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List of United States Senators from Oklahoma

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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
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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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
Image of Jim Inhofe
Jim Inhofe (R)
 
62.9
 
979,140
Image of Abby Broyles
Abby Broyles (D) Candidate Connection
 
32.8
 
509,763
Image of Robert Murphy
Robert Murphy (L) Candidate Connection
 
2.2
 
34,435
Image of Joan Farr
Joan Farr (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
1.4
 
21,652
Image of April Nesbit
April Nesbit (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Abby Broyles
Abby Broyles Candidate Connection
 
60.4
 
163,921
Image of Elysabeth Britt
Elysabeth Britt Candidate Connection
 
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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
Image of Jim Inhofe
Jim Inhofe
 
74.1
 
277,868
Image of JJ Stitt
JJ Stitt
 
15.3
 
57,433
John Tompkins
 
6.3
 
23,563
Image of Neil Mavis
Neil Mavis Candidate Connection
 
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.

U.S. Senate, Oklahoma General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJim Inhofe Incumbent 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]

U.S. Senate, Oklahoma General Election, 2008
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJim Inhofe incumbent 56.7% 763,375
     Democrat Andrew Rice 39.2% 527,736
     Independent Stephen P. Wallace 4.1% 55,708
Total Votes 1,346,819


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]

U.S. Senate, Oklahoma General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJames M. Inhofe incumbent 57.3% 583,579
     Democratic David Walters 36.3% 369,789
     Independent James Germalic 6.4% 65,056
Total Votes 1,018,424


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

See also: United States Senate election in Oklahoma, 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
Image of James Lankford
James Lankford (R)
 
64.3
 
739,960
Image of Madison Horn
Madison Horn (D) Candidate Connection
 
32.1
 
369,370
Image of Michael Delaney
Michael Delaney (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
1.8
 
20,907
Image of Kenneth Blevins
Kenneth Blevins (L) Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Madison Horn
Madison Horn Candidate Connection
 
65.5
 
60,929
Image of Jason Bollinger
Jason Bollinger Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Madison Horn
Madison Horn Candidate Connection
 
37.2
 
60,691
Image of Jason Bollinger
Jason Bollinger Candidate Connection
 
16.8
 
27,374
Image of Dennis Baker
Dennis Baker Candidate Connection
 
13.8
 
22,467
Image of Jo Glenn
Jo Glenn Candidate Connection
 
13.0
 
21,198
Image of Brandon Wade
Brandon Wade Candidate Connection
 
12.2
 
19,986
Image of Arya Azma
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
Image of James Lankford
James Lankford
 
67.8
 
243,132
Image of Jackson Lahmeyer
Jackson Lahmeyer
 
26.4
 
94,572
Image of Joan Farr
Joan Farr
 
5.8
 
20,761

Total votes: 358,465
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Kenneth Blevins advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma.

2016

U.S. Senate, Oklahoma General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJames Lankford Incumbent 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.

U.S. Senate, Oklahoma Special Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJames Lankford 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]

U.S. Senate, Oklahoma General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTom Coburn incumbent 70.6% 718,482
     Democratic Jim Rogers 26.1% 265,814
     Independent Stephen P. Wallace 2.5% 25,048
     Independent Ronald F. Dwyer 0.8% 7,807
Total Votes 1,017,151


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]

U.S. Senate, Oklahoma General Election, 2004
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTom A. Coburn 52.8% 763,433
     Democratic Brad Carson 41.2% 596,750
     Independent Sheila Bilyeu 6% 86,663
Total Votes 1,446,846


Historical members

Historical Representation to the U.S. Senate by Party from Oklahoma
Party Total
     Democratic 10
     Republican 10
Class 2 Senators from Oklahoma
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
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

Footnotes


Senators
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
Tom Cole (R)
District 5
Republican Party (7)