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Municipal elections in Osage County, Oklahoma (2020)
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| 2020 Osage County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: April 10, 2020 |
| Primary election: June 30, 2020 General election: November 3, 2020 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: County clerk, court clerk, sheriff, and county commissioner |
| Total seats up: 4 |
| Election type: Partisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2020 |
Osage County, Oklahoma, held general elections for county clerk, court clerk, sheriff, and county commissioner on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for June 30, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was April 10, 2020.
Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Oklahoma modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:
- Absentee/mail-in voting: Voters casting absentee ballots could submit copies of their identification in lieu of fulfilling the notarization requirement in the event of a state of emergency occurring within 45 days of an election. Individuals experiencing symptoms indicative of COVID-19, and individuals classified as vulnerable to infection, could cast an absentee ballot under the 'physical incapacitation' eligibility criterion.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Elections
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County commissioner
General election
General election for Osage County Commission District 2
Steve Talburt defeated Joe Williams in the general election for Osage County Commission District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steve Talburt (R) | 65.6 | 5,147 | |
| Joe Williams (D) | 34.4 | 2,701 | ||
| Total votes: 7,848 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Osage County Commission District 2
Joe Williams defeated Scott Hilton in the Democratic primary for Osage County Commission District 2 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joe Williams | 64.6 | 932 | |
| Scott Hilton | 35.4 | 511 | ||
| Total votes: 1,443 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Osage County Commission District 2
Steve Talburt defeated Tom Teel in the Republican primary for Osage County Commission District 2 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steve Talburt | 65.3 | 1,110 | |
| Tom Teel | 34.7 | 591 | ||
| Total votes: 1,701 | |||
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County clerk
Republican primary election
The primary election was canceled. Robin Slack (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Court clerk
Republican primary election
The primary election was canceled. Jennifer Burd (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
County sheriff
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Osage County Sheriff
Incumbent Eddie Virden won election outright against Rocky Davis in the Republican primary for Osage County Sheriff on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Eddie Virden | 58.9 | 2,795 |
| Rocky Davis | 41.1 | 1,951 | ||
| Total votes: 4,746 | |||
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About the county
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Osage County, Oklahoma | ||
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| Osage County | Oklahoma | |
| Population | 45,818 | 3,959,353 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 2,246 | 68,596 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 64.6% | 71.1% |
| Black/African American | 11% | 7.3% |
| Asian | 0.3% | 2.2% |
| Native American | 11.7% | 7.7% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.2% |
| Other (single race) | 1.1% | 2.8% |
| Multiple | 11.2% | 8.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 3.8% | 10.9% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 89.5% | 88.6% |
| College graduation rate | 19.3% | 26.1% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $50,105 | $53,840 |
| Persons below poverty level | 14.2% | 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. | ||
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
There are no Pivot Counties in Oklahoma. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Oklahoma with 65.3 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 28.9 percent. In presidential elections between 1904 and 2016, Oklahoma voted for the winning presidential candidate 72.4 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Oklahoma supported Republican candidates for president more often than Democratic candidates, 65.5 to 34.5 percent. The state favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.
Presidential results by legislative district
The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Oklahoma. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[1][2]
| In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 8 out of 101 state House districts in Oklahoma with an average margin of victory of 37.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 11 out of 101 state House districts in Oklahoma with an average margin of victory of 27.7 points. Clinton won one district controlled by a Republican heading into the 2018 elections. |
| In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 93 out of 101 state House districts in Oklahoma with an average margin of victory of 37.3 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 90 out of 101 state House districts in Oklahoma with an average margin of victory of 42.2 points. Trump won 18 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections. |
| 2016 presidential results by state House district | |||||||
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| District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
| 1 | 24.32% | 75.68% | R+51.4 | 16.67% | 80.81% | R+64.1 | D |
| 2 | 29.47% | 70.53% | R+41.1 | 20.82% | 76.06% | R+55.2 | R |
| 3 | 29.56% | 70.44% | R+40.9 | 19.56% | 76.82% | R+57.3 | R |
| 4 | 43.62% | 56.38% | R+12.8 | 34.58% | 58.79% | R+24.2 | D |
| 5 | 31.75% | 68.25% | R+36.5 | 22.03% | 74.09% | R+52.1 | R |
| 6 | 28.92% | 71.08% | R+42.2 | 19.41% | 76.14% | R+56.7 | D |
| 7 | 34.12% | 65.88% | R+31.8 | 23.64% | 72.17% | R+48.5 | D |
| 8 | 29.55% | 70.45% | R+40.9 | 19.53% | 75.61% | R+56.1 | R |
| 9 | 26.43% | 73.57% | R+47.1 | 20.72% | 73.96% | R+53.2 | R |
| 10 | 27.27% | 72.73% | R+45.5 | 19.29% | 75.83% | R+56.5 | R |
| 11 | 26.06% | 73.94% | R+47.9 | 23.18% | 70.49% | R+47.3 | R |
| 12 | 30.64% | 69.36% | R+38.7 | 21.78% | 73.34% | R+51.6 | R |
| 13 | 46.26% | 53.74% | R+7.5 | 36.08% | 59.48% | R+23.4 | R |
| 14 | 38.47% | 61.53% | R+23.1 | 29.50% | 65.07% | R+35.6 | R |
| 15 | 31.90% | 68.10% | R+36.2 | 20.23% | 75.99% | R+55.8 | D |
| 16 | 39.02% | 60.98% | R+22 | 29.97% | 65.84% | R+35.9 | R |
| 17 | 31.39% | 68.61% | R+37.2 | 21.06% | 74.60% | R+53.5 | D |
| 18 | 31.64% | 68.36% | R+36.7 | 21.84% | 73.83% | R+52 | D |
| 19 | 27.18% | 72.82% | R+45.6 | 17.56% | 79.47% | R+61.9 | R |
| 20 | 25.66% | 74.34% | R+48.7 | 19.48% | 75.42% | R+55.9 | R |
| 21 | 27.83% | 72.17% | R+44.3 | 20.76% | 75.19% | R+54.4 | R |
| 22 | 29.42% | 70.58% | R+41.2 | 19.19% | 76.84% | R+57.7 | R |
| 23 | 37.17% | 62.83% | R+25.7 | 34.74% | 59.77% | R+25 | R |
| 24 | 34.55% | 65.45% | R+30.9 | 24.22% | 71.24% | R+47 | D |
| 25 | 30.62% | 69.38% | R+38.8 | 24.52% | 70.33% | R+45.8 | R |
| 26 | 33.33% | 66.67% | R+33.3 | 27.68% | 65.11% | R+37.4 | R |
| 27 | 27.54% | 72.46% | R+44.9 | 19.98% | 74.47% | R+54.5 | R |
| 28 | 31.29% | 68.71% | R+37.4 | 23.00% | 72.55% | R+49.6 | R |
| 29 | 27.44% | 72.56% | R+45.1 | 19.03% | 76.45% | R+57.4 | R |
| 30 | 27.26% | 72.74% | R+45.5 | 22.28% | 72.41% | R+50.1 | R |
| 31 | 24.22% | 75.78% | R+51.6 | 21.13% | 72.89% | R+51.8 | R |
| 32 | 28.96% | 71.04% | R+42.1 | 19.60% | 75.11% | R+55.5 | R |
| 33 | 30.42% | 69.58% | R+39.2 | 24.69% | 68.50% | R+43.8 | R |
| 34 | 43.63% | 56.37% | R+12.7 | 41.69% | 47.73% | R+6 | D |
| 35 | 27.29% | 72.71% | R+45.4 | 19.27% | 75.77% | R+56.5 | R |
| 36 | 27.27% | 72.73% | R+45.5 | 20.70% | 74.80% | R+54.1 | R |
| 37 | 30.60% | 69.40% | R+38.8 | 24.59% | 70.14% | R+45.6 | R |
| 38 | 22.95% | 77.05% | R+54.1 | 15.96% | 79.29% | R+63.3 | R |
| 39 | 27.52% | 72.48% | R+45 | 30.36% | 61.83% | R+31.5 | R |
| 40 | 27.22% | 72.78% | R+45.6 | 23.93% | 69.43% | R+45.5 | R |
| 41 | 20.25% | 79.75% | R+59.5 | 19.65% | 74.25% | R+54.6 | R |
| 42 | 24.59% | 75.41% | R+50.8 | 16.63% | 79.04% | R+62.4 | R |
| 43 | 23.51% | 76.49% | R+53 | 22.34% | 70.39% | R+48.1 | R |
| 44 | 60.12% | 39.88% | D+20.2 | 58.74% | 32.02% | D+26.7 | D |
| 45 | 46.57% | 53.43% | R+6.9 | 45.28% | 45.98% | R+0.7 | D |
| 46 | 40.27% | 59.73% | R+19.5 | 41.33% | 51.65% | R+10.3 | D |
| 47 | 20.44% | 79.56% | R+59.1 | 18.77% | 75.26% | R+56.5 | R |
| 48 | 31.02% | 68.98% | R+38 | 24.52% | 71.34% | R+46.8 | R |
| 49 | 25.99% | 74.01% | R+48 | 17.67% | 78.58% | R+60.9 | R |
| 50 | 24.87% | 75.13% | R+50.3 | 18.06% | 78.21% | R+60.2 | R |
| 51 | 21.55% | 78.45% | R+56.9 | 15.47% | 80.44% | R+65 | R |
| 52 | 26.37% | 73.63% | R+47.3 | 19.34% | 76.19% | R+56.9 | R |
| 53 | 30.19% | 69.81% | R+39.6 | 28.09% | 64.20% | R+36.1 | R |
| 54 | 30.53% | 69.47% | R+38.9 | 27.73% | 64.36% | R+36.6 | R |
| 55 | 20.90% | 79.10% | R+58.2 | 13.10% | 82.88% | R+69.8 | R |
| 56 | 35.15% | 64.85% | R+29.7 | 26.25% | 68.53% | R+42.3 | D |
| 57 | 23.41% | 76.59% | R+53.2 | 18.74% | 75.79% | R+57.1 | R |
| 58 | 17.05% | 82.95% | R+65.9 | 11.66% | 83.28% | R+71.6 | R |
| 59 | 16.90% | 83.10% | R+66.2 | 13.11% | 83.23% | R+70.1 | R |
| 60 | 27.03% | 72.97% | R+45.9 | 21.85% | 72.52% | R+50.7 | R |
| 61 | 13.07% | 86.93% | R+73.9 | 11.23% | 84.53% | R+73.3 | R |
| 62 | 48.97% | 51.03% | R+2.1 | 44.21% | 50.19% | R+6 | R |
| 63 | 35.33% | 64.67% | R+29.3 | 27.60% | 67.41% | R+39.8 | R |
| 64 | 44.83% | 55.17% | R+10.3 | 39.78% | 53.14% | R+13.4 | R |
| 65 | 27.73% | 72.27% | R+44.5 | 19.27% | 75.91% | R+56.6 | R |
| 66 | 36.00% | 64.00% | R+28 | 31.50% | 62.79% | R+31.3 | R |
| 67 | 24.45% | 75.55% | R+51.1 | 27.75% | 66.45% | R+38.7 | R |
| 68 | 31.36% | 68.64% | R+37.3 | 28.26% | 65.55% | R+37.3 | R |
| 69 | 24.16% | 75.84% | R+51.7 | 25.05% | 69.12% | R+44.1 | R |
| 70 | 38.78% | 61.22% | R+22.4 | 41.95% | 51.10% | R+9.2 | R |
| 71 | 46.54% | 53.46% | R+6.9 | 49.59% | 43.09% | D+6.5 | R |
| 72 | 64.07% | 35.93% | D+28.1 | 57.75% | 36.56% | D+21.2 | D |
| 73 | 89.78% | 10.22% | D+79.6 | 85.51% | 10.95% | D+74.6 | D |
| 74 | 23.76% | 76.24% | R+52.5 | 21.80% | 72.58% | R+50.8 | R |
| 75 | 36.45% | 63.55% | R+27.1 | 36.07% | 58.00% | R+21.9 | D |
| 76 | 29.23% | 70.77% | R+41.5 | 29.60% | 64.51% | R+34.9 | R |
| 77 | 46.33% | 53.67% | R+7.3 | 42.71% | 50.64% | R+7.9 | D |
| 78 | 46.33% | 53.67% | R+7.3 | 47.44% | 45.53% | D+1.9 | D |
| 79 | 36.43% | 63.57% | R+27.1 | 38.62% | 54.86% | R+16.2 | R |
| 80 | 22.50% | 77.50% | R+55 | 22.26% | 72.43% | R+50.2 | R |
| 81 | 30.71% | 69.29% | R+38.6 | 32.57% | 58.39% | R+25.8 | R |
| 82 | 28.67% | 71.33% | R+42.7 | 32.14% | 60.98% | R+28.8 | R |
| 83 | 37.63% | 62.37% | R+24.7 | 41.87% | 50.91% | R+9 | R |
| 84 | 34.99% | 65.01% | R+30 | 34.26% | 57.94% | R+23.7 | R |
| 85 | 38.90% | 61.10% | R+22.2 | 43.24% | 49.36% | R+6.1 | D |
| 86 | 33.30% | 66.70% | R+33.4 | 22.16% | 72.65% | R+50.5 | D |
| 87 | 44.55% | 55.45% | R+10.9 | 45.90% | 45.36% | D+0.5 | D |
| 88 | 62.10% | 37.90% | D+24.2 | 62.41% | 28.23% | D+34.2 | D |
| 89 | 59.05% | 40.95% | D+18.1 | 57.41% | 36.36% | D+21.1 | D |
| 90 | 39.90% | 60.10% | R+20.2 | 35.95% | 56.77% | R+20.8 | R |
| 91 | 26.81% | 73.19% | R+46.4 | 27.93% | 66.24% | R+38.3 | R |
| 92 | 58.72% | 41.28% | D+17.4 | 54.66% | 38.25% | D+16.4 | D |
| 93 | 42.09% | 57.91% | R+15.8 | 43.18% | 50.17% | R+7 | D |
| 94 | 47.76% | 52.24% | R+4.5 | 43.29% | 49.41% | R+6.1 | D |
| 95 | 41.84% | 58.16% | R+16.3 | 37.94% | 54.62% | R+16.7 | R |
| 96 | 24.15% | 75.85% | R+51.7 | 21.91% | 72.25% | R+50.3 | R |
| 97 | 74.13% | 25.87% | D+48.3 | 69.20% | 26.39% | D+42.8 | D |
| 98 | 25.49% | 74.51% | R+49 | 23.71% | 70.43% | R+46.7 | R |
| 99 | 81.48% | 18.52% | D+63 | 76.46% | 17.59% | D+58.9 | D |
| 100 | 36.62% | 63.38% | R+26.8 | 38.23% | 54.28% | R+16.1 | R |
| 101 | 32.40% | 67.60% | R+35.2 | 27.61% | 66.12% | R+38.5 | R |
| Total | 33.23% | 66.77% | R+33.5 | 28.93% | 65.32% | R+36.4 | - |
| Source: Daily Kos | |||||||
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