Oklahoma held an election for attorney general on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for June 28, 2022, and a primary runoff was scheduled for August 23, 2022. The filing deadline was April 15, 2022. This was one of 30 elections for attorney general taking place in 2022. All 50 states have an attorney general who serves as the state's chief legal officer, responsible for enforcing state law and offering the state government advice on legal matters. In 43 states, the office was, at the time of the 2022 elections, an elected post. At the time of the 2022 elections, there were 27 Republican attorneys general and 23 Democratic attorneys general. Click here for an overview of all 30 attorney general elections that took place in 2022. A state government triplex refers to a situation where the governor, attorney general, and secretary of state are all members of the same political party. Heading into the 2022 elections, there were 23 Republican triplexes, 18 Democratic triplexes, and nine divided governments where neither party held triplex control.

In September 2022, Sabato's Crystal Ball released an analysis of state attorney general election competitiveness. Oklahoma's attorney general election was rated as not competitive, meaning the seat was expected to stay in Republican hands: "O’Connor was appointed AG in June 2021 to succeed Mike Hunter, who resigned. But in the GOP primary, O’Connor narrowly fell to Gentner Drummond, a former fighter pilot who had lost the 2018 GOP primary runoff for AG to Hunter by only 271 votes. O’Connor and the governor who appointed him, Republican Kevin Stitt, are opposed by Native American tribes who disagree with their stances on tribal-related issues. However, there is no major-party vehicle to register their dissent in this race; there is no Democratic nominee in the general election, only a Libertarian candidate, Lynda Steele." Click here to read the analysis.^[1]

Gentner Drummond won election in the general election for Attorney General of Oklahoma.

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Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Attorney General of Oklahoma

Gentner Drummond defeated Lynda Steele in the general election for Attorney General of Oklahoma on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Gentner Drummond (R)	73.8	792,466
	Lynda Steele (L)	26.2	281,923

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,074,389
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of Oklahoma

Gentner Drummond defeated incumbent John O'Connor in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Oklahoma on June 28, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Gentner Drummond	50.9	180,444
	John O'Connor	49.1	174,256

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 354,700
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Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Lynda Steele advanced from the Libertarian primary for Attorney General of Oklahoma.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Oklahoma

Election information in Oklahoma: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

In-person: Oct. 14, 2022
By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 14, 2022
Online: N/A

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

In-person: Oct. 24, 2022
By mail: Received by Oct. 24, 2022
Online: Oct. 24, 2022

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

In-person: Nov. 7, 2022
By mail: Received by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Nov. 2, 2022 to Nov. 5, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

N/A

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Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Lynda Steele (L)

Tough on Ethics in the court room

Demand Judicial Accountability

Reform the justice system- We The People

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Lynda Steele (L)

I am personally passionate about serving and educating Oklahomans of the ability we have as American's to the right and willpower to positively change and effect policies, laws, procedures and practices that will bring Oklahoman's closer together, in freedom. I am interested in reforming at an intimate level our "common practices" as a system of justice, communication techniques and styles between agencies that deal with individual and familial levels of everyday Oklahoman lives. Identifying laws, policies and practices that have been in policy and practice for decades and at times centuries, now outdating many common practices of today's time. I am interested in state law, constitutional law, court policy and procedure, and specifically seeing the Legislature through the due process lens of the everyday Oklahoman.

Past elections

2018

See also: Oklahoma Attorney General election, 2018

General election

General election for Attorney General of Oklahoma

Incumbent Mike Hunter defeated Mark Myles in the general election for Attorney General of Oklahoma on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mike Hunter (R)	64.0	750,769
	Mark Myles (D)	36.0	421,699

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,172,468 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Attorney General of Oklahoma

Incumbent Mike Hunter defeated Gentner Drummond in the Republican primary runoff for Attorney General of Oklahoma on August 28, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mike Hunter	50.0	148,419
	Gentner Drummond	50.0	148,148

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 296,567
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of Oklahoma

Mark Myles advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Oklahoma on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Mark Myles

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of Oklahoma

Incumbent Mike Hunter and Gentner Drummond advanced to a runoff. They defeated Angela Bonilla in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Oklahoma on June 26, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mike Hunter	44.5	191,499
✔	Gentner Drummond	38.5	165,613
	Angela Bonilla	17.1	73,590

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 430,702
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2014

See also: Oklahoma attorney general election, 2014

Republican incumbent Scott Pruitt won election without opposition on November 4, 2014.

Election analysis

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Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

Presidential elections

	2026 → ← 2018
Oklahoma Attorney General
	Democratic primary; Republican primary; General election;
Election details
	Filing deadline: April 15, 2022
	Primary: June 28, 2022; Primary runoff: August 23, 2022; General: November 8, 2022; Pre-election incumbent(s):; John O’Connor (Republican)
How to vote
	Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Voting in Oklahoma
Ballotpedia analysis
	Federal and state primary competitiveness; State executive elections in 2022; Impact of term limits in 2022; State government trifectas; State government triplexes; Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022
Oklahoma; executive elections
	Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Attorney General; Treasurer; Auditor; Superintendent of Public Instruction; Corporation Commissioner; Insurance Commissioner; Labor Commissioner

See also: Presidential voting trends in Oklahoma and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Oklahoma, 2022
District	Incumbent	Party	PVI
Oklahoma's 1st	Kevin Hern	Republican	R+14
Oklahoma's 2nd	Open	Republican	R+29
Oklahoma's 3rd	Frank Lucas	Republican	R+24
Oklahoma's 4th	Tom Cole	Republican	R+19
Oklahoma's 5th	Stephanie Bice	Republican	R+12

2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, Oklahoma^[2]
District	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
Oklahoma's 1st	38.0%	59.4%
Oklahoma's 2nd	22.4%	75.8%
Oklahoma's 3rd	26.5%	71.2%
Oklahoma's 4th	33.0%	64.6%
Oklahoma's 5th	40.3%	57.1%

2012-2020

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:

County-level voting pattern categories
Democratic
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Democratic	D	D	D
Trending Democratic	R	D	D
Battleground Democratic	D	R	D
New Democratic	R	R	D
Republican
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Republican	R	R	R
Trending Republican	D	R	R
Battleground Republican	R	D	R
New Republican	D	D	R

Following the 2020 presidential election, 100.0% of Oklahomans lived in one of the state's 77 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020. Overall, Oklahoma was Solid Republican, having voted for Mitt Romney (R) in 2012, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Donald Trump (R) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Oklahoma following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Oklahoma county-level statistics, 2020
Solid Republican	77	100.0%
Total voted Democratic	0	0.0%
Total voted Republican	77	100.0%

Historical voting trends

Oklahoma presidential election results (1900-2020)

10 Democratic wins
19 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	N/A	N/A	D	D	D	R	D	R	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

Statewide elections

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Oklahoma

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Oklahoma.

U.S. Senate election results in Oklahoma
Race	Winner	Runner up
2020	62.9%	32.8%
2016	67.7%	24.5%
2014	67.9%	29.0%
2014	68.0%	28.6%
2010	70.5%	26.1%
Average	67.4	28.2

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Oklahoma

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Oklahoma.

Gubernatorial election results in Oklahoma
Race	Winner	Runner up
2018	54.3%	42.2%
2014	55.8%	41.0%
2010	60.5%	39.5%
2006	66.5%	33.5%
2002	43.3%	42.6%
Average	56.1	39.8

State partisanship

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Oklahoma's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Oklahoma, November 2022
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	0	0	0
Republican	2	5	7
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	5	7

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Oklahoma's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Oklahoma, November 2022
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Kevin Stitt
Lieutenant Governor	Matt Pinnell
Secretary of State	Brian Bingman
Attorney General	John O'Connor

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Oklahoma State Legislature as of November 2022.

Oklahoma State Senate

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	9
	Republican Party	39
	Vacancies	0
Total		48

Oklahoma House of Representatives

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	18
	Republican Party	82
	Vacancies	1
Total		101

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Oklahoma was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Oklahoma Party Control: 1992-2022
Five years of Democratic trifectas • Twelve years of Republican trifectas
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Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Governor	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Senate	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	S	S	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
House	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Oklahoma and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Oklahoma
	Oklahoma	United States
Population	3,959,353	331,449,281
Land area (sq mi)	68,596	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	71.1%	70.4%
Black/African American	7.3%	12.6%
Asian	2.2%	5.6%
Native American	7.7%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.2%
Other (single race)	2.8%	5.1%
Multiple	8.7%	5.2%
Hispanic/Latino	10.9%	18.2%
Education
High school graduation rate	88.6%	88.5%
College graduation rate	26.1%	32.9%
Income
Median household income	$53,840	$64,994
Persons below poverty level	15.3%	12.8%
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.

External links

Footnotes

[1] Sabato's Crystal Ball, "The Attorneys General: A Dozen Races Dot the Competitive Landscape," September 14, 2022

[2] Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed September 9, 2022

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Oklahoma Attorney General election, 2022

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Attorney General of Oklahoma

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of Oklahoma

Libertarian primary election

Voting information

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

Past elections

2018

General election

General election for Attorney General of Oklahoma

Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Attorney General of Oklahoma

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of Oklahoma

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of Oklahoma

2014

Election analysis

Presidential elections

Cook PVI by congressional district

2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines

2012-2020

Historical voting trends

Statewide elections

U.S. Senate elections

Gubernatorial elections

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Congressional delegation

State executive

State legislature

Oklahoma State Senate

Oklahoma House of Representatives

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