Virginia's 2nd Senatorial Class

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The current term for Class 2 Senators expires January 3, 2009. The current Senator, John Warner, has announced that he will not be pursuing another term.

[edit] Class 2 Senators

Senator Lived Party Term Note
Richard H. Lee (1732-1794) Anti-Administration March 4, 1789 - October 8, 1792 Resigned to private life
Vacant October 9, 1792 - October 17, 1792
John Taylor (1753-1824) Anti-Administration October 18, 1792 - May 11, 1794 Resigned
Vacant May 12, 1794 - December 28, 1794
Henry Tazewell (1753-1799) Anti-Administration December 29, 1794 - March 3, 1795
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1795 - January 24, 1799 Died in office
Vacant January 25, 1799 - December 4, 1799
Wilson C. Nicholas (1761-1820) Democratic-Republican December 5, 1799 - May 22, 1804 Appointed Norfolk Port Collector
Vacant May 23, 1804 - August 10, 1804
Andrew Moore (1752-1821) Democratic-Republican August 11, 1804 - December 3, 1804 Elected to Class-1
William B. Giles (1762-1830) Democratic-Republican December 4, 1804 - March 3, 1815 Resigned
Vacant March 4, 1815 - January 2, 1816
Armistead T. Mason (1787-1819) Democratic-Republican January 3, 1816 - March 3, 1817 Defeated
John W. Eppes (1773-1823) Democratic-Republican March 4, 1817 - December 4, 1819 Resigned due to poor health
Vacant December 5, 1819 - December 13, 1819
James Pleasants (1769-1836) Democratic-Republican December 14, 1819 - December 15, 1822 Elected as Governor of Virginia
Vacant December 16, 1822 - December 17, 1822
John Taylor
(2nd time)		 (1753-1824) Democratic-Republican December 18, 1822 - March 3, 1823
Crawford Republican March 4, 1823 - August 21, 1824 Died in office
Vacant August 22, 1824 - December 6, 1824
Littleton W. Tazewell (1774-1860) Jackson Republican December 7, 1824 - March 3, 1829
Jacksonian March 4, 1829 - July 16, 1832 Resigned
Vacant July 17, 1832 - December 9, 1832
William C. Rives (1793-1868) Jacksonian December 10, 1832 - March 3, 1833
Democratic March 4, 1833 - February 22, 1834 Resigned
Vacant February 23, 1834 - February 25, 1834
Benjamin W. Leigh (1781-1849) National Republican February 26, 1834 - July 4, 1836 Resigned
Vacant July 5, 1836 - December 14, 1836
Richard E. Parker (1783-1840) Democratic December 15, 1836 - February 13, 1837 Appointed to VA Court of Appeals
Vacant February 14, 1837 - March 13, 1837
William H. Roane (1787-1845) Democratic March 14, 1837 - March 3, 1841 Defeated for re-election
William S. Archer (1789-1855) Whig March 4, 1841 - March 3, 1847 Defeated for re-election
Robert M. T. Hunter (1809-1887) Democratic March 4, 1847 - March 28, 1861 Expelled by the Senate
Vacant March 29, 1861 - June 8, 1861
John S. Carlile (1817-1878) Unionist June 9, 1861 - March 3, 1865 VA's representation suspended
Vacant March 4, 1865 - January 25, 1870
John W. Johnston (1818-1889) Democratic January 26, 1870 - March 3, 1883 Defeated for re-election
Harrison H. Riddleberger (1844-1890) Readjuster March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1889 Not a candidate for re-election
John S. Barbour, Jr. (1820-1892) Democratic March 4, 1889 - May 14, 1892 Died in office
Vacant May 15, 1892 - May 27, 1892
Eppa Hunton, Jr. (1822-1908) Democratic May 28, 1892 - March 3, 1895 Not a candidate for re-nomination
Thomas S. Martin (1847-1919) Democratic March 4, 1895 - November 12, 1919 Died in office
Vacant November 13, 1919 - February 19, 1920
E. Carter Glass (1858-1946) Democratic February 20, 1920 - May 28, 1946 Died in office
Vacant May 28, 1946 - May 31, 1946
Thomas G. Burch (1869-1951) Democratic May 31, 1946 - November 5, 1946 Not a candidate for re-election
Absalom W. Robertson (1887-1971) Democratic November 5, 1946 - December 30, 1966 Defeated; Resigned
William B. Spong, Jr. (1920-1993) Democratic December 31, 1966 - January 3, 1973 Defeated for re-election
William L. Scott (1915-1997) Republican January 3, 1973 - January 1, 1979 Resigned
John W. Warner (b. 1927) Republican January 2, 1979 - Current

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