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State legislative elections in 2016

All 101 seats in the Oklahoma House of Representatives were up for election in 2016. Republicans gained four seats in the chamber after the November 2016 election.

HIGHLIGHTS
  • Republicans fielded unopposed candidates in 21 districts, while Democrats had 10 unchallenged candidates.
  • Thirty incumbents—19 Republicans and 11 Democrats—did not run for re-election in 2016. Twenty-six of those seats have general election competition.
  • If Democrats were to make any gains, it would have been in the 70 districts that had general election competition between two major party candidates; only four seats were competitive or mildly competitive in 2014.[1]
  • Republicans held a state government trifecta heading into the election.
  • Introduction

    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.

    Majority control

    See also: Partisan composition of state houses

    Heading into the election, the Republican Party held the majority in the Oklahoma House of Representatives:

    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

    Retired incumbents

    Thirty incumbent representatives did not run for re-election in 2016. Those incumbents were:

    Name Party Current Office
    James Lockhart Electiondot.png Democratic House District 3
    Mike Brown Electiondot.png Democratic House District 4
    Doug Cox Ends.png Republican House District 5
    Ben Sherrer Electiondot.png Democratic House District 8
    Wade Rousselot Electiondot.png Democratic House District 12
    Jerry McPeak Electiondot.png Democratic House District 13
    Jerry Shoemake Electiondot.png Democratic House District 16
    R. C. Pruett Electiondot.png Democratic House District 19
    Justin Wood Ends.png Republican House District 26
    James Leewright Ends.png Republican House District 29
    Mark McCullough Ends.png Republican House District 30
    Lee Denney Ends.png Republican House District 33
    Marian Cooksey Ends.png Republican House District 39
    Lisa J. Billy Ends.png Republican House District 42
    Paul Wesselhoft Ends.png Republican House District 54
    Jeff Hickman Ends.png Republican House District 58
    Dan Fisher Ends.png Republican House District 60
    Ann Coody Ends.png Republican House District 64
    Pam Peterson Ends.png Republican House District 67
    Seneca Scott Electiondot.png Democratic House District 72
    David Derby Ends.png Republican House District 74
    Jeannie McDaniel Electiondot.png Democratic House District 78
    Randy Grau Ends.png Republican House District 81
    Sally Kern Ends.png Republican House District 84
    Jason Nelson Ends.png Republican House District 87
    Richard Morrissette Electiondot.png Democratic House District 92
    Mike Christian Ends.png Republican House District 93
    Charlie Joyner Ends.png Republican House District 95
    Mike Shelton Electiondot.png Democratic House District 97
    Gary Banz Ends.png Republican House District 101

    2016 election competitiveness

    Oklahoma sees improvement in electoral competitiveness.

    Ballotpedia conducts a yearly study of electoral competitiveness in state legislative elections. Details on how well Oklahoma performed in the study are provided in the image below. Click here for the full 2016 Competitiveness Analysis »

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    • In the Oklahoma State Senate, there were nine Democratic incumbents and 39 Republican incumbents. One incumbent faced primary opposition in the Democratic Party. There were eight primary challenges in the Republican primary.
    • In the House, there were 30 Democratic incumbents and 71 Republican incumbents. Three state representatives faced primary opposition in the Democratic Party. There were 17 primary challenges in the Republican primary.
    • Overall, 18.6 percent of Democratic incumbents and 21.4 percent of GOP incumbents faced primary opposition in all of the state legislatures with elections in 2016.
    • The cumulative figure for how many state legislative candidates faced no major party opposition in November in these states was 41.8 percent. This compares to 32.7 percent in 2010, 38.3 percent in 2012, and 43.0 percent in 2014.


    • More details on electoral competitiveness in Oklahoma can be found below.

    Races we watched

    Ballotpedia identified five notable Oklahoma state primary races in 2016, three of which were state House contests.

    Click here to read more about Ballotpedia's coverage of notable Oklahoma races »

    Primary contests

    State House District 58 (R)

    Four Republicans competed for an open seat left by the Republican incumbent.
    Luke Ewing Doane       Carl Newton       Steve Day       Rochelle Covington

    State House District 70 (R)

    The Republican incumbent faced a primary challenger.
    Ken Walker (Inc.)       Carol Bush

    State House District 73 (D)

    District 73 featured a candidate rematch.
    Regina Goodwin (Inc.)       Jonathan Townsend

    List of candidates

    General election

    2016 Oklahoma House candidates
    District Democratic Party Democrat Republican Party Republican Other
    1 Johnny Tadlock: 7,127 (I) Approveda Steven McGowen: 4,655
    2 Tom Stites: 5,576 John R. Bennett: 6,657 (I) Approveda
    3 Troy Dyer: 3,507 Rick West: 7,687 Approveda Dewey Harrison: 1,456 (Ind.)
    4 Matt Meredith: 6,543 Approveda Bob Ed Culver: 6,217
    5 Matt Nowlin: 4,162 Josh West: 10,129 Approveda
    6 Chuck Hoskin (I) Approveda No candidate
    7 Ben Loring: 7,128 (I) Approveda Hoguen Apperson: 5,505
    8 Darrell L. Moore: 5,678 Tom Gann: 9,096 Approveda
    9 No candidate Mark Lepak (I) Approveda
    10 Eric Epperson: 4,487 Travis Dunlap: 10,606 (I) Approveda
    11 No candidate Earl Sears (I) Approveda
    12 Darla Milligan: 5,696 Kevin McDugle: 8,798 Approveda
    13 Wayne Herriman: 5,620 Avery Carl Frix: 7,067 Approveda
    14 Lee Ann Langston: 4,597 George Faught: 8,485 (I) Approveda
    15 Ed Cannaday: 7,915 (I) Approveda Don Herrold: 5,624
    16 Ronnie Kell: 6,108 Scott Fetgatter: 7,107 Approveda
    17 Brian Renegar: 8,145 (I) Approveda Paul Marean: 5,968
    18 Donnie Condit (I) Approveda No candidate
    19 James Campbell: 4,755 Justin JJ Humphrey: 7,040 Approveda Morgan Hopson: 1,622 (Ind.)
    20 Matt Failing: 4,278 Bobby Cleveland: 10,722 (I) Approveda
    21 David S. Northcutt: 2,832 Dustin Roberts: 8,977 (I) Approveda
    22 No candidate Charles McCall (I) Approveda
    23 Keith Welch Sr.: 3,872 Terry O'Donnell: 6,971 (I) Approveda
    24 Steve Kouplen (I) Approveda No candidate
    25 David S. Weir: 4,636 Todd Thomsen: 10,026 (I) Approveda
    26 Nick Atwood: 5,884 Dell Kerbs: 7,432 Approveda
    27 John Karlin: 3,594 Josh Cockroft: 11,304 (I) Approveda
    28 Marilyn Rainwater: 4,059 Tom Newell: 8,174 (I) Approveda
    29 Macy Gleason: 5,204 Kyle Hilbert: 10,045 Approveda
    30 No candidate Mark Lawson Approveda
    31 John B. Tiller: 4,574 Jason Murphey: 13,626 (I) Approveda
    32 Billy Hinton: 3,603 Kevin Wallace: 11,047 (I) Approveda
    33 Caryl Talley: 6,221 Greg Babinec: 7,598 Approveda Erin K. Adams: 732 (L)
    34 Cory Williams (I) Approveda No candidate
    35 No candidate Dennis Casey (I) Approveda
    36 Cathy Ross: 4,969 Sean Roberts: 11,038 (I) Approveda
    37 No candidate Steve Vaughan (I) Approveda
    38 No candidate John Pfeiffer (I) Approveda
    39 No candidate Ryan Martinez: 14,055 Approveda Clark Duffe: 4,320 (L)
    40 Pierce Jones: 3,037 Chad Caldwell: 8,510 (I) Approveda
    41 No candidate John Enns (I) Approveda
    42 Liz George: 4,334 Tim Downing: 10,796 Approveda
    43 Mike Bounds: 4,848 John Paul Jordan: 11,285 (I) Approveda Sooner Davenport: 1,303 (Ind.)
    44 Emily Virgin (I) Approveda No candidate
    45 Claudia Griffith: 8,683 (I) Approveda Marc Etters: 8,234
    46 Jacob Rosecrants: 7,201 Scott Martin: 10,988 (I) Approveda
    47 O.A. Cargill: 4,102 Leslie Osborn: 14,627 (I) Approveda
    48 No candidate Pat Ownbey (I) Approveda
    49 Michelle Bray: 3,618 Tommy C. Hardin: 11,034 (I) Approveda
    50 Melissa Tilley: 3,346 Marcus McEntire: 10,786 Approveda
    51 Charles L. Murdock: 3,545 Scott Biggs: 12,535 (I) Approveda
    52 No candidate Charles Ortega (I) Approveda
    53 No candidate Mark McBride (I) Approveda
    54 Mary Newcome-Hatch: 3,239 Kevin West: 8,225 Approveda Elizabeth Larios: 1,855 (Ind.)
    55 Wayne A. Walters: 5,675 Todd Russ: 8,052 (I) Approveda
    56 David Perryman: 8,270 (I) Approveda Chris Verser: 4,325
    57 No candidate Harold Wright (I) Approveda
    58 No candidate Carl Newton Approveda
    59 No candidate Mike Sanders (I) Approveda
    60 Dennis Purifoy: 4,535 Rhonda Baker: 9,386 Approveda
    61 Ashlee Renee Ortiz: 1,833 Casey Murdock: 10,675 (I) Approveda
    62 Larry Bush: 4,672 John M. Montgomery: 5,194 (I) Approveda
    63 Randy Batt: 4,131 Jeff Coody: 7,411 (I) Approveda
    64 Jacobi T. Crowley: 3,474 Rande Worthen: 4,917 Approveda
    65 Rick Gilleland: 3,221 Scooter Park: 8,557 (I) Approveda
    66 Dianna Phillips: 4,644 Jadine Nollan: 9,929 (I) Approveda
    67 Lori Decter Wright: 5,274 Scott McEachin: 13,951 Approveda Zac Davis: 887 (L)
    68 No candidate Glen Mulready (I) Approveda
    69 Paul Sullivan: 5,800 Chuck Strohm: 13,504 (I) Approveda
    70 Joe Jennings: 6,621 Carol Bush: 11,581 Approveda Tamara Morton: 1,078 (L)
    71 Millie Hardesty York: 6,399 Katie Henke: 8,031 (I) Approveda
    72 Monroe Nichols Approveda No candidate
    73 Regina Goodwin: 9,697 (I) Approveda Leland Cole: 1,243
    74 Jeri Moberly: 6,404 Dale Derby: 12,765 Approveda
    75 Karen Gaddis: 5,178 Dan Kirby: 7,626 (I) Approveda
    76 Glenda K. Puett: 5,379 David Brumbaugh: 11,448 (I) Approveda
    77 Eric Proctor (I) Approveda No candidate
    78 Meloyde Blancett: 7,483 Approveda Molly McKay: 6,860 Eugene Bell: 941 (L)
    79 No candidate Weldon Watson: 9,242 (I) Approveda Teresa Marler: 4,948 (Ind.)
    80 Tom Bates: 5,672 Mike Ritze: 13,096 (I) Approveda
    81 Dan Myers: 5,053 Mike Osburn: 10,295 Approveda Steve Long: 1,223 (L)
    82 Misty Warfield: 7,214 Kevin Calvey: 13,457 (I) Approveda David Dickerson: 441 (Ind.)
    Christopher Crawford: 1,236 (Ind.)
    83 No candidate Randy McDaniel (I) Approveda
    84 Will Hollander: 4,672 Tammy West: 7,372 Approveda
    85 Cyndi Munson: 10,103 (I) Approveda Matt Jackson: 8,530
    86 William T. Fourkiller: 7,052 (I) Approveda Rhonda Hopkins: 3,689 Shannon Grimes: 496 (L)
    87 Collin Walke: 6,474 Approveda Bruce Lee Smith: 6,043 Elle Collins: 981 (L)
    88 Jason Dunnington (I) Approveda No candidate
    89 Shane Stone (I) Approveda No candidate
    90 No candidate Jon Echols (I) Approveda
    91 Trey Puckett: 4,815 Chris Kannady: 12,688 (I) Approveda
    92 Forrest Bennett: 3,263 Approveda Joe Griffin: 2,127
    93 Mickey Dollens: 5,013 Approveda Jay Means: 3,365
    94 Scott Inman: 7,651 (I) Approveda Jason Sansone: 4,497
    95 James J. Cook: 5,382 Roger Ford: 6,990 Approveda
    96 No candidate Lewis Moore (I) Approveda
    97 Jason Lowe: 11,420 Approveda Tonni Canaday: 4,119
    98 No candidate Michael Rogers (I) Approveda
    99 George Young: 9,421 (I) Approveda No candidate Marina Mangiaracina: 2,100 (Ind.)
    100 Donald Wentroth Jr.: 6,365 Elise Hall: 7,894 (I) Approveda Christina Wright: 910 (L)
    101 Cheryl Mooneyham-Hessman: 6,212 Tess Teague: 11,415 Approveda
     
    Notes • An (I) denotes an incumbent.
    • Candidate lists can change frequently throughout an election season. Ballotpedia staff update this list monthly. To suggest changes, click here to email our State Legislature Project.

    Primary election

    2016 Oklahoma House primary candidates
    District Democratic Party Democrat Republican Party Republican Other
    1 Johnny Tadlock (I) Approveda Steven McGowen Approveda
    2 Tom Stites Approveda John R. Bennett (I) Approveda
    3 Troy Dyer Approveda Rick West: 807Approveda
    Traci Barnes: 514
    Dewey Harrison (Independent) Approveda
    4 Matt Meredith Approveda Bob Ed Culver: 878Approveda
    Mike Pope: 473
    5 Matt Nowlin Approveda Joe Wilhelm: 578
    Josh Russell: 439
    Josh West: 1,571 Approveda
    6 Chuck Hoskin: 2,744 (I) Approveda
    Randy Francis: 308
    No candidate
    7 Ben Loring (I) Approveda Hoguen Apperson Approveda
    8 Darrell L. Moore Approveda Tom Gann: 923 RunoffArrow.jpgApproveda
    Carl Parson: 754
    Steven L. Dill: 860 RunoffArrow.jpg
    Rick Kibbe: 222
    9 No candidate Mark Lepak: 2,470 (I) Approveda
    Richelle Helbig: 1,023
    10 Eric Epperson Approveda Travis Dunlap (I) Approveda
    11 No candidate Earl Sears (I) Approveda
    12 Darla Milligan: 1,164 Approveda
    Richard L. Gray: 814
    Kevin McDugle Approveda
    13 Wayne Herriman Approveda Leah Todd: 170
    Al Stevens: 586
    Avery Carl Frix: 854 Approveda
    14 Lee Ann Langston Approveda George Faught (I) Approveda
    15 Ed Cannaday (I) Approveda Don Herrold Approveda
    16 Anna Dearmore: 700 RunoffArrow.jpg
    Brenda S. Golden: 569
    Ronnie Kell: 963 RunoffArrow.jpgApproveda
    Scott Fetgatter: 1,026 Approveda
    James Bo Delso: 476
    Charles Kanada: 166
    17 Brian Renegar (I) Approveda Paul Marean Approveda
    18 Donnie Condit: 2,594 (I) Approveda
    Cord McCoy: 2,543
    No candidate
    19 James Albert Campbell Approveda Justin JJ Humphrey Approveda Morgan Hopson (Independent) Approveda
    20 Matt Failing Approveda Bobby Cleveland (I) Approveda
    21 David S. Northcutt Approveda Dustin Roberts: 1,019 (I) Approveda
    Sean Oliver: 188
    22 No candidate Charles McCall (I) Approveda
    23 Keith Welch Sr. Approveda Terry O'Donnell (I) Approveda
    24 Steve Kouplen (I) Approveda No candidate
    25 David S. Weir Approveda Todd Thomsen: 1,382 (I) Approveda
    Scott Knighten: 647
    26 Nick Atwood Approveda Dell Kerbs: 1,298 Approveda
    Sterling Alexander Springer: 895
    27 John Karlin Approveda Josh Cockroft: 1,394 (I) Approveda
    Lynn Medford: 191
    Trey Baker: 411
    28 Yasminda Choate: 451
    Marilyn Rainwater: 1,121 Approveda
    Jason Leonard: 528
    Tom Newell (I) Approveda
    29 Rick Parris: 276
    Macy Gleason: 1,065 Approveda
    Kyle Hilbert Approveda
    30 No candidate Mark Lawson: 1,802 Approveda
    Mike Gambill: 413
    31 John B. Tiller Approveda Jason Murphey (I) Approveda
    32 Billy Hinton Approveda Kevin Wallace: 1,135 (I) Approveda
    Steve Hadaway: 345
    33 Caryl Talley Approveda Greg Babinec: 1,299 Approveda
    Connie A. Parker: 1,075
    Erin K. Adams (Libertarian) Approveda
    34 Cory Williams (I) Approveda No candidate
    35 No candidate Dennis Casey (I) Approveda
    36 Cathy Ross Approveda Sean Roberts: 1,554 (I) Approveda
    Chuck Bretanus: 583
    37 No candidate Steve Vaughan (I) Approveda
    38 No candidate John Pfeiffer (I) Approveda
    39 No candidate Michael Buoy: 987
    Ryan Martinez: 2,082 Approveda
    Clark Duffe (Libertarian) Approveda
    40 Pierce Jones Approveda Chad Caldwell (I) Approveda
    41 No candidate John Enns (I) Approveda
    42 Liz George Approveda Tim Downing: 1,884 Approveda
    Jim Beckham: 1,017
    43 Monica Eason: 294
    Mike Bounds: 660 Approveda
    John Paul Jordan: 1,870 (I) Approveda
    Scott Colbert: 482
    Travis Hart: 793
    Sooner Davenport (Independent) Approveda
    44 Emily Virgin (I) Approveda No candidate
    45 Claudia Griffith (I) Approveda Marc Etters Approveda
    46 Jacob Rosecrants Approveda Scott Martin: 2,037 (I) Approveda
    Marilyn K. Goll: 484
    47 O.A. Cargill Approveda Leslie Osborn (I) Approveda
    48 No candidate Pat Ownbey (I) Approveda
    49 Michelle Bray Approveda Tommy C. Hardin (I) Approveda
    50 Melissa Tilley Approveda Dennis L. Johnson: 1,349 (I)
    Marcus McEntire: 1,805 Approveda
    51 Charles L. Murdock Approveda Scott Biggs (I) Approveda
    52 No candidate Charles Ortega: 1,187 (I) Approveda
    John Thomas: 1,145
    53 No candidate Mark McBride (I) Approveda
    54 Mary Newcome-Hatch Approveda Kevin West Approveda Elizabeth Larios (Independent) Approveda
    55 Wayne A. Walters Approveda Todd Russ (I) Approveda
    56 David Perryman (I) Approveda Chris Verser Approveda
    57 No candidate Harold Wright (I) Approveda
    58 No candidate Luke Ewing Doane: 423
    Carl Newton: 3,158 Approveda
    Steve Day: 816
    Rochelle Covington: 608
    59 No candidate Mike Sanders (I) Approveda
    60 Dennis Purifoy: 595 Approveda
    Trey M. Gourley: 347
    Rhonda Baker: 1,285 RunoffArrow.jpgApproveda
    Patrick Case: 379
    Chad Slane: 1,035 RunoffArrow.jpg
    61 Ashlee Renee Ortiz Approveda Casey Murdock: 2,782 (I) Approveda
    Garlan Flanagan: 1,432
    62 Larry Bush: 534 Approveda
    Ruby Peters: 493
    John M. Montgomery (I) Approveda
    63 Randy Batt Approveda Jeff Coody: 1,465 (I) Approveda
    Dan Oakes: 340
    64 Jacobi T. Crowley Approveda Keith Jackson: 461
    Rande Worthen: 926 Approveda
    65 Rick Gilleland Approveda Scooter Park (I) Approveda
    66 Dianna Phillips Approveda Jadine Nollan: 2,006 (I) Approveda
    Emily G. Delozier: 2,006
    67 Lori Decter Wright Approveda Tom McCloud: 2,054 RunoffArrow.jpg
    John T. Croisant: 2,054
    Scott McEachin: 2,385 RunoffArrow.jpgApproveda
    Zac Davis (Libertarian) Approveda
    68 No candidate Glen Mulready (I) Approveda
    69 Paul Sullivan Approveda Chuck Strohm (I) Approveda
    70 Joe Jennings Approveda Ken Walker: 2,781 (I)
    Carol Bush: 2,969 Approveda
    Tamara Morton (Libertarian) Approveda
    71 Millie Hardesty York Approveda Katie Henke (I) Approveda
    72 Monroe Nichols: 927 Approveda
    Maria Barnes: 856
    No candidate
    73 Regina Goodwin: 2,830 (I) Approveda
    Jonathan Townsend: 1,720
    Leland Cole Approveda
    74 Jeri Moberly Approveda Dale Derby Approveda
    75 Karen Gaddis: 684 Approveda
    Charlotte Painter Bell: 156
    Matt Matheson: 219
    Dan Kirby (I) Approveda
    76 Glenda K. Puett Approveda David Brumbaugh (I) Approveda
    77 Eric Proctor (I) Approveda No candidate
    78 Meloyde Blancett: 2,255 Approveda
    Dennis Hartney: 899
    Molly McKay Approveda Eugene Bell (Libertarian) Approveda
    79 No candidate Weldon Watson (I) Approveda Teresa Marler (Independent) Approveda
    80 Tom Bates Approveda Mike Ritze (I) Approveda
    81 Lyle Walters: 531
    Dan Myers: 568 Approveda
    Mike Osburn Approveda Steve Long (Libertarian) Approveda
    82 Misty Warfield Approveda Kevin Calvey: 1,818 (I) Approveda
    Robert M. Jernigan Jr.: 1,089
    David Dickerson (Independent)
    Christopher J. Crawford (Independent)
    83 Jason Stone Approveda Randy McDaniel: 2,054 (I) Approveda
    Zachary Donaldson-Hutton: 230
    84 Will Hollander: 656 Approveda
    Ron Marlett: 564
    Tammy West: 1,613 Approveda
    William Cagle: 252
    Donnie Ryan: 340
    85 Cyndi Munson (I) Approveda Matt Jackson: 1,350 RunoffArrow.jpgApproveda
    Nick Berry: 403
    Robyn Matthews: 1,011 RunoffArrow.jpg
    Stephen Paulsen: 109
    86 William T. Fourkiller (I) Approveda Rhonda Hopkins Approveda Shannon Grimes (Libertarian) Approveda
    87 Kelly Meredith: 940
    Collin Walke: 965 Approveda
    Bruce Lee Smith: 1,092 Approveda
    Edward William Granger: 491
    Bo Broadwater: 186
    Elle Collins (Libertarian) Approveda
    88 Jason Dunnington (I) Approveda No candidate
    89 Shane Stone (I) Approveda No candidate
    90 No candidate Jon Echols (I) Approveda
    91 Trey Puckett Approveda Chris Kannady (I) Approveda
    92 Forrest Bennett: 395 Approveda
    Wilfredo Santos-Rivera: 92
    Jess Eddy: 240
    Joe Griffin Approveda
    93 Larenda Morgan: 101
    Mickey Dollens: 990 Approveda
    Jay Means Approveda
    94 Scott Inman (I) Approveda Jason Sansone Approveda
    95 James J. Cook Approveda Roger Ford Approveda
    96 No candidate Lewis Moore (I) Approveda
    97 Camal Pennington: 909
    Chris Harrison: 915 RunoffArrow.jpg
    Willis Washington: 108
    Jason Lowe: 1,676 RunoffArrow.jpgApproveda
    Dan N. Stankiewicz: 279
    Tonni Canaday: 415 Approveda
    98 No candidate Michael Rogers (I) Approveda
    99 George Young (I) Approveda No candidate Marina Mangiaracina (Independent) Approveda
    100 Donald Wentroth Jr.: 613 Approveda
    Jeremy Miller: 572
    Elise Hall (I) Approveda Christina Wright (Libertarian) Approveda
    101 Jeff Ferguson: 495
    Cheryl Mooneyham-Hessman: 597 Approveda
    Johnny Jump: 860
    Tess Teague: 1,596 Approveda
    A.J. Bailey (Libertarian) Approveda
     
    Notes • An (I) denotes an incumbent. Approveda denotes an outright primary winner. RunoffArrow.jpg denotes a candidate who moved on to a runoff election.
    • Candidate lists can change frequently throughout an election season. Ballotpedia staff update this list monthly. To suggest changes, click here to email our State Legislature Project.

    Candidates removed from the ballot

    Margins of victory

    The average margin of victory for contested races in the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 2016 was higher than the national average. Out of 101 races in the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 2016, 73 were contested, meaning at least two candidates competed for that seat in the general election. The average margin of victory across these races was 30.7 percent. Across contested single-winner state legislative elections in 2016, the average margin of victory was 29.01 percent.[2]

    Republican candidates in the Oklahoma House of Representatives saw larger margins of victory than Democratic candidates in 2016. Republicans won 75 races. In the 56 races where a winning Republican faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 32.8 percent. Democrats won 26 races in 2016. In the 17 races where a winning Democrat faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 23.7 percent.
    More Democratic candidates than Republican candidates saw margins of victory that were less than 10 percentage points. Nine of the 73 contested races in 2016—12.3 percent—saw margins of victory that were 10 percent or less. Four races saw margins of victory that were 5 percent or less. Democrats won five races with margins of victory of 10 percent or less.
    The average margin of victory for incumbents in the Oklahoma House of Representatives who ran for re-election and won in 2016 was higher than the national average. 69 incumbents who ran for re-election in 2016 won. The average margin of victory for the 44 winning Oklahoma House of Representatives incumbents who faced a challenger in 2016 was 34.1 percent. The average margin of victory for all winning incumbents in contested single-winner state legislative elections in 2016 was 31.8 percent.
    Republican incumbents in the Oklahoma House of Representatives saw larger margins of victory than Democratic incumbents. 50 Republican incumbents won re-election. In the 33 races where a winning Republican incumbent faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 36.2 percent. 19 Democratic incumbents won re-election. In the 11 races where a winning Democratic incumbent faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 27.8 percent.
    Oklahoma House of Representatives: 2016 Margin of Victory Analysis
    Party Elections won Average margin of victory[3] Races with incumbent victories Average margin of victory for incumbents[3] Unopposed incumbents Unopposed races Percent unopposed
    Democratic 26 23.7 percent 19 27.8 percent 8 9 34.6 percent
    Republican 75 32.8 percent 50 36.2 percent 17 19 25.3 percent
    Total 101 30.7 percent 69 34.1 percent 25 28 27.7 percent

    Click [show] on the tables below to see the margin of victory in Oklahoma House of Representatives districts in 2016.

    Important dates and deadlines

    See also: Oklahoma elections, 2016

    The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Oklahoma in 2016.

    Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016
    Deadline Event type Event description
    April 13, 2016 Ballot access Candidate filing period opens
    April 15, 2016 Ballot access Candidate filing period closes
    April 30, 2016 Campaign finance First quarter report due
    June 20, 2016 Campaign finance Pre-primary report due
    June 28, 2016 Election date Primary election
    August 15, 2016 Campaign finance Pre-runoff report due
    August 23, 2016 Election date Runoff primary election
    October 31, 2016 Campaign finance Pre-general report due
    November 8, 2016 Election date General election
    January 31, 2017 Campaign finance Partial quarter report due
    Sources: Oklahoma State Election Board, "2016 Statewide Candidate Filing Packet," accessed January 11, 2016
    Oklahoma Ethics Commission, "2016 Reporting Calendar," accessed January 11, 2016

    Competitiveness

    Candidates unopposed by a major party

    In 31 (30.6%) of the 101 seats that were up for election in 2016, there was only one major party candidate running for election. A total of 10 Democrats and 21 Republicans were guaranteed election barring unforeseen circumstances.

    Two major party candidates faced off in the general election in 70 (69.3%) of the 101 seats up for election.

    Primary challenges

    Nineteen incumbents faced primary competition on June 28. Thirty seats were open, leaving 52 incumbents that advanced past the primary without opposition.

    Retired incumbents

    Thirty incumbent representatives did not run for re-election, while 71 ran for re-election. A list of those incumbents, 19 Republicans and 11 Democrats, can be found above.

    Impact of term limits

    See also: State legislatures with term limits

    The Oklahoma House of Representatives has been a term-limited house of representatives since Oklahoma voters approved State Question 632 in 1990, as an initiated constitutional amendment. This amendment became part of Section 17A of Article V of the Oklahoma Constitution and limits the amount of time that an Oklahoma State Representative can serve to a cumulative total of 12 years in either or both chambers of the Oklahoma State Legislature.

    There are 101 members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. In 2016, nineteen of them who were current members, nine Democrats and ten Republicans, were ineligible to run again in November.

    The state representatives who are term-limited in 2016 were:

    Democratic Party Democrats (9):

    Republican Party Republicans (10):

    Results from 2014

    See also: 2014 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index

    There were 6,057 seats in 87 chambers with elections in 2014. All three aspects of Ballotpedia's Competitiveness Index—the number of open seats, incumbents facing primary opposition, and general elections between partisan candidates—showed poor results compared to the prior election cycle. States with elections in 2014 held fewer general elections between partisan candidates. Additionally, fewer incumbents faced primary opposition and more incumbents ran for re-election than in recent years.

    Since 2010, when the Competitiveness Index was established, there had not been an even-year election cycle to do statistically worse in any of the three categories. See the following chart for a breakdown of those scores between each year.

    Overall Competitiveness
    2010 2012 2014
    Competitiveness Index 36.2 35.8 31.4
    % Open Seats 18.6% 21.2% 17.0%
    % Incumbent with primary challenge 22.7% 24.6% 20.1%
    % Candidates with major party opposition 67.3% 61.7% 57.0%

    The following table details Oklahoma's rates for open seats, incumbents that faced primary challenges, and major party competition in the 2014 general election.

    Oklahoma Legislature 2014 Competitiveness
    % Open Seats % Incumbent with primary challenge % Candidates with major party opposition Competitiveness Index Overall rank
    24.6% 24.6% 37.3% 28.8 25

    Historical context

    See also: Competitiveness in State Legislative Elections: 1972-2014

    Uncontested elections: In 2014, 32.8 percent of Americans lived in states with an uncontested state senate election. Similarly, 40.4 percent of Americans lived in states with uncontested house elections. Primary elections were uncontested even more frequently, with 61 percent of people living in states with no contested primaries. Uncontested elections often occur in locations that are so politically one-sided that the result of an election would be a foregone conclusion regardless of whether it was contested or not.

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    Open seats: In most cases, an incumbent will run for re-election, which decreases the number of open seats available. In 2014, 83 percent of the 6,057 seats up for election saw the incumbent running for re-election. The states that impose term limits on their legislatures typically see a higher percentage of open seats in a given year because a portion of incumbents in each election are forced to leave office. Overall, the number of open seats decreased from 2012 to 2014, dropping from 21.2 percent in 2012 to 17.0 percent in 2014.

    Incumbent win rates: Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of elections between 1972 and 2014 documented the high propensity for incumbents to win re-election in state legislative elections. In fact, since 1972, the win rate for incumbents had not dropped below 90 percent—with the exception of 1974, when 88 percent of incumbents were re-elected to their seats. Perhaps most importantly, the win rate for incumbents generally increased over time. In 2014, 96.5 percent of incumbents were able to retain their seats. Common convention holds that incumbents are able to leverage their office to maintain their seat. However, the high incumbent win rate may actually be a result of incumbents being more likely to hold seats in districts that are considered safe for their party.

    Marginal primaries: Often, competitiveness is measured by examining the rate of elections that have been won by amounts that are considered marginal (5 percent or less). During the 2014 election, 90.1 percent of primary and general election races were won by margins higher than 5 percent. Interestingly, it is usually the case that only one of the two races—primary or general—will be competitive at a time. This means that if a district's general election is competitive, typically one or more of the district's primaries were won by more than 5 percent. The reverse is also true: If a district sees a competitive primary, it is unlikely that the general election for that district will be won by less than 5 percent. Primaries often see very low voter turnout in comparison to general elections. In 2014, there were only 27 million voters for state legislative primaries, but approximately 107 million voters for the state legislative general elections.

    Campaign contributions

    The following 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.[4]

    Oklahoma House of Representatives Donations
    Year Candidates Amount
    2014 198 $10,360,195
    2012 199 $10,571,515
    2010 191 $11,222,595
    2008 209 $10,284,384
    2006 222 $10,276,535

    State comparison

    The map below shows the average contributions to 2014 candidates for state houses. The average contributions raised by state house candidates in 2014 was $59,983. Oklahoma, at $52,324 per candidate, is ranked 17 of 45 for state house chambers with the highest average contributions. Hover your mouse over a state to see the average campaign contributions for that state’s house candidates in 2014.[4][5]

    Qualifications

    Article 5, Section 17 of the Oklahoma Constitution states: "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."

    See also

    External links

    Footnotes

    1. Under Ballotpedia's competitiveness criteria, districts that have a margin of victory of less than 5 percent are considered highly competitive. Districts that have a margin of victory from 5 to 10 percent are considered mildly competitive.
    2. This calculation excludes chambers that had elections where two or more members were elected in a race. These chambers are the Arizona House, the New Hampshire House, the North Dakota House, the South Dakota House, the Vermont House, the Vermont Senate, and the West Virginia House.
    3. 3.0 3.1 Excludes unopposed elections
    4. 4.0 4.1 followthemoney.org, "Contributions to candidates and committees in elections in Oklahoma," accessed July 28, 2015
    5. This map relies on data collected in July 2015.


    Current members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
    Leadership
    Speaker of the House:Kyle Hilbert
    Majority Leader:Mark Lawson
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    Jim Olsen (R)
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    Rick West (R)
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    Josh West (R)
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    Tom Gann (R)
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    John Kane (R)
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    Neil Hays (R)
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    Jim Grego (R)
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    Jim Shaw (R)
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    Ty Burns (R)
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    Dick Lowe (R)
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    Rob Hall (R)
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    Mike Lay (R)
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    T. Marti (R)
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    Ross Ford (R)
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    Stan May (R)
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