List of United States Senators from Oklahoma facts for kids

Oklahoma was admitted to the Union on November 16, 1907. The 2 senators from this state are in 2 different classes. A class gets re-elected every 2 years. For example, Class 3 got re-elected in 2010, Class 1 got re-elected in 2012, and Class 2 got re-elected in 2014. Then the cycle will start over with Class 3 getting re-elected in 2016.

Class 2

#	Senator		Took office	Left office	Party	Previous office	Notes
1	Robert L. Owen		December 11, 1907	March 3, 1925	Democratic	Member of the Democratic National Committee	Did not seek renomination
2	William B. Pine		March 4, 1925	March 3, 1931	Republican	Oil businessman	Defeated for reelection
3	Thomas Gore		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		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	January 3, 2015	Republican	Representative from Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district	He resigned in 2015 due to poor health.
8	James Lankford		January 3, 2015	Incumbent	Republican	Representative from Oklahoma's 5th congressional district