Oklahoma state executive official elections, 2016

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Oklahoma Executive Official Elections

Top Ballot
None
Down Ballot
Corporation Commission

The Sooner State
Key election dates

Filing deadline (all candidates):
April 15, 2016
Primary date:
June 28, 2016
Primary runoff election:
August 23, 2016
General election date:
November 8, 2016
Recount request deadline:
TBD
Inauguration:
TBD

One state executive office in Oklahoma was up for election in 2016:

Republicans had trifecta control of state government since 2011, and also held all partisan state executive seats.

Context of the 2016 election

Primary elections

A primary election is an election in which voters select the candidate they believe should represent a political party in a general election. Primaries usually take place several months before a general election. In Oklahoma, the Republican Party conducts a closed primary, in which only registered party members may participate. The Democratic Party holds a hybrid primary, in which unaffiliated voters may participate.[1]

Oklahoma's primary elections took place on June 28, 2016.

Party control in Oklahoma

Oklahoma state government has been under Republican trifecta control since 2011; the party holds large majorities in the state House and Senate. Republicans also dominate the state's top executive offices: all partisan executive positions are held by Republicans. Democrats have not enjoyed a great deal of success in statewide elections in several decades. U.S. Senator David L. Boren (D), who left office in 1994, was the last Democrat to represent Oklahoma in the U.S. Senate. The state's electoral college votes have not gone to a Democrat since Lyndon B. Johnson (D) in 1964.[2]

2016 elections

Corporation Commission

Oklahoma held an election for Corporation Commission on November 8, 2016, with a primary on June 28. Incumbent Commissioner Dana Murphy (R) was re-elected after running unopposed in the Republican primary and general elections.

HIGHLIGHTS
  • Incumbent Dana Murphy (R) ran for re-election to a second full term and was unopposed in both the Republican primary election and the November 8, 2016, general election.
  • State Rep. Richard Morrissette (D) withdrew from the race on June 22, 2016, leaving Murphy unopposed in the November general election.
  • Voter registration

    For full information about voting in Oklahoma, contact the state election agency.

    Registration

    To vote in Oklahoma, you must be at least 18 years old, a United States citizen and a resident of the State of Oklahoma.[3]

    Online registration

    See also: Online voter registration

    Oklahoma does not permit online voter registration.


    Past elections

    Candidate ballot access
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    2015

    There were no state executive elections in Oklahoma in 2015.

    2014

    Nine state executive offices were up for election including governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, treasurer, auditor, superintendent of public schools, insurance commissioner, labor commissioner and one seat on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.

    2013

    There were no elections in Oklahoma in 2013.

    2012

    Two seats on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission were up for election.

    State profile

    Demographic data for Oklahoma
     OklahomaU.S.
    Total population:3,907,414316,515,021
    Land area (sq mi):68,5953,531,905
    Race and ethnicity**
    White:73.1%73.6%
    Black/African American:7.2%12.6%
    Asian:1.9%5.1%
    Native American:7.3%0.8%
    Pacific Islander:0.1%0.2%
    Two or more:7.8%3%
    Hispanic/Latino:9.6%17.1%
    Education
    High school graduation rate:86.9%86.7%
    College graduation rate:24.1%29.8%
    Income
    Median household income:$46,879$53,889
    Persons below poverty level:19.7%11.3%
    Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
    Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Oklahoma.
    **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

    Presidential voting pattern

    See also: Presidential voting trends in Oklahoma

    Oklahoma voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.


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    See also

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