Ruby Peters
Ruby Peters (independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District. Peters lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Peters was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 62 of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4
Incumbent Tom Cole defeated Mary Brannon and Ruby Peters in the general election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tom Cole (R) | 63.1 | 149,227 |
 | Mary Brannon (D) | 33.0 | 78,088 | |
| Ruby Peters (Independent) | 3.9 | 9,323 | ||
| Total votes: 236,638 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4
Mary Brannon defeated Fred Gipson in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Brannon | 57.5 | 15,251 |
 | Fred Gipson | 42.5 | 11,268 | |
| Total votes: 26,519 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4
Mary Brannon and Fred Gipson advanced to a runoff. They defeated Mallory Varner and Roxann Klutts in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Brannon | 34.4 | 25,757 |
| ✔ | | Fred Gipson | 30.4 | 22,756 |
| Mallory Varner | 18.6 | 13,953 | ||
| Roxann Klutts | 16.7 | 12,493 | ||
| Total votes: 74,959 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John McKenna (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4
Incumbent Tom Cole defeated James Taylor in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Cole | 64.7 | 55,929 |
 | James Taylor | 35.3 | 30,461 | |
| Total votes: 86,390 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Oklahoma House of Representatives 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 John M. Montgomery defeated Larry Bush in the Oklahoma House of Representatives District 62 general election.[2]
| Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 62 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  John M. Montgomery Incumbent |
52.65% | 5,194 | |
| Democratic | Larry Bush | 47.35% | 4,672 | |
| Total Votes | 9,866 | |||
| Source: Oklahoma State Election Board | ||||
Larry Bush defeated Ruby Peters in the Oklahoma House of Representatives District 62 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 62 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Larry Bush |
52.00% | 534 | |
| Democratic | Ruby Peters | 48.00% | 493 | |
| Total Votes | 1,027 | |||
Incumbent John M. Montgomery ran unopposed in the Oklahoma House of Representatives District 62 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 62 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | John M. Montgomery Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2016
Peters' campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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| —Ruby Peters[6] | ||
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District election, 2018
- Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District
- Oklahoma House of Representatives
- Oklahoma House of Representatives District 62
- Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2016
- Oklahoma State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Candidates for Federal, State, Legislative and Nonpartisan Judicial Offices," accessed April 27, 2018
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Ruby Peters, "Platform," accessed June 24, 2016
