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List of United States senators from Oklahoma

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Current delegation

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 Lankford (serving since 2015) and Markwayne Mullin (serving since 2023). Oklahoma's longest-serving senator was Jim Inhofe, who served from 1994 to 2023.

List of senators[edit]

Class 2

Class 2 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2008, 2014, 2020, and 2022 (special). 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 2010, 2014 (special), 2016, and 2022. The next election will be in 2028.

# Senator Party Dates in office Electoral history T T Electoral history Dates in office Party Senator #
Vacant Nov 16, 1907 –
Dec 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. Nov 16, 1907 –
Dec 11, 1907
Vacant
1
Robert L. Owen
Democratic Dec 11, 1907 –
Mar 4, 1925
Elected in 1907. Elected in 1907. Dec 11, 1907 –
Mar 4, 1921
Democratic
Thomas Gore
1
61st 2 Re-elected in 1909.
62nd
Re-elected in 1913. 2 63rd
64th 3 Re-elected in 1914.
Lost renomination.
65th
Re-elected in 1918.
Retired.
3 66th
67th 4 Elected in 1920.
Lost re-election.
Mar 4, 1921 –
Mar 4, 1927
Republican
John W. Harreld
2
68th
2
William B. Pine
Republican Mar 4, 1925 –
Mar 4, 1931
Elected in 1924.
Lost re-election.
4 69th
70th 5 Elected in 1926. Mar 4, 1927 –
Jan 3, 1951
Democratic
Elmer Thomas
3
71st
3
Thomas Gore
Democratic Mar 4, 1931 –
Jan 3, 1937
Elected in 1930.
Lost renomination.
5 72nd
73rd 6 Re-elected in 1932.
74th
4
Joshua B. Lee
Democratic Jan 3, 1937 –
Jan 3, 1943
Elected in 1936.
Lost re-election.
6 75th
76th 7 Re-elected in 1938.
77th
5
Edward H. Moore
Republican Jan 3, 1943 –
Jan 3, 1949
Elected in 1942.
Retired.
7 78th
79th 8 Re-elected in 1944.
Lost renomination.
80th
6
Robert S. Kerr
Democratic Jan 3, 1949 –
Jan 1, 1963
Elected in 1948. 8 81st
82nd 9 Elected in 1950. Jan 3, 1951 –
Jan 3, 1969
Democratic
Mike Monroney
4
83rd
Re-elected in 1954. 9 84th
85th 10 Re-elected in 1956.
86th
Re-elected in 1960.
Died.
10 87th
Vacant Jan 1, 1963 –
Jan 7, 1963
 
88th 11 Re-elected in 1962.
Lost re-election.
7
J. Howard Edmondson
Democratic Jan 7, 1963 –
Nov 3, 1964
Appointed to continue Kerr's term
Lost nomination to finish Kerr's term.
8
Fred R. Harris
Democratic Nov 3, 1964 –
Jan 3, 1973
Elected to finish Kerr's term.
89th
Re-elected in 1966.
Retired.
11 90th
91st 12 Elected in 1968. Jan 3, 1969 –
Jan 3, 1981
Republican
Henry Bellmon
5
92nd
9
Dewey F. Bartlett
Republican Jan 3, 1973 –
Jan 3, 1979
Elected in 1972.
Retired.
12 93rd
94th 13 Re-elected in 1974.
Retired.
95th
10
David Boren
Democratic Jan 3, 1979 –
Nov 15, 1994
Elected in 1978. 13 96th
97th 14 Elected in 1980. Jan 3, 1981 –
Jan 3, 2005
Republican
Don Nickles
6
98th
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 Nov 15, 1994 –
Nov 16, 1994
 
11
Jim Inhofe
Republican Nov 16, 1994 –
Jan 3, 2023
Elected in 1994 to finish Boren's term.
104th
Re-elected in 1996. 16 105th
106th 17 Re-elected in 1998.
Retired.
107th
Re-elected in 2002. 17 108th
109th 18 Elected in 2004. Jan 3, 2005 –
Jan 3, 2015
Republican
Tom Coburn
7
110th
Re-elected in 2008. 18 111th
112th 19 Re-elected in 2010.
Resigned.
113th
Re-elected in 2014. 19 114th Elected in 2014 to finish Coburn's term. Jan 3, 2015 –
present
Republican
James Lankford
8
115th 20 Re-elected in 2016.
116th
Re-elected in 2020.
Resigned.
20 117th
12
Markwayne Mullin
Republican Jan 3, 2023 –
present
Elected in 2022 to finish Inhofe's term. 118th 21 Re-elected in 2022.
119th
To be determined in the 2026 election. 21 120th
121st 22 To be determined in the 2028 election.
# Senator Party Years in office Electoral history T   T Electoral history Years in office Party Senator #
Class 2 Class 3

Living former senators[edit]

As of March 2024, there are four 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)
Fred R. Harris 1964–1973 (1930-11-13) November 13, 1930 (age 93)
David Boren 1979–1994 (1941-04-21) April 21, 1941 (age 82)
Don Nickles 1981–2005 (1948-12-06) December 6, 1948 (age 75)
Jim Inhofe 1994–2023 (1934-11-17) November 17, 1934 (age 89)

Superlatives[edit]

Longest service[edit]

Senator First served Last served Length of service
Jim Inhofe November 16, 1994 January 3, 2023 29 years, 133 days
(10,725 days)
Don Nickles January 3, 1981 January 3, 2005 24 years, 0 days
(8,766 days)
Elmer Thomas 23 years, 305 days
(8,706 days)
Thomas Gore Combined total: 19 years, 24 days
(6,959 days)
Mike Monroney 18 years, 0 days
(6,575 days)

Shortest service[edit]

Senator First served Last served Length of service
J. Howard Edmondson 1 year, 9 months, 3 weeks and 6 days
(666 days)
John W. Harreld 5 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days
(2,190 days)
William B. Pine 5 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days
(2,190 days)
Joshua B. Lee 6 years
(2,191 days)
Dewey F. Bartlett 6 years
(2,191 days)

Youngest at beginning of service[edit]

Senator Date of birth First served Age
Don Nickles December 6, 1948 January 3, 1981 32 years and 28 days
Fred R. Harris November 13, 1930 November 4, 1964 33 years, 11 months and 22 days
Thomas Gore December 10, 1870 December 11, 1907 37 years and 1 day
J. Howard Edmondson September 27, 1925 January 7, 1963 37 years, 3 months and 11 days
David Boren April 21, 1941 January 3, 1979 37 years, 8 months and 13 days

Oldest at end of service[edit]

Senator Date of birth Last served Age
Jim Inhofe November 17, 1934 January 3, 2023 88 years, 1 month and 17 days
Edward H. Moore November 19, 1871 January 3, 1949 77 years, 1 month and 15 days
Elmer Thomas September 8, 1876 January 3, 1951 74 years, 3 months and 26 days
Robert Latham Owen February 2, 1856 March 3, 1925 69 years, 1 month and 1 day
Mike Monroney March 2, 1902 January 3, 1969 66 years, 10 months and 1 day

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References[edit]

  • Byrd, Robert C. (October 1, 1993). Wolff, Wendy, ed. The Senate, 1789-1989: Historical Statistics, 1789-1992. United States Senate Historical Office (volume 4 Bicentennial ed.). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. ISBN 9780160632563. Search this book on