Darrick Matthews

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Darrick Matthews

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Darrick Matthews (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the Oklahoma State Senate to represent District 22. He was disqualified from the special Republican primary scheduled on February 9, 2021.

Elections

2021

See also: Oklahoma state legislative special elections, 2021

A special election for Oklahoma State Senate District 22 was called for April 6, 2021. A primary took place on February 9, 2021. The candidate filing deadline was December 9, 2020.

The seat became vacant after Stephanie Bice (R) was elected to represent Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District. Her resignation was effective December 31, 2020.

General election

Special general election for Oklahoma State Senate District 22

Jake Merrick defeated Molly Ooten in the special general election for Oklahoma State Senate District 22 on April 6, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jake Merrick (R)	65.4	7,418
		Molly Ooten (D)	34.6	3,916

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,334
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for Oklahoma State Senate District 22

Molly Ooten defeated Dylan Billings in the special Democratic primary for Oklahoma State Senate District 22 on February 9, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Molly Ooten	72.5	1,020
		Dylan Billings	27.5	386

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,406
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Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for Oklahoma State Senate District 22

Jake Merrick defeated Keri Shipley in the special Republican primary for Oklahoma State Senate District 22 on February 9, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jake Merrick	58.4	2,328
		Keri Shipley	41.6	1,657

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,985
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Darrick Matthews (R)
• Rob Johnson (R)

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2021

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Current members of the Oklahoma State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Julie Daniels

Senators

District 1

Micheal Bergstrom (R)

District 2

Ally Seifried (R)

District 3

Julie McIntosh (R)

District 4

Tom Woods (R)

District 5

George Burns (R)

District 6

David Bullard (R)

District 7

Warren Hamilton (R)

District 8

Bryan Logan (R)

District 9

Avery Frix (R)

District 10

Bill Coleman (R)

District 11

Regina Goodwin (D)

District 12

Todd Gollihare (R)

District 13

Jonathan Wingard (R)

District 14

Jerry Alvord (R)

District 15

Lisa Standridge (R)

District 16

Mary Boren (D)

District 17

Shane Jett (R)

District 18

Jack Stewart (R)

District 19

Roland Pederson (R)

District 20

Chuck Hall (R)

District 21

Randy Grellner (R)

District 22

Kristen Thompson (R)

District 23

Lonnie Paxton (R)

District 24

Darrell Weaver (R)

District 25

Brian Guthrie (R)

District 26

Darcy Jech (R)

District 27

Casey Murdock (R)

District 28

Grant Green (R)

District 29

Julie Daniels (R)

District 30

Julia Kirt (D)

District 31

Spencer Kern (R)

District 32

Dusty Deevers (R)

District 33

Christi Gillespie (R)

District 34

Dana Prieto (R)

District 35

Jo Anna Dossett (D)

District 36

John Haste (R)

District 37

Aaron Reinhardt (R)

District 38

Brent Howard (R)

District 39

Dave Rader (R)

District 40

Carri Hicks (D)

District 41

Adam Pugh (R)

District 42

Brenda Stanley (R)

District 43

Kendal Sacchieri (R)

District 44

Michael Brooks (D)

District 45

Paul Rosino (R)

District 46

Mark Mann (D)

District 47

Kelly Hines (R)

District 48

Nikki Nice (D)

Republican Party (40)

Democratic Party (8)