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After women in Oklahoma earned the right to vote in 1918, the Oklahoma Senate gained its first female state senator. Lamar Looney was elected in 1920 over a male incumbent, G. L. Wilson. Looney was a progressive Democrat and served from 1921 to 1929.
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.
Map of Oklahoma's congressional districts since 2023 As of the 2020 census , there are five United States congressional districts in Oklahoma . It was one of the states that was able to keep the same number of congressional districts from the previous census (in the past, Oklahoma has had as many as nine House of Representatives seats).
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 .
Chamber of the Oklahoma Senate. The state legislature is a bicameral body consisting of the Oklahoma Senate and Oklahoma House of Representatives, with members elected directly by the people. There are 48 state senators, each serving a staggered four-year term and 101 members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, each serving a two-year term.
In 2024, Sacchieri ran in the Republican primary against incumbent state senator Jessica Garvin to represent the 43rd district of the Oklahoma Senate. [4] She defeated Garvin with over 53% of the vote. [5] She defeated Democratic candidate Sam Graefe in the general election with over 80% of the vote and was sworn in on November 13, 2024. [6]
The Oklahoma Constitution prohibits state legislators from also serving as another officer of the United States or Oklahoma state government. [14] A felony conviction also disqualifies election to the Oklahoma Legislature. [14] The State Senate Chamber. A constitutional amendment approved by voters implemented term limits for the Legislature.
Map of Oklahoma's congressional districts since 2023 These are tables of congressional delegations from Oklahoma to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate . The current dean of the Oklahoma delegation is Representative Frank Lucas (R), having served in Congress since 1994.