Previous United States Senators

Can you name the former senators who were holding their respective seats before the current incumbent was elected/appointed?
Accurate as of February 2024
Interim appointments do count, but I am also accepting the name of the senator that caused the interim appointment
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Last updated: February 2, 2024
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State
Current incumbent
In office since
Former Senator
Alabama
Katie Britt
2023, predecessor retired
Richard Shelby
Alabama
Tommy Tuberville
2021, defeated predecessor
Doug Jones
Alaska
Lisa Murkowski
2002 (appointed), predecessor elected to state office
Frank Murkowski
Alaska
Dan Sullivan
2015, defeated predecessor
Mark Begich
Arizona
Mark Kelly
2020 (special), defeated interim predecessor
Martha McSally (interim for John McCain)
Arizona
Kyrsten Sinema
2019, predecessor retired
Jeff Flake
Arkansas
John Boozman
2011, defeated predecessor
Blanche Lincoln
Arkansas
Tom Cotton
2015, defeated predecessor
Mark Pryor
California
Laphonza Butler
2023 (appointed), predecessor died in office
Dianne Feinstein
California
Alex Padilla
2021 (appointed), predecessor elected to federal office
Kamala Harris
Colorado
Michael Bennet
2009 (appointed), predecessor appointed to federal office
Ken Salazar
Colorado
John Hickenlooper
2021, defeated predecessor
Cory Gardner
Connecticut
Richard Blumenthal
2011, predecessor retired
Chris Dodd
Connecticut
Chris Murphy
2013, predecessor retired
Joe Lieberman
Delaware
Tom Carper
2001, defeated predecessor
Bill Roth
Delaware
Chris Coons
2010 (special), interim predecessor did not run
Ted Kaufman (interim for Joe Biden)
Florida
Rick Scott
2019, defeated predecessor
Bill Nelson
Florida
Marco Rubio
2011, interim predecessor did not run
George LeMieux (interim for Mel Martinez)
Georgia
Raphael Warnock
2021 (special), defeated interim predecessor
Kelly Loeffler (interim for Johnny Isakson)
Georgia
Jon Ossoff
2021, defeated predecessor
David Perdue
Hawaii
Brian Schatz
2012 (appointed), predecessor died in office
Daniel Inouye
Hawaii
Mazie Hirono
2013, predecessor retired
Daniel Akaka
Idaho
Mike Crapo
1999, predecessor retired
Dirk Kempthorne
Idaho
Jim Risch
2009, predecessor retired
Larry Craig
Illinois
Dick Durbin
1997, predecessor retired
Paul Simon
Illinois
Tammy Duckworth
2017, defeated predecessor
Mark Kirk
Indiana
Mike Braun
2019, defeated predecessor
Joe Donnelly
Indiana
Todd Young
2017, predecessor retired
Dan Coats
Iowa
Chuck Grassley
1981, defeated predecessor
John Culver
Iowa
Joni Ernst
2015, predecessor retired
Tom Harkin
Kansas
Roger Marshall
2021, predecessor retired
Pat Roberts
Kansas
Jerry Moran
2011, predecessor retired
Sam Brownback
Kentucky
Mitch McConnell
1985, defeated predecessor
Walter Huddleston
Kentucky
Rand Paul
2011, predecessor retired
Jim Bunning
Louisiana
Bill Cassidy
2015, defeated predecessor
Mary Landrieu
Louisiana
John Neely Kennedy
2017, predecessor retired
David Vitter
Maine
Susan Collins
1997, predecessor retired
Bill Cohen
Maine
Angus King
2013, predecessor retired
Olympia Snowe
Maryland
Ben Cardin
2007, predecessor retired
Paul Sarbanes
Maryland
Chris Van Hollen
2017, predecessor retired
Barbara Mikulski
Massachusetts
Elizabeth Warren
2013, defeated predecessor
Scott Brown
Massachusetts
Ed Markey
2013 (special), predecessor appointed to federal office
Mo Cowan (interim for John Kerry)
Michigan
Debbie Stabenow
2001, defeated predecessor
Spencer Abraham
Michigan
Gary Peters
2015, predecessor retired
Carl Levin
Minnesota
Amy Klobuchar
2007, predecessor retired
Mark Dayton
Minnesota
Tina Smith
2018 (appointed), predecessor resigned
Al Franken
Mississippi
Cindy Hyde-Smith
2018 (appointed), predecessor retired
Thad Cochran
Mississippi
Roger Wicker
2007 (appointed), predecessor resigned
Trent Lott
Missouri
Josh Hawley
2019, defeated predecessor
Claire McCaskill
Missouri
Eric Schmitt
2023, predecessor retired
Roy Blunt
Montana
Jon Tester
2007, defeated predecessor
Conrad Burns
Montana
Steve Daines
2015, predecessor retired
John Walsh
Nebraska
Deb Fischer
2013, predecessor retired
Ben Nelson
Nebraska
Pete Ricketts
2023 (appointed), predecessor resigned
Ben Sasse
Nevada
Jacky Rosen
2019, defeated predecessor
Dean Heller
Nevada
Catherine Cortez Masto
2017, predecessor retired
Harry Reid
New Hampshire
Jeanne Shaheen
2009, defeated predecessor
John Sununu
New Hampshire
Maggie Hassan
2017, defeated predecessor
Kelly Ayotte
New Jersey
Bob Menendez
2006 (appointed), predecessor elected to state office
John Corzine
New Jersey
Cory Booker
2013 (special), interim predecessor did not run
Jeffrey Chiesa (interim for Frank Lautenberg)
New Mexico
Ben Ray Luján
2021, predecessor retired
Tom Udall
New Mexico
Martin Heinrich
2013, predecessor retired
Jeff Bingaman
New York
Chuck Schumer
1999, defeated predecessor
Al D'Amato
New York
Kirsten Gillibrand
2009 (appointed), predecessor appointed to federal office
Hillary Clinton
North Carolina
Ted Budd
2023, predecessor retired
Richard Burr
North Carolina
Thom Tillis
2015, defeated predecessor
Kay Hagan
North Dakota
John Hoeven
2011, predecessor retired
Byron Dorgan
North Dakota
Kevin Cramer
2019, defeated predecessor
Heidi Heitkamp
Ohio
Sherrod Brown
2007, defeated predecessor
Mike DeWine
Ohio
J.D. Vance
2023, predecessor retired
Rob Portman
Oklahoma
Markwayne Mullin
2023 (special), predecessor retired
Jim Inhofe
Oklahoma
James Lankford
2015, predecessor retired
Tom Coburn
Oregon
Ron Wyden
1996 (special), predecessor resigned
Bob Packwood
Oregon
Jeff Merkley
2009, defeated predecessor
Gordon Smith
Pennsylvania
Bob Casey Jr.
2007, defeated predecessor
Rick Santorum
Pennsylvania
John Fetterman
2023, predecessor retired
Pat Toomey
Rhode Island
Jack Reed
1997, predecessor retired
Claiborne Pell
Rhode Island
Sheldon Whitehouse
2007, defeated predecessor
Lincoln Chafee
South Carolina
Lindsey Graham
2003, predecessor retired
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Tim Scott
2012 (appointed), predecessor resigned
Jim DeMint
South Dakota
John Thune
2005, defeated predecessor
Tom Daschle
South Dakota
Mike Rounds
2015, predecessor retired
Tim Johnson
Tennessee
Bill Hagerty
2021, predecessor retired
Lamar Alexander
Tennessee
Marsha Blackburn
2019, predecessor retired
Bob Corker
Texas
John Cornyn
2003, predecessor retired
Phil Gramm
Texas
Ted Cruz
2013, predecessor retired
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Utah
Mitt Romney
2019, predecessor retired
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Mike Lee
2011, predecessor lost primary
Bob Bennett
Vermont
Peter Welch
2023, predecessor retired
Patrick Leahy
Vermont
Bernie Sanders
2007, predecessor retired
Jim Jeffords
Virginia
Mark Warner
2009, defeated predecessor
John Warner
Virginia
Tim Kaine
2013, predecessor retired
Jim Webb
Washington
Patty Murray
1993, predecessor retired
Brock Adams
Washington
Maria Cantwell
2001, defeated predecessor
Slade Gorton
West Virginia
Joe Manchin
2010 (special), interim predecessor did not run
Carte Goodwin (interim for Robert Byrd)
West Virginia
Shelley Moore Capito
2015, predecessor retired
Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin
Ron Johnson
2011, defeated predecessor
Russ Feingold
Wisconsin
Tammy Baldwin
2013, predecessor retired
Herb Kohl
Wyoming
Cynthia Lummis
2021, predecessor retired
Mike Enzi
Wyoming
John Barrasso
2007 (appointed), predecessor died in office
Craig Thomas
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Level 57
Nov 20, 2023
Scott Kelly is a Senator for Arizona not Martha McSally, great quiz though
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Level 36
Feb 2, 2024
Whoops, forgot to update the box in the current senator column. It's fixed now!