Political party strength in Oklahoma
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The following tables indicate 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 tables also indicate 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 tables indicate which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.
1907–1978
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1979–present
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i Died in office.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Resigned.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad 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.
- ^ a b Impeached.
- ^ 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.[1]
- ^ 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, a Republican won a special election in May to succeed Democrat Glenn English.
- ^ Democratic Corporation Commissioner Cody L. Graves resigned; Denise Bode, a Republican, was appointed by Gov. Keating to replace him.[2]
- ^ A Republican, Mike Schulz, won a special election in May in District 38 to succeed Democrat Robert M. Kerr, flipping the seat.[3]
- ^ Nancy Riley of District 37 switched parties from Republican to Democratic in August after losing the Lt. Gubernatorial primary.[4]
- ^ Republican Corporation Commissioner Denise Bode resigned; Jim Roth, a Democrat, was appointed by Gov. Henry to replace him.[2]
- ^ A Republican, Todd Russ, won a special election to succeed Ryan McMullen, a Democrat who resigned to take an appointment in the U.S. Department of Agriculture.[5]
- ^ Resigned after being appointed Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.[6]
- ^ 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.[7]
- ^ A Democrat, Cyndi Munson, won a special election after David Dank, the Republican incumbent, died.[8]
- ^ Appointed to replace Pruitt. Kara Rodriguez (R) was acting Attorney General from February 17–20.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Treasurer Bolen had knack for backing winners". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ^ a b Commissioner Chronology
- ^ Oklahoma Senate Biographies: Mike Schulz
- ^ "Sen. Nancy Riley re-registers as Democrat". Oklahoman.com. 2006-08-25. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ^ "Representative takes Oklahoma House post". Oklahoman.com. 2009-10-22. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ^ "Trump to tap Oklahoma attorney general to lead EPA: transition team". Reuters. December 7, 2016.
- ^ Krehbiel, Randy. "Democrat J.J. Dossett elected in state Senate District 34". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ^ Griffin, David. "Democrat Cyndi Munson Wins Rep. David Dank's Seat". www.news9.com. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ^ "Stitt taps Tulsa man for AG despite 'not qualified' rating". Associated Press. 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Oklahoma House Rep resigns over inappropriate actions". 20 January 2022.