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Political party strength in Oklahoma

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The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Oklahoma:

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.

The parties are as follows:   Democratic (D),   Republican (R), and   a tie or coalition within a group of elected officials.

Year Executive offices State Legislature Corp. Comm. United States Congress Electoral College votes
Governor Lt. Governor Attorney General Auditor and Inspector Treasurer Supt. of Pub. Inst. Comm. of Labor Comm. of Ins. State Senate State House U.S. Senator (Class II) U.S. Senator (Class III) U.S. House
1890 George Washington Steele (R)[1]
1891 Robert Martin (R)[2]
1892 Abraham Jefferson Seay (R)[1]
1893 William Cary Renfrow (D)[3]
1894
1895
1896
1897 Cassius McDonald Barnes (R)[4]
1898
1899
1900
1901 William Miller Jenkins (R)[4]
William C. Grimes (R)[2]
1902 Thompson Benton Ferguson (R)[5]
1903
1904
1905
1906 Frank Frantz (R)[5]
1907 Charles N. Haskell (D)[6] George W. Bellamy (D) Charles West (D) Martin E. Trapp (D) 39D, 5R 92D, 17R Robert L. Owen (D) Thomas Gore (D) 4D, 1R
1908 Bryan/Kern (D)

Red XN

1909 34D, 10R 68D, 41R 3R, 2D
1910
1911 Lee Cruce (D) J. J. McAlester (D) Fred Parkinson (D) 31D, 13R 82D, 27R 3D, 2R
1912 Wilson/Marshall (D)

Green tickY

1913 36D, 8R 80D, 18R 3D, 2R; 3D At-large
1914
1915 R. L. Williams (D) Martin E. Trapp (D) S.P. Freeling (D) 38D, 5R, 1 Soc. 75D, 17R, 5 Soc. 7D, 1R
1916
1917 85D, 26R 6D, 2R
1918
1919 James B. A. Robertson (D) 34D, 10R 74D, 30R
1920 Harding/Coolidge (R)

Green tickY

1921 27D, 17R 55R, 47D John W. Harreld (R) 5R, 3D
1922
1923 Jack C. Walton (D) George Short (D) George J. Meachling (D) 32D, 12R 93D, 14R 7D, 1R
1924 Martin E. Trapp (D) vacant Davis/Bryan (D)

Red XN

1925 38D, 6R 81D, 27R William B. Pine (R) 6D, 2R
1926
1927 Henry S. Johnston (D) William J. Holloway (D) Ed Dabney (D) John Rogers (D) 35D, 9R 87D, 21R Elmer Thomas (D) 7D, 1R
1928 Hoover/Curtis (R)

Green tickY

1929 William J. Holloway (D) vacant 32D, 12R 56D, 47R 5D, 3R
1930
1931 William H. Murray (D) Robert Burns (D) J. Berry King (D) 88D, 9R Thomas Gore (D) 7D, 1R
1932 Roosevelt/Garner (D)

Green tickY

1933 39D, 5R 113D, 4R, 1I 8D; 1D At-large
1934
1935 Ernest W. Marland (D) James E. Berry (D) Mac Q. Williamson (D) 43D, 1R 112D, 7R, 1I
1936
1937 44D 114D, 3R Joshua B. Lee (D)
1938
1939 Leon C. Phillips (D) 43D, 1R 102D, 13R
1940 Roosevelt/Wallace (D)

Green tickY

1941 42D, 2R 114D, 7R 7D, 1R; 1D At-large
1942
1943 Robert S. Kerr (D) Randell S. Cobb (D) 40D, 4R 93D, 24R Edward H. Moore (R) 7D, 1R
1944 Roosevelt/Truman (D)

Green tickY

1945 38D, 6R 98D, 22R 6D, 2R
1946 Mac Q. Williamson (D) Charles G. Morris (D)
1947 Roy J. Turner (D) 37D, 7R 95D, 23R
1948 Truman/Barkley (D)

Green tickY

1949 39D, 5R 103D, 12R Robert S. Kerr (D) 8D
1950
1951 Johnston Murray (D) 41D, 3R 99D, 190R Mike Monroney (D) 6D, 2R
1952 Eisenhower/Nixon (R)

Green tickY

1953 38D, 6R 104D, 20R 5D, 1R
1954 Scott Burson (D)
1955 Raymond D. Gary (D) Cowboy Pink Williams (D) 39D, 5R 102D, 19R
1956
1957 41D, 3R 101D, 20R
1958
1959 J. Howard Edmondson (D) George Nigh (D) John M. Rogers (D) 110D, 9R
1960 Nixon/Lodge (R)

Green tickY

1961 40D, 4R 107D, 14R
1962
1963 George Nigh (D) vacant Charles R. Nesbitt (D) Cowboy Pink Williams (D) 38D, 6R 96D, 24R
Henry Bellmon (R) Leo Winters (D) J. Howard Edmondson (D)
1964 Fred Roy Harris (D) Johnson/Humphrey (D)

Green tickY

1965 41D, 7R 78D, 21R 4D, 2R
1966
1967 Dewey F. Bartlett (R) George Nigh (D) G. T. Blankenship (R) 39D, 9R 74D, 25R
1968 Nixon/Agnew (R)

Green tickY

1969 38D, 10R 76D, 23R Henry Bellmon (R)
1970
1971 David Hall (D) Larry Derryberry (D) 39D, 9R 78D, 21R
1972
1973 38D, 10R 75D, 26R Dewey F. Bartlett (R) 5D, 1R
1974
1975 David L. Boren (D) 39D, 9R 76D, 25R
1976 Tom Daxon (R) Ford/Dole (R)

Red XN

1977 78D, 23R
1978
1979 George Nigh (D) Spencer Bernard (D) Jan Eric Cartwright (D) 75D, 26R David L. Boren (D)
1980 Reagan/Bush (R)

Green tickY

1981 37D, 11R 73D, 28R Don Nickles (R)
1982
1983 Mike Turpen (D) Clifton Scott (D) 34D, 14R 76D, 25R
1984
1985 70D, 31R
1986
1987 Henry Bellmon (R) Robert S. Kerr III (D) Robert Harlan Henry (D) 31D, 17R 4D, 2R
1988 Bush/Quayle (R)

Green tickY

1989 33D, 15R 69D, 32R
1990
1991 David Walters (D) Jack Mildren (D) Susan B. Loving (D) Sandy Garrett (D) 37D, 11R
1992 Bush/Quayle (R)

Red XN

1993 68D, 33R
1994
Jim Inhofe (R)[7] 3R, 3D[8]
1995 Frank Keating (R) Mary Fallin (R) Drew Edmondson (D) Robert Butkin (D)[9] Brenda Reneau (R) 35D, 13R 65D, 36R 5R, 1D
1996 Dole/Kemp (R)

Red XN

1997 33D, 15R 6R
1998
1999 Carroll Fisher[9] 61D, 40R
2000 Bush/Cheney (R)

Green tickY

2001 30D, 18R 53D, 48R 5R, 1D
2002
2003 Brad Henry (D) Jeff McMahan (D)[9] 28D, 20R 3R 4R, 1D
2004
2005 25D, 23R 57R, 44D Tom Coburn (R)
Scott Meacham (D)[10] Kim Holland (D)[10]
2006
2007 Jari Askins (D) Lloyd Fields (D) 24D, 24R 2R, 1D
2008 McCain/Palin (R)

Red XN

Steve Burrage (D)[10]
2009 26R, 22D 61R, 40D 3R
2010 62R, 39D[11]
2011 Mary Fallin (R) Todd Lamb (R) Scott Pruitt (R) Gary Jones (R) Ken Miller (R) Janet Barresi (R) Mark Costello (R) John D. Doak (R) 32R, 16D 70R, 31D
2012 67R, 31D, 3 vac. Romney/Ryan (R)

Red XN

2013 36R, 12D 72R, 29D 5R
2014
2015 Joy Hofmeister (R) 40R, 8D James Lankford (R)
2016 Melissa McLawhorn Houston (R) 39R, 9D[12] 71R, 30D[13] TBD
Year Governor Lt. Governor Attorney General Auditor and Inspector Treasurer Supt. of Pub. Inst. Comm. of Labor Comm. of Ins. State Senate State House Corp. Comm. U.S. Senator (Class II) U.S. Senator (Class III) U.S. House Electoral College votes
Executive offices State Legislature United States Congress

Notes

  1. ^ a b Territorial governor appointed by President Benjamin Harrison.
  2. ^ a b As secretary of Oklahoma Territory, served as acting governor when the presidentially appointed governorship was vacant.
  3. ^ Territorial governor appointed by President Grover Cleveland.
  4. ^ a b Territorial governor appointed by President William McKinley.
  5. ^ a b Territorial governor appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt.
  6. ^ Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory joined the Union as the State of Oklahoma on November 16, 1907.
  7. ^ Elected in special election in November 1994 to succeed Boren.
  8. ^ Frank Lucas won a special election in May to succeed Glenn English.
  9. ^ a b c Resigned.
  10. ^ a b c Appointed by governor to fill vacancy.
  11. ^ A Republican, Todd Russ, won a special election to succeed a Democrat, Ryan McMullen, who resigned to take an appointment in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. [1]
  12. ^ A Democrat, J.J. Dossett, won a special election vacated after Rick Brinkley, a Republican, resigned his seat after being charged with embezzlement from the Better Business Bureau. [2]
  13. ^ A Democrat, Cyndi Munson, won a special election after David Dank, the Republican incumbent, died. [3]

See also

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