Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Preview Articles: Oklahoma State Legislature
From Ballotpedia
November 1, 2012
By Ballotpedia's State legislative team
| Oklahoma's State Legislative Elections in 2012 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate seats | Contested senate seats | House seats | Contested house seats |
| 24 | 10 (41.7%) | 101 | 34 (33.7%) |
TULSA, Oklahoma: There are 125 total legislative seats with 2012 elections in Oklahoma, where polling places are open from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM Central Time.
The partisan makeup of the Senate is currently 32 Republicans and 16 Democrats, and the House is led by Republicans as well, 68-31.
Of the 125 incumbents up for election in 2012, 102 (81.6%) of them are running for re-election. A total of 44 of 125 (35.2%) districts will see more than one major party candidate in the general election.
Here are a few races to watch:
Senate
- District 3: Jim Bynum (D) and Wayne Shaw (R) will vie for this open seat, which has been vacated by Jim Wilson (D).
House
- District 14: George Faught (R) was running for U.S. House, so this seat is open. Arthur Hulbert (R) and Jerry Rains (D) are vying for the seat.
- District 20: Democrat Matt Branstetter will face Republican Bobby Cleveland for this open seat.
| Oklahoma State Senate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 5, 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 16 | 12 | |
| Republican Party | 32 | 36 | |
| Total | 48 | 48 | |
| Oklahoma House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 5, 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 31 | 29 | |
| Republican Party | 68 | 72 | |
| Vacancy | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 101 | 101 | |
Articles
See also
- Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Preview Articles: Oklahoma Congressional Seats
- Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Preview Articles: Central Regional State Executive Officials
- Ballotpedia:2012 general election preview articles
- State legislative elections, 2012
- November 6, 2012 election results
- Oklahoma elections, 2012
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