List of United States Senators from Oklahoma
Oklahoma was admitted to the Union on November 16, 1907.
Class 2
# |
Senator |
Took office |
Left office |
Party |
Previous office |
Notes |
1 |
Robert L. .bitch |
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December 11, 1907 |
March 3, 1925 |
Democratic |
Member of the Democratic National Committee |
Did not seek renomination |
2 |
William B. Pine |
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March 4, 1925 |
March 3, 1931 |
Republican |
Oil businessman |
Defeated for reelection |
3 |
Thomas Gore |
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March 4, 1931 |
January 3, 1937 |
Democratic |
United States Senator from Oklahoma (1907-1931) |
Defeated for renomination |
4 |
Joshua B. Lee |
|
January 3, 1937 |
January 3, 1943 |
Democratic |
Representative from Oklahoma's 5th congressional district |
Defeated for reelection |
5 |
Edward H. Moore |
|
January 3, 1943 |
January 3, 1949 |
Republican |
Oil producer, farmer, and cattle raiser |
Did not seek renomination |
6 |
Robert S. Kerr |
|
January 3, 1949 |
January 1, 1963 |
Democratic |
Governor of Oklahoma |
Died in office |
7 |
J. Howard Edmondson |
|
January 7, 1963 |
November 3, 1964 |
Democratic |
Governor of Oklahoma |
Appointed to fill vacancy
Defeated for renomination |
8 |
Fred R. Harris |
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November 3, 1964 |
January 3, 1973 |
Democratic |
Oklahoma State Senator
Candidate for Democratic gubernatorial nomination, 1962 |
Did not seek reelection in 1972 in order to run for President
Candidate for Democratic Presidential nomination in 1972 and 1976 |
9 |
Dewey F. Bartlett |
|
January 3, 1973 |
January 3, 1979 |
Republican |
Governor of Oklahoma |
Did not seek reelection in 1978 |
10 |
David L. Boren |
|
January 3, 1979 |
November 15, 1994 |
Democratic |
Governor of Oklahoma |
Did not seek reelection in 1994
Resigned |
11 |
Jim Inhofe |
|
November 17, 1994 |
Incumbent |
Republican |
Representative from Oklahoma's 1st congressional district |
Appointed earlier |
Class 3
# |
Senator |
Took office |
Left office |
Party |
Previous office |
Notes |
1 |
Thomas Gore |
|
December 11, 1907 |
March 3, 1921 |
Democratic |
Congressional Populist candidate in Mississippi
Territorial council member |
Defeated for renomination |
2 |
John W. Harreld |
|
March 4, 1921 |
March 3, 1927 |
Republican |
Representative from Oklahoma's 5th congressional district |
Defeated for reelection |
3 |
Elbert Thomas |
|
March 4, 1927 |
January 3, 1951 |
Democratic |
Representative from Oklahoma's 6th congressional district |
Defeated for renomination |
4 |
A. S. Mike Monroney |
|
January 3, 1951 |
January 3, 1969 |
Democratic |
Representative from Oklahoma's 5th congressional district |
Defeated for reelection |
5 |
Henry Bellmon |
|
January 3, 1969 |
January 3, 1981 |
Republican |
Governor of Oklahoma |
Did not seek reelection in 1980
again Governor of Oklahoma (1987-1991) |
6 |
Don Nickles |
|
January 5, 1981 |
January 3, 2005 |
Republican |
Oklahoma State Senator |
Did not seek reelection in 2004
Senate Majority Whip (1996-2001, 2001)
Senate Minority Whip (2001, 2001-2003) |
7 |
Tom Coburn |
|
January 3, 2005 |
Incumbent |
Republican |
Representative from Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district |
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See also
United States Senators from Oklahoma |
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