City elections in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (2019)
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2019 Oklahoma City elections |
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Election dates |
Filing deadline: December 5, 2018 |
Primary election: February 12, 2019 General election: April 2, 2019 |
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Offices up: City council |
Total seats up: 4 |
Election type: Nonpartisan |
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U.S. municipal elections, 2019 |
The city of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, held primary elections for the District 2, 5, 6, and 8 seats on the city council on February 12, 2019. A general election was scheduled for April 2, 2019, for candidates who did not receive a majority of votes in the primary. The filing deadline for this election was December 5, 2018.
Elections
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Candidates and results
City Council
City Council | |
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Office | Candidates |
Ward 2 |
Suzanne Broadbent ![]() Marilyn Davidson Mike Dover Tracey Halley Terrell |
Ward 5 |
![]() Kristina Hull Did not make the ballot: |
Ward 6 |
![]() Nathaniel Harding Jim Holman |
Ward 8 |
![]() Lauren Durmus |
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Past elections
2018
General election
Special general election for Oklahoma City Council Ward 7
Nikki Nice defeated Kirk Pankratz in the special general election for Oklahoma City Council Ward 7 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Nikki Nice (Nonpartisan) | 71.8 | 16,917 |
Kirk Pankratz (Nonpartisan) | 28.2 | 6,639 |
Total votes: 23,556 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for Oklahoma City Council Ward 7
The following candidates ran in the special primary for Oklahoma City Council Ward 7 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Nikki Nice (Nonpartisan) | 29.1 | 2,738 |
✔ | Kirk Pankratz (Nonpartisan) | 20.5 | 1,932 | |
Chris Harrison (Nonpartisan) | 18.3 | 1,721 | ||
John Albert Pettis (Nonpartisan) | 11.7 | 1,103 | ||
Lisa Butler (Nonpartisan) | 6.4 | 602 | ||
Leslie Johnson III (Nonpartisan) | 5.7 | 534 | ||
Ed Alexander (Nonpartisan) | 5.1 | 483 | ||
Margaret Walsh (Nonpartisan) | 3.2 | 300 |
Total votes: 9,413 | ||||
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2017
Ward 1
Incumbent James Greiner defeated Chris Gordon and Jonathan Clour in the primary election for the Ward 1 seat on the Oklahoma City Council.[1]
Oklahoma City Council, Ward 1 Primary Election, 2017 | ||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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52.04% | 1,070 |
Chris Gordon | 42.61% | 876 |
Jonathan Clour | 5.35% | 110 |
Total Votes | 2,056 | |
Source: Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official Results," accessed March 4, 2017 |
Ward 3
Incumbent Larry McAtee defeated Matthew Olsen and Joe Nelson in the primary election for the Ward 3 seat on the Oklahoma City Council.[2]
Oklahoma City Council, Ward 3 Primary Election, 2017 | ||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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51.74% | 1,114 |
Matthew Olsen | 35.86% | 772 |
Joe Nelson | 12.40% | 267 |
Total Votes | 2,153 | |
Source: Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official Results," accessed March 4, 2017 |
Ward 4
Richard Morrissette and Todd Stone defeated Doris Mangiaracina Benbrook and Walter Kula in the primary election for the Ward 4 seat on the Oklahoma City Council.[3]
Oklahoma City Council, Ward 4 Primary Election, 2017 | ||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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48.04% | 856 |
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33.28% | 593 |
Doris Mangiaracina Benbrook | 9.54% | 170 |
Walter Kula | 9.15% | 163 |
Total Votes | 1,782 | |
Source: Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official Results," accessed March 4, 2017 |
Todd Stone defeated Richard Morrissette in the general election for the Ward 4 seat on the Oklahoma City Council.[3]
Oklahoma City Council, Ward 4 General Election, 2017 | ||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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58.12% | 1,907 |
Richard Morrissette | 41.88% | 1,374 |
Total Votes | 3,281 | |
Source: Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official Results," accessed May 1, 2017 |
Ward 7
Incumbent John Pettis Jr. defeated T. Sheri Dickerson and Marina Mangiaracina in the primary election for the Ward 7 seat on the Oklahoma City Council.[4]
Oklahoma City Council, Ward 7 Primary Election, 2017 | ||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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80.69% | 2,473 |
T. Sheri Dickerson | 13.15% | 403 |
Marina Mangiaracina | 6.17% | 189 |
Total Votes | 3,065 | |
Source: Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official Results," accessed March 4, 2017 |
2015
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About the city
- See also: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City is the capital of the state of Oklahoma, and is the county seat of Oklahoma County. As of 2010, its population was 579,999.
City government
- See also: Council-manager government
Oklahoma City uses a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council, which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body, appoints an executive called a city manager to oversee the city's day-to-day operations.[5]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
Demographic Data for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | ||
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Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | |
Population | 579,999 | 3,751,351 |
Land area (sq mi) | 606 | 68,596 |
Race and ethnicity** | ||
White | 67.7% | 72.3% |
Black/African American | 14.3% | 7.3% |
Asian | 4.5% | 2.2% |
Native American | 2.9% | 7.6% |
Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Other (single race) | 4.1% | 2.7% |
Multiple | 6.3% | 7.7% |
Hispanic/Latino | 19.7% | 10.6% |
Education | ||
High school graduation rate | 86.4% | 88% |
College graduation rate | 30.7% | 25.5% |
Income | ||
Median household income | $55,557 | $52,919 |
Persons below poverty level | 16.1% | 15.7% |
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019). | ||
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. |
State profile
- See also: Oklahoma and Oklahoma elections, 2019
Partisan data
The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019
Presidential voting pattern
- Oklahoma voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Congressional delegation
- Following the 2018 elections, both U.S. Senators from Oklahoma were Republicans.
- Oklahoma had one Democratic and four Republican U.S. Representatives.
State executives
- Republicans held 13 of Oklahoma's 15 state executive offices. Elections for the other offices are nonpartisan.
- Oklahoma's governor was Republican Kevin Stitt.
State legislature
- Republicans controlled the Oklahoma State Senate with a 39-9 majority.
- Republicans controlled the Oklahoma House of Representatives with a 77-24 majority.
Oklahoma Party Control: 1992-2024
Five years of Democratic trifectas • Fourteen years of Republican trifectas
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Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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Governor | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Senate | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | S | S | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
House | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
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Demographic data for Oklahoma | ||
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Oklahoma | U.S. | |
Total population: | 3,907,414 | 316,515,021 |
Land area (sq mi): | 68,595 | 3,531,905 |
Race and ethnicity** | ||
White: | 73.1% | 73.6% |
Black/African American: | 7.2% | 12.6% |
Asian: | 1.9% | 5.1% |
Native American: | 7.3% | 0.8% |
Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Two or more: | 7.8% | 3% |
Hispanic/Latino: | 9.6% | 17.1% |
Education | ||
High school graduation rate: | 86.9% | 86.7% |
College graduation rate: | 24.1% | 29.8% |
Income | ||
Median household income: | $46,879 | $53,889 |
Persons below poverty level: | 19.7% | 11.3% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Oklahoma. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. |
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
There are no Pivot Counties in Oklahoma. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Oklahoma with 65.3 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 28.9 percent. In presidential elections between 1904 and 2016, Oklahoma voted for the winning presidential candidate 72.4 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Oklahoma supported Republican candidates for president more often than Democratic candidates, 65.5 to 34.5 percent. The state favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.
Presidential results by legislative district
The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Oklahoma. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[6][7]
In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 8 out of 101 state House districts in Oklahoma with an average margin of victory of 37.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 11 out of 101 state House districts in Oklahoma with an average margin of victory of 27.7 points. Clinton won one district controlled by a Republican heading into the 2018 elections. |
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 93 out of 101 state House districts in Oklahoma with an average margin of victory of 37.3 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 90 out of 101 state House districts in Oklahoma with an average margin of victory of 42.2 points. Trump won 18 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections. |
2016 presidential results by state House district | |||||||
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District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
1 | 24.32% | 75.68% | R+51.4 | 16.67% | 80.81% | R+64.1 | D |
2 | 29.47% | 70.53% | R+41.1 | 20.82% | 76.06% | R+55.2 | R |
3 | 29.56% | 70.44% | R+40.9 | 19.56% | 76.82% | R+57.3 | R |
4 | 43.62% | 56.38% | R+12.8 | 34.58% | 58.79% | R+24.2 | D |
5 | 31.75% | 68.25% | R+36.5 | 22.03% | 74.09% | R+52.1 | R |
6 | 28.92% | 71.08% | R+42.2 | 19.41% | 76.14% | R+56.7 | D |
7 | 34.12% | 65.88% | R+31.8 | 23.64% | 72.17% | R+48.5 | D |
8 | 29.55% | 70.45% | R+40.9 | 19.53% | 75.61% | R+56.1 | R |
9 | 26.43% | 73.57% | R+47.1 | 20.72% | 73.96% | R+53.2 | R |
10 | 27.27% | 72.73% | R+45.5 | 19.29% | 75.83% | R+56.5 | R |
11 | 26.06% | 73.94% | R+47.9 | 23.18% | 70.49% | R+47.3 | R |
12 | 30.64% | 69.36% | R+38.7 | 21.78% | 73.34% | R+51.6 | R |
13 | 46.26% | 53.74% | R+7.5 | 36.08% | 59.48% | R+23.4 | R |
14 | 38.47% | 61.53% | R+23.1 | 29.50% | 65.07% | R+35.6 | R |
15 | 31.90% | 68.10% | R+36.2 | 20.23% | 75.99% | R+55.8 | D |
16 | 39.02% | 60.98% | R+22 | 29.97% | 65.84% | R+35.9 | R |
17 | 31.39% | 68.61% | R+37.2 | 21.06% | 74.60% | R+53.5 | D |
18 | 31.64% | 68.36% | R+36.7 | 21.84% | 73.83% | R+52 | D |
19 | 27.18% | 72.82% | R+45.6 | 17.56% | 79.47% | R+61.9 | R |
20 | 25.66% | 74.34% | R+48.7 | 19.48% | 75.42% | R+55.9 | R |
21 | 27.83% | 72.17% | R+44.3 | 20.76% | 75.19% | R+54.4 | R |
22 | 29.42% | 70.58% | R+41.2 | 19.19% | 76.84% | R+57.7 | R |
23 | 37.17% | 62.83% | R+25.7 | 34.74% | 59.77% | R+25 | R |
24 | 34.55% | 65.45% | R+30.9 | 24.22% | 71.24% | R+47 | D |
25 | 30.62% | 69.38% | R+38.8 | 24.52% | 70.33% | R+45.8 | R |
26 | 33.33% | 66.67% | R+33.3 | 27.68% | 65.11% | R+37.4 | R |
27 | 27.54% | 72.46% | R+44.9 | 19.98% | 74.47% | R+54.5 | R |
28 | 31.29% | 68.71% | R+37.4 | 23.00% | 72.55% | R+49.6 | R |
29 | 27.44% | 72.56% | R+45.1 | 19.03% | 76.45% | R+57.4 | R |
30 | 27.26% | 72.74% | R+45.5 | 22.28% | 72.41% | R+50.1 | R |
31 | 24.22% | 75.78% | R+51.6 | 21.13% | 72.89% | R+51.8 | R |
32 | 28.96% | 71.04% | R+42.1 | 19.60% | 75.11% | R+55.5 | R |
33 | 30.42% | 69.58% | R+39.2 | 24.69% | 68.50% | R+43.8 | R |
34 | 43.63% | 56.37% | R+12.7 | 41.69% | 47.73% | R+6 | D |
35 | 27.29% | 72.71% | R+45.4 | 19.27% | 75.77% | R+56.5 | R |
36 | 27.27% | 72.73% | R+45.5 | 20.70% | 74.80% | R+54.1 | R |
37 | 30.60% | 69.40% | R+38.8 | 24.59% | 70.14% | R+45.6 | R |
38 | 22.95% | 77.05% | R+54.1 | 15.96% | 79.29% | R+63.3 | R |
39 | 27.52% | 72.48% | R+45 | 30.36% | 61.83% | R+31.5 | R |
40 | 27.22% | 72.78% | R+45.6 | 23.93% | 69.43% | R+45.5 | R |
41 | 20.25% | 79.75% | R+59.5 | 19.65% | 74.25% | R+54.6 | R |
42 | 24.59% | 75.41% | R+50.8 | 16.63% | 79.04% | R+62.4 | R |
43 | 23.51% | 76.49% | R+53 | 22.34% | 70.39% | R+48.1 | R |
44 | 60.12% | 39.88% | D+20.2 | 58.74% | 32.02% | D+26.7 | D |
45 | 46.57% | 53.43% | R+6.9 | 45.28% | 45.98% | R+0.7 | D |
46 | 40.27% | 59.73% | R+19.5 | 41.33% | 51.65% | R+10.3 | D |
47 | 20.44% | 79.56% | R+59.1 | 18.77% | 75.26% | R+56.5 | R |
48 | 31.02% | 68.98% | R+38 | 24.52% | 71.34% | R+46.8 | R |
49 | 25.99% | 74.01% | R+48 | 17.67% | 78.58% | R+60.9 | R |
50 | 24.87% | 75.13% | R+50.3 | 18.06% | 78.21% | R+60.2 | R |
51 | 21.55% | 78.45% | R+56.9 | 15.47% | 80.44% | R+65 | R |
52 | 26.37% | 73.63% | R+47.3 | 19.34% | 76.19% | R+56.9 | R |
53 | 30.19% | 69.81% | R+39.6 | 28.09% | 64.20% | R+36.1 | R |
54 | 30.53% | 69.47% | R+38.9 | 27.73% | 64.36% | R+36.6 | R |
55 | 20.90% | 79.10% | R+58.2 | 13.10% | 82.88% | R+69.8 | R |
56 | 35.15% | 64.85% | R+29.7 | 26.25% | 68.53% | R+42.3 | D |
57 | 23.41% | 76.59% | R+53.2 | 18.74% | 75.79% | R+57.1 | R |
58 | 17.05% | 82.95% | R+65.9 | 11.66% | 83.28% | R+71.6 | R |
59 | 16.90% | 83.10% | R+66.2 | 13.11% | 83.23% | R+70.1 | R |
60 | 27.03% | 72.97% | R+45.9 | 21.85% | 72.52% | R+50.7 | R |
61 | 13.07% | 86.93% | R+73.9 | 11.23% | 84.53% | R+73.3 | R |
62 | 48.97% | 51.03% | R+2.1 | 44.21% | 50.19% | R+6 | R |
63 | 35.33% | 64.67% | R+29.3 | 27.60% | 67.41% | R+39.8 | R |
64 | 44.83% | 55.17% | R+10.3 | 39.78% | 53.14% | R+13.4 | R |
65 | 27.73% | 72.27% | R+44.5 | 19.27% | 75.91% | R+56.6 | R |
66 | 36.00% | 64.00% | R+28 | 31.50% | 62.79% | R+31.3 | R |
67 | 24.45% | 75.55% | R+51.1 | 27.75% | 66.45% | R+38.7 | R |
68 | 31.36% | 68.64% | R+37.3 | 28.26% | 65.55% | R+37.3 | R |
69 | 24.16% | 75.84% | R+51.7 | 25.05% | 69.12% | R+44.1 | R |
70 | 38.78% | 61.22% | R+22.4 | 41.95% | 51.10% | R+9.2 | R |
71 | 46.54% | 53.46% | R+6.9 | 49.59% | 43.09% | D+6.5 | R |
72 | 64.07% | 35.93% | D+28.1 | 57.75% | 36.56% | D+21.2 | D |
73 | 89.78% | 10.22% | D+79.6 | 85.51% | 10.95% | D+74.6 | D |
74 | 23.76% | 76.24% | R+52.5 | 21.80% | 72.58% | R+50.8 | R |
75 | 36.45% | 63.55% | R+27.1 | 36.07% | 58.00% | R+21.9 | D |
76 | 29.23% | 70.77% | R+41.5 | 29.60% | 64.51% | R+34.9 | R |
77 | 46.33% | 53.67% | R+7.3 | 42.71% | 50.64% | R+7.9 | D |
78 | 46.33% | 53.67% | R+7.3 | 47.44% | 45.53% | D+1.9 | D |
79 | 36.43% | 63.57% | R+27.1 | 38.62% | 54.86% | R+16.2 | R |
80 | 22.50% | 77.50% | R+55 | 22.26% | 72.43% | R+50.2 | R |
81 | 30.71% | 69.29% | R+38.6 | 32.57% | 58.39% | R+25.8 | R |
82 | 28.67% | 71.33% | R+42.7 | 32.14% | 60.98% | R+28.8 | R |
83 | 37.63% | 62.37% | R+24.7 | 41.87% | 50.91% | R+9 | R |
84 | 34.99% | 65.01% | R+30 | 34.26% | 57.94% | R+23.7 | R |
85 | 38.90% | 61.10% | R+22.2 | 43.24% | 49.36% | R+6.1 | D |
86 | 33.30% | 66.70% | R+33.4 | 22.16% | 72.65% | R+50.5 | D |
87 | 44.55% | 55.45% | R+10.9 | 45.90% | 45.36% | D+0.5 | D |
88 | 62.10% | 37.90% | D+24.2 | 62.41% | 28.23% | D+34.2 | D |
89 | 59.05% | 40.95% | D+18.1 | 57.41% | 36.36% | D+21.1 | D |
90 | 39.90% | 60.10% | R+20.2 | 35.95% | 56.77% | R+20.8 | R |
91 | 26.81% | 73.19% | R+46.4 | 27.93% | 66.24% | R+38.3 | R |
92 | 58.72% | 41.28% | D+17.4 | 54.66% | 38.25% | D+16.4 | D |
93 | 42.09% | 57.91% | R+15.8 | 43.18% | 50.17% | R+7 | D |
94 | 47.76% | 52.24% | R+4.5 | 43.29% | 49.41% | R+6.1 | D |
95 | 41.84% | 58.16% | R+16.3 | 37.94% | 54.62% | R+16.7 | R |
96 | 24.15% | 75.85% | R+51.7 | 21.91% | 72.25% | R+50.3 | R |
97 | 74.13% | 25.87% | D+48.3 | 69.20% | 26.39% | D+42.8 | D |
98 | 25.49% | 74.51% | R+49 | 23.71% | 70.43% | R+46.7 | R |
99 | 81.48% | 18.52% | D+63 | 76.46% | 17.59% | D+58.9 | D |
100 | 36.62% | 63.38% | R+26.8 | 38.23% | 54.28% | R+16.1 | R |
101 | 32.40% | 67.60% | R+35.2 | 27.61% | 66.12% | R+38.5 | R |
Total | 33.23% | 66.77% | R+33.5 | 28.93% | 65.32% | R+36.4 | - |
Source: Daily Kos |
See also
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The City of Oklahoma City, "2017 Council Elections," accessed January 26, 2017
- ↑ The City of Oklahoma City, "2017 Council Elections," accessed January 26, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The City of Oklahoma City, "2017 Council Elections," accessed January 26, 2017
- ↑ The City of Oklahoma City, "2017 Council Elections," accessed January 26, 2017
- ↑ Oklahoma City, "Mayor and Council," accessed September 2, 2014
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
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