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Sam Wargin Grimaldo
Sam Wargin Grimaldo (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Oklahoma State Senate to represent District 46. He will not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 3, 2026.
Biography
Sam Wargin Grimaldo was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He earned a high school diploma from the Classen School of Advanced Studies, a bachelor's degree from the University of Central Oklahoma in 2012, and a law degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 2022. His career experience includes working as an attorney and public school teacher. As of 2024, Wargin Grimaldo was affiliated with the Oklahoma Bar Association, the Oklahoma County Bar Association, the Oklahoma Contemporary Art Center, and Community Action Agency of OKC.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2026
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
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2024
See also: Oklahoma state legislative special elections, 2024
General election
Special general election for Oklahoma State Senate District 46
Mark Harold Mann defeated Charles Barton and David Pilchman in the special general election for Oklahoma State Senate District 46 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Harold Mann (D)  | 60.4 | 12,722 |
 | Charles Barton (R) | 34.3 | 7,228 | |
 | David Pilchman (Independent) | 5.3 | 1,107 | |
| Total votes: 21,057 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Oklahoma State Senate District 46
Mark Harold Mann defeated Sam Wargin Grimaldo in the special Democratic primary for Oklahoma State Senate District 46 on June 18, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Harold Mann | 52.7 | 1,598 |
 | Sam Wargin Grimaldo | 47.3 | 1,435 | |
| Total votes: 3,033 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Charles Barton advanced from the special Republican primary for Oklahoma State Senate District 46.
Endorsements
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2021
See also: City elections in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (2021)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Oklahoma City Council Ward 4
Incumbent Todd Stone won election outright against Sam Wargin Grimaldo and Larry Hopper in the primary for Oklahoma City Council Ward 4 on February 9, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Todd Stone (Nonpartisan) | 64.3 | 1,075 |
| Sam Wargin Grimaldo (Nonpartisan) | 25.7 | 430 | |
 | Larry Hopper (Nonpartisan) | 10.0 | 167 | |
| Total votes: 1,672 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2024
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Sam Wargin Grimaldo completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wargin Grimaldo's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- It's time to bring back hope to the Oklahoma Democrat party and to our state's politics in general! To do that we must engage communities that have been historically under-engaged. Communities like mine in South OKC have been neglected for too long and it is evident in Oklahoma having the lowest voter turnout rate in the nation that we have seriously dropped the ball in getting people to the polls. I will do everything I can to make common sense changes to the voter registration and voting processes so that we can ensure our state is truly directed by the people exercising their voice through their vote.
- As a former public school teacher I am deeply concerned with the direction in which our state's public schools have been led over the last few years. Efforts to privatize and politicize our public schools have created a hostile work environment for our teachers and students. We must remove partisanship from our State Superintendent Office because party affiliation should not be a qualifying factor for who leads our state's public schools. They should be elected based on their qualifications for the job and the proposals they have for improving public schools across the state.
- It is time to act on housing in Oklahoma! Oklahoma is well behind most other states on housing legislation and that has led to a lack of affordability and a lopsided landlord/tenant act that contributes to our homelessness issue. It used to be that you could say the housing costs in Oklahoma were among the most affordable, but due to a failure to plan ahead, we have seen housing costs increase while housing stock has failed to keep up with demand. We must provide incentive for the development of affordable housing and create equity within our landlord/tenant act that allows for a more just mediation before resorting to evictions.
My experience of growing up in a working class, multicultural home has provided me with a unique and inclusive perspective as well as an unflinching drive to ensure that all Oklahomans are able to share the benefits that our state’s growth and development brings.
For months our city and state worked to recover from the immediate effects of the bombing, to construct makeshift memorials on the fences surrounding the site, and to console one another though acts of care and solidarity because we were all in this together.
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2021
Sam Wargin Grimaldo did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
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See also
2026 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 20, 2024
