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Osage County, Oklahoma
Location
Information
Seat: Pawhuska
Population (2020): 45,818
County Commissioners: 3
County Website: Official website

The county government of Osage County is located in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. The county was established in 1907 and covers a total of 2,246 square miles.

Elections

2025

See also: Municipal elections in Osage County, Oklahoma (2025)

Osage County, Oklahoma, was scheduled to hold general elections for Tulsa Technology Center Board of Education on April 1, 2025, but the election was canceled after only one candidate filed to run. The filing deadline for this election was December 4, 2024.

2024

See also: Municipal elections in Osage County, Oklahoma (2024)

Osage County, Oklahoma, held general elections for clerk, sheriff, county commission, and court clerk and a special election for county commission on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for June 18, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was April 5, 2024.

The county also had an election for the Tulsa Technology Center Board of Education Zone 1 scheduled for April 2, 2024, but it was canceled after only one candidate filed to run.

2023

See also: Municipal elections in Osage County, Oklahoma (2023)

Osage County, Oklahoma, was scheduled to hold a general election for Tulsa Technology Center Board of Education Zone 5 on April 4, 2023, but the election was canceled after only one candidate filed to run. The filing deadline for this election was December 7, 2022.

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Osage County, Oklahoma (2022)

Osage County, Oklahoma, held general elections for assessor, treasurer, and county commission on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for June 28, 2022, and a primary runoff was scheduled for August 23, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was April 15, 2022.

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Osage County, Oklahoma (2020)

Osage County, Oklahoma, held general elections for county clerk, court clerk, sheriff, and county commissioner on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for June 30, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was April 10, 2020.

2018

See also: Municipal elections in Osage County, Oklahoma (2018)

Osage County, Oklahoma, held general elections for county commissioner, county assessor, and county treasurer on November 6, 2018. If a race had multiple candidates for a party nomination, a primary was held on June 26, 2018.

Elected officials

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County commissioners

See also: County commission

The county commission functions as the county's primary legislative and policy-making body. County commissioners are tasked with approving an annual budget, enacting ordinances, and approving county contracts. Osage County has three commissioners who are elected by district to four-year terms.

The table below provides information on each of the county commissioners:

Office	Name	Date assumed office
Osage County Commission District 1	Anthony Hudson
Osage County Commission District 2	Steve Talburt	January 4, 2021
Osage County Commission District 3	Charlie Cartwright	January 3, 2023

The widget below automatically displays information about their meetings. The topic list contains a sampling of keywords that Voterheads, a local government monitoring service, found in each meeting agenda. Click the meeting link to see more info and the full agenda:

Tulsa Technology Center Board of Education

Osage County residents also elect some members of the Tulsa Technology Center Board of Education. Zones 1 and 5 are in Osage County.

Office	Name	Date assumed office
Tulsa Tech Center Board Member, Zone 1	Phil Armstrong	2024
Tulsa Tech Center Board Member, Zone 2	Rick Kibbe
Tulsa Tech Center Board Member, Zone 3	Mark Griffin
Tulsa Tech Center Board Member, Zone 4	David Charney
Tulsa Tech Center Board Member, Zone 5	Danny Hancock
Tulsa Tech Center Board Member, Zone 6	Sharon Whelpley
Tulsa Tech Center Board Member, Zone 7	Jim Baker

Other elected officials

Osage County residents also elect the following public officials:

Office	Name	Date assumed office
Osage County Assessor	Ed Quinton Jr.	2018
Osage County Clerk	Christina Robertson Talburt	January 2, 2025
Osage County Court Clerk	Lavendar Carroll	January 2, 2025
Osage County District Attorney	Mike Fisher	2019
Osage County Sheriff	Bart Perrier	January 2, 2025
Osage County Treasurer	Sally Hulse	2014

Recent news

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External links

• Osage County website

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