Elections for the office of Oklahoma House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on July 29, 2008, a primary runoff on August 26, 2008, and a general election on November 4, 2008. All 101 seats were up for election.
Members of the Senate shall be at least twenty-five years of age, and members of the House of Representatives twenty-one years of age at the time of their election. They shall be qualified electors in their respective counties or districts and shall reside in their respective counties or districts during their term of office.
Campaign contributions
This chart shows how many candidates ran for state house in Oklahoma in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state house races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.[1]
Year
Number of candidates
Total contributions
2012
201
$10,597,614
2010
191
$11,261,443
2008
209
$10,284,384
2006
222
$10,344,749
2004
290
$10,657,926
2002
204
$5,489,273
2000
221
$6,343,970
During the 2008 election, the total contributions to House candidates amounted to $10,284,384. The top 10 contributors were:[2]
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
List of candidates
District 1
July 29 Democratic primary:
Dennis R. Bailey: 2,955 a
Hank Austin: 1,983
July 29 GOP primary:
Rusty Farley a
November 4 General election candidates:
Dennis R. Bailey: 5,749
Rusty Farley: 4,392
District 2
July 29 Democratic primary:
Glen Bud Smithson a
July 29 GOP primary:
Lawrence J. Mann a
November 4 General election candidates:
Glen Bud Smithson: 7,277
Lawrence J. Mann: 4,576
District 3
July 29 Democratic primary:
Neil Brannon a
July 29 GOP primary:
No candidates filed.
November 4 General election candidates:
Neil Brannon
District 4
July 29 Democratic primary:
Mike Brown a
July 29 GOP primary:
No candidates filed.
November 4 General election candidates:
Mike Brown
District 5
July 29 Democratic primary:
Kelly Kerr a
July 29 GOP primary:
Doug Cox a
November 4 General election candidates:
Kelly Kerr: 4,112
Doug Cox: 10,399
District 6
July 29 Democratic primary:
Chuck Hoskin a
July 29 GOP primary:
No candidates filed.
November 4 General election candidates:
Chuck Hoskin
District 7
July 29 Democratic primary:
Larry Glenn a
July 29 GOP primary:
No candidates filed.
November 4 General election candidates:
Larry Glenn a
District 8
July 29 Democratic primary:
Ben Sherrer a
July 29 GOP primary:
No candidates filed.
November 4 General election candidates:
Ben Sherrer
District 9
July 29 Democratic primary:
Bill Snyder a
July 29 GOP primary:
Tad M. Jones a
November 4 General election candidates:
Bill Snyder: 6,848
Tad M. Jones: 11,421
District 10
July 29 Democratic primary:
Eric Epperson a
July 29 GOP primary:
Steve Martin a
November 4 General election candidates:
Eric Epperson: 6,259
Steve Martin: 7,442
District 11
July 29 Democratic primary:
No candidates filed.
July 29 GOP primary:
Earl Sears a
November 4 General election candidates:
Earl Sears
District 12
July 29 Democratic primary:
Wade Rousselot a
July 29 GOP primary:
No candidates filed.
November 4 General election candidates:
Wade Rousselot
District 13
July 29 Democratic primary:
Jerry McPeak a
July 29 GOP primary:
Debbie Lienhart a
November 4 General election candidates:
Jerry McPeak: 9,327
Debbie Lienhart: 3,928
District 14
July 29 Democratic primary:
Eugene Blankenship a
July 29 GOP primary:
George Faught a
November 4 General election candidates:
Eugene Blankenship: 5,962
George Faught: 7,449
District 15
July 29 Democratic primary:
Ed Cannaday a
July 29 GOP primary:
No candidates filed.
November 4 General election candidates:
Ed Cannaday
District 16
July 29 Democratic primary:
Jerry Shoemake: 1,879 a
James Bo Delso: 543
July 29 GOP primary:
No candidates filed.
November 4 General election candidates:
Jerry Shoemake
District 17
July 29 Democratic primary:
Brian Renegar a
July 29 GOP primary:
No candidates filed.
November 4 General election candidates:
Brian Renegar
District 18
July 29 Democratic primary:
Terry M. Harrison, Jr. a
July 29 GOP primary:
No candidates filed.
November 4 General election candidates:
Terry M. Harrison, Jr.
District 19
July 29 Democratic primary:
R.C. Pruett a
July 29 GOP primary:
No candidates filed.
November 4 General election candidates:
R.C. Pruett
District 20
July 29 Democratic primary:
Paul Roan a
July 29 GOP primary:
No candidates filed.
November 4 General election candidates:
Paul Roan
District 21
July 29 Democratic primary:
John Wayne Carey a
July 29 GOP primary:
No candidates filed.
November 4 General election candidates:
John Wayne Carey
District 22
July 29 Democratic primary:
Wes Hilliard a
July 29 GOP primary:
No candidates filed.
November 4 General election candidates:
Wes Hilliard
District 23
July 29 Democratic primary:
Connie Dodson: 373 a
Pamela Ashby: 249
July 29 GOP primary:
Sue Tibbs a
November 4 General election candidates:
Connie Dodson: 4,638
Sue Tibbs: 6,650
District 24
July 29 Democratic primary:
Steve Kouplen: 2,516 a
Kathi Mask: 1,863
July 29 GOP primary:
No candidates filed.
November 4 General election candidates:
Steve Kouplen
District 25
July 29 Democratic primary:
Darrell E. Nemecek: 1,537
Gary Starns: 2,782 a
July 29 GOP primary:
Todd Thomsen a
November 4 General election candidates:
Gary Starns: 6,473
Todd Thomsen: 7,187
District 26
July 29 Democratic primary:
No candidates filed.
July 29 GOP primary:
Kris Steele a
November 4 General election candidates:
Kris Steele
District 27
July 29 Democratic primary:
Cole Koszara a
July 29 GOP primary:
Shane Jett a
November 4 General election candidates:
Cole Koszara: 3,520
Shane Jett: 9,574
District 28
July 29 Democratic primary:
Ryan Dean Kiesel a
July 29 GOP primary:
Ronald G. Sheppard a
November 4 General election candidates:
Ryan Dean Kiesel: 6,946
Ronald G. Sheppard: 5,236
District 29
July 29 Democratic primary:
No candidates filed.
July 29 GOP primary:
Skye McNeil a
November 4 General election candidates:
Skye McNeil
District 30
July 29 Democratic primary:
Joe Crowder a
July 29 GOP primary:
Mark E. McCullough a
November 4 General election candidates:
Joe Crowder: 5,344
Mark E. McCullough: 9,093
District 31
July 29 Democratic primary:
Jennifer Sherrill a
July 29 GOP primary:
Jason W. Murphey a
November 4 General election candidates:
Jennifer Sherrill: 5,684
Jason W. Murphey: 12,978
District 32
July 29 Democratic primary:
Danny Morgan a
July 29 GOP primary:
No candidates filed.
November 4 General election candidates:
Danny Morgan
District 33
July 29 Democratic primary:
Mike Pierson a
July 29 GOP primary:
Lee R. Denney a
November 4 General election candidates:
Mike Pierson: 4,677
Lee R. Denney: 9,494
District 34
July 29 Democratic primary:
Ruth Anne Kennedy: 620
Cory T. Williams: 1,150 a
July 29 GOP primary:
Aaron Carlson a
November 4 General election candidates:
Cory T. Williams: 7,242
Aaron Carlson: 7,179
District 35
July 29 Democratic primary:
Rodget Ensign a
July 29 GOP primary:
Rex Duncan a
November 4 General election candidates:
Rodger Ensign: 5,942
Rex Duncan: 8,860
District 36
July 29 Democratic primary:
Scott N. Bighorse a
July 29 GOP primary:
Kevin Sean Roberts: 316
Haskell Garrett: 206
Eddie Fields: 774 a
November 4 General election candidates:
Scott N. Bighorse: 5,900
Eddie Fields: 8,524
District 37
July 29 Democratic primary:
Ken Luttrell a
July 29 GOP primary:
Brent Colle a
November 4 General election candidates:
Ken Luttrell: 7,822
Brent Colle: 5,277
District 38
July 29 Democratic primary:
No candidates filed.
July 29 GOP primary:
Dale R. DeWitt a
November 4 General election candidates:
Dale R. DeWitt
District 39
July 29 Democratic primary:
Graham Guhl a
July 29 GOP primary:
Marian Cooksey a
November 4 General election candidates:
Graham Guhl: 5,210
Marian Cooksey: 15,040
Richard Prawdzienski: 1,161
District 40
July 29 Democratic primary:
Pierce Jones a
July 29 GOP primary:
Mike Jackson a
November 4 General election candidates:
Pierce Jones: 2,940
Mike Jackson: 8,880
District 41
July 29 Democratic primary:
No candidates filed.
July 29 GOP primary:
Dwain Jindra: 661
John Enns: 2,220 a
November 4 General election candidates:
John Enns: 15,280
Scott Cooper: 2,936
District 42
July 29 Democratic primary:
Richard Smalley: 822
Brad Perry: 1,366 a
July 29 GOP primary:
Lisa J. Billy a
November 4 General election candidates:
Brad Perry: 4,832
Lisa J. Billy: 10,225
District 43
July 29 Democratic primary:
No candidates filed.
July 29 GOP primary:
Colby Schwartz a
November 4 General election candidates:
Colby Schwartz
District 44
July 29 Democratic primary:
Bill Nations a
July 29 GOP primary:
Tod J. Barrett a
November 4 General election candidates:
Bill Nations: 8,953
Tod J. Barrett: 4,823
District 45
July 29 Democratic primary:
Wallace Collins a
July 29 GOP primary:
Aaron Stiles: 1,062 a
Ron Henderson: 337
David Hopper: 627
Les White: 49
November 4 General election candidates:
Wallace Collins: 9,132
Aaron Stiles: 8,220
District 46
July 29 Democratic primary:
Miranda Norman a
July 29 GOP primary:
Scott Martin a
November 4 General election candidates:
Miranda Norman: 6,711
Scott Martin: 12,890
District 47
July 29 Democratic primary:
Harold Jackson a
July 29 GOP primary:
Jane McNeff: 440
John Paul Jordan: 582
Leslie Osborn: 1,886 a
November 4 General election candidates:
Harold Jackson: 5,496
Leslie Osborn: 11,003
District 48
July 29 Democratic primary:
John L. Moore a
July 29 GOP primary:
Matt Cunningham: 234
Pat Ownbey: 852 a
November 4 General election candidates:
John L. Moore: 5,207
Pat Ownbey: 7,915
District 49
Note: Incumbent Terry Hyman (D), who had been running for re-election, died before the primary.
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