Mayoral election in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (2026)
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| 2026 Oklahoma City elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: December 3, 2025 |
| General election: February 10, 2026 Runoff election: April 7, 2026 (canceled) |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor |
| Total seats up: 1 |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2026 |
The city of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, held a general election for mayor on February 10, 2026. A runoff election was scheduled for April 7, 2026, but was not required. The filing deadline for this election was December 3, 2025.
Incumbent David Holt won election in the general election for Mayor of Oklahoma City.
As of 2026, Oklahoma City does not have term limits for the position of mayor. Mayors serve a four-year term.
Elections
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General election
General election for Mayor of Oklahoma City
Incumbent David Holt (Nonpartisan) defeated Matthew Pallares (Nonpartisan) in the general election for Mayor of Oklahoma City on February 10, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Holt (Nonpartisan) | 86.5 | 33,608 |
| Matthew Pallares (Nonpartisan) | 13.5 | 5,252 | ||
| Total votes: 38,860 | |||
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Mayoral partisanship
Oklahoma City has a Republican mayor. As of March 2026, 67 mayors in the largest 100 cities by population are affiliated with the Democratic Party, 22 are affiliated with the Republican Party, one is affiliated with the Libertarian Party, three are independents, five identify as nonpartisan or unaffiliated, and two mayors' affiliations are unknown. Click here for a list of the 100 largest cities' mayors and their partisan affiliations.
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Past elections
See also: Mayoral election in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (2022)
General election
General election for Mayor of Oklahoma City
Incumbent David Holt (Nonpartisan) defeated Frank Urbanic (Nonpartisan), Carol Hefner (Nonpartisan), and Jimmy Lawson (Nonpartisan) in the general election for Mayor of Oklahoma City on February 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Holt (Nonpartisan) | 59.8 | 36,355 |
| Frank Urbanic (Nonpartisan) | 19.9 | 12,117 | ||
| Carol Hefner (Nonpartisan) | 13.6 | 8,287 | ||
| Jimmy Lawson (Nonpartisan) | 6.6 | 4,026 | ||
| Total votes: 60,785 | |||
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See also: Mayoral election in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (2018)
General election
The general election scheduled for April 3, 2018, was canceled.
Nonpartisan primary
Nonpartisan primary election for Mayor of Oklahoma City
David Holt (R) won election outright against Taylor Neighbors (R) and Randall Smith (Independent) in the primary for Mayor of Oklahoma City on February 13, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Holt (R) | 78.5 | 20,416 |
 | Taylor Neighbors (R) | 13.2 | 3,443 | |
| Randall Smith (Independent) | 8.2 | 2,138 | ||
| Total votes: 25,997 | |||
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About the city
- See also: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City is the capital of the state of Oklahoma, and is the county seat of Oklahoma County. As of 2020, its population was 681,054.
City government
- See also: Council-manager government
Oklahoma City uses a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council, which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body, appoints an executive called a city manager to oversee the city's day-to-day operations.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | ||
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| Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | |
| Population | 681,054 | 3,959,353 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 606 | 68,596 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 65.9% | 71.1% |
| Black/African American | 14.4% | 7.3% |
| Asian | 4.4% | 2.2% |
| Native American | 2.9% | 7.7% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Other (single race) | 4.3% | 2.8% |
| Multiple | 7.9% | 8.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 20% | 10.9% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 86.8% | 88.6% |
| College graduation rate | 31.5% | 26.1% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $56,456 | $53,840 |
| Persons below poverty level | 15.2% | 15.3% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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