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United States Senators from Ohio: 1803 - present
From 1803-1914, the United States Senators were elected by the General Assembly. Provision was made for their election by the electors of the state by an act of the Legislature of Ohio, February 1914. Term of Office: Six Years.
| Congress | Name of U.S. Senator | Politics | County | Term of Service | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8,9 | Thomas Worthington | Dem. | Ross | 1803-1807 | Took his seat Oct. 17, 1803; term to expire Mar. 3, 1807, as determined by lot. |
| 8,9,10 | John Smith | Dem. | Hamilton | 1803-Apr. 1808 | Took his seat Oct. 25, 1803; term to expire Mar. 3, 1809, as determined by lot. |
| Return J. Meigs | Dem. | Washington | Jan. 1809-Mar. 1809 | Elected, vice John Smith, resigned. | |
| 10,11,12 | Edward Tiffin | Dem. | Ross | 1807-Mar. 1809 | Resigned 1809. |
| Stanley Griswold | Dem. | Cuyahoga | June 1809-Dec. 1809 | Appointed until successor elected and qualified, vice Edward Tiffin, resigned. | |
| Alexander Campbell | Dem. | Brown | Dec. 1809-Mar. 1813 | Elected, vice Stanley Griswold, vice Edward Tiffin, resigned. | |
| 11,12,13 | Return J. Meigs | Dem. | Washington | 1809-Dec. 1810 | Resigned Dec. 1, 1810, to become Governor of Ohio. |
| Thomas Worthington | Dem. | Ross | Dec. 1810-Dec. 1814 | Vice Return J. Meigs, resigned. | |
| Joseph Kerr | Dem. | Ross | Dec. 1814-Mar. 1815 | Appointed, vice Thomas Worthington, who resigned Dec. 1814, to become Governor of Ohio. | |
| 13,14,15 | Jeremiah Morrow | Dem. | Warren | 1813-1819 | |
| 14,15,16 | Benjamin Ruggles | Dem. | Belmont | 1815-1821 | |
| 16,17,18 | William A. Trimble | Dem. | Highland | 1819-Dec. 1821 | Died Dec. 13, 1821. |
| Ethan Allen Brown | Dem. | Hamilton | Jan. 1822-Mar. 1825 | Vice William A. Trimble, deceased. | |
| 17,18,19 | Benjamin Ruggles | Dem. | Belmont | 1821-1827 | |
| William Henry Harrison | Whig | Hamilton | 1825-May, 1828 | Resigned to become Minster to Colombia. | |
| 19,20,21 | Jacob Burnet | Fed. | Hamilton | Dec. 1828-Mar. 1831 | Vice William Henry Harrison, resigned. |
| 20,21,22 | Benjamin Ruggles | Dem. | Belmont | 1827-1833 | |
| 22,23,24 | Thomas Ewing | Whig | Fairfield | 1831-1837 | |
| 23,24,25 | Thomas Morris | Dem. | Clermont | 1833-1839 | |
| 25,26,27 | William Allen | Dem. | Ross | 1837-1843 | |
| 26,27,28 | Benjamin Tappan | Dem. | Jefferson | 1839-1845 | |
| 28,29,30 | William Allen | Dem. | Ross | 1843-1849 | |
| 29,30,31 | Thomas Corwin | Whig | Warren | 1845-July, 1850 | Resigned July 1850, to become Secretary of the Treasury. |
| Thomas Ewing | Whig | Fairfield | July 1850-Mar. 1851 | Vice Thomas Corwin, resigned. | |
| 31,32,33 | Salmon P. Chase | Rep. | Hamilton | 1849-1855 | |
| 32,33,34 | Benjamin F. Wade | Rep. | Ashtabula | 1851-1857 | |
| 34,35,36 | George E. Pugh | Dem. | Hamilton | 1855-1861 | |
| 35,36,37 | Benjamin F. Wade | Rep. | Ashtabula | 1857-1863 | |
| 37,38,39 | Salmon P. Chase | Rep. | Hamilton | Mar. 4, 1861 | Resigned to become Secretary of the Treasury. |
| 38,39,40 | Benjamin F. Wade | Rep. | Ashtabula | 1863-1869 | |
| 40,41,42 | John Sherman | Rep. | Richland | 1867-1873 | |
| 41,42,43 | Allen G. Thurman | Dem. | Franklin | 1869-1875 | |
| 43,44,45 | John Sherman | Rep. | Richland | 1873-Mar. 1877 | Resigned Mar. 1877, to become Secretary of the Treasury. |
| 45 | Stanley Matthews | Rep. | Hamilton | Mar. 1877-Mar. 1879 | Vice John Sherman, resigned. |
| 44,45,46 | Allen G. Thurman | Dem. | Franklin | 1875-1881 | |
| 46,47,48 | George H. Pendleton | Dem. | Hamilton | 1879-1885 | |
| 47,48,49 | James A. Garfield | Rep. | Lake | Elected for the term commencing Mar. 4, 1881, but resigned December 23, 1880, as he was elected President of the United States, Nov. 4, 1880. | |
| 47,48,49 | John Sherman | Rep. | Richland | 1881-1887 | Elected vice James A. Garfield, resigned. |
| 49,50,51 | Henry B. Payne | Dem. | Cuyahoga | 1885-1891 | |
| 50,51,52 | John Sherman | Rep. | Richland | 1887-1893 | |
| 52,53,54 | Calvin S. Brice | Dem. | Allen | 1891-1897 | |
| 53,54,55 | John Sherman | Rep. | Richland | 1893-Mar. 1897 | Resigned Mar. 1897, to become Secretary of State of the United States. |
| 55 | Marcus A. Hanna | Rep. | Cuyahoga | Mar. 1897-Mar. 1899 | Vice John Sherman, resigned. |
| 55,56,57 | Joseph B. Foraker | Rep. | Hamilton | 1897-1903 | |
| 56,57,58 | Marcus A. Hanna | Rep. | Cuyahoga | 1899-Feb. 1904 | Died Feb. 15, 1904. |
| 58 | Charles Dick | Rep. | Summit | Mar. 1904-Mar. 1905 | Vice Marcus A. Hanna, deceased. |
| 58,59,60 | Joseph B. Foraker | Rep. | Hamilton | 1903-1909 | |
| 59,60,61 | Marcus A. Hanna | Rep. | Cuyahoga | Elected Jan. 16, 1904, for term commencing March 4, 1905, but died Feb. 15, 1904 before taking office. | |
| Charles Dick | Rep. | Summit | 1905-1911 | Vice Marcus A. Hanna, deceased. | |
| 61,62,63 | Theodore E. Burton | Rep. | Cuyahoga | 1909-1915 | |
| 62,63,64 | Atlee Pomerene | Dem. | Stark | 1911-1917 | |
| 64,65,66 | Warren G. Harding | Rep. | Marion | 1915-Jan. 1921 | Resigned Jan. 1921, to become President of the United States. |
| Frank B. Willis | Rep. | Delaware | Jan. 1921-Mar. 1921 | Appointed Jan. 10, 1921, for term ending Mar. 4, 1921, vice Warren G. Harding, resigned. | |
| 65,66,67 | Atlee Pomerene | Dem. | Stark | 1917-1923 | |
| 67,68,69 | Frank B. Willis | Rep. | Delaware | 1921-1927 | |
| 68,69,70 | Simeon D. Fess | Rep. | Greene | 1923-1929 | |
| 70,71,72 | Frank B. Willis | Rep. | Delaware | 1927-Mar. 1928 | Died Mar. 30, 1928. |
| 70 | Cyrus Locher | Dem. | Cuyahoga | Apr. 1928-Nov. 1928 | Appointed April 5, 1928, vice Frank B. Willis, deceased. |
| 70 | Theodore E. Burton | Rep. | Cuyahoga | Nov. 1928-Oct. 1929 | Elected Nov. 1928, vice Cyrus Locher who was appointed vice Frank B. Willis, deceased. |
| 71 | Roscoe C. McCulloch | Rep. | Stark | Nov. 1929-Nov. 1930 | Appointed Nov. 5, 1929, vice Theodore E. Burton who died Oct. 28, 1929. |
| 71, 72 | Robert J. Bulkley | Dem. | Cuyahoga | Nov. 1930-Mar. 1933 | Elected Nov. 1930, vice Roscoe C. McCulloch, vice Theodore E. Burton, deceased. |
| 71,72,73 | Simeon D. Fess | Rep. | Greene | 1929-1935 | |
| 73,74,75 | Robert J. Bulkley | Dem. | Cuyahoga | 1933-1939 | |
| 74,75,76 | Vic Donahey | Dem. | Logan | 1935-1941 | |
| 76,77,78 | Robert A. Taft | Rep. | Hamilton | 1939-1945 | |
| 77,78,79 | Harold H. Burton | Rep. | Cuyahoga | 1941-Sept. 1945 | Resigned Sept. 1945. |
| 78,79 | James W. Huffman | Dem. | Franklin | Oct. 1945-Dec. 1946 | Appointed Oct. 1945, vice Harold H. Burton, resigned. |
| 79 | Kingsley A. Taft | Rep. | Cuyahoga | Dec. 1946-Jan. 1947 | Elected Nov. 1946, vice James W. Huffman, vice Harold H. Burton, resigned. |
| 79,80,81 | Robert A. Taft | Rep. | Hamilton | 1945-1951 | |
| 80,81,82 | John W. Bricker | Rep. | Franklin | 1947-1953 | |
| 82,83,84 | Robert A. Taft | Rep. | Hamilton | 1951-July 1953 | Died July 31, 1953. |
| 83 | Thomas A. Burke | Dem. | Cuyahoga | Oct. 1953-1954 | Appointed Oct. 1953, vice Robert A. Taft, deceased. |
| 83,84 | George H. Bender | Rep. | Cuyahoga | 1954-1957 | Elected Nov. 1954, vice Thomas A. Burke who was appointed vice Robert A. Taft, deceased. |
| 83,84,85 | John W. Bricker | Rep. | Franklin | 1953-1959 | |
| 85,86,87 | Frank J. Lausche | Dem. | Cuyahoga | 1957-1963 | |
| 86,87,88 | Stephen M. Young | Dem. | Cuyahoga | 1959-1965 | |
| 88,89,90 | Frank J. Lausche | Dem. | Cuyahoga | 1963-1969 | |
| 89,90,91 | Stephen M. Young | Dem. | Cuyahoga | 1965-1971 | |
| 91,92,93 | William B. Saxbe | Rep. | Champaign | 1969-Jan. 3, 1974 | Resigned to become U.S. Attorney General. |
| 92,93,94 | Howard W. Metzenbaum | Dem. | Cuyahoga | Jan. 4, 1974- Dec. 23, 1974 | Resigned. |
| 93 | John Glenn | Dem. | Franklin | Dec. 24, 1974-Jan. 3, 1975 | |
| 91,92,93,94 | Robert Taft Jr. | Rep. | Hamilton | 1971-Dec. 28, 1976 | Resigned. |
| 94 | Howard M. Metzenbaum | Dem. | Cuyahoga | Dec. 29, 1976-Jan. 3, 1977 | |
| 94,95,96,97,98,99,100, 101,102,103,104,105 |
John Glenn | Dem. | Franklin | 1975-1999 | |
| 95,96,97,98, 99,100, 101, 102, 103 |
Howard M. Metzenbaum | Dem. | Cuyahoga | 1977-1995 | |
| 104,105,106, 107,108,109 |
Michael DeWine | Rep. | Greene | 1995-2007 | |
| 106, 107, 108, 109,110 | George Voinovich | Rep. | Cuyahoga | 1999-2010 | |
| 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116 | Sherrod Brown | Dem. | Lorain | 2007- | |
| 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116 | Rob Portman | Rep. | Hamilton | 2011- | |