From the time of the Great Depression through the 1990s,the politics of West Virginia were largely dominated by the Democratic Party. In the 2000 presidential election,George W. Bush claimed a surprise victory over Al Gore,with 52% of the vote;he won West Virginia again in 2004,with 56% of the vote. West Virginia is now a heavily Republican state,with John McCain winning the state in 2008,Mitt Romney in 2012 and Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020.
David Rader is an Oklahoma State Senator and former American football coach and player. He served as the head football coach at the University of Tulsa from 1988 to 1999,compiling a record of 49–80–1.
The Oklahoma Senate is the upper house of the two houses of the Legislature of Oklahoma,the other being the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The total number of senators is set at 48 by the Oklahoma Constitution.
The President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate is the second-highest-ranking official of the Oklahoma Senate and the highest-ranking state senator. The Oklahoma Constitution designates the Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma as the highest-ranking official,serving ex officio as President of the Senate,even though the lieutenant governor only votes in the case of a tie. During the lieutenant governor's absence,the president pro tempore presides over sessions. By longstanding custom,the lieutenant governor presides over sessions devoted to ceremonial purposes,while the bulk of the legislative management and political power is reserved for the president pro tempore,who is elected directly by the Oklahoma Senate.
Andrew Monroe Rice served as a civic leader and American politician from Oklahoma. He represented Senate District 46 in the Oklahoma State Senate. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for the United States Senate in 2008,losing to incumbent U.S. Senator James Inhofe.
Sean Burrage currently serves as the Vice President for Executive Affairs at the University of Oklahoma in Norman,Oklahoma.
The 2008 congressional elections in Arizona were held on November 4,2008,to determine who would represent the state of Arizona in the United States House of Representatives,coinciding with the presidential election. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;those elected would serve in the 111th Congress from January 4,2009,until January 3,2011.
Joe L. Heaton is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.
James Ananich is a politician from the State of Michigan. He is a Democratic Party member of the Michigan State Senate representing the 27th district,which is located in Genesee County and includes the cities Burton,Clio,Flint,Mount Morris and Swartz Creek and the townships of Flint Township,Forest,Genesee,Mount Morris,Richfield,Thetford and Vienna.
Mark Wayne "Markwayne" Mullin is an American politician,businessman,and former professional mixed martial arts fighter serving as the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district since 2013. He was elected to the United States Senate in 2022. He is a member of the Republican Party,and the first Native American in the Senate since fellow Republican Ben Nighthorse Campbell retired from Congress in 2005. He is the second Cherokee Nation citizen to serve in the United States Senate;the first,Oklahoma Senator Robert Latham Owen,retired in 1925.
The 2014 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 4,2014,to elect the Governor of Oklahoma. Incumbent Republican Governor Mary Fallin was running for re-election to a second term in office. Fallin was re-elected,defeating Democratic candidate Joe Dorman,a state legislator.
Joseph E. Dorman is an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives,representing the 65th electoral district. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
The 1926 United States Senate election in Oklahoma took place on November 2,1926. Incumbent Republican Senator John W. Harreld ran for re-election to a second term. After facing many challengers in a crowded Republican primary,he advanced to the general election. In the Democratic primary,Congressman Elmer Thomas beat out a similarly crowded field,which included former Governor Jack C. Walton,to win his party's nomination with a plurality. In the general election,Thomas defeated Herrald in a landslide,winning his first of four terms in the U.S. Senate.
Greg Treat is a Republican politician from Oklahoma and the current President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma Senate. He represents district 47,which includes parts of Oklahoma City,Edmond,Deer Creek,and Bethany. He has served in the Senate since 2011.
John Michael O'Connor is an American attorney and politician serving as the 19th attorney general of Oklahoma. O’Connor was previously a shareholder of Hall Estill and a nominee to be a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma,the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma,and the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.
Joe Newhouse is an American politician who has served in the Oklahoma Senate from the 25th district since 2016.
Bernard Maurice Jones II is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma and a former magistrate judge of the same court.
Ayshia K. M. Pittman is an Seminole-American politician who currently serves as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 99th district as a member of the Democratic Party. She is the third Seminole to serve in the Oklahoma Legislature.
Carri Hicks is an American politician who has served in the Oklahoma Senate from the 40th district since 2018.
The 2022 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate for Oklahoma. The election took place concurrently with the regularly scheduled election for Oklahoma's other Senate seat. The candidate filing deadline was between April 13–15,2022.
