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R. Anthony</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/arnoldus-arzeno.html#532.25.52">James H. Arrington</a>, Stillwater - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/atkinson.html#051.11.88">William P. Atkinson</a>, Midwest City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bell.html#150.21.17">Harlan Bell</a>, Oklahoma City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/benedum-benito.html#327.36.78">Loyd Benefield</a>, Oklahoma City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/booher-boos.html#589.83.21">Byron Boone</a>, Tulsa - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brownback-browner.html#104.62.63">Virgil Browne</a>, Oklahoma City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chalfant-chamberlin.html#920.06.95">Cecil R. Chamberlin</a>, Frederick - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cravens-cravotta.html#242.62.55">R. D. Cravens</a>, Oklahoma City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dodrill-doheny.html#141.81.46">William C. Doenges</a>, Bartlesville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eberhart-eddleman.html#314.81.10">B. D. Eddie</a>, Oklahoma City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fields.html#933.17.18">Bertrude Fields</a>, Oklahoma City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gary.html#177.12.20">Raymond Gary</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/haibach-haiko.html#444.17.28">Alan Haight</a>, Anadarko - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hubbeel-hudnut.html#463.90.33">Grace Hudlin</a>, Hulbert - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jennison-jewell.html#058.46.52">Bill Jerkins</a>, Oklahoma City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones2.html#461.90.72">D. L. Jones</a>, Altus - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kaufmann-keast.html#142.35.31">Al Kavanaugh</a>, Oklahoma City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kennedy6.html#303.64.45">Mabelle Kennedy</a>, Pawhuska - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kerr.html#714.73.05">Robert S. Kerr</a>, Oklahoma City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kerrey-keydel.html#280.50.49">George D. Key</a>, Oklahoma City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mason.html#451.11.20">Mary Catherine Mason</a>, Shattuck - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcdaniels-mcdill.html#393.57.48">Tom P. McDermott</a>, Tulsa - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcnamee-mcpheeters.html#375.65.62">Tom McNeely</a>, Oklahoma City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/monroney-montfort.html#755.49.79">A. S. Mike Monroney</a>, Oklahoma City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/neale-neese.html#115.92.64">Ralph Neely</a>, Oklahoma City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/norton.html#459.37.13">H. Mead Norton</a>, Oklahoma City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/renaud-republican.html#707.97.90">D. W. Rentzel</a>, Oklahoma City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sandford-sanfemio.html#628.59.65">Hugh Sandlin</a>, Holdenville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/turner7.html#371.22.83">Roy J. Turner</a>, Oklahoma City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/welch.html#793.50.74">Don Welch</a>, Madill - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson2.html#366.89.46">C. E. Wilson</a>, Tulsa <li><b>1st District</b>: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/conlan-connellan.html#435.70.77">Val Connell</a>, Perry - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jamieson-jarstad.html#039.84.55">Joe Jarboe</a>, Tulsa - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/terry.html#807.57.21">Vance Terry</a>, Woodward - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/yadkin-yarrow.html#128.57.85">Len Yarborough</a>, Tulsa <li><b>2nd District</b>: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/button-byrer.html#013.50.50">Bill Byars</a>, Okmulgee - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones2.html#307.11.53">Chloe Jones</a>, Stilwell - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/plunket-poilek.html#958.35.22">Frank Podpechan</a>, Claremore - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tillman.html#303.99.46">Fred Tillman</a>, Pawhuska <li><b>3rd District</b>: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gary.html#287.40.77">Joe L. Gary</a>, Durant - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/millsap-minehart.html#133.77.78">M. B. Milner</a>, Antlers - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nill-nix.html#237.51.25">Kirksey M. Nix</a>, McAlester - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stockton.html#086.48.13">W. G. Stockton</a>, Leflore <li><b>4th District</b>: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clark6.html#227.17.80">Martin Clark</a>, Ada - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/foster.html#820.37.92">Pete Foster</a>, Bristow - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hapgood-hardie.html#764.06.00">W. Elmer Harber</a>, Shawnee - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ladislas-lair.html#122.05.04">Carl LaGere</a>, Chandler <li><b>5th District</b>: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/curtis.html#926.88.74">Joe Curtis</a>, Pauls Valley - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gallagher.html#618.56.16">James W. Gallagher</a>, Norman - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/green1.html#217.93.24">A. B. Green</a>, Purcell - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hunt.html#813.15.07">Woody Hunt</a>, Oklahoma City <li><b>6th District</b>: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allen9.html#818.48.90">Walt Allen</a>, Chickasha - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bacon.html#249.94.03">W. J. Bacon</a>, Sayre - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lance-landoe.html#999.30.38">Vaughndean Landes</a>, Anadarko - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/portland-posley.html#753.76.80">Levi Portwood</a>, Snyder </ul> <p> <b>Alternates</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <ul> <li><b>At-Large:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bennett8.html#050.77.80">Truman Bennett</a>, Oklahoma City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burch.html#234.00.55">Clarence Burch</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ermentrout-erving.html#216.36.59">Josephine Ernest</a>, Ponca City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/estes.html#401.17.86">Foster Estes</a>, Oklahoma City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/golan-goldis.html#161.42.34">George Goldfarb</a>, Oklahoma City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gresham-griffey.html#256.55.89">Mike Grey</a>, Hooker - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hoopes-hopkin.html#690.07.06">Mrs. Herbert Hope</a>, Maysville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jasen-jeffreys.html#419.04.83">Robert Jeffrey</a>, Wagoner - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones4.html#897.64.65">Henry C. Jones</a>, Tulsa - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones9.html#636.34.52">Waldo Jones</a>, Tulsa - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/laws-lawyer.html#215.26.25">Zeb H. Lawter</a>, Oklahoma City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lee5.html#815.98.84">Josh Lee</a>, Norman - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marling-marschner.html#966.89.00">Grace Marlow</a>, Shawnee - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mason.html#091.22.37">Walter S. Mason</a>, Clinton - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcdonald.html#430.27.55">Glenn McDonald</a>, Oklahoma City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mchie-mcintire.html#491.07.66">Kathleen Rooney McInerney</a>, Muskogee - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nick-nikka.html#304.24.80">George Nigh</a>, McAlester - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/noland-noon.html#850.02.49">Jack Noles</a>, Tonkawa - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pinkerton-pittoni.html#146.54.99">Mrs. Fred Pittman</a>, Norman - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scadden-schafe.html#184.77.69">James Ralph Scales</a>, Shawnee - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith4.html#377.19.33">Mrs. Homer Smith</a>, Oklahoma City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/starr.html#777.16.56">Orange W. Starr</a>, Drumright - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/steck-steel.html#698.79.32">Tom Steed</a>, Shawnee - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tallmadge-tannehill.html#136.26.92">Bill Tankersley</a>, Norman - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thomas5.html#067.50.28">J. W. Elmer Thomas</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thomas7.html#693.81.42">Raymon B. Thomas</a>, Tulsa - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/watkins-watrous.html#885.23.14">Dorothy Watkins</a>, Hobart - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whitehurst-whiticar.html#070.00.16">W. W. Whiteman, Jr.</a>, Oklahoma City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams6.html#423.87.18">Mrs. Louis Williams</a>, Oklahoma City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/winterberg-wisdom.html#752.84.34">Leo Winters</a>, Oklahoma City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/zaagman-zazachilds.html#633.84.64">F. W. Zaloudek</a>, Kremlin <li><b>1st District</b>: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/monroe.html#508.27.99">Aline Monroe</a>, Pond Creek - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scull-searls.html#177.61.81">Mrs. Beryl Seamon</a>, Tulsa <li><b>2nd District</b>: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hoggard-holbrock.html#534.32.30">Mrs. Lee Hogue</a>, Chelsea - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccorquodale-mccuiston.html#080.07.26">Pat S. McCue</a>, Miami <li><b>3rd District</b>: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/collins6.html#269.03.32">Lola Collins</a>, Red Oak - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/olden-oliven.html#996.04.05">Ruth Olive</a>, Idabel <li><b>4th District</b>: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/flynt-fogg.html#335.00.41">Dick Fogarty</a>, Guthrie - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/frederick-freels.html#855.38.61">Barbara Freed</a>, Perkins <li><b>5th District</b>: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson1.html#244.48.84">Bess I. 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