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Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2022
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| Primary | June 28, 2022 |
| Primary runoff | August 23, 2022 |
| General | November 8, 2022 |
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Elections for the Oklahoma State Senate took place in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for June 28, 2022, and a primary runoff was scheduled for August 23, 2022. The filing deadline was April 15, 2022.
The chamber's Republican supermajority increased from 39-9 to 40-8.
The Oklahoma State Senate was one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2022. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.
Party control
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| Party | As of November 8, 2022 | After November 9, 2022 | |
| Democratic Party | 9 | 8 | |
| Republican Party | 39 | 40 | |
| Total | 48 | 48 | |
Candidates
General
Oklahoma State Senate General Election 2022 |
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| District 4 |
The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:  Tom Woods |
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| District 6 | This general election was canceled. | ||
| District 8 | This general election was canceled. | ||
| District 10 | This general election was canceled. | ||
| District 12 | This general election was canceled. | ||
| District 14 | This general election was canceled. | ||
| District 16 | This general election was canceled. | ||
| District 18 | This general election was canceled. | ||
| District 20 | This general election was canceled. | ||
| District 22 |
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| District 24 | This general election was canceled. | ||
| District 26 |
The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Darcy Jech (i) |
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| District 30 |
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| District 32 |
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| District 34 |
J.J. Dossett (i) |
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| District 36 | This general election was canceled. | ||
| District 38 | This general election was canceled. | ||
| District 40 |
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| District 42 | This general election was canceled. | ||
| District 44 | This general election was canceled. | ||
| District 46 | This general election was canceled. | ||
| District 48 | This general election was canceled. | ||
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Oklahoma State Senate Primary Runoff 2022 |
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Primary
Oklahoma State Senate Primary 2022 |
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| District 4 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
Hoguen Apperson Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 6 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
The Republican primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: David Bullard (i) |
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| District 8 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
The Republican primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Roger Thompson (i) |
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| District 10 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 12 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 14 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
The Republican primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Jerry Alvord |
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| District 16 |
The Democratic primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Mary Boren (i) |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 18 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 20 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
The Republican primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Chuck Hall (i) |
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| District 22 |
Jake Merrick (i) Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 24 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
The Republican primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Darrell Weaver (i) |
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| District 26 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 28 |
Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 30 |
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| District 32 |
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| District 34 |
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Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 36 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 38 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
The Republican primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Brent Howard (i) |
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| District 40 |
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| District 42 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 44 |
The Democratic primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Michael Brooks (i) |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 46 |
The Democratic primary was canceled and this candidate was elected: Kay Floyd (i) |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| District 48 |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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Incumbents who were not re-elected
Incumbents defeated in general elections
One incumbent lost in the Nov. 8 general election.
| Name | Party | Office |
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| J.J. Dossett |  Democratic |
Senate District 34 |
Incumbents defeated in primary elections
One incumbent lost in the June 28 primaries.
| Name | Party | Office |
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| Jake Merrick |  Republican |
Senate District 22 |
Retiring incumbents
Six incumbents were not on the ballot in 2022.[1] Those incumbents were:
| Name | Party | Office | Reason |
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| Marty Quinn | Republican |
Senate District 2 | Term limited |
| Mark Allen | Republican |
Senate District 4 | Term limited |
| James Leewright | Republican |
Senate District 12 | Retired |
| Frank Simpson | Republican |
Senate District 14 | Term limited |
| Kim David | Republican |
Senate District 18 | Term limited |
| Zack Taylor | Republican |
Senate District 28 | Retired |
Primary election competitiveness
This section contains data on state legislative primary election competitiveness in Oklahoma. These totals include data from all regularly-scheduled House and Senate elections. For more information about Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in Oklahoma in 2022. Information below was calculated on June 10, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
Eighty-eight of the 125 state legislative districts up for election in Oklahoma in 2022 were uncontested, meaning voters in 70% of districts had either only a Democrat or only a Republican on their general election ballots. This was both the largest number and highest rate of uncontested districts since 2014.
Uncontested districts lack major party competition, which effectively guarantees that candidates from one of the two major parties will win the general election. In 2022, there were 14 districts with only Democratic candidates on the ballot and 74 with only Republicans. The remaining 37 districts featured candidates from both major parties.
In 2016 and 2018, Oklahoma had an increased rate of major party competition, with a majority of districts contested by both major parties. That changed in 2020 and the number of uncontested districts continued to grow in 2022.
Uncontested Democratic districts were concentrated in the urban areas of Oklahoma City and Tulsa, while uncontested Republican districts occupied the state's more rural areas. Districts contested by both major parties were primarily located outside of the urban areas and in the state's southwestern corner.
Use the maps below to view the contested status of each of the 101 House and 24 Senate districts that held elections in 2022:
Here's a look at all 101 districts up for election in the House:
Overall, 237 major party candidates—58 Democrats and 179 Republicans—filed to run in 2022, down from 247 in 2020 and 418 in 2018.
Before candidates can advance to their general elections, some must pass through contested primaries. In 2022, there were 50 contested primaries where candidates from the same party compete against one another for their respective party's nomination.
This was the second-lowest number of primaries since 2014. The number of contested Democratic primaries decreased 25% from eight in 2020 to six in 2022. For Republicans, the number remained the same at 44.
Open seats
The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the Oklahoma State Senate from 2010 to 2022.[2] It will be updated as information becomes available following the state’s candidate filing deadline.
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| Year | Total seats | Open seats | Seats with incumbents running for re-election |
| 2022 | 24 | 6 (25 percent) | 18 (75 percent) |
| 2020 | 24 | 2 (8 percent) | 22 (92 percent) |
| 2018 | 24 | 11 (46 percent) | 13 (54 percent) |
| 2016 | 25 | 12 (48 percent) | 13 (52 percent) |
| 2014 | 25 | 10 (40 percent) | 15 (60 percent) |
| 2012 | 24 | 7 (29 percent) | 17 (71 percent) |
| 2010 | 24 | 8 (33 percent) | 16 (67 percent) |
Process to become a candidate
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:[3][4][5]
- 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.[6]
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.[7]
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).[8]
Filing fees vary according to the office being sought by the candidate and are described in the table below.[8]
| Filing fees | |
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| 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.[9][10][11][12]
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."
Salaries and per diem
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[13] | |
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| Salary | Per diem |
| $47,500/year | $174/day |
When sworn in
Oklahoma legislators assume office 15 days following the general election.[14][15]
Oklahoma political history
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.
Oklahoma Party Control: 1992-2025
Five years of Democratic trifectas • Fifteen 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 | 25 |
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | R |
Presidential politics in Oklahoma
2020 Presidential election results
Presidential election in Oklahoma, 2020
Candidate/Running mate |
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Popular votes |
Electoral votes |
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| Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R) |
65.4
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1,020,280 | 7 |
 
| Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D) |
32.3
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503,890 | 0 | |
 
| Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L) |
1.6
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24,731 | 0 | |
 
| Ye/Michelle Tidball (Independent) |
0.4
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5,597 | 0 | |
 
| Jade Simmons/Claudeliah Roze (Independent) |
0.2
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3,654 | 0 | |
 
| Brock Pierce/Karla Ballard (Independent) |
0.2
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2,547 | 0 | |
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Total votes: 1,560,699 |
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Oklahoma
Redistricting following the 2020 census
Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed new legislative maps into law on November 22, 2021.[16] The Senate approved the Senate map in a 46-1 vote on November 17, 2021, and the House approved the Senate map 95-1 on November 19, 2021.[17] The House approved the House map 88-3 on November 17, 2021, and the Senate approved the House map 44-2 on November 19, 2021.[18]These maps took effect for Oklahoma's 2022 legislative elections.
Below is the state Senate map in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle.
Oklahoma State Senate Districts
until November 22, 2022
Click a district to compare boundaries.
Oklahoma State Senate Districts
starting November 23, 2022
Click a district to compare boundaries.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines a seat as open if the incumbent did not file to run for re-election or filed but withdrew and did not appear on any ballot for his or her seat. If the incumbent withdrew from or did not participate in the primary but later chose to seek re-election to his or her seat as a third party or independent candidate, the seat would not be counted as open. If the incumbent retired or ran for a different seat in the same chamber, his or her original seat would be counted as open unless another incumbent from the same chamber filed to run for that seat, in which case it would not be counted as open due to the presence of an incumbent.
- ↑ Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 110," accessed April 23, 2025
- ↑ Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 101," accessed April 23, 2025
- ↑ Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 102," accessed April 23, 2025
- ↑ Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 105," accessed April 23, 2025
- ↑ Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 106," accessed April 23, 2025
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 112," accessed April 23, 2025
- ↑ Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 118," accessed April 24, 2025
- ↑ Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 119," accessed April 24, 2025
- ↑ Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 121," accessed April 24, 2025
- ↑ Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 131," accessed April 24, 2025
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ Oklahoma State Courts Network, "Oklahoma Statutes Citationized 14 O.S. § 80.35.14," accessed November 2, 2021
- ↑ Oklahoma State Courts Network, "Oklahoma Statutes Citationized 14 O.S. § 141 ," accessed November 2, 2021
- ↑ Oklahoma Office of the Governor, "Governor Kevin Stitt Signs Six Redistricting Bills into Law," November 22, 2021
- ↑ Oklahoma Legislature, "SB 1," accessed November 23, 2021
- ↑ Oklahoma Legislature, "HB 1001," accessed November 23, 2021
