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Dennis Baker
Dennis Baker (Democratic Party) ran in a special election to the Oklahoma House of Representatives to represent District 71. He lost in the special Democratic primary on April 1, 2025.
Biography
Dennis Baker was born in Claremore, Oklahoma. Baker earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Tulsa in 1977 and a law degree from the University of Tulsa in 1988. His career experience includes overseeing security at Sandia National Laboratories and working as an FBI special agent, a police officer, and a lawyer.[1][2]
Elections
2025
See also: Oklahoma state legislative special elections, 2025
General election
Special general election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 71
Amanda Clinton defeated Beverly Atteberry in the special general election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 71 on June 10, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Amanda Clinton (D) | 84.7 | 1,805 | |
| Beverly Atteberry (R) | 15.3 | 326 | ||
| Total votes: 2,131 | ||||
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Republican primary runoff election
Special Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 71
Beverly Atteberry defeated Tania Garza in the special Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 71 on May 13, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Beverly Atteberry | 66.2 | 147 | |
| Tania Garza | 33.8 | 75 | ||
| Total votes: 222 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 71
Amanda Clinton defeated Dennis Baker, Ben Riggs, and Hudson Harder in the special Democratic primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 71 on April 1, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Amanda Clinton | 51.3 | 1,146 | |
| Dennis Baker | 26.3 | 587 | ||
| Ben Riggs | 16.2 | 363 | ||
Hudson Harder ![]() | 6.3 | 140 | ||
| Total votes: 2,236 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 71
Beverly Atteberry and Tania Garza advanced to a runoff. They defeated Heidemarie Fuentes in the special Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 71 on April 1, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Beverly Atteberry | 48.6 | 219 | |
| ✔ | Tania Garza | 29.3 | 132 | |
| Heidemarie Fuentes | 22.2 | 100 | ||
| Total votes: 451 | ||||
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Endorsements
Baker received the following endorsements.
2024
See also: Oklahoma's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
Oklahoma's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (June 18 Republican primary)
Oklahoma's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (June 18 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 1
Incumbent Kevin Hern defeated Dennis Baker and Mark Sanders in the general election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kevin Hern (R) | 60.4 | 188,832 | |
Dennis Baker (D) ![]() | 34.5 | 107,903 | ||
Mark Sanders (Independent) ![]() | 5.0 | 15,766 | ||
| Total votes: 312,501 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 1
Dennis Baker defeated Evelyn Rogers in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 1 on June 18, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dennis Baker ![]() | 59.2 | 8,527 | |
| Evelyn Rogers | 40.8 | 5,871 | ||
| Total votes: 14,398 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Sarah Gray (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 1
Incumbent Kevin Hern defeated Paul Royse in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 1 on June 18, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kevin Hern | 87.0 | 30,244 | |
| Paul Royse | 13.0 | 4,504 | ||
| Total votes: 34,748 | ||||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Baker in this election.
2022
See also: United States Senate election in Oklahoma, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Oklahoma
Incumbent James Lankford defeated Madison Horn, Michael Delaney, and Kenneth Blevins in the general election for U.S. Senate Oklahoma on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | James Lankford (R) | 64.3 | 739,960 | |
Madison Horn (D) ![]() | 32.1 | 369,370 | ||
Michael Delaney (Independent) ![]() | 1.8 | 20,907 | ||
Kenneth Blevins (L) ![]() | 1.8 | 20,495 | ||
| Total votes: 1,150,732 | ||||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for U.S. Senate Oklahoma
Madison Horn defeated Jason Bollinger in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. Senate Oklahoma on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Madison Horn ![]() | 65.5 | 60,929 | |
Jason Bollinger ![]() | 34.5 | 32,121 | ||
| Total votes: 93,050 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Madison Horn ![]() | 37.2 | 60,691 | |
| ✔ | Jason Bollinger ![]() | 16.8 | 27,374 | |
Dennis Baker ![]() | 13.8 | 22,467 | ||
Jo Glenn ![]() | 13.0 | 21,198 | ||
Brandon Wade ![]() | 12.2 | 19,986 | ||
| Arya Azma | 7.0 | 11,478 | ||
| Total votes: 163,194 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma
Incumbent James Lankford defeated Jackson Lahmeyer and Joan Farr in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | James Lankford | 67.8 | 243,132 | |
| Jackson Lahmeyer | 26.4 | 94,572 | ||
| Joan Farr | 5.8 | 20,761 | ||
| Total votes: 358,465 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nathan Dahm (R)
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Kenneth Blevins advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Dennis Baker did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2024
Dennis Baker completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Baker's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I'm running for office to make the lives of Oklahomans better. I believe everyone deserves the opportunity to hold a job that pays a living wage, that we should be able to send our children to a good public school and to an affordable college, and we should be able to go to a doctor when we're sick and not worry we won't be able to pay the bill. I'll fight for a safe community and our fundamental rights.
- Our country is deeply divided by political partisanship because politicians demonize groups for political gain. In the meantime, our most pressing problems are going unaddressed - let alone solved. I'm running for office as a candidate who will place country over politics and work to solve problems - not create them. At a time when democracy is being challenged around the world and at home, when our institutions are under attack by far-right extremists, when economic opportunity is receding for most Americans - we need leadership willing to face these problems, willing to compromise when necessary, and willing to work in the interests of the American people rather than a political party.
- I'm running to win this election and ensure a Democratic majority for the 119th Congress. A Democratic Congress will be able to pass legislation that continues to invest in clean energy, protects our environment, invests in building affordable housing, rebuilds our public schools and expands access to affordable health care. I'll support our fundamental right to health care and our constitutional right to privacy by working to codify the provisions of Roe v. Wade into federal law and pass the Equality Act. I'll work to strengthen Social Security and Medicare rather than cutting it. That means fighting Republican efforts to raise the Social Security retirement age and cut Medicare benefits.
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Campaign website
Baker's campaign website stated the following:
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Expand America's Middle Class
Education
Healthcare
Social Security
America's Border
Constitutional Rights
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| —Dennis Baker's campaign website (2024)[4] | ||
2022
Dennis Baker completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Baker's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Too many families are going without medical care because they can’t afford it. I’ll fix our broken health care system and expand Medicare to all who want it. When families have a medical emergency, I want them to be able to focus on what’s medically right and not whether they’re going to go bankrupt.
- I’ll work to ensure our public schools are funded and that all students have broadband access and can attend affordable colleges. I'll ensure teachers receive a living wage. I’ll fix teacher staffing shortages by reimbursing tuition and offering retention bonuses to keep good teachers in the classroom.
- I'll support Oklahoma’s energy economy and when markets shift to renewable energy, work to bring those high-tech jobs and industry to Oklahoma. I’ll make sure America stops outsourcing its critical industries to China and moves those jobs back to America. It’s vital to our national security.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
Campaign website
Baker's campaign website stated the following:
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Expand America's Middle Class
Education
Healthcare
Social Security
America's Border
Constitutional Rights
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| —Dennis Baker's campaign website (2022)[5] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2025 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 24, 2022
- ↑ Dennis Baker US Senate, "Meet Dennis Baker," accessed July 13, 2022
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ DENNIS BAKER FOR CONGRESS, “Home,” accessed June 11, 2024
- ↑ Dennis Baker US Senate, “Home,” accessed July 6, 2022
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