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SenatorPartyStateTermNotesStartEndLength ofserviceDemocraticFloridaLost renominationWithdrew from the Senate in 1861 following the secession of Florida from the UnionWhigLouisianaWithdrew from the Senate in 1861 following the secession of Louisiana from the UnionDemocraticDemocraticLouisianaLost renominationRepublicanOregonRetiredDemocraticMarylandDied in officeRepublicanColoradoRetired DemocraticNew YorkRetiredDemocraticOregonDied in officeRepublicanNew YorkLost reelection as Liberal Party nominee after having lost Republican Party renominationDemocraticAlaskaLost renominationLost write-in reelectionDemocraticConnecticutRetiredDemocraticOhioResigned to permit governor to appoint winner of general election, after previously having lost renomination for new termRetiredDemocraticFloridaLost renominationDemocraticNebraskaDied in office RepublicanMinnesotaLost reelectionRepublicanMaineRetiredDemocraticMichiganRetiredRepublicanNew HampshireRetiredRepublicanPennsylvaniaLost renomination by the Democratic Party, to which he had switched the prior year.DemocraticDemocraticNew JerseyRetiredDied in officeRepublicanNevadaLost reelectionDemocraticWisconsinRetiredDemocraticConnecticutLost renomination, but re-elected on the Connecticut for Lieberman ticket in 2006RetiredIndependentDemocratic (DFL)MinnesotaDied in officeDemocraticCaliforniaDied in officeDemocraticCaliforniaRetiredDemocraticWisconsinLost reelectionDemocraticOregonIncumbentDemocraticNew YorkIncumbentFirst Jewish Senate Majority Leader and Senate Minority LeaderRepublicanMinnesotaLost reelectionDemocraticMarylandRetiredIndependentVermontIncumbentElected as an Independent. Began identifying alternately as an Independent or Democrat while running in the 2016 Democratic presidential primaries. Officially joined the Democratic Party after signing a declaratory pledge, but kept his independent affiliation in the Senate.Democratic (DFL)MinnesotaResignedDemocraticColoradoIncumbentDemocraticConnecticutIncumbentDemocraticHawaiiIncumbentDemocraticNevadaIncumbentDemocraticGeorgiaIncumbentDemocraticCaliforniaIncumbentDemocraticMichiganIncumbent
Elected to the Senate, but not seated Senator-electPartyStateYear electedNotes RepublicanLouisiana1865Not seated due to policy of Radical Republicans not to seat any senators-elect from former Confederate states until a Reconstruction plan had been adopted
List of states with Jewish U.S. senators
Twenty-two states have been represented by Jewish senators. As of January 3, 2025, 10 states are represented by Jewish senators.
StateCurrentPreviousTotalFirst Jewish senatorAlabama 0 0 0 Alaska 0 1 1 Arizona 0 0 0 Arkansas 0 0 0 California 1 2 3 Colorado 1 1 2 Connecticut 1 2 3 Delaware 0 0 0 Florida 0 2 2 Georgia 1 0 1 Hawaii 1 0 1 Idaho 0 0 0 Illinois 0 0 0 Indiana 0 0 0 Iowa 0 0 0 Kansas 0 0 0 Kentucky 0 0 0 Louisiana 0 2 2 Maine 0 1 1 Maryland 0 2 2 Massachusetts 0 0 0 Michigan 1 1 2Minnesota 0 4 4 Mississippi 0 0 0 Missouri 0 0 0 Montana 0 0 0 Nebraska 0 1 1 Nevada 1 1 2 New Hampshire 0 1 1 New Jersey 0 1 1 New Mexico 0 0 0 New York 1 2 3 North Carolina 0 0 0 North Dakota 0 0 0 Ohio 0 1 1 Oklahoma 0 0 0 Oregon 1 2 3 Pennsylvania 0 1 1 Rhode Island 0 0 0 South Carolina 0 0 0 South Dakota 0 0 0 Tennessee 0 0 0 Texas 0 0 0 Utah 0 0 0 Vermont 1 0 1 Virginia 0 0 0 Washington 0 0 0 West Virginia 0 0 0 Wisconsin 0 2 2 Wyoming 0 0 0
Concurrently serving Jewish senators from the same state StateStart dateEnd dateDurationSenior senatorJunior senatorCalifornia (D) (D)Wisconsin (D) (D)Connecticut (I) (D)
Elections with two Jewish major-party nominees Incumbent senators are in bold.
Elections with two Jewish major-party nomineesElection yearStateWinnerSecond-place finisher1990MaineMinnesota1992California1996Minnesota2008MinnesotaNew Jersey2022Connecticut
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