Billy Choate
Billy Choate was a 2017 Republican special election candidate for District 28 of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
Elections
2017
A special election for the position of Oklahoma House of Representatives District 28 was held on May 9, 2017. A primary election took place on March 7, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 10, 2017.[1]
The seat was vacant following Tom Newell's (R) resignation to take a position in the private sector.
Steve Barnes defeated Jason Leonard, Yasminda Choate, Blake Cummings, and Marilyn Rainwater in the Democratic primary. Zack Taylor defeated Billy Choate, Daniel Matthews, and Mike Matlock in the Republican primary. Cody Presley ran as a Libertarian candidate. Taylor defeated Barnes and Presley in the May 9 general election, winning with 50.5 percent of the vote. That was a departure from November 2016 when Donald Trump earned 73 percent of the vote in District 28.[2]
| Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 28, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Zack Taylor |
50.5% | 1,221 | |
| Democratic | Steve Barnes | 48.2% | 1,165 | |
| Libertarian | Cody Presley | 1.4% | 33 | |
| Total Votes | 2,419 | |||
| Source: Oklahoma State Election Board | ||||
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Billy Choate Oklahoma House. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
- Oklahoma House of Representatives
- Oklahoma House of Representatives District 28
- Oklahoma state legislative special elections, 2017
- Oklahoma State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
