List of United States senators from Oklahoma
Oklahoma was admitted to the Union on November 16, 1907 and elects United States senators to Class 2 and Class 3. The state's current U.S. senators are Republicans James Inhofe (serving since 1994) and James Lankford (serving since 2015). Inhofe is Oklahoma's longest-serving senator (since 1994).
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List of senators
Class 2 Class 2 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2002, 2008, 2014, and 2020. The next election will be in 2026. |
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Class 3 Class 3 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1998, 2004, 2010, and 2016. The next election will be in 2022. |
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# | Senator | Party | Dates in office | Electoral history | T | T | Electoral history | Dates in office | Party | Senator | # | |
Vacant | November 16, 1907 – December 11, 1907 |
Oklahoma did not elect its Senators until one month after statehood. | 1 | 60th | 1 | Oklahoma did not elect its Senators until one month after statehood. | November 16, 1907 – December 11, 1907 |
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1 | Robert L. Owen |
Democratic | December 11, 1907 – March 4, 1925 |
Elected December 10, 1907. | Elected December 10, 1907. | December 11, 1907 – March 4, 1921 |
Democratic | Thomas Gore |
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61st | 2 | Re-elected January 19, 1909. | ||||||||||
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Re-elected January 21, 1913. | 2 | 63rd | ||||||||||
64th | 3 | Re-elected in 1914. Lost renomination. |
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Re-elected in 1918. Retired. |
3 | 66th | ||||||||||
67th | 4 | Elected in 1920. Lost re-election. |
March 4, 1921 – March 4, 1927 |
Republican | John W. Harreld |
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68th | ||||||||||||
2 | William B. Pine |
Republican | March 4, 1925 – March 4, 1931 |
Elected in 1924. Lost re-election. |
4 | 69th | ||||||
70th | 5 | Elected in 1926. | March 4, 1927 – January 3, 1951 |
Democratic | Elmer Thomas |
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71st | ||||||||||||
3 | Thomas Gore |
Democratic | March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1937 |
Elected in 1930. Lost renomination. |
5 | 72nd | ||||||
73rd | 6 | Re-elected in 1932. | ||||||||||
74th | ||||||||||||
4 | Joshua B. Lee |
Democratic | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943 |
Elected in 1936. Lost re-election. |
6 | 75th | ||||||
76th | 7 | Re-elected in 1938. | ||||||||||
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5 | Edward H. Moore |
Republican | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949 |
Elected in 1942. Retired. |
7 | 78th | ||||||
79th | 8 | Re-elected in 1944. Lost renomination. |
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6 | Robert S. Kerr |
Democratic | January 3, 1949 – January 1, 1963 |
Elected in 1948. | 8 | 81st | ||||||
82nd | 9 | Elected in 1950. | January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1969 |
Democratic | A. S. Mike Monroney |
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83rd | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1954. | 9 | 84th | ||||||||||
85th | 10 | Re-elected in 1956. | ||||||||||
86th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1960. Died. |
10 | 87th | ||||||||||
Vacant | January 1, 1963 – January 7, 1963 |
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88th | 11 | Re-elected in 1962. Lost re-election. |
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7 | 100px J. Howard Edmondson |
Democratic | January 7, 1963 – November 3, 1964 |
Appointed to continue Kerr's term Lost nomination to finish Kerr's term. |
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8 | Fred R. Harris |
Democratic | November 3, 1964 – January 3, 1973 |
Elected to finish Kerr's term. | ||||||||
89th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1966. Retired. |
11 | 90th | ||||||||||
91st | 12 | Elected in 1968. | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1981 |
Republican | 100px Henry Bellmon |
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92nd | ||||||||||||
9 | 100px Dewey F. Bartlett |
Republican | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979 |
Elected in 1972. Retired. |
12 | 93rd | ||||||
94th | 13 | Re-elected in 1974. Retired. |
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10 | 100px David Boren |
Democratic | January 3, 1979 – November 15, 1994 |
Elected in 1978. | 13 | 96th | ||||||
97th | 14 | Elected in 1980. | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 2005 |
Republican | Don Nickles |
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Re-elected in 1984. | 14 | 99th | ||||||||||
100th | 15 | Re-elected in 1986. | ||||||||||
101st | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1990. Resigned to become President of the University of Oklahoma. |
15 | 102nd | ||||||||||
103rd | 16 | Re-elected in 1992. | ||||||||||
Vacant | November 15, 1994 – November 17, 1994 |
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11 | 100px Jim Inhofe |
Republican | November 17, 1994 – Present |
Elected to finish Boren's term. | ||||||||
104th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 1996. | 16 | 105th | ||||||||||
106th | 17 | Re-elected in 1998. Retired. |
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107th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 2002. | 17 | 108th | ||||||||||
109th | 18 | Elected in 2004. | January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2015 |
Republican | Tom Coburn |
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110th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 2008. | 18 | 111th | ||||||||||
112th | 19 | Re-elected in 2010. Resigned. |
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Re-elected in 2014. | 19 | 114th | Elected to finish Coburn's term. | January 3, 2015 – Present |
Republican | James Lankford |
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115th | 20 | Re-elected in 2016. | ||||||||||
116th | ||||||||||||
Re-elected in 2020. Retiring at end of term. |
20 | 117th | ||||||||||
118th | 21 | To be decided in the 2022 election. | ||||||||||
119th | ||||||||||||
To be determined in the 2026 election. | 21 | 120th | ||||||||||
# | Senator | Party | Years in office | Electoral history | T | T | Electoral history | Years in office | Party | Senator | # | |
Class 2 | Class 3 |
Living former senators
As of September 2021[update], there are three former living U.S. senators from Oklahoma. The most recent and most recently serving senator to die was Tom Coburn (served 2005–2015) on March 28, 2020.
Senator | Term of office | Date of birth (and age) |
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Fred R. Harris | 1964–1973 | November 13, 1930 |
David Boren | 1979–1994 | April 21, 1941 |
Don Nickles | 1981–2005 | December 6, 1948 |
Superlatives
Longest service
Senator | First served | Last served | Length of service |
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Jim Inhofe | November 16, 1994 | Present | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days) |
Don Nickles | January 3, 1981 | January 3, 2005 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days) |
Elmer Thomas | March 4, 1927 | January 3, 1951 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days) |
Thomas Gore | December 11, 1907 | March 3, 1921 | Combined total: 19 years, 24 days (6,959 days) |
March 4, 1931 | January 3, 1937 | ||
Mike Monroney | January 3, 1951 | January 3, 1969 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days) |
Shortest service
Senator | First served | Last served | Length of service |
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J. Howard Edmondson | January 7, 1963 | November 3, 1964 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days) |
John W. Harreld | March 4, 1921 | March 3, 1927 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days) |
William B. Pine | March 4, 1925 | March 3, 1931 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days) |
Joshua B. Lee | January 3, 1937 | January 3, 1943 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days) |
Dewey F. Bartlett | January 3, 1973 | January 3, 1979 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. (Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days) |
Youngest at beginning of service
Senator | Date of birth | First served | Age |
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Don Nickles | December 6, 1948 | January 3, 1981 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Fred R. Harris | November 13, 1930 | November 4, 1964 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Thomas Gore | December 10, 1870 | December 11, 1907 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
J. Howard Edmondson | September 27, 1925 | January 7, 1963 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
David Boren | April 21, 1941 | January 3, 1979 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Oldest at end of service
Senator | Date of birth | Last served | Age |
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Jim Inhofe | November 17, 1934 | Present | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Edward H. Moore | November 19, 1871 | January 3, 1949 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Elmer Thomas | September 8, 1876 | January 3, 1951 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Robert Latham Owen | February 2, 1856 | March 3, 1925 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Mike Monroney | March 2, 1902 | January 3, 1969 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
See also
- List of United States representatives from Oklahoma
- United States congressional delegations from Oklahoma
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