Keith Swinton

Keith Swinton

Republican Party

Candidate, Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor

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Last election

June 28, 2022

Next election

June 16, 2026

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Keith Swinton (Republican Party) is running for election for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor. He is on the ballot in the Republican primary on June 16, 2026.^[source]

Elections

2026

See also: Oklahoma Labor Commissioner election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on June 16, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor

Kevin Dawson (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor on June 16, 2026.

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor

Lisa Janloo (R), John Pfeiffer (R), Keith Swinton (R), and Kevin West (R) are running in the Republican primary for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor on June 16, 2026.

		Candidate
		Lisa Janloo
		John Pfeiffer
		Keith Swinton
		Kevin West

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Libertarian Party primary

Libertarian primary for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor

Mike Hall (L) is running in the Libertarian Party primary for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor on June 16, 2026.

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2022

See also: Oklahoma Labor Commissioner election, 2022

General election

General election for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor

Incumbent Leslie Osborn defeated Jack Henderson and Will Daugherty in the general election for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Leslie Osborn (R)	65.7	747,037
		Jack Henderson (D)	29.3	333,741
	Submit photo	Will Daugherty (L)	5.0	57,006

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,137,784
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor

Incumbent Leslie Osborn defeated Sean Roberts in the Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Leslie Osborn	53.0	143,937
		Sean Roberts	47.0	127,585

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 271,522
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Jack Henderson advanced from the Democratic primary for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor

Incumbent Leslie Osborn and Sean Roberts advanced to a runoff. They defeated Keith Swinton in the Republican primary for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Leslie Osborn	47.8	160,753
✔		Sean Roberts	38.3	128,669
		Keith Swinton	13.9	46,758

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 336,180
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Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Will Daugherty advanced from the Libertarian primary for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor.

2018

See also: Oklahoma Labor Commissioner election, 2018

General election

General election for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor

Leslie Osborn defeated Fred Dorrell and Brandt Dismukes in the general election for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Leslie Osborn (R)	61.7	717,765
		Fred Dorrell (D)	33.5	389,249
	Submit photo	Brandt Dismukes (Independent)	4.8	55,823

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,162,837 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor

Leslie Osborn defeated Cathy Costello in the Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Leslie Osborn	52.3	151,766
	Submit photo	Cathy Costello	47.7	138,181

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 289,947
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor

Fred Dorrell defeated Sam Mis-Soum in the Democratic primary for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Fred Dorrell	73.4	269,605
		Sam Mis-Soum	26.6	97,544

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 367,149
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor

Cathy Costello and Leslie Osborn advanced to a runoff. They defeated Keith Swinton in the Republican primary for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Cathy Costello	43.3	181,657
✔		Leslie Osborn	35.9	150,847
		Keith Swinton	20.8	87,446

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 419,950
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Keith Swinton campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor	Lost primary	$1,505	$1,296
Grand total			$1,505	$1,296
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

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