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Oklahoma primary 2014 state executives preview
June 23, 2014
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By Garrett Fortin
The 2014 Oklahoma primary elections are being held on June 24, 2014. There are nine statewide executive offices involved: Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Treasurer, State Auditor, Superintendent, Commissioner of Insurance, Commissioner of Labor and Corporation Commissioner. There are four contested Republican primaries, with ten candidates total, and one contested Democratic primary with four candidates. In all, there are 22 candidates in 13 primaries.
Below, Ballotpedia has put together lists of the candidates involved and previews of those upcoming elections.
Oklahoma Governor
- See also: Oklahoma gubernatorial election, 2014
Incumbent Republican Mary Fallin faces two primary challengers. Democrat Joe Dorman is unopposed. They will be joined on the ballot in November by two independents.
Mary Fallin - Incumbent[1][2]- Chad Moody[3]
- Dax Ewbank[3]
Joe Dorman - State representative[4]
Richard Prawdzienski - former chair of the Oklahoma Libertarian Party[5]- Kimberly Willis[3]
Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor
There are no contested primaries for lieutenant governor.
Todd Lamb - Incumbent[6]
Cathy Cummings[7]
Oklahoma Attorney General
- See also: Oklahoma attorney general election, 2014
The incumbent attorney general is unopposed for re-election.
Scott Pruitt - Incumbent[8]
Oklahoma Treasurer
The incumbent treasurer is unopposed for re-election.
- Ken Miller - Incumbent[3]
Oklahoma State Auditor
The incumbent state auditor is also unopposed for re-election.
- Gary Jones - Incumbent[3]
Oklahoma Superintendent
The race for superintendent is very heated. Incumbent Republican Janet Barresi is under fire from both left and right on the issue of Common Core and her role in its implementation in Oklahoma. She faces two primary challengers, with the strongest opponent being Joy Hofmeister. There are four Democrats contesting their party's nomination as well.
- Janet Barresi - Incumbent[3]
- Joy Hofmeister[9][10]
- Brian S. Kelly[3]
- Jack Herron - Government Relations Director, Professional Oklahoma Educators[11]
- Ivan Holmes - Retired educator and college professor[12]
- John Cox - Superintendent, Peggs school district in Cherokee County[13]
- Freda Deskin - Longtime educator[14]
Polling shows the Republican race closely split among the three candidates. If no candidate gets 50%, a runoff will be held on August 26.
| 2014 Republican primary for Oklahoma Superintendent | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Janet Costello Barresi | Joy Hofmeister | Brian S. Kelly | Unsure | Margin of error | Sample size | |||||||||||||
| Sooner Poll May 5-10, 2014 | 16.4% | 17.1% | 14.3% | 52.1% | +/-4.07 | 580 | |||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 Democratic primary for Oklahoma Superintendent | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Jack C. Herron Jr. | John Cox | Freda Deskin | Ivan Holmes | Unsure | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||||
| Sooner Poll May 5-10, 2014 | 3.5% | 10.6% | 14.0% | 8.3% | 63.5% | +/-3.90 | 631 | ||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma Commissioner of Insurance
Incumbent Republican John Doak faces a single primary challenger.
- John Doak - Incumbent[3]
- Bill Viner[3]
Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor
The incumbent, Republican Mark Costello, and his Democratic challenger face no primary opposition.
- Mark Costello - Incumbent[3]
- Mike Workman - Community Activist and Public Relations Consultant[15]
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner
The Republican incumbent, Patrice Douglas, is running for Congress instead, making this the only open seat. Two Republicans are facing off to be the nominee and go to November unopposed.
- Todd Hiett - former Oklahoma House Speaker[16]
- Cliff Branan - state senator[17]
See also
- Oklahoma elections, 2014
- Oklahoma state executive elections (overview):
External links
Footnotes
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- ↑ Oklahomans for Ballot Access Reform, "Governor Mary Fallin Has Made Moves Toward A Re-election Bid; Who Will Oppose Her?" July 10, 2013
- ↑ Tulsa World, "Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin kicks off re-election campaign," October 18, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 Oklahoma State Election Board, "Candidates for Federal, State, Legislative and Judicial Offices," April 14, 2014 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "filing" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ KFOR, "Rep. Joe Dorman to explore run for governor," December 17, 2013
- ↑ Oklahomans For Ballot Access Reform, "Richard Prawdzienski Announces Independent Bid For Governor’s Seat," February 25, 2014
- ↑ The Oklahoman, "Slow election year shaping up for 2014 in Oklahoma," August 8, 2013
- ↑ DemoOkie, "Cathy Cummings to run for Lieutenant Governor with a video," December 2, 2012
- ↑ Tulsa World, "Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to seek re-election," July 29, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ Tulsa World, "State Board of Education member resigns, considers run for state superintendent," April 24, 2013
- ↑ The Ada News, "Hofmeister announces candidacy for state school superintendent," June 5, 2013
- ↑ News on 6, "Jack Herron to seek Oklahoma superintendent's job," October 16, 2013
- ↑ Grand Lake News, "Holmes enters State School Superintendent race," October 23, 2013
- ↑ The Ada News, "Cox: ‘Cookie-cutter’ approach doesn’t work in education," August 8, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ News9, "Long-Time OK Educator Announces Candidacy For State Superintendent," October 21, 2013
- ↑ Facebook, "Workman for Oklahoma Labor Commissioner," accessed August 29, 2013
- ↑ Tulsa World, "Todd Hiett announces bid for corporation commission," February 25, 2014
- ↑ Tulsa World, "State Sen. Cliff Branan to run for Oklahoma Corporation Commission," February 25, 2014
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