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Forrest Mayer
Forrest Mayer (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Oklahoma House of Representatives to represent District 76. Mayer lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Mayer was a 2017 Democratic special election candidate for District 76 of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. He was defeated in the primary election on August 8, 2017.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 76
Incumbent Ross Ford defeated Forrest Mayer in the general election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 76 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ross Ford (R) | 67.2 | 9,098 |
| Forrest Mayer (D) | 32.8 | 4,445 | ||
| Total votes: 13,543 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 76
Forrest Mayer advanced from the Democratic primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 76 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Forrest Mayer | |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 76
Incumbent Ross Ford defeated Shelley Brumbaugh and Dean Howe in the Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 76 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ross Ford | 59.9 | 3,502 |
| Shelley Brumbaugh | 32.8 | 1,919 | ||
| Dean Howe | 7.3 | 426 | ||
| Total votes: 5,847 | |||
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2017
A special election for the position of Oklahoma House of Representatives District 76 was held on November 14, 2017. A primary election took place on August 8, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 7, 2017.[1]
The seat was left vacant after David Brumbaugh (R) passed away on April 15, 2017.[2]
Ross Ford (R) defeated Chris Vanlandingham (D) in the November 14 general election.[3]
Vanlandingham defeated Forrest Mayer in the Democratic primary. Ford defeated Cliff Johns, Brian Elliott, Shelley Brumbaugh, and Jess Guthrie in the Republican primary. Unofficial results put Ford on top of the five-way Republican primary with 30.8 percent of the vote, while Brumaugh earned 29.9 percent of the vote and Elliott earned 28.5 percent of the vote.[4]
| Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 76, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Ross Ford |
68.3% | 1,544 | |
| Democratic | Chris Vanlandingham | 31.7% | 716 | |
| Total Votes | 2,260 | |||
| Source: Oklahoma State Election Board | ||||
| Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 76 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
Ross Ford |
30.8% | 645 | ||
| Shelley Brumbaugh | 29.9% | 626 | ||
| Brian Elliott | 28.5% | 598 | ||
| Cliff Johns | 9.6% | 201 | ||
| Jess Guthrie | 1.3% | 27 | ||
| Total Votes | 2,097 | |||
| Source: Oklahoma State Election Board |
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See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2018
- Oklahoma House of Representatives
- Oklahoma House of Representatives District 76
- Oklahoma state legislative special elections, 2017
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "State House of Representatives District 76 Special Election," accessed May 4, 2017
- ↑ Fox 23 News, "State Rep. David Brumbaugh dies suddenly at 56," April 17, 2017
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "UNOFFICIAL RESULTS - Special Elections - November," accessed November 14, 2017
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Special Legislative Races Special Election — August 8, 2017," accessed August 8, 2017
