List of United States Senators from Pennsylvania

This is a chronological listing of the United States Senators from Pennsylvania.

United States Senators are popularly elected, for a six-year term, beginning January 3. Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. Before 1914, they were chosen by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, and before 1935, their terms began March 4.

Class 1

Class 1 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1994, 2000, 2006, and 2012. The next election will be in 2018.

Class 3

Class 3 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1998, 2004, and 2010, and 2016. The next election will be in 2022.

As of October 2016^[update], there are two former Senators from Pennsylvania who are living, both from Class 1. The most recent senator to die was Richard Schweiker of Class 3 (1969-1981) on July 31, 2015. The most recent Class 1 senator to die was Hugh Scott (1959-1977) on July 21, 1994. The most recently serving Class 3 senator to die was Arlen Specter (1981-2011) on October 14, 2012. The most recently serving Class 1 senator to die was H. John Heinz III (1977-1991), who died in office on April 4, 1991.

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