The Green Papers: Oklahoma 2012 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary / Special Primary Corporate Commissioner: Tuesday 26 June 2012
Runoff: Tuesday 28 August 2012
General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:1 
2010 Census:3,764,882 (1.22% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:7(1.30% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:5(1.15% of 435)
2000 Census:3,458,819 (1.23% of 281,998,273)
2004, 2008 Electoral Votes:7(1.30% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:5(1.15% of 435)
Capital:Oklahoma City
Tuesday 26 June 2012 polling hours 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) to 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC).
Tuesday 28 August 2012 polling hours 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) to 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC).
Tuesday 6 November 2012 polling hours 7:00a CST (1300 UTC) to 7:00p CST (0100 UTC).
 

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Oklahoma State and Local Government

Oklahoma 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

           
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 112th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 2 Republican Senator James M. "Jim" Inhofe
• First elected to fill out the term in a Special Election: 1994 [held to fill the impending vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator David L. Boren (Democrat): effective, 15 November 1994 but announced before the 1994 Oklahoma state/local Primary in August 1994, allowing for this Special Election to take place; elected to a full term: 1996; re-elected 2002, 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Class 3 Republican Senator  Tom Coburn
• First elected: 2004; re-elected: 2010.
(also served in U.S. House- first elected: 1994; re-elected: 1996, 1998.)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
• Open Seat - 16 August 2011: Announced he would not run for re-election in 2016: ".. I'm not running again..."
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors
  Republican Governor  Mary C. Fallin
• First elected: 2010
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014
  Republican Lieutenant Governor  Todd Lamb
• First elected: 2010
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
112th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
4 Republican (4 Undetermined);
1 Democratic (1 Open)
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1
Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  John Sullivan
• Elected 8 January 2002 in Special Election for the term to begin 15 February, the effective date of the resignation of Steve Largent (who resigned to run for OK Governor). Representative Sullivan will take oath of office 27 February 2002.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     John Richard Olson
• FEC H2OK01150
  Candidate Republican     James Frederick "Jim" Bridenstine
• FEC H2OK01143; 31 Dec 11; Tot $60,546; Dsb $52,737
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  John Sullivan
• FEC H2OK01093; 31 Dec 11; Tot $641,563; Dsb $195,725
  Candidate Independent     Craig Allen
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2
Seat up for election
Open		 Democratic Congressman  David Daniel "Dan" Boren
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
• Open Seat - 7 June 2011: Media reports state Congressman Boren plans to retire. However, he filed a Statement of Candidacy with the FEC on 13 December 2011.
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
    Democratic     Congressman  David Daniel "Dan" Boren - apparently not a candidate
• 7 June 2011: Media reports state Congressman Boren plans to retire. However, he filed a Statement of Candidacy with the FEC on 13 December 2011.
• FEC H4OK02089; 31 Dec 11; Tot $259,046; Dsb $405,717
    Democratic     former Congressman  Brad Carson - apparently not a candidate
• Previously served in Congress frm 3 January 2001 to 3 January 2005.
30 June 2011: Decided not to run.
    Democratic     former state Senator Kenneth Ray Corn - apparently not a candidate
• 9 August 2011: Withdrew. "After much soul searching and because of ... the ... death of my mother ... I have decided that I will not be a candidate ..."
• FEC H2OK02075
  Candidate Democratic     Earl E. Everett
  Candidate Democratic     Carroll Wayne "Wayne" Herriman
• FEC H2OK02133; 31 Dec 11; Tot $227,270; Dsb $14,243
  Candidate Democratic     former District Attorney Rob Wallace
• FEC H2OK02158; 31 Dec 11; Tot $107,495; Dsb $17,235
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  George E. Faught
• FEC H2OK02091; 31 Dec 11; Tot $204,873; Dsb $58,439
  Candidate Republican     Markwayne Mullin
• FEC H2OK02083; 31 Dec 11; Tot $552,748; Dsb $99,909
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative Wayne Pettigrew
• FEC H2OK02141; 31 Dec 11; Tot $188,461; Dsb $100,597
  Candidate Republican     Dustin Price Rowe
• FEC H2OK02109; 31 Dec 11; Tot $175,213; Dsb $84,890
  Candidate Republican     Donald Dwayne "Dwayne" Thompson
• FEC H2OK02125; 31 Dec 11; Tot $14,080; Dsb $12,652
  Candidate Republican     Dakota Lee Wood
• FEC H2OK02117; 31 Dec 11; Tot $29,710; Dsb $8,003
  Candidate Independent     Michael G. Fulks
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 3
Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Frank D. Lucas
• First elected in a special election (to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Congressman Glenn English): May 1994
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     Timothy Ray "Tim" Murray
• FEC H2OK03081; 31 Dec 11; Tot $1; Dsb $0
  Candidate Democratic     Frankie Robbins
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Frank D. Lucas
• FEC H4OK06056; 31 Dec 11; Tot $860,155; Dsb $432,246
  Candidate Republican     William Craig Stump
  Candidate Independent     William M. Sanders
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 4
Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Tom Cole
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     Donna Marie Bebo
• FEC H2OK04139
  Candidate Democratic     Bert Smith
  Candidate Republican     Gary D. Caissie
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Tom Cole
• FEC H2OK04055; 31 Dec 11; Tot $466,579; Dsb $167,721
  Candidate Independent; (Libertarian)     Richardjason Satawk "R.J." Harris
• 11 April 2012: Switched from running for President to running for U.S. House Oklahoma CD 4
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 5
Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  James Paul Lankford
• First elected: 2010
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     Thomas Eugene "Tom" Guild
• FEC H0OK05155; 31 Dec 11; Tot $9,635; Dsb $2,174
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  James Paul Lankford
• FEC H0OK05114; 31 Dec 11; Tot $522,847; Dsb $223,318
  Candidate Republican     Robert T. Murphy
  Candidate Independent; (Whig)     Pat Martin
• Modern Whigs
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014
  Republican Attorney General  E. Scott Pruitt
• First elected: 2010
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014
  Republican Treasurer  Ken Miller
• First elected: 2010
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Auditor and Inspector  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014
  Republican Auditor and Inspector  Gary Jones
• First elected: 2010
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Commissioner of Labor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014
  Republican Labor Commissioner Mark Costello
• First elected: 2010
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Insurance Commissioner  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014
  Republican Insurance Commissioner  John Doak
• First elected: 2010
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Superintendent of Public Instruction  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014
  Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction  Janet Barresi
• First elected: 2010
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Corporation Commissioner 1  6 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2016
  Republican Corporation Commissioner  Dana L. Murphy
• First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2010
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
Corporation Commissioner 2  6 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2012
Seat up for election Republican Corporation Commissioner  Bob Anthony
• First elected: 1988; re-elected: 1994, 2000, 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
  Candidate Republican     Corporation Commissioner  Bob Anthony
  Candidate Republican     Brooks Mitchell
Corporation Commissioner 3  6 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2014
Seat up for election Republican Corporation Commissioner  Patrice Douglas
• Appointed 8 September 2011
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
• Renominated - 26 June 2012 Primary
  Candidate Republican     Corporation Commissioner  Patrice Douglas
 On 8 September 2011, Governor Mary C. Fallin (Republican) appointed Edmond Mayor Patrice Douglas (Republican) to the Corporation Commission. Commissioner Douglas took office on 10 October. She replaces Commissioner Jeff Cloud, who was first elected in 2002, re-elected in 2008, and resigned in September 2011 to join Continental Resources.
Special election (for the remainder of the unexpired term ending in 2015): Tuesday 6 November 2012.
Next regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014.
 
Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.
Major Parties
 • Democratic (affiliates): 1 incumbent, 9 candidates
 • Republican: 17 incumbents, 17 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates)
 • Green (affiliates)
 • Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
 • Right to Life
 • Unity
 • Whig: 1 candidate
Independents
 • Independent: 5 candidates
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.
Notes
Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.

Links Links to other web sites
Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
 • http://oklegal.onenet.net/okcon/index.html
Election Authority
 • Oklahoma State Election Board
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
 • Oklahoma Legislature
 • Oklahoma State House of Representatives
 • Oklahoma State Senate
Democratic
 • Oklahoma Democratic Party
Republican
 • Oklahoma Republican Party
Third Party
 • Constitution Party of Oklahoma
 • Constitution Party of Oklahoma
 • Green Party of Oklahoma
 • Oklahoma Libertarian Party
 • Oklahomans for Life
 • The Unity Party of Oklahoma
Media & others
 • Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise
 • Claremore Daily Progress
 • DC's Political Report - Oklahoma
 • Hugo Daily News
 • KOCO TV - ABC - Oklahoma City
 • KOTV TV - CBS - Tulsa
 • KRMG AM - Tulsa
 • KSWO TV - ABC - Lawton
 • McAlester News Capital & Democrat
 • Native American Times - Tulsa
 • NewsLink.org - Oklahoma Newspapers
 • OBAR: Oklahomans for Ballot Access Reform
 • Oologah Lake Leader
 • Politics1.com - Oklahoma
 • Stillwater NewsPress
 • Sulphur Times-Democrat
 • The Daily Ardmoreite - Ardmore
 • The Edmond Sun
 • The Miami News-Record
 • The Norman Transcript
 • The Oklahoma Constitution
 • The Oklahoman - NewsOK.com - Oklahoma City
 • The Ponca City News
 • The Shawnee News-Star
 • The Weatherford Daily News
 • Tulsa Beacon
 • Tulsa World
 

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