Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2026
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: April 3, 2026 |
| Primary: Pending Primary runoff: Pending General: November 3, 2026 |
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| Poll times:
7 a.m. to 7 p.m. |
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Oklahoma is holding an election for superintendent of public instruction on November 3, 2026.
Candidates and election results
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General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction
Jennettie Marshall, John Cox, Ana Landsaw, Rob Miller, and Jerry Griffin are running in the general election for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| Jennettie Marshall (D) | ||
 | John Cox (R) | |
| Ana Landsaw (R) | ||
| Rob Miller (R) | ||
| Jerry Griffin (Independent) | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Riley Williams (R)
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Voting information
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Past elections
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.
2022
General election
General election for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction
Ryan Walters defeated Jena Nelson in the general election for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ryan Walters (R) | 56.8 | 650,310 |
 | Jena Nelson (D) | 43.2 | 495,031 | |
| Total votes: 1,145,341 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction
Ryan Walters defeated April Grace in the Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ryan Walters | 53.4 | 149,147 |
 | April Grace | 46.6 | 130,168 | |
| Total votes: 279,315 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Jena Nelson advanced from the Democratic primary for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction
Ryan Walters and April Grace advanced to a runoff. They defeated John Cox and William Crozier in the Republican primary for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ryan Walters | 41.5 | 142,630 |
| ✔ | | April Grace | 30.6 | 105,372 |
| John Cox | 24.1 | 83,065 | |
| William Crozier | 3.8 | 12,950 | ||
| Total votes: 344,017 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction
Incumbent Joy Hofmeister defeated John Cox and Larry Huff in the general election for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Joy Hofmeister (R) | 58.5 | 687,468 |
| John Cox (D) | 33.8 | 396,901 | |
| Larry Huff (Independent) | 7.7 | 90,510 | ||
| Total votes: 1,174,879 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction
Incumbent Joy Hofmeister defeated Linda Murphy in the Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joy Hofmeister | 56.7 | 167,117 |
| Linda Murphy | 43.3 | 127,732 | ||
| Total votes: 294,849 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction
John Cox advanced from the Democratic primary for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction on June 26, 2018.
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| ✔ | | John Cox |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction
Incumbent Joy Hofmeister and Linda Murphy advanced to a runoff. They defeated Will Farrell in the Republican primary for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joy Hofmeister | 46.8 | 200,961 |
| ✔ | Linda Murphy | 31.0 | 133,230 | |
 | Will Farrell | 22.1 | 94,899 | |
| Total votes: 429,090 | |||
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2014
Republican Joy Hofmeister won the election on November 4, 2014.
| Oklahoma Superintendent, 2014 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Joy Hofmeister |
55.8% | 457,053 | |
| Democratic | John Cox | 44.2% | 361,878 | |
| Total Votes | 818,931 | |||
| Election results via Oklahoma State Election Board | ||||
Election analysis
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See also
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