List of United States senators from Oklahoma
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Oklahoma was admitted to the Union on November 16, 1907. The 2 senators from this state are in 2 different classes. A class gets re-elected every 2 years. For example, Class 3 got re-elected in 2010, Class 1 got re-elected in 2012, and Class 2 got re-elected in 2014. Then the cycle will start over with Class 3 getting re-elected in 2016.
Class 2
# | Senator | Took office | Left office | Party | Previous office | Notes | |
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1 | Robert L. Owen | December 11, 1907 | March 3, 1925 | Democratic | Member of the Democratic National Committee | Did not seek renomination | |
2 | William B. Pine | March 4, 1925 | March 3, 1931 | Republican | Oil businessman | Defeated for reelection | |
3 | Thomas Gore | March 4, 1931 | January 3, 1937 | Democratic | United States Senator from Oklahoma (1907-1931) | Defeated for renomination | |
4 | Joshua B. Lee | January 3, 1937 | January 3, 1943 | Democratic | Representative from Oklahoma's 5th congressional district | Defeated for reelection | |
5 | Edward H. Moore | January 3, 1943 | January 3, 1949 | Republican | Oil producer, farmer, and cattle raiser | Did not seek renomination | |
6 | Robert S. Kerr | January 3, 1949 | January 1, 1963 | Democratic | Governor of Oklahoma | Died in office | |
7 | J. Howard Edmondson | January 7, 1963 | November 3, 1964 | Democratic | Governor of Oklahoma | Appointed to fill vacancy Defeated for renomination | |
8 | Fred R. Harris | November 3, 1964 | January 3, 1973 | Democratic | Oklahoma State Senator Candidate for Democratic gubernatorial nomination, 1962 |
Did not seek reelection in 1972 in order to run for President Candidate for Democratic Presidential nomination in 1972 and 1976 | |
9 | Dewey F. Bartlett | January 3, 1973 | January 3, 1979 | Republican | Governor of Oklahoma | Did not seek reelection in 1978 | |
10 | David L. Boren | January 3, 1979 | November 15, 1994 | Democratic | Governor of Oklahoma | Did not seek reelection in 1994 Resigned | |
11 | Jim Inhofe | November 17, 1994 | Incumbent | Republican | Representative from Oklahoma's 1st congressional district | Appointed earlier |
Class 3
# | Senator | Took office | Left office | Party | Previous office | Notes | |
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1 | Thomas Gore | December 11, 1907 | March 3, 1921 | Democratic | Congressional Populist candidate in Mississippi Territorial council member |
Defeated for renomination | |
2 | John W. Harreld | March 4, 1921 | March 3, 1927 | Republican | Representative from Oklahoma's 5th congressional district | Defeated for reelection | |
3 | Elbert Thomas | March 4, 1927 | January 3, 1951 | Democratic | Representative from Oklahoma's 6th congressional district | Defeated for renomination | |
4 | A. S. Mike Monroney | January 3, 1951 | January 3, 1969 | Democratic | Representative from Oklahoma's 5th congressional district | Defeated for reelection | |
5 | Henry Bellmon | January 3, 1969 | January 3, 1981 | Republican | Governor of Oklahoma | Did not seek reelection in 1980 again Governor of Oklahoma (1987-1991) | |
6 | Don Nickles | January 5, 1981 | January 3, 2005 | Republican | Oklahoma State Senator | Did not seek reelection in 2004 Senate Majority Whip (1996-2001, 2001) Senate Minority Whip (2001, 2001-2003) | |
7 | Tom Coburn | January 3, 2005 | January 3, 2015 | Republican | Representative from Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district | He resigned in 2015 due to poor health. | |
8 | James Lankford | January 3, 2015 | Incumbent | Republican | Representative from Oklahoma's 5th congressional district |