List of United States senators from Utah

Utah was admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896. It elects senators to Class 1 and Class 3. In early January 2019, its senators were Republicans Mike Lee and Mitt Romney.

List of senators

Class 1

Class 1 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1994, 2000, 2006, 2012, and 2018. The next election will be in 2024.

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Class 3

Class 3 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1998, 2004, 2010, and 2016. The next election will be in 2022.

# Senator Party Years in office Electoral history T
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Vacant January 4, 1896 –
January 22, 1896
Utah elected its senators 18 days after statehood. 1 54th Congress 1 Utah elected its senators 18 days after statehood. January 4, 1896 –
January 22, 1896
Vacant
1
Frank J. Cannon

Republican
 
January 22, 1896 –
March 3, 1899
Elected in 1896. Elected in 1896.

Retired.
January 22, 1896 –
March 3, 1897
Republican
Arthur Brown
1
Silver
Republican
55th Congress 2 Elected in 1897.

Lost renomination.
March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1903
Democratic
Joseph L. Rawlins
2
Vacant March 4, 1899 –
January 23, 1901
Legislature failed to elect. Cannon and Alfred W. McCune were the frontrunners.[1] 2 56th Congress
2
Thomas Kearns
Republican January 23, 1901 –
March 3, 1905
Elected late in 1901.

Retired.
57th Congress
58th Congress 3 Elected in 1903. March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1933
Republican
Reed Smoot
3
3
George Sutherland
Republican March 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1917
Elected in 1905. 3 59th Congress
60th Congress
61st Congress 4 Re-elected in 1909.
Re-elected in 1911.

Lost re-election.
4 62nd Congress
63rd Congress
64th Congress 5 Re-elected in 1914.
4
William H. King
Democratic March 4, 1917 –
January 3, 1941
Elected in 1916. 5 65th Congress
66th Congress
67th Congress 6 Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922. 6 68th Congress
69th Congress
70th Congress 7 Re-elected in 1926.

Lost re-election.
Re-elected in 1928. 7 71st Congress
72nd Congress
73rd Congress 8 Elected in 1932. March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1951
Democratic
Elbert D. Thomas
4
Re-elected in 1934.

Lost renomination.
8 74th Congress
75th Congress
76th Congress 9 Re-elected in 1938.
5
Abe Murdock
Democratic January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1947
Elected in 1940.

Lost re-election.
9 77th Congress
78th Congress
79th Congress 10 Re-elected in 1944.

Lost re-election.
6
Arthur V. Watkins
Republican January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1959
Elected in 1946. 10 80th Congress
81st Congress
82nd Congress 11 Elected in 1950. January 3, 1951 –
December 20, 1974
Republican
Wallace F. Bennett
5
Re-elected in 1952.

Lost re-election.
11 83rd Congress
84th Congress
85th Congress 12 Re-elected in 1956.
7
Frank E. Moss
Democratic January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1977
Elected in 1958. 12 86th Congress
87th Congress
88th Congress 13 Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964. 13 89th Congress
90th Congress
91st Congress 14 Re-elected in 1968.

Retired, and resigned early to give successor preferential seniority.
Re-elected in 1970.

Lost re-election.
14 92nd Congress
93rd Congress
Appointed to finish Bennett's term, having already been elected to the next term December 21, 1974 –
January 3, 1993
Republican
Jake Garn
6
94th Congress 15 Elected in 1974.
8
Orrin Hatch
Republican January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 2019
Elected in 1976. 15 95th Congress
96th Congress
97th Congress 16 Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982. 16 98th Congress
99th Congress
100th Congress 17 Re-elected in 1986.

Retired.
Re-elected in 1988. 17 101st Congress
102nd Congress
103rd Congress 18 Elected in 1992. January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2011
Republican
Bob Bennett
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Re-elected in 1994. 18 104th Congress
105th Congress
106th Congress 19 Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000. 19 107th Congress
108th Congress
109th Congress 20 Re-elected in 2004.

Lost renomination.
Re-elected in 2006. 20 110th Congress
111th Congress
112th Congress 21 Elected in 2010. January 3, 2011 –
Present
Republican
Mike Lee
8
Re-elected in 2012.

Retired.
21 113th Congress
114th Congress
115th Congress 22 Re-elected in 2016.
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Mitt Romney
Republican January 3, 2019 –
Present
Elected in 2018. 22 116th Congress
117th Congress
118th Congress 23 To be determined in the 2022 election.


# Senator Party Years in office Electoral history T
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Class 1 Class 3

Living former U.S. senators from Utah

As of January 2019, there were two living former U.S. senators from Utah. The most recent senator to die was Bob Bennett of Class 3 (1993-2011) on May 4, 2016. The most recent Class 1 senator to die was Frank Moss (1959-1977) on January 29, 2003.

Senator Term of office Class Date of birth (and age)
Jake Garn 1974–1993 3 (1932-10-12) October 12, 1932 (age 92)
Orrin Hatch 1977–2019 1 (1934-03-22) March 22, 1934 (age 90)

References

  1. "Utah Fails to Elect Senator". Boston Evening Transcript. March 10, 1899. Retrieved April 30, 2010.