Oklahoma state executive official elections, 2018

Elections in Oklahoma, 2018

• General election: Nov. 6
• Voter registration deadline: Oct. 12
• Early voting: Nov. 1 - Nov. 3
• Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6

• Online registration: No
• Same-day registration: No
• Voter ID: Non-photo ID required
• Poll times: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

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Oklahoma state executive official elections
Election details
Filing deadline: April 13, 2018
Primary: June 26, 2018 Primary runoff: August 28, 2018 (if needed) General: November 6, 2018
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Oklahoma
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The following state executive offices were up for election in Oklahoma in 2018. Click on the following links to learn more about each race:

Governor
Lieutenant governor
Attorney general
Treasurer
Auditor
Insurance commissioner
Labor commissioner
Superintendent of public instruction
Corporation commissioner

Candidates and election results

Governor

General election

General election for Governor of Oklahoma

Kevin Stitt defeated Drew Edmondson and Chris Powell in the general election for Governor of Oklahoma on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Stitt (R)	54.3	644,579
		Drew Edmondson (D)	42.2	500,973
		Chris Powell (L)	3.4	40,833

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,186,385 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Governor of Oklahoma

Kevin Stitt defeated Mick Cornett in the Republican primary runoff for Governor of Oklahoma on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Stitt	54.6	164,892
		Mick Cornett	45.4	137,316

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 302,208
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Libertarian primary runoff election

Libertarian primary runoff for Governor of Oklahoma

Chris Powell defeated Rex Lawhorn in the Libertarian primary runoff for Governor of Oklahoma on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Rex Lawhorn
✔		Chris Powell

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Oklahoma

Drew Edmondson defeated Constance Johnson in the Democratic primary for Governor of Oklahoma on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Drew Edmondson	61.4	242,764
		Constance Johnson	38.6	152,730

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 395,494
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Oklahoma

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Oklahoma on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mick Cornett	29.3	132,806
✔		Kevin Stitt	24.4	110,479
		Todd Lamb	23.9	107,985
		Dan Fisher	7.9	35,818
		Gary Jones	5.6	25,243
	Submit photo	Gary Richardson	4.0	18,185
		Blake Cowboy Stephens	2.7	12,211
	Submit photo	Christopher Barnett	1.2	5,240
	Submit photo	Barry Gowdy	0.5	2,347
	Submit photo	Eric Foutch	0.5	2,292

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 452,606
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Governor of Oklahoma

Chris Powell and Rex Lawhorn advanced to a runoff. They defeated Joe Exotic in the Libertarian primary for Governor of Oklahoma on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Powell	48.9	1,740
✔	Submit photo	Rex Lawhorn	32.4	1,154
		Joe Exotic	18.7	664

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 3,558
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Lieutenant governor

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma

Matt Pinnell defeated Anastasia Pittman and Ivan Holmes in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matt Pinnell (R)	61.9	729,219
		Anastasia Pittman (D)	34.5	406,797
		Ivan Holmes (Independent)	3.6	42,174

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,178,190 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma

Matt Pinnell defeated Dana Murphy in the Republican primary runoff for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matt Pinnell	58.1	171,636
		Dana Murphy	41.9	123,618

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 295,254
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma

Anastasia Pittman defeated Anna Dearmore in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Anastasia Pittman	50.4	188,892
		Anna Dearmore	49.6	185,769

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 374,661
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma

Dana Murphy and Matt Pinnell advanced to a runoff. They defeated Eddie Fields and Dominique DaMon Block Sr. in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dana Murphy	45.8	196,894
✔		Matt Pinnell	35.7	153,303
		Eddie Fields	13.7	58,996
	Submit photo	Dominique DaMon Block Sr.	4.7	20,290

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 429,483
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Attorney general

General election

General election for Attorney General of Oklahoma

Incumbent Mike Hunter defeated Mark Myles in the general election for Attorney General of Oklahoma on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Hunter (R)	64.0	750,769
		Mark Myles (D)	36.0	421,699

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,172,468 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Attorney General of Oklahoma

Incumbent Mike Hunter defeated Gentner Drummond in the Republican primary runoff for Attorney General of Oklahoma on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Hunter	50.0	148,419
		Gentner Drummond	50.0	148,148

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 296,567
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of Oklahoma

Mark Myles advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Oklahoma on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Mark Myles

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of Oklahoma

Incumbent Mike Hunter and Gentner Drummond advanced to a runoff. They defeated Angela Bonilla in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Oklahoma on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Hunter	44.5	191,499
✔		Gentner Drummond	38.5	165,613
		Angela Bonilla	17.1	73,590

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 430,702
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Treasurer

General election

General election for Oklahoma Treasurer

Randy McDaniel defeated Charles de Coune in the general election for Oklahoma Treasurer on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Randy McDaniel (R)	71.6	779,657
		Charles de Coune (Independent)	28.4	309,525

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,089,182 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oklahoma Treasurer

Randy McDaniel advanced from the Republican primary for Oklahoma Treasurer on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Randy McDaniel

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Auditor

General election

General election for Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector

Cindy Byrd defeated John Yeutter in the general election for Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cindy Byrd (R)	75.2	818,851
		John Yeutter (L)	24.8	270,313

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,089,164 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector

Cindy Byrd defeated Charlie Prater in the Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cindy Byrd	50.2	144,020
	Submit photo	Charlie Prater	49.8	143,032

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 287,052
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector

Cindy Byrd and Charlie Prater advanced to a runoff. They defeated John Uzzo in the Republican primary for Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cindy Byrd	49.4	204,249
✔	Submit photo	Charlie Prater	42.1	173,807
	Submit photo	John Uzzo	8.5	34,994

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 413,050
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Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. John Yeutter advanced from the Libertarian primary for Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector.

Insurance commissioner

General election

General election for Oklahoma Commissioner of Insurance

Glen Mulready defeated Kimberly Fobbs in the general election for Oklahoma Commissioner of Insurance on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Glen Mulready (R)	62.0	720,077
		Kimberly Fobbs (D)	38.0	441,925

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,162,002 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oklahoma Commissioner of Insurance

Kimberly Fobbs advanced from the Democratic primary for Oklahoma Commissioner of Insurance on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Kimberly Fobbs

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oklahoma Commissioner of Insurance

Glen Mulready defeated Donald Chasteen in the Republican primary for Oklahoma Commissioner of Insurance on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Glen Mulready	54.8	219,031
	Submit photo	Donald Chasteen	45.2	181,011

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 400,042
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Labor commissioner

General election

General election for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor

Leslie Osborn defeated Fred Dorrell and Brandt Dismukes in the general election for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Leslie Osborn (R)	61.7	717,765
		Fred Dorrell (D)	33.5	389,249
	Submit photo	Brandt Dismukes (Independent)	4.8	55,823

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,162,837 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor

Leslie Osborn defeated Cathy Costello in the Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Leslie Osborn	52.3	151,766
	Submit photo	Cathy Costello	47.7	138,181

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 289,947
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor

Fred Dorrell defeated Sam Mis-Soum in the Democratic primary for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Fred Dorrell	73.4	269,605
		Sam Mis-Soum	26.6	97,544

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 367,149
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor

Cathy Costello and Leslie Osborn advanced to a runoff. They defeated Keith Swinton in the Republican primary for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Cathy Costello	43.3	181,657
✔		Leslie Osborn	35.9	150,847
		Keith Swinton	20.8	87,446

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 419,950
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Superintendent of public instruction

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
	Submit photo	Larry Huff (Independent)	7.7	90,510

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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
	Submit photo	Linda Murphy	43.3	127,732

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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.

		Candidate
✔		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
✔	Submit photo	Linda Murphy	31.0	133,230
		Will Farrell	22.1	94,899

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 429,090
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Corporation commissioner

General election

General election for Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner

Incumbent Bob Anthony defeated Ashley Nicole McCray and Jackie Short in the general election for Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bob Anthony (R)	60.0	701,279
		Ashley Nicole McCray (D)	34.3	400,634
	Submit photo	Jackie Short (Independent)	5.7	66,282

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,168,195 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner

Ashley Nicole McCray defeated Blake Cummings in the Democratic primary runoff for Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ashley Nicole McCray	65.1	87,752
	Submit photo	Blake Cummings	34.9	47,081

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 134,833
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner

Incumbent Bob Anthony defeated Brian Bingman in the Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bob Anthony	53.6	155,996
		Brian Bingman	46.4	134,981

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 290,977
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner

Ashley Nicole McCray and Blake Cummings advanced to a runoff. They defeated Beau Williams and Ken Reich in the Democratic primary for Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ashley Nicole McCray	48.8	180,719
✔	Submit photo	Blake Cummings	22.2	82,138
	Submit photo	Beau Williams	18.8	69,743
	Submit photo	Ken Reich	10.2	37,817

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 370,417
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner

Incumbent Bob Anthony and Brian Bingman advanced to a runoff. They defeated Harold Spradling in the Republican primary for Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bob Anthony	47.2	197,385
✔		Brian Bingman	38.4	160,812
		Harold Spradling	14.4	60,344

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 418,541
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Context of the 2018 elections

Party control in Oklahoma

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. Republicans in Oklahoma gained a state government trifecta as a result of the 2010 elections by taking control of the governor's office.

Oklahoma Party Control: 1992-2024
Five years of Democratic trifectas  •  Fourteen years of Republican trifectas
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Voter information

How the primary works

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to 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 semi-closed primary, in which unaffiliated voters may participate.

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Poll times

In Oklahoma, all polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Central Time. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.

Registration requirements

Check your voter registration status here.

To vote in Oklahoma, one must be at least 18 years old, a United States citizen, and a resident of Oklahoma.

The deadline for registration is 25 days prior to the election.

“	You can fill out a Voter Registration Application using the OK Voter Portal "wizard." (Be sure to print, sign, and mail or hand-deliver the application to your County Election Board to complete the process.) Voter registration applications are also available at your County Election Board, most tag agencies, post offices, and libraries and can be downloaded from the State Election Board website..	”
—Oklahoma State Election Board

Once an applicant has been successfully registered, the county election board will mail him or her a voter identification card.

Automatic registration

Oklahoma does not practice automatic voter registration.

Online registration

See also: Online voter registration

Oklahoma has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.

Same-day registration

Oklahoma does not allow same-day voter registration.

Residency requirements

To register to vote in Oklahoma, you must be a resident of the state.

Verification of citizenship

See also: Laws permitting noncitizens to vote in the United States

Oklahoma does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration. An individual must attest that they are a U.S. citizen when registering to vote. According to the state's voter registration application, a voter who submits false information commits a "felony punishable by not more than five years in prison, by a fine of not more than $50,000, or both."

All 49 states with voter registration systems require applicants to declare that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in state and federal elections, under penalty of perjury or other punishment. Seven states — Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Wyoming — have laws requiring verification of citizenship at the time of voter registration, whether in effect or not. In three states — California, Maryland, and Vermont — at least one local jurisdiction allows noncitizens to vote in some local elections. Noncitizens registering to vote in those elections must complete a voter registration application provided by the local jurisdiction and are not eligible to register as state or federal voters.

Verifying your registration

The Oklahoma State Election Board allows residents to check their voter registration status online by visiting this website.

Voter ID requirements

Oklahoma requires voters to present identification while voting. Generally, voters are required to present a photo ID, but there is an exception to this requirement.

Valid forms of identification include government-issued photo IDs and county election board voter identification cards (which do not include photographs).

Voters can present a document issued by the United States government, the State of Oklahoma, or a federally recognized tribal government. The document must include the following information:

• Name
• Photograph
• Expiration date that is after the date of the election

Early voting

Oklahoma permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.

Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee/mail-in ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.

Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia permit no-excuse early voting.

Absentee voting

All voters are eligible to vote absentee in Oklahoma. There are no special eligibility requirements for voting absentee.

Applications for absentee ballots must be received by 5 p.m. on the third Monday preceding an election. A returned absentee ballot must then be received by election officials before 7 p.m. on Election Day.

Although all Oklahoma voters are eligible to vote absentee, those who are physically incapacitated, living in a nursing home, or serving in the military or living overseas may request a special absentee ballot designed for their circumstances.

Impact of term limits

See also: Impact of term limits on state executive elections in 2018

Nine state executive seats in Oklahoma were up for election in 2018. In the 2018 elections, five officials were ineligible to run because of term limits. The following state officials were term-limited in 2018:

Republicans (5):

• Governor: Mary Fallin
• Lt. Gov.: Todd Lamb
• Treasurer: Ken Miller
• Auditor: Gary Jones
• Insurance commissioner: John Doak

Of the 283 state executives offices on the ballot in 2018, 131 of them were represented by incumbents who were subject to term limits. Of the 36 gubernatorial seats up for election in 2018, 13 governors—two Democrats and 11 Republicans—were term-limited and therefore unable to run for re-election. Of the 31 states with term limits that held state executives elections in 2018, some incumbents in 18 of the states were term-limited.

A total of 49 state executive officials were ineligible to run in the 2018 elections because of term limits. This represented 17 percent of the 283 total seats up for election in 2018. Republicans had more than six times as many state executive officials term-limited in 2018 than Democrats. A total of seven Democrats were term-limited, while 40 Republicans were term-limited. The other two term-limited officials were nonpartisan.

Past elections

2016

The following elections took place in 2016.

• Oklahoma Corporation Commission election, 2016

2014

The following elections took place in 2014.

• Oklahoma state executive official elections, 2014
• Oklahoma Attorney General election, 2014
• Oklahoma lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014
• Oklahoma gubernatorial election, 2014
• Oklahoma down ballot state executive elections, 2014

2012

The following elections took place in 2012.

• Oklahoma state executive official elections, 2012

Recent news

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State profile

Demographic data for Oklahoma
	Oklahoma	U.S.
Total population:	3,907,414	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	68,595	3,531,905
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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External links

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• State of Oklahoma official website

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