STATES AND TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES (OKLAHOMA).

In this post we will looking at Oklahoma and its territories, Its past and present governors and current House of representative’s members.

INTRODUCTION.

Oklahoma is a state in the South-Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the north, Missouri on the northeast, Arkansas on the east, New Mexico on the west, and Colorado on the northwest. Partially in the western extreme of the Upland South, it is the 20th-most extensive and the 28th-most populous of the 50 United States. Its residents are known as Oklahomans (or colloquially “Okies”), and its capital and largest city is Oklahoma City. The state’s name is derived from the Choctaw words okla, ‘people’ and humma, which translates as ‘red’. Oklahoma is also known informally by its nickname, “The Sooner State”, in reference to the settlers who staked their claims on land before the official opening date of lands in the western Oklahoma Territory or before the Indian Appropriations Act of 1889, which increased European-American settlement in the eastern Indian Territory. Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory were merged into the State of Oklahoma when it became the 46th state to enter the union on November 16, 1907. With ancient mountain ranges, prairie, mesas, and eastern forests, most of Oklahoma lies in the Great Plains, Cross Timbers, and the U.S. Interior Highlands, all regions prone to severe weather. Oklahoma is at a confluence of three major American cultural regions. Historically it served as a government-sanctioned territory for Native Americans removed from east of the Mississippi River, a route for cattle drives from Texas and related regions, and a destination for Southern migrant settlers. There are currently twenty-five Native American languages still spoken in Oklahoma. A major producer of natural gas, oil, and agricultural products, Oklahoma relies on an economic base of aviation, energy, telecommunications, and biotechnology.  Oklahoma City and Tulsa serve as Oklahoma’s primary economic anchors, with nearly two-thirds of Oklahomans living within their metropolitan statistical areas.

OKLAHOMA TERRITORIES.

Oklahoma is the 20th-largest state in the United States, covering an area of 69,899 square miles (181,040 km2), with 68,595 square miles (177,660 km2) of land and 1,304 square miles (3,380 km2) of water. It lies partly in the Great Plains near the geographical center of the 48 contiguous states. It is bordered on the east by Arkansas and Missouri, on the north by Kansas, on the northwest by Colorado, on the far west by New Mexico, and on the south and near-west by Texas. Oklahoma is between the Great Plains and the Ozark Plateau in the Gulf of Mexico watershed, generally sloping from the high plains of its western boundary to the low wetlands of its southeastern boundary. Its highest and lowest points follow this trend, with its highest peak, Black Mesa, at 4,973 feet (1,516 m) above sea level, situated near its far northwest corner in the Oklahoma Panhandle. The state’s lowest point is on the Little River near its far southeastern boundary near the town of Idabel, which dips to 289 feet (88 m) above sea level. Among the most geographically diverse states, Oklahoma is one of four to harbor more than 10 distinct ecological regions, with 11 in its borders—more per square mile than in any other state. Its western and eastern halves, however, are marked by extreme differences in geographical diversity: Eastern Oklahoma touches eight ecological regions and its western half contains three. Although having fewer ecological regions Western Oklahoma contains many rare, relic species. Oklahoma has four primary mountain ranges: the Ouachita Mountains, the Arbuckle Mountains, the Wichita Mountains, and the Ozark Mountains. Contained within the U.S. Interior Highlands region, the Ozark and Ouachita Mountains are the only major mountainous region between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachians. A portion of the Flint Hills stretches into north-central Oklahoma, and near the state’s eastern border, The Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department regards Cavanal Hill as the world’s tallest hill; at 1,999 feet (609 m), it fails their definition of a mountain by one foot.

LIST OF GOVERNORS OF OKLAHOMA

Governors of Oklahoma Territory

Oklahoma Territory was formally organized on May 2, 1890.

As secretaries of Oklahoma Territory in 1891 and 1901 respectively, Robert Martin and William C. Grimes both served as acting governor whenever the presidentially appointed governorship was vacant.

# Governor
(Birth–Death)
Party Took office Left office Appointing President
  Republican (6)       Democratic (1)     
1     George Washington Steele
(1839–1922)
Republican May 22, 1890 October 18, 1891 Benjamin Harrison  
Acting     Robert Martin
(1833–1897)
Republican October 18, 1891 February 1, 1892  
2     Abraham Jefferson Seay
(1832–1915)
Republican February 1, 1892 May 7, 1893 Benjamin Harrison  
3     William Cary Renfrow
(1845–1922)
Democratic May 7, 1893 January 31, 1897 Grover Cleveland  
4     Cassius M. Barnes
(1845–1925)
Republican January 31, 1897 April 15, 1901 William McKinley  
5     William Miller Jenkins
(1856–1941)
Republican April 15, 1901 November 30, 1901  
Acting     William C. Grimes
(1857–1931)
Republican November 30, 1901 December 9, 1901  
6     Thompson Benton Ferguson
(1857–1921)
Republican December 9, 1901 January 5, 1906 Theodore Roosevelt  
7     Frank Frantz
(1872–1941)
Republican January 5, 1906 November 16, 1907  

Governors of the State of Oklahoma

# Governor
(Birth–Death)
Party Took office Left office Election Lt. Governor
  Republican (6)       Democratic (21)     
1     Charles N. Haskell
(1860–1933)
Democratic November 16, 1907 January 9, 1911 1907   George W. Bellamy
2     Lee Cruce
(1863–1933)
Democratic January 9, 1911 January 11, 1915 1910   J. J. McAlester
3     Robert L. Williams
(1868–1948)
Democratic January 11, 1915 January 13, 1919 1914   Martin E. Trapp
4     James B. A. Robertson
(1871–1938)
Democratic January 13, 1919 January 8, 1923 1918   Martin E. Trapp
4     James B. A. Robertson
(1871–1938)
Democratic January 13, 1919 January 8, 1923 1918   Martin E. Trapp
5     Jack C. Walton
(1881–1949)
Democratic January 8, 1923 November 19, 1923[1] 1922   Martin E. Trapp[2]
6     Martin E. Trapp
(1877–1951)
Democratic November 19, 1923 January 10, 1927 Office vacant
7     Henry S. Johnston
(1867–1965)
Democratic January 10, 1927 March 20, 1929[3] 1926   William J. Holloway[4]
8     William J. Holloway
(1888–1970)
Democratic March 20, 1929 January 1, 1931 Office vacant
9     William H. Murray
(1869–1956)
Democratic January 1, 1931 January 14, 1935 1930   Robert Burns
10     E. W. Marland
(1874–1941)
Democratic January 15, 1935 January 9, 1939 1934   James E. Berry
11     Leon C. Phillips
(1890–1958)
Democratic January 9, 1939 January 11, 1943 1938   James E. Berry
12     Robert S. Kerr
(1896–1963)
Democratic January 11, 1943 January 13, 1947 1942   James E. Berry
13     Roy J. Turner
(1894–1973)
Democratic January 13, 1947 January 8, 1951 1946   James E. Berry
14     Johnston Murray
(1902–1974)
Democratic January 8, 1951 January 10, 1955 1950   James E. Berry
15     Raymond D. Gary
(1908–1993)
Democratic January 10, 1955 January 12, 1959 1954   Cowboy Pink Williams
16     J. Howard Edmondson
(1925–1971)
Democratic January 12, 1959 January 6, 1963[5] 1958   George Nigh[6]
17     George Nigh
(b. 1927)
Democratic January 6, 1963 January 14, 1963 Office vacant
18     Henry Bellmon
(1921–2009)
Republican January 14, 1963 January 9, 1967 1962   Leo Winters
19     Dewey F. Bartlett
(1919–1979)
Republican January 9, 1967 January 11, 1971 1966   George Nigh
20     David Hall
(1930–2016)
Democratic January 11, 1971 January 13, 1975 1970   George Nigh
21     David Boren
(b. 1941)
Democratic January 13, 1975 January 8, 1979[7] 1974   George Nigh
22     George Nigh
(b. 1927)
Democratic January 8, 1979[8] January 12, 1987 1978   Spencer Bernard
1982
23     Henry Bellmon
(1921–2009)
Republican January 12, 1987 January 14, 1991 1986   Robert S. Kerr III
24     David Walters
(b. 1951)
Democratic January 14, 1991 January 9, 1995 1990   Jack Mildren
25     Frank Keating
(b. 1944)
Republican January 9, 1995 January 13, 2003 1994   Mary Fallin
1998
26     Brad Henry
(b. 1963)
Democratic January 13, 2003 January 10, 2011 2002   Mary Fallin
2006   Jari Askins
27     Mary Fallin
(b. 1954)
Republican January 10, 2011 January 14, 2019 2010   Todd Lamb
2014
28     Kevin Stitt
(b. 1972)
Republican January 14, 2019 Incumbent[9] 2018   Matt Pinnell

MEMBERS OF REPRESENTATIVES TO THE U.S. HOUSE FROM OKLAHOMA.

The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Oklahoma. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States congressional delegations from Oklahoma. The list of names should be complete (as of January 3, 2019), but other data may be incomplete. It includes members who have represented both the state and the territory, both past and present.

List of members and delegates

Member / Delegate Party District Years Electoral history
Carl Albert Democratic 3rd January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1977 Elected in 1946.
Retired.
Page Belcher Republican 8th January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953 Elected in 1950.
Redistricted to the 1st district.
1st January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1973 Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1952.
Retired.
Stephanie Bice Republican 5th January 3, 2021 – present Elected in 2020.
Incumbent.
Dan Boren Democratic 2nd January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2013 Elected in 2004.
Retired.
Lyle Boren Democratic 4th January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1947 Elected in 1936.
Lost renomination to G. Johnson.
William K. Brewster Democratic 3rd January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997 Elected in 1990.
Retired.
Jim Bridenstine Republican 1st January 3, 2013 – April 23, 2018 Elected in 2012.
Resigned to become NASA Administrator.
James Yancy Callahan Free Silver Territory March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 Elected in 1896.
Retired.
John Newbold Camp Republican 6th January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1975 Elected in 1968.
Lost re-election to English.
Brad Carson Democratic 2nd January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2005 Elected in 2000.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Charles D. Carter Democratic 4th November 16, 1907 – March 3, 1915 Elected in 1907.
Redistricted to the 3rd district.
3rd March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1927 Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1914.
Lost renomination to Cartwright.
Wilburn Cartwright Democratic 3rd March 4, 1927 – January 3, 1943 Elected in 1926.
Lost renomination to Stewart.
Thomas Alberter Chandler Republican 1st March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919 Elected in 1916.
Lost re-election to Howard.
March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923 Elected in 1920.
Lost re-election to Howard.
Tom Coburn Republican 2nd January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001 Elected in 1994.
Retired.
Tom Cole Republican 4th January 3, 2003 – present Elected in 2002.
Incumbent.
Charles E. Creager Republican 3rd March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911 Elected in 1908.
Lost re-election to Davenport.
James S. Davenport Democratic 3rd November 16, 1907 – March 3, 1909 Elected in 1907.
Lost re-election.
March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915 Elected in 1910.
Redistricted to the 1st district.
1st March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917 Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1914.
Lost re-election to Chandler.
Wesley E. Disney Democratic 1st March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1945 Elected in 1930.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Ed Edmondson Democratic 2nd January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1973 Elected in 1952.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Mickey Edwards Republican 5th January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1993 Elected in 1976.
Lost renomination to Istook.
Glenn English Democratic 6th January 3, 1975 – January 7, 1994 Elected in 1974.
Resigned to become CEO of the NRECA
Mary Fallin Republican 5th January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011 Elected in 2006.
Retired to run for Governor of Oklahoma
Phil Ferguson Democratic 8th January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941 Elected in 1934.
Lost re-election to Rizley.
Scott Ferris Democratic 5th November 16, 1907 – March 3, 1915 Elected in 1907.
Redistricted to the 6th district.
6th March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921 Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1914.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Dennis Thomas Flynn Republican Territory March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897 Elected in 1892.
Lost re-election to Callahan.
March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903 Elected in 1898.
Declined nomination.
Elmer L. Fulton Democratic 2nd November 16, 1907 – March 3, 1909 Elected in 1907.
Lost re-election to Morgan.
Milton C. Garber Republican 8th March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933 Elected in 1922.
Lost re-election to Marland.
Percy Lee Gassaway Democratic 4th January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937 Elected in 1934.
Lost renomination to Boren.
L. M. Gensman Republican 6th March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923 Elected in 1920.
Lost re-election to Thomas.
Dixie Gilmer Democratic 1st January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 Elected in 1948.
Lost re-election to Schwabe.
John W. Harreld Republican 5th November 8, 1919 – March 3, 1921 Elected to finish J. Thompson’s term
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
David Archibald Harvey Republican Territory November 4, 1890 – March 3, 1893 Elected in 1890.
Lost re-election to Flynn.
William Wirt Hastings Democratic 2nd March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921 Elected in 1914.
Lost re-election to Robertson.
March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1935 Elected in 1922.
Retired.
Manuel Herrick Republican 8th March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923 Elected in 1920.
Lost renomination to Garber.
Kevin Hern Republican 1st November 13, 2018 – present Elected to finish Bridenstine’s term and to the next term.
Incumbent.
Robert Potter Hill Democratic 5th January 3, 1937 – October 29, 1937 Elected in 1936.
Died.
Kendra Horn Democratic 5th January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021 Elected in 2018.
Lost re-election to Bice.
Everette B. Howard Democratic 1st March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921 Elected in 1918.
Lost re-election to Chandler.
March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925 Elected in 1922.
Lost re-election to Montgomery.
March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1929 Elected in 1926.
Lost re-election to O’Connor.
James Inhofe Republican 1st January 3, 1987 – November 15, 1994 Elected in 1986.
Resigned after being elected U.S. senator.
Ernest Istook Republican 5th January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2007 Elected in 1992.
Retired to run for Governor of Oklahoma.
John Jarman Democratic 5th January 3, 1951 – January 24, 1975 Elected in 1950.
Switched parties.
Republican 5th January 24, 1975 – January 3, 1977 Re-elected in 1974, later sat as a Republican.
Retired.
Glen D. Johnson Democratic 4th January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 Elected in 1946.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Jed Johnson Democratic 6th March 4, 1927 – January 3, 1947 Elected in 1926.
Lost renomination to Morris.
Jed Johnson Jr. Democratic 6th January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 Elected in 1964.
Lost re-election to J. Smith.
James R. Jones Democratic 1st January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1987 Elected in 1972.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
James Lankford Republican 5th January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2015 Elected in 2010.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Steve Largent Republican 1st November 29, 1994 – February 15, 2002 Elected to finish Inhofe’s term and to the next term.
Resigned to run for Governor of Oklahoma.
Joshua B. Lee Democratic 5th January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937 Elected in 1934.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Frank Lucas Republican 6th May 10, 1994 – January 3, 2003 Elected to finish English’s term.
Redistricted to the 3rd district.
3rd January 3, 2003 – present. Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 2002.
Incumbent
Ernest W. Marland Democratic 8th March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 Elected in 1932.
Retired to run for Governor of Oklahoma.
Sam C. Massingale Democratic 7th January 3, 1935 – January 17, 1941 Elected in 1934.
Died.
James V. McClintic Democratic 7th March 4, 1915 – January 3, 1935 Elected in 1914.
Lost renomination to Massingale.
Dave McCurdy Democratic 4th January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1995 Elected in 1980.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Bird Segle McGuire Republican Territory March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907 Elected in 1902.
Redistricted to the 1st upon statehood.
1st November 16, 1907 – March 3, 1915 Redistricted following statehood and re-elected in 1907.
Retired.
Tom D. McKeown Democratic 4th March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1921 Elected in 1916.
Lost re-election to Pringey.
March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1935 Elected in 1922.
Lost renomination to Gassaway.
Clem McSpadden Democratic 2nd January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 Elected in 1972.
Retired to run for Governor of Oklahoma.
A. S. Mike Monroney Democratic 5th January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1951 Elected in 1938.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator
Samuel J. Montgomery Republican 1st March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1927 Elected in 1924.
Lost re-election to Howard.
Dick T. Morgan Republican 2nd March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1915 Elected in 1908.
Redistricted to the 8th district.
8th March 4, 1915 – July 4, 1920 Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1914.
Died.
Toby Morris Democratic 6th January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953 Elected in 1946.
Lost renomination to Wickersham.
January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1961 Elected in 1956.
Lost renomination to Wickersham.
Markwayne Mullin Republican 2nd January 3, 2013 – present Elected in 2012.
Incumbent.
William H. Murray Democratic At-large March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 Elected in 1912.
Redistricted to the 4th after seat was eliminated.
4th March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917 Redistricted from the at-large seat and re-elected in 1914.
Lost renomination to McKeown.
John Conover Nichols Democratic 2nd January 3, 1935 – July 3, 1943 Elected in 1934.
Resigned to become VP of TWA.
Charles O’Connor Republican 1st March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931 Elected in 1928.
Lost re-election to Disney.
Preston E. Peden Democratic 7th January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 Elected in 1946.
Lost renomination to Wickersham.
Joseph C. Pringey Republican 4th March 4, 1921 – March 4, 1923 Elected in 1920.
Lost re-election to McKeown.
Ted Risenhoover Democratic 2nd January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1979 Elected in 1974.
Lost renomination to Synar.
Ross Rizley Republican 8th January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1949 Elected in 1940.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Alice Mary Robertson Republican 2nd March 4, 1921 – March 4, 1923 Elected in 1920.
Lost re-election to Hastings.
Will Rogers Democratic At-large March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943 Elected in 1932.
Retired.
Steve Russell Republican 5th January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019 Elected in 2014.
Lost re-election to Horn.
George B. Schwabe Republican 1st January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1949 Elected in 1944.
Lost re-election to Gilmer.
January 3, 1951 – April 2, 1952 Elected in 1950.
Died.
Gomer Griffith Smith Democratic 5th December 10, 1937 – January 3, 1939 Elected to finish Hill’s term.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
James Vernon Smith Republican 6th January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1969 Elected in 1966.
Redistricted to the 4th district and lost re-election to Steed.
Tom Steed Democratic 4th January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1981 Elected in 1948.
Retired.
Paul Stewart Democratic 3rd January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1947 Elected in 1942.
Retired.
William G. Stigler Democratic 2nd March 28, 1944 – August 21, 1952 Elected to finish Nichols’s term.
Died.
Ulysses S. Stone Republican 5th March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931 Elected in 1928.
Lost re-election to Swank.
John Sullivan Republican 1st February 15, 2002 – January 3, 2013 Elected to finish Largent’s term.
Lost renomination to Bridenstine.
Fletcher B. Swank Democratic 5th March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1929 Elected in 1920.
Lost re-election to Stone.
March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1935 Elected again in 1930.
Lost renomination to Lee.
Charles Swindall Republican 8th November 2, 1920 – March 3, 1921 Elected to finish Morgan’s term.
Lost renomination to Herrick.
Mike Synar Democratic 2nd January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1995 Elected in 1978.
Lost renomination to Virgil R. Cooper.
J. W. Elmer Thomas Democratic 6th March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1927 Elected in 1922.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Joseph Bryan Thompson Democratic At-large March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 Elected in 1912.
Redistricted to the 5th after seat was eliminated.
5th March 4, 1915 – September 18, 1919 Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1914.
Died.
Wes Watkins Democratic 3rd January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1991 Elected in 1976.
Retired to run for Governor of Oklahoma.
Republican January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003 Elected in 1996.
Retired.
J. C. Watts Republican 4th January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003 Elected in 1994.
Retired.
Claude Weaver Democratic At-large March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 Elected in 1912.
Redistricted to the 5th but lost renomination to Thompson.
Victor Wickersham Democratic 7th April 1, 1941 – January 3, 1947 Elected to finish Massingale’s term.
Lost renomination to Peden.
January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 Elected in 1948.
Redistricted to the 6th district.
6th January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1957 Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1952.
Lost renomination to Morris.
January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1965 Elected in 1960.
Lost renomination to J. Johnson Jr.
George H. Wilson Democratic 8th January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 Elected in 1948.
Lost re-election to Belcher.