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Todd Lamb

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Todd Lamb
Image of Todd Lamb
Prior offices
Oklahoma State Senate

Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma
Successor: Matt Pinnell
Predecessor: Jari Askins

Elections and appointments
Last election

June 26, 2018

Education

Bachelor's

Oklahoma State University

Law

Oklahoma City University School of Law

Personal
Religion
Christian: Baptist
Profession
Attorney
Contact

Todd Lamb was the 16th lieutenant governor of Oklahoma, serving from 2011 to 2019. He was first elected on November 2, 2010.[1] In his role as lieutenant governor, Lamb also served as president of the Senate.[2]

Lamb was a Republican candidate for governor of Oklahoma.[3] He lost the primary election on June 26, 2018.

Biography

Lamb was born in Enid, Oklahoma. Lamb worked on the campaign for gubernatorial candidate Frank Keating in 1993. After Keating was elected, Lamb worked as a staffer for four years. In 1998, Lamb became a special agent with the United States Secret Service. Lamb was a site supervisor for George W. Bush’s presidential campaign in 2000. In 2001, he was appointed to the National Joint Terrorism Task Force. He left the Secret Service in 2002 and accepted a position as a staffer to United States Senator Don Nickles. Lamb was elected to the Oklahoma State Senate in 2004.[2]

Education

  • B.S., Oklahoma State University
  • J.D., Oklahoma City University School of Law.

Political career

Lamb was named chairman of the National Lieutenant Governors Association in July 2013. He previously served as vice-chairman.[4]

Lamb served as State Senate majority floor leader in 2009. As majority floor leader, Lamb was an ex-officio and voting member of all Senate committees.[5]

Elections

2018

See also: Oklahoma gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Governor of Oklahoma

Kevin Stitt defeated Drew Edmondson and Chris Powell in the general election for Governor of Oklahoma on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kevin Stitt
Kevin Stitt (R) Candidate Connection
 
54.3
 
644,579
Image of Drew Edmondson
Drew Edmondson (D)
 
42.2
 
500,973
Image of Chris Powell
Chris Powell (L) Candidate Connection
 
3.4
 
40,833

Total votes: 1,186,385
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Governor of Oklahoma

Kevin Stitt defeated Mick Cornett in the Republican primary runoff for Governor of Oklahoma on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kevin Stitt
Kevin Stitt Candidate Connection
 
54.6
 
164,892
Image of Mick Cornett
Mick Cornett
 
45.4
 
137,316

Total votes: 302,208
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Libertarian primary runoff election

Libertarian primary runoff for Governor of Oklahoma

Chris Powell defeated Rex Lawhorn in the Libertarian primary runoff for Governor of Oklahoma on August 28, 2018.


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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Oklahoma

Drew Edmondson defeated Constance Johnson in the Democratic primary for Governor of Oklahoma on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Drew Edmondson
Drew Edmondson
 
61.4
 
242,764
Image of Constance Johnson
Constance Johnson
 
38.6
 
152,730

Total votes: 395,494
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Oklahoma

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Oklahoma on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mick Cornett
Mick Cornett
 
29.3
 
132,806
Image of Kevin Stitt
Kevin Stitt Candidate Connection
 
24.4
 
110,479
Image of Todd Lamb
Todd Lamb
 
23.9
 
107,985
Image of Dan Fisher
Dan Fisher
 
7.9
 
35,818
Image of Gary Jones
Gary Jones
 
5.6
 
25,243
Gary Richardson
 
4.0
 
18,185
Image of Blake Cowboy Stephens
Blake Cowboy Stephens
 
2.7
 
12,211
Christopher Barnett
 
1.2
 
5,240
Barry Gowdy
 
0.5
 
2,347
Eric Foutch
 
0.5
 
2,292

Total votes: 452,606
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Governor of Oklahoma

Chris Powell and Rex Lawhorn advanced to a runoff. They defeated Joe Exotic in the Libertarian primary for Governor of Oklahoma on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chris Powell
Chris Powell Candidate Connection
 
48.9
 
1,740
Rex Lawhorn
 
32.4
 
1,154
Image of Joe Exotic
Joe Exotic
 
18.7
 
664

Total votes: 3,558
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2014

See also: Oklahoma Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2014

Lamb ran for re-election as Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor in 2014. Lamb won the Republican nomination in the unopposed primary on June 24. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.[6]

Results

General election
Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTodd Lamb Incumbent 68.5% 562,088
     Democratic Cathy Cummings 31.5% 258,564
Total Votes 820,652
Election results via Oklahoma State Election Board

2010

See also: Oklahoma lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2010 and Lieutenant Governor elections, 2010

Lamb won election as lieutenant governor in 2010. He defeated Kenneth Corn (R) and Richard Prawdzienski (I) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[7]

Oklahoma Lieutenant Gubernatorial General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTodd 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 Election Board

2008

See also: Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2008

Lamb ran unopposed and won re-election to the State Senate in 2008. He raised $60,350 for this campaign.[8][9]

2004

See also: Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2004

On November 2, 2004, Lamb was elected to Oklahoma Senate District 47.[10]

Lamb raised $138,116 for his campaign.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many

Oklahoma Senate District 47
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png TODD LAMB (R) 25,918
ADAM E. MILLER (D) 10,403

Campaign finance summary


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Todd Lamb campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014OK Lieutenant GovernorWon $2,001,108 N/A**
2010OK Lieutenant Governor/OK State Senate*Won $1,263,373 N/A**
2008OK State SenateWon $68,500 N/A**
2004OK State SenateWon $137,916 N/A**
Grand total$3,470,897 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal

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When he served in the state government, Lamb was married to his wife, Monica, and had two children: Griffin and Lauren. They resided in Edmond, Oklahoma.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
'
Oklahoma State Senate District 47
2004–2011
Succeeded by
Greg Treat (R)
Preceded by
Jari Askins (R)
Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor
2011–2019
Succeeded by
Matt Pinnell (R)