Dylan Billings
Dylan Billings (Democratic Party) ran in a special election to the Oklahoma State Senate to represent District 22. He lost in the special Democratic primary on February 9, 2021.
Billings completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Billings (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Oklahoma. He withdrew before the Democratic primary on June 30, 2020.
Biography
Dylan Billings was born in Edmond, Oklahoma. He earned his bachelor's in political science from the University of Central Oklahoma in 2013. He earned his master's degree and Ph.D. in political science from the University of Oklahoma in 2017 and 2019, respectively. His professional experience includes working as a professor.[1]
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.[2]
The seat became vacant after Stephanie Bice (R) was elected to represent Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District. Her resignation was effective December 31, 2020.[2]
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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Total votes: 3,985 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Darrick Matthews (R)
- Rob Johnson (R)
2020
See also: United States Senate election in Oklahoma, 2020
United States Senate election in Oklahoma, 2020 (June 30 Democratic primary)
United States Senate election in Oklahoma, 2020 (June 30 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Oklahoma
Incumbent Jim Inhofe defeated Abby Broyles, Robert Murphy, Joan Farr, and April Nesbit in the general election for U.S. Senate Oklahoma on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jim Inhofe (R) | 62.9 | 979,140 |
 | Abby Broyles (D) | 32.8 | 509,763 | |
 | Robert Murphy (L) | 2.2 | 34,435 | |
 | Joan Farr (Independent) | 1.4 | 21,652 | |
 | April Nesbit (Independent) | 0.7 | 11,371 | |
| Total votes: 1,556,361 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma
Abby Broyles defeated Elysabeth Britt, Sheila Bilyeu, and R.O. Joe Cassity in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Abby Broyles | 60.4 | 163,921 |
 | Elysabeth Britt | 16.7 | 45,206 | |
| Sheila Bilyeu | 11.9 | 32,350 | ||
| R.O. Joe Cassity | 11.0 | 29,698 | ||
| Total votes: 271,175 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Perry Williams (D)
- Paul Tay (D)
- Tyler Dougherty (D)
- Bevon Rogers (D)
- Mike Workman (D)
- Dylan Billings (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma
Incumbent Jim Inhofe defeated JJ Stitt, John Tompkins, and Neil Mavis in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Inhofe | 74.1 | 277,868 |
 | JJ Stitt | 15.3 | 57,433 | |
| John Tompkins | 6.3 | 23,563 | ||
 | Neil Mavis | 4.4 | 16,363 | |
| Total votes: 375,227 | |||
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Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Dylan Billings completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Billings' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Ending the COVID pandemic
- Fixing Oklahoma's schools
- Ensuring economic stability
I know what it is like to live paycheck to paycheck and to have to scrap together money for emergency expenses like car trouble, because I have been there myself. I know what it is like to have to pay out of pocket for medical expenses and medications, because I had to do so for many years. I know what it's like to have a mountain of school debt, and to graduate into an economy where job prospects are grim. I believe that we can build a strong Oklahoma economy that works for everyone, but we need leaders who are dedicated and understand these struggles.
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2020
Dylan Billings did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Billings' campaign website stated the following:
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The economy
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| —Dylan Billings' campaign website (2019)[4] | ||
See also
2021 Elections
External links
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Candidate Oklahoma State Senate District 22 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on September 16, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Oklahoman, "Special election set for Oklahoma Senate seat held by Stephanie Bice," November 25, 2020
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Dylan Billings' campaign website, “Issues,” accessed September 16, 2019
