The above offices are all elective and are four-year terms except for the Corporation Commissioners who are elected to staggering six year terms. Legislative Branch Oklahoma's bicameral legislature is composed of 48 members of the State Senate and 101 members of the House of Representatives.
Senators serve staggered four-year terms.
All seats in the House of Representatives are elected every two years. At the adoption of the Charter in 1916, the city operated under the Commission form of government until the amendment was added 11 years later. The Mayor and eight city council members are elected to four year terms. In order to keep continuity within the city's governmental procedure, half of the council is elected every two years. The city is divided into eight geographical areas called wards.