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Last updated: October 29, 2024

Thousands of general elections are taking place across the United States on November 5, 2024. Those elections include offices at the federal, state, and local levels. This is one of 50 pages in which Ballotpedia previews the elections happening in each state as part of the Daily Brew’s 50 states in 25 days series.

This page provides an overview of all elections happening in Oklahoma within our coverage scope on November 5, 2024. Those elections include offices for five U.S. Representatives, 101 state Representatives, 26 state Senators, six State Supreme Court Justices, and six Intermediate Appellate Court Justices. Additionally, there are two statewide ballot measures on the ballot in Oklahoma. On this page, you will also find information regarding:

Voting information

See also: Voting in Oklahoma

Election information in Oklahoma: Nov. 5, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: Oct. 11, 2024
  • By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 11, 2024
  • Online: Oct. 11, 2024

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

Yes

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: Oct. 21, 2024
  • By mail: Received by Oct. 21, 2024
  • Online: Oct. 21, 2024

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
  • By mail: Received by Nov. 5, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 30, 2024 to Nov. 2, 2024

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (CST)


What's on the ballot?

2024 elections

See also: Oklahoma elections, 2024

Oklahoma voters will elect five U.S. Representatives.

There is one state executive office up for election: corporation commissioner.

All 101 seats in the state House and 24 of 48 seats in the state Senate, plus two districts up for special election, are on the ballot. There are 14 open seats in the House and eight in the Senate.

Three of the nine justices on the Oklahoma Supreme Court and three of the five justices on the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals are up for retention election. Oklahoma is one of two states with two courts of last resort. As of 2024, Texas is the only other state with this system.

Six seats on the Oklahoma Court of Appeals are up for retention election.

Municipal elections will be held in Tulsa (runoff) for mayor and city council and in Canadian County, Cleveland County, Oklahoma County, and Tulsa County for clerk, sheriff, county commission, and court clerk.

Oklahoma is one of 26 states where we are expanding our local election coverage beyond the nation's biggest cities, school districts, and state capitals. Including those mentioned above, Ballotpedia is covering 70 candidates in 33 races for offices such as local councils and other county-level positions.

Voters will decide on two statewide ballot measures.

Below is a list of Oklahoma elections covered by Ballotpedia in 2024. Click the links to learn more about each type:

Oklahoma elections, 2024
Office Elections? More information
U.S. Senate
U.S. House Click here
Congress special election
Governor
Other state executive Click here
State Senate Click here
State House Click here
Special state legislative Click here
State Supreme Court Click here
Intermediate appellate courts Click here
School boards Click here
Municipal government Click here
Recalls Click here
Ballot measures Click here
Local ballot measures Click here

Legend: election(s) / — no elections
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Your ballot

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Noteworthy elections

As of October 29, 2024, Ballotpedia has identified one election as a battleground race. Those are the races that we expect to have a meaningful effect on the balance of power in governments or to be particularly competitive or compelling.

  • Oklahoma Supreme Court elections, 2024: Three of the nine justices on the Oklahoma Supreme Court and three of the five justices on the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals are up for retention election. Oklahoma is one of two states with two courts of last resort. As of 2024, Texas is the only other state with this system.
    • The Center for Politics' Louis Jacobson wrote, "While Oklahoma has become a ruby red state in recent years, the three supreme court justices facing retention elections this year were all appointed by Democratic governors."[1]
    • Bolts Magazine's Daniel Nichanian wrote supreme court races like this one "may potentially shift the outcome in high-stakes cases that are already in the legal pipeline."[2] Some of the decisions the three justices ruled on include:
      • joining the 5-4 majority to strike down the state's ban on abortions in cases where the mother's life is threatened.[3]
      • joining the 6-2 majority[4] against a religious charter school receiving public funds.[5]
      • joining the 9-0 majority in favor of the legislature over Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) on the governor's veto power on tribal matters.[6]
      • Yvonne Kauger and Noma D. Gurich joined the 8-1 majority against reparations for survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre and James Edmondson partially dissented.[7]

Ballot measures

See also: Oklahoma 2024 ballot measures

There are two statewide ballot measures on the ballot in Oklahoma.

Type Title Description Result Yes Votes No Votes

LRCA

State Question 833 Allow municipalities to create public infrastructure districts when all property owners within the proposed district sign a petition and give public infrastructure districts the authority to issue bonds for public improvements if approved by voters within the district

Defeated

559,982 (38%)

898,526 (62%)

LRCA

State Question 834 Prohibit the state and local governments from allowing noncitizens to vote

Approveda

1,207,520 (81%)

288,267 (19%)



One hundred and thirty-nine statewide ballot measures were on the ballot in Oklahoma from 1985 to 2020. Voters approved 105 measures and defeated 34.

State analysis

Partisan balance

Republicans represent all five districts in Oklahoma's U.S. House delegation. In the U.S. House, Republicans have a 220-212 majority with three vacancies.

Republicans have a 40-8 majority in the state Senate and an 81-20 majority in the state House.

Because the governor is a Republican, Oklahoma is one of 23 states with a Republican trifecta. It has held this status since 2011, when a Republican governor took office. Oklahoma's attorney general and secretary of state are also Republicans. This makes Oklahoma one of 25 states with a Republican triplex.

Past presidential election results in Oklahoma

See also: Presidential election in Oklahoma, 2024

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:


Following the 2020 presidential election, 100.0% of Oklahomans lived in one of the state's 77 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020. Overall, Oklahoma was Solid Republican, having voted for Mitt Romney (R) in 2012, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Donald Trump (R) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Oklahoma following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

State legislative competitiveness

See also: Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 14, 2024

According to Ballotpedia's annual state legislative competitiveness report, Oklahoma had a Competitiveness Index of 24.3, ranking it 35th of the 44 states that held elections.

  • 22 of the 125 seats up for election were open (18%).
  • 29 of the 103 incumbents who ran for re-election faced contested primaries (28%).
  • 34 of the 125 seats up for election were contested by both major parties (27%).

2010-2024

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State Legislative Competitiveness Index in Oklahoma, 2010-2024
Year Open seats Incs. in contested primaries Major party competition Competitiveness Index Rank
2010 17.6% 11.7% 43.2% 24.2 40 / 44
2012 18.4% 18.6% 35.2% 24.1 40 / 44
2014 24.0% 13.7% 36.8% 24.8 31 / 44
2016 32.8% 33.3% 69.6% 45.2 6 / 44
2018 34.4% 45.1% 72.8% 50.8 3 / 44
2020 8.8% 28.9% 38.4% 25.4 38 / 44
2022 16.0% 24.8% 28.8% 23.2 42 / 44
2024 17.6% 28.2% 27.2% 24.3 35 / 44


In 2024

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State Legislative Competitiveness Index in Oklahoma, 2024
Chamber Open seats Incs. in contested primaries Major party competition Competitiveness Index
House 13.9% 24.1% 24.8% 20.9
Senate 33.3% 50.0% 37.5% 40.3
Total 17.6% 28.2% 27.2% 24.3

List of candidates

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Warren Hamilton
Warren Hamilton Incumbent
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Greg McCortney
Greg McCortney Incumbent
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Shane Jett
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Casey Murdock
Casey Murdock Incumbent
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Julie Daniels
Julie Daniels Incumbent
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Jo Anna Dossett
Jo Anna Dossett Incumbent
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Cody Rogers
Cody Rogers Incumbent
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Dave Rader
Dave Rader Incumbent
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Jessica Garvin
Jessica Garvin Incumbent
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Eddy Dempsey
Eddy Dempsey Incumbent
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Jim Olsen
Jim Olsen Incumbent
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Bob Ed Culver
Bob Ed Culver Incumbent
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Judd Strom Incumbent
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Neil Hays
Neil Hays Incumbent
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Scott Fetgatter
Scott Fetgatter Incumbent
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Ronny Johns Incumbent
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Dell Kerbs
Dell Kerbs Incumbent
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Danny Williams
Danny Williams Incumbent
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Kevin Wallace
Kevin Wallace Incumbent
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John Talley
John Talley Incumbent
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Trish Ranson
Trish RansonCandidate Connection Incumbent
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Ken Luttrell
Ken Luttrell Incumbent
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John Pfeiffer
John Pfeiffer Incumbent
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Erick Harris
Erick Harris Incumbent
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Denise Hader Incumbent
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Cynthia Roe
Cynthia Roe Incumbent
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Jay Steagall
Jay Steagall Incumbent
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Annie Menz
Annie Menz Incumbent
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Tammy Townley Incumbent
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Carl Newton
Carl Newton Incumbent
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Daniel Pae
Daniel Pae Incumbent
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Rande Worthen
Rande Worthen Incumbent
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Toni Hasenbeck
Toni Hasenbeck Incumbent
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Clay Staires
Clay Staires Incumbent
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Mark Vancuren Incumbent
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Eric Roberts
Eric Roberts Incumbent
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Tammy West
Tammy West Incumbent
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Cyndi Munson
Cyndi Munson Incumbent
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David Hardin Incumbent
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Ellyn Hefner
Ellyn Hefner Incumbent
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Chris Kannady
Chris Kannady Incumbent
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Andy Fugate Incumbent
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Max Wolfley
Max Wolfley Incumbent
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Preston Stinson Incumbent
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Dean Davis
Dean Davis Incumbent
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Ajay Pittman Incumbent
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Marilyn Stark Incumbent
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Robert Manger
Robert Manger Incumbent
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Scott Rowland
Scott Rowland Incumbent
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David B. Lewis
David B. Lewis Incumbent
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Noma D. Gurich
Noma D. Gurich Incumbent
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Yvonne Kauger
Yvonne Kauger Incumbent
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James Edmondson
James Edmondson Incumbent
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Jim Huber
Jim Huber Incumbent
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Timothy Downing Incumbent
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Robert D. Bell
Robert D. Bell Incumbent
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Bay Mitchell
Bay Mitchell Incumbent
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Brian Goree
Brian Goree Incumbent
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Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Local Candidates
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Chris West Incumbent
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Chris Amason
Chris Amason Incumbent
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Robin Slack Incumbent
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Eddie Virden
Eddie VirdenCandidate Connection Incumbent
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Michael Willis
Michael WillisCandidate Connection Incumbent
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Anthony Hudson Incumbent
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Steve Talburt Incumbent
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Jacob McHughes
Jacob McHughes Incumbent
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Laura Bellis
Laura Bellis Incumbent
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Phil Lakin
Phil Lakin Incumbent
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Jayme Fowler Incumbent
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Julian Biggers
Julian Biggers Incumbent
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Cary Pirrong Incumbent
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Derrick Smith Incumbent
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Brent England Incumbent
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Teresa Lewis Incumbent
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