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After the 1830 census, Mississippi had two seats, elected statewide at-large on a general ticket. Starting in 1843, Mississippi's delegation was increased to four seats, still elected at-large statewide on a general ticket. After 1847, those seats were elected by representative districts. After the 1850 census, Mississippi gained a 5th seat.
Mississippi was admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, and elects senators to class 1 and class 2. Its current senators are Republicans Cindy Hyde-Smith and Roger Wicker. As of February 2022, 51 people have served as U.S. senators from Mississippi. John C. Stennis was Mississippi's longest-serving senator (1947–1989).
In May 1995, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5–4 in U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton, 514 U.S. 779 (1995), that states cannot impose term limits upon their federal representatives or senators. In the 1994 U.S. elections , part of the " Contract With America " Republican platform included legislation for term limits in Congress.
The 90th Congress was notable because for a period of 10 days (December 24, 1968 – January 3, 1969), it contained within the Senate, all 10 of what was at one point the top 10 longest-serving senators in history (Byrd, Inouye, Thurmond, Kennedy, Hayden, Stennis, Stevens, Hollings, Russell Jr., and Long) until January 7, 2013, when Patrick Leahy surpassed Russell B. Long as the 10th longest ...
This is a complete list of United States senators during the 119th United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 2025, to January 3, 2027. It is a historical listing and will contain people who have not served the entire two-year Congress should anyone resign, die, or be expelled.
Elected in 1869 to finish the vacant term and to the next term. [b] Redistricted to the 5th district. March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 5th: Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1872. Retired. Frank McLain: December 12, 1898 – March 3, 1903 Democratic: 6th: Elected to finish Love's term. Redistricted to the 7th district. March 4 ...
The United States Senate consists of 100 members, two from each of the 50 states. This list includes all senators serving in the 119th United States Congress . Party affiliation
Appointed as Tennessee's first senator and was later expelled from the Senate. August 2, 1796 – July 8, 1797: 1749–1800 46: 373 days: Hiram Rhodes Revels: Republican: Mississippi: Elected in a special election following Mississippi's readmission into the United States and later chose not to seek reelection. February 23, 1870 – March 3 ...