Nick Hankins

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Nick Hankins

Republican Party

Candidate, U.S. Senate Oklahoma

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 18, 2024

Next election

June 16, 2026

Education

High school

Altus High School

Personal

Birthplace

Altus, OK

Profession

IT specialist

Contact

Campaign website

Campaign Facebook

Nick Hankins (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Oklahoma. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on June 16, 2026.^[source]

Hankins completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Nick Hankins was born in Altus, Oklahoma. He earned a high school diploma from Altus High School and attended the University of Oklahoma. Hankins' career experience includes working as an IT professional.

Elections

2026

See also: United States Senate election in Oklahoma, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on June 16, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma

Troy W. Green (D), Rebekah LaVann (D), Jim Priest (D), and N'Kiyla Thomas (D) are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma on June 16, 2026.

		Candidate
		Troy W. Green
	Submit photo	Rebekah LaVann
		Jim Priest
		N'Kiyla Thomas

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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma

The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma on June 16, 2026.

		Candidate
		Markwayne Mullin
	Submit photo	William Buckner
		Nick Hankins
		Kevin Hern
		Ron Meinhardt
	Submit photo	Tammy Swearengin
	Submit photo	Wayne Washington

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2024

See also: Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District election, 2024

Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 18 Republican primary)

Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 18 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4

Incumbent Tom Cole defeated Mary Brannon and James Stacy in the general election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Cole (R)	65.2	199,962
		Mary Brannon (D)	28.3	86,641
		James Stacy (Independent)	6.5	19,870

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 306,473
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Austin Nieves (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4

Mary Brannon defeated Kody Macaulay in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4 on June 18, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mary Brannon	60.7	8,532
		Kody Macaulay	39.3	5,530

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,062
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4

Incumbent Tom Cole defeated Paul Bondar, Andrew Hayes, Rick Harris, and Nick Hankins in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4 on June 18, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Cole	64.6	40,393
		Paul Bondar	25.8	16,127
		Andrew Hayes	4.1	2,551
		Rick Harris	3.5	2,171
		Nick Hankins	2.0	1,257

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 62,499
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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2026

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Nick Hankins completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hankins' responses.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Born in raised in Oklahoma. Husband and father to two children. I work for a living, like most Oklahomans.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• America First! We must act in America's interest and stop allowing foreign influence to have priority.
• We must have accountability and transparency in government. We cannot be informed voters when the facts are withheld and misrepresented. There must be accountability or the criminals will be emboldened to commit even worse crimes.
• I have a simple plan, I'll vote no. I will not support garbage bills with parts Americans do not want like the $5 Billion dollars for illegal aliens Senator Mullin just voted for. I will not violate your rights by reauthorizing FISA with warrantless spying. I will not trade stocks while in office. I will only own index funds, gold, silver and lead (2A for life!).

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Stopping the destruction of America by cowards and traitors.

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2024

Nick Hankins completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hankins' responses.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Freedom, Truth, Reason. America first.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Close the border. End illegal immigration. Deport all illegal aliens. End asylum abuse.
• Protect all Constitution Rights of the American people. Starting with

  Freedom of Speech.

  No censorship by government, contractors, subcontractors, NGO’s. Direct or Indirect.

  Right to bear arms.

  I will vote NO on any bill that attempts to restrict the second amendment rights of law abiding citizens.

  I support abolishing the ATF.

  Protection from unreasonable searches and seizures

  No warrant, No FISA search
• No foreign wars. No funding for Ukraine. Leave NATO, UN and WHO. Transparency of government.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Stopping the federal government from destroying our country. Ensuring the federal government does not violate the Constitution.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Unwavering loyalty to our country and the Constitution.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Question everything, critical thinking.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Duty to follow the Constitution and have loyalty to the United States only.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

Career politicians would clearly refute this idea.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Illegal immigration, endless spending on needless foreign wars, protecting Constitutional Rights of the American people from government, national debt, corruption, traitors in our government.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Term limits are reasonable constraint. They alone will not correct the problems within our government.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

We cannot compromise on the Constitution or putting America First. Compromise can be accomplished in ways other than Omnibus spending bills.

The Constitution says that all bills for raising revenue must originate in the House. What role would this power play in your priorities if elected?

We would be better served in shutting down the vast majority of the federal government than allowing it to be used to destroy our country.

How should the U.S. House use its investigative powers?

There is NO information in the federal government that the U.S. House and Senate should not have complete access to. I have no objections to reasonable Executive Privilege.

What committees interest you?

I would be happy to serve on any committee.

What are your views on financial transparency and government accountability?

We must have a high level of transparency in government. There must be accountability at every level.

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Campaign website

Hankins’ campaign website stated the following:

“	Where do I stand? Fix the Economy, Stop Inflation! Close the border! End illegal immigration, asylum abuse, catch and release. Deport all illegal aliens Protect all Constitutional Rights of the American people. Starting with Freedom of Speech. No censorship by government, contractors, subcontractors, NGO’s. Direct or Indirect. Right to bear arms. I will vote NO on any bill that attempts to restrict the second amendment rights of law abiding citizens. I support abolishing the ATF. Protection from unreasonable searches and seizures No warrant, no FISA search No foreign wars. No funding for Ukraine. Leave NATO, UN and WHO. Transparency of government. I support term limits. Citizens right to online privacy.	”
—Nick Hankins’ campaign website (2024)

Campaign finance summary

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Nick Hankins campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2026*	U.S. Senate Oklahoma	Candidacy Declared primary	$0	N/A**
2024	U.S. House Oklahoma District 4	Lost primary	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

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Oklahoma's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

James Lankford (R)

Markwayne Mullin (R)

Representatives

District 1

Kevin Hern (R)

District 2

Josh Brecheen (R)

District 3

Frank Lucas (R)

District 4

Tom Cole (R)

District 5

Stephanie Bice (R)

Republican Party (7)