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This page displays election information for the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Elections

Oklahoma state representatives serve two-year terms, with all seats up for election every two years. Oklahoma holds elections for its legislature in even years.

2026

See also: Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2026

Elections for the Oklahoma House of Representatives will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026.

2024

See also: Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2024

Elections for the Oklahoma House of Representatives took place in 2024. The general election was on November 5, 2024. The primary was June 18, 2024, and a primary runoff was August 27, 2024. The filing deadline was April 5, 2024.

After the November 2024 election, Republicans maintained control of the Oklahoma House of Representatives by a margin of 81-20.

Oklahoma House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2024	After November 6, 2024
	Democratic Party	20	19
	Republican Party	81	80
	Vacancy	0	2
Total		101	101

2022

See also: Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2022

Elections for the Oklahoma House of Representatives took place in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for June 28, 2022, and a primary runoff was scheduled for August 23, 2022. The filing deadline was April 15, 2022.

After the November 2022 election, Republicans maintained control of the Oklahoma House of Representatives by a margin of 81-20.

Oklahoma House of Representatives
Party		As of November 8, 2022	After November 9, 2022
	Democratic Party	18	20
	Republican Party	82	81
	Vacancy	1	0
Total		101	101

2020

See also: Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2020

Elections for the office of Oklahoma House of Representatives took place in 2020. The general election was held on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for June 30, 2020, and a primary runoff was scheduled for August 25, 2020. The filing deadline was April 10, 2020.

After the November 2020 election, Republicans maintained control of the Oklahoma House of Representatives by a margin of 82-19.

Oklahoma House of Representatives
Party		As of November 3, 2020	After November 4, 2020
	Democratic Party	23	19
	Republican Party	76	82
Total		101	101

2018

See also: Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2018

Elections for the Oklahoma House of Representatives took place in 2018. A primary election took place on June 26, 2018, and a primary runoff took place on August 28, 2018. Democrats use a hybrid primary and Republicans use a closed primary. The general election was held on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was April 13, 2018.

In the 2018 elections, Republicans increased their majority in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 72-27 to 76-25.

Oklahoma House of Representatives
Party		As of November 6, 2018	After November 7, 2018
	Democratic Party	27	25
	Republican Party	72	76
	Vacancy	2	0
Total		101	101

2016

See also: Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Oklahoma House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 15, 2016. All 101 seats in the Oklahoma House of Representatives were up for election in 2016.

Heading into the election, Republicans held a 71-30 majority. Republicans gained four seats in the election, giving them a 75-26 majority.

Oklahoma House of Representatives
Party		As of November 7, 2016	After November 8, 2016
	Democratic Party	30	26
	Republican Party	71	75
Total		101	101

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2014 See also: Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2014 Elections for the Oklahoma House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 11, 2014. Heading into the election, Republicans held a 72-29 majority. No partisan change occurred in the election. Oklahoma House of Representatives Party As of November 3, 2014 After November 4, 2014      Democratic Party 29 29      Republican Party 72 72 Total 101 101 2012 See also: Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2012 Elections for the office of Oklahoma House of Representatives took place in 2012. The primary election was held on June 26, 2012, and the general election was held on November 6, 2012. The candidate filing deadline was April 13, 2012. All 101 seats were up for election. Heading into the election, Republicans held a 68-31 majority with two vacancies. Republicans gained four seats in the election, giving them a 72-29 majority. Oklahoma House of Representatives Party As of November 5, 2012 After the 2012 Election      Democratic Party 31 29      Republican Party 68 72      Vacancy 2 0 Total 101 101 During the 2012 election, the total value of contributions to the 201 House candidates was $10,597,614. The top 10 contributors were: 2012 Donors, Oklahoma House of Representatives Donor Amount Chickasaw Nation $276,300 Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma $169,500 Dank, David M $164,527 Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association $126,750 Oklahoma Public Employees Association $113,000 Roi Pac $98,000 Oklahoma City Fire Fighters $82,794 Turner, Michael J $79,768 Krumme, George W $79,200 Devon Energy $75,000 The following table details the 10 districts with the smallest margin of victory in the November 6 general election. 2012 Margin of Victory, Oklahoma House of Representatives District Winner Margin of Victory Total Votes Top Opponent District 45 Aaron Stiles 0.1% 13,590 Paula Roberts District 56 David L Perryman 1.1% 12,064 Chuck Utsler District 22 Charles A McCall 1.8% 13,219 Doris Anne Row District 71 Katie Henke 6.5% 13,835 Dan Arthrell District 2 John R. Bennett 7.5% 11,753 Rick Agent District 12 Wade Rousselot 7.9% 13,616 David Tackett District 14 Arthur Hulbert 9.7% 12,550 Jerry Rains District 87 Jason Nelson 10.7% 12,744 Nick Singer District 32 Jason Smalley 14.1% 13,720 Keith Kinnamon District 23 Terry O'Donnell 16.9% 10,614 Shawna Keller 2010 See also: Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2010 Elections for the office of Oklahoma House of Representatives took place in 2010. The primary election was held on July 27, 2010, and the general election was held on November 2, 2010. The candidate filing deadline was June 9, 2010. All 101 seats were up for election. Heading into the election, Republicans held a 62-39 majority. Republicans gained eight seats in the election, giving them a 70-31 majority. Oklahoma House of Representatives Party As of November 1, 2010 After the 2010 Election      Democratic Party 39 31      Republican Party 62 70 Total 101 101 During the 2010 election, the total value of contributions to the 191 House candidates was $11,261,443. The top 10 contributors were: 2010 Donors, Oklahoma House of Representatives Donor Amount Chickasaw Nation $261,500 Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma $258,400 Dank, David $163,077 Cherokee Nation $141,000 Pruett, Raymond (RC) C $133,150 Chesapeake Energy $102,000 Oklahoma Public Employees Association $93,750 Oklahoma Society of Anesthesiologists $91,000 Oklahoma Association of Realtors $83,150 Oklahoma Association of Optometric Physicians $80,550 2008 See also: Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2008 Elections for the office of Oklahoma House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on July 29, 2008, and a general election on November 4, 2008. All 101 seats were up for election. During the 2008 election, the total contributions to House candidates amounted to $10,284,384. The top 10 contributors were: 2008 Donors, Oklahoma House of Representatives Donor Amount Chesapeake Energy $247,000 Chickasaw Nation $209,250 Cherokee Nation $198,100 Dank, David M $148,577 Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma $146,500 Pruett, R C $143,150 Oklahoma Association of Realtors $122,750 Oklahoma Medical Association $105,829 Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association $104,250 Oklahoma Farm Bureau $101,441 2006 See also: Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2006 Elections for the office of Oklahoma House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on July 25, 2006, and a general election on November 7, 2006. All 101 seats were up for election. During the 2006 election, the total value of contributions to the 222 House candidates was $10,344,749. The top 10 contributors were: 2006 Donors, Oklahoma House of Representatives Donor Amount Pruett, Raymond C (R C) $286,300 Chesapeake Energy $198,800 Chickasaw Nation $167,100 Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association $139,657 Johnston, J D $134,512 Dank, David M $117,000 Oklahoma Medical Association $112,000 Republican Pac to the Future $95,500 Center for Legislative Excellence $84,500 Oklahoma Farm Bureau $80,450 2004 See also: Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2004 Elections for the office of Oklahoma House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on July 27, 2004, and a general election on November 2, 2004. All 101 seats were up for election. During the 2004 election, the total value of contributions to the 290 House candidates was $10,657,926. The top 10 contributors were: 2004 Donors, Oklahoma House of Representatives Donor Amount Pruett, Raymond C (R C) $143,303 Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association $138,200 Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma $130,900 Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association $124,200 Chickasaw Nation $117,550 Republican State House Cmte of Oklahoma $101,987 Oklahoma Medical Association $99,450 Center for Legislative Excellence $96,500 Empower Oklahoma $94,368 Oklahoma Farm Bureau $91,750 2002 See also: Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2002 Elections for the office of Oklahoma House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on September 17, 2002, and a general election on November 5, 2002. All 101 seats were up for election. During the 2002 election, the total value of contributions to the 204 House candidates was $5,489,273. The top 10 contributors were: 2002 Donors, Oklahoma House of Representatives Donor Amount Oklahoma Republican Party $93,550 Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association $88,600 Center for Legislative Excellence $68,000 Chickasaw Nation $65,950 Chesapeake Energy $64,450 Republican State House Cmte of Oklahoma $53,000 Republican Majority Fund $50,500 Hall of Fame Pac $50,004 New Leadership Fund $45,950 Meinders, Herman $44,600 2000 See also: Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2000 Elections for the office of Oklahoma House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 22, 2000, and a general election on November 7, 2000. All 101 seats were up for election. During the 2000 election, the total value of contributions to the 221 House candidates was $6,343,970. The top 10 contributors were: 2000 Donors, Oklahoma House of Representatives Donor Amount Oklahoma House Democratic Caucus $190,039 Oklahoma Republican Party $113,860 Republican Majority Fund $90,500 Win Pac $85,500 Meinders, Herman $77,000 Wilson, Jim $75,471 Chickasaw Nation $62,525 House Republican Pac $59,500 New Oklahoma Pac $53,850 Association of Oklahoma General Contractors $53,000

Historical party control

Republicans won control of the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 2004. In 2024, they won an 81-20 majority.

The table below shows the partisan history of the Oklahoma House following every general election from 1992 to 2024. All data from 2006 or earlier comes from Michael Dubin's Party Affiliations in the State Legislatures (McFarland Press, 2007). Data after 2006 was compiled by Ballotpedia staff.

Oklahoma House of Representatives election results: 1992-2024

Year	'92	'94	'96	'98	'00	'02	'04	'06	'08	'10	'12	'14	'16	'18	'20	'22	'24
Democrats	69	65	65	61	53	53	44	44	40	31	29	29	26	25	19	20	20
Republicans	32	36	36	40	48	48	57	57	61	70	72	72	75	76	82	81	81

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Trifecta history

A state government trifecta is a term that describes single party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. Between 1992 and 2023, Oklahoma was under the following types of trifecta control:

• Democratic trifecta: 1992-1994, 2003-2004
• Republican trifecta: 2011-2023
• Divided government: 1995-2002, 2005-2010

Oklahoma Party Control: 1992-2024
Five years of Democratic trifectas  •  Fourteen years of Republican trifectas
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