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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
Election stats
Offices up: City council
Total seats up: 4
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
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

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Ward 2

Suzanne Broadbent 
Green check mark transparent.pngJames Cooper 
Marilyn Davidson 
Mike Dover 
Tracey Halley Terrell 
Ward 5

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Greenwell (i)
Kristina Hull 

Did not make the ballot:
Steve Hunt 

Ward 6

Green check mark transparent.pngJoBeth Hamon 
Nathaniel Harding 
Jim Holman 
Ward 8

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Stonecipher (i)
Lauren Durmus 

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Past elections

2018

See also: Municipal elections in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (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
Image of Nikki Nice
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
Image of Nikki Nice
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

See also: Municipal elections in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (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
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png James Greiner Incumbent 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
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Larry McAtee Incumbent 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
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Richard Morrissette 48.04% 856
Green check mark transparent.png Todd Stone 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
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Todd Stone 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
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png John Pettis Jr. Incumbent 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

See also: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma municipal elections, 2015

Additional elections on the ballot

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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
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
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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

State executives

State legislature

Oklahoma Party Control: 1992-2024
Five years of Democratic trifectas  •  Fourteen years of Republican trifectas
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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
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Oklahoma quick stats

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Demographic data for Oklahoma
 OklahomaU.S.
Total population:3,907,414316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):68,5953,531,905
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.


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