This is the full list of United States senators, as of January 1996.
There are 100 senators in total, two per State. Senators serve staggered six-year terms, with one-third facing the voters every two years. Current senators will face the electorate in either November 1996, 1998 or 2000.
Members of the United States Senate – 1996
Republican=53, Democrat=47 |
| Name |
State |
Party |
First Elected |
Election Due |
| Abraham, Spence |
Michigan |
Republican |
1994 |
2000 |
| Akaka, Daniel K. |
Hawaii |
Democrat |
1990 |
1996 |
| Ashcroft, John |
Missouri |
Republican |
1995 |
2000 |
| Baucus, Max |
Montana |
Democrat |
1978 |
1996 |
| Bennett, Robert |
Utah |
Republican |
1993 |
1998 |
| Biden Jr., Joseph R. |
Delaware |
Democrat |
1973 |
1996 |
| Bingaman, Jeff |
New Mexico |
Democrat |
1983 |
2000 |
| Bond, Christopher S. |
Missouri |
Republican |
1987 |
1998 |
| Boxer, Barbara |
California |
Democrat |
1993 |
1998 |
| Bradley, William |
New Jersey |
Democrat |
1979 |
1996 |
| Breaux, John B. |
Louisiana |
Democrat |
1987 |
1998 |
| Brown, Henry (Hank) |
Colorado |
Republican |
1991 |
1996 |
| Bryan, Richard H. |
Nevada |
Democrat |
1989 |
2000 |
| Bumpers, Dale |
Arkansas |
Democrats |
1975 |
1998 |
| Burns, Conrad R. |
Montana |
Republican |
1989 |
2000 |
| Byrd, Robert C. |
West Virginia |
Democrat |
1959 |
2000 |
| Campbell, Ben N. |
Colorado |
Republican |
1993 |
1998 |
| Chafee, John H. |
Rhode Island |
Republican |
1976 |
2000 |
| Coats, Daniel |
Indiana |
Republican |
1989 |
1998 |
| Cochran, Thad |
Mississippi |
Republican |
1978 |
1996 |
| Cohen, William S. |
Maine |
Republican |
1979 |
1996 |
| Conrad, Kent |
North Dakota |
Democrat |
1987 |
2000 |
| Coverdell, Paul |
Georgia |
Republican |
1993 |
1998 |
| Craig, Larry E. |
Idaho |
Republican |
1991 |
1996 |
| D’Amato, Alfonse M. |
New York |
Republican |
1981 |
1998 |
| Daschle, Thomas A. |
South Dakota |
Democrat |
1987 |
1998 |
| DeWine, Mike |
Ohio |
Republican |
1995 |
2000 |
| Dodd, Christopher J. |
Connecticut |
Democrat |
1981 |
1998 |
| Domenici, Pete V. |
New Mexico |
Republican |
1973 |
1996 |
| Dorgan, Byron L. |
North Dakota |
Democrat |
1992 |
1998 |
| Exon, J. J. |
Nebraska |
Democrat |
1979 |
1996 |
| Faircloth, |
North Carolina |
Republican |
1993 |
1998 |
| Feingold, Russell |
Wisconsin |
Democrat |
1993 |
1998 |
| Feinstein, Dianne |
California |
Democrat |
1992 |
2000 |
| Frahm, Sheila |
Kansas |
Republican |
1996 |
1996 |
| Frist, Bill |
Tennessee |
Republican |
1995 |
2000 |
| Ford, Wendell H. |
Kentucky |
Democrat |
1974 |
1998 |
| Glenn, John |
Ohio |
Democrat |
1974 |
1998 |
| Gorton, Slade |
Washington |
Republican |
1989 |
2000 |
| Graham, Robert |
Florida |
Democrat |
1987 |
1998 |
| Gramm, Phil |
Texas |
Republican |
1985 |
1996 |
| Grams, Rod |
Minnesota |
Republican |
1995 |
2000 |
| Grassley, Charles E. |
Iowa |
Republican |
1981 |
1998 |
| Gregg, Judd |
New Hampshire |
Republican |
1993 |
1998 |
| Harkin, Thomas |
Iowa |
Democrat |
1985 |
1996 |
| Hatch, Orrin G. |
Utah |
Republican |
1977 |
2000 |
| Hatfield, Mark O. |
Oregon |
Republican |
1967 |
1996 |
| Heflin, Howell T. |
Alabama |
Democrat |
1979 |
1996 |
| Helms, Jesse |
North Carolina |
Republican |
1973 |
1996 |
| Hollings, Ernest F. |
South Carolina |
Democrat |
1966 |
1998 |
| Hutchison, Kay Bailey |
Texas |
Republican |
1993 |
2000 |
| Inhofe, Jim |
Oklahoma |
Republican |
1995 |
1996 |
| Inouye, Jim |
Hawaii |
Democrat |
1963 |
1998 |
| Jeffords, James M. |
Vermont |
Republican |
1989 |
2000 |
| Johnston, J. Bennett |
Louisiana |
Democrat |
1972 |
1996 |
| Kassebaum, Nancy Landon |
Kansas |
Republican |
1978 |
1996 |
| Kempthorne, Dirk |
Idaho |
Republican |
1993 |
1998 |
| Kennedy, Edward M. |
Massachusetts |
Democrat |
1962 |
2000 |
| Kerrey, Joseph R. (Bob) |
Nebraska |
Democrat |
1989 |
2000 |
| Kerry, John |
Massachusetts |
Democrat |
1985 |
1996 |
| Kohl, Herbert H. |
Wisconsin |
Democrat |
1989 |
2000 |
| Kyl, Jon |
Arizona |
Republican |
1995 |
2000 |
| Lautenberg, Frank R. |
New Jersey |
Democrat |
1982 |
2000 |
| Leahy, Patrick J. |
Vermont |
Democrat |
1975 |
1998 |
| Levin, Carl |
Michigan |
Democrat |
1979 |
1996 |
| Lieberman, Joseph I. |
Connecticut |
Democrat |
1989 |
2000 |
| Lott, Trent |
Mississippi |
Republican |
1989 |
2000 |
| Lugar, Richard G. |
Indiana |
Republican |
1977 |
2000 |
| Mack, Connie |
Florida |
Republican |
1989 |
2000 |
| McCain, John |
Arizona |
Republican |
1987 |
1998 |
| McConnell, Mitch |
Kentucky |
Republican |
1985 |
1996 |
| Mikulski, Barbara A. |
Maryland |
Democrat |
1987 |
1998 |
| Moseley-Braun, Carol |
Illinois |
Democrat |
1993 |
1998 |
| Moynihan, Daniel P. |
New York |
Democrat |
1977 |
2000 |
| Murkowski, Frank H. |
Alaska |
Republican |
1981 |
1998 |
| Murray, Patty |
Washington |
Democrat |
1993 |
1998 |
| Nickles, Donald |
Oklahoma |
Republican |
1981 |
1998 |
| Nunn, Samuel |
Georgia |
Democrat |
1972 |
1996 |
| Pell, Claiborne |
Rhode Island |
Democrat |
1961 |
1996 |
| Pressler, Larry |
South Dakota |
Republican |
1979 |
1996 |
| Pryor, David |
Arkansas |
Democrat |
1979 |
1996 |
| Reid, Harry |
Nevada |
Democrat |
1987 |
1998 |
| Robb, Charles S. |
Virginia |
Democrat |
1989 |
2000 |
| Rockefeller, John D. |
West Virginia |
Democrat |
1985 |
1996 |
| Roth Jr., William V. |
Delaware |
Republican |
1971 |
2000 |
| Santorum, Rick |
Pennsylvania |
Republican |
1995 |
2000 |
| Sarbanes, Paul S. |
Maryland |
Democrat |
1977 |
2000 |
| Shelby, Richard C. |
Alabama |
Republican |
1987 |
1998 |
| Simon, Paul |
Illinois |
Democrat |
1985 |
1996 |
| Simpson, Alan K. |
Wyoming |
Republican |
1979 |
1996 |
| Smith, Robert C. |
New Hampshire |
Republican |
1990 |
1996 |
| Snowe, Olympia J. |
Maine |
Republican |
1995 |
2000 |
| Specter, Arlen |
Pennsylvania |
Republican |
1981 |
1998 |
| Stevens, Ted |
Alaska |
Republican |
1968 |
1996 |
| Thompson, Fred |
Tennessee |
Republican |
1995 |
2000 |
| Thomas, Craig |
Wyoming |
Republican |
1995 |
2000 |
| Thurmond, Strom |
South Carolina |
Republican |
1956 |
1996 |
| Warner, John W. |
Virginia |
Republican |
1979 |
1996 |
| Wellstone, Paul |
Minnesota |
Democrat |
1991 |
1996 |
| Wyden, Ron |
Oregon |
Democrat |
1996 |
1998 |
