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2018 Oklahoma elections

2018 Oklahoma elections

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The 2018 general election was held in the U.S. state of Oklahoma on November 6, 2018. All of Oklahoma's executive officers were up for election as well as the state's five seats in the United States House of Representatives, half of the 48 seats in the Oklahoma Senate and all 101 seats in the Oklahoma House, and five offices in each of Oklahoma's 77 counties. Voter turnout was 42.5% of the eligible population, a 12.6% increase over the 2014 midterms but still the third lowest in the nation.[1]

Quick Facts

Due to Gary Johnson's results in the 2016 presidential election, the Oklahoma Libertarian Party had ballot status to run candidates in 2018.[2] This was the first time an alternative party has been able to participate in mid-term elections in the state since 1998. Five Independents, led in a loosely coordinated effort by former Oklahoma Democratic Party chair Ivan Holmes, were candidates for statewide executive offices.[3]

The ballot order was determined by random drawing for placement of candidates by party. Results of the drawing on July 12 were that Libertarian candidates would be placed first, Republicans second, and Democrats third.[4] By statute, Independents are always listed after partisan candidates.

State Constitutional Officers

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Governor

Incumbent Republican Governor Mary Fallin was term-limited and could not seek a third term.

Lieutenant governor

In Oklahoma, the governor and lieutenant governor are elected separately. Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Todd Lamb was term-limited and could not seek a third term.

Republican primary

Declared

Results

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Polling

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Democratic primary

Declared

  • Anastasia Pittman, Oklahoma State Senator from the 48th District[10]
  • Anna Dearmore, 2016 Democratic candidate for District 16 of the Oklahoma House of Representatives[11]

Declined

Results

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Independent

Declared

  • Ivan Holmes, 2014 Democratic candidate for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction[13]

General election

Polling

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Attorney general

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Incumbent Republican attorney general Scott Pruitt was term-limited and could not run for a third term. Pruitt resigned on February 17, 2017, upon being confirmed as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.[15]

Republican primary

Declared

Nominee

Eliminated in runoff

Eliminated in primary

  • Angela Bonilla, attorney[18]

Results

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Polling

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Democratic primary

Declared

  • Mark Myles, defense attorney[20] and 2010 candidate for US Senate.

General election

Polling

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Treasurer

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Incumbent Republican state treasurer Ken A. Miller was term-limited and could not run for a third term.

Republican primary

Declared

Independent

Declared

  • Charles De Coune, Lending Manager at Oklahoma Water Resources Board[22]

General election

Polling

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State Auditor and Inspector

Incumbent Republican State Auditor and Inspector Gary Jones was term-limited and could not run for a third term.

Republican primary

Declared

  • Cindy Byrd, Deputy State Auditor[23]
  • Charlie Prater, Businessman[24]
  • John Uzzo, 2016 Democratic Oklahoma State Senate District 9 candidate[13]

Results

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Polling

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Libertarian primary

General election

Polling

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Results

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Superintendent of Public Instruction

Republican primary

Declared

Results

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Polling

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Democratic primary

Declared

  • John Cox, Peggs Public School Superintendent and Superintendent of Public Instruction nominee in 2014[27]

Independent

Declared

  • Larry Huff, retired educator[28]

General election

Polling

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Results

Results by county:
  Cox—40–50%
  Hofmeister—70-80%
  Hofmeister—60-70%
  Hofmeister—50-60%
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Commissioner of Insurance

Incumbent Republican Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak was term-limited and could not run for a third term.

Republican primary

Declared

Results

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Democratic primary

Declared

  • Kimberly Fobbs, former member of Oklahoma's Judicial Nominating Commission[32]

General election

Polling

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Commissioner of Labor

Republican labor commissioner Mark Costello, who was re-elected to a second term in 2014, was fatally stabbed on August 23, 2015.[33] Attorney General Scott Pruitt's chief of staff Melissa Houston was appointed to serve for the remainder of the term, but pledged that she would not run for election in 2018.[34]

Republican primary

Declared

Declined

Results

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Polling

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Democratic primary

Declared

  • Fred Dorrell, Human Resources Labor Specialist for Spirit AeroSystems[39]
  • Sam A Mis-Soum, CVO at Mossad Industries Inc.[40]

Results

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Independent

Declared

General election

Polling

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Corporation commissioner

One of the three seats on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission was up for election. Incumbent Republican commissioner Bob Anthony, the chairman of the commission, ran for re-election to a sixth six-year term in office.

Republican primary

Declared

  • Bob Anthony - incumbent corporation commissioner
  • Brian Bingman - former president pro tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate

Results

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Polling

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Democratic primary

Declared

  • Blake Cummings, oil and gas field sales analyst
  • Ashley Nicole McCray
  • Ken Reich, retired educator
  • Beau Williams, attorney[42]

Primary results

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Primary Runoff Results

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Independent

Declared

  • Jackie Short, attorney[43]

General election

Polling

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Congress

United States House of Representatives

Oklahoma's five seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2018.

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State legislature

The 2018 state legislative elections saw a record 8 Republican incumbents lose their primaries.[44]

Senate

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House of Representatives

Oklahoma House of Representatives districts after the November 6, 2018 elections.
  Democratic Party
  Republican Party
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State questions

State questions are ballot propositions to proposed either a legislative measure or an amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution. State questions are filed with the Oklahoma Secretary of State by either order of the legislature (termed a "legislative referendum") or directly by the people of Oklahoma (termed an "initiative petition").[45] The secretary of state assigns a number to the state question and notifies the State Election Board of the propositions submission. The governor, by executive proclamation, sets the election date for submission of the state questions to the people.

State Question 788

Oklahoma State Question 788 was an initiative petition which sought to legalize the licensed use, sale, and growth of marijuana in Oklahoma for medical purposes.[46]

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State Question 793

Oklahoma State Question 793 was an initiative petition which sought to amend the Oklahoma Constitution to allow optometrists to practice within a mercantile establishment.[47]

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State Question 794

Oklahoma State Question 794 was a legislative referendum which sought to amend the Oklahoma Constitution to expand the rights of victims of crime.[48]

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State Question 798

Oklahoma State Question 798 was a legislative referendum which sought to amend the Oklahoma Constitution to provide that the governor and lieutenant governor be jointly elected.[49]

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State Question 800

Oklahoma State Question 800 was a legislative referendum which sought to amend the Oklahoma Constitution to create a new trust fund consisting of a portion of all taxes collected against the extraction of oil and gas resources.[50]

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State Question 801

Oklahoma State Question 801 was a legislative referendum which sought to amend the Oklahoma Constitution to allow voters within a local school district to expand the permissible use of property taxes to include school operations rather than just for school buildings.[51]

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