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Camal Pennington

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Oklahoma City Council Ward 7
Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2029

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April 1, 2025

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Camal Pennington is a member of the Oklahoma City Council, representing Ward 7. He assumed office on April 29, 2025. His current term ends on April 29, 2029.

Pennington ran for election to the Oklahoma City Council to represent Ward 7. He won in the general runoff election on April 1, 2025.

Elections

2025

See also: City elections in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (2025)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Oklahoma City Council Ward 7

Camal Pennington defeated John Pettis Jr. in the general runoff election for Oklahoma City Council Ward 7 on April 1, 2025.

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Camal Pennington (Nonpartisan)
 
64.5
 
2,798
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John Pettis Jr. (Nonpartisan)
 
35.5
 
1,543

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,341
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General election

General election for Oklahoma City Council Ward 7

Camal Pennington and John Pettis Jr. advanced to a runoff. They defeated Masood A. Haqq and Andrea Holman in the general election for Oklahoma City Council Ward 7 on February 11, 2025.

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Camal Pennington (Nonpartisan)
 
45.5
 
2,311
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John Pettis Jr. (Nonpartisan)
 
30.2
 
1,536
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14.8
 
754
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Andrea Holman (Nonpartisan)
 
9.4
 
479

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,080
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2016

See also: Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Oklahoma House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 15, 2016. Incumbent Mike Shelton (D) did not seek re-election.

Jason Lowe defeated Tonni Canaday in the Oklahoma House of Representatives District 97 general election.[1]

Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 97 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jason Lowe 73.49% 11,420
     Republican Tonni Canaday 26.51% 4,119
Total Votes 15,539
Source: Oklahoma State Election Board


Jason Lowe and Chris Harrison defeated Camal Pennington and Willis Washington in the Oklahoma House of Representatives District 97 Democratic primary.[2][3]

Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 97 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jason Lowe 46.45% 1,676
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Chris Harrison 25.36% 915
     Democratic Camal Pennington 25.19% 909
     Democratic Willis Washington 2.99% 108
Total Votes 3,608


Jason Lowe defeated Chris Harrison in the Oklahoma House of Representatives District 97 Democratic primary runoff.[4]

Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 97 Democratic Primary Runoff, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jason Lowe 56.70% 1,829
     Democratic Chris Harrison 43.30% 1,397
Total Votes 3,226


Tonni Canaday defeated Dan N. Stankiewicz in the Oklahoma House of Representatives District 97 Republican primary.[2][3]

Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 97 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Tonni Canaday 59.80% 415
     Republican Dan N. Stankiewicz 40.20% 279
Total Votes 694

Campaign themes

2025

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2016

Pennington's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“
  • Education: Invest in Early Childhood Education – Head Start and other early childhood education programs have been proven tools for preparing students to have successful academic careers. Despite the fact that it comes at no cost to parents, 59% of eligible Oklahoma children do not attend pre-school. That is why I strongly support increasing support and participation in pre-kindergarten programs. Bring Community Schools to Northeast Oklahoma City – Combining social services, healthcare, and mental health resources with the education in public schools is a great way to unite our community and better meet the needs of our students. Community schools have been successful at improving the achievement gap for low income students. Community schools are an excellent tool for fighting the school to prison pipeline that has hurt public schools. I will fight for public, private, and local partnerships that create a community school in northeast Oklahoma City. College Access and Affordability – Every child in our community should have the opportunity to pursue a college career. I support continuing support for the Oklahoma’s Promise scholarship and continued efforts to lower the interest rates on student loans.
  • Criminal justice reform: Re-entry programs – People who have been convicted of a crime should be allowed to serve their time and have a meaningful opportunity to rejoin society. That is why I support changing state law to allow non-violent convicted felons to obtain professional licenses giving them an opportunity to get jobs that allow them to provide for their families. Police Conduct and Public Safety – Police must be held accountable for all of their actions. Communities must also be partners with police in bringing peace and safety. I support state mandated training on law enforcement that is sensitive to diverse communities and enhances accountability for the use of force.[5]
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—Camal Pennington[6]

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Federal, State, Legislative and Judicial Races General Election — November 8, 2016," accessed November 28, 2016
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Oklahoma State Election Board, "2016 Candidate List Book (Official List of Candidates)," accessed April 18, 2016
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official Results - Primary Election," accessed August 2, 2016
    4. ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, “Official results for runoff primary races — August 23, 2016,” accessed May 2, 2017
    5. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    6. ↑ Camal Pennington, "Issues," accessed June 22, 2016

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