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Matt Jackson
Matt Jackson (Republican Party) ran for election to the Oklahoma House of Representatives to represent District 85. Jackson lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Jackson was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 85 of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. He was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016. He ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in a 2015 special election.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 85
Incumbent Cyndi Munson defeated Matt Jackson and Stephen Paulsen in the general election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 85 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cyndi Munson (D) | 57.9 | 9,615 |
| Matt Jackson (R) | 39.6 | 6,573 | ||
| Stephen Paulsen (L) | 2.5 | 407 | ||
| Total votes: 16,595 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 85
Incumbent Cyndi Munson advanced from the Democratic primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 85 on June 26, 2018.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 85
Matt Jackson advanced from the Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 85 on June 26, 2018.
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2016
Elections for the Oklahoma House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 15, 2016.
Incumbent Cyndi Munson defeated Matt Jackson in the Oklahoma House of Representatives District 85 general election.[2]
| Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 85 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Cyndi Munson Incumbent |
54.22% | 10,103 | |
| Republican | Matt Jackson | 45.78% | 8,530 | |
| Total Votes | 18,633 | |||
| Source: Oklahoma State Election Board | ||||
Incumbent Cyndi Munson ran unopposed in the Oklahoma House of Representatives District 85 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 85 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Cyndi Munson Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Matt Jackson and Robyn Matthews defeated Nick Berry and Stephen Paulsen in the Oklahoma House of Representatives District 85 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 85 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Matt Jackson |
46.99% | 1,350 | |
| Republican | Robyn Matthews |
35.19% | 1,011 | |
| Republican | Nick Berry | 14.03% | 403 | |
| Republican | Stephen Paulsen | 3.79% | 109 | |
| Total Votes | 2,873 | |||
Matt Jackson defeated Robyn Matthews in the Oklahoma House of Representatives District 85 Republican primary runoff.[5]
| Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 85 Republican Primary Runoff, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Matt Jackson |
54.59% | 1,284 | |
| Republican | Robyn Matthews | 45.41% | 1,068 | |
| Total Votes | 2,352 | |||
2015
A special election for the position of Oklahoma House of Representatives District 85 was called for September 8. A primary election took place on July 14.[6] The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 6, 2015.[7][6]
The seat was vacant following David Dank's (R) death.[7]
Cyndi Munson was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Chip Carter defeated Matt Jackson, Amy Palumbo and Ralph Crawford in the Republican primary.[1][8][9] Munson defeated Carter in the special election.[10]
| Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 85, Special Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Cyndi Munson |
53.8% | 2,641 | |
| Republican | Chip Carter | 46.2% | 2,272 | |
| Total Votes | 4,913 | |||
| Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 85 Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|
Chip Carter |
37.1% | 1,027 |
| Ralph Crawford | 29.1% | 806 |
| Matt Jackson | 19.4% | 536 |
| Amy Palumbo | 14.4% | 400 |
| Total Votes | 2,769 | |
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2018
- Oklahoma House of Representatives
- Oklahoma House of Representatives District 85
- State legislative special elections, 2015
- Oklahoma State Legislature
- Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Oklahoma State Election Board, "List of Candidates," accessed May 8, 2015
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Federal, State, Legislative and Judicial Races General Election — November 8, 2016," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Oklahoma State Election Board, "2016 Candidate List Book (Official List of Candidates)," accessed April 18, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official Results - Primary Election," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, “Official results for runoff primary races — August 23, 2016,” accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Oklahoma State Election Board, "Oklahoma Elections — 2015," accessed April 22, 2015
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 tulsaworld.com, "Special election set for Tulsa's House District 73," accessed April 22, 2015
- ↑ News OK, "OKC executive wins District 85 GOP primary," accessed July 15, 2015
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official Results - Special Elections - July," accessed July 28, 2015
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Special Election — September 8, 2015," accessed September 8, 2015
