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List of United States senators from Indiana

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Indiana was admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816. Since then, the state has been represented in the United States Senate by 45 different men in class 1 and 3; David Turpie served non-consecutive terms in class 1, Dan Coats served non-consecutive terms in class 3, and William E. Jenner served in both classes. Until the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1913, senators were elected by the Indiana General Assembly; after that, they were elected popularly by Indiana citizens. A senatorial term lasts six years, beginning on January 3. In case of a vacancy, the governor of Indiana has the duty to appoint a new U.S. senator. Indiana's current U.S. senators are Republicans Todd Young (serving since 2017) and Jim Banks (serving since 2025). Richard Lugar was the state's longest serving senator (1977–2013).

List of senators

|- style="height:2em" ! rowspan=8 | 1 James Noble (Brookville) Republican Feb 26, 1831 | Mar 3, 1825 Republican Waller Taylor (Vincennes) ! rowspan=5 | 1

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|- style="height:2em" Republican](national-republican-party) | Mar 3, 1837 Republican](national-republican-party) William Hendricks (Madison) ! rowspan=9 | 2

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|- style="height:2em" ! 2 Robert Hanna (Indianapolis) | | National Republican | nowrap | Aug 19, 1831 – Jan 3, 1832 | Appointed to continue Noble's term.Retired when successor qualified. |

|- style="height:2em" ! rowspan=4 | 3 John Tipton (Logansport) Mar 3, 1839 | Elected to finish Noble's term. |

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|- style="height:2em" | | Democratic | Mar 3, 1843 Oliver H. Smith (Connersville) ! rowspan=3 | 3

|- style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 | 4 Albert Smith White (Lafayette) Mar 3, 1845 |

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|- style="height:2em" | Mar 3, 1849 Ned Hannegan (Covington) ! rowspan=3 | 4

|- style="height:2em" ! rowspan=13 | 5 Jesse D. Bright (Madison) Feb 5, 1862 |

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|- style="height:2em" | Oct 4, 1852 James Whitcomb (Terre Haute) ! rowspan=2 | 5

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|- style="height:2em" | Appointed to continue Whitcomb's term.Retired when successor qualified. | nowrap | Dec 6, 1852 – Jan 18, 1853 | | Democratic Charles W. Cathcart (La Porte) ! 6

|- style="height:2em" Mar 3, 1855 John Pettit (Lafayette) ! rowspan=2 | 7

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|- style="height:2em" | Legislature failed to elect. | nowrap | Mar 4, 1855 – Feb 4, 1857

|- style="height:2em" Mar 3, 1861 Graham N. Fitch (Logansport) ! rowspan=3 | 8

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|- style="height:2em" Mar 3, 1867 Henry S. Lane (Crawfordsville) ! rowspan=6 | 9

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|- style="height:2em" ! 6 Joseph A. Wright (Indianapolis) | | Union | nowrap | Feb 24, 1862 – Jan 14, 1863 | Appointed to finish Bright's term.Retired when successor qualified.

|- style="height:2em" ! 7 David Turpie (Logansport) | | Democratic | nowrap | Jan 14, 1863 – Mar 3, 1863 | Elected to finish Bright's term.Retired.

|- style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 | 8 Thomas A. Hendricks (Indianapolis) Mar 3, 1869 |

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|- style="height:2em" | Nov 1, 1877 Oliver P. Morton (Indianapolis) ! rowspan=6 | 10

|- style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 | 9 Daniel D. Pratt (Logansport) Mar 3, 1875 |

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|- style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 | 10 Joseph E. McDonald (Indianapolis) Mar 3, 1881 |

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| nowrap | Nov 1, 1877 – Nov 6, 1877

|- style="height:2em" | Appointed to continue Morton's term.Elected in 1879 to finish Morton's term. Mar 3, 1897 Daniel W. Voorhees (Terre Haute) ! rowspan=10 | 11

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|- style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 | 11 Benjamin Harrison (Indianapolis) Mar 3, 1887 |

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|- style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 | 12 David Turpie (Indianapolis) Mar 3, 1899 |

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|- style="height:2em" | Mar 3, 1905 Charles W. Fairbanks (Indianapolis) ! rowspan=4 | 12

|- style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 | 13 Albert J. Beveridge (Indianapolis) Mar 3, 1911 |

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|- style="height:2em" | | Re-elected in 1903.Resigned to become U.S. Vice President.

|- style="height:2em" | Mar 3, 1909 James A. Hemenway (Boonville) ! rowspan=2 | 13

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|- style="height:2em" | Mar 14, 1916 Benjamin F. Shively (South Bend) ! rowspan=4 | 14

|- style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 | 14 John W. Kern (Indianapolis) Mar 3, 1917 |

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|- style="height:2em" | Re-elected in 1914.Died.

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| nowrap | Mar 14, 1916 – Mar 20, 1916

|- style="height:2em" | Appointed to continue Shiveley's term.Lost election to finish Shiveley's term. | nowrap | Mar 20, 1916 – Nov 7, 1916 | | Democratic Thomas Taggart (Indianapolis) ! 15

|- style="height:2em" Mar 3, 1933 James E. Watson (Rushville) ! rowspan=11 | 16

|- style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 | 15 Harry S. New (Indianapolis) Mar 3, 1923 |

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|- style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 | 16 Samuel M. Ralston (Lebanon) Oct 14, 1925 |

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|- style="height:2em" | nowrap | Oct 14, 1925 – Oct 20, 1925 |

|- style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 | 17 Arthur Raymond Robinson (Indianapolis) Jan 3, 1935

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|- style="height:2em" | Jan 25, 1944 Frederick Van Nuys (Indianapolis) ! rowspan=6 | 17

|- style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 | 18 Sherman Minton (New Albany) Jan 3, 1941 |

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|- style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 | 19 Raymond E. Willis (Angola) Jan 3, 1947 |

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|- style="height:2em" | Appointed to continue Van Nuys's term.Retired when successor elected. | nowrap | Jan 28, 1944 – Nov 13, 1944 | | Democratic Samuel D. Jackson (Fort Wayne) ! 18

|- style="height:2em" | Elected to finish Van Nuys's term.Retired. | nowrap | Nov 14, 1944 – Jan 3, 1945 | | Republican William E. Jenner (Bedford) ! 19

|- style="height:2em" | Jan 3, 1963 Homer E. Capehart (Washington) ! rowspan=9 | 20

|- style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 | 20 William E. Jenner (Bedford) Jan 3, 1959 |

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|- style="height:2em" ! rowspan=9 | 21 Vance Hartke (Evansville) Jan 3, 1977 |

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|- style="height:2em" | Jan 3, 1981 Birch Bayh (Terre Haute) ! rowspan=9 | 21

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|- style="height:2em" ! rowspan=18 | 22 Richard Lugar (Indianapolis) Jan 3, 2013 |

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|- style="height:2em" | Jan 3, 1989 Dan Quayle (Huntington) ! rowspan=4 | 22

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|- style="height:2em" | | Re-elected in 1986.Resigned to become U.S. Vice President.

|- style="height:2em" | Jan 3, 1999 Dan Coats (Fort Wayne) ! rowspan=5 | 23

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|- style="height:2em" | Jan 3, 2011 Evan Bayh (Indianapolis) ! rowspan=6 | 24

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|- style="height:2em" | Jan 3, 2017 Dan Coats (Fort Wayne) ! rowspan=3 | 25

|- style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 | 23 Joe Donnelly (Granger) Jan 3, 2019 |

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|- style="height:2em" | present Todd Young (Bargersville) ! rowspan=6 | 26

|- style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 | 24 Mike Braun (Jasper) Jan 3, 2025 |

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|- style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 | 25 Jim Banks (Columbia City) present |

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References

  1. Byrd, p. 105.
  2. (2006). "The governors of Indiana".
  3. (Jan 21, 1897). "Fairbanks in Indiana.". [[The New York Times]].
  4. Byrd, p. 104
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