The Green Papers: Oklahoma 2022 General Election
 
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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. 117th 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
Seat up for special election
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)
  Elected 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
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Libertarian 17,386 1.51% Robert Murphy
FEC S6OK04098
  Candidate Independent 17,063 1.48% Ray Woods
FEC S4OK00349
Total 1,150,481 100.00%  

Class 3
Seat up for regular election
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)
  Elected Republican 739,960 64.30% Senator James Paul Lankford
FEC S4OK00232; 31 Dec 22; Tot $5,868,352; Dsb $4,707,428
  Candidate Democratic 369,370 32.10% Madison Horn
FEC S2OK00152; 31 Dec 22; Tot $372,107; Dsb $371,942
  Candidate Independent 20,907 1.82% Michael L. Delaney
FEC S2OK00335
  Candidate 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

Chair up for regular election 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)
  Elected Republican 639,484 55.45% Governor Kevin Stitt
  Candidate 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.
  Candidate Libertarian 16,243 1.41% Natalie Bruno
  Candidate 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

Seat up for regular election 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)
  Elected Republican 744,003 64.87% Lieutenant Governor Matt Pinnell
  Candidate Democratic 355,763 31.02% Melinda L. Alizadeh-Fard
  Candidate Libertarian 47,226 4.12% Bethany City Council Member Chris Powell
Total 1,146,992 100.00%  

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

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 1
Seat up for regular election
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
  Elected Republican 142,800 61.16% Member of Congress Kevin R. Hern
FEC H8OK01157; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,709,945; Dsb $1,346,743
  Candidate Democratic 80,974 34.68% Adam Martin
FEC H2OK01176; 31 Dec 22; Tot $34,099; Dsb $32,749
  Candidate 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
Seat up for regular election
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
  Elected Republican 167,843 72.45% former state Senator Josh Brecheen
FEC H2OK02315; 31 Dec 22; Tot $654,619; Dsb $580,780
  Candidate Democratic 54,194 23.39% Naomi Andrews
FEC H2OK02307; 30 Sep 22; Tot $7,707; Dsb $7,072
  Candidate Independent 9,635 4.16% former state Senator Ben "Bulldog" Robinson
FEC H2OK02331
Total 231,672 100.00%  

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 3
Seat up for regular election
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
  Elected Republican 147,418 74.54% Member of Congress Frank D. Lucas
FEC H4OK06056; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,524,419; Dsb $1,626,903
  Candidate Democratic 50,354 25.46% Jeremiah A. Ross
FEC H2OK03149
Total 197,772 100.00%  

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 4
Seat up for regular election
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
  Elected 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
  Candidate 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
Seat up for regular election
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
  Elected Republican 152,699 59.00% Member of Congress Stephanie Bice
FEC H0OK05205; 31 Dec 22; Tot $2,491,329; Dsb $2,081,305
  Candidate Democratic 96,799 37.40% Joshua Harris-Till
FEC H2OK05169; 19 Oct 22; Tot $72,529; Dsb $59,997
  Candidate 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

Seat up for regular election
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)
  Elected Republican 792,466 73.76% Gentner F. Drummond
  Candidate 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

Seat up for regular election
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)
  Elected Republican 738,545 64.77% state Representative Todd Russ
Proceeds to 23 August 2022 Runoff. Received 49% in the 28 June primary.
  Candidate Democratic 349,876 30.68% Charles de Coune
  Candidate 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

Seat up for regular election 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)
  Elected Republican     Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd

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

Seat up for regular election 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)
  Elected Republican 747,037 65.66% Labor Commissioner Leslie Katheryn Osborn
Proceeds to 23 August 2022 Runoff. Received 48% in the 28 June primary.
  Candidate Democratic 333,741 29.33% former Tulsa City Council Member Jack Henderson
  Candidate Libertarian 57,006 5.01% Will Daugherty
Total 1,137,784 100.00%  

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

Seat up for regular election 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)
  Elected Republican     Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready

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

Seat up for regular election
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)
  Elected Republican 650,310 56.78% Ryan Walters
  Candidate 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

Seat up for regular election
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)
  Elected Republican 722,074 63.50% state Senator Kim David
  Candidate Democratic 351,239 30.89% Margaret Warigia Bowman
Warigia M. Bowman
  Candidate 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.
  Libertarian: 7 candidates
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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