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Oklahoma 2010 legislative election results
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Oklahoma State Senate Election Results
This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Oklahoma State Senate. For results in individual contests see our Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2010 page. The following is a breakdown of the state senate before and after the election:
| Oklahoma State Senate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 1, 2010 | After the 2010 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 22 | 16 | |
| Republican Party | 26 | 32 | |
| Total | 48 | 48 | |
What You'll See on This Page
This page displays the following lists of candidates
- Incumbents who ran on November 2
- Incumbents who were defeated
- Challengers who defeated an incumbent
- Newly elected senators
- List of all winners
- Unopposed candidates
- Third party candidates
State Senate Overview:
- 24 of the state's 48 senate seats were up for election in 2010.
- There were 17 incumbents who ran in the November 2 general election. Only 1 incumbent lost, and thus 16 incumbents were re-elected to the Oklahoma State Senate.
- No Republican incumbents lost in the general election, while 1 Democratic incumbents lost.
- There will be 9 new senators sworn-in. Of those 9, none are Democrats and 9 are Republicans
- Of the 24 seats up for election, 7 were won by Democrats and 17 by Republicans.
- 14 candidates were unopposed, 4 Democrats and 10 Republicans.
- No one ran as an independent or third party candidate in the general election.
Incumbency Analysis
Of the 1,167 state senate seats up for election in 2010, incumbents ran for 894 (76.6%) of them. Of these 894, 94 lost their re-election bids, 89 Democrats and 5 Republicans. In Oklahoma, eight incumbent senators did not run for re-election on the November 2 ballot, while 16 incumbents (66.7%) ran for re-election. Of these 16 incumbents, 1 was defeated.
Incumbents who ran on November 2
The following is a list of all of the incumbents who ran on the November 2 general election ballot:
Incumbents defeated
The following is a list of incumbents defeated on November 2:
| Candidate | Party | District |
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| Jay Paul Gumm |
Challengers who beat an incumbent
The following is a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent on November 2:
| Candidate | Party | District |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Brecheen |
New State Senators and General Election Winners
388 new senators were elected across the country. This includes challengers who defeated incumbents as well as candidates who won open seats. Of these 388, 278 were Republicans and 110 were Democrats. In Oklahoma, 9 new senators will be sworn-in. Of those 9, none are Democrats and 9 are Republicans. In the 8 open seat contests, Republicans won 8 and Democrats won none. In total, Oklahoma elected 24 senators, 17 Republicans and 7 Democrats.
Newly elected senators
The following are the newly-elected members of the Oklahoma State Senate:
Republican
Open Seat Winners
The following is a list of candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:
Republican
Candidates who won election
The following is a list of all candidates elected to the Oklahoma State Senate:
Democratic
Republican
Competitiveness
Across the nation, 1,167 state senate seats were up for election in 2010. 1,143 of those seats were partisan seats (24 seats were up for election in Nebraska's nonpartisan unicameral legislature). In 320 (28.0%) of these state senate contests, there was a major party candidate with no major party opposition. In Oklahoma, 14 candidates (58.3% of seats) faced no major party opposition. Of these 14, 4 were Democrats and 10 were Republicans.
Unopposed candidates in general election
The following candidates did not face major party competition:
Democratic
Republican
Ballot Access
Across the nation, 140 independent or third party candidates ran for state senate. In Oklahoma, none of the 34 senate candidates ran as an independent or third party candidate.
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Oklahoma State House Election Results
This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Oklahoma House of Representatives. For results in individual contests, see our Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2010. The following is a breakdown of the state house before and after the election:
| Oklahoma House of Representatives | |||
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| Party | As of November 1, 2010 | After the 2010 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 39 | 31 | |
| Republican Party | 62 | 70 | |
| Total | 101 | 101 | |
What You'll See on This Page
This page displays the following lists of candidates
- Incumbents who ran on November 2
- Incumbents who were defeated
- Challengers who defeated an incumbent
- Newly elected senators
- List of all winners
- Unopposed candidates
- Third party candidates
State House Overview:
- There were 87 incumbents who ran in the November 2 general election. Only 5 incumbents lost, and thus 82 incumbents were re-elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
- No Republican incumbents lost in the general election, while 5 incumbent Democratic incumbent lost.
- There will be 19 new representatives sworn-in. Of those 28, 4 are Democrats and 15 are Republicans
- Of the 101 seats up for election, 31 were won by Democrats and 70 by Republicans.
- 56 candidates were unopposed, 18 Democrats and 38 Republicans.
- Only 4 candidates ran as an independent or third party candidate in the general election.
Incumbency Analysis
Of the 4,958 state house seats up for election, incumbents ran in the general election for 4,091 (79.5%) of them. Of these 4,091 incumbents, 413 lost their re-election bids, 403 Democrats and 10 Republicans. In Oklahoma, 87 (86.1%) incumbents ran for re-election. Of these 87, 5 incumbent representatives were defeated. All 5 incumbents were Democrats.
Incumbents who ran on November 2
The following is a list of all of the incumbents who ran on the November 2 general election ballot:
- Dennis Bailey (Oklahoma)
- Glen Bud Smithson
- Mike Brown (Oklahoma state representative)
- Doug Cox
- Chuck Hoskin
- Larry Glenn
- Ben Sherrer
- Steve Martin (Oklahoma)
- Earl Sears
- Wade Rousselot
- Jerry McPeak
- Ed Cannaday
- Jerry Shoemake
- Brian Renegar
- R. C. Pruett
- Paul D. Roan
- Wes Hilliard
- Sue Tibbs
- Steve Kouplen
- Todd Thomsen
- Kris Steele
- Skye McNiel
- Mark McCullough
- Jason Murphey
- Danny Morgan (Oklahoma state representative)
- Lee Denney
- Cory Williams
- Ken Luttrell
- Dale DeWitt
- Marian Cooksey
- Mike Jackson, Oklahoma Representative
- John Enns
- Lisa J. Billy
- Colby Schwartz
- Wallace Collins
- Scott Martin (Oklahoma)
- Pat Ownbey
- Samson Buck
- Corey Holland
- Charles Ortega
- Randy Terrill
- Paul Wesselhoft
- Todd Russ
- Phil Richardson
- Harold Wright
- Jeff Hickman
- Mike Sanders (Oklahoma)
- Purcy Walker
- Gus Blackwell
- T. W. Shannon
- Don Armes
- Ann Coody
- Joe Dorman
- Pam Peterson
- Fred Jordan
- Ron Peters
- Daniel Sullivan (Oklahoma)
- Seneca Scott (Oklahoma)
- Jabar Shumate
- David Derby
- Dan Kirby
- Eric Proctor
- Jeannie McDaniel
- Weldon Watson
- Mike Ritze
- Randy Grau
- Guy Liebmann
- Randy McDaniel
- Sally Kern
- David Dank
- Jason Nelson (Oklahoma)
- Al McAffrey
- Rebecca Hamilton (Oklahoma)
- Charles Key
- Mike Reynolds (Oklahoma)
- Richard Morrissette
- Mike Christian
- Scott Inman
- Charlie Joyner
- Lewis Moore
- John Trebilcock
- Anastasia Pittman
- Dennis L. Johnson (Oklahoma)
- Mike Shelton
- Leslie Osborn
- Gary Banz
Incumbents defeated
The following is a list of incumbents defeated on November 2:
| Candidate | Party | District |
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| Dennis Bailey (Oklahoma) | ||
| Glen Bud Smithson | ||
| Ken Luttrell | ||
| Wallace Collins | ||
| Samson Buck |
Challengers who beat an incumbent
The following is a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent on November 2:
| Candidate | Party | District |
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| Rusty Farley | ||
| John R. Bennett (Oklahoma) | ||
| Dustin Roberts | ||
| Steve Vaughan | ||
| Aaron Stiles | ||
| Tommy Hardin | ||
| William Fourkiller |
New Representatives and General Election Winners
1,345 new representatives were elected across the country. This includes challengers who defeated incumbents as well as candidates who won open seats. Of these 1,345, 988 were Republicans and 357 were Democrats. In Oklahoma, 19 new representatives will be sworn-in. Of those 19, 4 are Democrats and 15 are Republicans. In the 12 open seat contests, Republicans won 3 and Democrats 8. In total, Oklahoma elected 101 representatives, 70 Republicans and 31 Democrats.
Newly elected representatives
The following are the newly-elected members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives:
Democratic
Republican
Open Seat Winners
The following is a list of candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:
Democratic
Republican
Candidates who won election
The following is a list of all candidates elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives:
Democratic
- Mike Brown (Oklahoma state representative)
- Chuck Hoskin
- Larry Glenn
- Ben Sherrer
- Wade Rousselot
- Jerry McPeak
- Ed Cannaday
- Jerry Shoemake
- Brian Renegar
- R. C. Pruett
- Paul D. Roan
- Wes Hilliard
- Steve Kouplen
- Danny Morgan (Oklahoma state representative)
- Cory Williams
- Purcy Walker
- Joe Dorman
- Seneca Scott (Oklahoma)
- Jabar Shumate
- Eric Proctor
- Jeannie McDaniel
- Al McAffrey
- Rebecca Hamilton (Oklahoma)
- Richard Morrissette
- Scott Inman
- Anastasia Pittman
- James Lockhart
- Donnie Condit
- Emily Virgin
- William Fourkiller
- Mike Shelton
Republican
- Rusty Farley
- John R. Bennett (Oklahoma)
- Doug Cox
- Marty Quinn (Oklahoma)
- Steve Martin (Oklahoma)
- Earl Sears
- Dustin Roberts
- Sue Tibbs
- Todd Thomsen
- Kris Steele
- Josh Cockroft
- Skye McNiel
- Mark McCullough
- Jason Murphey
- Lee Denney
- Dennis Casey
- Sean Roberts
- Steve Vaughan
- Dale DeWitt
- Marian Cooksey
- Mike Jackson, Oklahoma Representative
- John Enns
- Lisa J. Billy
- Colby Schwartz
- Aaron Stiles
- Scott Martin (Oklahoma)
- Pat Ownbey
- Tommy Hardin
- Corey Holland
- Charles Ortega
- Randy Terrill
- Paul Wesselhoft
- Todd Russ
- Phil Richardson
- Harold Wright
- Jeff Hickman
- Mike Sanders (Oklahoma)
- Gus Blackwell
- T. W. Shannon
- Don Armes
- Ann Coody
- Jadine Nollan
- Pam Peterson
- Glen Mulready
- Fred Jordan
- Ron Peters
- Daniel Sullivan (Oklahoma)
- David Derby
- Dan Kirby
- David Brumbaugh
- Weldon Watson
- Mike Ritze
- Randy Grau
- Guy Liebmann
- Randy McDaniel
- Sally Kern
- David Dank
- Jason Nelson (Oklahoma)
- Charles Key
- Mike Reynolds (Oklahoma)
- Mike Christian
- Charlie Joyner
- Lewis Moore
- John Trebilcock
- Elise Hall
- Dennis L. Johnson (Oklahoma)
- Leslie Osborn
- Gary Banz
Competitiveness
Across the nation, 4,958 state house seats were up for election in 2010. In 1,680 (33.9%) of these state house contests, there was a major party candidate with no major party opposition. In Oklahoma, 56 candidates (55.4% of all seats) faced no major party opposition. Of these 44, 18 were Democrats and 38 were Republicans.
Unopposed candidates in general election
The following candidates did not face major party competition:
Democratic
Republican
- Pat Ownbey
- Charles Key
- Charles Ortega
- Corey Holland
- Dale DeWitt
- Dan Kirby
- David Derby
- David Brumbaugh
- Don Armes
- Doug Cox
- Earl Sears
- Elise Hall
- Kris Steele
- Marian Cooksey
- Fred Jordan
- Gus Blackwell
- Guy Liebmann
- Harold Wright
- Jason Murphey
- Lee Denney
- Lisa J. Billy
- Lewis Moore
- Mike Jackson, Oklahoma Representative
- Mike Sanders (Oklahoma)
- Mike Ritze
- Pam Peterson
- Paul Wesselhoft
- Randy McDaniel
- Randy Grau
- Ron Peters
- Scott Martin (Oklahoma)
- T. W. Shannon
- Todd Russ
- Todd Thomsen
- Weldon Watson
- Dennis L. Johnson (Oklahoma)
- Leslie Osborn
Ballot Access
In Oklahoma, 4 (2.7%) of the 149 house candidates ran as independent or third party candidates. None were elected.
Third party candidates
The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2010:
National Partisan Trends
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National Partisan Trends
The following tables detail the partisan breakdown of national election results. These results provide context for Republican gains in Oklahoma.
Incumbents who were defeated in the general election
Across the nation, only 15 Republican incumbents were defeated while 492 Democratic incumbents were defeated. In total, 507 (10.4%) of the 4,872 incumbents running in the general election were defeated. The following is a breakdown of incumbent defeats in the 2010 general election:
The following is the breakdown of incumbents who lost.
| Incumbents defeated in 2010 legislative elections | |||
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| Party | Senate | House | Total |
| Democratic | 89 | 403 | 492 |
| Republican | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| TOTALS | 94 | 413 | 507 |
Total new legislators elected
In total, 1,733 (28.3%) new legislators were elected in 2010. Of these 1,733, 1,266 (73.1%) are Republicans and 467 (26.9%) are Democrats.
The following is the breakdown of new legislators.
| New Legislators after the 2010 legislative elections | |||
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| Party | Senate | House | Total |
| Democratic | 110 | 357 | 467 |
| Republican | 278 | 988 | 1,266 |
| TOTALS | 388 | 1,345 | 1,733 |
Winners of Open Seats
Open seats contests made up 1,178 (19.2%) of the 6,125 seats on November 2. Of these 1,178 open seats, Republicans won 729 (61.9%) while Democrats won 449 (38.1%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggest that approximately 52% of the open seats were previously held by Republicans and 48% were held by Democrats.
The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.
| Open Seat Winners in 2010 legislative elections | |||
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| Party | Senate | House | Total |
| Democratic | 108 | 341 | 449 |
| Republican | 191 | 538 | 729 |
| TOTALS | 299 | 879 | 1,178 |
Impact on legislative majorities
- See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures
Heading into the November 2 elections, the Democratic Party held a commanding lead in state houses in the 88 legislative chambers that held elections in 2010. 52 of the 88 chambers, or nearly 60% of them, had a Democratic majority, while only 33 of them had a Republican majority. (Two chambers had an exactly equal number of Democrats and Republicans and one is officially nonpartisan.) The following is a partisan breakdown of state legislatures prior to the November 2 election:
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| State senates | 23 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| State houses | 29 | 15 | 1 | - |
| Totals: | 52 | 33 | 2 | 1 |
As a result of the election, Republicans picked up 20 legislative chambers while Democrats lost 20. Republicans won 53 total chambers on November 2, while Democrats won only 32. The following is a partisan breakdown of state legislatures after the November 2 election:
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| State senates | 16 | 25 | 1 | 1 |
| State houses | 16 | 28 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals: | 32 | 53 | 2 | 1 |
Another way to examine the data is to gauge how many chambers had gains for the Democratic Party versus the Republican Party. Using this variable, the wide-sweeping Republican victory is further amplified. Democrats bolstered their majorities in only 7 of 88 (7.96%) state chambers. These legislatures are as follows:
| State legislative chambers where Democrats gained seats on November 2 | ||
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| State | Chamber | Number of seats gained by Democrats |
| California | Assembly | + 2 |
| Delaware | House | + 2 |
| Hawaii | Senate | + 1 |
| Maryland | Senate | + 2 |
| Massachusetts | Senate | + 1 |
| Missouri | Senate | + 1 |
| West Virginia | Senate | + 1 |
In 7 chambers, the GOP kept their current number of seats. In one chamber, the California State Assembly, both major parties gained seats by filling 2 vacancies and defeating an incumbent independent. Overall, the Republican Party picked up legislative seats in 75 (85.2%) of the 88 legislative chambers that held elections on November 2.
Impact on State Politics
Along with the GOP capture of the U.S. House of Representatives, state Republicans gained trifectas (control of the governorship, house, and senate) in 12 states. The following is a breakdown of trifectas across the nation, before and after the 2010 election:
| Trifectas before and after the 2010 Election | ||||||
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| Party | Before election | U.S. House seats | After election | U.S. House seats | Gain/loss states | Gain/loss congressional seats |
| 16 | 131 | 11 | 115 | -5 | -16 | |
| 8 | 66 | 20 | 198 | +12 | +132 | |
Before the election, 131 U.S House seats were in states with Democratic trifectas, while 66 districts were in states with Republican trifectas. After the election, Republicans trifectas control redistricting for 198 U.S. House seats while Democrats control only 115. Additionally, California, the strongest Democratic trifecta with 53 U.S. House representatives, passed propositions that take redistricting power away from state government.
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