Ray Woods

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Ray Woods

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Last election

November 8, 2022

Personal

Birthplace

Enid, Okla.

Ray Woods (independent) ran in a special election to the U.S. Senate to represent Oklahoma. He lost in the special general election on November 8, 2022.

Woods was a 2014 independent candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Oklahoma. He was defeated by incumbent Jim Inhofe (R) in the general election.

Biography

Ray Woods was born in Enid, Oklahoma, and lives in Cleo Springs, Oklahoma.

Elections

2022

See also: United States Senate special election in Oklahoma, 2022

General election

Special general election for U.S. Senate Oklahoma

Markwayne Mullin defeated Kendra Horn, Robert Murphy, and Ray Woods in the special general election for U.S. Senate Oklahoma on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Markwayne Mullin (R)	61.8	710,643
		Kendra Horn (D)	35.2	405,389
		Robert Murphy (L)	1.5	17,386
		Ray Woods (Independent)	1.5	17,063

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,150,481
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Republican primary runoff election

Special Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate Oklahoma

Markwayne Mullin defeated T. W. Shannon in the special Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate Oklahoma on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Markwayne Mullin	65.1	183,118
		T. W. Shannon	34.9	98,246

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 281,364
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Kendra Horn advanced from the special Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma.

Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma

The following candidates ran in the special Republican primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Markwayne Mullin	43.6	156,087
✔		T. W. Shannon	17.5	62,746
		Nathan Dahm	11.9	42,673
		Luke Holland	11.3	40,353
		Scott Pruitt	5.0	18,052
		Randy Grellner	4.4	15,794
	Submit photo	Laura Moreno	1.8	6,597
		Jessica Garrison	1.7	6,114
		Alex Gray	0.9	3,063
	Submit photo	John Tompkins	0.7	2,332
		Adam Holley	0.5	1,873
	Submit photo	Michael Coibion	0.4	1,261
		Paul Royse	0.3	900

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 357,845
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Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Robert Murphy advanced from the special Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma.

2014

See also: United States Senate elections in Oklahoma, 2014

Woods ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, to represent Oklahoma. He lost to incumbent Jim Inhofe (R) in the general election. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

U.S. Senate, Oklahoma General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim Inhofe Incumbent	68%	558,166
	Democratic	Matt Silverstein	28.5%	234,307
	Independent	Ray Woods	1.2%	9,913
	Independent	Aaron DeLozier	0.9%	7,793
	Independent	Joan Farr	1.3%	10,554
Total Votes				820,733
Source: Oklahoma State Election Board

Campaign themes

2022

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Footnotes

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Oklahoma's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

James Lankford (R)

Markwayne Mullin (R)

Representatives

District 1

Kevin Hern (R)

District 2

Josh Brecheen (R)

District 3

Frank Lucas (R)

District 4

Tom Cole (R)

District 5

Stephanie Bice (R)

Republican Party (7)