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List of United States Senators from Oklahoma
This page displays current and historical information pertaining to the U.S. Senate delegation from Oklahoma.
Current members
The current members of the U.S. Senate from Oklahoma are:
Office | Name | Party | Date assumed office | Date term ends |
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U.S. Senate Oklahoma | James Lankford | Republican | January 3, 2015 | January 3, 2029 |
U.S. Senate Oklahoma | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | January 11, 2023 | January 3, 2027 |
Election history
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- For more information on the different classes of U.S. Senators, please see: Classes of United States Senators
Class II
Senators in Class II were elected to office in the November 2020 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class II terms run from the beginning of the 117th Congress on January 3, 2021, to the end of the 119th Congress on January 3, 2027.
2020
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Oklahoma
Incumbent Jim Inhofe defeated Abby Broyles, Robert Murphy, Joan Farr, and April Nesbit in the general election for U.S. Senate Oklahoma on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jim Inhofe (R) | 62.9 | 979,140 |
Abby Broyles (D) ![]() | 32.8 | 509,763 | ||
![]() | Robert Murphy (L) ![]() | 2.2 | 34,435 | |
![]() | Joan Farr (Independent) ![]() | 1.4 | 21,652 | |
![]() | April Nesbit (Independent) ![]() | 0.7 | 11,371 |
Total votes: 1,556,361 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma
Abby Broyles defeated Elysabeth Britt, Sheila Bilyeu, and R.O. Joe Cassity in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Abby Broyles ![]() | 60.4 | 163,921 | |
Elysabeth Britt ![]() | 16.7 | 45,206 | ||
Sheila Bilyeu | 11.9 | 32,350 | ||
R.O. Joe Cassity | 11.0 | 29,698 |
Total votes: 271,175 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Perry Williams (D)
- Paul Tay (D)
- Tyler Dougherty (D)
- Bevon Rogers (D)
- Mike Workman (D)
- Dylan Billings (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma
Incumbent Jim Inhofe defeated JJ Stitt, John Tompkins, and Neil Mavis in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jim Inhofe | 74.1 | 277,868 |
![]() | JJ Stitt | 15.3 | 57,433 | |
John Tompkins | 6.3 | 23,563 | ||
![]() | Neil Mavis ![]() | 4.4 | 16,363 |
Total votes: 375,227 | ||||
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2014
On November 4, 2014, incumbent Sen. Jim Inhofe (R) won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Matt Silverstein (D) and three independent candidates in the general election.
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | ![]() |
68% | 558,166 | |
Democratic | Matt Silverstein | 28.5% | 234,307 | |
Independent | Ray Woods | 1.2% | 9,913 | |
Independent | Aaron DeLozier | 0.9% | 7,793 | |
Independent | Joan Farr | 1.3% | 10,554 | |
Total Votes | 820,733 | |||
Source: Oklahoma State Election Board |
2008
On November 4, 2008, James M. Inhofe won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Andrew Rice (D) and Stephen P. Wallace (I) in the general election.[1]
2002
On November 5, 2002, James M. Inhofe won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated David Walters (D) and James Germalic (I) in the general election.[2]
Class III
Senators in Class III were elected to office in the November 2022 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class III terms run from the beginning of the 118th Congress on January 3, 2023, to the end of the 120th Congress on January 3, 2029.
2022
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Oklahoma
Incumbent James Lankford defeated Madison Horn, Michael Delaney, and Kenneth Blevins in the general election for U.S. Senate Oklahoma on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | James Lankford (R) | 64.3 | 739,960 |
![]() | Madison Horn (D) ![]() | 32.1 | 369,370 | |
![]() | Michael Delaney (Independent) ![]() | 1.8 | 20,907 | |
Kenneth Blevins (L) ![]() | 1.8 | 20,495 |
Total votes: 1,150,732 | ||||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for U.S. Senate Oklahoma
Madison Horn defeated Jason Bollinger in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. Senate Oklahoma on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Madison Horn ![]() | 65.5 | 60,929 |
![]() | Jason Bollinger ![]() | 34.5 | 32,121 |
Total votes: 93,050 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Madison Horn ![]() | 37.2 | 60,691 |
✔ | ![]() | Jason Bollinger ![]() | 16.8 | 27,374 |
![]() | Dennis Baker ![]() | 13.8 | 22,467 | |
![]() | Jo Glenn ![]() | 13.0 | 21,198 | |
![]() | Brandon Wade ![]() | 12.2 | 19,986 | |
![]() | Arya Azma | 7.0 | 11,478 |
Total votes: 163,194 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma
Incumbent James Lankford defeated Jackson Lahmeyer and Joan Farr in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | James Lankford | 67.8 | 243,132 |
Jackson Lahmeyer | 26.4 | 94,572 | ||
![]() | Joan Farr | 5.8 | 20,761 |
Total votes: 358,465 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nathan Dahm (R)
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Kenneth Blevins advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma.
2016
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | ![]() |
67.7% | 980,892 | |
Democratic | Mike Workman | 24.6% | 355,911 | |
Libertarian | Robert Murphy | 3% | 43,421 | |
Independent | Sean Braddy | 2.8% | 40,405 | |
Independent | Mark Beard | 1.9% | 27,418 | |
Total Votes | 1,448,047 | |||
Source: Oklahoma State Election Board |
2014
On November 4, 2014, James Lankford (R) won election to the United States Senate in a special election to fill the seat left vacant by the early retirement of Tom Coburn (R). Lankford defeated Constance Johnson (D) and Mark Beard (I) in the general election.
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | ![]() |
67.9% | 557,002 | |
Democratic | Constance Johnson | 29% | 237,923 | |
Independent | Mark Beard | 3.2% | 25,965 | |
Total Votes | 820,890 | |||
Source: Oklahoma State Election Board |
2010
On November 2, 2010, Tom Coburn won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Jim Rogers (D), Stephen P. Wallace (I) and Ronald F. Dwyer (I) in the general election.[3]
2004
On November 2, 2004, Tom A. Coburn won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Brad Carson (D) and Sheila Bilyeu (I) in the general election.[4]
Historical members
Historical Representation to the U.S. Senate by Party from Oklahoma | ||||
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Party | Total | |||
Democratic | 10 | |||
Republican | 10 |
Class 2 Senators from Oklahoma | ||||||||
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Senators | Years Served | Party | ||||||
Robert L. Owen | 1907-1925 | Democratic | ||||||
William B. Pine | 1925-1931 | Republican | ||||||
Thomas P. Gore | 1931-1937 | Democratic | ||||||
Joshua B. Lee | 1937-1943 | Democratic | ||||||
Edward H. Moore | 1943-1949 | Republican | ||||||
Robert S. Kerr | 1949-1963 | Democratic | ||||||
J. Howard Edmondson | 1963-1964 | Democratic | ||||||
Fred R. Harris | 1964-1973 | Democratic | ||||||
Dewey F. Bartlett | 1973-1979 | Republican | ||||||
David L. Boren | 1979-1994 | Democratic | ||||||
James M. Inhofe | 1994-2023 | Republican | ||||||
Markwayne Mullin | 2023-Present | Republican |
Class 3 Senators from Oklahoma | ||||||||
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Senators | Years Served | Party | ||||||
Thomas P. Gore | 1907-1921 | Democratic | ||||||
John W. Harreld | 1921-1927 | Republican | ||||||
J. W. Elmer Thomas | 1927-1951 | Democratic | ||||||
A. S. Mike Monroney | 1951-1969 | Democratic | ||||||
Henry L. Bellmon | 1969-1981 | Republican | ||||||
Don Nickles | 1981-2005 | Republican | ||||||
Tom Coburn | 2005-2015 | Republican | ||||||
James Lankford | 2015-Present | Republican |
See also
- United States Senate
- United States congressional delegations from Alaska
- Classes of United States Senators
Footnotes
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013