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[[Rhode Island]] ratified the [[United States Constitution]] on May 29, 1790 and elects its [[United States Senate|U.S. senators]] to [[Classes of United States senators|class 1]] and [[Classes of United States senators|class 2]]. The state's current U.S. senators are Democrats [[Jack Reed (Rhode Island politician)|Jack Reed]] (since 1997) and [[Sheldon Whitehouse]] (since 2007). [[Claiborne Pell]] was Rhode Island's longest-serving senator (1961–1997).

==List of senators==
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| Left_intro= [[Classes of United States senators|Class 1 U.S. senators]] belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in [[2006 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|2006]], [[2012 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|2012]], [[2018 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|2018]], and [[2024 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|2024]]. The next election will be in 2030.
| Right_class= 2
| Right_intro= [[Classes of United States senators|Class 2 U.S. senators]] belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in [[2002 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|2002]], [[2008 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|2008]], [[2014 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|2014]], and [[2020 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|2020]]. The next election will be in [[2026 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|2026]].
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| colspan=3 | ''Vacant''
| nowrap | May 29, 1790 –<br/>Jun 7, 1790
| Rhode Island did not elect its U.S. senators until Jun 7, 1790.
| rowspan=2 | 1
| rowspan=2 {{List of United States senators Congress|1}}
| rowspan=3 | 1
| Rhode Island did not elect its U.S. senators until Jun 7, 1790.
| nowrap | May 29, 1790 –<br/>Jun 7, 1790
| colspan=3 | ''Vacant''

|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=11 | 1
| rowspan=11 align=left | [[File:Senator Theodore Foster.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Theodore Foster]]'''
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Pro-Administration}} | [[Federalist Party|Pro-<br/>Admin.]]
| rowspan=11 nowrap | Jun 7, 1790 –<br/>Mar 3, 1803
| [[1790 United States Senate elections in Rhode Island|Elected in 1790]].
| rowspan=2 | [[1790 United States Senate elections in Rhode Island|Elected in 1790]].
| rowspan=2 nowrap | Jun 7, 1790 –<br/>Mar 3, 1793
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Anti-Administration}} | [[Anti-Administration Party (United States)|Anti-Admin.]]
| rowspan=2 align=right | '''[[Joseph Stanton Jr.]]'''
! rowspan=2 | 1

|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=3 | [[1791 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 1791]].
| rowspan=3 | 2
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| rowspan=5 | 2
| rowspan=3 | [[1793 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Elected in 1793]].{{pb}}Resigned.
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1793 –<br/>Oct 1797
| {{Party shading/Pro-Administration}} | [[Federalist Party|Pro-Admin.]]
| rowspan=3 align=right | '''[[William Bradford (Rhode Island politician)|William Bradford]]'''
! rowspan=3 | 2

|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party|Federalist]]
| {{List of United States senators Congress|4}}
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party|Federalist]]

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| rowspan=7 | [[1797 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 1797]].{{pb}}Retired.
| rowspan=7 | 3
| rowspan=3 {{List of United States senators Congress|5}}

|- style="height:2em"
| &nbsp;
| nowrap | Oct 1797 –<br/>Nov 13, 1797
| colspan=3 | ''Vacant''

|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=1 | [[1797 United States Senate special election in Rhode Island|Elected in 1797 to finish Bradford's term]].
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Nov 13, 1797 –<br/>Mar 5, 1801
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party|Federalist]]
| rowspan=3 align=right | [[File:Ray Greene.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Ray Greene (politician)|Ray Greene]]'''
! rowspan=3 | 3


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| rowspan=7 | 3
| rowspan=2 | [[1798 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 1798]].{{pb}}Resigned.

|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=3 {{List of United States senators Congress|7}}

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| &nbsp;
| nowrap | Mar 5, 1801 –<br/>May 6, 1801
| colspan=3 | ''Vacant''

|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=4 | [[1801 United States Senate special election in Rhode Island|Elected in 1801 to finish Greene's term]].{{pb}}Lost re-election.
| rowspan=4 nowrap | May 6, 1801 –<br/>Mar 3, 1805
| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-<br/>Republican]]
| rowspan=4 align=right | [[File:Senator Christopher Ellery of Rhode Island.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Christopher Ellery]]'''
! rowspan=4 | 4

|- style="height:2em"
! 2
| align=left | '''[[Samuel J. Potter]]'''
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-<br/>Republican]]
| nowrap | Mar 4, 1803 –<br/>Oct 14, 1804
| [[1802 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Elected in 1802]].{{pb}}Died.
| rowspan=7 | 4
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|- style="height:2em"
| colspan=3 | ''Vacant''
| nowrap | Oct 14, 1804 –<br/>Oct 29, 1804
| &nbsp;

|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=5 | 3
| rowspan=5 align=left | '''[[Benjamin Howland]]'''
| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-<br/>Republican]]
| rowspan=5 nowrap | Oct 29, 1804 –<br/>Mar 3, 1809
| rowspan=5 | [[1804 United States Senate special election in Rhode Island|Elected in 1804 to finish Potter's term]].{{pb}}Retired.

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| rowspan=7 | 4
| rowspan=2 | [[1804 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Elected in 1804]].{{pb}}Resigned.
| rowspan=2 nowrap | Mar 4, 1805 –<br/>Sep 1807
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-<br/>Republican]]
| rowspan=2 align=right | [[File:GovJamesFenner.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[James Fenner]]'''
! rowspan=2 | 5

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|- style="height:2em"
| &nbsp;
| nowrap | Sep 1807 –<br/>Oct 26, 1807
| colspan=3 | ''Vacant''

|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=4 | [[1807 United States Senate special election in Rhode Island|Elected to finish Fenner's term]].
| rowspan=4 nowrap | Oct 26, 1807 –<br/>Mar 3, 1811
| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-<br/>Republican]]
| rowspan=4 align=right | [[File:Elisha Mathewson.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Elisha Mathewson]]'''
! rowspan=4 | 6

|- style="height:2em"
! 4
| align=left | [[File:Gilbert Stuart - Francis Malbone (cropped).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Francis Malbone]]'''
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party|Federalist]]
| nowrap | Mar 4, 1809 –<br/>Jun 4, 1809
| [[1808 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Elected in 1808]].<ref>{{cite web | publisher= [[Tufts University]] | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | access-date= Feb 18, 2018 | title= Rhode Island 1808 U.S. Senate | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:ri.ussenator.1808}}, citing United States' Gazette (Philadelphia, PA). Jan 14, 1809.</ref>{{pb}}Died.
| rowspan=7 | 5
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| nowrap | Jun 4, 1809 –<br/>Jun 26, 1809
| &nbsp;

|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=2 | 5
| rowspan=2 align=left | [[File:Christopher Grant Champlin.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Christopher G. Champlin]]'''
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party|Federalist]]
| rowspan=2 nowrap | Jun 26, 1809 –<br/>Oct 12, 1811
| rowspan=2 | [[1809 United States Senate special election in Rhode Island|Elected in 1809 to finish Malbone's term]].{{pb}}Resigned.

|- style="height:2em"
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| rowspan=5 | 5
| rowspan=5 | [[1810 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Elected in 1810]].{{pb}}Retired.
| rowspan=5 nowrap | Mar 4, 1811 –<br/>Mar 3, 1817
| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-<br/>Republican]]
| rowspan=5 align=right | [[File:Jeremiah Howell.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Jeremiah B. Howell]]'''
! rowspan=5 | 7

|- style="height:2em"
| colspan=3 | ''Vacant''
| nowrap | Oct 12, 1811 –<br/>Oct 28, 1811
| &nbsp;

|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=7 | 6
| rowspan=7 align=left | [[File:Charles Bird King portrait of Senator William Hunter.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[William Hunter (senator)|William Hunter]]'''
| rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party|Federalist]]
| rowspan=7 nowrap | Oct 28, 1811 –<br/>Mar 3, 1821
| rowspan=2 | [[1811 United States Senate special election in Rhode Island|Elected in 1811 to finish Malbone's term]].

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| rowspan=5 | [[1814 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 1814]].
| rowspan=5 | 6
| {{List of United States senators Congress|14}}

|- style="height:2em"
| {{List of United States senators Congress|15}}
| rowspan=5 | 6
| rowspan=2 | [[1816 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Elected in 1816]].{{pb}}Died.
| rowspan=2 nowrap | Mar 4, 1817 –<br/>Dec 25, 1820
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party|Federalist]]
| rowspan=2 align=right | [[File:James Burrill, Jr..jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[James Burrill Jr.]]'''
! rowspan=2 | 8

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|- style="height:2em"
| &nbsp;
| nowrap | Dec 25, 1820 –<br/>Jan 9, 1821
| colspan=3 | ''Vacant''

|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=2 | [[1821 United States Senate special election in Rhode Island|Elected in 1821 to finish Burrill's term]].
| rowspan=12 nowrap | Jan 9, 1821 –<br/>Mar 3, 1841
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-<br/>Republican]]
| rowspan=12 align=right | [[File:NRKnight.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Nehemiah R. Knight]]'''
! rowspan=12 | 9

|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=3 | 7
| rowspan=3 align=left | [[File:JDe Wolf.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[James DeWolf]]'''
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-<br/>Republican]]
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1821 –<br/>Oct 31, 1825
| rowspan=3 | Election date unknown.{{pb}}Resigned.
| rowspan=4 | 7
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| rowspan=4 | 7
| rowspan=4 | [[1823 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 1823]].

|- style="height:2em"
| {{Party shading/National Republican}} | [[National Republican Party|National<br/>Republican]]
| rowspan=2 {{List of United States senators Congress|19}}
| rowspan=7 {{Party shading/National Republican}} | [[National Republican Party|National<br/>Republican]]

|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=7 | 8
| rowspan=7 align=left | [[File:RI Senator Asher Robbins.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Asher Robbins]]'''
| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/National Republican}} | [[National Republican Party|National<br/>Republican]]
| rowspan=7 nowrap | Oct 31, 1825 –<br/>Mar 3, 1839
| [[1825 United States Senate special election in Rhode Island|Elected in 1825 to finish DeWolf's term]].

|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=3 | [[1827 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 1827]].
| rowspan=3 | 8
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| rowspan=3 | 8
| rowspan=3 | [[1829 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 1829]].

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|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=3 | [[1833 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 1833]].{{pb}}{{dm|date=February 2020}}
| rowspan=3 | 9
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| {{List of United States senators Congress|24}}
| rowspan=3 | 9
| rowspan=3 | [[1835 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 1835]].{{pb}}{{dm|date=February 2020}}

|- style="height:2em"
| {{Party shading/Whig}} | [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
| {{List of United States senators Congress|25}}
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Whig}} | [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]

|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=2 | 9
| rowspan=2 align=left | [[File:Nathan Fellows Dixon 1774 1842.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Nathan F. Dixon I]]'''
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Whig}} | [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
| rowspan=2 nowrap | Mar 4, 1839 –<br/>Jan 29, 1842
| rowspan=2 | Election date unknown.{{pb}}Died.
| rowspan=7 | 10
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| rowspan=7 | 10
| rowspan=7 | [[1841 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Elected in 1841]].{{pb}}Lost re-election.
| rowspan=7 nowrap | Mar 4, 1841 –<br/>Mar 3, 1847
| rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Whig}} | [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
| rowspan=7 align=right | [[File:James F. Simmons - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[James F. Simmons]]'''
! rowspan=7 | 10

|- style="height:2em"
| colspan=3 | ''Vacant''
| nowrap | Jan 29, 1842 –<br/>Feb 18, 1842
| &nbsp;

|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=2 | 10
| rowspan=2 align=left | [[File:William Sprague 1799 1856.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[William Sprague III]]'''
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Whig}} | [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
| rowspan=2 nowrap | Feb 18, 1842 –<br/>Jan 17, 1844
| rowspan=2 | [[1842 United States Senate special election in Rhode Island|Elected in 1842 to finish Dixon's term]].{{pb}}Resigned.

|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=3 {{List of United States senators Congress|28}}

|- style="height:2em"
| colspan=3 | ''Vacant''
| nowrap | Jan 17, 1844 –<br/>Jan 25, 1844
| &nbsp;

|- style="height:2em"
! 11
| align=left | [[File:RI Governor John Brown Francis.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[John Brown Francis]]'''
| {{Party shading/Law and Order}} | [[Law and Order Party of Rhode Island|Law and Order]]
| nowrap | Jan 25, 1844 –<br/>Mar 3, 1845
| [[1844 United States Senate special election in Rhode Island|Elected in 1844 to finish Sprague's term]].{{pb}}Retired.

|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=3 | 12
| rowspan=3 align=left | [[File:ACGreene.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Albert C. Greene]]'''
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Whig}} | [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1845 –<br/>Mar 3, 1851
| rowspan=3 | Election date unknown.{{pb}}Retired.
| rowspan=3 | 11
| {{List of United States senators Congress|29}}

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| rowspan=3 | 11
| rowspan=3 | Election date unknown.{{pb}}{{dm|date=February 2020}}
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1847 –<br/>Mar 3, 1853
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Whig}} | [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
| rowspan=3 align=right | [[File:JHClarke.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[John Hopkins Clarke]]'''
! rowspan=3 | 11

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| {{List of United States senators Congress|31}}

|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=4 | 13
| rowspan=4 align=left | [[File:CTJames.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Charles Tillinghast James|Charles T. James]]'''
| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=4 nowrap | Mar 4, 1851 –<br/>Mar 3, 1857
| rowspan=4 | Election date unknown.{{pb}}Retired.
| rowspan=4 | 12
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| rowspan=4 | 12
| &nbsp;
| nowrap | Mar 4, 1853 –<br/>Jul 20, 1853
| colspan=3 | ''Vacant''

|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=3 | [[1853 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Elected late]].{{pb}}Retired.
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Jul 20, 1853 –<br/>Mar 3, 1859
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=3 align=right | [[File:Philip Allen (politician).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Philip Allen (Rhode Island politician)|Philip Allen]]'''
! rowspan=3 | 12

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|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=3 | 14
| rowspan=3 align=left | [[File:James F. Simmons - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[James F. Simmons]]'''
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1857 –<br/>Aug 15, 1862
| rowspan=3 | [[1856 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Elected in 1856]].{{pb}}Resigned.
| rowspan=5 | 13
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| {{List of United States senators Congress|36}}
| rowspan=5 | 13
| rowspan=5 | [[1858 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Elected in 1858]].
| rowspan=17 nowrap | Mar 4, 1859 –<br/>Sep 2, 1884
| rowspan=17 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=17 align=right | [[File:Henry B. Anthony - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Henry B. Anthony]]'''
! rowspan=17 | 13

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| colspan=3 | ''Vacant''
| nowrap | Aug 15, 1862 –<br/>Dec 1, 1862
| &nbsp;

|- style="height:2em"
! 15
| align=left | [[File:SGArnold.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Samuel G. Arnold]]'''
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | Dec 1, 1862 –<br/>Mar 3, 1863
| [[1862 United States Senate special election in Rhode Island|Elected in 1862 to finish Simmons's term]].{{pb}}{{dm|date=February 2020}}

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! rowspan=6 | 16
| rowspan=6 align=left | [[File:William Sprague 1830-1915 - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[William Sprague IV]]'''
| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=6 nowrap | Mar 4, 1863 –<br/>Mar 3, 1875
| rowspan=3 | [[1862 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Elected in 1862]].
| rowspan=3 | 14
| {{List of United States senators Congress|38}}

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| {{List of United States senators Congress|39}}
| rowspan=3 | 14
| rowspan=3 | [[1864 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 1864]].

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|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=3 | [[1868 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 1868]].{{pb}}Retired.
| rowspan=3 | 15
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| rowspan=3 | 15
| rowspan=3 | [[1870 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 1870]].

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|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=4 | 17
| rowspan=4 align=left | [[File:Ambrose Burnside - retouched.jpg |100px]]<br/>'''[[Ambrose Burnside]]'''
| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=4 nowrap | Mar 4, 1875 –<br/>Sep 13, 1881
| rowspan=3 | [[1874 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Elected in 1874]].
| rowspan=3 | 16
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| {{List of United States senators Congress|45}}
| rowspan=5 | 16
| rowspan=5 | [[1876 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 1876]].

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| [[1880 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 1880]].{{pb}}Died.
| rowspan=8 | 17
| rowspan=3 {{List of United States senators Congress|47}}

|- style="height:2em"
| colspan=3 | ''Vacant''
| nowrap | Sep 13, 1881 –<br/>Oct 5, 1881
| &nbsp;

|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=20 | 18
| rowspan=20 align=left | [[File:Nelson W. Aldrich.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Nelson W. Aldrich]]'''
| rowspan=20 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=20 nowrap | Oct 5, 1881 –<br/>Mar 3, 1911
| rowspan=6 | [[1881 United States Senate special election in Rhode Island|Elected in 1881 to finish Burnside's term]].

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| rowspan=6 | 17
| [[1882 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 1882]].{{pb}}Died.

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| &nbsp;
| nowrap | Sep 2, 1884 –<br/>Nov 19, 1884
| colspan=3 | ''Vacant''

|- style="height:2em"
| Appointed to continue Anthony's term.
| nowrap | Nov 19, 1884 –<br/>Jan 20, 1885
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align=right | [[File:Senator William Paine Sheffield.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[William Paine Sheffield Sr.|William P. Sheffield]]'''
! 14

|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=3 | [[1885 United States Senate special election in Rhode Island|Elected in 1885 to finish Anthony's term]].
| rowspan=4 nowrap | Jan 20, 1885 –<br/>Apr 9, 1889
| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=4 align=right | [[File:Jonathan Chace.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Jonathan Chace]]'''
! rowspan=4 | 15

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| {{List of United States senators Congress|49}}

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| rowspan=4 | [[1886 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 1886]].
| rowspan=4 | 18
| {{List of United States senators Congress|50}}

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| rowspan=4 | 18
| [[1888 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 1888]].{{pb}}Resigned.

|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=3 | [[1889 United States Senate special election in Rhode Island|Elected in 1889 to finish Chace's term]].{{pb}}Retired.
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Apr 10, 1889 –<br/>Mar 3, 1895
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=3 align=right | [[File:Nathan Fellows Dixon III (US Senator from Rhode Island).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Nathan F. Dixon III]]'''
! rowspan=3 | 16

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| rowspan=3 | [[1892 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 1892]].
| rowspan=3 | 19
| {{List of United States senators Congress|53}}

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| {{List of United States senators Congress|54}}
| rowspan=3 | 19
| rowspan=3 | [[1894 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Elected in 1894]].
| rowspan=6 nowrap | Mar 4, 1895 –<br/>Mar 3, 1907
| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=6 align=right | [[File:George Wetmore.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[George P. Wetmore]]'''
! rowspan=10 | 17

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|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=3 | [[1898 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 1898]].
| rowspan=3 | 20
| {{List of United States senators Congress|56}}

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| {{List of United States senators Congress|57}}
| rowspan=3 | 20
| rowspan=3 | [[1900 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 1900]].

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| {{List of United States senators Congress|58}}

|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=4 | [[1905 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected Jan 18, 1905]].<ref>{{cite book | title=The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1906 | url= https://archive.org/details/worldalmanacand00unkngoog| publisher=The Press Publishing Co. [[New York World]] | location=[[New York City|New York]] | year=1905}}</ref>{{pb}}Retired.
| rowspan=4 | 21
| {{List of United States senators Congress|59}}

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| rowspan=4 | 21
| Legislature failed to elect.
| nowrap | Mar 4, 1907 –<br/>Jan 22, 1908
| colspan=2 | ''Vacant''

|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=3 | [[1908 United States Senate special election in Rhode Island|Elected in 1908 to finish the vacant term]].{{pb}}Retired.
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Jan 22, 1908–<br/>Mar 3, 1913
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=3 align=right | [[File:George Wetmore.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[George P. Wetmore]]'''

|- style="height:2em"
| {{List of United States senators Congress|61}}

|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=3 | 19
| rowspan=3 align=left | [[File:Henry_Frederick_Lippitt,_Senator_from_Rhode_Island,_File_03999a-crop.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Henry F. Lippitt]]'''
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1911 –<br/>Mar 3, 1917
| rowspan=3 | [[1910 and 1911 United States Senate elections|Elected in 1910]].{{pb}}Lost re-election.
| rowspan=3 | 22
| {{List of United States senators Congress|62}}

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| rowspan=3 | 22
| rowspan=3 | [[1913 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Elected in 1913]].
| rowspan=6 nowrap | Mar 4, 1913 –<br/>Aug 18, 1924
| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=6 align=right | [[File:LeBaron B Colt.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[LeBaron Bradford Colt]]'''
! rowspan=6 | 18

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|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=8 | 20
| rowspan=8 align=left | [[File:US Senator Peter G. Gerry (1920).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Peter G. Gerry]]'''
| rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=8 nowrap | Mar 4, 1917 –<br/>Mar 3, 1929
| rowspan=3 | [[1916 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Elected in 1916]].
| rowspan=3 | 23
| {{List of United States senators Congress|65}}

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| rowspan=5 | 23
| rowspan=3 | [[1918 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 1918]].{{pb}}Died.

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| {{List of United States senators Congress|67}}

|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=5 | [[1922 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 1922]].{{pb}}Lost re-election.
| rowspan=5 | 24
| rowspan=3 {{List of United States senators Congress|68}}

|- style="height:2em"
| &nbsp;
| nowrap | Aug 18, 1924 –<br/>Nov 4, 1924
| colspan=7 | ''Vacant''

|- style="height:2em"
| [[1924 United States Senate special election in Rhode Island|Elected in 1924 to finish Colt's term]].
| rowspan=7 nowrap | Nov 4, 1924 –<br/>Jan 3, 1937
| rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=7 align=right | [[File:JesseHMetcalf.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Jesse H. Metcalf]]'''
! rowspan=7 | 19

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| rowspan=3 | 24
| rowspan=3 | [[1924 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Elected in 1924]].

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| {{List of United States senators Congress|70}}

|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=3 | 21
| rowspan=3 align=left | [[File:Felix Hebert.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Felix Hebert]]'''
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1929 –<br/>Jan 3, 1935
| rowspan=3 | [[1928 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Elected in 1928]].{{pb}}Lost re-election.
| rowspan=3 | 25
| {{List of United States senators Congress|71}}

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| rowspan=3 | 25
| rowspan=3 | [[1930 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 1930]]{{pb}}Lost re-election.

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|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=6 | 22
| rowspan=6 align=left | [[File:PGerry.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Peter G. Gerry]]'''
| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=6 nowrap | Jan 3, 1935 –<br/>Jan 3, 1947
| rowspan=3 | [[1934 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Elected in 1934]].
| rowspan=3 | 26
| {{List of United States senators Congress|74}}

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| rowspan=3 | 26
| rowspan=3 | [[1936 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Elected in 1936]].
| rowspan=15 nowrap | Jan 3, 1937 –<br/>Jan 3, 1961
| rowspan=15 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=15 align=right | [[File:Theodore Francis GREEN.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Theodore F. Green]]'''
! rowspan=15 | 20

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| {{List of United States senators Congress|76}}

|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=3 | [[1940 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 1940]].{{pb}}Retired.
| rowspan=3 | 27
| {{List of United States senators Congress|77}}

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| {{List of United States senators Congress|78}}
| rowspan=3 | 27
| rowspan=3 | [[1942 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 1942]].

|- style="height:2em"
| {{List of United States senators Congress|79}}

|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=2 | 23
| rowspan=2 align=left | [[File:J. Howard McGrath (1948).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[J. Howard McGrath]]'''
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=2 nowrap | Jan 3, 1947 –<br/>Aug 23, 1949
| rowspan=2 | [[1946 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Elected in 1946]].{{pb}}Resigned to become [[U.S. Attorney General]].
| rowspan=6 | 28
| {{List of United States senators Congress|80}}

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| rowspan=6 | 28
| rowspan=6 | [[1948 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 1948]].

|- style="height:2em"
! 24
| align=left | [[File:Edward Leahy.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Edward L. Leahy]]'''
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | Aug 24, 1949 –<br/>Dec 10, 1950
| Appointed to continue McGrath's term.{{pb}}Retired.

|- style="height:2em"
| colspan=3 | ''Vacant''
| nowrap | Dec 10, 1950 –<br/>Dec 19, 1950
| &nbsp;

|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=14 | 25
| rowspan=14 align=left | [[File:John Pastore in 1961.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[John Pastore]]'''
| rowspan=14 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=14 nowrap | Dec 19, 1950 –<br/>Dec 28, 1976
| rowspan=2 | [[1950 United States Senate special election in Rhode Island|Elected in 1950 to finish McGrath's term]].

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|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=3 | [[1952 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 1952]].
| rowspan=3 | 29
| {{List of United States senators Congress|83}}

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| {{List of United States senators Congress|84}}
| rowspan=3 | 29
| rowspan=3 | [[1954 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 1954]].{{pb}}Retired.

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| {{List of United States senators Congress|85}}

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| rowspan=3 | [[1958 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 1958]].
| rowspan=3 | 30
| {{List of United States senators Congress|86}}

|- style="height:2em"
| {{List of United States senators Congress|87}}
| rowspan=3 | 30
| rowspan=3 | [[1960 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Elected in 1960]].
| rowspan=19 nowrap | Jan 3, 1961 –<br/>Jan 3, 1997
| rowspan=19 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=19 align=right | [[File:Claiborne Pell.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Claiborne Pell]]'''
! rowspan=19 | 21

|- style="height:2em"
| {{List of United States senators Congress|88}}

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| rowspan=3 | [[1964 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 1964]].
| rowspan=3 | 31
| {{List of United States senators Congress|89}}

|- style="height:2em"
| {{List of United States senators Congress|90}}
| rowspan=3 | 31
| rowspan=3 | [[1966 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 1966]].

|- style="height:2em"
| {{List of United States senators Congress|91}}

|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=3 | [[1970 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 1970]].{{pb}}Retired and resigned early<br/>to give successor preferential seniority.
| rowspan=4 | 32
| {{List of United States senators Congress|92}}

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| {{List of United States senators Congress|93}}
| rowspan=4 | 32
| rowspan=4 | [[1972 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 1972]].

|- style="height:2em"
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|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=13 | 26
| rowspan=13 align=left | [[File:John Chafee.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[John Chafee]]'''
| rowspan=13 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=13 nowrap | Dec 29, 1976 –<br/>Oct 24, 1999
| Appointed to finish Pastore's term, having been elected to the next term.

|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=3 | [[1976 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Elected in 1976]].
| rowspan=3 | 33
| {{List of United States senators Congress|95}}

|- style="height:2em"
| {{List of United States senators Congress|96}}
| rowspan=3 | 33
| rowspan=3 | [[1978 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 1978]].

|- style="height:2em"
| {{List of United States senators Congress|97}}

|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=3 | [[1982 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 1982]].
| rowspan=3 | 34
| {{List of United States senators Congress|98}}

|- style="height:2em"
| {{List of United States senators Congress|99}}
| rowspan=3 | 34
| rowspan=3 | [[1984 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 1984]].

|- style="height:2em"
| {{List of United States senators Congress|100}}

|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=3 | [[1988 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 1988]].
| rowspan=3 | 35
| {{List of United States senators Congress|101}}

|- style="height:2em"
| {{List of United States senators Congress|102}}
| rowspan=3 | 35
| rowspan=3 | [[1990 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 1990]].{{pb}}Retired.

|- style="height:2em"
| {{List of United States senators Congress|103}}

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| rowspan=3 | [[1994 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 1994]].{{pb}}Announced retirement, then died.
| rowspan=5 | 36
| {{List of United States senators Congress|104}}

|- style="height:2em"
| {{List of United States senators Congress|105}}
| rowspan=5 | 36
| rowspan=5 | [[1996 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Elected in 1996]].
| rowspan=17 nowrap | Jan 3, 1997 –<br/>present
| rowspan=17 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=17 align=right | [[File:Senator_Jack_Reed_Official_Portrait_(cropped).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Jack Reed (Rhode Island politician)|Jack Reed]]'''
! rowspan=17 | 22

|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=3 {{List of United States senators Congress|106}}

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| colspan=3 | ''Vacant''
| nowrap | Oct 24, 1999 –<br/>Nov 2, 1999
| &nbsp;

|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=4 | 27
| rowspan=4 align=left | [[File:Lincoln Chafee official portrait.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Lincoln Chafee]]'''
| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=4 nowrap | Nov 2, 1999 –<br/>Jan 3, 2007
| Appointed to finish his father's term.

|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=3 | [[2000 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Elected in 2000 to a full term]].{{pb}}Lost re-election.
| rowspan=3 | 37
| {{List of United States senators Congress|107}}

|- style="height:2em"
| {{List of United States senators Congress|108}}
| rowspan=3 | 37
| rowspan=3 | [[2002 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 2002]].

|- style="height:2em"
| {{List of United States senators Congress|109}}

|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=11 | 28
| rowspan=11 align=left | [[File:Sheldon_Whitehouse,_official_portrait,_116th_congress.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Sheldon Whitehouse]]'''
| rowspan=11 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=11 nowrap | Jan 3, 2007 –<br/>present
| rowspan=3 | [[2006 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Elected in 2006]].
| rowspan=3 | 38
| {{List of United States senators Congress|110}}

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| {{List of United States senators Congress|111}}
| rowspan=3 | 38
| rowspan=3 | [[2008 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 2008]].

|- style="height:2em"
| {{List of United States senators Congress|112}}

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| rowspan=3 | [[2012 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 2012]].
| rowspan=3 | 39
| {{List of United States senators Congress|113}}

|- style="height:2em"
| {{List of United States senators Congress|114}}
| rowspan=3 | 39
| rowspan=3 | [[2014 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 2014]].

|- style="height:2em"
| {{List of United States senators Congress|115}}

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| rowspan=3| [[2018 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 2018]].
| rowspan=3 | 40
| {{List of United States senators Congress|116}}

|- style="height:2em"
| {{List of United States senators Congress|117}}
| rowspan=3 | 40
| rowspan=3 | [[2020 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 2020]].

|- style="height:2em"
| {{List of United States senators Congress|118}}

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| rowspan=2| [[2024 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|Re-elected in 2024]].
| rowspan=2|41
| {{List of United States senators Congress|119}}

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| colspan=5 | To be determined in the [[2026 United States Senate election in Rhode Island|2026 election]].

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== See also ==
{{Portal|Rhode Island|United States|Politics}}
* [[List of United States representatives from Rhode Island]]
* [[United States congressional delegations from Rhode Island]]
* [[Elections in Rhode Island]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100423082228/http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp Congressional Biographical Directory]

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