Oklahoma Legislative races
Members of the Oklahoma Senate, House of Representatives, state Supreme Court and other onlookers watch Gov. Kevin Stitt give his State of the State address Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. (Legislative Services Bureau)

In the Oklahoma legislative races held Tuesday, all three State Senate incumbents on ballots across the state held onto their seats. In the House of Representatives, all 27 incumbents retained their seats.

While Democrats had hoped to flip at least one or two House and Senate seats in the Oklahoma City and Tulsa metro areas, no single legislative seat changed party hands when the final precincts trickled in from Tulsa County shortly before midnight. Online results are unofficial until they are certified by the Oklahoma State Election Board.

In the three Senate races with incumbents:

Meanwhile, the nine open State Senate seats each remained in their respective parties:

  • In Oklahoma County’s Senate District 46, OKC Democrat Mark Mann (60.4 percent) defeated Republican Charles Barton (34.3 percent) and independent David Pilchman (5.3 percent) to win the seat held by Senate Minority Leader Kay Floyd (D-OKC), who is term limited. Mann is a former member of the Oklahoma City Public Schools Board;
  • In Senate District 3, covering parts of Cherokee, Mayes and Wagoner Counties, Republican Dr. Julie McIntosh of Porter defeated independent Margaret Cook of Tahlequah 78.7 percent to 21.3 percent for the seat held by Sen. Blake “Cowboy” Stephens (R-Tahlequah). McIntosh ousted Stephens in the Aug. 27 GOP runoff;
  • In Senate District 15, covering parts of Cleveland County, Republican Lisa Standridge defeated Democrat Elizabeth Foreman 61.6 percent to 38.5 percent to win the seat held by her husband, Sen. Rob Standridge (R-Norman), who is term limited;
  • In Senate District 21, covering parts of Payne and Creek counties, Republican Dr. Randy Grellner of Cushing defeated Democrat Robin Fuxa of Stillwater 64.6 percent to 35.4 percent for the seat held by Sen. Tom Dugger (R-Stillwater), who did not seek reelection;
  • In Senate District 25, covering parts of Tulsa County, Republican Brian Guthrie of Bixby defeated Democrat Karen Gaddis of Tulsa 67.2 percent to 32.8 percent for the seat held by Sen. Joe Newhouse (R-Tulsa), who did not seek reelection;
  • In Senate District 33, covering parts of Tulsa and Rogers counties, Republican Christi Gillespie of Broken Arrow defeated Democrat Bob Willis of Broken Arrow 67.2 percent to 32.8 percent for the seat held by Sen. Nathan Dahm (R-Broken Arrow), who is term limited;
  • In Senate District 37, covering parts of Tulsa and Creek counties, Republican Aaron Reinhardt of Jenks defeated independent Andrew Nutter of Tulsa 69.6 percent to 30.4 percent for the seat held by Sen. Cody Rogers (R-Tulsa), who lost to Reinhardt in the June 18 primary;
  • In Senate District 43, covering parts of Stephens, Grady, Garvin and McClain counties, Republican Kendal Sacchieri of Blanchard defeated Democrat Sam Graefe of Purcell 80.5 percent to 19.5 percent for the seat held by Sen. Jessica Garvin (R-Duncan), who lost to Sacchieri in the June 18 primary; and
  • In Senate District 47, covering parts of Oklahoma County, Republican Kelly Hines of Edmond defeated Democrat Erin Brewer of Edmond 52.9 percent to 47.1 percent for the seat held by President Pro Tempore Greg Treat (R-OKC), who is term limited.

Oklahoma House: Incumbents prevail, five open seats decided

Oklahoma House elections Tuesday contained no surprises, with all 27 incumbents up for reelection retaining their seats and all five open seats remaining with their current party.

By district, 27 House incumbents held onto their seats across the state:

  • In LeFlore and McCurtain counties, Rep. Eddy Dempsey (R-Valliant) retained his House District 1 seat against Libertarian Victoria Lawhorn of Wister with 86.25 percent of the vote;
  • In Cherokee and Wagoner counties, Rep. Bob Ed Culver (R-Tahlequah) retained his House District 4 seat against Democrat Chistopher Wier of Tahlequah with 67.87 percent of the vote;
  • In parts of Muskogee, Okmulgee and Tulsa counties, Rep. Scott Fetgatter (R-Okmulgee) retained his House District 16 seat against Democrat Rosie Lynch of Okmulgee with 71.43 percent of the vote;
  • In parts of Pottawatomie County, Rep. Dell Kerbs (R-Shawnee) retained his House District 26 seat against Democrat Kerri Keck of Shawnee with 62.4 percent of the vote;
  • In parts of Payne County, Rep. Trish Ranson (D-Stillwater) retained her House District 34 seat against Republican Andrew Muchmore of Stillwater with 58.55 percent of the vote;
  • In parts of Kay and Osage counties, Rep. Ken Luttrell (R-Ponca City) retained his House District 37 seat against independent Carter Rogers of Fairfax with 78.58 percent of the vote;
  • In parts of Garfield, Grant, Kay, Logan and Noble counties, Rep. John Pfeiffer (R-Orlando) retained his House District 38 seat against Democrat Doyle Lewis of Enid with 84.83 percent of the vote;
  • In parts of Oklahoma County, Rep. Erick Harris (R-Edmond) retained his House District 39 seat against Richard Prawdzienski of Edmond with 75.87 percent of the vote;
  • In parts of Canadian, Kingfisher, Logan and Oklahoma counties, Rep. Denise Crosswhite Hader (R-Piedmont) retained her House District 41 seat against Democrat Mike Bockus of Edmond with 68.42 percent of the vote;
  • In parts of Canadian County, Rep. Jay Steagall (R-Yukon) retained his House District 43 seat against independent Cassie Kinet of Yukon with 70.2 percent of the vote;
  • In parts of Cleveland County, Rep. Annie Menz (D-Norman) retained her House District 45 seat against Libertarian Robert Murphy of Norman and Republican Matt Watson of Norman with 52.4 percent of the vote;
  • In other parts of Cleveland County, Rep. Jacob Rosecrants (D-Norman) retained his House District 46 seat against Republican Alexander Torvi of Norman with 53.99 percent of the vote;
  • In parts of Comanche County, Rep. Daniel Pae (R-Lawton) retained his House District 62 seat against Democrat Allison Offield of Lawton with 56.97 percent of the vote;
  • In parts of Comanche, Cotton, Kiowa and Tillman counties, Rep. Trey Caldwell (R-Lawton) retained his House District 63 seat over Democrat Shykira Smith of Lawton with 81.18 percent of the vote;
  • In other parts of Comanche County, Rep. Rande Worthen (R-Lawton) retained his House District 64 seat over Democrat Tom Sutherlin of Lawton with 53.82 percent of the vote;
  • In parts of Osage and Tulsa counties, Rep. Clay Staires (R-Skiatook) retained his House District 66 seat over Libertarian Kenneth Blevins of Sand Springs with 76.45 percent of the vote;
  • In parts of Tulsa County, Rep. Suzanne Schreiber (D-Tulsa) retained her House District 70 seat over Republican Bradley Banks of Tulsa with 56.46 percent of the vote;
  • In parts of Rogers and Tulsa counties, Rep. Mark Vancuren (R-Owasso) retained his House District 74 seat over independent Aaron Brent of Owasso with 76.18 percent of the vote;
  • In parts of Tulsa County, Rep. Melissa Provenzano (D-Tulsa) retained her House District 79 seat against Republican Paul Hassink of Tulsa with 54.57 percent of the vote;
  • In parts of Oklahoma County, Rep. Eric Roberts (R-OKC) retained his House District 83 seat against Jimmy Lawson with 55.43 percent of the vote;
  • In parts of Oklahoma County, Rep. Tammy West (R-OKC) retained her House District 84 seat against Democrat Jeremy Lamb of Bethany with 58.18 percent of the vote;
  • Also in Oklahoma County, House Minority Leader Cyndi Munson (D-OKC) retained her House District 85 seat against Republican David Hooten of Nichols Hills with 60.92 percent of the vote;
  • In parts of Adair, Cherokee, Delaware and Mayes counties, Rep. David Hardin (R-Stilwell) retained his House District 86 seat against Democrat Anne Fite of Tahlequah with 77.32 percent of the vote;
  • In parts of Oklahoma County, Rep. Ellyn Hefner (D-OKC) retained her House District 87 seat against Republican Dave Schnittger of Oklahoma City with 61.5 percent of the vote;
  • In other parts of Oklahoma County, Rep. Andy Fugate (D-OKC) retained his House District 94 seat against Republican Suzanne Jobe of Del City with 60.57 percent of the vote;
  • In parts of Cleveland and Oklahoma counties, Rep. Max Wolfley (R-OKC) retained his House District 95 seat against Democrat Tegan Malone of Midwest City with 54 percent of the vote; and
  • In parts of Oklahoma County, Rep. Marilyn Stark (R-Bethany) barely retained her House District 100 seat against Democrat Chaunté Gilmore of Oklahoma City with 50.94 percent of the vote.

In addition, five open House seats were decided Tuesday:

  • In parts of Wagoner County, Republican Mark Chapman of Broken Arrow garnered 79.06 percent of the vote to beat Democrat Crystal LaGrone of Coweta for the House District 12 seat, which is currently held by Rep. Kevin McDugle (R-Broken Arrow), who withdrew after the filing period;
  • In parts of Cleveland and McClain counties, Republican Jonathan Wilk of Goldsby achieved 75.78 percent of the vote to beat Democrat Mitchell Jacob of Newcastle for the House District 20 seat held by Rep. Sherrie Conley (R-Newcastle), who did not seek reelection;
  • In parts of Oklahoma County, Democrat Ellen Pogemiller of Oklahoma City beat Bobby McCollum of Oklahoma City with 76.89 percent of the vote, taking the House District 88 seat held by Rep. Mauree Turner (D-OKC), who did not seek reelection;
  • In parts of Cleveland and Oklahoma counties, Republican Emily Gise of Oklahoma City received 66 percent of the vote to beat Democrat Nana Dankwa of Oklahoma City with 66.25 percent of the vote, taking the House District 90 seat held by Majority Floor Leader Jon Echols (R-OKC), who is term limited; and
  • In parts of Tulsa and Wagoner counties, Republican Gabe Woolley of Broken Arrow received 67 percent of the vote to beat Democrat Cathy Smythe of Broken Arrow with 66.65 percent of the vote, taking the House District 98 seat held by Rep. Dean Davis (R-Broken Arrow), who lost to Woolley in the Aug. 27 runoff.
  • Bennett Brinkman

    Bennett Brinkman became NonDoc's production editor in September 2024 after spending the previous two years as NonDoc's education reporter. He completed a reporting internship for the organization in Summer 2022 and holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Oklahoma. He is originally from Edmond.

  • Bennett Brinkman

    Bennett Brinkman became NonDoc's production editor in September 2024 after spending the previous two years as NonDoc's education reporter. He completed a reporting internship for the organization in Summer 2022 and holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Oklahoma. He is originally from Edmond.

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