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Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2018

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GeneralNovember 6, 2018
PrimaryJune 26, 2018
Primary RunoffAugust 28, 2018
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Republicans maintained a supermajority in the Oklahoma House of Representatives in the November 6, 2018 elections, winning 76 seats to Democrats' 25. All 101 House seats were up for election in 2018. Heading into the election, Republicans held 72 seats to Democrats' 27, and two seats were vacant.

The Republican Party maintained a trifecta after the 2018 elections, keeping control of the state Senate, state House, and governorship.

The Oklahoma House of Representatives was one of 87 state legislative chambers with elections in 2018. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.

Oklahoma state representatives serve two-year terms, with all seats up for election every two years.

Democratic Party For more information about the Democratic primary, click here.
Republican Party For more information about the Republican primary, click here.

Post-election analysis

See also: State legislative elections, 2018

The Republican Party maintained supermajority status in both chambers of the Oklahoma State Legislature in the 2018 election. In the state Senate, 24 out of 48 seats were up for election. Republicans increased their supermajority in the Oklahoma State Senate from 38-8 to 39-9. Two seats were vacant before the election. One Republican incumbent was defeated in the primary and no incumbents were defeated in the general election.

The Oklahoma House of Representatives held elections for all 101 seats. The Republican supermajority in the House of Representatives increased from 72-27 to 76-25. Two seats were vacant before the election. Five Republican incumbents were defeated in the primary and three Democratic incumbents were defeated in the general election.

National background

On November 6, 2018, 87 of the nation's 99 state legislative chambers held regularly scheduled elections for 6,073 of 7,383 total seats, meaning that nearly 82 percent of all state legislative seats were up for election.

  • Entering the 2018 election, Democrats held 42.6 percent, Republicans held 56.8 percent, and independents and other parties held 0.6 percent of the seats up for regular election.
  • Following the 2018 election, Democrats held 47.3 percent, Republicans held 52.3 percent, and independents and other parties held 0.4 percent of the seats up for regular election.
  • A total of 469 incumbents were defeated over the course of the election cycle, with roughly one-third of them defeated in the primary.

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Candidates

See also: Statistics on state legislative candidates, 2018

General election candidates

2018 Oklahoma House of Representatives general election candidates

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngJohnny Tadlock (i)
District 2

Tom Stites

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Olsen

District 3

Troy Dyer

Green check mark transparent.pngLundy Kiger

District 4

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Meredith (i)
District 5

Ed Trumbull

Green check mark transparent.pngJosh West (i)

District 6

John Myers

Green check mark transparent.pngRusty Cornwell

District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngBen Loring (i)

William Leonard

District 8

Darrell Moore

Green check mark transparent.pngTom Gann (i)

District 9

Clay Layton

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Lepak (i)

District 10

Kevin Stacy

Green check mark transparent.pngJudd Strom

District 11

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngDerrel Fincher
District 12

Cyndi Ralston

Green check mark transparent.pngKevin McDugle (i)

District 13

Jolene Armstrong

Green check mark transparent.pngAvery Carl Frix (i)

District 14

Jack Reavis

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Sneed

District 15

Judy Moore

Green check mark transparent.pngRandy Randleman

District 16

Chandler Torbett

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Fetgatter (i)

James Delso (Independent)

District 17

Peggy DeFrange

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Grego

District 18

Donnie Condit (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Smith

District 19

Lewis Collins

Green check mark transparent.pngJustin Humphrey (i)

District 20

Steve Jarman

Green check mark transparent.pngSherrie Conley

Did not make the ballot:
Donald Cole Gallup  (Libertarian Party)

District 21

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngDustin Roberts (i)
District 22

Wayne Eidson

Green check mark transparent.pngCharles A. McCall (i)

Renae Ward (Independent)

District 23

Craig Hoxie

Green check mark transparent.pngTerry O'Donnell (i)

District 24

Steve Kouplen (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngLogan Phillips

District 25

Daniel Manuel

Green check mark transparent.pngRonny Johns

Gary Rhynes (Independent)

District 26

Terry Hopkins

Green check mark transparent.pngDell Kerbs (i)

District 27

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngDanny Sterling
District 28

Steve Barnes

Green check mark transparent.pngZack Taylor (i)

Kyle Webb (Independent)

District 29

Jesse Goodwin

Green check mark transparent.pngKyle Hilbert (i)

District 30

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Lawson (i)
District 31

Kara Sawyer

Green check mark transparent.pngGarry Mize

District 32

Christi Wolff

Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Wallace (i)

District 33

Did not make the ballot:
Brandon Phillips 

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Talley
District 34

Green check mark transparent.pngTrish Ranson

Aaron Means

District 35

Jasha Lyons Echo-Hawk

Green check mark transparent.pngTy Burns

District 36

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngSean Roberts (i)
District 37

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngKen Luttrell
District 38

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Pfeiffer (i)
District 39

Devyn Denton

Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Martinez (i)

Richard Prawdzienski (Independent)

District 40

Norman Grey

Green check mark transparent.pngChad Caldwell (i)

District 41

Jennie Scott

Green check mark transparent.pngDenise Hader

District 42

Liz George

Green check mark transparent.pngCynthia Roe

District 43

Chantelle Cory

Green check mark transparent.pngJay Steagall

District 44

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngEmily Virgin (i)
District 45

Green check mark transparent.pngMerleyn Bell

Marc Etters

Tom Hackelman (Independent)

District 46

Green check mark transparent.pngJacob Rosecrants (i)

Bryan Vinyard

District 47

Sarah Carnes

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Hill

District 48

Cheryl Key

Green check mark transparent.pngTammy Townley

District 49

Miranda Shelton

Green check mark transparent.pngTommy Hardin (i)

District 50

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngMarcus McEntire (i)
District 51

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngBrad Boles (i)
District 52

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Ortega (i)
District 53

Leslie Bonebreak

Green check mark transparent.pngMark McBride (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Isaac Scott  (Libertarian Party)

District 54

Katelyn Dockery

Green check mark transparent.pngKevin West (i)

District 55

Dennis Dugger

Green check mark transparent.pngTodd Russ (i)

District 56

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Perryman (i)

Charles Wells

District 57

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngHarold Wright (i)
District 58

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngCarl Newton (i)
District 59

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Sanders (i)
District 60

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngRhonda Baker (i)
District 61

Ashley Lehnert

Green check mark transparent.pngKenton Patzkowsky

District 62

Larry Bush

Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Pae

District 63

Joan Gabelmann

Green check mark transparent.pngHurchel Caldwell

District 64

Ashley McCarter

Green check mark transparent.pngRande Worthen (i)

David Pilon (Independent)

District 65

Brandon Thompson

Green check mark transparent.pngToni Hasenbeck

District 66

Angela Graham

Green check mark transparent.pngJadine Nollan (i)

District 67

Carly Hotvedt

Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Boatman

District 68

Michael Ross

Green check mark transparent.pngLonnie Sims

J. Lee Miller Jr. (Libertarian Party)
Heather Chenoweth (Independent)

District 69

Andy Richardson

Green check mark transparent.pngSheila Dills

District 70

JJ Burnam

Green check mark transparent.pngCarol Bush (i)

District 71

Green check mark transparent.pngDenise Brewer

Cheryl Baber

District 72

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngMonroe Nichols (i)
District 73

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngRegina Goodwin (i)
District 74

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Vancuren
District 75

Karen Gaddis (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngT. Marti

Kelli Krebs (Libertarian Party)

District 76

Forrest Mayer

Green check mark transparent.pngRoss Ford (i)

District 77

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Waldron

Todd Blackburn

District 78

Green check mark transparent.pngMeloyde Blancett (i)

Paul Royse

Eugene Bell (Libertarian Party)

District 79

Green check mark transparent.pngMelissa Provenzano

Dan Hicks

Did not make the ballot:
Teresa Marler  (Independent)

District 80

Janice Graham

Green check mark transparent.pngStan May

District 81

Jackie Phillips

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Osburn (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Jeff Levy  (Libertarian Party)

District 82

Oraynab Jwayyed

Green check mark transparent.pngNicole Miller

District 83

Green check mark transparent.pngChelsey Branham

Jason Reese

District 84

Lauren Morris

Green check mark transparent.pngTammy West (i)

William Cagle (Libertarian Party)

District 85

Green check mark transparent.pngCyndi Munson (i)

Matt Jackson

Stephen Paulsen (Libertarian Party)

District 86

Rhonda Cox

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Hardin

District 87

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngCollin Walke (i)
District 88

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngJason Dunnington (i)
District 89

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngShane Stone (i)
District 90

LaVelle Compton

Green check mark transparent.pngJon Echols (i)

District 91

Amanda Jeffers

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Kannady (i)

District 92

Green check mark transparent.pngForrest Bennett (i)

District 93

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngMickey Dollens (i)
District 94

Green check mark transparent.pngAndy Fugate

Jason Sansone

District 95

Green check mark transparent.pngKelly Albright

Jack Beall Jr.

Paul Brewbaker (Libertarian Party)
Rashard Bickham (Independent)

District 96

Kathy Wallis

Green check mark transparent.pngLewis Moore (i)

District 97

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngJason Lowe (i)
District 98

Kilmyn Easley-Graf

Green check mark transparent.pngDean Davis

Sean Parrish (Independent)

District 99

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngAjay Pittman
District 100

Zach Pearson

Green check mark transparent.pngMarilyn Stark  Candidate Connection

District 101

John Carpenter

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Manger


Primary runoff candidates

2018 Oklahoma House of Representatives primary runoff election candidates

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
  • * = The primary runoff was canceled and the candidate advanced.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 10

Travis Dunlap (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngJudd Strom

District 14

George Faught (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngChris Sneed

District 17

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Grego
Joshua Hass

District 20

Bobby Cleveland (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngSherrie Conley

District 26

E. Bruce Bushong
Green check mark transparent.pngTerry Hopkins

District 27

Dave Spaulding
Green check mark transparent.pngDanny Sterling

District 30

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Lawson (i)
Kent Glesener

District 36

Green check mark transparent.pngSean Roberts (i)
Louise Redcorn

District 38

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Pfeiffer (i)
Brian Hobbs

District 41

Sara Peterson
Green check mark transparent.pngJennie Scott

Green check mark transparent.pngDenise Hader
Roxanne Pollard

District 43

Crystal Duncan
Green check mark transparent.pngJay Steagall

District 47

Beverly Adams
Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Hill

District 53

Green check mark transparent.pngLeslie Bonebreak
Cyndy Southerland

District 61

Green check mark transparent.pngKenton Patzkowsky
Brad Raven

District 63

Jeff Coody (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngHurchel Caldwell

District 66

Green check mark transparent.pngJadine Nollan (i)
Brian Jackson

District 68

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Ross
Angela Statum

Nicole Nixon
Green check mark transparent.pngLonnie Sims

District 71

Beverly Atteberry
Green check mark transparent.pngCheryl Baber

District 79

Karen Gilbert
Green check mark transparent.pngDan Hicks

District 80

Mike Ritze (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngStan May

District 82

Brad Martin
Green check mark transparent.pngNicole Miller

District 91

Green check mark transparent.pngAmanda Jeffers*

Did not make the ballot:
Sonya Fergeson 

District 98

Green check mark transparent.pngDean Davis
Laura Steele

District 99

Nkem House
Green check mark transparent.pngAjay Pittman

District 100

Julie Roach
Green check mark transparent.pngMarilyn Stark  Candidate Connection

District 101

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Carpenter
Madeline Scott

Tess Teague (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Manger


Primary election candidates

The candidate list below is based on a candidate filing list provided by the Oklahoma State Election Board on April 13, 2018.[1] The filing deadline for the June primary was on April 13, 2018. (I) denotes an incumbent.

2018 Oklahoma House of Representatives primary election candidates

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngJohnny Tadlock (i)

District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngTom Stites

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Olsen

District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngTroy Dyer

Eldon Dugan
Green check mark transparent.pngLundy Kiger

District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Meredith (i)

District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngEd Trumbull

Green check mark transparent.pngJosh West (i)
Elizabeth Boney
Tonya Rudick
Josh Russell

District 6

Randy McKinney
Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Myers

Green check mark transparent.pngRusty Cornwell

District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngBen Loring (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Leonard

District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngDarrell Moore

Green check mark transparent.pngTom Gann (i)
Carl Parson

District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngClay Layton

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Lepak (i)

District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Stacy

Runoff Arrow.jpgTravis Dunlap (i)
Michael McFarland
Runoff Arrow.jpgJudd Strom

District 11

Green check mark transparent.pngDerrel Fincher
Martin Garber

District 12

Green check mark transparent.pngCyndi Ralston

Green check mark transparent.pngKevin McDugle (i)
Nick Mahoney

District 13

Green check mark transparent.pngJolene Armstrong

Green check mark transparent.pngAvery Carl Frix (i)

District 14

Joshua Casarez
Green check mark transparent.pngJack Reavis

Runoff Arrow.jpgGeorge Faught (i)
Jon Shaw
Runoff Arrow.jpgChris Sneed

District 15

Pennie Embry
Green check mark transparent.pngJudy Moore

Green check mark transparent.pngRandy Randleman
Jeremy Warren

District 16

Green check mark transparent.pngChandler Torbett

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Fetgatter (i)

District 17

Green check mark transparent.pngPeggy DeFrange
Don Faulkner

Bobby Cox
Runoff Arrow.jpgJim Grego
Runoff Arrow.jpgJoshua Hass
Paul Marean
Marilyn Welton

District 18

Green check mark transparent.pngDonnie Condit (i)

Jessica Janes
Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Smith

District 19

Green check mark transparent.pngLewis Collins
Staci Lohrman

Green check mark transparent.pngJustin Humphrey (i)

District 20

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Jarman

Runoff Arrow.jpgBobby Cleveland (i)
Runoff Arrow.jpgSherrie Conley
Anthony Mackey
Jimmy Smith
Tina Swayze

District 21

Green check mark transparent.pngDustin Roberts (i)

District 22

Green check mark transparent.pngWayne Eidson
Louise Newell

Green check mark transparent.pngCharles A. McCall (i)
Ivan Richeson

District 23

Stephen Frazier
Green check mark transparent.pngCraig Hoxie

Green check mark transparent.pngTerry O'Donnell (i)

District 24

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Kouplen (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngLogan Phillips

District 25

Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Manuel

Shawn Howard
Green check mark transparent.pngRonny Johns

District 26

Runoff Arrow.jpgE. Bruce Bushong
Runoff Arrow.jpgTerry Hopkins
Lauren Richter

Green check mark transparent.pngDell Kerbs (i)
Lucas Cannon
Sterling Springer

District 27

Joseph Blanchard
Jason Harris
Runoff Arrow.jpgDave Spaulding
Runoff Arrow.jpgDanny Sterling

District 28

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Barnes
Jason Leonard

Green check mark transparent.pngZack Taylor (i)

District 29

Green check mark transparent.pngJesse Goodwin
Jeremiah Ross

Green check mark transparent.pngKyle Hilbert (i)

District 30

Runoff Arrow.jpgMark Lawson (i)
Runoff Arrow.jpgKent Glesener
Jake Rowland
Chuck Threadgill

District 31

Angela Moffitt-Jones
Green check mark transparent.pngKara Sawyer

Rod Baker
Green check mark transparent.pngGarry Mize
Barry Niles

District 32

Anthony Perna
Green check mark transparent.pngChristi Wolff

Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Wallace (i)

District 33

Green check mark transparent.pngBrandon Phillips

Greg Babinec (i)
Jason Shilling
Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Talley

District 34

Green check mark transparent.pngTrish Ranson

Green check mark transparent.pngAaron Means

District 35

Green check mark transparent.pngJasha Lyons Echo-Hawk

Green check mark transparent.pngTy Burns
James Winn

District 36

Runoff Arrow.jpgSean Roberts (i)
J. Paul Ganzel
Jordan Lauffer
Jared Lemmons
Runoff Arrow.jpgLouise Redcorn

District 37

Steve Vaughan (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngKen Luttrell

District 38

Runoff Arrow.jpgJohn Pfeiffer (i)
Runoff Arrow.jpgBrian Hobbs
Casey McAninch

District 39

Green check mark transparent.pngDevyn Denton

Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Martinez (i)
Denecia Taylor-Cassil

District 40

Green check mark transparent.pngNorman Grey

Green check mark transparent.pngChad Caldwell (i)
Taylor Venus

District 41

Runoff Arrow.jpgSara Peterson
Runoff Arrow.jpgJennie Scott
Tyler Smith

Karl Fahrenthold
Laura Griesel
Charo Guillory
Runoff Arrow.jpgDenise Hader
Greg Ingle
Runoff Arrow.jpgRoxanne Pollard

District 42

Green check mark transparent.pngLiz George
Tara Thompson

Allie Burgin
Green check mark transparent.pngCynthia Roe

District 43

Green check mark transparent.pngChantelle Cory
Jacque Pearsall

Runoff Arrow.jpgCrystal Duncan
Max Martin
Micheal Oglesby
Runoff Arrow.jpgJay Steagall

District 44

Green check mark transparent.pngEmily Virgin (i)

District 45

Green check mark transparent.pngMerleyn Bell
Ken Kerr

Green check mark transparent.pngMarc Etters

District 46

Green check mark transparent.pngJacob Rosecrants (i)

Jason Pedraza
Nancy Sangirardi
Green check mark transparent.pngBryan Vinyard

District 47

O.A. Cargill
Green check mark transparent.pngSarah Carnes
Jacob Wilson

Runoff Arrow.jpgBeverly Adams
Runoff Arrow.jpgBrian Hill
Ramona Riley
Lindsey Strader

District 48

Jordan Buck
Green check mark transparent.pngCheryl Key

Jason May
Brent Phelps
Green check mark transparent.pngTammy Townley

District 49

Vicki Gaylor
Green check mark transparent.pngMiranda Shelton

Green check mark transparent.pngTommy Hardin (i)

District 50

Green check mark transparent.pngMarcus McEntire (i)

District 51

Green check mark transparent.pngBrad Boles (i)

District 52

Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Ortega (i)

District 53

Runoff Arrow.jpgLeslie Bonebreak
Runoff Arrow.jpgCyndy Southerland
Angel Worth

Green check mark transparent.pngMark McBride (i)
Toryn Hambright
Wesley Provine

District 54

Green check mark transparent.pngKatelyn Dockery

Green check mark transparent.pngKevin West (i)

District 55

Green check mark transparent.pngDennis Dugger
Fernando Zamarripa

Green check mark transparent.pngTodd Russ (i)

District 56

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Perryman (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Wells

District 57

Green check mark transparent.pngHarold Wright (i)
Joy Smith

District 58

Green check mark transparent.pngCarl Newton (i)

District 59

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Sanders (i)

District 60

Green check mark transparent.pngRhonda Baker (i)
Jacqueline Smith

District 61

Green check mark transparent.pngAshley Lehnert

Colton Buckley
Runoff Arrow.jpgKenton Patzkowsky
Runoff Arrow.jpgBrad Raven

District 62

Green check mark transparent.pngLarry Bush
Nanette Hagen

Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Pae

District 63

Dwight Cope
Green check mark transparent.pngJoan Gabelmann

Runoff Arrow.jpgJeff Coody (i)
Runoff Arrow.jpgHurchel Caldwell
Tammie Reynolds
Leigh Todd

District 64

Green check mark transparent.pngAshley McCarter

Green check mark transparent.pngRande Worthen (i)

District 65

Sonia England
Green check mark transparent.pngBrandon Thompson

Scooter Park (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngToni Hasenbeck

District 66

Green check mark transparent.pngAngela Graham
Rusty Rowe

Runoff Arrow.jpgJadine Nollan (i)
Emily DeLozier
Runoff Arrow.jpgBrian Jackson

District 67

Green check mark transparent.pngCarly Hotvedt

Scott McEachin (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Boatman

District 68

Kyle Ellis
Runoff Arrow.jpgMichael Ross
Runoff Arrow.jpgAngela Statum

Christopher Brobst
Runoff Arrow.jpgNicole Nixon
Runoff Arrow.jpgLonnie Sims
Karen Wright  Candidate Connection

District 69

Michael Mitrik
Randall Padek
Green check mark transparent.pngAndy Richardson

Chuck Strohm (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngSheila Dills

District 70

Green check mark transparent.pngJJ Burnam

Green check mark transparent.pngCarol Bush (i)

District 71

Green check mark transparent.pngDenise Brewer

Runoff Arrow.jpgBeverly Atteberry
Runoff Arrow.jpgCheryl Baber
Ben Croff
Mark Kosinski
Eric McCray

District 72

Green check mark transparent.pngMonroe Nichols (i)
A. Forst

District 73

Green check mark transparent.pngRegina Goodwin (i)

District 74

Bradley Peixotto
Green check mark transparent.pngMark Vancuren

District 75

Green check mark transparent.pngKaren Gaddis (i)
Seneca Collins

Green check mark transparent.pngT. Marti

District 76

Green check mark transparent.pngForrest Mayer

Green check mark transparent.pngRoss Ford (i)
Shelley Brumbaugh
Dean Howe

District 77

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Waldron
Shay White

Green check mark transparent.pngTodd Blackburn

District 78

Green check mark transparent.pngMeloyde Blancett (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Royse

District 79

Brian Pingleton
Green check mark transparent.pngMelissa Provenzano

Runoff Arrow.jpgKaren Gilbert
Runoff Arrow.jpgDan Hicks
Matthew Lee

District 80

Helen Davis
Green check mark transparent.pngJanice Graham
Jennifer Youngberg

Runoff Arrow.jpgMike Ritze (i)
Cody Coonce
Runoff Arrow.jpgStan May

District 81

Green check mark transparent.pngJackie Phillips

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Osburn (i)
Bailey Huntsman
Melanie Spoon

District 82

Green check mark transparent.pngOraynab Jwayyed

Kip Baird
Cobi Ceron
Travis Hays
Robert Jernigan
Denara Manning
Runoff Arrow.jpgBrad Martin
Runoff Arrow.jpgNicole Miller
Gregory Mills
Brent Nyberg
Casey Satterlee
Brad Schmitt
Noel Tucker

District 83

Green check mark transparent.pngChelsey Branham
Tyler Grey

Paul Cason
Green check mark transparent.pngJason Reese

District 84

Green check mark transparent.pngLauren Morris
Joey Rodman

Green check mark transparent.pngTammy West (i)

District 85

Green check mark transparent.pngCyndi Munson (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Jackson

District 86

Green check mark transparent.pngRhonda Cox
Steve Weaver

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Hardin
Rhonda Hopkins

District 87

Green check mark transparent.pngCollin Walke (i)

District 88

Green check mark transparent.pngJason Dunnington (i)

District 89

Green check mark transparent.pngShane Stone (i)

District 90

Green check mark transparent.pngLaVelle Compton

Green check mark transparent.pngJon Echols (i)

District 91

Amanda Andrews
Runoff Arrow.jpgSonya Fergeson
Runoff Arrow.jpgAmanda Jeffers

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Kannady (i)
Bruce Fleming

District 92

Green check mark transparent.pngForrest Bennett (i)

District 93

Green check mark transparent.pngMickey Dollens (i)

District 94

Green check mark transparent.pngAndy Fugate

Colin Russell
Green check mark transparent.pngJason Sansone

District 95

Green check mark transparent.pngKelly Albright
Anthony Vandyousefi
David Williams

Green check mark transparent.pngJack Beall Jr.

District 96

Maegan Heath
Green check mark transparent.pngKathy Wallis

Green check mark transparent.pngLewis Moore (i)
Annette Williams

District 97

Green check mark transparent.pngJason Lowe (i)

District 98

Green check mark transparent.pngKilmyn Easley-Graf
Matt Hobbs

Scott Crane
Runoff Arrow.jpgDean Davis
Jeremiah Herbert
Bryan Howard
Wesley Pratt
Runoff Arrow.jpgLaura Steele

District 99

Steve Davis
Runoff Arrow.jpgNkem House
Runoff Arrow.jpgAjay Pittman
Crentha Turner

District 100

Green check mark transparent.pngZach Pearson
Donald Wentroth Jr.

Paul Abner
Runoff Arrow.jpgJulie Roach
Runoff Arrow.jpgMarilyn Stark  Candidate Connection

District 101

Runoff Arrow.jpgJohn Carpenter
Lauren Grotts
John McKenna
Runoff Arrow.jpgMadeline Scott

Runoff Arrow.jpgTess Teague (i)
Mike Dickson
Rick Horner
Runoff Arrow.jpgRobert Manger

Margins of victory

See also: Margin of victory analysis for the 2018 state legislative elections

A margin of victory (MOV) analysis for the 2018 Oklahoma House of Representatives races is presented in this section. MOV represents the percentage of total votes that separated the winner and the second-place finisher. For example, if the winner of a race received 47 percent of the vote and the second-place finisher received 45 percent of the vote, the MOV is 2 percent.

The table below presents the following figures for each party:

  • Elections won
  • Elections won by less than 10 percentage points
  • Elections won without opposition
  • Average margin of victory[2]
Oklahoma House of Representatives: 2018 Margin of Victory Analysis
Party Elections won Elections won by less than 10% Unopposed elections Average margin of victory[2]
Democratic Party Democratic
25
5
12
12.6%
Republican Party Republican
76
11
16
24.5%
Grey.png Other
0
0
0
N/A
Total
101
16
28
18.5%



The margin of victory in each race is presented below. The list is sorted from the closest MOV to the largest (including unopposed races).

Oklahoma House of Representatives: 2018 Margin of Victory by District
District Winning Party Losing Party Margin of Victory
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 62
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
0.5%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 7
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
3.0%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 18
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
3.2%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 25
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
3.4%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 24
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
3.5%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 79
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
4.0%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 83
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
4.3%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 95
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
4.7%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 55
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
5.5%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 2
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
5.7%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 64
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
5.9%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 14
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
5.9%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 46
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
6.1%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 100
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
8.9%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 3
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
9.2%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 70
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
9.2%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 75
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
10.5%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 71
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
12.3%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 45
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
13.8%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 26
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
13.9%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 8
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
14.4%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 53
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
14.7%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 34
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
14.8%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 16
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
15.1%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 81
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
16.1%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 23
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
16.3%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 77
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
16.9%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 66
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
16.9%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 65
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
17.8%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 85
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
18.3%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 90
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
18.4%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 54
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
18.7%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 40
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
19.4%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 86
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
19.5%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 12
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
19.7%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 101
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
20.7%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 94
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
20.8%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 84
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
20.9%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 56
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
21.3%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 78
Electiondot.png Democratic
Ends.png Republican
23.5%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 96
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
23.9%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 91
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
25.2%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 98
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
25.8%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 39
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
25.9%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 28
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
26.0%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 48
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
26.4%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 68
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
26.6%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 17
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
26.8%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 10
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
30.4%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 15
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
31.1%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 42
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
31.3%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 67
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
31.3%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 6
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
32.0%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 82
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
32.3%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 41
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
33.3%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 47
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
33.5%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 76
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
34.4%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 49
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
34.6%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 43
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
36.1%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 22
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
36.1%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 5
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
36.5%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 19
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
36.5%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 9
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
37.5%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 13
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
37.6%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 80
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
38.6%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 61
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
40.9%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 69
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
41.0%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 32
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
41.2%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 31
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
41.7%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 63
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
42.4%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 35
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
43.9%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 20
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
44.5%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 29
Ends.png Republican
Electiondot.png Democratic
50.6%
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 1
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 21
Ends.png Republican
None
Unopposed
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 4
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 44
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 50
Ends.png Republican
None
Unopposed
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 51
Ends.png Republican
None
Unopposed
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 52
Ends.png Republican
None
Unopposed
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 58
Ends.png Republican
None
Unopposed
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 59
Ends.png Republican
None
Unopposed
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 73
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 87
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 88
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 89
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 92
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 93
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 97
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 72
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 99
Electiondot.png Democratic
None
Unopposed
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 11
Ends.png Republican
None
Unopposed
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 27
Ends.png Republican
None
Unopposed
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 30
Ends.png Republican
None
Unopposed
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 33
Ends.png Republican
None
Unopposed
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 36
Ends.png Republican
None
Unopposed
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 37
Ends.png Republican
None
Unopposed
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 38
Ends.png Republican
None
Unopposed
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 57
Ends.png Republican
None
Unopposed
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 60
Ends.png Republican
None
Unopposed
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 74
Ends.png Republican
None
Unopposed


Seats flipped

See also: State legislative seats that changed party control, 2018

The below map displays each seat in the Oklahoma House of Representatives which changed partisan hands as a result of the 2018 elections, shaded according to the partisan affiliation of the winner in 2018. Hover over a shaded district for more information.

State legislative seats flipped in 2018, Oklahoma House of Representatives
District Incumbent 2018 winner Direction of flip
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 15 Democratic Party Ed Cannaday Republican Party Randy Randleman D to R
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 17 Democratic Party Brian Renegar Republican Party Jim Grego D to R
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 18 Democratic Party Donnie Condit Republican Party David Smith D to R
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 24 Democratic Party Steve Kouplen Republican Party Logan Phillips D to R
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 6 Democratic Party Chuck Hoskin Republican Party Rusty Cornwell D to R
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 71 Republican Party Katie Henke Democratic Party Denise Brewer R to D
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 75 Democratic Party Karen Gaddis Republican Party T. Marti D to R
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 79 Republican Party Weldon Watson Democratic Party Melissa Provenzano R to D
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 83 Republican Party Randy McDaniel Democratic Party Chelsey Branham R to D
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 86 Democratic Party William Fourkiller Republican Party David Hardin D to R
Oklahoma House of Representatives District 95 Republican Party Roger Ford Democratic Party Kelly Albright R to D

Incumbents retiring

Thirty-two incumbents did not run for re-election in 2018.[3] Those incumbents were:

Name Party Office
John R. Bennett Ends.png Republican House District 2
Rick West Ends.png Republican House District 3
Chuck Hoskin Electiondot.png Democratic House District 6
Earl Sears Ends.png Republican House District 11
Ed Cannaday Electiondot.png Democratic House District 15
Brian Renegar Electiondot.png Democratic House District 17
Todd Thomsen Ends.png Republican House District 25
Josh Cockroft Ends.png Republican House District 27
Jason Murphey Ends.png Republican House District 31
Cory Williams Electiondot.png Democratic House District 34
Dennis Casey Ends.png Republican House District 35
John Enns Ends.png Republican House District 41
Tim Downing Ends.png Republican House District 42
John Paul Jordan Ends.png Republican House District 43
Claudia Griffith Electiondot.png Democratic House District 45
Leslie Osborn Ends.png Republican House District 47
Pat Ownbey Ends.png Republican House District 48
Casey Murdock Ends.png Republican House District 61
John M. Montgomery Ends.png Republican House District 62
Glen Mulready Ends.png Republican House District 68
Katie Henke Ends.png Republican House District 71
Dale Derby Ends.png Republican House District 74
Eric Proctor Electiondot.png Democratic House District 77
Weldon Watson Ends.png Republican House District 79
Kevin Calvey Ends.png Republican House District 82
Randy McDaniel Ends.png Republican House District 83
William T. Fourkiller Electiondot.png Democratic House District 86
Scott Inman Electiondot.png Democratic House District 94
Roger Ford Ends.png Republican House District 95
Michael Rogers Ends.png Republican House District 98
George Young Electiondot.png Democratic House District 99
Elise Hall Ends.png Republican House District 100

Process to become a candidate

See also: Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Oklahoma

DocumentIcon.jpg See statutes: Title 26, Chapter 5 of the Oklahoma Code

Filing

Each candidate must file a declaration of candidacy with the Oklahoma State Election Board to place his or her name on the ballot. The declaration must be filed during the candidate filing period, which begins on the first Wednesday in April and ends on the following Friday. The declaration of candidacy must be signed and notarized and include the following:[4][5][6]

  • the name of the candidate
  • the candidate's address
  • the office the candidate seeks
  • the candidate's date of birth
  • the candidate's political party affiliation
  • the precinct and county where the candidate is a registered voter
  • a sworn oath affirming that the candidate is qualified to become a candidate for the office being sought and to hold that office if elected

A partisan candidate must be a registered voter of the political party with which he or she wishes to run for at least six months immediately preceding the first day of the candidate filing period. An independent candidate must be registered as an independent voter for at least six months before filing as a candidate. A candidate of a new political party that has not been officially recognized for six months must be registered with that party within 15 days following its recognition.[7]

A candidate may file for only one office per election. There is no process for candidates to run as write-ins as write-in voting is not permitted in Oklahoma.[8]

Fees

Each candidate must pay a filing fee to the Oklahoma State Election Board or else file a petition signed by 4 percent of registered voters who will be eligible to vote for the candidate in the election (this figure is determined by using the latest January 15 voter registration report).[9]

Filing fees vary according to the office being sought by the candidate and are described in the table below.[9]

Filing fees
Office sought Filing fee
Governor of Oklahoma $2,000
United States Senator $2,000
United States Representative
Lieutenant Governor
Corporation Commission
Attorney General
State Auditor and Inspector
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Treasurer
Commissioner of Insurance
Commissioner of Labor
$1,000
State Senator $750
State Representative
District Judge or Associate District Judge
District Attorney
$500
County Offices $300

Challenges

Any candidate may challenge another candidate’s candidacy by filing a written petition of contest with the Oklahoma State Election Board. If there is only one candidate running for office, any registered voter who is eligible to vote for that candidate may file a contesting petition. This must be done by 5 p.m. on the second business day after the close of the candidate filing period. The contesting petition must be accompanied by a deposit of $250, which will be returned to the challenger if he or she successfully proves that the candidate does not fulfill all requirements to be a candidate for that office.[10][11][12][13]

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

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.

Salaries and per diem

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislative salaries, 2024[14]
SalaryPer diem
$47,500/year$174/day

When sworn in

See also: When state legislators assume office after a general election

Oklahoma legislators assume office 15 days following the general election.[15][16]

Oklahoma political history

See also: Partisan composition of state houses and State government trifectas

Party control

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

In the 2016 elections, Republicans increased their majority in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 71-30 to 75-26.

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

Trifectas

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. Republicans in Oklahoma gained a state government trifecta as a result of the 2010 elections by taking control of the governorship.

Oklahoma Party Control: 1992-2024
Five years of Democratic trifectas  •  Fourteen years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

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 23 24
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 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 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 R R

Impact of term limits

See also: Impact of term limits on state representative elections in 2018 and Impact of term limits on state legislative elections in 2018

The Oklahoma House of Representatives has been a term-limited state house 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 state representatives can serve to a cumulative total of 12 years in either or both chambers of the Oklahoma State Legislature.

All 101 seats in the Oklahoma House of Representatives were up for election in 2018. In the 2018 elections, 12 representatives were ineligible to run because of term limits. The following state representatives were term limited in 2018:

Democratic: (5)

Republicans (7):

Of the 87 state legislative chambers that held elections in 2018, 24 of them—12 senate chambers and 12 house chambers—included incumbents who were unable to run for re-election due to term limits.[17] In the 24 chambers affected by term limits in 2018, 1,463 seats were up for election.[18] The Nevada Senate, Arkansas House, and Arkansas Senate are impacted by term limits, but no incumbents were term-limited in 2018. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.

A total of 271 state legislators—96 state senators and 175 state representatives—were ineligible to run in the 2018 elections because of term limits. This represented 4 percent of the 6,066 total seats up for election in November 2018.[19][20] Republicans had twice as many state legislators term-limited in 2018 than Democrats. A total of 86 Democrats were term-limited, while 177 Republicans were term-limited.

Wave election analysis

See also: Wave elections (1918-2016)

The term wave election is frequently used to describe an election cycle in which one party makes significant electoral gains. How many seats would Republicans have had to lose for the 2018 midterm election to be considered a wave election?

Ballotpedia examined the results of the 50 election cycles that occurred between 1918 and 2016—spanning from President Woodrow Wilson's (D) second midterm in 1918 to Donald Trump's (R) first presidential election in 2016. We define wave elections as the 20 percent of elections in that period resulting in the greatest seat swings against the president's party.

Applying this definition to state legislative elections, we found that Republicans needed to lose 494 seats for 2018 to qualify as a wave election.

The chart below shows the number of seats the president's party lost in the 10 state legislative waves from 1918 to 2016. Click here to read the full report.

State legislative wave elections
Year President Party Election type State legislative seats change Elections analyzed[21]
1932 Hoover R Presidential -1,022 7,365
1922 Harding R First midterm -907 6,907
1966 Johnson D First midterm[22] -782 7,561
1938 Roosevelt D Second midterm -769 7,179
1958 Eisenhower R Second midterm -702 7,627
2010 Obama D First midterm -702 7,306
1974 Ford R Second midterm[23] -695 7,481
1920 Wilson D Presidential -654 6,835
1930 Hoover R Presidential -640 7,361
1954 Eisenhower R First midterm -494 7,513

Competitiveness

Every year, Ballotpedia uses official candidate lists from each state to examine the competitiveness of every state legislative race in the country. Nationally, there has been a steady decline in electoral competitiveness since 2010. Most notable is that the number of districts with general election competition has dropped by more than 10 percent.

Results from 2016

Click here to read the full study »


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.

F5 Pop. % with uncontested state legislative races.png

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.

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

There are no Pivot Counties in Oklahoma. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Oklahoma with 65.3 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 28.9 percent. In presidential elections between 1904 and 2016, Oklahoma voted for the winning presidential candidate 72.4 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Oklahoma supported Republican candidates for president more often than Democratic candidates, 65.5 to 34.5 percent. The state favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Oklahoma. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[24][25]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 8 out of 101 state House districts in Oklahoma with an average margin of victory of 37.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 11 out of 101 state House districts in Oklahoma with an average margin of victory of 27.7 points. Clinton won one district controlled by a Republican heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 93 out of 101 state House districts in Oklahoma with an average margin of victory of 37.3 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 90 out of 101 state House districts in Oklahoma with an average margin of victory of 42.2 points. Trump won 18 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Oklahoma State Election Board, "Candidates for Federal, State, Legislative and Judicial Offices," accessed May 8, 2018
  2. 2.0 2.1 Excludes unopposed elections
  3. Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
  4. Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 110," accessed April 23, 2025
  5. Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 101," accessed April 23, 2025
  6. Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 102," accessed April 23, 2025
  7. Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 105," accessed April 23, 2025
  8. Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 106," accessed April 23, 2025
  9. 9.0 9.1 Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 112," accessed April 23, 2025
  10. Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 118," accessed April 24, 2025
  11. Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 119," accessed April 24, 2025
  12. Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 121," accessed April 24, 2025
  13. Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 131," accessed April 24, 2025
  14. National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
  15. Oklahoma State Courts Network, "Oklahoma Statutes Citationized 14 O.S. § 80.35.14," accessed November 2, 2021
  16. Oklahoma State Courts Network, "Oklahoma Statutes Citationized 14 O.S. § 141 ," accessed November 2, 2021
  17. The Nevada Senate, Arkansas House, and Arkansas Senate were up for election in 2018 and have term limits, but no incumbents were term-limited in 2018.
  18. The Nevada Senate, Arkansas House, and Arkansas Senate are impacted by term limits, but no incumbents were term-limited in 2018. In the three chambers, a total of 129 seats were up for election in 2018. No legislators were unable to run in 2018 in those three chamber because of term limits.
  19. Ballotpedia confirmed through phone calls that at least seven California legislators were term-limited in 2018. The number of California legislators term-limited and the overall number of term-limited state legislators had a chance to change if Ballotpedia could confirm that more members were term-limited in 2018.
  20. Some of the 271 term-limited state legislators in 2018 may resign before their term ends. These legislators were still counted in the total number of term-limited legislators in 2018.
  21. The number of state legislative seats available for analysis varied, with as many as 7,795 and as few as 6,835.
  22. Lyndon Johnson's (D) first term began in November 1963 after the death of President John F. Kennedy (D), who was first elected in 1960. Before Johnson had his first midterm in 1966, he was re-elected president in 1964.
  23. Gerald Ford's (R) first term began in August 1974 following the resignation of President Richard Nixon (R), who was first elected in 1968 and was re-elected in 1972. Because Ford only served for two full months before facing the electorate, this election is classified as Nixon's second midterm.
  24. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  25. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017


Current members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Kyle Hilbert
Majority Leader:Mark Lawson
Representatives
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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)
District 33
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Ty Burns (R)
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Dick Lowe (R)
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Rob Hall (R)
District 68
Mike Lay (R)
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T. Marti (R)
District 76
Ross Ford (R)
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Stan May (R)
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Republican Party (81)
Democratic Party (20)