United States Senators History by Class - California - Class 1
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# | Office Holder | Party | Entered Office | Age |
Left Office | Age |
Tenure (y|m|d) |
Reason for Leaving |
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| 1 | John C. Fremont | Republican | Mar 10, 1850 | 37 |
Mar 3, 1851 | 38 | 0y | 11m | 21d | Did not seek reelection | |
| 2 | John B. Weller | Democratic | Jan 30, 1852 | 39 |
Mar 3, 1857 | 45 | 5y | 1m | 1d | Lost reelection | |
| 3 | David C. Broderick | Democratic | Mar 4, 1857 | 37 |
Sep 16, 1859 | 39 | 2y | 6m | 12d | Died | |
| 4 | Henry P. Haun | Democratic | Nov 3, 1859 | 44 |
Mar 4, 1860 | 45 | 0y | 4m | 1d | Lost election | |
| 5 | Milton Latham | Democratic | Mar 5, 1860 | 32 |
Mar 3, 1863 | 35 | 2y | 11m | 26d | Lost reelection | |
| 6 | John Conness | Republican | Mar 4, 1863 | 41 |
Mar 3, 1869 | 47 | 5y | 11m | 27d | Did not seek reelection | |
| 7 | Eugene Casserly | Democratic | Mar 4, 1869 | 48 |
Nov 29, 1873 | 53 | 4y | 8m | 25d | Resigned | |
| 8 | John S. Hager | Democratic | Dec 23, 1873 | 55 |
Mar 3, 1875 | 56 | 1y | 2m | 8d | Retired | |
| 9 | Newton Booth | Anti-Monopolist | Mar 4, 1875 | 49 |
Mar 3, 1881 | 55 | 5y | 11m | 27d | Retired | |
| 10 | John F. Miller | Republican | Mar 4, 1881 | 49 |
Mar 8, 1886 | 54 | 5y | 0m | 4d | Died | |
| 11 | George Hearst | Democratic | Mar 23, 1886 | 65 |
Aug 3, 1886 | 65 | 0y | 4m | 11d | Successor qualified | |
| 12 | Abram P. Williams | Republican | Aug 4, 1886 | 54 |
Mar 3, 1887 | 55 | 0y | 6m | 27d | Retired | |
| 13 | Charles N. Felton | Republican | Mar 19, 1891 | 59 |
Mar 3, 1893 | 61 | 1y | 11m | 12d | Retired | |
| 14 | Stephen M. White | Democratic | Mar 4, 1893 | 40 |
Mar 3, 1899 | 46 | 5y | 11m | 27d | Retired | |
| 15 | Thomas R. Bard | Republican | Feb 7, 1900 | 58 |
Mar 3, 1905 | 63 | 5y | 0m | 24d | Lost reelection | |
| 16 | Frank P. Flint | Republican | Mar 4, 1905 | 42 |
Mar 3, 1911 | 48 | 5y | 11m | 27d | Retired | |
| 17 | John D. Works | Republican | Mar 4, 1911 | 63 |
Mar 4, 1917 | 69 | 6y | 0m | 0d | Retired | |
| 18 | Hiram Johnson | Republican | Mar 16, 1917 | 50 |
Aug 6, 1945 | 78 | 28y | 4m | 21d | Died | |
| 19 | William F. Knowland | Republican | Aug 26, 1945 | 37 |
Jan 2, 1959 | 50 | 13y | 4m | 7d | Retired | |
| 20 | Clair Engle | Democratic | Jan 3, 1959 | 47 |
Jul 30, 1964 | 52 | 5y | 6m | 27d | Died | |
| 21 | Pierre Salinger | Democratic | Aug 4, 1964 | 39 |
Dec 31, 1964 | 39 | 0y | 4m | 27d | Lost election | |
| 22 | George Murphy | Republican | Jan 1, 1965 | 62 |
Jan 1, 1971 | 68 | 6y | 0m | 0d | Lost reelection | |
| 23 | John V. Tunney | Democratic | Jan 2, 1971 | 36 |
Jan 1, 1977 | 42 | 5y | 11m | 30d | Lost reelection | |
| 24 | S. I. Hayakawa | Republican | Jan 2, 1977 | 70 |
Jan 2, 1983 | 76 | 6y | 0m | 0d | Retired | |
| 25 | Pete Wilson | Republican | Jan 3, 1983 | 49 |
Jan 6, 1991 | 57 | 8y | 0m | 3d | Resigned | |
| 26 | John F. Seymour | Republican | Jan 7, 1991 | 53 |
Nov 3, 1992 | 54 | 1y | 9m | 27d | Lost election | |
| 27 | Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | Nov 4, 1992 | 59 |
Sep 28, 2023 | 90 | 30y | 10m | 24d | Died | |
| 28 | Laphonza R. Butler | Democratic | Oct 3, 2023 | 48 |
Dec 8, 2024 | 49 | 1y | 2m | 5d | Resigned | |
| 29 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | Dec 8, 2024 | 64 |
Incumbent | 65 | 0y | 11m | 9d | Incumbent | |