895–1929).
Class 1Class 1 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2006, 2008 (special election), 2012, and 2018. The next election will be in 2024. | C | Class 2Class 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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# | Senator | Party | Dates in office | Electoral history | T | T | Electoral history | Dates in office | Party | Senator | # | |
Vacant | Jul 10, 1890 – Nov 18, 1890 |
After joining the Union, Wyoming did not elect its senators for four months. | 1 | 51st | 1 | After joining the Union, Wyoming did not elect its senators for four months. | Jul 10, 1890 – Nov 15, 1890 |
Vacant | ||||
1 | Francis E. Warren |
Republican | Nov 18, 1890 – Mar 3, 1893 |
Elected in 1890.Lost re-election. | Elected in 1890.Lost re-election. | Nov 15, 1890 – Mar 3, 1895 |
Republican | Joseph M. Carey |
1 | |||
52nd | ||||||||||||
Vacant | Mar 4, 1893 – Jan 23, 1895 |
2 | 53rd | |||||||||
2 | Clarence D. Clark |
Republican | Jan 23, 1895 – Mar 3, 1917 |
Elected to finish vacant term. | ||||||||
54th | 2 | Elected in 1895. | Mar 4, 1895 – Nov 24, 1929 |
Republican | Francis E. Warren |
2 | ||||||
55th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1899. | 3 | 56th | ||||||||||
57th | 3 | Re-elected in 1901. | ||||||||||
58th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1905. | 4 | 59th | ||||||||||
60th | 4 | Re-elected in 1907. | ||||||||||
61st | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1911.Lost re-election. | 5 | 62nd | ||||||||||
63rd | 5 | Re-elected in 1913. | ||||||||||
64th | ||||||||||||
3 | John B. Kendrick |
Democratic | Mar 4, 1917 – Nov 3, 1933 |
Elected in 1916. | 6 | 65th | ||||||
66th | 6 | Re-elected in 1918. | ||||||||||
67th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1922. | 7 | 68th | ||||||||||
69th | 7 | Re-elected in 1924.Died. | ||||||||||
70th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1928.Died. | 8 | 71st | ||||||||||
Nov 24, 1929 – Dec 5, 1929 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Warren's term.Retired when successor elected. | Dec 5, 1929 – Nov 20, 1930 |
Republican | Patrick J. Sullivan |
3 | ||||||||
Nov 20, 1930 – Dec 1, 1930 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Elected to finish Warren's term. | Dec 1, 1930 – Jan 3, 1937 |
Republican | Robert D. Carey |
4 | ||||||||
72nd | 8 | Elected to full term in 1930.Lost re-election. | ||||||||||
73rd | ||||||||||||
Vacant | Nov 3, 1933 – Dec 18, 1933 |
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4 | Joseph C. O'Mahoney |
Democratic | Dec 18, 1933 – Jan 3, 1953 |
Appointed to continue Kendrick's term.Elected in 1934 to finish Kendrick's term. | ||||||||
Elected in 1934. | 9 | 74th | ||||||||||
75th | 9 | Elected in 1936.Lost re-election. | Jan 3, 1937 – Jan 3, 1943 |
Democratic | Harry Schwartz |
5 | ||||||
76th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1940. | 10 | 77th | ||||||||||
78th | 10 | Elected in 1942.Lost re-election. | Jan 3, 1943 – Jan 3, 1949 |
Republican | Edward V. Robertson |
6 | ||||||
79th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1946.Lost re-election. | 11 | 80th | ||||||||||
81st | 11 | Elected in 1948.Died. | Jan 3, 1949 – Jun 19, 1954 |
Democratic | Lester C. Hunt |
7 | ||||||
82nd | ||||||||||||
5 | Frank A. Barrett |
Republican | Jan 3, 1953 – Jan 3, 1959 |
Elected in 1952.Lost re-election. | 12 | 83rd | ||||||
Jun 19, 1954 – Jun 24, 1954 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
Appointed to continue Hunt's term.Retired when successor elected. | Jun 24, 1954 – Nov 28, 1954 |
Republican | Edward D. Crippa |
8 | ||||||||
Elected in 1954 to finish Hunt's term. | Nov 29, 1954 – Jan 3, 1961 |
Democratic | Joseph C. O'Mahoney |
9 | ||||||||
84th | 12 | Elected to full term in 1954.Retired. | ||||||||||
85th | ||||||||||||
6 | Gale W. McGee |
Democratic | Jan 3, 1959 – Jan 3, 1977 |
Elected in 1958. | 13 | 86th | ||||||
87th | 13 | Appointed to begin the term of Keith Thomson (R), who was elected in 1960 but died before the Congress began.Lost election to finish Thomson's term. | Jan 3, 1961 – Nov 6, 1962 |
Democratic | Joe Hickey |
10 | ||||||
Elected to finish Thomson's term.Retired. | Nov 7, 1962 – Jan 3, 1967 |
Republican | Milward Simpson |
11 | ||||||||
88th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1964. | 14 | 89th | ||||||||||
90th | 14 | Elected in 1966. | Jan 3, 1967 – Dec 31, 1978 |
Republican | Clifford Hansen |
12 | ||||||
91st | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1970.Lost re-election. | 15 | 92nd | ||||||||||
93rd | 15 | Re-elected in 1972.Retired and resigned early to give successor preferential seniority. | ||||||||||
94th | ||||||||||||
7 | Malcolm Wallop |
Republican | Jan 3, 1977 – Jan 3, 1995 |
Elected in 1976. | 16 | 95th | ||||||
Appointed to finish Hansen's term, having already been elected to the next term. | Jan 1, 1979 – Jan 3, 1997 |
Republican | Alan Simpson |
13 | ||||||||
96th | 16 | Elected in 1978. | ||||||||||
97th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1982. | 17 | 98th | ||||||||||
99th | 17 | Re-elected in 1984. | ||||||||||
100th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1988.Retired. | 18 | 101st | ||||||||||
102nd | 18 | Re-elected in 1990.Retired. | ||||||||||
103rd | ||||||||||||
8 | Craig Thomas |
Republican | Jan 3, 1995 – Jun 4, 2007 |
Elected in 1994. | 19 | 104th | ||||||
105th | 19 | Elected in 1996. | Jan 3, 1997 – Jan 3, 2021 |
Republican | Mike Enzi |
14 | ||||||
106th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 2000. | 20 | 107th | ||||||||||
108th | 20 | Re-elected in 2002. | ||||||||||
109th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 2006.Died. | 21 | 110th | ||||||||||
Vacant | Jun 4, 2007 – Jun 22, 2007 | |||||||||||
9 | John Barrasso |
Republican | Jun 22, 2007 – present |
Appointed to continue Thomas's term.Elected in 2008 to finish Thomas's term. | ||||||||
111th | 21 | Re-elected in 2008. | ||||||||||
112th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 2012. | 22 | 113th | ||||||||||
114th | 22 | Re-elected in 2014.Retired. | ||||||||||
115th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 2018. | 23 | 116th | ||||||||||
117th | 23 | Elected in 2020. | Jan 3, 2021 – present |
Republican | Cynthia Lummis |
15 | ||||||
118th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 2024. | 24 | 119th | ||||||||||
120th | 24 | To be determined in the 2026 election. | ||||||||||
# | Senator | Party | Years in office | Electoral history | T | C | T | Electoral history | Years in office | Party | Senator | # |
Class 1 | Class 2 |