Oklahoma 2016 General Election

The Green Papers: Oklahoma 2016 General Election

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Oklahoma
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 28 June 2016
✓ Runoff - H05 Dem: Tuesday 23 August 2016
✓ General Election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

✓ Tuesday 28 June 2016 - Primary . Polling hours 7:00a-7:00p CDT (1200-0000 UTC).
✓ Tuesday 23 August 2016 - Runoff - H05 Dem . Polling hours 7:00a-7:00p CDT (1200-0000 UTC).
✓ Tuesday 8 November 2016 - General Election . Polling hours 7:00a-7:00p CST (1300-0100 UTC).

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.

Primary candidate list from the Oklahoma State Election Board.

28 June 2016 primary results from
Returns from the Oklahoma State Election Board.
AP
Politico.

23 August 2016 Run-off from the Oklahoma State Election Board.

23 August 2016 Run-off returns from
Oklahoma State Election Board.
Results from
AP.

2016 Candidate List Book (Official List of Candidates) from the Oklahoma State Election Board.

November 8 General Election from the Oklahoma State Election Board.

8 November 2016 returns from the Oklahoma State Election Board.



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 7 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates by State, List of Presidential Candidates.

	Candidate list (3)

		Republican	949,136	65.32%	Donald John Trump, Sr. • for Vice President: Indiana Governor Michael R. "Mike" Pence (7 Electoral Votes) • FEC P80001571; 28 Nov 16; Tot $341,062,859; Dsb $333,457,857

		Democratic	420,375	28.93%	former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton • for Vice President: Virginia Senator Timothy Michael "Tim" Kaine • FEC P00003392; 28 Nov 16; Tot $583,217,328; Dsb $582,378,679

		Libertarian	83,481	5.75%	former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson • for Vice President: former Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts William F. "Bill" Weld • FEC P20002671; 28 Nov 16; Tot $11,670,597; Dsb $11,505,633
Total			1,452,992	100.00%

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 (1)

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

Class 3		Republican	Senator James Paul Lankford • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 • 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 • Renominated - 28 June 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (5)

		Republican	980,892	67.74%	Senator James Paul Lankford • FEC S4OK00232; 28 Nov 16; Tot $3,041,503; Dsb $2,561,099

		Democratic	355,911	24.58%	Mike Workman • FEC S6OK04114

		Libertarian	43,421	3.00%	Robert T. Murphy • FEC S6OK04098

		Independent	40,405	2.79%	Sean D. Braddy • FEC S6OK04130; 28 Nov 16; Tot $12,508; Dsb $13,241
		Independent	27,418	1.89%	Mark T. Beard • FEC S4OK00372
Total			1,448,047	100.00%

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

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Todd G. Lamb • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Lieutenant Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

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 Renominated)

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Congressman James Frederick "Jim" Bridenstine • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Renominated - 28 June 2016 Primary
			Uncontested Race
	Candidate list (1) - 115th Congress

		Republican			Congressman James Frederick "Jim" Bridenstine • FEC H2OK01143; 28 Nov 16; Tot $923,766; Dsb $1,121,663

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Congressman Markwayne Mullin • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Renominated - 28 June 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (3) - 115th Congress

		Republican	189,839	70.61%	Congressman Markwayne Mullin • FEC H2OK02083; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,587,283; Dsb $1,559,134

		Democratic	62,387	23.20%	Joshua B. "Josh" Harris-Till • FEC H4OK02170

		Independent	16,644	6.19%	John McCarthy • FEC H6OK02258
Total			268,870	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Congressman Frank D. Lucas • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 • 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 • Renominated - 28 June 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (2) - 115th Congress

		Republican	227,525	78.29%	Congressman Frank D. Lucas • FEC H4OK06056; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,196,054; Dsb $1,060,259

		Democratic	63,090	21.71%	Frankie Robbins • FEC H6OK03215
Total			290,615	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Congressman Thomas Jeffery "Tom" Cole • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Renominated - 28 June 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (3) - 115th Congress

		Republican	204,143	69.63%	Congressman Thomas Jeffery "Tom" Cole • FEC H2OK04055; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,806,238; Dsb $1,488,914

		Democratic	76,472	26.08%	Christina Owen • FEC H6OK04130

		Libertarian	12,574	4.29%	Sevier White • FEC H6OK04148
Total			293,189	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 5		Republican	Congressman Steven Dane "Steve" Russell • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Renominated - 28 June 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (3) - 115th Congress

		Republican	160,184	57.09%	Congressman Steven Dane "Steve" Russell • FEC H4OK05132; 28 Nov 16; Tot $856,237; Dsb $840,986

		Democratic	103,273	36.81%	Alvis "Al" McAffrey • proceeds to Runoff on 23 August 2016. Won runoff. • FEC H6OK05251; 28 Nov 16; Tot $69,072; Dsb $63,316

		Libertarian	17,113	6.10%	Zachary Knight • FEC H6OK05277
Total			280,570	100.00%

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 4-year terms

		Republican	Attorney General E. Scott Pruitt • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Attorney General is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Seat - At term limit.

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 4-year terms

		Republican	Treasurer Ken Miller • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Treasurer is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Seat - At term limit.

Auditor and Inspector 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 4-year terms

		Republican	Auditor and Inspector Gary A. Jones • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Auditor and Inspector is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Seat - At term limit.

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 - Labor Commissioner will not seek election to the office in 2018.
	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. Term Limit: 2 4-year terms

		Republican	Public Instruction Superintendent Joy Hofmeister • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Superintendent of Public Instruction is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Corporation Commissioner 1 6 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2016. Term Limit: Effective 2010: 2 6-year terms

		Republican	Corporation Commissioner Dana L. Murphy • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 • First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • The current Corporation Commissioner 1 is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated - 28 June 2016 Primary
			Uncontested Race
	Candidate list (1)

		Republican			Corporation Commissioner Dana L. Murphy

Corporation Commissioner 2 6 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2018. Term Limit: Effective 2010: 2 6-year terms

		Republican	Corporation Commissioner Bob Anthony • First elected: 1988; re-elected: 1994, 2000, 2006, 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Corporation Commissioner 2 is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Corporation Commissioner 3 6 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2020. Term Limit: Effective 2010: 2 6-year terms

		Republican	Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • The current Corporation Commissioner 3 is unaffected by the State's term limit.

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): 6 candidates
	• Republican: 18 incumbents, 9 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Libertarian: 4 candidates
Independents
	• Independent: 3 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.

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.