Oklahoma Elections

Oklahoma Elections 2020

As the 2020 Oklahoma elections unfold, bookmark this page for quick access to NonDoc’s coverage of 2020 Oklahoma Legislature primary previews and other election information.

Election Results

Altus, Blackwell, Wetumka: Interesting local elections you might have missed

Annemarie Cuccia, Blake Douglas and Tres Savage - Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Even in a year without a pandemic, local elections often get lost in the shuffle. However, these elections can have large impacts for the...

House warming: Oklahoma primaries bring new faces

Blake Douglas - Thursday, July 2, 2020

A pair of Republican representatives were sent packing during Oklahoma primaries Tuesday, with House Democrats seeing a single incumbent unseated in a narrow race. Mustachioed...

Three GOP senators head to runoff, Wayne Shaw loses

Annemarie Cuccia - Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Incumbent Republicans in the Oklahoma State Senate had a dicey Tuesday election night. Sen. Wayne Shaw (R-Grove) lost to GOP challenger Blake "Cowboy" Stephens after...

Sheriff races: Runoffs for Oklahoma, Cleveland counties

Archiebald Browne - Tuesday, June 30, 2020

At the conclusion of Oklahoma's June 30 election night, Oklahoma and Cleveland counties will head to an Aug. 25 runoff to select their Republican...

Medicaid expanded: State Question 802 passes by a hair

Andrea DenHoed - Tuesday, June 30, 2020

State Question 802, which will expand Medicaid coverage in Oklahoma, squeaked into law by a hair tonight, winning by about 6,500 votes out of...

Terry Neese, Stephanie Bice move on to CD 5 runoff

Matt Patterson - Tuesday, June 30, 2020

The competitive and sometimes controversial race for Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District Republican nomination will go into overtime, as neither businesswoman Terry Neese or Sen....

2020 #okleg primary primers

Three GOP senators head to runoff, Wayne Shaw loses

Annemarie Cuccia - Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Incumbent Republicans in the Oklahoma State Senate had a dicey Tuesday election night. Sen. Wayne Shaw (R-Grove) lost to GOP challenger Blake "Cowboy" Stephens after...

Senate District 43 gets negative as Paul Scott challenged

Tres Savage - Monday, June 29, 2020

Sen. Paul Scott has made some headlines during his four years representing Senate District 43, but those headlines have not always been positive. As a...

Rick West wants House District 3 back, but Lundy Kiger wants...

Tres Savage - Monday, June 29, 2020

In 2018, then-Rep. Rick West's vote against the historic revenue bill that funded a critical teacher pay raise had placed him in plenty of...

House District 42: Facing GOP challenger, incumbent catches COVID

Andrea DenHoed - Monday, June 29, 2020

On June 26, Rep. Cynthia Roe (R-Lindsay) announced on Facebook that she had been diagnosed with COVID-19 and would be "suspending further public appearances...

House District 61: Two ranchers vie for panhandle seat

Matt Patterson - Monday, June 29, 2020

The race for House District 61 between incumbent Rep. Kenton Patzkowsky (R-Balko) and another rancher from far northwestern Oklahoma, Kenny Bob Tapp, almost didn't...

House District 74: Familiar opponents face off again

Matt Patterson - Monday, June 29, 2020

While the House District 74 race playing out over the northeast Tulsa County district might seem like just another sleepy June 30 primary race...

House District 69: Challenger seeks husband’s former seat

Annemarie Cuccia - Monday, June 29, 2020

When Chuck Strohm lost his re-election bid for House District 69 in 2018, residents of the Tulsa-area district may have thought they were done...

Senate District 17: Ron Sharp facing former legislator, youth minister, illegal...

Blake Douglas - Sunday, June 28, 2020

The Senate District 17 primary will feature two Republican challengers attempting to unseat incumbent and former educator Sen. Ron Sharp (R-Shawnee), with the winner...

House District 88: Jason Dunnington challenged by Mauree Turner

Matt Patterson - Sunday, June 28, 2020

The big race in House District 88 this year is the June 30 Democratic primary, where Mauree Turner, a progressive community organizer who works...

House District 31 underscores volatility among OKGOP

Blake Douglas and Tres Savage - Sunday, June 28, 2020

House District 31 incumbent Rep. Garry Mize (R-Edmond) is aiming to secure a second legislative term in a one-on-one matchup against his only challenger:...