Class 1
Class 1 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2006 , 2012 , 2018 , and 2024 . The next election will be in 2030.
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Class 3
Class 3 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2004 , 2010 , 2016 , and 2022 . The next election will be in 2026 (special) and 2028 .
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Senator
Party
Dates in office
Electoral history
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Electoral history
Dates in office
Party
Senator
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1
John Smith (Columbia )
Democratic- Republican
Apr 1, 1803 – Apr 25, 1808
Elected in 1803 .[ 1]
Resigned.
1
8th
1
Elected in 1803 .[ 1]
Retired.
Apr 1, 1803 – Mar 3, 1807
Democratic- Republican
Thomas Worthington (Chillicothe )
1
9th
10th
2
Elected in 1807 .[ 2]
Resigned.
Mar 4, 1807 – Mar 3, 1809
Democratic- Republican
Edward Tiffin (Chillicothe )
2
Vacant
Apr 25, 1808 – Dec 12, 1808
2
Return J. Meigs Jr. (Marietta )
Democratic- Republican
Dec 12, 1808 – Dec 8, 1810
Elected in 1808 to finish Smith's term .[ 3]
Elected in 1808 to full term .[ 3]
Resigned to become Governor of Ohio .
2
11th
Mar 4, 1809 – May 18, 1809
Vacant
Appointed to continue Tiffin's term.[ 3]
Retired when successor elected.
May 18, 1809 – Dec 11, 1809
Democratic- Republican
Stanley Griswold (Chillicothe )
3
Vacant
Dec 8, 1810 – Dec 15, 1810
Elected in 1809 to finish Tiffin's term .
Retired.
Dec 11, 1809 – Mar 3, 1813
Democratic- Republican
Alexander Campbell (Ripley )
4
3
Thomas Worthington (Chillicothe )
Democratic- Republican
Dec 15, 1810 – Dec 1, 1814
Elected in 1810 to finish Meigs's term .
Resigned to become Governor of Ohio .
12th
13th
3
Elected in 1813 .
Retired.
Mar 4, 1813 – Mar 3, 1819
Democratic- Republican
Jeremiah Morrow (Montgomery )
5
Vacant
Dec 1, 1814 – Dec 10, 1814
4
Joseph Kerr (Chillicothe )
Democratic- Republican
Dec 10, 1814 – Mar 3, 1815
Elected in 1814 to finish Meigs's term .
Retired.
5
Benjamin Ruggles (St. Clairsville )
Democratic- Republican
Mar 4, 1815 – Mar 3, 1833
Elected in 1815 .
3
14th
15th
16th
4
Elected in 1819 .
Died.
Mar 4, 1819 – Dec 13, 1821
Democratic- Republican
William A. Trimble (Hillsboro )
6
Re-elected in 1821 .
4
17th
Dec 13, 1821 – Jan 3, 1822
Vacant
Elected in 1822 to finish Trimble's term .
Lost re-election.
Jan 3, 1822 – Mar 3, 1825
Democratic- Republican
Ethan Allen Brown (Cincinnati )
7
18th
National Republican
19th
5
Elected in 1824 .
Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Colombia .
Mar 4, 1825 – May 20, 1828
National Republican
William Henry Harrison (Cincinnati )
8
Re-elected in 1827 .
Retired.
5
20th
May 20, 1828 – Dec 10, 1828
Vacant
Elected in 1828 to finish Harrison's term .
Retired.
Dec 10, 1828 – Mar 3, 1831
National Republican
Jacob Burnet (Cincinnati )
9
21st
22nd
6
Elected in 1830 .
Lost re-election.
Mar 4, 1831 – Mar 3, 1837
National Republican
Thomas Ewing (Lancaster )
10
6
Thomas Morris (Bethel )
Jacksonian
Mar 4, 1833 – Mar 3, 1839
Elected in 1833 .
Lost re-election.
6
23rd
24th
Democratic
25th
7
Elected in 1837 .
Mar 4, 1837 – Mar 3, 1849
Democratic
William Allen (Chillicothe )
11
7
Benjamin Tappan (Steubenville )
Democratic
Mar 4, 1839 – Mar 3, 1845
Elected in 1838 .
Retired.
7
26th
27th
28th
8
Re-elected in 1842 .
Lost re-election.
8
Thomas Corwin (Lebanon )
Whig
Mar 4, 1845 – Jul 20, 1850
Elected in 1844 .
Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury .
8
29th
30th
31st
9
Elected in 1849 .
Retired.
Mar 4, 1849 – Mar 3, 1855
Free Soil
Salmon P. Chase (Cincinnati )
12
9
Thomas Ewing (Lancaster )
Whig
Jul 20, 1850 – Mar 3, 1851
Appointed to finish Corwin's term.
Lost election to the next term.
Vacant
Mar 4, 1851 – Mar 15, 1851
9
32nd
10
Benjamin Wade (Jefferson )
Whig
Mar 15, 1851 – Mar 3, 1869
Elected late in 1851 .
33rd
Republican
34th
10
Elected in 1854
Lost re-election.
Mar 4, 1855 – Mar 3, 1861
Democratic
George E. Pugh (Cincinnati )
13
Re-elected in 1856 .
10
35th
36th
37th
11
Elected in 1860 .
Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury .
Mar 4, 1861 – Mar 6, 1861
Republican
Salmon P. Chase (Cincinnati )
14
Mar 6, 1861 – Mar 21, 1861
Vacant
Elected in 1861 to finish Chase's term .
Mar 21, 1861 – Mar 8, 1877
Republican
John Sherman (Mansfield )
15
Re-elected in 1863 .
Lost renomination.
11
38th
39th
40th
12
Re-elected in 1866 .
11
Allen G. Thurman (Columbus )
Democratic
Mar 4, 1869 – Mar 3, 1881
Elected in 1868 .
12
41st
42nd
43rd
13
Re-elected in 1872 .
Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury .
Re-elected in 1874 .
Lost re-election.
13
44th
45th
Mar 8, 1877 – Mar 21, 1877
Vacant
Elected in 1877 to finish Sherman's term .
Retired.
Mar 21, 1877 – Mar 3, 1879
Republican
Stanley Matthews (Glendale )
16
46th
14
Election date unknown.
Lost renomination.
Mar 4, 1879 – Mar 3, 1885
Democratic
George H. Pendleton (Cincinnati )
17
12
John Sherman (Mansfield )
Republican
Mar 4, 1881 – Mar 4, 1897
Elected in 1881 .
14
47th
48th
49th
15
Elected in 1884 .
Retired.
Mar 4, 1885 – Mar 3, 1891
Democratic
Henry B. Payne (Cleveland )
18
Re-elected in 1886 .
15
50th
51st
52nd
16
Elected in 1890 .
Lost re-election.[ 9]
Mar 4, 1891 – Mar 3, 1897
Democratic
Calvin S. Brice (Lima )
19
Re-elected in 1892 .
Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State .
16
53rd
54th
55th
17
Elected in 1896 .
Mar 4, 1897 – Mar 3, 1909
Republican
Joseph B. Foraker (Cincinnati )
20
13
Mark Hanna (Cleveland )
Republican
Mar 5, 1897 – Feb 15, 1904
Appointed to continue Sherman's term.
Elected in 1898 to finish Sherman's term .
Elected in 1898 to the next term .
Died.
17
56th
57th
58th
18
Re-elected in 1902 .[ 11]
Retired.[ 12]
Vacant
Feb 15, 1904 – Mar 23, 1904
14
Charles W. F. Dick (Akron )
Republican
Mar 23, 1904 – Mar 3, 1911
Elected in 1904 to finish Hanna's term .
Elected in 1904 to the next term .
Lost re-election.
18
59th
60th
61st
19
Elected Jan 12, 1909 .[ 12]
Retired.
Mar 4, 1909 – Mar 3, 1915
Republican
Theodore E. Burton (Cleveland )
21
15
Atlee Pomerene (Canton )
Democratic
Mar 4, 1911 – Mar 3, 1923
Elected Jan 10, 1911 .
19
62nd
63rd
64th
20
Elected in 1914 .
Retired to run for U.S. President .
Resigned to become U.S. President .
Mar 4, 1915 – Jan 13, 1921
Republican
Warren G. Harding (Marion )
22
Re-elected in 1916 .
Lost re-election.
20
65th
66th
Appointed to finish Harding's term, having been elected to the next term.
Jan 14, 1921 – Mar 30, 1928
Republican
Frank B. Willis (Delaware )
23
67th
21
Elected in 1920 .
16
Simeon D. Fess (Yellow Springs )
Republican
Mar 4, 1923 – Jan 3, 1935
Elected in 1922 .
21
68th
69th
70th
22
Re-elected in 1926 .
Died.
Mar 30, 1928 – Apr 5, 1928
Vacant
Appointed to continue Willis's term.
Lost nomination to finish Willis's term.
Apr 5, 1928 – Dec 14, 1928
Democratic
Cyrus Locher (Cleveland )
24
Elected in 1928 to finish Willis's term .
Died.
Dec 15, 1928 – Oct 28, 1929
Republican
Theodore E. Burton (Cleveland )
25
Re-elected in 1928 .
Lost re-election.
22
71st
Oct 28, 1929 – Nov 5, 1929
Vacant
Appointed to continue Willis's term.
Lost election to finish Willis's term.
Nov 5, 1929 – Nov 30, 1930
Republican
Roscoe C. McCulloch (Canton )
26
Elected in 1930 to finish Willis's term .
Dec 1, 1930 – Jan 3, 1939
Democratic
Robert J. Bulkley (Cleveland )
27
72nd
73rd
23
Re-elected in 1932 .
Lost re-election.
17
Vic Donahey (Huntsville )
Democratic
Jan 3, 1935 – Jan 3, 1941
Elected in 1934 .
Retired.
23
74th
75th
76th
24
Elected in 1938 .
Jan 3, 1939 – Jul 31, 1953
Republican
Robert A. Taft (Cincinnati )
28
18
Harold H. Burton (Cleveland )
Republican
Jan 3, 1941 – Sep 30, 1945
Elected in 1940 .
Resigned when appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court .
24
77th
78th
79th
25
Re-elected in 1944 .
Vacant
Sep 30, 1945 – Oct 8, 1945
19
James W. Huffman (Columbus )
Democratic
Oct 8, 1945 – Nov 5, 1946
Appointed to continue Burton's term.
Retired when successor elected.
20
Kingsley Taft (Shaker Heights )
Republican
Nov 5, 1946 – Jan 3, 1947
Elected in 1946 to finish Burton's term .
Retired.
21
John W. Bricker (Columbus )
Republican
Jan 3, 1947 – Jan 3, 1959
Elected in 1946 .
25
80th
81st
82nd
26
Re-elected in 1950 .
Died.
Re-elected in 1952 .
Lost re-election.
26
83rd
Jul 31, 1953 – Nov 10, 1953
Vacant
Appointed to continue Taft's term.
Lost election to finish Taft's term.
Nov 10, 1953 – Dec 2, 1954
Democratic
Thomas Burke (Cleveland )
29
Dec 2, 1954 – Dec 16, 1954
Vacant
Elected in 1954 to finish Taft's term .
Lost re-election.
Dec 16, 1954 – Jan 3, 1957
Republican
George H. Bender (Chagrin Falls )
30
84th
85th
27
Elected in 1956 .
Jan 3, 1957 – Jan 3, 1969
Democratic
Frank Lausche (Cleveland )
31
22
Stephen M. Young (Cleveland )
Democratic
Jan 3, 1959 – Jan 3, 1971
Elected in 1958 .
27
86th
87th
88th
28
Re-elected in 1962 .
Lost renomination.
Re-elected in 1964 .
Retired.
28
89th
90th
91st
29
Elected in 1968 .
Resigned to become U.S. Attorney General .
Jan 3, 1969 – Jan 3, 1974
Republican
William Saxbe (Mechanicsburg )
32
23
Robert Taft Jr. (Cincinnati )
Republican
Jan 3, 1971 – Dec 28, 1976
Elected in 1970 .
Lost re-election and resigned early.
29
92nd
93rd
Appointed to finish Saxbe's term.
Lost nomination to full term and resigned early.
Jan 4, 1974 – Dec 23, 1974
Democratic
Howard Metzenbaum (Cleveland )
33
Appointed to finish Saxbe's term, having been elected to the next term.
Dec 24, 1974 – Jan 3, 1999
Democratic
John Glenn (Columbus )
34
94th
30
Elected in 1974 .
24
Howard Metzenbaum (Lyndhurst )
Democratic
Dec 29, 1976 – Jan 3, 1995
Appointed to finish Taft's term, having been elected to the next term.
Elected in 1976 .
30
95th
96th
97th
31
Re-elected in 1980 .
Re-elected in 1982 .
31
98th
99th
100th
32
Re-elected in 1986 .
Re-elected in 1988 .
Retired.
32
101st
102nd
103rd
33
Re-elected in 1992 .
Retired.
25
Mike DeWine (Columbus )
Republican
Jan 3, 1995 – Jan 3, 2007
Elected in 1994 .
33
104th
105th
106th
34
Elected in 1998 .
Jan 3, 1999 – Jan 3, 2011
Republican
George Voinovich (Cleveland )
35
Re-elected in 2000 .
Lost re-election.
34
107th
108th
109th
35
Re-elected in 2004 .
Retired.
26
Sherrod Brown (Lorain )
Democratic
Jan 3, 2007 – Jan 3, 2025
Elected in 2006 .
35
110th
111th
112th
36
Elected in 2010 .
Jan 3, 2011 – Jan 3, 2023
Republican
Rob Portman (Terrace Park )
36
Re-elected in 2012 .
36
113th
114th
115th
37
Re-elected in 2016 .
Retired.
Re-elected in 2018 .
Lost re-election.
37
116th
117th
118th
38
Elected in 2022 .
Resigned to become Vice President of the United States .
Jan 3, 2023 – Jan 10, 2025
Republican
JD Vance (Cincinnati )
37
27
Bernie Moreno (Westlake )
Republican
Jan 3, 2025 – present
Elected in 2024 .
38
119th
Jan 10, 2025 – Jan 18, 2025
Vacant
Appointed to continue Vance's term.
Jan 18, 2025 – present
Republican
Jon Husted (Upper Arlington )
38
To be determined in the 2026 special election .
120th
121st
39
To be determined in the 2028 election .
To be determined in the 2030 election .
39
122nd
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