Oklahoma's at-large congressional seat

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Oklahoma's at-large congressional district
Obsolete district
Created1910
1930
Eliminated1915
1940
Years active1913-1915
1933-1943

In 1913, Oklahoma was apportioned three additional congressional seats. For just the 63rd United States Congress, those three members represented the state at-large.

YearsCongressSeat ASeat BSeat C
RepresentativePartyElectoral historyRepresentativePartyElectoral historyRepresentativePartyElectoral history
March 3, 1913 –
March 3, 1915
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William H. Murray
Democratic Elected in 1912.
Redistricted to the 4th district and seat eliminated.
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Joseph Bryan Thompson
Democratic Elected in 1912.
Redistricted to the 5th district and seat eliminated.
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Claude Weaver
Democratic Elected in 1912.
Redistricted to the 5th district [1] but lost renomination and seat eliminated.

In 1933, Oklahoma was apportioned one additional seat. For the 73rd through the 77th congresses, Will Rogers held the seat at-large. In 1943, the seat was eliminated.

YearsCongressRepresentativePartyElectoral history
March 3, 1933 –
January 3, 1943
73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th
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Will Rogers
Democratic Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Retired and seat eliminated.

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References

  1. Hanneman, Carolyn. "WEAVER, CLAUDE (1867–1954)". Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved December 21, 2020.

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