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Municipal elections in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (2023)

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2023 Oklahoma County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: December 7, 2022
Primary election: February 14, 2023
General election: April 4, 2023
Election stats
Offices up: County clerk
Total seats up: 1
Election type: Partisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2023

Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, held a special primary election for county clerk on February 14, 2023. A special general election was scheduled for April 4, 2023. The filing deadline for this election was December 7, 2022.

Elections

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Candidates and results

General election

Special general election for Oklahoma County Clerk

Maressa Treat defeated Derrick Scobey in the special general election for Oklahoma County Clerk on April 4, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Maressa Treat (R)
 
51.9
 
22,000
Derrick Scobey (D)
 
48.1
 
20,423

Total votes: 42,423
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for Oklahoma County Clerk

Derrick Scobey defeated Tiffany Ellis, Sean Cummings, B.C. Phillips, and Tom Guild in the special Democratic primary for Oklahoma County Clerk on February 14, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Derrick Scobey
 
35.9
 
5,195
Tiffany Ellis
 
23.1
 
3,339
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Sean Cummings
 
21.8
 
3,154
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B.C. Phillips
 
10.5
 
1,526
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Tom Guild
 
8.7
 
1,256

Total votes: 14,470
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Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for Oklahoma County Clerk

Maressa Treat defeated Gloria Banister and Jonathan Clour in the special Republican primary for Oklahoma County Clerk on February 14, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Maressa Treat
 
52.5
 
7,291
Gloria Banister
 
34.8
 
4,837
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Jonathan Clour
 
12.7
 
1,768

Total votes: 13,896
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About the county

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
Oklahoma County Oklahoma
Population 796,292 3,959,353
Land area (sq mi) 708 68,596
Race and ethnicity**
White 59.9% 66.8%
Black/African American 14.5% 7.1%
Asian 3.4% 2.3%
Native American 3.1% 7.4%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1%
Other (single race) 5.1% 3.4%
Multiple 13.8% 12.8%
Hispanic/Latino 19.6% 12.3%
Education
High school graduation rate 88.5% 89.1%
College graduation rate 35.1% 27.8%
Income
Median household income $65,374 $63,603
Persons below poverty level 15.7% 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 2018-2023).
**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 County, Oklahoma Oklahoma Municipal government Other local coverage
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