[1] Lieutenant Governor George Nigh served as President of the Senate.

[2] Gene C. Howard served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate and William Willis served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

The 1978 session was marked by a student protest over rumors that state legislators were planning to close Langston University.

[1] Previous: 35th Legislature • Next: 37th Legislature On March 1, 1978, student protesters upset with rumors that the state legislature would attempt to close Langston University broke past security in the Oklahoma State Capitol and trapped state legislators in the building.

[1] Although, the state legislators eventually escaped, the university was not close and received additional funding.