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Ross Vanhooser
Ross Vanhooser (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the Oklahoma House of Representatives to represent District 39. Vanhooser lost in the special Republican primary on December 12, 2023.
Vanhooser was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 19 of the Oklahoma State Senate. He ran unsuccessfully for District 41 of the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 2014.
Elections
2024
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 Vanhooser in this election.
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 Patrick Anderson (R) did not seek re-election.
Roland Pederson defeated Rhonda Harlow and Whitney Hall in the Oklahoma State Senate District 19 general election.[1]
| Oklahoma State Senate, District 19 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Roland Pederson |
68.81% | 19,877 | |
| Democratic | Rhonda Harlow | 19.80% | 5,719 | |
| Independent | Whitney Hall | 11.40% | 3,292 | |
| Total Votes | 28,888 | |||
| Source: Oklahoma State Election Board | ||||
Rhonda Harlow ran unopposed in the Oklahoma State Senate District 19 Democratic primary.[2][3]
| Oklahoma State Senate, District 19 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Rhonda Harlow (unopposed) | |
Roland Pederson and Ross Vanhooser defeated Greg Ingle in the Oklahoma State Senate District 19 Republican primary.[2][3]
| Oklahoma State Senate, District 19 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Roland Pederson |
48.86% | 4,312 | |
| Republican | Ross Vanhooser |
40.34% | 3,560 | |
| Republican | Greg Ingle | 10.80% | 953 | |
| Total Votes | 8,825 | |||
Roland Pederson defeated Ross Vanhooser in the Oklahoma State Senate District 19 Republican primary runoff.[4]
| Oklahoma State Senate, District 19 Republican Primary Runoff, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Roland Pederson |
60.32% | 5,126 | |
| Republican | Ross Vanhooser | 39.68% | 3,372 | |
| Total Votes | 8,498 | |||
2014
Elections for the Oklahoma House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 11, 2014. Incumbent John Enns defeated Ross Vanhooser in the Republican primary. Enns was unchallenged in the general election.[5][6][7]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
John Enns Incumbent |
64.7% | 2,972 |
| Ross Vanhooser | 35.3% | 1,625 |
| Total Votes | 4,597 | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ross Vanhooser did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Vanhooser made the following statement to FortySix News:[8]
| “ |
Our state government faces challenging times, and it will take strong leadership to rein in spending problems while protecting valid expenditures. It is my belief that less government involvement in our daily lives is a key to long-term preservation of our liberties and long-term economic growth. We need transparent funding of state agencies, and we must lift the veil on the federal regulations attempting to replace what should be local control of our schools, health care and water. [9] |
” |
| —Ross Vanhooser[8] | ||
2014
Vanhooser's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[10]
- Excerpt: "Pro Family Values."
- Excerpt: "Pro 2nd Amendment."
- Excerpt: "Pro Agriculture."
- Excerpt: "Pro Economic Growth."
- Excerpt: "Pro Sanctity of Life."
- Excerpt: "Pro Education."
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Federal, State, Legislative and Judicial Races General Election — November 8, 2016," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Oklahoma State Election Board, "2016 Candidate List Book (Official List of Candidates)," accessed April 18, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Candidates for State Elective Officials 2014," accessed April 15, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official Results Statewide Primary Election — June 24, 2014," accessed July 10, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official General Election Results, Federal, State, Legislative and Judicial Races — November 4, 2014," accessed November 5, 2014
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 FortySix News, "Ross Vanhooser a Enid Physician Announces Run for Oklahoma Senate District 19," October 15, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Ross for House 41, "Issues," accessed June 4, 2014
