Political party strength in Oklahoma
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Oklahoma:
- Governor
- Lieutenant Governor
- Secretary of State
- Attorney General
- State Auditor, State Examiner and Inspector, and State Auditor and Inspector
- State Treasurer
- Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Commissioner of Labor
- Commissioner of Insurance
The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:
- State Senate
- State House of Representatives
- State Corporation Commission
- State delegation to the U.S. Senate
- State delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives
For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.
The parties are as follows: Democratic (D), Republican (R), and a tie or coalition within a group of elected officials.
| Year | Executive offices | State Legislature | Corp. Comm. | United States Congress | Electoral College votes | ||||||||||||
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| Governor | Lt. Governor | Sec. of State | Attorney General | Auditor | Examiner and Inspector | Treasurer | Supt. of Pub. Inst. | Comm. of Labor | Comm. of Ins. | State Senate | State House | U.S. Senator (Class II) | U.S. Senator (Class III) | U.S. House | |||
| Auditor and Inspector | |||||||||||||||||
| 1890 | George Washington Steele (R)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| 1891 | Robert Martin (R)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| 1892 | Abraham Jefferson Seay (R)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| 1893 | William Cary Renfrow (D)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| 1894 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1895 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1896 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1897 | Cassius McDonald Barnes (R)[4] | ||||||||||||||||
| 1898 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1899 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1900 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1901 | William Miller Jenkins (R)[4] | ||||||||||||||||
| William C. Grimes (R)[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| 1902 | Thompson Benton Ferguson (R)[5] | ||||||||||||||||
| 1903 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1904 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1905 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1906 | Frank Frantz (R)[5] | ||||||||||||||||
| 1907 | Charles N. Haskell (D)[6] | George W. Bellamy (D) | Bill Cross (D)[7] | Charles West (D) | Martin E. Trapp (D) | Charles A. Taylor (D)[8] | J. A. Menefee (D) | E. D. Cameron (D) | C. L. Daugherty (D) | T. J. McCombs (D)[9] | 39D, 5R | 92D, 17R | 3D | Robert L. Owen (D) | Thomas Gore (D) | 4D, 1R | |
| 1908 | Bryan/Kern (D)
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| 1909 | 34D, 10R | 68D, 41R | 3R, 2D | ||||||||||||||
| 1910 | Thomas Smith (D)[10] | Milas Lasater (D)[10] | |||||||||||||||
| 1911 | Lee Cruce (D) | J. J. McAlester (D) | B. F. Harrison (D)[9] | Leo Meyers (D) | Robert Dunlop (D) | R. H. Wilson (D) | P. A. Ballard (D)[9] | 31D, 13R | 82D, 27R | 3D, 2R | |||||||
| 1912 | Fred Parkinson (D)[10] | Wilson/Marshall (D)
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| 1913 | Joseph C. McClelland (D) | A. L. Welch (D)[10][9] | 36D, 8R | 80D, 18R | 3D, 2R; 3D At-large | ||||||||||||
| 1914 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1915 | R. L. Williams (D) | Martin E. Trapp (D) | S. L. Lyon (D)[11] | S. P. Freeling (D) | E. B. Howard (D) | W. L. Alexander (D) | W. G. Ashton (D)[9] | 38D, 5R, 1 Soc. | 75D, 17R, 5 Soc. | 7D, 1R | |||||||
| 1916 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1917 | 85D, 26R | 6D, 2R | |||||||||||||||
| 1918 | Claude Connally (D)[10] | ||||||||||||||||
| 1919 | James B. A. Robertson (D) | Joe Morris (D) | Frank C. Carter (D) | A. N. Leecraft (D) | 34D, 10R | 74D, 30R | |||||||||||
| 1920 | E. W. Hardon (D)[10][9] | Harding/Coolidge (R)
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| 1921 | 27D, 17R | 55R, 47D | 2D, 1R | John W. Harreld (R) | 5R, 3D | ||||||||||||
| 1922 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1923 | Jack C. Walton (D) | R. A. Sneed (D) | George Short (D) | C. C. Childers (D) | George J. Mechling (D) | A. S. J. Shaw (D) | M. A. Nash (D)[9] | 32D, 12R | 93D, 14R | 7D, 1R | |||||||
| 1924 | Martin E. Trapp (D) | vacant | Jess G. Read (D)[10][12] | Davis/Bryan (D)
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| 1925 | 38D, 6R | 81D, 27R | William B. Pine (R) | 6D, 2R | |||||||||||||
| 1926 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1927 | Henry S. Johnston (D) | William J. Holloway (D) | Graves Leeper (D) | Ed Dabney (D) | A. S. J. Shaw (D) | John Rogers (D)[13] | R. A. Sneed (D) | John S. Vaughan (D)[10][9] | W. A. Pat Murphy (D) | 35D, 9R | 87D, 21R | 3D | Elmer Thomas (D) | 7D, 1R | |||
| 1928 | Hoover/Curtis (R)
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| 1929 | William J. Holloway (D) | vacant | 32D, 12R | 56D, 47R | 2D, 1R | 5D, 3R | |||||||||||
| 1930 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1931 | William H. Murray (D) | Robert Burns (D) | R. A. Sneed (D) | J. Berry King (D) | Frank C. Carter (D) | Ray Weems (D) | 88D, 9R | Thomas Gore (D) | 7D, 1R | ||||||||
| 1932 | Roosevelt/Garner (D)
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| 1933 | 39D, 5R | 113D, 4R, 1I | 8D; 1D At-large | ||||||||||||||
| 1934 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1935 | Ernest W. Marland (D) | James E. Berry (D) | Frank C. Carter (D) | Mac Q. Williamson (D) | C. C. Childers (D) | Hubert L. Bolen (D)[10][14] | 43D, 1R | 112D, 7R, 1I | 3D | ||||||||
| 1936 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1937 | A. L. Crable (D)[10] | 44D | 114D, 3R | Joshua B. Lee (D) | |||||||||||||
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| 1939 | Leon C. Phillips (D) | C. C. Childers (D) | Frank C. Carter (D) | Carl B. Sebring (D) | 43D, 1R | 102D, 13R | |||||||||||
| 1940 | Roosevelt/Wallace (D)
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| 1941 | 42D, 2R | 114D, 7R | 7D, 1R; 1D At-large | ||||||||||||||
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| 1943 | Robert S. Kerr (D) | Frank C. Carter (D)[9] | Randell S. Cobb (D) | C. C. Childers (D) | A. S. J. Shaw (D) | 40D, 4R | 93D, 24R | Edward H. Moore (R) | 7D, 1R | ||||||||
| 1944 | Roosevelt/Truman (D)
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| 1945 | 38D, 6R | 98D, 22R | 6D, 2R | ||||||||||||||
| 1946 | Katherine Manton (D)[10] | Mac Q. Williamson (D) | Charles G. Morris (D)[10][15] | ||||||||||||||
| 1947 | Roy J. Turner (D) | Wilburn Cartwright (D) | A. S. J. Shaw (D) | John D. Conner (D) | Oliver Hodge (D) | Jim Hughes (D) | Donald F. Dickey (D)[10] | 37D, 7R | 95D, 23R | ||||||||
| 1948 | Truman/Barkley (D)
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| 1949 | 39D, 5R | 103D, 12R | Robert S. Kerr (D) | 8D | |||||||||||||
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| 1951 | Johnston Murray (D) | John D. Conner (D) | Wilburn Cartwright (D) | A. S. J. Shaw (D) | 41D, 3R | 99D, 190R | Mike Monroney (D) | 6D, 2R | |||||||||
| 1952 | Eisenhower/Nixon (R)
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| 1953 | 38D, 6R | 104D, 20R | 5D, 1R | ||||||||||||||
| 1954 | Scott Burson (D)[10] | ||||||||||||||||
| 1955 | Raymond D. Gary (D) | Cowboy Pink Williams (D) | Andy Anderson (D) | A. S. J. Shaw (D) | John D. Conner (D) | Joe B. Hunt (D) | 39D, 5R | 102D, 19R | |||||||||
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| 1957 | 41D, 3R | 101D, 20R | |||||||||||||||
| 1958 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | J. Howard Edmondson (D) | George Nigh (D) | John D. Conner (D)[16] | Andy Anderson (D) | John M. Rogers (D) | William A. Burkhart (D) | 110D, 9R | ||||||||||
| 1960 | William N. Christian (D)[10] | Nixon/Lodge (R)
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| 1961 | 40D, 4R | 107D, 14R | |||||||||||||||
| 1962 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1963 | George Nigh (D) | vacant | James M. Bullard (D) | Charles R. Nesbitt (D) | A. F. Shaw (D) | Cowboy Pink Williams (D) | W. T. Hughes (D) | 38D, 6R | 96D, 24R | J. Howard Edmondson (D) | |||||||
| Henry Bellmon (R) | Leo Winters (D) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1964 | Johnson/Humphrey (D)
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| 1965 | 41D, 7R | 78D, 21R | Fred Roy Harris (D) | 4D, 2R | |||||||||||||
| 1966 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1967 | Dewey F. Bartlett (R) | George Nigh (D) | John Rogers (D)[9] | G. T. Blankenship (R) | Joe Bailey Cobb (D)[9] | Leo Winters (D) | L. E. Bailey (R) | 39D, 9R | 74D, 25R | ||||||||
| 1968 | Nixon/Agnew (R)
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| 1969 | 38D, 10R | 76D, 23R | Henry Bellmon (R) | ||||||||||||||
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| 1971 | David Hall (D) | Larry Derryberry (D) | Leslie Fisher (D)[9] | Wilbur Wright (D)[9] | 39D, 9R | 78D, 21R | |||||||||||
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| 1973 | L. P. Williams (D) | 38D, 10R | 75D, 26R | Dewey F. Bartlett (R) | 5D, 1R | ||||||||||||
| 1974 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1975 | David L. Boren (D) | Wilbur Wright (D)[9] | 39D, 9R | 76D, 25R | |||||||||||||
| 1976 | appointed position [17] | William E. Foster (D)[10][18] | Ford/Dole (R)
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| 1977 | 78D, 23R | ||||||||||||||||
| 1978 | Ray Parr (D)[10] | ||||||||||||||||
| 1979 | George Nigh (D) | Spencer Bernard (D) | Jan Eric Cartwright (D) | Tom Daxon (R) | William R. Paulk (D)[10] | Gerald Grimes (D)[9] | 75D, 26R | David L. Boren (D) | |||||||||
| 1980 | Reagan/Bush (R)
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| 1981 | 37D, 11R | 73D, 28R | Don Nickles (R) | ||||||||||||||
| 1982 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1983 | Mike Turpen (D) | Clifton Scott (D) | 34D, 14R | 76D, 25R | |||||||||||||
| 1984 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1985 | John Folks (D)[10][9] | 70D, 31R | |||||||||||||||
| 1986 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1987 | Henry Bellmon (R) | Robert S. Kerr III (D) | Robert Harlan Henry (D) | Ellis Edwards (D) | Dean Calhoon (R)[10] | 31D, 17R | 4D, 2R | ||||||||||
| 1988 | Bush/Quayle (R)
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| 1989 | Gerald E. Hoeltzel (R)[10] | 33D, 15R | 69D, 32R | 2D, 1R | |||||||||||||
| 1990 | Ira Phillips (R)[10] | ||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | David Walters (D) | Jack Mildren (D) | Susan B. Loving (D) | Claudette Henry (R) | Sandy Garrett (D) | Dave Renfro (D)[19] | 37D, 11R | 2R, 1D | |||||||||
| 1992 | Cathy Weatherford (D)[10] | Bush/Quayle (R)
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| 1993 | 68D, 33R | ||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jim Inhofe (R)[20] | 3R, 3D[21] | ||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Frank Keating (R) | Mary Fallin (R) | Drew Edmondson (D) | Robert Butkin (D)[9] | Brenda Reneau (R) | John P. Crawford (R) | 35D, 13R | 65D, 36R | 5R, 1D | ||||||||
| 1996 | Dole/Kemp (R)
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| 1997 | 33D, 15R | 3R[22] | 6R | ||||||||||||||
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| 1999 | Carroll Fisher[9] | 61D, 40R | |||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Bush/Cheney (R)
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| 2001 | 30D, 18R | 53D, 48R | 5R, 1D | ||||||||||||||
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| 2003 | Brad Henry (D) | Jeff McMahan (D)[9] | 28D, 20R | 4R, 1D | |||||||||||||
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| 2005 | 26D, 22R | 57R, 44D | Tom Coburn (R) | ||||||||||||||
| Scott Meacham (D)[10] | Kim Holland (D)[10] | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 25D, 23R[23] | ||||||||||||||||
| 26D, 22R[24] | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Jari Askins (D) | Lloyd Fields (D) | 24D, 24R | 2R, 1D[25] | |||||||||||||
| 2008 | McCain/Palin (R)
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| Steve Burrage (D)[10] | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | 26R, 22D | 61R, 40D | 3R | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 | 62R, 39D[26] | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Mary Fallin (R) | Todd Lamb (R) | Scott Pruitt (R) | Gary Jones (R) | Ken Miller (R) | Janet Barresi (R) | Mark Costello (R) | John D. Doak (R) | 32R, 16D | 70R, 31D | |||||||
| 2012 | 67R, 31D, 3 vac. | Romney/Ryan (R)
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| 2013 | 36R, 12D | 72R, 29D | 5R | ||||||||||||||
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| 2015 | Joy Hofmeister (R) | 40R, 8D | James Lankford (R) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Melissa McLawhorn Houston (R) | 39R, 9D[27] | 71R, 30D[28] | Trump/Pence (R)
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| 2017 | 42R, 6D | 75R, 26D | |||||||||||||||
| 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
| Year | Governor | Lt. Governor | Sec. of State | Attorney General | Auditor | Examiner and Inspector | Treasurer | Supt. of Pub. Inst. | Comm. of Labor | Comm. of Ins. | State Senate | State House | Corp. Comm. | U.S. Senator (Class II) | U.S. Senator (Class III) | U.S. House | Electoral College votes |
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Notes
- 1 2 Territorial governor appointed by President Benjamin Harrison.
- 1 2 As secretary of Oklahoma Territory, served as acting governor when the presidentially appointed governorship was vacant.
- ↑ Territorial governor appointed by President Grover Cleveland.
- 1 2 Territorial governor appointed by President William McKinley.
- 1 2 Territorial governor appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt.
- ↑ Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory joined the Union as the State of Oklahoma on November 16, 1907.
- ↑ Died.
- ↑ Died.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Resigned.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Appointed by governor to fill vacancy.
- ↑ Before Lyon's swearing-in on January 11, B.F. Harrison resigned on January 2, and H. G. Oliver was appointed for the nine-day interim.
- ↑ Died.
- ↑ Died.
- ↑ A Democrat, Hugh L. Harrell, won the Treasurer's race in 1934, but resigned after just a few weeks into his term to become President of the Wichita Land Bank, leading to Bolen's appointment.
- ↑ Died.
- ↑ Died.
- ↑ After an amendment was passed in 1975, the office was to no longer be elected but, rather, appointed by the Governor. This was to go into effect in 1979, but due to John Roger's early resignation, the amendment de facto went into effect early.
- ↑ Office became an appointed position by the Governor.
- ↑ Office became an elected statewide position again.
- ↑ Elected in special election in November 1994 to succeed Boren.
- ↑ Frank Lucas won a special election in May to succeed Glenn English.
- ↑ Corporation Commissioner Cody L. Graves (D) resigned; Denise Bode (R) was appointed by Gov. Keating to replace Graves.
- ↑ A Republican, Mike Schulz, won a special election in May in District 38 to succeed Democrat Robert M. Kerr, flipping the seat.
- ↑ Nancy Riley of District 37 switched parties from Republican to Democrat in August after losing the Lt. Gubernatorial primary.
- ↑ Corporation Commissioner Denise Bode (R) resigned; Jim Roth (D) was appointed by Gov. Henry to replace Bode.
- ↑ A Republican, Todd Russ, won a special election to succeed a Democrat, Ryan McMullen, who resigned to take an appointment in the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- ↑ A Democrat, J.J. Dossett, won a special election vacated after Rick Brinkley, a Republican, resigned his seat after being charged with embezzlement from the Better Business Bureau.
- ↑ A Democrat, Cyndi Munson, won a special election after David Dank, the Republican incumbent, died.
See also
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