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Spencer County

Established: February 1, 1818
Named for: Capt. Spier Spencer
County seat: Rockport
County number: 74

Chronological listing of State Senators for Spencer County
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# Office Holder Counties/District Party Tenure
1   Ratliff Boon Perry, Posey, Spencer, Warrick, Crawford, Vanderburgh Dec 7, 1818 to May 27, 1819
   Vacant Perry, Posey, Spencer, Warrick, Crawford, Vanderburgh May 27, 1819 to Dec 6, 1819
2   Elisha Harrison Perry, Posey, Spencer, Warrick, Crawford, Vanderburgh Dec 6, 1819 to Nov 19, 1821
3   Daniel Grass Dubois, Perry, Spencer, Warrick Nov 19, 1821 to Dec 4, 1826
   Crawford, Perry, Spencer Dec 4, 1826 to Dec 3, 1827
4   John Daniel Crawford, Perry, Spencer Dec 3, 1827 to Dec 6, 1830
5   Samuel Frisbie Crawford, Perry, Spencer Dec 6, 1830 to Dec 2, 1833
6   George Burton Thompson Crawford, Perry, Spencer Dec 2, 1833 to Dec 1, 1834
   Crawford, Perry, Spencer Whig Dec 1, 1834 to Jul 1, 1841
   Vacant Crawford, Perry, Spencer Jul 1, 1841 to Dec 6, 1841
7   Gaines Head Roberts Perry, Spencer, Warrick Democratic Dec 6, 1841 to Dec 5, 1842
8   Robert Greenbury Cotton Perry, Spencer, Warrick Whig Dec 5, 1842 to Dec 1, 1845
9   Mason J. Howell Perry, Spencer, Warrick Democratic Dec 1, 1845 to Dec 4, 1848
10   Christopher Columbus Graham Perry, Spencer, Warrick Democratic Dec 4, 1848 to Dec 1, 1851
11   Job Hatfield Perry, Spencer, Warrick Democratic Dec 1, 1851 to Nov 3, 1852
12   Gaines Head Roberts Perry, Spencer, Warrick Democratic Nov 3, 1852 to Nov 8, 1854
13   William Braughton Richardson Perry, Spencer, Warrick Democratic Nov 8, 1854 to Nov 3, 1858
14   John C. Shoemaker Perry, Spencer, Warrick Democratic Nov 3, 1858 to Nov 5, 1862
15   Benoni Stinson Fuller Perry, Spencer, Warrick Democratic Nov 5, 1862 to Nov 7, 1866
16   Samuel F. Johnson Perry, Spencer, Warrick Republican Nov 7, 1866 to Nov 4, 1868
   Spencer, Warrick Republican Nov 4, 1868 to Nov 9, 1870
17   Benoni Stinson Fuller Spencer, Warrick Democratic Nov 9, 1870 to Nov 4, 1874
18   Robert Tobin Perry, Spencer Republican Nov 4, 1874 to Nov 6, 1878
19   Henry Kramer Perry, Spencer Democratic Nov 6, 1878 to Nov 8, 1882
20   Haber J. May Perry, Spencer Democratic Nov 8, 1882 to Nov 3, 1886
21   Hiram M. Logsdon Spencer, Warrick Democratic Nov 3, 1886 to Nov 5, 1890
22   Isaac S. French Spencer, Warrick Democratic Nov 5, 1890 to Nov 7, 1894
23   John T. White, Sr. Spencer, Warrick Republican Nov 7, 1894 to Nov 9, 1898
24   Oscar C. Minor Crawford, Perry, Spencer Democratic Nov 9, 1898 to Nov 5, 1902
25   Thomas Jefferson Gibson Crawford, Perry, Spencer Republican Nov 5, 1902 to Mar 8, 1903
   Vacant Crawford, Perry, Spencer Mar 8, 1903 to Nov 9, 1904
26   John Benz Crawford, Perry, Spencer Democratic Nov 9, 1904 to Nov 7, 1906
27   Clamor Pelzer Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick Republican Nov 7, 1906 to Nov 9, 1910
   Vacant Crawford, Perry, Spencer Apr 23, 1908 to Sep 18, 1908
28   William Barnett Carleton Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick Democratic Nov 9, 1910 to Nov 4, 1914
29   Gaines Homer Hazen Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick Democratic Nov 4, 1914 to Nov 8, 1916
30   James W. Porter Daviess, Dubois, Spencer Republican Nov 8, 1916 to Nov 6, 1918
31   William Allen McCullough Daviess, Dubois, Spencer Democratic Nov 6, 1918 to Nov 8, 1922
32   John Sweeney Dubois, Perry, Spencer Democratic Nov 8, 1922 to Nov 3, 1926
33   William V. Doogs Dubois, Perry, Spencer Democratic Nov 3, 1926 to Nov 7, 1934
34   Floyd John Hemmer Dubois, Perry, Spencer Democratic Nov 7, 1934 to Jun 22, 1937
   Vacant Dubois, Perry, Spencer Jun 22, 1937 to Nov 9, 1938
35   Frank Joseph Seng Dubois, Perry, Spencer Democratic Nov 9, 1938 to Nov 4, 1942
36   Leo John Stemle Dubois, Perry, Spencer Democratic Nov 4, 1942 to Nov 3, 1954
37   Ira Jefferson Anderson Dubois, Perry, Spencer Democratic Nov 3, 1954 to Nov 7, 1962
38   Bernard Joseph Krampe Dubois, Perry, Spencer Democratic Nov 7, 1962 to Nov 9, 1966
39   Emil Hermann Schmutzler, Jr. District 27 Republican Nov 9, 1966 to Nov 4, 1970
40   Joseph G. Bruggenschmidt District 27 Democratic Nov 4, 1970 to Nov 8, 1972
   District 47 Democratic Nov 8, 1972 to Nov 8, 1978
41   Michael Charles Kendall District 47 Democratic Nov 8, 1978 to Nov 3, 1982
42   Frank Leslie O'Bannon District 47 Democratic Nov 3, 1982 to Dec 1, 1988
   Vacant District 47 Dec 1, 1988 to Dec 10, 1988
43   Lindel O'Dell Hume District 48 Democratic Dec 10, 1988 to Nov 5, 2014
44   Mark Messmer District 48 Republican Nov 5, 2014 to Present