Jena Nelson
Jena Nelson (Democratic Party) ran for election for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2022
General election
General election for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction
Ryan Walters defeated Jena Nelson in the general election for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ryan Walters (R) | 56.8 | 650,310 |
 | Jena Nelson (D) | 43.2 | 495,031 | |
| Total votes: 1,145,341 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction
Ryan Walters defeated April Grace in the Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ryan Walters | 53.4 | 149,147 |
 | April Grace | 46.6 | 130,168 | |
| Total votes: 279,315 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Jena Nelson advanced from the Democratic primary for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction
Ryan Walters and April Grace advanced to a runoff. They defeated John Cox and William Crozier in the Republican primary for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ryan Walters | 41.5 | 142,630 |
| ✔ | | April Grace | 30.6 | 105,372 |
 | John Cox | 24.1 | 83,065 | |
| William Crozier | 3.8 | 12,950 | ||
| Total votes: 344,017 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jena Nelson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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