Oklahoma 2022 General Election

The Green Papers: Oklahoma 2022 General Election

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Oklahoma
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary and Special Primary for U.S. Senate Class 2: Tuesday 28 June 2022
✓ Runoff (Senate 2 Special: R, Senate 3: D, House 2: R, Treas: R, Labor: R, Supt: R, Corp: R): Tuesday 23 August 2022
✓ General Election and Special Election for U.S. Senate Class 2: Tuesday 8 November 2022

✓ Friday 15 April 2022 - Filing Deadline: Primary/Independent/Third/Minor .
✓ Tuesday 28 June 2022 - Primary and Special Primary for U.S. Senate Class 2 . Polling hours 7:00a-7:00p CDT (1200-0000 UTC).
✓ Tuesday 23 August 2022 - Runoff (Senate 2 Special: R, Senate 3: D, House 2: R, Treas: R, Labor: R, Supt: R, Corp: R) . Polling hours 7:00a-7:00p CDT (1200-0000 UTC).
✓ Tuesday 8 November 2022 - General Election and Special Election for U.S. Senate Class 2 . Polling hours 7:00a-7:00p CST (1300-0100 UTC).

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:	1
2020 Census:	3,963,516	(1.28% of 309,785,186)
2024, 2028 Electoral Votes:	7	(1.30% of 538)
2022-2030 Representatives:	5	(1.15% of 435)
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 is a closed primary state. Only registered voters of a political party may vote to select their party's nominees, however, the Democratic Party is allowing Independent voters to participate in its primaries and runoffs in 2022 and 2023. The Republican and Libertarian Parties will use a closed primary for 2022.

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.

Candidate Filing from the Oklahoma State Election Board.

2022 Oklahoma Elections from the Oklahoma State Election Board.

2022 Candidate Lists from the Oklahoma State Election Board.

28 June 2022 primary returns from an official source, results from a media source, results from a media source.

28 June 2022 contests proceeding to a 23 August 2022 runoff

U.S. Senate Class 2 Special Election - Republican: Member of Congress Markwayne Mullin v. former state Representative T.W. Shannon.
U.S. Senate Class 3 - Democratic: Madison Horn v Jason Bollinger.
U.S. House CD 2 - Republican: state Representative Avery Frix v former state Senator Josh Brecheen.
Treasurer - Republican: state Representative Todd Russ v former state Senator Clark Jolley.
Commissioner of Labor - Republican: Labor Commissioner Leslie Katheryn Osborn v state Representative Kevin Sean "Sean The Patriot" Roberts.
Superintendent of Public Instruction - Republican: Ryan Walters v Shawnee School Superintendent April Grace.
Corporation Commissioner 1 - Republican: state Senator Kim David v former state Representative Todd Thomsen.

23 August 2022 Runoff returns from an official source, results from a media source.

2022 General Election Candidates from the Oklahoma State Election Board.

8 November 2022 returns from the Oklahoma State Election Board. Vote totals last updated 15 November 2022 per the certified vote.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 117^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, 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • Open Seat - 25 February 2022: Senator Inhofe, 87, announced his retirement effective in January 2023. Oklahoma requires a special election when an incumbent announces retirement before 1 March. The special primary election is 28 June, runoff 23 August, and general election on 8 November. 8 November 2022: Member of Congress Markwayne Mullin (Republican) won the special election and will fill the seat when Senator Inhofe retires in January 2023. The term ends in 2027. Senator Inhofe will resign on 2 January 2023.
	Senator James M. "Jim" Inhofe (Republican) was first elected to fill out the term in a Special Election in 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, 2020. 25 February 2022: Senator Inhofe, 87, announced his retirement effective in January 2023. Oklahoma requires a special election when an incumbent announces retirement before 1 March. The special primary election is 28 June, runoff 23 August, and general election on 8 November 2022. 8 November 2022: Member of Congress Markwayne Mullin (Republican, CD 2) won the Senatorial Special Election with 62% of the vote. Member of Congress Mullin will fill the seat of Senator James M. "Jim" Inhofe (Republican) when Senator Inhofe retires in January 2023. The term ends in 2027. Senator Inhofe will resign on 2 January 2023.

Class 2 Special Election			• Seat up for special election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Special Election - 25 February 2022: Senator Inhofe, 87, announced his retirement effective in January 2023. Oklahoma requires a special election when an incumbent announces retirement before 1 March. The special primary election is 28 June, runoff 23 August, and general election on 8 November. To fill the Seat of Senator James M. "Jim" Inhofe (Republican). The special primary election is 28 June, runoff 23 August, and general election on 8 November.
	Candidate list (4)

		Republican	710,643	61.77%	Member of Congress Markwayne Mullin • 26 February 2022: Candidate for the U.S. Senate Class 2 Special Election. Member of Congress CD 2. • FEC S2OK00186; 31 Dec 22; Tot $5,569,955; Dsb $6,125,259

		Democratic	405,389	35.24%	former Member of Congress Kendra Horn • First elected: 2018; unsuccessful candidate for reelection: 2020. • FEC S2OK00228; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,903,986; Dsb $1,982,504

		Libertarian	17,386	1.51%	Robert Murphy • FEC S6OK04098

		Independent	17,063	1.48%	Ray Woods • FEC S4OK00349
Total			1,150,481	100.00%

Class 3		Republican	Senator James Paul Lankford • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected in a special election: 4 November 2014 re: resignation of Senator Tom Coburn (Republican); re-elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4)

		Republican	739,960	64.30%	Senator James Paul Lankford • FEC S4OK00232; 31 Dec 22; Tot $5,868,352; Dsb $4,707,428

		Democratic	369,370	32.10%	Madison Horn • FEC S2OK00152; 31 Dec 22; Tot $372,107; Dsb $371,942

		Independent	20,907	1.82%	Michael L. Delaney • FEC S2OK00335

		Libertarian	20,495	1.78%	Kenneth D. Blevins • FEC S2OK00236; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,825; Dsb $1,788
Total			1,150,732	100.00%

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 4-year terms, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Kevin Stitt • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2018 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated
	Candidate list (4)

		Republican	639,484	55.45%	Governor Kevin Stitt

		Democratic	481,904	41.79%	Public Instruction Superintendent Joy Hofmeister • First elected Public Instruction Superintendent as a Repubican: 2014; re-elected: 2018; affiliated with the Democratic Party: 7 October 2021.

		Libertarian	16,243	1.41%	Natalie Bruno

		Independent	15,653	1.36%	former state Sentor Ervin Stone Yen
Total			1,153,284	100.00%

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 4-year terms

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Matt Pinnell • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Lieutenant Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated
	Candidate list (3)

		Republican	744,003	64.87%	Lieutenant Governor Matt Pinnell

		Democratic	355,763	31.02%	Melinda L. Alizadeh-Fard

		Libertarian	47,226	4.12%	Bethany City Council Member Chris Powell
Total			1,146,992	100.00%

117^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2022, 2024. No Term Limit. 117^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 5 Republican (4 Renominated, 1 Open)

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Member of Congress Kevin R. Hern • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 6 November 2018 [re: Oklahoma law allows the winner of the general election to take office when a seat is vacant - the vacancy was caused by Member of Congress James Frederick "Jim" Bridenstine (Republican) 23 April 2018 resignation]. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 118th Congress

		Republican	142,800	61.16%	Member of Congress Kevin R. Hern • FEC H8OK01157; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,709,945; Dsb $1,346,743

		Democratic	80,974	34.68%	Adam Martin • FEC H2OK01176; 31 Dec 22; Tot $34,099; Dsb $32,749

		Independent	9,721	4.16%	Evelyn Louise Rogers • FEC H6OK03165; 19 Nov 22; Tot $1,811; Dsb $1,811
Total			233,495	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 2 Open		Republican	Member of Congress Markwayne Mullin • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Open Seat - 26 February 2022: Candidate for the U.S. Senate Class 2 Special Election
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (3) - 118th Congress

		Republican	167,843	72.45%	former state Senator Josh Brecheen • FEC H2OK02315; 31 Dec 22; Tot $654,619; Dsb $580,780

		Democratic	54,194	23.39%	Naomi Andrews • FEC H2OK02307; 30 Sep 22; Tot $7,707; Dsb $7,072

		Independent	9,635	4.16%	former state Senator Ben "Bulldog" Robinson • FEC H2OK02331
Total			231,672	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Member of Congress Frank D. Lucas • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected in a special election (to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Member of Congress Glenn English): May 1994 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 118th Congress

		Republican	147,418	74.54%	Member of Congress Frank D. Lucas • FEC H4OK06056; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,524,419; Dsb $1,626,903

		Democratic	50,354	25.46%	Jeremiah A. Ross • FEC H2OK03149
Total			197,772	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Member of Congress Thomas Jeffery "Tom" Cole • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 118th Congress

		Republican	149,879	66.75%	Member of Congress Thomas Jeffery "Tom" Cole • FEC H2OK04055; 31 Dec 22; Tot $2,335,186; Dsb $2,397,461

		Democratic	74,667	33.25%	Mary Brannon • FEC H8OK04094; 30 Oct 22; Tot $34,850; Dsb -$1,632
Total			224,546	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 5		Republican	Member of Congress Stephanie Bice • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 118th Congress

		Republican	152,699	59.00%	Member of Congress Stephanie Bice • FEC H0OK05205; 31 Dec 22; Tot $2,491,329; Dsb $2,081,305

		Democratic	96,799	37.40%	Joshua Harris-Till • FEC H2OK05169; 19 Oct 22; Tot $72,529; Dsb $59,997

		Independent	9,328	3.60%	David K. Frosch • FEC H2OK05227
Total			258,826	100.00%

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 4-year terms

Lost		Republican	Attorney General John M. O'Connor • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Attorney General is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Lost Primary / No Longer Running
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican	792,466	73.76%	Gentner F. Drummond

		Libertarian	281,923	26.24%	Lynda Steele
Total			1,074,389	100.00%
	26 May 2021: Attorney General Mike Hunter (Republican), announced his resignation effective 1 June 2021, "It has been a ... privilege of a lifetime to serve as the state's attorney general. Regrettably, certain personal matters that are becoming public will become a distraction for this office. ... I am very sorry that I will no longer be here." Governor Kevin Stitt (Republican) will appoint a replacement. Mr. Hunter was appointed on 20 February 2017 (re: resignation of Attorney General E. Scott Pruitt upon confirmation as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency) and first elected in 2018. 23 July 2021: Governor Kevin Stitt (Republican) appoints John O'Connor (Republican) as the new Attorney General for the remainder of the term ending 9 January 2023 [Oklahoma Constitution Article VI, Section 2, and 51 O.S. § 10]

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 4-year terms

Open		Republican	Treasurer Randy McDaniel • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Treasurer is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Open Seat - Retiring in 2022
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (3)

		Republican	738,545	64.77%	state Representative Todd Russ • Proceeds to 23 August 2022 Runoff. Received 49% in the 28 June primary.

		Democratic	349,876	30.68%	Charles de Coune

		Libertarian	51,858	4.55%	Gregory J. "Greg" Sadler
Total			1,140,279	100.00%

Auditor and Inspector 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 4-year terms

		Republican	Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Auditor and Inspector is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated
			Uncontested Race
	Candidate list (1)

		Republican			Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd

Commissioner of Labor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

		Republican	Labor Commissioner Leslie Katheryn Osborn • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3)

		Republican	747,037	65.66%	Labor Commissioner Leslie Katheryn Osborn • Proceeds to 23 August 2022 Runoff. Received 48% in the 28 June primary.

		Democratic	333,741	29.33%	former Tulsa City Council Member Jack Henderson

		Libertarian	57,006	5.01%	Will Daugherty
Total			1,137,784	100.00%

Insurance Commissioner 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

		Republican	Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
			Uncontested Race
	Candidate list (1)

		Republican			Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready

Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 4-year terms

Open		Democratic	Public Instruction Superintendent Joy Hofmeister • First elected as a Repubican: 2014; re-elected: 2018; affiliated with the Democratic Party: 7 October 2021. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Superintendent of Public Instruction is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Open Seat - At Term Limit. Candidate for Governor-- received her party's nomination on 28 June 2022. 8 November 2022: Lost the election for Governor.
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican	650,310	56.78%	Ryan Walters

		Democratic	495,031	43.22%	Jena Nelson
Total			1,145,341	100.00%

Corporation Commissioner 1 6 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2022. Term Limit: Effective 2010: 2 6-year terms

Open		Republican	Corporation Commissioner Dana L. Murphy • First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2010, 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Corporation Commissioner 1 is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Seat - At Term Limit
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (3)

		Republican	722,074	63.50%	state Senator Kim David

		Democratic	351,239	30.89%	Margaret Warigia Bowman • Warigia M. Bowman

		Independent	63,894	5.62%	Don Underwood
Total			1,137,207	100.00%

Corporation Commissioner 2 6 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2024. Term Limit: Effective 2010: 2 6-year terms

		Republican	Corporation Commissioner Bob Anthony • First elected: 1988; re-elected: 1994, 2000, 2006, 2012, 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • The current Corporation Commissioner 2 is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Seat - At Term Limit

Corporation Commissioner 3 6 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2026. Term Limit: Effective 2010: 2 6-year terms

		Republican	Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett • First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Corporation Commissioner 3 is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Seat - At 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 Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 1 incumbent, 13 candidates
	• Republican: 17 incumbents, 16 candidates
Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Green (affiliates)
	• Libertarian: 7 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• Justice Party
	• Right to Life
	• Unity
	• Veterans Party of America
Independents
	• (blank): 1 incumbent
	• Independent: 7 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.

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Third Party
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	• Justice Party of Oklahoma
	• Oklahoma Libertarian Party
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	• The Unity Party of Oklahoma
	• Veterans Party of Oklahoma
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	• OBAR: Oklahomans for Ballot Access Reform
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