Steve Barnes
Steve Barnes (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Oklahoma House of Representatives to represent District 28. Barnes lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Barnes was an unsuccessful 2017 Democratic special election candidate for District 28 of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 28
Incumbent Zack Taylor defeated Steve Barnes and Kyle Webb in the general election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 28 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Zack Taylor (R) | 60.6 | 6,162 | |
| Steve Barnes (D) | 34.6 | 3,519 | ||
| Kyle Webb (Independent) | 4.7 | 482 | ||
| Total votes: 10,163 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 28
Steve Barnes defeated Jason Leonard in the Democratic primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 28 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steve Barnes | 74.5 | 2,929 | |
| Jason Leonard | 25.5 | 1,002 | ||
| Total votes: 3,931 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 28
Incumbent Zack Taylor advanced from the Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 28 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Zack Taylor | |
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2017
A special election for the position of Oklahoma House of Representatives District 28 was held on May 9, 2017. A primary election took place on March 7, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 10, 2017.[1]
The seat was vacant following Tom Newell's (R) resignation to take a position in the private sector.
Steve Barnes defeated Jason Leonard, Yasminda Choate, Blake Cummings, and Marilyn Rainwater in the Democratic primary. Zack Taylor defeated Billy Choate, Daniel Matthews, and Mike Matlock in the Republican primary. Cody Presley ran as a Libertarian candidate. Taylor defeated Barnes and Presley in the May 9 general election, winning with 50.5 percent of the vote. That was a departure from November 2016 when Donald Trump earned 73 percent of the vote in District 28.[2]
| Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 28, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Zack Taylor |
50.5% | 1,221 | |
| Democratic | Steve Barnes | 48.2% | 1,165 | |
| Libertarian | Cody Presley | 1.4% | 33 | |
| Total Votes | 2,419 | |||
| Source: Oklahoma State Election Board | ||||
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2018
- Oklahoma House of Representatives District 28
- Oklahoma state legislative special elections, 2017
- Oklahoma House of Representatives
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