New Members of the Oklahoma House and Senate Elected
The Legislature:
With the 2024 Election Cycle in the books, the Oklahoma State Legislature saw no change in the partisan composition of either chamber.
Republicans control 39 seats in the State Senate while Democrats maintain an 8-member minority with 1 vacancy due to the resignation of Senator Roger Thompson. In the House of Representatives, Republicans control 81 seats to the Democrats 20 seats.
Even though the partisan composition remains unchanged, there are significant changes in store for the 2025 legislative session.
The defeat of Senator Greg McCortney in the June 28th Primary has resulted in a shake up in the Senate Republican Leadership. Senator Lonnie Paxton was elected as the next President Pro Tempore to replace Senator Greg Treat. He will be leading a Senate with 14 new members, the new members reflect 19% of the overall body, with 11 being newly elected Republican Senators and 3 new Democratic Senators.
Newly Elected Republican Senators:
Senator Julie McIntosh - Replacing Senator Blake Stephens
Senator Avery Frix - Replacing Senator Dewayne Pemberton
Senator Jonathan Wingard - Replacing Senator Greg McCortney
Senator Lisa Standridge - Replacing Senator Rob Standridge
Senator Randy Grellner - Replacing Senator Tom Dugger
Senator Brian Guthrie - Replacing Senator Joe Newhouse
Senator Spencer Kern - Replacing Senator Chris Kidd
Senator Christi Gillespie - Replacing Senator Nathan Dahm
Senator Aaron Reinhardt - Replacing Senator Cody Rogers
Senator Kendal Sacchieri - Replacing Senator Jessica Garvin
Senator Kelly Hines - Replacing Senator Greg Treat
Newly Elected Democratic Senators:
Senator Regina Goodwin - Replacing Senator Kevin Matthews
Senator Mark Mann - Replacing Senator Kay Floyd
Senator Nikki Nice - Replacing Senator George Young
Senate President Pro Tempore-Elect Lonnie Paxton (R-Tuttle)
Speaker of the House-Elect Kyle Hilbert (R-Bristow)
In the State House of Representatives, Representative Kyle Hilbert secured his position as the next Speaker of the House, replacing Speaker Charles McCall who departed the House of Representatives due to term limits.
Speaker Hilbert will be leading a chamber with 17 new Representatives. 14 new Republican Representatives and 3 new Democratic. These new members comprise 31% of the overall makeup of the House of Representatives.
New Republican Representatives:
Representative Tim Turner - Replacing Representative Randy Randleman
Representative Ryan Eaves - Replacing Speaker Charles McCall
Representative Derrick Hildebrant - Replacing Representative Terry O’Donnell
Representative Jim Shaw - Replacing Representative Kevin Wallace
Representative Molly Jenkins - Replacing Representative John Talley
Representative Stacy Jo Adams - Replacing Representative Marcus McEntire
Representative Jason Blair - Replacing Representative Mark McBride
Representative Mike Kelley - Replacing Representative Rhonda Baker
Representative Rob Hall - Replacing Representative Jeff Boatman
Representative Mike Lay - Replacing Representative Lonnie Sims
Representative Gabe Woolley - Replacing Representative Dean Davis
Representative Mark Chapman - Replacing Representative Kevin McDugle
Representative Jonathan Wilk - Replacing Representative Sherrie Conley
Representative Emily Gise - Replacing Representative Jon Echols
New Democratic Representatives:
Representative Michelle McCane - Replacing Representative Monroe Nichols
Representative Ron Stewart - Replacing Representative Regina Goodwin
Representative Ellen Pogemiller - Replacing Representative Maurie Turner
Conclusion:
Over all the Legislature welcomes 31 new members – 25 Republican and 6 Democratic – which totals to 21% of the Legislature being new members.
Upon the conclusion of the 2024 Election Cycle, the Oklahoma State Senate is now composed of more female Senators than at any point in State history. 14 Senators, or 29%, are female, with 6 being Democratic and 8 being Republican.
In the House of Representatives there are 20 female members, which is shy of the 23 high watermarks set in 2019 and 2021 and represents 20% of the House. The partisan composition of the female Representatives is 10 Republican and 10 Democratic Representatives.
Republican dominance in Oklahoma continued, with former President Pro Tempore and Secretary of State Brian Bingman securing a 6-year term on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, replacing Commissioner Bob Anthony who has served on the Commission for the past 36 years.
The Great Seal of the State of Oklahoma
For the first time in State history, a member of the Oklahoma Supreme Court was not retained by the voters. Justice Yvonne Kauger narrowly losing her position on the High Court. Justice Kauger is 87 years old. The Oklahoma Judicial Nominating Commission will begin the process for the selection of her replacement.
All 5 of Oklahoma Congressional Seats remained safely in Republican Control, and all 77 counties voted to elect Former President Donald J. Trump to the White House.