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The 2024 Oklahoma Senate election took place on November 5, 2024. The primary elections for the Republican , Democratic , and Libertarian parties' nominations took place on June 18, 2024. [ 1 ] Oklahoma voters elected state senators to serve four-year terms in 24 of the 48 Senate districts .
Originally, the Oklahoma Constitution based Senate districts on Oklahoma's counties. The 19 most populous counties, as determined by the most recent federal census, were each to elect one senator. The 58 less populous counties were to be joined into 29 two-county districts, each of which was to elect one senator.
The Oklahoma Senate is composed of 48 members, [1] each representing an electoral district in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2019, the majority of seats are held by Republicans. The current President Pro Tempore is Greg Treat of Oklahoma City.
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Prior to his election to the Senate, McCortney was an Ada city councilman and served two terms as mayor. He said the Senate's GOP caucus remained unified. "It was contentious in the public," he said.
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.
Some candidates came alone, some with spouses and families in tow, and a few arrived as early as 7:30 a.m., said Misha Mohr, Oklahoma State Election Board public information officer. State Rep ...
In 2024, Hines ran for the 47th district of the Oklahoma Senate in a Republican primary against Aaron Curry and Jenny Schmitt. [3] He advanced to a runoff alongside Schmitt which he won with over 60% of the vote. [4] He defeated Democratic candidate Erin Brewer with over 52% of the vote. [5] He was sworn in on November 13, 2024. [1]