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As of September, four special elections have been called to fill vacant seats in the Oklahoma State Legislature.

Click here to read more about the special elections.

Senate special elections called:

House special elections called:

How vacancies are filled in Oklahoma


If there is a vacancy in the Oklahoma State Legislature, the governor must call a special election no later than 30 days after the vacancy occurs. No special election can be called if the vacancy occurs in an even-numbered year and if the term of office will expire in that year. This second provision allows special elections to be held for outgoing senators with two or more years left in their terms.[1]

If a senator announces his or her resignation before March 1 but the effective date lies between the general election and the new session, a special election can be held on the general election dates. The winner of this election will take office upon the senator's official resignation. This only applies to senators with two or more years remaining in their terms.[1]

DocumentIcon.jpg See sources: Oklahoma Stat. Ann. tit. 26, § 12-106


About the legislature

The Oklahoma State Legislature is a bicameral body composed of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, with 101 members, and the Oklahoma State Senate, with 48 members.

The boxes below show the partisan composition of both chambers directly before and after the most recent general elections prior to 2025. For the most up-to-date numbers on partisan composition in this legislature, see here (Senate) and here (House).


Oklahoma State Senate
Party As of November 5, 2024 After November 6, 2024
     Democratic Party 8 8
     Republican Party 39 39
     Vacancy 1 1
Total 48 48


Oklahoma House of Representatives
Party As of November 5, 2024 After November 6, 2024
     Democratic Party 20 19
     Republican Party 81 80
     Vacancy 0 2
Total 101 101

Special elections

Click [show] to the right of the district name for more information:

May 13, 2025

June 10, 2025

Historical data

There were 1,007 state legislative special elections that took place from 2010 to 2024. Oklahoma held 25 special elections during the same time period. The largest number of special elections in Oklahoma took place in 2017 when seven special elections were held.

The table below details how many state legislative special elections were held in a state in a given year.

Special elections throughout the country

See also: State legislative special elections, 2025

As of September 2025, 86 state legislative special elections have been scheduled for 2025 in 22 states. One special election has also been called to fill a vacancy in the Puerto Rico House of Representatives. Between 2011 and 2024, an average of 70 special elections took place each year.

Breakdown of 2025 special elections

In 2025, special elections for state legislative positions are being held for the following reasons:

  • 37 due to appointment, election, or the seeking of election to another position
  • 22 due to resignation
  • 14 due to redistricting
  • 13 due to the death of the incumbent
  • 1 due to the officeholder leaving at term end


Impact of special elections on partisan composition

The partisan breakdown for the special elections is as follows:

As of September 9th, 2025, Republicans controlled 55.5% of all state legislative seats nationally, while Democrats held 43.68%. Republicans held a majority in 57 chambers, and Democrats held the majority in 39 chambers. Two chambers (Alaska House and Alaska Senate) were organized under multipartisan, power-sharing coalitions. One chamber (Minnesota House of Representatives) was split evenly between both parties.

Partisan balance of all 7,386 state legislative seats
Legislative chamber Democratic Party Republican Party Grey.png Other Vacant
State senates 834 1,122 5 12
State houses 2,392 2,977 20 24
Total: 3,226

4,099

25

36


The table below details how many seats changed parties as the result of a special election in 2025. The number on the left reflects how many vacant seats were originally held by each party, while the number on the right shows how many vacant seats each party won in the special elections.

Note: This table reflects information for elections that have been held and not the total number of vacant seats.

Partisan Change from Special Elections (2025)
Party As of Special Election After Special Election
     Democratic Party 46 25
     Republican Party 40 19
     Independent 0 1
Total 86 45

Flipped seats

In 2025, as of August 26, four seats have changed party hands as a result of state legislative special elections.


Seats that changed from D to I

Seats that changed from R to D



See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Justia US Law, "2014 Oklahoma Statutes Title 26. Elections §26-12-106. Vacancies in the Legislature," accessed February 3, 2023 (Statute 26-12-106(A), Oklahoma Statutes)
  2. ↑ Oklahoma Governor, "Amended Executive Proclamation," June 28, 2024
  3. ↑ KOSU, "Okemah Senator Roger Thompson resigns, triggers special election," June 17, 2024
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Oklahoma Governor, "Executive Proclamation," January 13, 2025
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Oklahoma Governor, "Executive Proclamation," January 3, 2025
  6. ↑ Oklahoma Governor, "Executive Proclamation," April 7, 2025
  7. ↑ State of Oklahoma - House of Representatives, "Lowe announces departure from legislature," April 7, 2025
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