Municipal elections in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (2026)

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2025
2026 Oklahoma County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: December 3, 2025
Primary election: February 10, 2026
General election: April 7, 2026 (canceled)
Election stats
Offices up: Metro Tech Center Board of Education
Total seats up: 4
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2026

Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, was scheduled to hold a general election for the Metro Tech Center Board of Education Zone 4 seat on April 7, 2026. However, the election was canceled after Cristina Rivera won the race outright in the February 10, 2026, primary. The elections for the other zones were canceled after only one candidate filed per zone. The filing deadline for this election was December 3, 2025.

Elections

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Metro Tech Center Board of Education

Zone 2

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Collin Walke (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

Zone 4

Nonpartisan primary election

Special nonpartisan primary for Metro Tech Center Board Member, Zone 4

Cristina Rivera won election outright against incumbent Charlie Ludden and Steven Charles in the special primary for Metro Tech Center Board Member, Zone 4 on February 10, 2026.

Candidate
%
Votes
Cristina Rivera (Nonpartisan)
 
62.7
 
1,415
Charlie Ludden (Nonpartisan)
 
25.2
 
568
Steven Charles (Nonpartisan)
 
12.1
 
272

Total votes: 2,255
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Zone 5

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Greg Jones (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

Zone 7

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Saul Ortiz (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

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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 67% 71.1%
Black/African American 15.1% 7.3%
Asian 3.3% 2.2%
Native American 2.9% 7.7%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.2%
Other (single race) 3.8% 2.8%
Multiple 7.8% 8.7%
Hispanic/Latino 17.7% 10.9%
Education
High school graduation rate 88% 88.6%
College graduation rate 33.1% 26.1%
Income
Median household income $55,519 $53,840
Persons below poverty level 15.5% 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 County, Oklahoma Oklahoma Municipal government Other local coverage
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