Class 2Class 2 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2002, 2008, 2014, and 2020. The next election will be in 2026.
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Class 3Class 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 2028.
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Dates in office
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Electoral history
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Electoral history
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Dates in office
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Senator
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/WSFulton.jpg/100px-WSFulton.jpg) William S. Fulton
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Jacksonian
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Sep 18, 1836 – Aug 15, 1844
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Elected in 1836.
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1
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24th
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1
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Elected in 1836.
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Sep 18, 1836 – Mar 15, 1848
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Jacksonian
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![]() Ambrose Hundley Sevier
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1
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Democratic
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25th
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2
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Re-elected in 1837.
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Democratic
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26th
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Re-elected in 1840.Died.
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2
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27th
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28th
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3
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Re-elected in 1843.Resigned.
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Vacant
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Aug 15, 1844 – Nov 8, 1844
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2
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Chester_Ashley.jpg/100px-Chester_Ashley.jpg) Chester Ashley
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Democratic
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Nov 8, 1844 – Apr 29, 1848
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Elected to finish Fulton's term.
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29th
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Elected to a full term in 1846.Died.
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3
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30th
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Mar 15, 1848 – Mar 30, 1848
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Vacant
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Appointed to finish Sevier's term.[1]
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Mar 30, 1848 – Apr 11, 1853
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Democratic
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Solon_Borland.jpg/100px-Solon_Borland.jpg) Solon Borland
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2
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Vacant
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Apr 29, 1848 – May 12, 1848
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3
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/WKSebastianCommons.jpg/100px-WKSebastianCommons.jpg) William K. Sebastian
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Democratic
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May 12, 1848 – Jul 11, 1861
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Appointed to continue Ashley's term.Elected in 1848 to finish Ashley's term.[2]
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31st
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4
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Elected to full term in 1848.Resigned.
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32nd
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Elected to full term in 1853.
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4
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33rd
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Apr 11, 1853 – Jul 6, 1853
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Vacant
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Appointed to continue Borland's term.Elected in 1854 to finish Borland's term.[2]
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Jul 6, 1853 – Mar 3, 1861
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Democratic
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/RWJohnson-photograph.jpg/100px-RWJohnson-photograph.jpg) Robert Ward Johnson
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3
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34th
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5
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Re-elected in 1855.Retired.
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35th
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Re-elected in 1859.Expelled. (Expulsion was reversed by the Senate in 1877).
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5
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36th
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37th
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6
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Elected in 1860 or 1861.Expelled for supporting the Confederacy.
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Mar 4, 1861 – Jul 11, 1861
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Democratic
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Charles_Mitchel.jpg/100px-Charles_Mitchel.jpg) Charles B. Mitchel
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4
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Vacant
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Jul 11, 1861 – Jun 22, 1868
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Civil War and Reconstruction
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Civil War and Reconstruction
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Jul 11, 1861 – Jun 23, 1868
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Vacant
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38th
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6
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39th
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40th
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7
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4
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Sen_Alexander_McDonald.jpg/100px-Sen_Alexander_McDonald.jpg) Alexander McDonald
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Republican
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Jun 22, 1868 – Mar 3, 1871
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Elected upon readmission.Lost re-election.
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Elected upon readmission.Unknown if retired or lost re-election.
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Jun 23, 1868 – Mar 3, 1873
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Republican
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Benjamin_F._Rice_-_Brady-Handy.jpg/100px-Benjamin_F._Rice_-_Brady-Handy.jpg) Benjamin F. Rice
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5
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41st
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5
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Powell_Clayton.jpg/100px-Powell_Clayton.jpg) Powell Clayton
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Republican
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Mar 4, 1871 – Mar 3, 1877
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Elected in 1870.Unknown if retired or lost re-election.
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7
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42nd
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43rd
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8
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Elected in 1872 or 1873.Retired.
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Mar 4, 1873 – Mar 3, 1879
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Republican
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Stephen_dorsey.jpg/100px-Stephen_dorsey.jpg) Stephen W. Dorsey
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6
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44th
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6
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Augustus_Hill_Garland_-_Brady-Handy.jpg/100px-Augustus_Hill_Garland_-_Brady-Handy.jpg) Augustus H. Garland
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Democratic
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Mar 4, 1877 – Mar 6, 1885
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Elected in 1876.
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8
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45th
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46th
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9
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Elected in 1878.Retired.
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Mar 4, 1879 – Mar 3, 1885
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Democratic
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/James_D_Walker.jpg/100px-James_D_Walker.jpg) James D. Walker
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7
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47th
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Re-elected in 1883.Resigned to become U.S. Attorney General.
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9
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48th
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49th
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10
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Elected in 1885.
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Mar 4, 1885 – Mar 3, 1903
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Democratic
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/JamesKiJones.jpg/100px-JamesKiJones.jpg) James K. Jones
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8
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Vacant
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Mar 6, 1885 – Mar 20, 1885
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7
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Photograph%2C_Cabinet_Card_-_Arkansas_Governor_James_Berry_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Photograph%2C_Cabinet_Card_-_Arkansas_Governor_James_Berry_%28cropped%29.jpg) James H. Berry
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Democratic
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Mar 20, 1885 – Mar 3, 1907
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Elected to finish Garland's term.
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50th
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Re-elected in 1889.
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10
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51st
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52nd
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11
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Re-elected in 1891.
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53rd
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Re-elected in 1895.
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11
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54th
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55th
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12
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Re-elected in 1897.Lost re-election.
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56th
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Re-elected in 1901.Lost re-election.
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12
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57th
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58th
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13
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Elected in 1903.
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Mar 4, 1903 – Oct 1, 1916
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Democratic
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/AR_Clarke_John.jpg/100px-AR_Clarke_John.jpg) James P. Clarke
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9
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59th
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8
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Photograph%2C_Cabinet_Card_-_Arkansas_Govenor_Jeff_Davis_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Photograph%2C_Cabinet_Card_-_Arkansas_Govenor_Jeff_Davis_%28cropped%29.jpg) Jeff Davis
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Democratic
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Mar 4, 1907 – Jan 3, 1913
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Elected in 1907.[3]Died.
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13
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60th
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61st
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14
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Re-elected in 1909.
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62nd
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Vacant
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Jan 3, 1913 – Jan 6, 1913
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9
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/John_Heiskell.jpg/100px-John_Heiskell.jpg) John N. Heiskell
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Democratic
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Jan 6, 1913 – Jan 29, 1913
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Appointed to continue Davis's term.Successor qualified.
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10
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/WilliamMKavanaugh.jpg/100px-WilliamMKavanaugh.jpg) William M. Kavanaugh
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Democratic
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Jan 29, 1913 – Mar 3, 1913
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Elected to finish Davis's term.Retired.
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11
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Joseph_T._Robinson_cropped.jpg/100px-Joseph_T._Robinson_cropped.jpg) Joe T. Robinson
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Democratic
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Mar 4, 1913 – Jul 14, 1937
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Elected in 1913.[a]
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14
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63rd
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64th
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15
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Re-elected in 1914.Died.
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Oct 1, 1916 – Nov 8, 1916
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Vacant
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Elected to finish Clarke's term.Lost renomination.
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Nov 8, 1916 – Mar 3, 1921
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Democratic
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/William_Fosgate_Kirby.jpg/100px-William_Fosgate_Kirby.jpg) William F. Kirby
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10
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65th
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Re-elected in 1918.
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15
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66th
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67th
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16
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Elected in 1920.
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Mar 4, 1921 – Nov 6, 1931
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Democratic
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Thaddeus_H._Caraway.jpg/100px-Thaddeus_H._Caraway.jpg) Thaddeus H. Caraway
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11
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68th
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Re-elected in 1924.
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16
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69th
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70th
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17
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Re-elected in 1926.Died.
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71st
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Re-elected in 1930.
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17
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72nd
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Nov 6, 1931 – Nov 13, 1931
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Vacant
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Appointed to finish her husband's term.Elected in 1932 to finish her husband's term.
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Nov 13, 1931 – Jan 3, 1945
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Democratic
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Arkansas_senator._Washington%2C_D.C.%2C_March_11._Senator_Hattie_W._Caraway%2C_Democrat_of_Arkansas%2C_from_a_new_informal_picture_made_in_her_office_at_the_Capitol_today%2C_3-11-40_LCCN2016877256_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-thumbnail.jpg) Hattie Caraway
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12
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73rd
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18
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Re-elected in 1932.
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74th
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Re-elected in 1936.Died.
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18
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75th
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Vacant
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Jul 14, 1937 – Nov 15, 1937
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12
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/John_E._Miller_portait.jpg/100px-John_E._Miller_portait.jpg) John E. Miller
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Democratic
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Nov 15, 1937 – Mar 31, 1941
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Elected to finish Robinson's term.Resigned to become U.S. District Judge.
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76th
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19
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Re-elected in 1938.Lost renomination.
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77th
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Vacant
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Mar 31, 1941 – Apr 1, 1941
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13
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/G_Lloyd_Spencer.jpg/100px-G_Lloyd_Spencer.jpg) Lloyd Spencer
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Democratic
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Apr 1, 1941 – Jan 3, 1943
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Appointed to finish Robinson's term.Retired.
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14
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/John_L_McClellan.png/100px-John_L_McClellan.png) John L. McClellan
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Democratic
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Jan 3, 1943 – Nov 28, 1977
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Elected in 1942.
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19
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78th
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79th
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20
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Elected in 1944.
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Jan 3, 1945 – Dec 31, 1974
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Democratic
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/J._William_Fulbright_in_1960_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-J._William_Fulbright_in_1960_%28cropped%29.jpg) J. William Fulbright
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13
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80th
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Re-elected in 1948.
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20
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81st
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82nd
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21
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Re-elected in 1950.
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83rd
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Re-elected in 1954.
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21
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84th
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85th
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22
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Re-elected in 1956.
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86th
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Re-elected in 1960.
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22
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87th
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88th
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23
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Re-elected in 1962.
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89th
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Re-elected in 1966.
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23
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90th
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91st
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24
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Re-elected in 1968.Lost re-nomination, then resigned.
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92nd
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Re-elected in 1972.Died.
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24
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93rd
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Dec 31, 1974 – Jan 3, 1975
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Vacant
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94th
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25
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Elected in 1974.
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Jan 3, 1975 – Jan 3, 1999
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Democratic
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Dale_Bumpers.jpg/100px-Dale_Bumpers.jpg) Dale Bumpers
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14
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95th
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Vacant
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Nov 28, 1977 – Dec 10, 1977
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15
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/HodgesKjR.jpg/100px-HodgesKjR.jpg) Kaneaster Hodges Jr.
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Democratic
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Dec 10, 1977 – Jan 3, 1979
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Appointed to finish McClellan's term.Retired.
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16
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/AR_Pryor_David_%28cropped%29.jpg) David Pryor
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Democratic
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Jan 3, 1979 – Jan 3, 1997
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Elected in 1978.
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25
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96th
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97th
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26
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Re-elected in 1980.
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98th
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Re-elected in 1984.
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26
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99th
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100th
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27
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Re-elected in 1986.
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101st
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Re-elected in 1990.Retired.
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27
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102nd
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103rd
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28
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Re-elected in 1992.Retired.
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104th
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17
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Timothy_Hutchinson%2C_official_Senate_photo_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Timothy_Hutchinson%2C_official_Senate_photo_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg) Tim Hutchinson
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Republican
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Jan 3, 1997 – Jan 3, 2003
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Elected in 1996.Lost re-election.
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28
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105th
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106th
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29
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Elected in 1998.
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Jan 3, 1999 – Jan 3, 2011
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Democratic
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Blanche_Lincoln%2C_2007.jpg/100px-Blanche_Lincoln%2C_2007.jpg) Blanche Lincoln
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15
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107th
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18
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Mark_Pryor%2C_Official_Portrait%2C_112th_Congress_%282011%29_1.jpg/100px-Mark_Pryor%2C_Official_Portrait%2C_112th_Congress_%282011%29_1.jpg) Mark Pryor
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Democratic
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Jan 3, 2003 – Jan 3, 2015
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Elected in 2002.
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29
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108th
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109th
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30
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Re-elected in 2004.Lost re-election.
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110th
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Re-elected in 2008.Lost re-election.
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30
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111th
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112th
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31
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Elected in 2010.
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Jan 3, 2011 – present
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Republican
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Senator_John_Boozman_Official_Portrait_%28115th_Congress%29.jpg/100px-Senator_John_Boozman_Official_Portrait_%28115th_Congress%29.jpg) John Boozman
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16
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113th
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19
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Tom_Cotton_official_Senate_photo.jpg/100px-Tom_Cotton_official_Senate_photo.jpg) Tom Cotton
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Republican
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Jan 3, 2015 – present
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Elected in 2014.
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31
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114th
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115th
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32
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Re-elected in 2016.
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116th
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Re-elected in 2020.
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32
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117th
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118th
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33
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Re-elected in 2022.
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119th
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To be determined in the 2026 election.
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33
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120th
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121st
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34
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To be determined in the 2028 election.
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Senator
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Party
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Years in office
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Electoral history
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Class 2
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Class 3
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