Richard Prawdzienski
Richard Prawdzienski (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the Oklahoma House of Representatives to represent District 39. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Prawdzienski also ran in a special election to the Oklahoma House of Representatives to represent District 39. He lost in the special general election on February 13, 2024.
Biography
Prawdzienski served in the U.S. Marine Corps.[1]
Elections
2024
Regular election
See also: Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 39
Incumbent Erick Harris defeated Richard Prawdzienski in the general election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 39 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Erick Harris (R) | 75.9 | 14,198 |
 | Richard Prawdzienski (L) | 24.1 | 4,513 | |
| Total votes: 18,711 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Erick Harris advanced from the Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 39.
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Richard Prawdzienski advanced from the Libertarian primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 39.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Prawdzienski in this election.
Special election
See also: Oklahoma state legislative special elections, 2024
General election
Special general election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 39
Erick Harris defeated Regan Raff and Richard Prawdzienski in the special general election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 39 on February 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Erick Harris (R) | 50.4 | 2,507 |
| Regan Raff (D) | 45.1 | 2,246 | ||
| Richard Prawdzienski (L) | 4.5 | 224 | |
| Total votes: 4,977 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 39
Regan Raff defeated Paul Timmons in the special Democratic primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 39 on December 12, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Regan Raff | 82.4 | 959 | |
| Paul Timmons | 17.6 | 205 | ||
| Total votes: 1,164 | |||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 39
The following candidates ran in the special Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 39 on December 12, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Erick Harris | 27.2 | 897 |
| Ronda Lee Peterson | 26.3 | 869 | ||
| Cris Price | 15.3 | 506 | ||
| Tim Hale | 13.9 | 459 | ||
 | Ross Vanhooser | 13.0 | 429 | |
| Kristen Ferate | 3.7 | 122 | ||
| William Gaige Jr. | 0.5 | 18 | ||
| Total votes: 3,300 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Richard Prawdzienski advanced from the special Libertarian primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 39.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Prawdzienski in this election.
2018
General election
General election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 39
Incumbent Ryan Martinez defeated Devyn Denton and Richard Prawdzienski in the general election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 39 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ryan Martinez (R) | 61.1 | 10,130 |
 | Devyn Denton (D) | 35.2 | 5,840 | |
| Richard Prawdzienski (Independent) | 3.7 | 622 | |
| Total votes: 16,592 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 39
Devyn Denton advanced from the Democratic primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 39 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Devyn Denton |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 39
Incumbent Ryan Martinez defeated Denecia Taylor-Cassil in the Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 39 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ryan Martinez | 66.9 | 4,526 |
 | Denecia Taylor-Cassil | 33.1 | 2,236 | |
| Total votes: 6,762 | |||
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2016
- See also: Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Oklahoma State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 15, 2016. Incumbent Clark Jolley (R) did not seek re-election.
Adam Pugh defeated Kevin McDonald and Richard Prawdzienski in the Oklahoma State Senate District 41 general election.[2]
| Oklahoma State Senate, District 41 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Adam Pugh |
63.14% | 25,751 | |
| Democratic | Kevin McDonald | 32.40% | 13,215 | |
| Libertarian | Richard Prawdzienski | 4.45% | 1,815 | |
| Total Votes | 40,781 | |||
| Source: Oklahoma State Election Board | ||||
Kevin McDonald ran unopposed in the Oklahoma State Senate District 41 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Oklahoma State Senate, District 41 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Kevin McDonald (unopposed) | |
Adam Pugh and Paul Blair defeated Jeff Tallent in the Oklahoma State Senate District 41 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Oklahoma State Senate, District 41 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Adam Pugh |
49.88% | 3,424 | |
| Republican | Paul Blair |
45.28% | 3,108 | |
| Republican | Jeff Tallent | 4.84% | 332 | |
| Total Votes | 6,864 | |||
Adam Pugh defeated Paul Blair in the Oklahoma State Senate District 41 Republican primary runoff.[5]
| Oklahoma State Senate, District 41 Republican Primary Runoff, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Adam Pugh |
54.11% | 4,314 | |
| Republican | Paul Blair | 45.89% | 3,658 | |
| Total Votes | 7,972 | |||
Adam Pugh was backed by Oklahoma Parents and Educators for Public Education, a Political Action Committee that also aided in the defeats of two incumbents in the primary election.[6]
2014
- See also: Oklahoma gubernatorial election, 2014
Prawdzienski ran for election to the office of Governor of Oklahoma. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.[7]
Results
General election
| Governor of Oklahoma, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Mary Fallin Incumbent |
55.8% | 460,298 | |
| Democratic | Joe Dorman | 41% | 338,239 | |
| Independent | Kimberly Willis | 2.1% | 17,169 | |
| Independent | Richard Prawdzienski | 1.1% | 9,125 | |
| Total Votes | 824,831 | |||
| Election results via Oklahoma State Election Board | ||||
2012
- See also: Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2012
Prawdzienski ran in the 2012 election for Oklahoma Senate District 41. Prawdzienski ran as an independent, and was defeated by Clark Jolley in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9][10][11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Clark Jolley Incumbent |
79.4% | 27,417 | |
| Independent | Richard Prawdzienski | 20.6% | 7,112 | |
| Total Votes | 34,529 | |||
2010
Prawdzienski faced Kenneth Corn (D) and Todd Lamb (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010. Lamb won the election.[12]
| Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Todd Lamb |
64% | 659,242 | |
| Democratic | Kenneth Corn | 32.5% | 334,711 | |
| Independent | Richard Prawdzienski | 3.5% | 35,665 | |
| Total Votes | 1,029,618 | |||
| Election results via Oklahoma State Board of Elections | ||||
Campaign themes
2024
Regular election
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Special election
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2012
Prawdzienski is an active member of the Libertarian Party of Oklahoma. He supports medical marijuana.[13]
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ NewsOK, "Edmond mayoral race is Tuesday," March 18, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Federal, State, Legislative and Judicial Races General Election — November 8, 2016," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Oklahoma State Election Board, "2016 Candidate List Book (Official List of Candidates)," accessed April 18, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official Results - Primary Election," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, “Official results for runoff primary races — August 23, 2016,” accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ Governing.com, "The Week in Politics: Indiana's tight governor's race, election law rulings and more," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs named2014declare - ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Candidates for State Elective Office 2012," April 13, 2012
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official Primary Election Results— June 26, 2012," July 6, 2012
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Runoff Primary Election Results— August 28, 2012," accessed May 25, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "General Election Results— November 6, 2012," accessed May 25, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma State Board of Elections, "Summary Results, General Election - November 2, 2010," accessed November 12, 2010 and November 30, 2010
- ↑ Edmondsun.com, "Independent state Senate hopeful backs medical marijuana," accessed October 1, 2012
