List of United States senators from Texas

Texas was admitted to the United States on December 29, 1845, and elects its U.S. senators to class 1 and class 2. The state's current senators are Republicans John Cornyn (serving since 2002) and Ted Cruz (serving since 2013). A total of 27 Democrats, 7 Republicans, and 1 Liberal Republican have served or are serving as U.S. senators from Texas. Morris Sheppard was Texas's longest-serving senator (1913–1941).

List of senators

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| colspan=3 | Vacant

| nowrap | Dec 29, 1845 – Feb 21, 1846

| Texas did not elect its senators until two months after statehood.

| rowspan=4 | 1

| rowspan=2 | 1

| Texas did not elect its senators until two months after statehood.

| nowrap | Dec 29, 1845 – Feb 21, 1846

| colspan=3 | Vacant

! rowspan=7 | 1

| rowspan=7 align=left | 100px Thomas Jefferson Rusk

| rowspan=7 | Democratic

| rowspan=7 nowrap | Feb 21, 1846 – Jul 29, 1857

| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1846.

| Elected in 1846.

| rowspan=11 nowrap | Feb 21, 1846 – Mar 3, 1859

| rowspan=11 |Democratic

| rowspan=11 align=right | 100px Sam Houston

! rowspan=11 | 1

|- style="height:2em"

| rowspan=3 | 2

| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1847.

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| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1851.

| rowspan=3 | 2

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| rowspan=7 | 3

| rowspan=7 | Re-elected in 1853.Retired.

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| Re-elected in 1857.Died.

| rowspan=10 | 3

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| colspan=3 | Vacant

| nowrap | Jul 29, 1857 – Nov 9, 1857

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! 2

| align=left | 100px J. Pinckney Henderson

| | Democratic

| nowrap | Nov 9, 1857 – Jun 4, 1858

| Appointed to finish Rusk's term.Died.

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| colspan=3 | Vacant

| nowrap | Jun 4, 1858 – Sep 27, 1858

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! rowspan=2 | 3

| rowspan=2 align=left | 100px Matthias Ward

| rowspan=2 | Democratic

| rowspan=2 nowrap | Sep 27, 1858 – Dec 5, 1859

| rowspan=2 | Appointed to continue Rusk's term.Lost nomination to finish Rusk's term.

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| rowspan=6 | 4

| rowspan=4 | Elected in 1859.Expelled following Texas's secession from the Union.

| rowspan=4 nowrap | Mar 4, 1859 – Jul 11, 1861

| rowspan=4 |Democratic

| rowspan=4 align=right | 100px John Hemphill

! rowspan=4 | 2

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! rowspan=2 | 4

| rowspan=2 align=left | 100px Louis Wigfall

| rowspan=2 | Democratic

| rowspan=2 nowrap | Dec 5, 1859 – Mar 23, 1861

| rowspan=2 | Elected to finish Rusk's term.Withdrew.

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| rowspan=6 colspan=3 | Vacant

| rowspan=6 nowrap | Mar 23, 1861 – Mar 30, 1870

| rowspan=6 | Civil War and reconstruction.

|- style="height:2em"

| rowspan=6 | Civil War and reconstruction.

| rowspan=6 nowrap | Jul 11, 1861 – Mar 31, 1870

| rowspan=6 colspan=3 | Vacant

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| rowspan=3 | 4

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| rowspan=5 | 5

|- style="height:2em"

| rowspan=5 | 5

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! rowspan=4 | 5

| rowspan=4 align=left | 100px J. W. Flanagan

| rowspan=4 | Republican

| rowspan=4 nowrap | Mar 30, 1870 – Mar 3, 1875

| rowspan=4 | Elected upon readmission.

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| Elected upon readmission.

| rowspan=4 nowrap | Mar 31, 1870 – Mar 3, 1877

| rowspan=2 |Republican

| rowspan=4 align=right | 100px Morgan C. Hamilton

! rowspan=4 | 3

|- style="height:2em"

| rowspan=3 | 6

| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1871.Retired.

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| | Liberal Republican

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! rowspan=6 | 6

| rowspan=6 align=left | 100px Samuel B. Maxey

| rowspan=6 | Democratic

| rowspan=6 nowrap | Mar 4, 1875 – Mar 3, 1887

| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1875.

| rowspan=3 | 6

| | Republican

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| rowspan=3 | 7

| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1876.

| rowspan=11 nowrap | Mar 4, 1877 – Mar 3, 1895

| rowspan=11 |Democratic

| rowspan=11 align=right | 100px Richard Coke

! rowspan=11 | 4

|- style="height:2em"

| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1881.Lost re-election.

| rowspan=3 | 7

|- style="height:2em"

| rowspan=3 | 8

| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1882.

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! rowspan=3 | 7

| rowspan=3 align=left | 100px John H. Reagan

| rowspan=3 | Democratic

| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1887 – Jun 10, 1891

| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1887.Resigned to become chairman of the Railroad Commission of Texas.

| rowspan=5 | 8

|- style="height:2em"

| rowspan=5 | 9

| rowspan=5 | Re-elected in 1888.Retired.

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! 8

| align=left | 100px Horace Chilton

| | Democratic

| nowrap | Jun 10, 1891 – Mar 22, 1892

| Appointed to continue Reagan's term.Lost election to finish Reagan's term.

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! rowspan=4 | 9

| rowspan=4 align=left | 100px Roger Q. Mills

| rowspan=4 | Democratic

| rowspan=4 nowrap | Mar 30, 1892 – Mar 3, 1899

| Elected to finish Reagan's term.

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| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1893.Retired.

| rowspan=3 | 9

|- style="height:2em"

| rowspan=3 | 10

| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1894.Retired.

| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1895 – Mar 3, 1901

| rowspan=3 |Democratic

| rowspan=3 align=right | 100px Horace Chilton

! rowspan=3 | 5

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! rowspan=15 | 10

| rowspan=15 align=left | 100px Charles A. Culberson

| rowspan=15 | Democratic

| rowspan=15 nowrap | Mar 4, 1899 – Mar 3, 1923

| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1899.

| rowspan=3 | 10

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| rowspan=3 | 11

| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1901.

| rowspan=6 nowrap | Mar 4, 1901 – Jan 3, 1913

| rowspan=6 |Democratic

| rowspan=6 align=right | 100px Joseph W. Bailey

! rowspan=6 | 6

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| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1905.

| rowspan=3 | 11

|- style="height:2em"

| rowspan=6 | 12

| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1907.Resigned.

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| rowspan=6 | Re-elected in 1911.

| rowspan=6 | 12

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| Appointed to continue Bailey's term.Lost election to finish Bailey's term.Retired.

| nowrap | Jan 4, 1913 – Jan 29, 1913

| |Democratic

| align=right | 100px Rienzi Melville Johnston

! 7

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| nowrap | Jan 29, 1913 – Feb 3, 1913

| colspan=3 | Vacant

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| Elected in 1913 to finish Bailey's term.

| rowspan=16 nowrap | Feb 3, 1913 – Apr 9, 1941

| rowspan=16 |Democratic

| rowspan=16 align=right | 100px Morris Sheppard

! rowspan=16 | 8

|- style="height:2em"

| rowspan=3 | 13

| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1913 to the full term.

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| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1916.Lost renomination.

| rowspan=3 | 13

|- style="height:2em"

| rowspan=3 | 14

| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1918.

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! rowspan=3 | 11

| rowspan=3 align=left | 100px Earle B. Mayfield

| rowspan=3 | Democratic

| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1923 – Mar 3, 1929

| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1922.Lost renomination.

| rowspan=3 | 14

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| rowspan=3 | 15

| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1924.

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! rowspan=16 | 12

| rowspan=16 align=left | 100px Tom Connally

| rowspan=16 | Democratic

| rowspan=16 nowrap | Mar 4, 1929 – Jan 3, 1953

| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1928.

| rowspan=3 | 15

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| rowspan=3 | 16

| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1930.

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| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1934.

| rowspan=3 | 16

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| rowspan=7 | 17

| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1936.Died.

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| rowspan=7 | Re-elected in 1940.

| rowspan=7 | 17

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| nowrap | Apr 9, 1941 – Apr 21, 1941

| colspan=3 | Vacant

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| Appointed to continue Sheppard's term.Died.

| nowrap | Apr 21, 1941 – Jun 26, 1941

| |Democratic

| align=right | 100px Andrew J. Houston

! 9

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| nowrap | Jun 26, 1941 – Aug 4, 1941

| colspan=3 | Vacant

|- style="height:2em"

| Elected to finish Sheppard's term.

| rowspan=4 nowrap | Aug 4, 1941 – Jan 3, 1949

| rowspan=4 |Democratic

| rowspan=4 align=right | 100px W. Lee O'Daniel

! rowspan=4 | 10

|- style="height:2em"

| rowspan=3 | 18

| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1942.Retired.

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| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1946.Retired.

| rowspan=3 | 18

|- style="height:2em"

| rowspan=3 | 19

| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1948.

| rowspan=8 nowrap | Jan 3, 1949 – Jan 3, 1961

| rowspan=8 |Democratic

| rowspan=8 align=right | 100px Lyndon B. Johnson

! rowspan=8 | 11

|- style="height:2em"

! rowspan=3 | 13

| rowspan=3 align=left | 100px Price Daniel

| rowspan=3 | Democratic

| rowspan=3 nowrap | Jan 3, 1953 – Jan 14, 1957

| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1952.Resigned to become Governor of Texas.

| rowspan=5 | 19

|- style="height:2em"

| rowspan=5 | 20

| rowspan=5 | Re-elected in 1954.Re-elected in 1960, but resigned to become U.S. Vice President.

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! 14

| align=left | 100px Bill Blakley

| | Democratic

| nowrap | Jan 15, 1957 – Apr 28, 1957

| Appointed to continue Daniel's term.Retired when his successor was elected.

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! rowspan=8 | 15

| rowspan=8 align=left | 100px Ralph Yarborough

| rowspan=8 | Democratic

| rowspan=8 nowrap | Apr 29, 1957 – Jan 3, 1971

| Elected to finish Daniel's term.

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| rowspan=4 | Re-elected in 1958.

| rowspan=4 | 20

|- style="height:2em"

| rowspan=4 | 21

| Appointed to begin Johnson's term.Lost election to finish Johnson's term.

| nowrap | Jan 3, 1961 – Jun 14, 1961

| |Democratic

| align=right | 100px Bill Blakley

! 12

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| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1961 to finish Johnson's term.

| rowspan=12 nowrap | Jun 15, 1961 – Jan 3, 1985

| rowspan=12 |Republican

| rowspan=12 align=right | 100px John Tower

! rowspan=12 | 13

|- style="height:2em"

| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1964.Lost renomination.

| rowspan=3 | 21

|- style="height:2em"

| rowspan=3 | 22

| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1966.

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! rowspan=12 | 16

| rowspan=12 align=left | 100px Lloyd Bentsen

| rowspan=12 | Democratic

| rowspan=12 nowrap | Jan 3, 1971 – Jan 20, 1993

| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1970.

| rowspan=3 | 22

|- style="height:2em"

| rowspan=3 | 23

| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1972.

|- style="height:2em"

| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1976.

| rowspan=3 | 23

|- style="height:2em"

| rowspan=3 | 24

| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1978.Retired.

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| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1982.

| rowspan=3 | 24

|- style="height:2em"

| rowspan=3 | 25

| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1984.

| rowspan=12 nowrap | Jan 3, 1985 – Nov 30, 2002

| rowspan=12 |Republican

| rowspan=12 align=right | 100px Phil Gramm

! rowspan=12 | 14

|- style="height:2em"

| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1988.Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.

| rowspan=6 | 25

|- style="height:2em"

| rowspan=6 | 26

| rowspan=6 | Re-elected in 1990.

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| colspan=3 | Vacant

| nowrap | Jan 20, 1993 – Jan 21, 1993

|- style="height:2em"

! 17

| align=left | 100px Bob Krueger

| | Democratic

| nowrap | Jan 21, 1993 – Jun 14, 1993

| Appointed to continue Bentsen's term.Lost election to finish Bentsen's term.

|- style="height:2em"

! rowspan=12 | 18

| rowspan=12 align=left | 100px Kay Bailey Hutchison

| rowspan=12 | Republican

| rowspan=12 nowrap | Jun 14, 1993 – Jan 3, 2013

| Elected in 1993 to finish Bentsen's term.

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| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1994.

| rowspan=3 | 26

|- style="height:2em"

| rowspan=5 | 27

| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 1996.Retired, and resigned early to give successor preferential seniority.

|- style="height:2em"

| rowspan=5 | Re-elected in 2000.

| rowspan=5 | 27

|- style="height:2em"

| nowrap | Nov 30, 2002 – Dec 2, 2002

| colspan=3 | Vacant

|- style="height:2em"

| Appointed to finish Gramm's term, having been elected to the next term.

| rowspan=13 nowrap | Dec 2, 2002 – present

| rowspan=13 |Republican

| rowspan=13 align=right | 100px John Cornyn

! rowspan=13 | 15

|- style="height:2em"

| rowspan=3 | 28

| rowspan=3 | Elected in 2002.

|- style="height:2em"

| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 2006.Retired.

| rowspan=3 | 28

|- style="height:2em"

| rowspan=3 | 29

| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 2008.

|- style="height:2em"

! rowspan=9 | 19

| rowspan=9 align=left | 100px Ted Cruz

| rowspan=9 | Republican

| rowspan=9 nowrap | Jan 3, 2013 – present

| rowspan=3 | Elected in 2012.

| rowspan=3 | 29

|- style="height:2em"

| rowspan=3 | 30

| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 2014.

|- style="height:2em"

| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 2018.

| rowspan=3 | 30

|- style="height:2em"

| rowspan=3| 31

| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 2020.Lost renomination.

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| rowspan=3 | Re-elected in 2024.

| rowspan=3 |31

|- style="height:2em"

| rowspan=3 | 32

| rowspan=3 colspan=5 | To be determined in the 2026 election.

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| colspan=5 | To be determined in the 2030 election.

| 32

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List of United States senators from Texas

List of senators

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