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Republican Party primaries, 2026

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Primary Date
June 16, 2026

Primary Runoff Date
August 25, 2026

Federal elections
Republican primaries for U.S. House

State party
Republican Party of Oklahoma
State political party revenue

This page focuses on the Republican primaries that will take place in Oklahoma on June 16, 2026.

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. As of February 2026, both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party were scheduled to hold closed primaries in 2026 and 2027, in which only registered party members could participate.[1][2][3]

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

Federal elections

U.S. Senate

See also: United States Senate election in Oklahoma, 2026 (June 16 Republican primary)

A Republican Party primary takes place on June 16, 2026, in Oklahoma to determine which Republican candidate will run in the state's general election on November 3, 2026.

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma

Incumbent Markwayne Mullin (R), Nick Hankins (R), Ron Meinhardt (R), Tammy Swearengin (R), and Wayne Washington (R) are running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma on June 16, 2026.


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U.S. House

See also: United States House elections in Oklahoma, 2026 (June 16 Republican primaries)
The U.S. House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma are scheduled on November 3, 2026. Voters will elect five candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's five U.S. House districts. The primary is June 16, 2026, and a primary runoff is August 25, 2026. The filing deadline is April 3, 2026. To see a full list of candidates in the primary in each district, click "Show more" below.
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District 1

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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District 2

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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District 3

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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District 4

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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District 5

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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State elections

State Senate

See also: Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2026
Elections for the Oklahoma State Senate will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The primary is June 16, 2026, and the primary runoff is August 25, 2026. The filing deadline is April 3, 2026. To see a full list of state Senate candidates in the Republican primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2026

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 2


Payton Pepin

District 4


Kenny Smith

District 6
District 8

Nathan Brewer

Bryan Logan (i)

District 10
District 12
District 14


Jerry Alvord (i)

District 16

Mary Boren (i)


District 18
District 20


Karmin Grider

District 22
District 24


Chris Apel
Tammi Didlot
Robert Keyes  Candidate Connection
Erin Morrison
Jon Painter

District 26


Rick Koch

District 28


Grant Green (i)
Robert Trimble

District 30

Julia Kirt (i)


District 32


Curtis Erwin

District 34

Amy Hossain

Dana Prieto (i)
Brent Driskill
Aaron Forst  Candidate Connection
Kent Taylor

District 36


John Haste (i)

District 38


Joe Buchanan
Barry Christian

District 40

Carri Hicks (i)


District 42
District 44
District 46


Did not make the ballot:
Sam Wargin Grimaldo 
Ellen Pogemiller 


District 48


House of Representatives

See also: Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2026
Elections for the Oklahoma House of Representatives will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The primary is June 16, 2026, and the primary runoff is August 25, 2026. The filing deadline is April 3, 2026. To see a full list of state House candidates in the Republican primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2026

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5


Josh West (i)

District 6


Rusty Cornwell (i)

District 7


Steve Bashore (i)

District 8
District 9


Nathaniel Butterfield
Debbie Long
Scotty Stokes
David White  Candidate Connection

District 10
District 11
District 12


Sandra Hodges

District 13
District 14


Roy Timmons  Candidate Connection

District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18


Shelton Foster

District 19


Ruben Babcock
Michael Brittingham
Derek Porter

District 20

Chris May

Did not make the ballot:
Mitchell Jacob 

Jonathan Wilk (i)

District 21


Cody Maynard (i)

District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27


Danny Sterling (i)
Shoney Qualls  Candidate Connection

District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31


Karmin Grider

District 32


Jack Vaughan

District 33


Molly Jenkins (i)
B.J. Roberson
Christopher Sieman

District 34

Trish Ranson (i)


District 35
District 36
District 37


Spencer Grace
Jeremy Sacket

District 38


Madison Bolay
Suzanne Callihan
Danielle Deterding
Dalton Fashik
Jim Neal
Michael Norman

District 39
District 40


Torry Turnbow

District 41

Mike Bockus


District 42
District 43
District 44
District 45

Evan Shepherd  Candidate Connection


District 46
District 47
District 48
District 49
District 50
District 51


Cody Elliott  Candidate Connection
Cole Stevens

District 52
District 53
District 54


Alexander Torvi

District 55
District 56
District 57
District 58
District 59
District 60
District 61
District 62
District 63
District 64
District 65
District 66
District 67
District 68


Did not make the ballot:
Erica Watkins 

Mike Lay (i)

District 69
District 70
District 71
District 72
District 73
District 74
District 75
District 76
District 77
District 78
District 79


Paul Hassink

District 80
District 81
District 82


Did not make the ballot:
Evan Beck 


District 83


Eric Roberts (i)

District 84
District 85

Braxton Banks  Candidate Connection
Chelsey Branham
Estefania Gruenstein

Did not make the ballot:
Joshua Harris-Till 
Brian Jones 


District 86
District 87
District 88

Ellen Pogemiller (i)


District 89
District 90
District 91

Chris Fowler  Candidate Connection

Bruce Fleming
Michael Freeman  Candidate Connection
Roberto Luis Seda
Teresa Sterling

District 92
District 93
District 94
District 95
District 96


John Bachman

District 97

Aletia Haynes Timmons (i)

Did not make the ballot:
JeKia Harrison 
Jason Lowe 


District 98

Cathy Smythe

Gabe Woolley (i)

District 99
District 100
District 101


State executive offices

See also: Oklahoma state executive official elections, 2026

Nine state executive offices are up for election in Oklahoma in 2026:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Auditor
Insurance Commissioner
Labor Commissioner
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Treasurer
Corporation Commission


To see a full list of candidates in the Republican primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Governor of Oklahoma

Republican primary candidates

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Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma

Republican primary candidates

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Did not make the ballot:

Attorney General of Oklahoma

Republican primary candidates

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Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector

Republican primary candidates

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Oklahoma Commissioner of Insurance

Republican primary candidates

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Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor

Republican primary candidates

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Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction

Republican primary candidates

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Did not make the ballot:
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Oklahoma Treasurer

Republican primary candidates

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Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner

Republican primary candidates

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Voting information

See also: Voting in Oklahoma

Election information in Oklahoma: June 16, 2026, election.

What is the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: May 22, 2026
  • By mail: Postmarked by May 22, 2026
  • Online: May 22, 2026

Is absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What is the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: June 1, 2026
  • By mail: Received by June 1, 2026
  • Online: June 1, 2026

What is the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: June 16, 2026
  • By mail: Received by June 16, 2026

Is early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What are the early voting start and end dates?

June 11, 2026 to June 13, 2026

Are all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, is a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When are polls open on Election Day?

7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (CT)


Context of the 2026 elections

Oklahoma Party Control: 1992-2026
Five years of Democratic trifectas  •  Sixteen years of Republican trifectas
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Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Governor D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
Senate D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D S S R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

State party overview

Republican Party of Oklahoma

See also: Republican Party of Oklahoma

Oklahoma has a Republican state government trifecta. A trifecta exists when one political party simultaneously holds the governor’s office and majorities in both state legislative chambers. As of February 28, 2026, there are 23 Republican trifectas, 14 Democratic trifectas, and 13 divided governments where neither party holds trifecta control.

In the 2020 election, Republicans had a net gain of two trifectas and two states under divided government became trifectas. Prior to that election, Oklahoma had a Republican trifecta. There were 21 Republican trifectas, 15 Democratic trifectas, and 14 divided governments.


State political party revenue

See also: State political party revenue and State political party revenue per capita

State political parties typically deposit revenue in separate state and federal accounts in order to comply with state and federal campaign finance laws.

The Democratic Party and the Republican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following map displays total state political party revenue per capita for the Republican state party affiliates.


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

There are no Pivot Counties in Oklahoma. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Oklahoma with 65.3 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 28.9 percent. In presidential elections between 1904 and 2016, Oklahoma voted for the winning presidential candidate 72.4 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Oklahoma supported Republican candidates for president more often than Democratic candidates, 65.5 to 34.5 percent. The state favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Oklahoma. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[4][5]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 8 out of 101 state House districts in Oklahoma with an average margin of victory of 37.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 11 out of 101 state House districts in Oklahoma with an average margin of victory of 27.7 points. Clinton won one district controlled by a Republican heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 93 out of 101 state House districts in Oklahoma with an average margin of victory of 37.3 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 90 out of 101 state House districts in Oklahoma with an average margin of victory of 42.2 points. Trump won 18 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


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