Statistics for Youngest to Serve in the U.S. Senate

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Age	Start Date	Party	Person	% Correct
30 years, 252 days	November 22, 1797	D-R	Andrew Jackson	80%
29 years, 261 days	December 29, 1806	D-R	Henry Clay	60%
30 years, 44 days	January 3, 1973	Democrat	Joe Biden	60%
30 years, 258 days	November 7, 1962	Democrat	Ted Kennedy	60%
28 years, 171 days	January 22, 1816	D-R	Armistead Mason	20%
30 years, 304 days	December 7, 1925	Republican	Bob La Follette	20%
30 years, 270 days	March 4, 1825	Jacksonian	Elias Kane	20%
29 years, 175 days	March 4, 1817	D-R	John Crittenden	20%
28 years, 151 days	November 16, 1818	D-R	John Eaton	20%
30 years, 165 days	March 4, 1791	Pro-Admin	John Rutherfurd	20%
30 years, 2 days	June 21, 1935	Democrat	Rush Holt	20%
30 years, 58 days	December 31, 1948	Democrat	Russell Long	20%
30 years, 93 days	March 4, 1801	Federalist	Samuel White	20%
30 years, 93 days	October 17, 1803	D-R	Thomas Worthington	20%
30 years, 28 days	February 4, 1799	Federalist	William Wells	20%