Political party strength in Oklahoma

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The following tables indicate the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Oklahoma:

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The tables also indicate the historical party composition in the:

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

1907–1978

YearExecutive offices State Legislature Corp.
Comm.
United States Congress Electoral votes
Governor Lt. Governor Sec. of State Attorney
General
Auditor Examiner &
Inspector
Treasurer Supt. of
Pub. Inst.
Labor Comm. Ins. Comm. Senate House Senator
(Class II)
Senator
(Class III)
House
1907 Charles N. Haskell (D) George W. Bellamy (D) William Macklin Cross (D) [a] Charles West (D) Martin E. Trapp (D) Charles A. Taylor (D) [a] James Menefee (D) Evan Dhu Cameron (D) Charles L. Daugherty (D) T. J. McComb (D) [b] 39D, 5R92D, 17R3D Robert L. Owen (D) Thomas Gore (D)4D, 1R
1908 Bryan/
Kern (D)
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190934D, 10R68D, 41R3R, 2D
1910 Thomas Smith (D) [c] Milas Lasater (D) [c]
1911 Lee Cruce (D) J. J. McAlester (D) Benjamin F. Harrison (D) [b] Leo Meyer (D) [b] Robert Dunlop (D) R. H. Wilson (D) P. A. Ballard (D) [b] 31D, 13R82D, 27R3D, 2R
1912 Fred Parkinson (D) [c] Wilson/
Marshall (D)
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1913 Joseph C. McClelland (D) A. L. Welch (D) [b] [c] 36D, 8R80D, 18R6D, 2R
1914
1915 Robert L. Williams (D) Martin E. Trapp (D) S. L. Lyon (D) [d] Sargent Prentiss Freeling (D) Everette B. Howard (D) W. L. Alexander (D) W. G. Ashton (D) [b] 38D, 5R, 1Soc75D, 17R, 5Soc7D, 1R
1916
191785D, 26R6D, 2R
1918 Claude Connally (D) [c]
1919 James B. A. Robertson (D) Joe Morris (D) Frank C. Carter (D) A. N. Leecraft (D)34D, 10R74D, 30R
1920 E. W. Hardon (D) [b] [c] Harding/
Coolidge (R)
Green check.svg
192127D, 17R55R, 47D2D, 1R John W. Harreld (R)5R, 3D
1922
1923 Jack C. Walton (D) [e] Richard A. Sneed (D) George Short (D) C. C. Childers (D) George J. Mechling (D) A. S. J. Shaw (D) M. A. Nash (D) [b] 32D, 12R93D, 14R7D, 1R
1924 Martin E. Trapp (D)vacant Jess G. Read (D) [a] [c] Davis/
Bryan (D)

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192538D, 6R81D, 27R William B. Pine (R)6D, 2R
1926
1927 Henry S. Johnston (D) [e] William J. Holloway (D) John Graves Leeper (D) Ed Dabney (D) A. S. J. Shaw (D) John Rogers (D) [a] Richard A. Sneed (D) John S. Vaughan (D) [b] [c] W. A. Pat Murphy (D)35D, 9R87D, 21R3D Elmer Thomas (D)7D, 1R
1928 Hoover/
Curtis (R)
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1929 William J. Holloway (D)vacant32D, 12R56D, 47R2D, 1R5D, 3R
1930
1931 William H. Murray (D) Robert Burns (D) Richard A. Sneed (D) J. Berry King (D) Frank C. Carter (D) Ray Weems (D)88D, 9R Thomas Gore (D)7D, 1R
1932 Roosevelt/
Garner (D)
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193339D, 5R113D, 4R, 1I8D, 1D
1934
1935 E. W. Marland (D) James E. Berry (D) Frank C. Carter (D) Mac Q. Williamson (D) C. C. Childers (D) Hubert L. Bolen (D) [c] [f] 43D, 1R112D, 7R, 1I3D
1936
1937 A. L. Crable (D) [c] 44D114D, 3R Joshua B. Lee (D)
1938
1939 Leon C. Phillips (D) C. C. Childers (D) Frank C. Carter (D) Carl B. Sebring (D)43D, 1R102D, 13R
1940 Roosevelt/
Wallace (D)
Green check.svg
194142D, 2R114D, 7R8D, 1R
1942
1943 Robert S. Kerr (D) Frank C. Carter (D) [b] Randell S. Cobb (D) [c] C. C. Childers (D) A. S. J. Shaw (D)40D, 4R93D, 24R Edward H. Moore (R)7D, 1R
1944 Roosevelt/
Truman (D)
Green check.svg
194538D, 6R98D, 22R6D, 2R
1946 Katherine Manton (D) [c] Mac Q. Williamson (D) Charles G. Morris (D) [a] [c]
1947 Roy J. Turner (D) Wilburn Cartwright (D) A. S. J. Shaw (D) John D. Conner (D) Oliver Hodge (D) Jim Hughes (D) Donald F. Dickey (D) [c] 37D, 7R95D, 23R
1948 Truman/
Barkley (D)
Green check.svg
194939D, 5R103D, 12R Robert S. Kerr (D) [a] 8D
1950
1951 Johnston Murray (D) John D. Conner (D) Wilburn Cartwright (D) A. S. J. Shaw (D)41D, 3R99D, 19R Mike Monroney (D)6D, 2R
1952 Eisenhower/
Nixon (R)
Green check.svg
195338D, 6R104D, 20R5D, 1R
1954 Scott Burson (D) [c]
1955 Raymond D. Gary (D) Cowboy Pink Williams (D) Andy Anderson (D) A. S. J. Shaw (D) John D. Conner (D) Joe B. Hunt (D) [a] 39D, 5R102D, 19R
1956
195741D, 3R101D, 20R
1958
1959 J. Howard Edmondson (D) [b] George Nigh (D) John D. Conner (D) [a] Andy Anderson (D) John M. Rogers (D) William A. Burkhart (D)110D, 9R
1960 William N. Christian (D) [c] Nixon/
Lodge (R)
Red x.svg
196140D, 4R107D, 14R
1962
1963 George Nigh (D)vacant James M. Bullard (D) Charles R. Nesbitt (D) A. F. Shaw (D) Cowboy Pink Williams (D) W. T. Hughes (D)38D, 6R96D, 24R J. Howard Edmondson (D) [c]
Henry Bellmon (R) Leo Winters (D)
1964 Johnson/
Humphrey (D)
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196541D, 7R78D, 21R Fred R. Harris (D)4D, 2R
1966
1967 Dewey F. Bartlett (R) George Nigh (D) John Rogers (D) [b] G. T. Blankenship (R) Joe Bailey Cobb (D) [b] Leo Winters (D) L. E. Bailey (R)39D, 9R74D, 25R
1968 Nixon/
Agnew (R)

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196938D, 10R76D, 23R Henry Bellmon (R)
1970
1971 David Hall (D) Larry Derryberry (D) Leslie Fisher (D) Wilbur Wright (D) [b] 39D, 9R78D, 21R
1972
1973 L. P. Williams (D)38D, 10R75D, 26R Dewey F. Bartlett (R)5D, 1R
1974
1975 David Boren (D) Wilbur Wright (D) [b] Gerald Grimes (D) [c] 39D, 9R76D, 25R
1976appointed position [g] William E. Foster (D) [c] [h] Ford/
Dole (R)
Red x.svg
197778D, 23R
1978 Ray Parr (D) [c]

1979–present

YearExecutive offices State Legislature Corp.
Comm.
United States Congress Electoral votes
Governor Lt. Governor Attorney
General
Auditor &
Inspector
Treasurer Supt. of
Pub. Inst.
Labor Comm. Ins. Comm. Senate House Senator
(Class II)
Senator
(Class III)
House
1979 George Nigh (D) Spencer Bernard (D) Jan Eric Cartwright (D) Tom Daxon (R) Leo Winters (D) Leslie Fisher (D) [b] William R. Paulk (D) [c] Gerald Grimes (D) [b] 39D, 9R75D, 26R3D David Boren (D) Henry Bellmon (R)5D, 1R
1980 Reagan/
Bush (R)
Green check.svg
198137D, 11R73D, 28R Don Nickles (R)
1982
1983 Mike Turpen (D) Clifton Scott (D)34D, 14R76D, 25R
1984
1985 John Folks (D) [b] [c] 70D, 31R
1986
1987 Henry Bellmon (R) Robert S. Kerr III (D) Robert Harlan Henry (D) Ellis Edwards (D) Dean Calhoon (R) [c] 31D, 17R4D, 2R
1988 Bush/
Quayle (R)
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1989 Gerald E. Hoeltzel (R) [c] 33D, 15R69D, 32R2D, 1R
1990 Ira Phillips (R) [c]
1991 David Walters (D) Jack Mildren (D) Susan B. Loving (D) Claudette Henry (R) Sandy Garrett (D) Dave Renfro (D) [i] 37D, 11R2R, 1D
1992 Cathy Weatherford (D) [c] Bush/
Quayle (R)
Red x.svg
199368D, 33R
1994
Jim Inhofe (R) [j] 3R, 3D [k]
1995 Frank Keating (R) Mary Fallin (R) Drew Edmondson (D) Robert Butkin (D) [b] Brenda Reneau (R) John P. Crawford (R)35D, 13R65D, 36R5R, 1D
1996 Dole/
Kemp (R)
Red x.svg
199733D, 15R3R [l] 6R
1998
1999 Carroll Fisher [b] 61D, 40R
2000 Bush/
Cheney (R)
Green check.svg
200130D, 18R53D, 48R5R, 1D
2002
2003 Brad Henry (D) Jeff McMahan (D) [b] 28D, 20R4R, 1D
2004
200526D, 22R57R, 44D Tom Coburn (R)
Scott Meacham (D) [c] Kim Holland (D) [c]
200625D, 23R [m]
26D, 22R [n]
2007 Jari Askins (D) Lloyd Fields (D)24D, 24R2R, 1D [o]
2008 McCain/
Palin (R)
Red x.svg
Steve Burrage (D) [c]
200926R, 22D61R, 40D3R
201062R, 39D [p]
2011 Mary Fallin (R) Todd Lamb (R) Scott Pruitt (R) [q] Gary Jones (R) Ken A. Miller (R) Janet Barresi (R) Mark Costello (R) [a] John D. Doak (R)32R, 16D70R, 31D
201267R, 31D, 3 vac. Romney/
Ryan (R)
Red x.svg
201336R, 12D72R, 29D5R
2014
2015 Joy Hofmeister (R)40R, 8D James Lankford (R)
2016 Melissa Houston (R)39R, 9D [r] 71R, 30D [s] Trump/
Pence (R)
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2017 Michael J. Hunter (R) [t] 42R, 6D75R, 26D
2018
2019 Kevin Stitt (R) Matt Pinnell (R) Cindy Byrd (R) Randy McDaniel (R) Leslie Osborn (R) Glen Mulready (R)39R, 9D77R, 24D4R, 1D
2020 Trump/
Pence (R)
Red x.svg
2021 John M. O'Connor (R) [c] [9] Joy Hofmeister (D)82R, 19D5R
202282R, 18D [10]
2023 Gentner Drummond (R) Todd Russ (R) Ryan Walters (R)40R, 8D81R, 20D Markwayne Mullin (R)
2024[ to be determined ]
Key to party colors and abbreviations for members of the U.S. Congress and other politicians or officials
Alaskan Independence (AKIP)
Know Nothing (KN)
American Labor (AL)
Anti-Jacksonian (Anti-J)
National Republican (NR)
Anti-Administration (AA)
Anti-Masonic (Anti-M)
Conservative (Con)
Covenant (Cov)
Democratic (D)
Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL)
Democratic–NPL (D-NPL)
Dixiecrat (Dix),
States' Rights (SR)
Democratic-Republican (DR)
Farmer–Labor (FL)
Federalist (F)
Pro-Administration (PA)
Free Soil (FS)
Fusion (Fus)
Greenback (GB)
Independence (IPM)
Independent Democrat (ID)
Independent Republican (IR)
Jacksonian (J)
Liberal (Lib)
Libertarian (L)
National Union (NU)
Nonpartisan League (NPL)
Nullifier (N)
Opposition Northern (O)
Opposition Southern (O)
Populist (Pop)
Progressive (Prog)
Prohibition (Proh)
Readjuster (Rea)
Republican (R)
Silver (Sv)
Silver Republican (SvR)
Socialist (Soc)
Union (U)
Unconditional Union (UU)
Vermont Progressive (VP)
Whig (W)
Independent (I)
Nonpartisan (NP)
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Died in office.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Resigned.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Appointed by governor to fill vacancy.
  4. Before Lyon's swearing-in on January 11, B.F. Harrison resigned on January 2, and H. G. Oliver was appointed for the nine-day interim.
  5. 1 2 Impeached.
  6. A Democrat, Hugh L. Harrell, won the Treasurer’s race in 1934, but resigned after just a few weeks into his term to become President of the Wichita Land Bank, leading to Bolen’s appointment. [1]
  7. After an amendment was passed in 1975, the office was to no longer be elected but, rather, appointed by the Governor. This was to go into effect in 1979, but due to John Roger's early resignation, the amendment de facto went into effect early.
  8. Office became an appointed position by the Governor.
  9. Office became an elected statewide position again.
  10. Elected in special election in November 1994 to succeed Boren.
  11. Frank Lucas, a Republican won a special election in May to succeed Democrat Glenn English.
  12. Democratic Corporation Commissioner Cody L. Graves resigned; Denise Bode, a Republican, was appointed by Gov. Keating to replace him. [2]
  13. A Republican, Mike Schulz, won a special election in May in District 38 to succeed Democrat Robert M. Kerr, flipping the seat. [3]
  14. Nancy Riley of District 37 switched parties from Republican to Democratic in August after losing the Lt. Gubernatorial primary. [4]
  15. Republican Corporation Commissioner Denise Bode resigned; Jim Roth, a Democrat, was appointed by Gov. Henry to replace him. [2]
  16. A Republican, Todd Russ, won a special election to succeed Ryan McMullen, a Democrat who resigned to take an appointment in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. [5]
  17. Resigned after being appointed Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. [6]
  18. 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. [7]
  19. A Democrat, Cyndi Munson, won a special election after David Dank, the Republican incumbent, died. [8]
  20. Appointed to replace Pruitt. Kara Rodriguez (R) was acting Attorney General from February 17–20.

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