Oklahoma 2023 General Election

The Green Papers: Oklahoma 2023 General Election

This page is for offices up for election in 2023. Find 2024 elections here.

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Oklahoma
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

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	(0.00% of 538)
2022-2030 Representatives:	5	(1.15% of 435)
Capital:	Oklahoma City

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Oklahoma State and Local Government

Oklahoma 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, however, the Democratic Party is allowing Independent voters to participate in its primaries and runoffs in 2023. The Republican and Libertarian Parties will use a TBD primary for 2023.

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. 118^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Republican	Senator Markwayne Mullin • First elected to fill out the term in a Special Election: 8 November 2022 [held to fill the impending vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator James M. "Jim" Inhofe (Republican) on 3 January 2023 but announced before the 2022 Oklahoma state/local Primary in June 2022, allowing for this Special Election to take place]. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
	Candidate list (2)

		*Republican*		*Senator Markwayne Mullin* • FEC S2OK00186
		Republican		Tammy Swearengin • FEC S6OK04148
	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 resigned on 2 January 2023. Senator Markwayne Mullin took the Oath on 3 January 2023.

Class 3		Republican	Senator James Paul Lankford • First elected in a special election: 4 November 2014 re: resignation of Senator Tom Coburn (Republican); re-elected: 2016, 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 4-year terms, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Kevin Stitt • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit.

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 4-year terms

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Matt Pinnell • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Lieutenant Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Seat - At term limit.

118^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2024, 2026. No Term Limit. 118^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 5 Republican (5 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Member of Congress Kevin R. Hern • 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 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (4) - 119th Congress

		Democratic		Dennis Baker • FEC H4OK01107; 30 Sep 23; Tot $39,758; Dsb $7,957
		Democratic		Sarah Elizabeth Gray • FEC H4OK01099
		Democratic		Mark David Garcia Sanders • FEC H4OK01115

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Kevin R. Hern* • FEC H8OK01157; 30 Sep 23; Tot $838,749; Dsb $524,236

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Member of Congress Josh Brecheen • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress

		Democratic		Brandon Keith Wade • FEC H4OK02196; 30 Sep 23; Tot $400; Dsb $382

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Josh Brecheen* • FEC H2OK02315; 30 Sep 23; Tot $144,625; Dsb $126,988

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Member of Congress Frank D. Lucas • 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 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Frank D. Lucas* • FEC H4OK06056; 30 Sep 23; Tot $582,203; Dsb $272,249
		Republican		Connor Miller • FEC H4OK03053

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Member of Congress Thomas Jeffery "Tom" Cole • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress

		Democratic		Kody Craig Macaulay • FEC H4OK04168

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Thomas Jeffery "Tom" Cole* • FEC H2OK04055; 30 Sep 23; Tot $1,259,551; Dsb $803,855

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 5		Republican	Member of Congress Stephanie Bice • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress

		Democratic		Madison Horn • FEC H4OK05199; 30 Sep 23; Tot $34,886; Dsb $5,172

		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Stephanie Bice* • FEC H0OK05205; 30 Sep 23; Tot $783,773; Dsb $349,272

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 4-year terms

		Republican	Attorney General Gentner F. Drummond • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Attorney General is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 4-year terms

		Republican	Treasurer Todd Russ • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Treasurer is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Auditor and Inspector 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 4-year terms

		Republican	Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • 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: 2022, 2026

		Republican	Labor Commissioner Leslie Katheryn Osborn • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • Open Seat - At term limit.

Insurance Commissioner 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026

		Republican	Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • Open Seat - At term limit.

Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 4-year terms

		Republican	Public Instruction Superintendent Ryan Walters • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Superintendent of Public Instruction is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Corporation Commissioner 1 6 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2028. Term Limit: Effective 2010: 2 6-year terms

		Republican	Corporation Commissioner Kim David • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028 • The current Corporation Commissioner 1 is unaffected by the State's term limit.

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
	Candidate list (1)

		Republican		former Secretary of State Brian Bingham

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): 6 candidates
	• Republican: 18 incumbents, 9 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.