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 MEMBERS AND GOVERNOR
Gov.Frank Keating (R)
Sen.Don Nickles (R)
Sen.James M. Inhofe (R)
Rep.Steve Largent (R-01)
Rep.Brad Carson (D-02)
Rep.Wes Watkins (R-03)
Rep.J.C. Watts Jr. (R-04)
Rep.Ernest Istook (R-05)
Rep.Frank D. Lucas (R-06)

 AT A GLANCE

State Legislature | Urban Statistics | Registered Voters | U.S. Congress | Term Limits | Elections | Population | Miscellaneous

State Legislature
Legislature: Meets February-May yearly
House of Representatives: 101 members, 2-year terms
1999 breakdown: 40R, 61D; 92 men, 9 women
Salary: $38,400
Phone: (405) 521-2711
Senate: 48 members, 4-year terms
1999 breakdown: 15R, 33D; 42 men, 6 women
Salary: $38,400
Phone: (405) 542-0126

Urban Statistics
Oklahoma City: Mayor Kirk Humphreys (R), Population 469,852
Tulsa: Mayor Susan Savage (D), Population 378,491
Norman: Mayor Bob Thompson, Population 90,228
Lawton: Mayor Cecil Powell, Population 82,582

Registered Voters
Democrat: 57%
Republican : 35%
Independent: 8%

U.S. Congress
Senate: 2 R
House: 6 R

Term Limits
For state offices: Yes
Senate and House: No more than 12 years combined.

Elections
1996 Presidential Vote:
Bob Dole 48%, Bill Clinton 40%, Ross Perot 11%
1992 Presidential Vote:
George Bush 43%, Bill Clinton 34%, Ross Perot 23%
1988 Presidential Vote:
George Bush 58%, Michael S. Dukakis 41%

Population
1998 population (est.): 3,300,902
1990 population: 3,145,585
1980 population: 3,025,290
Percent change 1980-90: +4%
Rank among states (1998): 28
White: 83%
Black: 8%
Asian or Pacific islander: 1%
American Indian or Eskimo: 8%
Hispanic origin: 4%
Urban: 68%
Rural: 32%
Born in state: 64%
Foreign-born: 2%
Under age 18: 878,305 (26%)
Ages 18-64: 1,994,333 (60%)
65 and older: 444,453 (13%)
Median age: 35.2

Miscellaneous
Web: www.state.ok.us
Capital: Oklahoma City
Median household income: $29,709 (1997)
   Rank among states: 45
Total area: 69,903 sq. miles
   Rank among states: 20


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