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Joe Williams (Oklahoma)
Joe Williams (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Oklahoma State Senate to represent District 11. Williams lost in the Democratic primary on June 18, 2024.
Biography
Joe Williams is a former City Councilor from Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was first elected in 1994 and served five terms before deciding not to seek re-election. Williams graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1979 with a Bachelors of Business Administration degree. Williams' career experience includes working for ONEOK and Oklahoma Natural Gas for a combined 36 years.[1]
He has been affiliated with the Tulsa Branch of the NAACP, the Oklahoma State NAACP, the Tulsa Area United Way, the Child Abuse Network, and the Tulsa Area Community Service Council. Williams has also served as co-chair of the City of Tulsa Home Ownership Coalition, board commissioner for the Tulsa Housing Authority, advisory Board member for the Day Center for the Homeless, and member of the North Tulsa Economic Development Initiative (NTEDI).[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2024
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Oklahoma State Senate District 11
Regina Goodwin won election outright against Joe Williams in the Democratic primary for Oklahoma State Senate District 11 on June 18, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Regina Goodwin | 83.7 | 2,958 |
| Joe Williams | 16.3 | 575 | ||
| Total votes: 3,533 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Williams in this election.
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Osage County, Oklahoma (2022)
General election
General election for Osage County Commission District 3
Charlie Cartwright defeated Joe Williams in the general election for Osage County Commission District 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Charlie Cartwright (R) | 52.4 | 2,768 | |
| Joe Williams (D) | 47.6 | 2,510 | ||
| Total votes: 5,278 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Osage County Commission District 3
Charlie Cartwright defeated Chad Ray in the Republican primary runoff for Osage County Commission District 3 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Charlie Cartwright | 57.5 | 567 | |
| Chad Ray | 42.5 | 419 | ||
| Total votes: 986 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Osage County Commission District 3
Joe Williams defeated Jimmy Grigg and Ted Smith in the Democratic primary for Osage County Commission District 3 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joe Williams | 62.7 | 776 | |
| Jimmy Grigg | 26.7 | 331 | ||
| Ted Smith | 10.6 | 131 | ||
| Total votes: 1,238 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Osage County Commission District 3
Charlie Cartwright and Chad Ray advanced to a runoff. They defeated Joshua Bennett in the Republican primary for Osage County Commission District 3 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Charlie Cartwright | 42.7 | 502 | |
| ✔ | Chad Ray | 33.0 | 388 | |
| Joshua Bennett | 24.3 | 285 | ||
| Total votes: 1,175 | |||
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2020
See also: Municipal elections in Osage County, Oklahoma (2020)
General election
General election for Osage County Commission District 2
Steve Talburt defeated Joe Williams in the general election for Osage County Commission District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steve Talburt (R) | 65.6 | 5,147 | |
| Joe Williams (D) | 34.4 | 2,701 | ||
| Total votes: 7,848 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Osage County Commission District 2
Joe Williams defeated Scott Hilton in the Democratic primary for Osage County Commission District 2 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joe Williams | 64.6 | 932 | |
| Scott Hilton | 35.4 | 511 | ||
| Total votes: 1,443 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Osage County Commission District 2
Steve Talburt defeated Tom Teel in the Republican primary for Osage County Commission District 2 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steve Talburt | 65.3 | 1,110 | |
| Tom Teel | 34.7 | 591 | ||
| Total votes: 1,701 | |||
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2015
Regina Goodwin (D) defeated Jennettie Marshall (D), Joe Williams (D), Jonathan Townsend (D), Jeanetta Williams (D), Norris Minor (D), and Robert Lewis (D) in the special election on July 14.[2][3]
The seat was vacant following Kevin Matthews' (D) election to the Oklahoma State Senate.[4]
A special election for the position of Oklahoma House of Representatives District 73 was called for July 14. The special election was originally scheduled for September 8, with a primary election on July 14, but since only one party registered for the primary election, the special general election for this seat was held on July 14.[5] The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 6, 2015.[4][5]
| Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 73, Special Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Regina Goodwin |
34.7% | 850 | |
| Democratic | Jonathan Townsend | 27.4% | 673 | |
| Democratic | Joe Williams | 20.3% | 499 | |
| Democratic | Jennettie Marshall | 8.1% | 199 | |
| Democratic | Jeanetta Williams | 6.3% | 155 | |
| Democratic | Robert Lewis | 2.3% | 57 | |
| Democratic | Norris Minor | 0.8% | 20 | |
| Total Votes | 2,453 | |||
2012
- See also: Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2012
Williams ran in the 2012 election for Oklahoma Senate District 11. Williams was defeated by Jabar Shumate in the Democratic primary on June 26.[6][7][8][9][10]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Jabar Shumate |
58.1% | 2,165 |
| Joe Williams | 41.9% | 1,561 |
| Total Votes | 3,726 | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Joe Williams did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Joe Williams did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Joe Williams did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted by Williams on November 15, 2022
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "List of Candidates," accessed May 8, 2015
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official Results - Special Elections - July," accessed July 28, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 tulsaworld.com, "Special election set for Tulsa's House District 73," accessed April 22, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Oklahoma State Election Board, "Oklahoma Elections — 2015," accessed April 22, 2015
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Candidates for State Elective Office 2012," April 13, 2012
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official Primary Election Results— June 26, 2012," July 6, 2012
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Runoff Primary Election Results— August 28, 2012," accessed May 25, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "General Election Results— November 6, 2012," accessed May 25, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma State Board of Elections, "Official 2012 Primary Results," June 26, 2012
