Luke Kruse
Luke Kruse (Democratic Party) ran in a special election to the Oklahoma House of Representatives to represent District 35. He lost in the special general election on February 10, 2026.
Elections
2026
See also: Oklahoma state legislative special elections, 2026
General election
Special general election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 35
Dillon Travis defeated Luke Kruse in the special general election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 35 on February 10, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dillon Travis (R) | 64.2 | 2,907 |
 | Luke Kruse (D) | 35.8 | 1,624 | |
| Total votes: 4,531 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Special Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 35
Dillon Travis defeated Mike Waters in the special Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 35 on January 13, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dillon Travis | 78.3 | 1,517 |
| Mike Waters | 21.7 | 421 | ||
| Total votes: 1,938 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Luke Kruse advanced from the special Democratic primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 35.
Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 35
Dillon Travis and Mike Waters advanced to a runoff. They defeated James Winn, Kevin Wright, and Amber Roberts in the special Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 35 on December 9, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dillon Travis | 30.4 | 753 |
| ✔ | Mike Waters | 21.0 | 520 | |
| James Winn | 20.6 | 509 | ||
| Kevin Wright | 20.4 | 504 | ||
| Amber Roberts | 7.7 | 190 | ||
| Total votes: 2,476 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Kruse in this election.
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign finance summary
Campaign finance information for this candidate is not yet available from OpenSecrets. That information will be published here once it is available.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate Oklahoma House of Representatives District 35 |
Footnotes
