| CONGRESS | SENATOR | TERM BEGAN | TERM ENDED | COMMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | ||||
| 1st-7th | Theodore Foster (PRO-ADMIN, F) | Jun. 12, 1790 | Mar. 3, 1803 | |
| 8th | Samuel J. Potter (R) | Mar. 4, 1803 | Oct. 14, 1804 | Died |
| 8th-10th | Benjamin Howland (R) | Oct. 29, 1804 | Mar. 3, 1809 | |
| 11th | Francis Malbone (F) | Mar. 4, 1809 | Jun. 4, 1809 | Died |
| 11th-12th | Christopher G. Champlin (F) | Jun. 26, 1809 | Oct. 2, 1811 | Resigned |
| 12th-16th | William Hunter (F) | Oct. 28, 1811 | Mar. 3, 1821 | |
| 17th-19th | James De Wolf (R, CRR) | Mar. 4, 1821 | Oct. 31, 1825 | Resigned |
| 19th-25th | Asher Robbins (ADAMS, AJ, W) | Oct. 31, 1825 | Mar. 3, 1839 | |
| 26th-27th | Nathan F. Dixon (W) | Mar. 4, 1839 | Jan. 29, 1842 | Died |
| 27th-28th | William Sprague (W) | Feb. 5, 1842 | Jan. 17, 1844 | Resigned |
| 28th | John B. Francis (LO) | Jan. 25, 1844 | Mar. 3, 1845 | |
| 29th-31st | Albert C. Greene (W) | Mar. 4, 1845 | Mar. 3, 1851 | |
| 32nd-34th | Charles T. James (D) | Mar. 4, 1851 | Mar. 3, 1857 | |
| 35th-37th | James F. Simmons (R) | Mar. 4, 1857 | Sept. 5, 1862 | Resigned |
| 37th | Samuel G. Arnold (R) | Sept. 5, 1862 | Mar. 3, 1863 | |
| 38th-43rd | William Sprague (R, LR) | Mar. 4, 1863 | Mar. 3, 1875 | |
| 44th-47th | Ambrose E. Burnside (R) | Mar. 4, 1875 | Sept. 13, 1881 | Died |
| 47th-61st | Nelson W. Aldrich (R) | Oct. 5, 1881 | Mar. 3, 1911 | |
| 62nd-64th | Henry F. Lippitt (R) | Mar. 4, 1911 | Mar. 3, 1917 | |
| 65th-70th | Peter G. Gerry (D) | Mar. 4, 1917 | Mar. 3, 1929 | |
| 71st-73rd | Felix Hebert (R) | Mar. 4, 1929 | Jan. 3, 1935 | |
| 74th-79th | Peter G. Gerry (D) | Jan. 3, 1935 | Jan. 3, 1947 | |
| 80th | J. Howard McGrath (D) | Jan. 3, 1947 | Aug. 23, 1949 | Resigned |
| 80th-81st | Edward L. Leahy (D) | Aug. 24, 1949 | Nov. 7, 1950 | Appointed |
| 81st-94th | John O. Pastore (D) | Dec. 19, 1950 | Dec. 28, 1976 | Resigned |
| 94th-106th | John H. Chafee (R) | Dec. 29, 19761 | Oct. 24, 1999 | Died |
| 106th-109th | Lincoln Chafee (R) | Nov. 2, 1999 | Jan. 3, 2007 | Appointed, then elected |
| 110th- | Sheldon Whitehouse (D) | Jan. 3, 2007 | Present | |
| Class 2 | ||||
| 1st-2nd | Joseph Stanton IV (ANTI-ADMIN) | Jun. 12, 1790 | Mar. 3, 1793 | |
| 3rd-5th | William Bradford (PRO-ADMIN, F) | Mar. 4, 1793 | Oct. 1797 | Resigned |
| 5th-7th | Ray Greene (F) | Nov. 13, 1797 | Mar. 5, 1801 | Resigned |
| 7th-8th | Christopher Ellery (R) | May 6, 1801 | Mar. 3, 1805 | |
| 9th-10th | James Fenner (R) | Mar. 4, 1805 | Sept. 1807 | Resigned |
| 10th-11th | Elisha Mathewson (R) | Oct. 26, 1807 | Mar. 3, 1811 | |
| 12th-14th | Jeremiah B. Howell (R) | Mar. 4, 1811 | Mar. 3, 1817 | |
| 15th-16th | James Burrill Jr. (F) | Mar. 4, 1817 | Dec. 25, 1820 | Died |
| 16th-26th | Nehemiah R. Knight (R, CRR, ADAMS, AJ, W) | Jan. 9, 1821 | Mar. 3, 1841 | |
| 27th-29th | James F. Simmons (W) | Mar. 4, 1841 | Mar. 3, 1847 | |
| 30th-32nd | John H. Clarke (W) | Mar. 4, 1847 | Mar. 3, 1853 | |
| 33rd-35th | Philip Allen (D) | Jul. 20, 18532 | Mar. 3, 1859 | |
| 36th-48th | Henry B. Anthony (R) | Mar. 4, 1859 | Sept. 2, 1884 | Died |
| 48th | William P. Sheffield (R) | Nov. 19, 1884 | Jan. 20, 1885 | Appointed |
| 48th-51st | Jonathan Chace (R) | Jan. 20, 1885 | Apr. 9, 1889 | Resigned |
| 51st-53rd | Nathan F. Dixon (R) | Apr. 10, 1889 | Mar. 3, 1895 | |
| 54th-62nd | George Peabody Wetmore3 (R) | Mar. 4, 1895 | Mar. 3, 1913 | |
| 63rd-68th | LeBaron B. Colt (R) | Mar. 4, 1913 | Aug. 18, 1924 | Died |
| 68th-74th | Jesse H. Metcalf (R) | Nov. 5, 19244 | Jan. 3, 1937 | |
| 75th-86th | Theodore Francis Green (D) | Jan. 3, 1937 | Jan. 3, 1961 | |
| 87th-104th | Claiborne Pell (D) | Jan. 3, 1961 | Jan. 3, 1997 | |
| 105th- | John F. Reed (D) | Jan. 3, 1997 | Present | |
1. Elected to full term commencing Jan. 3, 1977, and subsequently appointed by governor to fill vacancy in term ending Jan. 3, 1977.
2. Elected May 4, 1853. Served as governor until July 20, 1853. Vacancy from Mar. 4 to July 20, 1853.
3. Vacancy from Mar. 4, 1907, to Jan. 21, 1908, because of failure of legislature to elect.
4. Vacancy from Aug. 19 to Nov. 4, 1924, because of failure of legislature to elect.
