| 18th Oklahoma Legislature | |
| Coa Pic: | File:Flag of Oklahoma (1941–1988).svg |
| Leader1 Type: | President of the Senate |
| Leader1: | James E. Berry (D) |
| Leader2 Type: | President Pro Tem of the Senate |
| Leader2: | H. M. Curnutt (D) |
| Leader3 Type: | Speaker of the House |
| Leader3: | E. Blumhagen (D) |
| Leader4 Type: | Composition: |
| Leader4: | Senate 42 2 House 114 7 |
The Eighteenth Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma, composed of the Oklahoma Senate and the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The state legislature met in regular session at the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City from January 7 to May 23, 1941, during the term of Governor Leon C. Phillips.[1]
As Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, James E. Berry served as the President of the Senate. H. M. Curnutt served as the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate. E. Blumhagen served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
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| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | ||||||
| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | 42 | 2 | 44 | ||||
| Voting share | 95.5% | 4.5% | |||||
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | ||||||
| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | 114 | 7 | 121 | ||||
| Voting share | 94.2% | 5.8% | |||||
As Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, James E. Berry served as the President of the Senate, giving him a tie-breaking vote and the authority to serve as the presiding officer. H. M. Curnutt of Barnsdall, Oklahoma, was elected by state senators to serve as the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate, which gave him the authority to organize the Oklahoma Senate and to serve as the presiding officer.[2]
The Democratic caucus held the majority of seats in the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1941, allowing them to elect E. Blumhagen of Watonga, Oklahoma, as the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and A. E. Montgomery of Tulsa as Speaker Pro Tempore.[1]
| District | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julius Cox | Dem | |
| 2 | E. F. Cornels | Dem | |
| 2 | T. J. Hogg | Dem | |
| 3 | Jesse Taylor | Dem | |
| 4 | W. F. Hearne | Dem | |
| 5 | Robert Harbison | Dem | |
| 6 | L. E. Wheeler | Dem | |
| 6 | E. D. Walker | Dem | |
| 7 | Bill Ginder | Rep | |
| 8 | Floyd Carrier | Rep | |
| 9 | Charles Duffy | Dem | |
| 10 | John T. Sanford | Dem | |
| 11 | Dem | ||
| 12 | Louis Ritzhaupt | Dem | |
| 13 | Mead Norton | Dem | |
| 13 | Boyd Cowden | Dem | |
| 14 | Jim A. Rinehart | Dem | |
| 14 | Robert Burns | Dem | |
| 15 | Gerald Spencer | Dem | |
| 15 | Theodore Pruett | Dem | |
| 16 | George L. Bowman | Dem | |
| 17 | Phil Lowery | Dem | |
| 17 | Bill Logan | Dem | |
| 18 | Virgil Stokes | Dem | |
| 18 | Joe B. Thompson | Dem | |
| 19 | Dem | ||
| 19 | Homer Paul | Dem | |
| 20 | H. V. Posey | Dem | |
| 21 | James Babb | Dem | |
| 22 | Tom Anglin | Dem | |
| 23 | John B. McKeel | Dem | |
| 24 | Paul Stewart | Dem | |
| 25 | John C. Monk | Dem | |
| 26 | Dem | ||
| 27 | Murrell Thornton | Dem | |
| 27 | Guy Curry | Dem | |
| 28 | Paul Carlile | Dem | |
| 29 | R. H. Shibley | Dem | |
| 30 | C. D. Wilson | Dem | |
| 31 | Henry C. Timmons | Dem | |
| 32 | S. E. Hammond | Dem | |
| 33 | Penn Couch | Dem | |
| 34 | H. M. Curnutt | Dem | |
| 35 | Ferman Phillips | Dem |
| Name | Party | County | |
|---|---|---|---|
| W.H. Langley | Adair | ||
| D.S. Collins | Alfalfa | ||
| Henry Cooper | Atoka | ||
| Merle Lansden | Beaver | ||
| H.F. Carmichael | Beckham | ||
| R.F. Estes | Beckham | ||
| E. Blumhagen | Blaine | ||
| Ebenezer Hotchkin | Bryan | ||
| William Parrish | Bryan | ||
| Dan T. Hunter | Caddo | ||
| Amos Stovall | Caddo | ||
| Claude Cherry | Canadian | ||
| Bill Selvidge | Carter | ||
| Ernest Tate | Carter | ||
| Dan Draper | Cherokee | ||
| Paul Webb | Choctaw | ||
| C.R. Board | Cimarron | ||
| Richard Pendleton | Cleveland | ||
| Henry Binns | Coal | ||
| Charles Ozmun | Comanche | ||
| Dick Riggs | Comanche | ||
| Thomas J. Huff | Cotton | ||
| Craig Goodpaster | Craig | ||
| Lawrence Jones | Creek | ||
| Streeter Speakman Jr. | Creek | ||
| W.R. Dunn | Custer | ||
| George A. Wilson | Delaware | ||
| John W. Wilcox | Dewey | ||
| George Davison | Ellis | ||
| Robert Crews | Garfield | ||
| O.R. Whiteneck | Garfield | ||
| Herbert Hope | Garvin | ||
| Harold Freeman | Garvin | ||
| Dutch Hill | Grady | ||
| Tommie Jelks | Grady | ||
| C.D. Van Dyck | Grady | ||
| J.C. Hoffsommer | Grant | ||
| W.L. Jordan | Greer | ||
| T.N. Crow | Harmon | ||
| Elzie S. Spicer | Harper | ||
| D.C. Cantrell | Haskell | ||
| Paul Ballinger | Hughes | ||
| Frank Grayson | Hughes | ||
| Burr Speck | Jackson | ||
| J.T. Daniel | Jefferson | ||
| T Bone King | Johnston | ||
| William H. Cline | Kay | ||
| Leonard G. Geb | Kay | ||
| Robert L. Barr | Kingfisher | ||
| Jessie Field | Kiowa | ||
| W.B. McDonald | Kiowa | ||
| Jack Bradley | Latimer | ||
| Raymond H. Lucas | LeFlore | ||
| Baysul Belentine | LeFlore | ||
| C.L. Mills | Lincoln | ||
| Carl Morgan | Logan | ||
| John Steele Batson | Love | ||
| A.L. McFadden | Major | ||
| J. Horace Harbison | Marshall | ||
| Cicero J. Howard | Mayes | ||
| Purman Wilson | McClain | ||
| Herbert D. Flowers | McCurtain | ||
| Guy B. Massey | McCurtain | ||
| Kirksey Nix | McIntosh | ||
| D.C. Matthews | Murray | ||
| R.M. Mountcastle | Muskogee | ||
| Chester Norman | Muskogee | ||
| Will Rogers | Muskogee | ||
| Merle Allen | Noble | ||
| Charles A. Whitford | Nowata | ||
| Glen Dale Johnson Sr. | Okfuskee | ||
| Ben Ellis | Oklahoma | ||
| Ila Huff | Oklahoma | ||
| B.B. Kerr | Oklahoma | ||
| J.D. McCarty | Oklahoma | ||
| George Miskovsky | Oklahoma | ||
| Creekmore Wallace | Oklahoma | ||
| Paul Washington | Oklahoma | ||
| F.C. Helm | Okmulgee | ||
| Bill Shipley | Okmulgee | ||
| Charles Bacon | Osage | ||
| Frank Mahan | Osage | ||
| C.A. Douthat | Ottawa | ||
| Percy M. Smith | Ottawa | ||
| Roy Berry | Pawnee | ||
| Robert L. Hert | Payne | ||
| Elbert Weaver | Payne | ||
| Andy Banks | Pittsburg | ||
| E.P. Hill | Pittsburg | ||
| Elmer Hopkins | Pittsburg | ||
| Virgil Medlock | Pontotoc | ||
| Moss Wimbish | Pontotoc | ||
| Bill High | Pottawatomie | ||
| John Levergood | Pottawatomie | ||
| Tom Wyatt | Pottawatomie | ||
| Claud Thompson | Pushmataha | ||
| Wesley B. Hunt | Roger Mills | ||
| Dennis Bushyhead | Rogers | ||
| Walter Billingsley | Seminole | ||
| Con Long | Seminole | ||
| F.M. Streetman | Seminole | ||
| Carl Frix | Sequoyah | ||
| M.W. Pugh | Stephens | ||
| Pat Fitzgerald | Stephens | ||
| Wallace Hughes | Texas | ||
| James B. Witt | Tillman | ||
| Holly L. Anderson | Tulsa | ||
| Joe Chambers | Tulsa | ||
| Glade Kirkpatrick | Tulsa | ||
| William F. Latting | Tulsa | ||
| William J. Melton | Tulsa | ||
| A.E. Williams | Tulsa | ||
| D.E. Temple | Tulsa | ||
| W.B. Lumpkin | Wagoner | ||
| John M. Holliman | Washington | ||
| Jesse Stovall | Washita | ||
| J.G. Powers | Woods | ||
| Dick Houston | Woodward |