Oklahoma 2015 General Election

The Green Papers: Oklahoma 2015 General Election

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Oklahoma
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

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)
Capital:	Oklahoma City

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Oklahoma State and Local Government

Oklahoma 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

Oklahoma is a closed primary state. Only registered voters of a political party may vote to select their party's nominees.

If no candidate receives at least 50% of the vote in the primary, a runoff will be held between the top two vote-getters.

If a candidate is unopposed in the primary or general election, that office does not appear on the ballot.

Oklahoma does not permit write-ins.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 114^th 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, 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list

		*Republican*		*Senator James M. "Jim" Inhofe* • FEC S4OK00083

Class 3		Republican	Senator James Paul Lankford • First elected in a special election: 4 November 2014 re: resignation of Senator Tom Coburn (Republican). • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list

		*Republican*		*Senator James Paul Lankford* • FEC S4OK00232; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,040,236; Dsb $759,460

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Mary C. Fallin • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Todd G. Lamb • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

114^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2016, 2018. No Term Limit. 114^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 5 Republican (5 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Congressman James Frederick "Jim" Bridenstine • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Republican*		*Congressman James Frederick "Jim" Bridenstine* • FEC H2OK01143; 30 Sep 15; Tot $386,244; Dsb $199,860

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Congressman Markwayne Mullin • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Democratic		Joshua B. Harris-Till • FEC H4OK02170

		*Republican*		*Congressman Markwayne Mullin* • FEC H2OK02083; 30 Sep 15; Tot $455,582; Dsb $303,739

		Independent		Aaron Davies • FEC H6OK02225; 30 Sep 15; Tot $912; Dsb $599
	13 November 2014: The Oklahoma State Election Board announced that there will be no Special Election for this seat even though the Democratic nominee died before the 2014 General Election. State law says if a candidate dies after the ballots are printed, a special election must be held. The Democratic Party is likely to take legal action.

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 3		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 regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Republican*		*Congressman Frank D. Lucas* • FEC H4OK06056; 30 Sep 15; Tot $458,089; Dsb $406,667

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Congressman Thomas Jeffery "Tom" Cole • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Republican*		*Congressman Thomas Jeffery "Tom" Cole* • FEC H2OK04055; 30 Sep 15; Tot $661,139; Dsb $202,514

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 5		Republican	Congressman Steven Dane "Steve" Russell • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Democratic		Thomas E. "Tom" Guild
		Democratic		Alvis "Al" McAffrey • FEC H6OK05251

		*Republican*		*Congressman Steven Dane "Steve" Russell* • FEC H4OK05132; 30 Sep 15; Tot $251,635; Dsb $198,999

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Attorney General E. Scott Pruitt • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Treasurer Ken Miller • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Auditor and Inspector 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Auditor and Inspector Gary A. Jones • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Commissioner of Labor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Labor Commissioner Melissa McLawhorn Houston • Appointed: 2015 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat
	23 August 2015: Labor Commissioner Mark Costello (Republican), 59, is stabbed to death at a restaurant in Oklahoma City. His son, Richard Costello, 26, was arrested for the crime. 10 November 2015: Governor Mary C. Fallin (Republican) appointed Melissa McLawhorn Houston (Republican) to the remainder of the term. She will not seek election to the office when it is up for election in 2018.

Insurance Commissioner 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Insurance Commissioner John Doak • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Public Instruction Superintendent Joy Hofmeister • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

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 regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Corporation Commissioner 2 6 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2018

		Republican	Corporation Commissioner Bob Anthony • First elected: 1988; re-elected: 1994, 2000, 2006, 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Corporation Commissioner 3 6 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2020

		Republican	Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

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): 3 candidates
	• Republican: 18 incumbents, 7 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates)
	• Green (affiliates)
	• Libertarian
Other Third Parties
	• Justice Party
	• Right to Life
	• Unity
	• Veterans Party of America
Independents
	• Independent: 1 candidate
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.

"Apparently not a candidate" indicates that someone we once listed as a candidate for an elective office will not, in fact, be running for that office (primarily because said candidate is not listed on an official ballot provided by a jurisdiction's election authorities, where that candidate has not previously withdrawn his/her candidacy or otherwise indicated no longer [or even ever] being a candidate for that office).

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"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 Ethics Commission
	• 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
	• Green Party of Oklahoma
	• Justice Party of Oklahoma
	• Oklahoma Libertarian Party
	• Oklahomans for Life
	• The Unity Party of Oklahoma
	• Veterans Party of Oklahoma
Media & others
	• Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise
	• Claremore Daily Progress
	• Hugo Daily News
	• 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
	• Oologah Lake Leader
	• Politics1.com - Oklahoma
	• Stillwater NewsPress
	• The Cushing Citizen - Cushing
	• The Daily Ardmoreite - Ardmore
	• The Edmond Sun
	• The Frontier
	• The McCarville Report
	• The Miami News-Record
	• The Norman Transcript
	• The Oklahoma Constitution
	• The Oklahoman - NewsOK.com - Oklahoma City
	• The Ponca City News
	• The Shawnee News-Star
	• Tulsa Beacon
	• Tulsa World